Car seat
stroller
bassinet
crib
crib mattress
crib sheets
diapers
baby wipes
bottles
nipples
clothes
bottle brush
swing
blankets
recieving blankets
burp cloths
socks
hats
diaper bag
baby wash
diaper rash cream
wash cloths
baby bath tub
bibs
bulb syringe
rectal thermometer
monitor

that's all I can think of at the moment.

Eventually you will need a high chair as well. If you are breast feeding you will probably need a pump so you can express and if you are not b.F. The you will need formula. Depending on the type of bottles you get you will also need liners (liners usually prevent too much gas from getting into the babas tummy).

I music player for the crib is nice because it soothes them. You may also need baby powder to prevent wetness in to diaper (not sure how many people use that). Baby nail clippers to keep him/her form scratching, one of those suction things (the bulb with the pointy suction end???). Not quite sure of its use but my coz used it for bogies. Their is probably more but samantham gave a pretty good list.

yeah that's what the bulb syringe is. I usually call it the booger sucker..Lol..But I figured i'd use the proper name!

.Oh, hehe. I have no clue. I used it once on my coz and neices but .I wasn't sure of the actual name.

If it makes you feel better, I think a lot of us are a little clueless with our first child - no matter what age we are.

The best thing a good friend told me to get before my first was cloth diapers. They are cheaper than actual burb clothes and you can use them for that purpose. They are nice and thick. The first few months, we never used our crib but used the bassinet all the time. Plus, we used a bouncer seat and a swing. Those two items were a life saver! Lil' nate loved them! A floor mat - gym was nice as well. Nate love to stare at the different toys hanging off the gym. We got so many things for cheap from my friends. Perhaps there are people in your community that maybe getting rid of some things. You can also look in the paper, ebay, or used store specifically for babies! I got a lot of baby clothes that way, too. I would be careful in buying a used car seat and crib without doing your research.

We used baby powder (my mom used corn starch on our child) all the time! There are so many cute newborn clothes but I really liked having plain white shirts that you can button instead of pulling over the babies head. With a newborn's head being so waboly (sp??), it was so much easier using button up. For the first few months, our baby wore a lot of pajama's. They seemed comfortable, were easy to change, and didn't seem to cost a lot of money. We used baby detergent (forgot the name) for the first few months because it's not as harsh as regular detergent. It was a hassle washing clothes separately, though.

Are you going to have a baby shower? You would probably get a lot of the needed items posted by samantha at a baby shower. Her list is very comprehensive and good!! It does seem like a lot but there are sometimes packs of items that are sold together such as a bulb syringe, thermometer, nail clippers, etc....

Good luck.

Here's my tip: as cute as baby clothes are, do not buy a ton of them. I just had to pack away my son's 0-3 month clothes (and he's only 2 months old) and I swear half of what I put away he'd never had a chance to wear. He spends most of his days in jammies and onesies anyway so all his little outfits are just sitting in his drawer.

I was always told buy one size bigger than what your baby is.
So for a newborn you'd have 3-6 months, 3 month you'd have 6-9 months and so on because nearly always baby clothes come out smaller than real life babies

ethan has always been a pretty big baby, but he wore 0-3 month clothing until he was almost 3 months. He wasn't really in bigger sizes untilhe was about 6 months. Then he wore either 6-9 or 9 month. Also different brands are different with each size which sucks.

Finn never fit into newborn size clothing. He swam in his 0-3 month clothes for the first few weeks and only had 1 outfit that fit, then he had a growth spurt and fit perfectly. Now he's too long for anything with feet and he almost fits into his 3-6 month stuff. Also different brands fit differently, i've even had to put away his 3-6 month sleepers from 'first moments', the feet were tiny and they were too short anyway. Oh, and I had a lot of winter clothes figuring it would be cold in november but it was rarely cold enough to wear them so he outgrew them. Sad, I had a bunch of cute things he never wore.

Me too! That makes me mad! I had all these cute winter outfits but its been so warm! What a waste! I am seriously thinking of going to goodwill and buying the rest of his baby clothes there since they grow so fast. Its such a waste when he doesnt even get to wear half of them! Then maybe when he gets older and wears his clothes for more than like 3 months before outgrowing them, then I can buy him some cute name brand stuff. I have wasted way too much money on baby clothes!

