Also breast pads for the leaking, Don't go for cheap kind as they are crap!! I also got a spray bottle for water to have at changing area. bibs and muslins, muslins are brilliant, get loads! Get a big tub of vaseline in pharmacy, and also cotton wool, as you dont use wipes on a newborn. 'Baby vests, and baby gros, cellular blankets, moses basket. You might not think you need them but you will!' Like one of the women said Arnica and pain-killers. Don't go crazy buying a bouncer with all the bells and whistles they mightn't like it one that you rock yourself they might enjoy more. I personally think you will get longer out of a crib more so than a moses basket but there handy for a sitting room but if you buy a travel buggy system with a carrycot you wouldn't need a moses basket. A few cellular blankets for cots - you can double them up for the moses basket as your not going to use the small blankets for very long you will only need about two of them. 'Don't go crazy buying clothes you will get a lot of presents of clothes like bibs, vests and babygros. 'Arnica tablets to help with healing and lots of bibs.' 'Bouncy chair, lanolin if breastfeeding, its a life-saver.' And the essentials like nappies, baby clothes, vests, sleepsuits, wipes, cotton wool, caldesene powder.' 'Buggy, car seat, cot, steriliser, bottles, cellular blankets, baby bath or changing station with bath in, later stage high chair, bouncer to sit in, walker. You might feel overwhelmed but it will all click and you'll be grand and ENJOY xxx' 'Travel system and nice nappy bag you really like, microwave steriliser, cellular blankets, Moses basket (sheets too), thermomator, baby bath, monitor (for when they go into cot) changing mat (didn't use a station), bouncer (but wait if you can until they have head control) then it's the obvious nappies (I used pampers but once on solids use Aldi's) clothes, gro bag (these are brill). It's a little overwhelming! I don't want to go buying everything, so my question is - what are the absolute essentials that you had as a first time mum? Like, what were the things that you just couldn't do without? Tia.'Īnd our great mums sprang into action with some fab advice: I've had so many people telling me all of these things that I should buy to have when baby arrives. So what do you do? Well, one of our mums asked us to post this question on Facebook: 'Hi, I am due in 6 weeks and will be a first-time mum. No one could possibly buy everything (could they?) but you don't want to be caught out when the baby arrives.

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