Recommendations for first time mom

Hi! I’m a first time mom here and is currently 20 weeks in to my pregnancy. Might be heading down to the upcoming babyfair in MBS but have no idea if there’s any particular brands/ items that I should look out for. Also, any good brands for the following: - Foldable baby pram - Baby carrier - Car seat - Milk bottle steriliser (UV/ Steam) *got hegen milk bottles as a gift - Breastmilk storage bag - Baby diapers - Baby rash cream Thank you! #advicepls #pleasehelp #firstbaby #pregnancy

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other users have provided list of things to buy and there is checklist there can be downloaded on google so i would like to provide recommendations instead (i'm a first time mum too) personally i only started buying things when i'm wk30 because of storage and i read that first time parents tend to buy early and overbuy so i waited and just nice mummy market had a expo in jul'22 so i one shot bought everything there (bring a checklist along when baby shopping so you won't buy unnecessary items) also this is something i noticed after going to the expo. most of the items warranty starts on the date of purchase or date of delivery (exception like breastmilk pump which warranty starts on baby delivery). therefore would be good not to buy early too. for things like baby pram, you can think about what function you want, like for myself we wanted one that can convert between rear and front facing. and then for car seat we wanted something that can be used since new born till much older. would be good to visit the fair to kiv the items and wait for sale in future to buy online or offline. nowadays since there's not much restrictions due to covid, there's more and more baby fair. and you know singapore, theres always sale happening. mummy market is holding another fair from 7th to 9th oct so would be good to check it out too! (do register for goodie bag) hope this helps. have fun, enjoy this journey and may you have a smooth delivery 😊

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2y ago

Thank u so much for sharing!! Yes was considering a foldable pram with convertible rear & front facing function. Also same for the car seat, just wanna get one for long term use. May you enjoy parenthood and have a healthy happy little one 😃

milk bottle sterilizer: avent steam bm storage bag: sunmum diapers: huggies, R&F. if you know any insurance agents that provide diaper sample packs, might be worth to get from there to try first before bulk buying diapers (i received one that provided samples from 15 over brands). diapers that work for others may not work for your LO. rash cream: mustela

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2y ago

I got AIA guaranteed protect plus (mum2baby). U can get it from 13 weeks gestation and converts to baby’s life insurance after birth. The other comparable one is AXA.

Baby carrier - tula/ergobaby hip seat Car seat - joie every stage fx Sterilizer (steam), philips avent and dr brown. Uv i heard haenim is good. Bm storage - tommee tippee and lansinoh Diapers - huggies naturemade (we bought after we were back from hosp coz baby dont wan other brands lol)

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2y ago

I bought from GE i tink. Haha. I cant rmb… 😂😅