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Baby Essentials 0-12 Months

From From the day a baby is conceived, parents want their child to have the best possible comfort. They want to give the best things to their child. Therefore, from the day a baby is conceived, parents start collecting items for their baby. At times, though, parents may think:

"I think I have bought all the necessary items. But I don't know if I forgot anything"
"Oh god, I just can't figure out what exactly my baby will need"
"I think I should contact any of my friends who recently had a baby. Then everything can be arranged according to her advice"

If you or a friend of yours has gone through the same situation, please check this article. Because this article and the attached video include information and pictures of the essential items a newborn baby will require in his / her first year from the day he / she was born.

Welcome to Blissful Motherhood blog. This is the first English post of the 'Blissful Motherhood' blog. This post is about the items that are required for a newborn baby during his/ her first year. Below, in the attached video, I have provided pictures of all the items that are mentioned in the baby essentials list.

You can check this list, and can choose whatever items you want to include in your own list. For an example, if you want to co-sleep with your baby, if you do not wish to make your baby sleep in a cot, you do not need to buy a cot. Therefore, although cot is included in my list, you can remove that from your list. Also, you do not need to buy all the baby items before your baby is born. For example, this list includes some baby items that are required only after your baby starts solids. Babies start solids at the age of 6 months. Therefore, it is not a must to buy those items before your baby is born. You can buy those items even after the arrival of your baby.

First, check this list,and decide what to buy before and after giving birth to your baby, and decide what are the items you want and do not want from this list.

You need a lot of baby items during the first year of your baby. Therefore, this list includes a lot of different baby items. So, all those items are categorized into few different categories. Those 4 categories are...

Baby clothes and other clothing items
Items required when making your baby sleep
Items required during breast feeding or bottle feeding
Items required after starting solids
Items required to keep your baby healthy
Items required for laundry
Items required when bathing your baby
Items required to travel with your baby
Items required to make your baby entertained and active
Furniture and other items that are required during the first year of your baby

In the below given list, I have provided the items included in the first four categories.

1. Baby clothes and other clothing items:

Baby napkins (size 18 x 18, size 22 x 22, larger once with size 32 x 32)
Cloth diapers
Inserts for cloth diapers
Disposable diapers
Muslin or panel swaddles
Blankets to swaddle baby
Safety pins
Baby towels
Baby frock, tops and t-shirts
Panties and leggings
On-piece / onesie outfits
Sleepers or pajamas
Socks, shoes and mittens
Hats and bibs
Baby macintosh or rubber sheet

2. Items required when making your baby sleep

Pacifier or soother
Pillows (Rectangular pillows and bolsters)
Waterproof mattress cover for bed / cot
Mosquito net
Cot / crib and mattress
Night light
Bed rails for bed
Cot bumpers for cot

3. Items required during breast feeding or bottle feeding

Nursing pillows
Bottles and nipples
Bottle warmer
Sterilizer
Breast pump
Breast milk storage bags or bottles
Thermal bag
Baby formula
Flask
Bottle brush

4. Items required after starting solids

High chair
Bowl set and baby spoon
Plate
Feeding bottle with a spoon
Sippy cup and straw cup
Cutting board and knife
Garlic chopper (you can use this to chop baby food)
Small containers to store food
Cookware to cook baby food

A lot more items are remaining to be discussed in the next six categories. As this post is already long enough, I am not going to discuss the next categories in this post. I will be sharing the items in those six categories in my next post. Please check that post for the remaining baby items.

Check this video and see the items included in these categories along with their pictures...