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Getting Ready For Your New Baby

You have several months to prepare for your new baby, so don’t make the mistake of waiting until the last minute. You can’t count on the baby coming late because you are not ready. The last thing you want is to have to stop at the store before you go home because you don’t have everything you need.

A baby bed is probably the first thing to get out of the way. You might want to get a crib, or perhaps you would prefer to have the baby close to you while you sleep. In that case, a bassinet or cradle might serve you better for the first couple of months. Make sure you move the baby to a regular crib before he gets strong enough to pull himself up and over the side of the cradle.

Besides a bed for your new baby, you will need many other things. The hospital will provide enough diapers for you to use while you are there, but once you’re home you’re on your own. You should have at least one or two packages of diapers purchased ahead of time. Newborn babies go through around 12-15 daily diapers, so you should make sure you have enough on hand to last at least a couple of weeks. You may not feel like going out shopping right away after the baby is born.

You will need many other supplies as well. Of course, you have probably had a lot of fun picking out baby clothes, but you will also need bathing and other supplies. The hospital will probably give you sample sizes of most of these things, though, so it’s not as urgent to buy these things ahead of time. You probably won’t need medicines like baby Tylenol right away, but be sure to buy some before your baby’s first shots.

The Avent breast pump is a good item to have if you are breastfeeding. Even if you are not working or expecting to be away from your baby much, do yourself a favor and get a good breast pump right from the beginning. This will allow you to pump when your breasts are full but baby doesn’t feel like eating, or is sleeping and you don’t want to wake him. Also, pumping excess milk can help you keep up production so that you will be able to breastfeed longer.

You don’t have to get every item before the baby is born, but you definitely need a good car seat. Make sure you get one that is designed for newborns. Not all of them are. Newborn babies need a rear-facing car seat. You might want to get one that converts for use with older babies. They are usually cheaper in the long run.

Although some of the items your baby will need are not so important that you couldn’t live without them for a few days if baby comes earlier than anticipated, there are a few things you absolutely must have ahead of time: a car seat, diapers and a place for baby to sleep. If you have these three things, you can rest a little easier. The hospital will give you samples of just about everything else you need.