Checklist 5 - Furniture And Equipment· Crib or Moses Basket · Pram/buggy · Sterilizer · Bottles (even if you are breastfeeding, it is good to have bottles on standby) · Breast pump (electric ones are easier than hand pumps) · Changing mat and stand (I use a stand from IKEA, it’s brilliant at £27 and saves your knees) · Nursing chair (if you haven’t already got a suitable place to sit and feed the baby) · Cot (for when baby has outgrown the crib) · Car seat · Bouncy chair (for baby to sit in while you are busy) · Nursing cushion (shaped like a horseshoe, they are perfect for sitting on if you’ve had stitches and also supporting baby whilst feeding) · Play mat/play arch · Thermometer (it’s worth investing in a digital one, as these give you quick and accurate readings if baby is unwell and distressed) · Musical cot mobile (babies love to have soothing music to go to sleep to) · Changing bag (nice big one) · Changing box (to keep nappies, creams etc in at home) · Twin tub (you put warm water in one side for dipping cotton wool when changing baby and then dispose of it in the other side) · Baby carrier (like a papoose, if you want to be buggy-free sometimes) · Baby bath, or bath seat for using in the big bath tub  Click here to return to the Newborn Baby Checklist page
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