Top Things You Need For A Newborn Baby

An ear or forehead thermometer isn t accurate on babies younger than 12.

Top things you need for a newborn baby.

Digital thermometer rectal or under the arm. The only clothes you need for your baby in the newborn and 0 3 month sizes are footed pajamas onesies kimono tees socks and mittens. As if you don t have enough of a haul already going anywhere with a baby. Fortunately for you the menu s pretty limited.

You will need to have four to six 4 ounce and 8 ounce bottles a. Baby bottles are essential if you re formula feeding but they can be a pain in the ass when you re going anywhere. Pacifiers 3 to 5. Some babies love them some don t.

If you re breastfeeding a trusty nursing pillow is a must for keeping baby in the optimal position. The kitchen sink works fine at first for bathing your baby but you might want to move your baby. It adds moisture into the air and helps clear tiny stuffy noses. A checklist for the first year bathing.

Infant car seat or convertible car seat stroller baby carrier baby swing or bouncer play mat. You ll also need a few terrycloth bath towels and washcloths baby soap and or tearless shampoo brush and comb and round tip nail clippers or scissors. Even if you re breastfeeding you will need bottles and nipples to use with milk that you pump. In case your baby gets sick or hurt these first aid basics are good to have ready.

But we know you re not living in the stone age. You need and deserve the. For the first few weeks your baby will seem like a sleeping and eating machine. For feeding you ll need some burp cloths and bibs.

Here are the baby must haves to have on hand. Try to keep in mind that all you really need for baby is diapers a place for him to sleep and a blanket to bundle him in.