Layette and Nursery Requirements

Being a new mom can sometimes be overwhelming. A guide to help you through the first month or so can be quite helpful and will take the unnecessary stress off your back. You will feel more confident if you know what exactly to buy and what to have close by when your new bundle of joy arrives.

I have put a list together of all the important stuff you could prepare in the mean time, before the birth of your baby.This is only a basic layette and nursery requirements.

Moms Hospital bag:

• 2-3 Front opening cotton sleep shirts / nightdresses
• 2-3 Nursing Bra’s
• Breast Pads
• Dressing Gown
• Slippers
• Hairbrush
• Hairdryer
• Shampoo / Conditioner
• Tooth Brush and Toothpaste
• Towels
• Toilet bag and make-up
• 2-3 Cloths
• Tissues
• Nipple cream
• Stretch mark cream / lotion
• Maternity sanitary pads
• Books and magazines or anything you like doing to keep you busy
• Day clothes

Baby’s bag:

• 3-4 Baby gros
• 3-4 Vests
• Jerseys
• Blankets
• Disposable nappies
• Feeding-bottles and formula milk if you ARE NOT going to breastfeeding
• Extra clothes to take your baby home
• Usually in hospital you will get a bag with some important toiletries and creams for baby, so this is not a major concern

The Nursery once Baby is home:

Accessories:

• Nappy pins
• Nappy tidy
• Nappy drier
• Large receiving blankets
• Smaller receiving blankets
• Nappy bag (waterproof and lined)
• Blanket
• Shawl
• Face cloths
• Hooded towels
• Brush and comb set
• Baby monitor
• Baby carrier
• Bottle warmer
• Music pet
• Cot net
• Pram net
• Duvet set
• Fitted cotton sheets
• Fitted pram sheets
• Top cot sheets
• Top pram sheets
• Duvet covers
• Pillow cases
• Pram waterproof
• Cot bumper
• Baby pillow
• Cot bumper cover
• Pram rattle
• Sleep wedge
• Bath mat
• Bath changing mat
• Play gym
• Rattles and soft toys

Toiletries and sundries:

• Scented nappy sacks
• Scented drawer liners
• Wet wipes
• Nappy liners
• Nappy buckets
• Nappy sterling powder
• Sterilizing unit
• Sterilizing liquid
• Sterilizing surface spray
• Baby scissors
• Nasal aspirator
• Baby powder
• Baby oil
• Baby jelly
• Baby shampoo
• Baby conditioner
• Baby lotion
• Cotton buds
• Baby cream
• Baby soap
• Spirits
• Gripe water
• Telament drops
• Dinky feeder
• Feeding bottles assorted sizes
• Bottle and teat brush
• Teats
• Dummies
• Dummy chain
• Baby thermometer
• Medicine dropper
• Breast pump
• Baby fabric softener and detergent

Clothing for Baby:

• Toweling nappies
• Waterproof pants
• Matinee jackets
• Jerseys
• Nighties
• Booties
• Cotton vests
• Bonnets
• Babygros
• Baby tights /leggings
• Bibs assorted
• Hangers

Nursery hardware:

• Cot
• Cot lift wedge
• Foam mattress
• Chest of drawers
• Pushchair
• Infant carrier car seat
• Car seat
• Carry cot
• Cot mobile
• Camp cot
• Baby bath
• Night light

To work from this list will be helpful, you can always add to it. But for the basic necessities this will be what you will need.

Enjoy your new BABY!!!