Bbest: Onesies from Next, cotton kandoras from Satwa, bouncer.
Worst: floor gym, rattles, pacifiers, too many going out "good" clothes
edited by AmyAus82 on 05/07/2013
Cotton kandoras? What are they?
Best buys -
muslins - great for a multitude of things,
mothercare bounce chair and baby bjorn carrier - both perfect for keeping the baby secure whilst doing jobs in kitchen etc
cot - eldest DD hated her bassinet so both DDs went straight into a cot
breast pump
pram which takes a car seat - it gives you more freedom if you don't need to transfer the baby from your car seat into a pram/pushcar.
Worst buys -
bassinet
fussy clothes - keep it simple,
Second the Baby Bjorn Bouncer - from New Born up.
Baby Bjorn Sling then used a Patapum from 5 months
Changing mat - used it on the floor or our bed.
Milton tablets for sterilising
Medela Swing electric Breast pump.
All in one baby gro and sleep suits
Fleece blankets
Loads of muslins
Crib rather than a Moses basket
Worst:
Electric swing chair
Changing table
Nappy changing bag - expensive and not worth the money!
This question is very subjective as you can see from the responses here.
If you are planning to breastfeed, you don't need any bottle equipment or sterilizers at all.
Pacifiers have even very useful for me and the floor gym was good for a while too.
It really depends on your personal situation. Some mothers put their infants in fancy clothes everyday but many do not.
One thing that I think we will all agree on is that you need an infant car seat...
Best buy hands down was the [url=http://www.babybjorn.com/products/bouncers/babysitter-balance/babysitter-balance/'>Baby Bjorn Balance Bouncer[/url'> loved by all my children from newborn and still going strong on my fourth baby
Also great is the Braun ear thermometer. It's a bit big for them from newborn tiny but is fine from a couple of month and is SO good for taking the 'Oooo, he/she feels hot, do you think he's/she's hot, could that be a fever?' guesswork away.
Worst buy was probably a fabric sling. I bought two types and couldn't find a good fit with either.
Best buys: electric swing chair which helped to get my kids sleep especially when you need to get something done.
Worst buys: baby bath - never used it. Chest of drawers with a changing area on top - we ended up just changing the nappier either on the sofa or the floor using travel changing mat.
Nappy bins - it was amusing at first, but ended up using normal bin after a few days.
Best buy:
A fabric sling, we used this for the first 6 months & never touched the pram until after 7 months.
Moses basket until 6 months. Although he slept on me for the first 6 mths.
Packs of cheap flannels / wash cloths not muslins.
Milton sterlizing tablets, no other sterlizing kit required.
Loads of baby gros & vests various sizes.
Baby hat
A few blankets.
Tommee Tippee bottles & vari flow teats.
Maxi Cosi car seat.
Worst buy for us was the manual breast pump. We didn't need to buy the pram or cot until much later.
We generally didn't buy much at all for the first 6 mths or so.
Hope this helps.