Save them up and then have a baby clothes garage sale.
The money you make can then be used to buy outfits when baby is a bit older and they will get to wear more often (hopefully)

there is bound to be some young girl in your local area having a baby who'd be glad of some slightly cheaper (worn a few times) baby clothes.

Advertise in a free local paper or something...

Things people told me to get that I never ever used- baby powder, and a changing table. I change her diaper whereever she is in the house on the floor.

I second the changing table! We used it twice!

I always use the changing table. I like changing her there. It's the perfect height, she knows that she's going to be changed when I put her down because she stops crying when I put her down. I use a wipe warmer also, so that's just where I always change her. We change her diaper there, her clothes, and dry her up after her bath.
I'd be sure you have lots of pacifiers. I put one in every place she goes. I have one near the recliner where we feed her, one on the bed, one near the glider where we feed her at night, one in her car seat, two in the diaper bag, and a few in the cabinet if we lose one.
I never use powder, the nurse said not to for the first year b/c it's not good for their lungs.
Ava was a 9 lb. Baby and she's still in most of her 0-3 month clothes at 2 months, but some doesn't fit her, it depends on the brand. I wouldn't get much of it though. She grew out of all her pjs quickly b/c she's long. I bought a few winter outfits too and she grew out of them b/c I didn't take her out much and it wasn't cold enough. I only had one outfit for a hot day and I would have needed a couple more of those b/c it was more hot than cold over here.
Her feet are always cold, so we use a lot of socks. We never really put shoes on her, so the few pairs I bought she grew out of.
You may want to get changing table pads for when you take the baby out and have to change the baby at a store or somewhere like that. I think it's gross to put ava on their changing table that other babies have been on. Only one place around here has their own paper to put down.
And stock up on medicine like tylenol and pediacare. If the baby gets sick all of a sudden, you may not be able to get to the store.

I had to read that 4 times before I got it right.
I read it as:
things people told me to never ever get - used baby powder and changing table.

I was like used baby powder??? what???

I used baby powder, the doc just said to make sure I put the powder in my hand (away from the baby) before putting it on the baby's bum, but under no circumstances was I to put it on the chest or under the neck (which .Bahamians do frequently)

one thing I could not live without which will always come in handy regardless of your child's age is a digital thermometer.

Foxy, we do that down here too when it's very hot. We put baby powder on our chests to absorb the moisture and keep us cool.

But, .Oni's Dr. Said to *never* use powder, blah blah, they inhale it, blah. I think as long as you don't make a dust cloud with it, your baba should be fine!

We use .Oni's changing table religiously!! But it's not a changing table. It's an old desk that we put a changing mat and a pink winnie the pooh table cloth on. I thought I wouldn't use it either, but we do!! All day, everyday!

The girls pretty much got everything else you'd need. Always have tylenol, mylecon, and a thermometer!

Sarah

I guess you don't *need* a changing table but I love ours. It's actually his dresser with a changing pad on top, the top drawer holds all his supplies (diapers, creams, wipes). I have a bad back so it's better for me to stand over him and the dresser is the perfect height (it's meant to be a changing table on top). We have a small place anyway so it's not like I have to go out of my way to change him in his room, that's where all his supplies are and his clothes and the diaper champ. He also loves being on there, that's where he does most of his smiling!

over here we use .Calpol, its for fever (accompanying colds, flu or other infections) and pain relief such as teething etc.
They make a few different versions, one is specifically for infants 0-3 months.

It is a godsend, and it tastes good too, so you will have no problem getting baby to drink it.

I would assume it is equivalent to tylenol because it is paracetamol bp.

Also someone mentioned a rectal theremometer......I think it easier to get the digital theremometer that goes under the arm, in the arm pit. It was always easier to hold .Tre and .Keya in my arms and take their temperature, by just keeping the arm with the theremometer pressed up against me so that they would not move their arm. It was hell trying to get a rectal or an ear reading because babies don't like poking and prodding, so they will squirm, cry and move and I doubt you will ever get a good temp. Reading.