Sensible list of things to buy for a new baby?

psso

Congratulations.

Don`t know where you are located but you might want to have a look on your local Netmums website.

Lots of outgrown items on there, some for sale at reasonable prices, some even free !

Ravenlady_2

daska wrote: »

should emphasise that dishwasher alone isn't sufficient for sterilising unless it does a suitably hot wash.

otherwise muslins and more muslins, they can be used as bibs, mopper uppers, burp rags, shades, additional warm coverings and even nappies (in extremis LOL)

Muslins are used as nappies and boosters, not just in extreme cases.

stiltwalker

Don't buy loads of baby wash/baby shampoo type things as you just wash in water to start with and we used the same bottle of shampoo on DD for about 18 months! (and she had hair - you just don't need much)

Second the muslins, muslins, muslins comments, particularly if you get a sicky baby you can just have them in every room ready.

If you're stocking up for financial reasons as your income will go down during maternity leave why not get gift cards and sock those away to buy nappies when you know which brand suits your LO best. With DD we used whatever was on offer but she liked Huggies best (she was really fussy when wet and ended up potty training realy young because of that). DS is now 6 months old and tried him on huggies a couple of times when they've been on offer or had vouchers but they seem to leak really quickly, he's better in Pampers so it's very much an individual thing.

Socks - buy matching ones as the number of times you'll lose a single sock halfway round the supermarket or wherever is unreal.

I wouldn't get too carried away with clothes either as we'd be burgered if we'd bought loads of babygrows for DS as he hates them - he loves to have the hem of a t-shirt to hold.

Enjoy your pregnancy and make sure you get a few treats in for yourself before bubs arrives and takes over! It's a wonderful journey - Good luck.

skintchick

clearingout wrote: »

newborn size is a waste of time unless you have a small baby - and then your other half can run out to a 24 hour supermarket and get something if needs be so don't worry. .

My baby was too small for the newborn sizes we'd bought and we needed tiny baby size. She was 6lbs 3oz so a normal weight although obviously not a huge baby.

I think it's impossible to comment on what size people might need unless you know what size babies tend to come along in their families - both mine and OH's families are short so we knew DD was going to be little but she was even smaller than we'd thought and we struggled for clothes at first till people went to the shops for us.

I'd say get a variety of sizes - you can always take them back.

marywooyeah

skintchick wrote: »

I'd say get a variety of sizes - you can always take them back.

keep the reciepts! a baby bath is essential too, nappy bag, changing mat, insulated bag if you are formula feeding and breast pads if breast feeding!

AdmiralX

Alibali wrote: »

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone had found a sensible list of what to buy for a new baby, one that gives quantities? I am four and a half months and am planning to start buying in the jan sales, however, I don't want to go overboard but being a new mum I have no idea how many baby grows etc a newborn is likely to go through?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Fot the essentials toys, equipment and clothes you definitely need to speak to your GP, nurse and antenatal clinic, about the developmental needs of babe, first. They are the right people. NHS publishes booklets on pregnancy - ask what they ve got to give you.

Make a budget and plan and prioritise your needs so you buy first what is needed most.

I did so.

What I did for my babe amongst others:
Good bottle steriliser; soft blanket for cot and buggy;
Soft Toys
A good babe body carrier; did not use buggy for very short trips.

Very important to discuss with your nurse which way the buggy should face, forwards? or away from you? There are developmental aspects.

Try to read books on early developemnt

SkipE

Lots of washing powder!

Our son is 6 weeks old and our washer and dryer have never been used so much. Its never ending. He poos, pees or is sick on most things.

Defo Muslins and lots of them we use them for everything and dont really bother with bibs and use these instead.

Cotton wool not buds the other ones, you need this for topping and tailing them in between when they have baths. Also we had milk spots and cleaning his face a few times a day helped clear these up as well as cleaning the other end.

If you get socks you can get 'sock ons' from Amazon that slip over the sock to hold it on. We have used these loads, they were a gift and in this cold weather have been a god send. Everyone who has seen them have asked where we got them so highly recommend these.

Regarding baby grows we have just bought cheap ones from asda and sainsburys and the are great. Wash well, keep well and keep him warm. He has loads of stuff for when he is a bit bigger and will look great then.

and finally congrats on your pregnancy.

