Baby Essentials 0-12 Months (Part 2)

This post and my previous post provide information about the products required during the first year of your baby. To prepare that list, I used my own experiences, and information I gathered after doing some research in this area. 

You may or may not want to include some of these items to your list. Also, there can be some items you want to include in your list, which are not mentioned in this list. You do not need to buy some of these baby items before your baby is born. 

You can check these 2 posts and create your own baby products list based on the details given in these posts. Decide what are the items you want and do not want from this list. Consider whether you need some more items that are not mentioned in these posts. Decide what to buy before and after giving birth to your baby.

In my previous post, I have categorized the baby products required for the first year into 10 different categories and explained the baby items included in the first 4 categories. The video attached to that post provides images of the items of those categories. In this post, I explain the remaining 6 categories. The video attached to this post provides images of the items of those categories. Let us see the items included in the 6 remaining categories...

1. Items required to keep your baby healthy

• Cotton wool
• Wet wipes
• Baby cream
• Nappy rash cream
• Digital thermometer
• Baby nail scissor
• Baby comp
• Baby potty or potty seat
• Muslin cloths to clean baby's gums during the first few months
• Tooth brush to brush teeth when they start to come out
• Teething toys
• First aid items (i.e. panadol syrup, gripe water)
• Mosquito repellent cream or spray

2. Items required for laundry 

• Detergent or soap
• Fabric softener
• Laundry bags or buckets
• Clothing rack

3. Items required when bathing your baby

• Bath tub
• Shampoo and baby wash or soap
• A cup to pour water on  baby's head
• Bath support

4. Items required to travel with your baby

• Stroller
• Stroller fan
• Car seat
• Baby bag
• Changing mat

5. Items required to make your baby entertained and active

• Cot mobile
• Bouncer
• Play mat and playpen
• Toys
• Books

6. Furniture and other items that are required during the first year of your baby

• Drawers or a cupboard to keep baby clothes
• Changing table
• Safety gates
• Boxes or cupboards to keep toys and books
• Baby monitor
• Hand sanitizer

I hope these 2 blog posts will help you to make a final decision about the products required during the first year of your baby.

Check this video and see the pictures of items included in these categories...

Images: PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/)
Video music: https://www.bensound.com

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...

1. Baby clothes and other clothing items
2. Items required when making your baby sleep
3. Items required during breast feeding or bottle feeding
4. Items required after starting solids
5. Items required to keep your baby healthy
6. Items required for laundry
7. Items required when bathing your baby
8. Items required to travel with your baby
9. Items required to make your baby entertained and active
10. 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...

Images: PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/)
Video music: https://www.bensound.com