A close friend recently had her baby shower and afterward I asked what she still needs and she said she doesn’t have a baby bag. She specified that she has a diaper bag already, but not a baby bag.




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Is this a good Get Before The Baby Comes list?

I’m coming up with all I should buy, heres what I got so far:
Carrier/Sling
Bassinet (I was thinking of using mine from when I was a baby, I know my mom would give it to me, and it’s in very good shape)
Baby bath soup/lotion/shampoo/powder
Bath tub
Bottles&nipples (I’ll breast feed but like just incase, so only two or three, like if I go out one night)
Bouncy chair&Swing
Changing Table
Cloth Diapers (I’m using disposable, but like to put on my should when burping and such)
Crib
Diaper bag
Diaper pail
Baby wipes
Diapers (like three packs)
Hooded bath towels
Car seat
Stroller
Thermometors (I think I want to get the ones you roll across the head)
Lots of onesies
6 sleepers
Lots if socks and booties
3 hats
Lots of bibs
3 undershirts
3 light weight blankets
2 blankets
soft washcloths
Combs
Baby nail clippers
Pacifiers
Nasal Aspirator
Sun shades for car
Breast pads
V-shaped cushion
Breast Pump
Sterilizing equipment
toys
Coat/jacket
4 pants, 3 shirts

Anything else I should get?
Also, should I ask my mom for the guest room to turn it into the baby room (which is another room away from mine, my sisters is in the middle), or should I try to fix my room up to fit me and the baby, or should I ask my mom for the basement (which is finished, nothing is down there, my parents don’t use it, it’s just empty rooms and a bathroom, and a work out room, with a place that a small kitchen could be built, and it’s walk out)?
Oh! If I toke the basement then me and the baby would be there, it has about two rooms, an open area and a kind of like sun room.
I don’t know about a baby shower…My friends are mostly guys, the girl friend I had is dating the dad now, so I wouldn’t really have anyone to invite besides my mom and cousins wife haha




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Should I use Scotch Guard before or after sewing?

I am making an assortment of baby items (tummy pillow, diaper bag, burp cloth, car seat cover, etc.) I plan to use Scotch Guard to prevent staining but wonder if I should apply the Scotch Guard to the fabric before I sew it or if I should apply it to the finished product. Also any other tips from experienced seamstresses or crafters would be welcome.




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how many clothes for new baby?

My sister is pregnant, and my mother and I are looking for outfits for her baby shower. (her and her husband have alot of the bigger things, like a crib, diaper bag, bottles, etc. How many outfits/pieces of clothing does a newborn baby need? I know they grow fast so we don’t want to get too much is newborn size. How quickly do they change sizes and how many of the next size up should we get?

It’s a baby boy, if it matters.




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First time mommy, please help with supply ?

Besides clothes and toys, can you please look over my list and see if there is anything else I can add to the it for a new baby, also if you would like to add stuff for a new mommy that would be nice =)

Baby Gates
Bathtub Spout Cover
Bibs
Bottles
Brush/Comb
Burp Cloths
Cabinet & Drawer Locks
Changing Table
Changing Table Pad Covers
Crib
Crib Bedding
Crib Fitted Sheets
Crib Mattress
Crib Mattress Pads
Diaper Bag
Diaper Holder/Diapers
Diaper Rash Cream
Door Handle Covers
Dresser
First Aid Kit
Grooming Kit
Highchair
Hooded Bath Towels
Lotion
Mittens
Monitors
Nightlight
Outlet Covers
Pacifiers
Sensitive Laundry Soap
Sleep Positioner
Stroller
Swaddle Blankets
Toilet Lid Lock
Tub
Wipes




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Do I got everything on my list?

Diapers
wipes
burp clothes
receiving blankets
crib blanket or quilt
bumper
hats
hooded bath towels
wash clothes
onesies
socks
bibs
baby shampoo/bodywash
baby lotion
diaper cream
brush
pacifiers
baby bath
carseat/ stroller
swing
diaper bag
wipe travel case
sheets
waterproof pad
crib
mobile
maxipads
nasal aspirator
baby monitor
night light
bottles bottle brushes
bottle rack




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im 19 years old, 33 weeks pregnant with my first (girl) and just want to make sure im not missing anything really important, can you quick look over this list and let me know? here are the things that i have, not sure if im missing anything…thanks!

bassinet
changing table
bouncer thing
bath tub
baby wash and lotion
hooded towels
wash clothes
diapers
wipes
clothes
socks
mittens
hats
burp clothes
receiving blankets
bottles
bibs
mouth and ear thermometer
baby monitor
diaper genie
diaper bag
stroller and car seat
a few rattles/toys
nail clippers
nasal aspirator
binki/pacifiers
blankets
sheets
bottle brush
humidifier
i didnt say formula or a breast pump, as im still deciding if im breastfeeding or not, i think im going to get some formula just in case.
im sure there is something im forgetting that i do have, but any suggestions would be wonderful, this is my first baby so i want to make sure i have EVERYTHING im going to need. some of the things i have i still need more of like diapers and wipes, clothes, bottles, and stuff, just want to make sure i have a general idea of what i need. thanks for your help!




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diaper bag for a 21 month old?

My daughter will be 2 in July and I am thinking about getting her another diaper bag, hers in getting pretty worn out-was a cheap wal-mart diaper bag! My question is, is she to old for a diaper bag? i usually keep diapers, wipes, change of clothes, and tons of snacks for when we go out. I found these bags at the mall that you can personalize with the childs name on them, I was just wondering if she was getting to old for one? how old is your toddler and do you have a diaper bag for them, what do you keep in it? thanks for all your help!!




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The room really isn’t that big, a changing table can fit but it will be kind of packed with the glider, crib, daybed, dresser etc. If I dont get one is it practical to have to change the baby on the daybed? Is there some kind of waterproof padding for this? (and not the small one that comes in a diaper bag)




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what dint u know before u had kids?

* Who John Jacob Jingle Heimershmitt is.

* How to change a diaper in the dark, in a parked car, on a standing child
and all of the above simultaneously.

* Which lines of The Cat in the Hat and If I Ran the Circus can be skipped
over without a child noticing.

* How bright a 3 a.m. full moon is.

* The design marvels of hooded towels, Velcro-strap shoes and mitten clips.

* Locations of public restrooms all across town.

* Why anyone would bother retracing their steps for miles just to retrieve a
lost blankie.

* That tigers live in the trees in our backyard.

* How to open a van door while bobbling 2 lunch boxes, two extra coats, a
purse, a diaper bag and a baby.

* That solid white socks get lost in the dryer at a much slower rate than do
the mates of patterned socks that coordinate to special outfits.

* How little sleep a human body truly needs to function.

* Almost every Disney lyric ever penned.

* How to spell amoxicillin, let alone




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