Towels for bath have more than one to hand, as accidents happen.

MummyMummy_2

there are lots of threads on here and i haven't read what everybody else has said but did notice the word johnsons and i just wanted to say just buy just one bottle as when both my little ones were babies i had to have prescription products for their skin because they had eczema/dry/poorly skin and i was told not to use anything other than what the dr prescribed. same with formula milk, my oldest son had to have prescription milk as he had a milk protein allergy again we didn't know this until he was born. if you don't stock up now and your little one is fine with normal products and milk then i'm sure you will still find special offers rather than buying products that might not be suitable for your baby.

as for clothes sizes my first son was 9lb 3.5oz so new born (which i'd bought) was pretty useless, so with my 2nd son (he was 8lb 2oz) i only bought 0-3 and we had no problems at all. you can always send dad/a relative out when baby is here to pick you up a couple of newborn ones if you feel you need 'em when baby is here.

we tried to get vests and baby gros so that we had enough to give us 3 a day of each incase of accidents/not washing enough. as for suits i'm going to sound like the worst mother in the world here but for the first 1-2 months i don't think i dressed my little ones in much more than baby gros, they are so little and hardwork to dress haha that i just didn't want the struggle and extra work. there's about a million and one things to do so i didn't want to give myself even more work, though i did make the effort with cute gros - not just the standard tesco basic white ones when we went out/had visitors LOL.

you know what i would recommend you buy? a baby monitor. it really did enable me to sleep better at night aswell as enable me to move more than 50cms away from my sleeping child during the day! with my first i would literally jump up all hours of the night and rush across the room to check he was breathing/hadn't some how managed to amazingly escape his basket and then when i had my 2nd son i made a point of buying a monitor (a pad under him attached to a wire that plugged into an alarm) so if he moved off the mat/stopped breathing it would sound the alarm and i can't tell you just how reassuring it was! i literally felt like i could switch off and get on with life, rather than have to sit and watch him sleep!

don't discount cheaper priced products - when my youngest was smaller we bought him asda little angels nappies and he was fine with them and it saved us money then one sunday night we ran out so my other half went to our local garage and picked up pampers (thinking they are a good well known brand so they must be the best option in the garage) and i'm not joking when i say he had a poorly bum until we swapped back. we then tried the pampers again and he yet again ended up with a poorly bum, other nappy brands were fine... but not pampers! so always have an open mind when it comes to buying products.

aww your post has got me feeling all soppy over babies! i think i might just text my other half and demand he provide me with another child! haha i love how my family planning is literally just a one text decision LOL! actually... the way my two are carrying on right now it's enough to make me sit cross legged for the rest of my life!

keelykat

Hello

Several people have mentioned big babies and newborn and 0-3 not fitting, but be aware that not all babies are big! My son was full term and 6lb 8ozs-the newborn clothes were too big on him! So I agree about keeping receipts-don't open loads of packets of clothes untill baby is here and you know they'll fit. Just open and wash the amount you'll need for the hospital to begin with.

Don't get swept away with trends and crazes-you won't need high tec gadgets and fancy toys. Same goes for pushchairs etc-some may look great/fashionable but you need to try them out in store to make sure you can fold them easily, fit them in your car boot or onto public transport, aren't to bulky/heavy to move around etc.

Even if you are planning on breastfeeding, it may be worth having a couple of bottles and steriliser just in case. I wasn't prepared for b-feeding problems last time and didn't have anything at home. So this time I have back up just in case (and to reduce stress levels).

Have you joined the pregnancy group on here?

keely.

Fizzpop

Things like moses baskets and baby baths are not essential, your cot will do on a night as long as you put baby feet to the foot of the cot, down stairs you can get away with the pram carrycot (if of course you get a pram with a carrycot) you can also use this upstairs too.

As for bathing a newborn well you can do that in the kitchen sink if needs be or even a washing up bowl.. i had a bath for my first born but the other 3 have always been bathed with me x

baby grows and vests you can never have enough of but as a standard amount maybe 10 baby grows and vests.

Muslins like everyone else has said as many as poss as they can be used for everything x