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Originally Posted by momtosami
Hi, when you ladies have time will you post here what you need to start out with baby. I have been reading Baby Bargains and What To Expect The First Year but i would love to hear from you all on what your suggestions are. We are on a budget so the basics are pretty much what we'll be getting to start with. What type diapers do you like and such? What do you have ready to put in your bag to take to the hospital? We are requesting a boy but if we get to waiting to long we can request no preference.
What type diaper bag do you like, what type baby carrier (sling) do you like, things like that. I feel like I am a first time Mom but I'm not, just a first time mom to a newborn  |
We used Pampers Swaddlers and loved those. This time we are planning to cloth diaper (Fuzzi Bunz). I will use disposables until after ICPC. I will probably just buy either Huggies or Pampers when on sale to get us through the first couple weeks. (I have tried generic diapers on Cameron and they did not work at all.)
I have a Hotslings sling that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!!! I used it all the time for ICPC. We did not take a stroller and I was attachment parenting, so I wore him a lot!
As far as what you need: car seat, diapers, wipes, formula (although some hospitals will give you several days worth of this stuff. Some don't so be prepared to buy it.) Bottles (don't buy too many because babe might not like that kind.) Clothes: gowns, onesies, burp rags, blankets.
You really don't need as much as people say you do. You can use a dresser drawer as a bed. You can use hand me down clothes. Babies don't need swings or hoopla. They can live without it.