Some of the items i think are essential:
1. Cot / bassinet (I use those with wheels that can easily push and place beside our master bed)
2. Stroller / baby carrier
3. Car seat / download ZIP app
4. Diaper cream (I use desitin)
5. Baby wipes (used to use cloversoft, but changed to oldam when baby is older)
6. Manual or auto pump
7. milk storage container (suggest a small container like haaka colostrum collector for your first few days, then storage bottles depending on your pump type - there's narrow, standard and wide neck bottles - for example medela uses standard neck bottles and many others use wide neck bottles)
8. Swaddle
9. Lots of towels for different purposes
10. Diapers. Lots.
11. Cotton balls / cotton buds / cotton wool
12. Bottles for formula feeding
Important but not so essential:
1. Bottle sterilizer
2. Bath tub
3. Bath soap
4. Baby clothes detergent
5. Bottles detergent
6. Baby nose cleaner
7. Baby tongue cleaner
8. white noise machine or spare handphone
9. rubber cot mat / disposable bed sheets or liners
10. Baby diary / download app to record baby feeding/poop times
11. disinfectant sprays
12. ruyi oil
13. Bottles drying rack
Some items for yourself:
Lots of disposable pads.
Comfortable room slippers.
Huge waterbottle.
Lots of tissues/wipes.
Bathroom high stool.
Depending on whether you are breastfeeding - breast pads, nursing pillows.
Non essential items you might like but I think no need:
1. Yaolan (Get a good bassinet with wheels or with this function)
2. pillows, bolsters etc
3. cot protectors
4. Body Lotions / sunscreens etc
5. mosquito nets
6. diaper changing station
7. bathtub stand
8. baby toothpaste / baby toothbrush
ok I think that's all I can think of for now. You'll be busy once baby is born. Jiayou and goodluck mummy!
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