First time Mum here!

What is that pillow that looks like a half moon? It goes around your tummy and you can lay your baby on it while your breastfeed. Get one of those , for sure

The Boppy! That’s the one. Save your back

I'm a FTM, and below are my fave items:
1) Bottle Washer, Dryer, & Sanitizer;
2) Sleep Sack Baby Swaddle;
3) If you're pumping, a good nursing bra that you can sleep in
4) Comfy lounge and sleep wear for you!
5) Sleep gown for baby. Makes nighttime diaper changes easy

Bottle washer, didn't have it with my first, a game changer with my second
If you are pumping, I recommend a mini fridge in the bedroom especially if you have more than one floor
Passive milk collector with a bit of suction, hakkaa manual pump is great to help bring milk in, boon trove or munchkin silicon milk collector is great long term
Red lights for the bedroom, you can still see but it doesn't mess with your sleep so it is Great for middle of the night feeds
HOCL spray, it is good for disinfecting, diaper rash, skin safe, food safe and doesn't sting

My baby is a week old and
1) velcro baby swaddles
2) pacifiers
3) rocking bassinet
4) nipple shield
Without these 4 things my baby would not settle/eat
5) a good lightweight robe you can sleep in, easiest for skin to skin and nursing.

Grandma style linen/cotten night dresses
Love to dream arms up swaddle (size small, newborn doesnt last long)
If formula feeding, dr browns pitcher
If using milton tablets, gloves and working hands cream lol

Water warmer (if formula fed)
Bottle sanitizer
Pigeon bottles
Cozy dream swaddle sack
Huggies diapers

I also want to note that if you are planning on getting the snoo, look into cradlewise instead. It is good up to 24m, I am using it with my second now, it is pricey and not an essential but has been so worth it

100% best thing I own is a fabric baby carrier wrap. Amazing for hands free contact naps and carrying your baby around while you do stuff. I bring it everywhere and it has been an absolute essential. I put baby in there and she falls asleep in under 5 minutes. You have to wait until you’re a bit recovered postpartum to use it so you don’t hurt yourself, but still great for a partner to use in those early days. 10/10 recommend

1) baby carrier - I started with ergobaby embrace and it really saved us, every time the baby was upset we would just put him in the carrier and he would settle in like 3 seconds. I now have other carriers, but this one was great for the newborn phase
2) of course a good car seat. We bought one with the rotating base and I really liked it, because I could breastfeed him in the seat next to him and then comfortably place him (who was falling asleep) in the car seat straight before leaving - considering that he hated travelling by car, this method helped many times
3) a foam play mat! I didn't realise straight away, but it's so useful. I don't have carpet (only hard floor), so I didn't know where to put baby for tummy time/play time etc. I bought a large play mat and I just spend so much sitting on it myself with the baby on the floor to do games/reading/tummy time etc you just need to think of a place where the baby can get some good floor time (maybe not in the first few weeks - but soon enough!)