Strollers & Car Seats For Babies & Kids

by Robert Meyer

If you anticipate that you may want to start early to prepare for the arrival of the new baby. Below is a checklist of things you need when the baby comes. I found this list of Consumer Reports and thought it would be useful. You may want to start shopping early so you do not have to incur a very large cost all at once. It will also save money if you had a baby shower and shared the list with friends and family.

Here is a checklist of what you should have on hand before the baby arrives.

Tooling around

_____Car Seat

_____Stroller

Beds and bedding

_____Crib

_____Crib Mattress

_____Bassinet / Cradle (if you do not want to put the baby in a crib right away)

_____Two To three fitted crib sheets

_____Four Or more waffle-weave cotton receiving blankets for baby Swaddling

_____Two Mattress pads

_____One Two waterproof bags (for crib or bassinet).

Diaper duty

_____Diapers. Disposable or cloth

_____Diaper Bucket. (Optional with disposables)

_____Diaper Bag Dressing baby

_____Four Sleeping outfits or Onesi (one-piece sleepers), preferably with attached feet

_____Six Side-snap T-shirts

_____Four To six one-piece under shirts that snap around the crotch

_____A Small baby cap (although the hospital will probably give you one)

_____Six Pair socks / booties

_____Two To three soft, comfortable daytime outfits. Get a few items in newborn size. So,

Go for clothes in the 6-month size - your child will grow into it quickly. But do not buy baby

Sleepwear that's too large, there is a fire hazard

_____Cotton Sweater or light jacket

Summer babies

_____Brimmed Hat Winter babies

Winter Babies

_____Snowsuit Or heavy Bunting

_____Heavy Stroller blanket

_____Warm Knit hat

Feeding hours

If you plan to breastfeed:

_____Two Or three nursing bras

_____A Carton with washable or disposable breast pads

_____Breast Pump if you expect to use a

_____Four Small baby bottles with newborn nipples for expressed breast milk

_____Bottle Drying tree

_____Bottle Brush

_____Insulated Bottle holder for diaper bag (the hospital can give you one)

_____Three Packages of cloth diapers or burp cloths.

If you plan to bottle-feed

_____Six 4 - to 5-ounce bottles, plus nipples, rings, and a dishwasher basket if you use a dishwasher

Swimming / Grooming

_____Three Soft Hooded towels

_____Two Packages with baby washcloths

_____ Baby Body Wash that doubles as shampoo

_____Pair Of blunt-tip scissors or baby-sized Nail Clippers

_____Zinc-Oxide-based diaper rash ointment

_____Infant Bathtub

_____Soft Brush and comb

_____Mild Detergent

Medicine chest essentials

_____A Pain-and-fever reducer recommended by your child's doctor,

the Infant's Tylenol

_____Cotton Pads / swabs

_____Nasal Aspirator

_____Digital Thermometer

_____Rubbing Alcohol

_____Petroleum Gel

Keeps baby happy

_____Pacifiers

Extra: Nice but optional

_____Monitor

_____Changing Table

_____A Rocker or glider

_____Soft Carrier

_____Swing

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