Must-Haves For Your Baby Registry Checklist
Giving birth to a little one is truly an exciting moment. To be stress-free when your baby arrives, it is essential to have all the things you will need beforehand. The best way to do that is to create your baby registry checklist, which is a list of everything that your baby will require. This will also help friends and family to figure out what to gift you.
Here are some essentials you will have to include in your baby registry:
- Clothes:
- Bibs
- Blanket sleepers
- Burp cloths
- Front buttoned jackets
- Leggings or elastic-waist trousers
- Light sweaters
- Mittens
- One-piece pajamas
- Onesies
- Seasonal clothing
- Socks
- Soft hat
- Swaddling blankets
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Diapering:
- Baby wipes
- Changing table or changing pad
- Cloth or disposable Diapers
- Cotton balls and swabs
- Diaper bag
- Diaper rash cream
- Liners
- Soft washcloths
- Unscented baby wipes
- Nursery:
- Activity mat
- Baby bedding
- Baby monitor
- Crib mattress and cover
- Crib sheets
- Crib, cradle or bassinet
- Heavier blankets (for winter)
- Soft blankets
- Storage Baskets or bins
- Teething toys
- Bathing
- Baby hairbrush
- Baby tub
- Baby-safe soap/body wash
- Baby-safe massage oil
- Baby-safe shampoo
- Baby-safe laundry detergent
- Baby-safe body lotion
- Simple bath toys
- Soft towels
- Washcloths
- Feeding:
This depends on whether you choose to breast-feed your baby or not.
- Baby bottles and nipples
- Bottle brush
- Breast pump
- Dishwasher basket
- Extra pump parts
- Formula
- High chair
- Milk storage/Freezer bags
- Pacifiers
- Health:
- Baby medicine
- Baby thermometer
- Baby-safe nail clippers
- Cotton balls
- Cotton swabs
- Medicine spoon
- Rubbing alcohol pads
- Saline nasal drops
- Gears:
- Infant car seat
- Insulated bottle carrier
- Stroller/baby carrier
- Playpen
Now that you have made a list of everything you need for your baby, here are a few things that you do not require in your baby registry. They include:
- Baby shoes
- Baby wipe warmer
- Crib bumpers
- Dressy clothes
- Drop-down cribs
- Too many toys
With that, you are sorted with the essentials! You can put together your own baby registry using services offered online like the PinkiBlue baby registry to personalize it further according to your preferences for a hassle-free experience.
