Nursery essentials

My LG is due to start nursery in 3 weeks and was wondering what essentials I will need. She hasn’t had her settling in yet due to it being closed for half term.
What do you mamas pack in the nursery bag.
She take a dummy for sleep and I know I’ll need to pack 2 due to her needed the comfort in the beginning.

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Spare clothes, a comforter if she has one, a cup if they don’t provide one or you prefer a certain type, hat/ gloves for outside would also provide wellies and an all in one which you could leave there, then a hat and sun cream when the weather is nicer x

Ask them what they provide as some nurseries provide quite a bit. As someone who works in a nursery I always tell parents in the baby room to pack at least 3 spare changes of clothes (3 vest, 3 tops, 3 pairs of bottoms, 3 pairs of socks), a comforter, at least 2 dummies if baby uses one, a tub of unopened formula that we can keep at nursery (given that baby uses formula), labelled foods as in our setting babies under 1 need to provide their own food as well as a coat which she tell parents they can leave at the setting and also a big packet of nappies.

Our setting provides hats, suncream (unless baby needs a different one), puddle suits, wipes and nappy creams (again unless different one is needed), cows milk for snack time, cups, wellies and then food from 12 months old.

Definitely check with your setting what is and isn’t provided x

Check with the nursery what’s able to be left as some don’t have much space

I send mine (7 months today) in each day with a bag: full rain suit, 2 changes of clothes, a dummy, a teether, sometimes a hat (weather dependent)

What’s left there on the nurseries request: her bottles, formula, nappies/wipes, a sip water cup, a comforter, calpol & benylin

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