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nighthawkswife · June 2014

So my previous post has me wondering.
What are the must do's for baby? My apartment is not ready at all.

carcrashheart · June 2014

Not all that much. I washed clothes nb-3mos and some blankets. The dresser was set up but I didn't get a changing pad until after he was born. The crib was set up but he wasn't going in it anyways.

nighthawkswife · June 2014

See I don't have any baby stuff yet.
Ok I have a high chair and a pack and play.

sweetbabyrahe · June 2014

I didn't have the "stuff" with DS until after my showers which were at 32 weeks or later. As pp said, the main things are the car seat and having it installed properly, some newborn clothes cleaned and washed along with some swaddling blankets and spit up rags, a pack or two of size newborn and/or size 1 diapers and wipes (or cloth diapers if you are going that route), and a few bottles if you plan to bottle feed (I breast fed and didn't introduce a bottle until about 4 weeks). Also we didn't transition into the nursery until closer to 10-12 weeks before I returned to work. So, we used a bassinet primarily. I wouldn't worry so much now still. I got most ready in the last 3 months. I haven't done a single thing this time around...

jac409 · June 2014

Everything PP's have mentioned. Last time I had pretty much everything I thought I needed for the first six months before LO was born. I have yet to do anything for this baby and probably won't for awhile. As others have mentioned, the main things are car seat installation, washing clothes and blankets, diapers in newborn and size 1, wipes, bottles if you will be using them, and someplace for the baby to sleep. We barely used the nursery except to store all of her stuff and for the changing table for the first several months. Don't stress, you have plenty of time.

mb314 · June 2014

The essentials:

- A safe place for baby to sleep and sheets
- A safe place to put baby down (like a swing or a bouncy seat)
- Diapers and wipes
- At least 10 outfits (because they go through them like crazy)
- Blankets
- Nursing bra/tanks and a pillow (bobby/my breast friend or just regular pillows) if you are nursing; bottles if you are formula feeding
- Car seat, properly installed
- Baby carrier (like a Moby or sling or whatever you prefer). I loved having DS on me but having my hands free when he was super little.
- Stuff for your post partum care, like those monster pads, tucks, larger underwear to support the monster pads, a sitz bath thingy.

DS didn't have his own nursery until we moved when he was 9 months old, and our house was really small, so we just had the minimum and it was great. I didn't get a high chair or a lot of other "essentials" until he needed them.

Maelara · June 2014

Nope, I'm with you @emw87‌. There is still plenty of time. Once the baby gets here, you will be running out to get stuff you didn't think of. For example, I only got a few newborn sleepers. But DD came out 7.7lbs and lost a pound in the hospital because we had feeding issues. She was in newborn for a month.

You also don't need to wash the babies clothes until right before the baby is due. Otherwise, you will just end up rewashing as they will smell stagnant.

Anyway, what I'm trying to say is to calm down. You're getting way ahead of yourself. It's fine to start buying stuff for the baby just calm down!

moroccojade · June 2014

For now, I would concentrate on getting rid of stuff, organizing and deep cleaning if you are really itching to do something.

Otherwise, everything else can wait till after summer! The other posters had good suggestions.

kyliedaniellexx - you will probably find yourself getting more formula samples than you even want (much to the chagrin of LCs everywhere). If you are having issues nursing, the hospital will even dump a load of formula on you. (If you plan on delivering in a hospital.)

PineApple85 · June 2014

moroccojade said:

For now, I would concentrate on getting rid of stuff, organizing and deep cleaning if you are really itching to do something.

Otherwise, everything else can wait till after summer! The other posters had good suggestions.

This otherwise when the time comes PPs covered everything that I can think of. Like Maelara said, wash the clothes before baby gets here but wait until closer to that time. I will also add - and maybe it's silly - but we didn't bed-share when DS was that little so he was in a PnP in our room. After I washed the clothes and swaddling blankets I also slept with them - especially the blankets - so that they would smell like me. I don't know if it helped or not but their sense of smell is so important and the scent of his/her mother is particularly calming. Not strictly on topic but related, they even suggest forgoing strongly scented washes/shampoos as well as lotions for that reason, as well.

jaminjeff · June 2014

I don't even know if I'll buy this baby a crib before s/he is here. DS slept in our room in the PnP bassinet for at least 4 months.

I'll get one girl outfit and dig out DS' neutral clothes, in case this one is a girl. other than that I'll just make sure my pump parts are all working, replace some of it, get some new bottles, diapers, etc. and we're really good to go.

When the baby comes home in a carseat, they need a place to sleep, they need to eat, be clothed and diapered. Everything else can really wait.

AnnieRoo13 · June 2014

moroccojade said:

For now, I would concentrate on getting rid of stuff, organizing and deep cleaning if you are really itching to do something.

Otherwise, everything else can wait till after summer! The other posters had good suggestions.

kyliedaniellexx - you will probably find yourself getting more formula samples than you even want (much to the chagrin of LCs everywhere). If you are having issues nursing, the hospital will even dump a load of formula on you. (If you plan on delivering in a hospital.)

This. Personally I haven't really bought anything yet and I have very little for the baby, BUT I have cleaned out the guest bedroom that will become the baby's room and it definitely made me feel like I was doing something to get ready. To be honest I probably wouldn't even have started cleaning it out, but we are having the room carpeted and painted in the next 3 weeks so I needed to get on it.

Maelara · June 2014

We have a two bedroom house and DDs room is too small for two babies. So until we finish our house and sell it, I don't even have a nursery to do. All of it will come in a flurry once we get our next house. Now that will be stressful.

laurasue0513 · June 2014

I gave birth at 8 months, so I think its important to always be a month in advance ready lol. You have time, but by 35 weeks, make sure you have the carseat installed, hospital bag packed, diapers, wipes, burb clothes and hand sanitizer bought, if you are using one, a bassinet bought, if you are using the nursery, the nursery all set up. I wish we had all that stuff done...

pennyandandy · June 2014

kyliedaniellexx said:

I'm planning on breastfeeding but have bottles and will be buying formula because you never know how it's going to go... just throwing that out there. I think it's a good idea to have both on hand just in case.

Don't buy it! Go to the websites (similac, enfamil, etc.) and sign up for free samples! They send you pretty good sized cans that are enough to have on hand just in case, then if you really need it you can buy it after baby is born.

pennyandandy · June 2014

And to the original question, what they said, car seat, diapers, a place for baby to sleep, a means of eating and some clothes and blankets washed. Everything else just do one thing at a time, it all comes together.

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