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So the baby is on its way, your life is about to change forever and you find yourself:
a) maxing out the credit card with anything that takes your fancy;
b) having a complete melt down in the local baby store because you've no idea what all this stuff is; c) burying your head in the sand pretending it's not happening;
d) serenely and sedately making your way through catalogues and sites and compiling a list of exactly what you need and want within a clearly defined budget.
Anyway answering D can stop reading now!
But if you're channelling A to C or some fabulous combination of all three, this new baby shopping list will give you a comprehensive view of everything you will need for your newborn plus some things that it's tricky to manage without and a few extra nice to haves that are in absolutely no way essential.
New Baby Must Haves
The downloadable shopping list details everything new baby needs but in summary ...
- Travel: car seat, car seat base, baby carrier/sling, baby carrier cover, changing bag with mat, buggy/pram, buggy baby shade, buggy travel bag, buggy/pram bag clips, buggy lock, cup carry
- Sleeping: swaddling blanket, moses basket & stand, moses basket bed linen, cot, cot bed linen, cot mattress & protector, baby monitor with room thermometer, black out blinds, cot bumper
- Feeding: breast pump, feeding bottles, bottle teats in different flows, steriliser, bottle & teat brush, muslin squares, newborn bibs, dummies/soothers, insulated bottle bags/warmers, nipple cream, breast pads, feeding cushion, feeding scarf
- Bathing: baby bath, bath thermometer, top & tail bowl, towels, cotton wool, baby oil, shampoo, soft sponges, baby brush & comb, baby nail scissors, baby emery boards, ear thermometer
- Changing: nappies, nappy sacks, nappy bin, changing mat, changing table, baby clothes wash, sleep suits, baby gros, cardigans, snow suit/pram coat, woolie hat / sun hat
- Play: cot mobile, baby gym - play mat, bouncer, pushchair arch, hanging cot toy, small soft toy, squeezing toy, rattle, nursery rhymes CD, soft books
The shopping list also includes a rough price range for each item and a grand total so you can start to work out that very lovely as it is you really, really can't afford a top of the range new Bugaboo!
Obviously, you can get lots and lots of stuff second hand - which as far as baby stuff is concerned usually means nearly new - on eBay, through ante-natal group e.g. NCT sales and through dedicated local sites and shops. I reckon you can expect to pay 25% - 50% of the new price for things in good condition and it is definitely worth thinking about for things you won't use for long e.g. moses basket, baby carrier even if you buy the long lasting stuff new.
As ever with the lists on this blog, you can download the new baby shopping list and edit it and even copy it into excel so you can add your own notes, prices, status etc. Alternatively, you can just print it out, waft it in front of your partner and say go get!
Do come and tell me what you thought of the list and talk new baby stuff at Facebook and Twitter and check out the new baby board on Pinterest
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