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Baby essentials: What do you need?

Annalena Mülln

Mother, founder of Lebensvoll Family Support, pelvic floor physiotherapist, specialized scar therapist, physiotherapist, rectus diastasis expert—Tupler Technique® Trained
Professional

If you’re currently asking yourselves, “What does our little sweetheart need?” you’re in the midst of a very transformative, exciting, and thrilling time. You’re going to be parents! Enjoy this phase mindfully until the birth!

A Clothing Line for your soon-to-be newborn is essential to keep them warm, transport them safely, and care for them properly. But don’t buy too much at first. Why? You’ll certainly receive clothes and much more as gifts, and perhaps your baby will be bigger or smaller than expected. Or they may get colder more easily than others and need several layers. Don’t worry—you’ll learn all of this as you care for your child.

To save you stress, I’d like to provide you with a compact checklist of the most important items for your baby’s initial essentials.

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When can you buy the essentials for your baby?

Feel free to purchase the essentials for your baby gradually from the middle of your pregnancy, around the 20th week of pregnancy.

Newborn essentials

With the following checklist, you have everything your baby needs at a glance:

Basic Clothing Line Essentials

  • Clothing Line in sizes 56 and 62 (if you’re expecting a small baby, also size 50)
  • 5 bodysuits (feel free to try out whether you prefer wrap bodysuits or classic ones)
  • 3 rompers (all-in-one outfits for babies are practical and require less work)
  • 2 elastic-waist pants
  • 4 tops / sweaters
  • 4 pairs of socks (at least one will inevitably get lost)
  • 1 thin hat (for a head circumference of 34 cm, which fits most babies)
For baby clothing

Checklist for a Summer or Winter Baby

If you are expecting your baby in summer, you will also need:

If your baby is born in winter, the essentials should also include:

Traveling with a baby

  • 1 infant car seat to transport your child safely (Take a look at the seat beforehand, install and remove it from the car several times, and practice buckling and unbuckling.)
  • 1 Snuggle Wrap Blanket
  • 1 stroller
For on the go

Initial care supplies

  • 2 packs of newborn or size 1 diapers (First, see which size your baby needs. They also make a wonderful gift.)
  • Cotton pads and wet wipes (Many parents use water with a little oil or breast milk to care for their baby's bottom.)
  • 2 Washcloths
  • 2 Hooded bath towels
  • 1 baby bathtub or
  • 1 bathing bucket
  • 1 bath thermometer
  • Almond oil or breast milk as a bath additive
  • 1 fever thermometer
  • 1 heat lamp
  • 1 changing table or
  • 1 changing station with changing mat
To the Changing Mats

Feeding your newborn

Breastfeeding accessories for the initial essentials:

  • Nursing bras (for comfort and support while breastfeeding)
  • Nursing pads (to absorb leaking milk)
  • Nursing pillow (to support the baby and mother during breastfeeding)
  • Nipple cream (for caring for sensitive or cracked nipples)
  • Nursing clothes (to make breastfeeding the baby more discreet)
  • Muslin cloths


Tip: Muslin cloths or burp cloths are versatile, e.g. as a changing mat or for wiping.

For bottle-feeding:

  • Baby bottles
  • Teats with the smallest hole
  • Infant formula for feeding up to the first birthday
  • 1 bottle brush
  • Muslin cloths

Basic sleeping essentials

  • Bedside, family, or baby cot (First clarify what suits you best.)
  • Nipple with the smallest hole
  • 4 Baby romper
  • Baby monitor
  • Pacifier as a sleep aid
  • Sleeping Bags
To the sleeping bags

Other Furniture

  • Playpen
  • High chair with newborn attachment

Basic gaming equipment

To Toys

Verena Keller
Verena Keller is a mother of three and an experienced early childhood educator. As a certified breastfeeding specialist, she supports families through the challenges of breastfeeding and helps parents with valuable advice and empathy.

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