Having a Baby.... What do we NEED?
Discussion
Right then...... I could use mumsnet but i'm here instead....
We're expecting our first - due in November so getting to the point where we are buying things..... and being terrified.
Obviously as first time parents we will go massively over the top and buy loads of thing we probably don't really need.... however i'm sure there are some things we are missing.
Existing PH parents what were your 'must have' items
So far we've got a list that contains the following.....
pram / pushchair type thing
Isofix base & car seat (if we choose to go for isofix)
Nursery furniture - cot etc including bedding & mattress
Baby monitor - undecided on video, sound, motion sensing etc etc
A bouncy chair swing type thing
a steriliser for the bottles - again i have no idea about these - microwave, plug in, water, steam who knows???
clothes
nappies / wipes that end of things
What am I missing?!
We're expecting our first - due in November so getting to the point where we are buying things..... and being terrified.
Obviously as first time parents we will go massively over the top and buy loads of thing we probably don't really need.... however i'm sure there are some things we are missing.
Existing PH parents what were your 'must have' items
So far we've got a list that contains the following.....
pram / pushchair type thing
Isofix base & car seat (if we choose to go for isofix)
Nursery furniture - cot etc including bedding & mattress
Baby monitor - undecided on video, sound, motion sensing etc etc
A bouncy chair swing type thing
a steriliser for the bottles - again i have no idea about these - microwave, plug in, water, steam who knows???
clothes
nappies / wipes that end of things
What am I missing?!
Thanks guys.
Aldi nappies we'd got on the list after hearing good things about them.
The 'travel system' we've bought - well the pram section bit - we need a compatible car seat so are looking at the maxicosi as the base will take the next car size up too.
Decent camera - sorted in that respect.
Sleep - i'm working on that.
Car - i've got a saab estate and the missus is awaiting delivery of her new 5 door fiesta.
moses basket - her sister has given us one so we're ok on that front too.
Aldi nappies we'd got on the list after hearing good things about them.
The 'travel system' we've bought - well the pram section bit - we need a compatible car seat so are looking at the maxicosi as the base will take the next car size up too.
Decent camera - sorted in that respect.
Sleep - i'm working on that.
Car - i've got a saab estate and the missus is awaiting delivery of her new 5 door fiesta.
moses basket - her sister has given us one so we're ok on that front too.
jamiem555 said:
Car seats. We went maxi cosi pebble and then pearl as it uses the same familyfix base. That should do them until they're 5. Not the cheapest but I sold the pebble seats for half what I paid in a matter of days on Gumtree.
Just got the familyfix base with these two seats in mind! 
king up this thread with usual Pustonheads b
It arrived!!!!
Baby boy now 8 days old.
Going well so far a few hitches with breast feeding and without wanting to reignite the above 'debate' I have a few questions!
Basically wife is having no issues actually feeding him, but isn't producing enough milk. We struggled through the first 5 days purely on breast but he was losing weight, so we've been supplementing with ready made formula.
So if making your own from powder how do you do it?
Can you make a batch n keep in the fridge for 24 hours or do you have to do bottles only when needed?
Also the sterilizer - microwave one says if you keep it sealed it's good for 24 hours for keeping anything in it sterile, however if you open it things are no longer sterile - so what's the point of doing more than one bottle in the sterilizer?
Baby boy now 8 days old.
Going well so far a few hitches with breast feeding and without wanting to reignite the above 'debate' I have a few questions!
Basically wife is having no issues actually feeding him, but isn't producing enough milk. We struggled through the first 5 days purely on breast but he was losing weight, so we've been supplementing with ready made formula.
So if making your own from powder how do you do it?
Can you make a batch n keep in the fridge for 24 hours or do you have to do bottles only when needed?
Also the sterilizer - microwave one says if you keep it sealed it's good for 24 hours for keeping anything in it sterile, however if you open it things are no longer sterile - so what's the point of doing more than one bottle in the sterilizer?
Thanks all.
Just done the 03:30!
Perfect prep sounds good for in and around the house & removes the need to store pre-prepared bottles.
What about when heading out? Do a couple in the perfect prep / by hand and take with you or take powder with you and find someway to make up on the road?!
Just done the 03:30!
Perfect prep sounds good for in and around the house & removes the need to store pre-prepared bottles.
What about when heading out? Do a couple in the perfect prep / by hand and take with you or take powder with you and find someway to make up on the road?!
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