The essential elements to accommodate baby
Do not invest massively, because most of the birth gifts consist of pretty outfits. You will especially need bodysuits and pajamas. These are the most comfortable clothes to wear for your child. Provide one or two bodies and pajamas of birth size in case baby is born before term or is a featherweight. Likewise, do not buy a size 1 month crowd, because some children grow so fast that they are already putting on three months after three weeks. Choose them with closure on the front (in a heart cover). The other essentials are the socks and/or the slippers, the hat in winter and the bob in summer, an angel nest for travel when it is cold and one or two sleeping bags for the night. That's it!
- The toilet. We recommend swaddling swamps and bibs. Baby regurgite a lot in the first months of his life. There are many products to change baby: The liniment, which contains only 3 ingredients and which is 100% of natural origin. The liniment contains olive oil which allows you to leave a protective layer on the baby's buttocks. You can also use cleaning water or cleaning milk. Favor the products that should not be rinsed for more practicality. The wipes can also be useful for cleaning your face, hands, corner of your eyes and buttocks. Favor washable wipes and Ecological wipes Disposable for your trips. You can also make a small reserve of ecological layers To protect baby's skin and preserve the environment. Add to that nail scissors with round ends, as well as a bath thermometer. You will also need a lot of towels. The ones you have already done very well.
- Food. If you are not going, you must of course buy bottles and the teats that go with it. It is not essential to heat the milk, so you can do without a bottle heater. You will be sure that baby will not burn. Be careful, if you heat the milk, do not take a plastic bottle, because the heat promotes the emanation of the substances contained in the plastic. The glass is more suitable. Think of the bottle brush, it is a really very practical accessory for cleaning the bottles.
- Sleep. Of course, you need a bed for your baby. The basket is charming, but it will not be useful for you very long. Babies grow quickly! A bars Classic or flexible (with two or three box heights) is completely suitable. Place a bumper in it so that your child does not do well by driving in his sleep. Indispensable: the alse! It protects the mattress from the inevitable regurgitations that will arise. Also think of sheets. Finally, it is useful to always have a small blanket to protect baby on hand, whether during walks, or in your deckchair at home.
- The walk. It depends on your habits. You have the choice between stroller, baby carrier or portage scarf. There are highlighting-siege combines that can be interesting if you often use your car.
Additional purchases to make life easier
Some equipment is very practical. If you have a wider budget, you can afford secondary purchases. Also pass the word to family and friends: birth gifts can be chosen from a list that you have established during your pregnancy.
- For the change, a towel placed on a bed is enough, but you will save your back by investing in a changing table and/or a changing mat. If you make this choice, check the possibilities of storage of the furniture. Drawers or baskets are very practical to keep all the products of baby toilet at hand.
- The bathtub with foldable support has the same advantage: it spares your back. You can wash baby without folding in half above the family bathtub. The bathrobe is a good compromise: it is less expensive, easy to store, clean and use.
- The park, the deckchair, the balance, the pouf is all equipment that keeps baby with you while being able to go about its business. As long as your child lets you do ... Some babies indeed feel a powerful feeling of abandonment in the first weeks and cannot stand to leave your arms. If this is the case of yours, the investment may be useless. Try to recover some of these objects from friends or buy them used. The simplest and least expensive: improvise a game carpet with a thick blanket surrounded by two breastfeeding cushions. Some awakening toys will be enough to occupy baby. Keep your child in sight all the same during these moments of freedom.
The rest (babyphone, sterilizer, bathing cape, etc.) has only relative importance, which depends mainly on your lifestyle and your anxiety as a young parent. Buy the essential during your pregnancy, then set out according to the habits that you will create with your little one.
