Baby Checklist?

I’m about halfway through my first pregnancy, and starting to realise I have absolutely nothing in my house that indicates a baby could live here 😂

Does anyone have a good baby prep checklist of stuff to buy for baby/postpartum life? Or any tips on things you were so glad you got/couldn’t be without? Hoping I’ll be able to work some FB Marketplace magic too for bigger items…! Thanks 😄

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The Pregnancy+ App has a really good checklist with basically anything you can think of!! x

The two things I didn’t have with my first which I feel like I’ll be buying in bulk this time is stool softener and haemorrhoid cream 🤣
Babies don’t need all the gadgets, just food, nappies, a place to sleep and clothes

I personally did haven’t been using my changing table but have been using a changing mat as it is much easier .
Also have a trolley from ikea with nappies , wipes etc which is great and we keep downstairs .

Been using a trillions muslin cloth so definitely want to stock up on that .

Postpartum wise , my midwife told me to put sanitary pad in the freezer that you can then use normally afterwards and it was great .

I didn’t have my baby shower until like 35 weeks and nothing was set up until like week 38 and the hospital bag wasn’t even packed when we got to the hospital 😂

Not a massive thing but I highly recommend having organiser boxes of stuff in every room, or at least the main rooms! Nappies, wipes, bags, a few toys, dummies if you're using them, muslins, creams. We had one in the nursery, our bedroom, the living room, basically any main room we would spend time in 😅 it kind of feels like just another thing to remember to keep them all stocked but it's worth it, especially postpartum when you can't and don't want to be going up and down stairs unnecessarily for a muslin, for example!

Nhs have a basic list of essentials for baby, the rest of the stuff you can get is just extras but things to play with / maybe a moses basket or side sleeping cot etc

Get all the basics in clothes and essentials and buy according to your need. You will notice that most of the stuff people recommend as essential you won’t even need it!

I use my changing table all the time! Changing mats and a little caddy of nappies, wipes and a change of clothes upstairs and downstairs.

Basic necessities are:
Place to sleep
Diapers/wipes
Clothes (coming home outfit, sleepers with elastic/ties at the bottom)
A place to change (mat or table)
A carrier (baby wearing is a must to get things done)
Car seat
Peri bottle (vaginal delivery)
Breastfeeding pillow (if Breastfeeding, saves your back and shoulders)
Bottles and bottle brush (formula feeding)
Period pants, disposable briefs, heavy duty pads for postpartum
Scratch mitts

Second pregnancy here I barely used anything with my first. The things I used the most were, his carseat, swing, baby bathtub, diapers and wipes, baby carrier, safe place for baby to sleep, and clothes. Then medication like butt paste and vitamin D when doctors tell you it’s time to use, and nasal spray and nose sucker. Don’t go all out you dont really need that much. I did forget to say a few toys my son loved tummy time and he loved playing with his toys. Most things can wait until 6 months and up to get like the high chair baby doesn’t need that until 6 months if you get the go ahead from doctor to start food.

This was the checklist I made for myself and when wee one was born I didn’t seem to have missed much

Bath time
Angelcare bath seat
Bath thermometer
Towels
Nala shampoo and body wash
Nala conditioner
Nala bubble bath
Nala body lotion
Nala night time oil
Baby sponge/muslin wash cloths
Bath rinse jug

Hygiene
Mustela no rinse cleansing water
Wipes
Nappies size 0
Nappies size 1
Nappy sacks
Cotton wool balls
Sudocrem
Metanium
Electric nail file
Changing mat upstairs+downstairs
Baby thermometer
Snot sucker/picker

Sleep
Snuzpod next to me crib
Snuzpod mattress
Mattress protector snuz pod
Fitted sheets snuz pod
Cot
Cot mattress
Cot mattress protector
Cot fitted sheets
Moses basket/snuz baskets
Moses basket sheets
Moses basket mattress protector
Swaddle/sleeping bag
Cellular blanket
White noise machine
Room thermometer
Baby monitor

Feeding
MAM bottles
Size 0 teats
Formula
Nipple cream
Formula pots
Breast pump
Breast pads
Nuby rapid cool
Hot flask
Steriliser

Travel
Pram
Car seat
Isofix base
Baby carrier
Car mirror
Changing bag

Clothes
New born vests x 10
New born sleepsuits x 10
0-3 vests x 10
0-3 sleepsuits x 10
0-1 pramsuit
0-3 pramsuit
Newborn hats
Cosy hats

Extras
Changing bag
Dummies
Baby bouncer
Play mat
Sensory cards
Sensory books
Sensory toys
Milton tablets
Milton wipes
Nappy caddy x 2 - up and downstairs
Rockit
Furniture - drawers & wardrobe

Birth
Dark towel
Fan
Maternity pads
Disposable underwear
Peri bottle

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