Winter baby needs

I'm giving my POV from the dont' want to spend extra money POV.

Dunno about 8 nursing bras, I only have 4 now & only had 3 up til recently. Unless you can get them cheaply from an outlet.

You dont need a buggy sleeping bag you can use blankets & if you have a rain cover/plastic cover they are like a little hot house anyway.

Actually might quote your post & do it that way.

hope this helps somewhat

Clothes                presuming these are various sizes & you usually get given a bit of newborn clothing or the 000 size, I'd be inclined to get body suits to stop everything riding up.
     NB     0-3     
          4     Nighties
     4     6     Singlets (long sleve)
     4     6     Singlets (short sleeve/sleeveless)
     4     6     Tops (long sleeve)
     4     6     Pants
     2     4     cardigans/jackets/jumpers
     1     3     hats/bonnets
     2     4     Grow suits/AIO go into baby factory have good special on these now
          8     socks (pairs)
     2     4     Booties (pairs)
          4     Leg Warmers
Feeding               
          12     Bibs
          6     spill coths/upcycled old flats
          6     Washable nursing pads (pairs)
          1     Lanolin nipple ointment
          1     Tri-pillow
          8     Nurcing Bras
               Good books use the library
Nappies               
          24+     cloth nappies
          10     booster liners
          4     covers
          12+     cloth wipes
          2     packets newborn eco-friendly disposable nappies
               tea tree oil
Bedding                if you want to save money you can shift bassinette from room to room
          1     Hammock
          4     Hammock Sheets
          4     Blankets (wool+cotton)
          2     Wheat bag
          3     Wraps (Merino)
          1     Bassinet
          1     Bassinet Matress
          4     Bassinet/Cot Sheet sets
Bathing               
          2     towels use your own but get a couple of flat nappies to use as "liners"
          6     wash cloths
               Toiletries - soap, powder, barrier cream, massage oil you might get giving this stuff 7 you get stuff in bounty bag as hospital which I'm still using. Baby powder isn't actually a good idea
               Bath thermometer (any ideas of good brands?) I use my wrist, but plunket might have free ones
Out and About               
          2     Wrap (Carrier) you only need one, i didn't use one last time, only used the capsule, ths time no capsule but have a wrap instead
          1     Buggie
          1     Buggie sleeping bag thing see above post
          1     Carseat
          2     Head support (buggie+carseat)
          1     Nappy Bag
          3     Dirty nappy bags
          1     Change mat comes with nappy bag usually
          1     Crawl mat/rug

How big was Mia? & are you carrying the same sizeish as you were with her? might give you an indication of bubs to be's size?

Oh definitely utilise trademe.

New born is 0000. 0-3 is 000, 3-6 is 00.

If you are using cloth then you will basically need the next size up in bodysuits unless you get extenders.

Oh your nursing pads, I'd think that 3 pairs would be enough? mind you depends on your boobs & what you were like last time.

OH even this time I got given at least 2 fleece blankets.

Hmmmm, rip it apart you say

Merino and cotton is a great idea, my winter baby lived in layers of both, and most of our swaddle wraps were merino for extra warmth.

Nightgowns are brilliant, I wouldn't bother with tops and pants AND AIO's, choose one or the other or a combo of both but you really only need say 6 changes of clothes all up so maybe 3 top and pant sets and 3 AIO's?

You can never have too many hats and socks - you can never find them when you need them. Booties are a waste of time, they don't stay on.

Pillowcases make great hammock sheets.

I disagree with lil fatty re: wraps - I had about 6 and I used them all, I found if she spilled it was usually the wrap that wore it.

I never bothered with NB size clothes at all, even on Sienna who was only 6lb8oz - they all went straight into 000. It's not like it matters if it's a wee bit big, they're not exactly going to trip over it!

Agree with lil fatty re: blankets - if you swaddle you will probably only need one or two blankets as the swaddle will keep baby warm.

I wouldn't bother with long sleeve and short sleeve singlets, choose one or the other and 6 should be heaps.

2 cardigans is heaps. I found lil miss hardly needed cardigans/jackets etc as when we went out she was mostly swaddled and asleep. By the time she started being awake more (around 3 mths) it was warmer.

Leg warmers are great and really funky but not a neccessity. I didn't put them on my babies till they were crawling.

Agree with Aliasmum re: nursing bras. I only had 3 to start with, I now have 5 but I wanted to make sure I was going to stick with breastfeeding before I bought more.

Baby carrier/wrap is a great idea, I love mine but maybe best to wait till baby has arrived before you buy one so you can try it out first as different people suit different things.

Don't bother too much with toiletries, like ALiasmum said you'll get heaps of samples which will help you work out what suits your baby's skin.

Hope this helps some.

Oh and with my winter baby, the two best things I had were the (hired) snap and go wheels and the storm cover for the capsule. If it was pouring down I could put the cover on inside and put her in the car with it on then get the whole capsule out and snap it into the wheels while she stayed dry under the cover and it meant I wasn't fussing about with shifting her into the buggy in the rain. The snap and gos cost about $40 to hire and the storm cover was about $20.

Thanks girls,

will scrap the extra bras and the thermometer, and sick with what ever I get given for NB clothing.

I was planning on getting one nice blanket for the baby, and sticking with the hand me downs I've been given for the rest.

The AIO are for DP, I hate them. So will happily cross them off the list and stick with the nighties.

Mia was only 7 7, but differnt father, so I've been told may be very different.

Thanks, I sound like a first timer, just feel like I've forgotten everything lol Hopefully it all comes back when the baby is born!

ooh i have a question, we're not due with our first until January so still the early days, but do we need both wraps and nighties for them to sleep in? or just one or the other?

Hi - my thoughts on one item - try to buy all-in-ones with feet in them. And get the ones that do up the front - so you can quickly undo them and redress without having to fuss with tiny little t shirts and arms. Not the All-in-ones that only d up around the legs, as they are very long and ou have to get the whole baby in there like sauage - can be hard work at 3am with a wriggly little baby!

The kimono style all in ones are brilliant, I bought heaps of little tshirts and pants and never use them, cause the All-in-ones are way easier. Especially if they have feet. No little socks falling off all the time.

Merino Kids, Farmers, Dimples, Nature Baby and Cotton on have good ones. All ranges from expensive to super cheap.

Heres what I mean - hope this is helpful.

http://www.naturebaby.co.nz/organic_baby_products/organic_cotton_baby_clothes/stretch_and_grow.html

You might want to put mittens on your list - I originally bought some for my bub (3 pack from postie plus) just to avoid her scratching but now we use them at night in case she breaks free from her wrap, and whenever we go out (she's got her mothers' circulation and her little handies get cold fast)

on the mittens thing, as a newborn Ella's hands were too small for mittens so I ended up using newborn socks instead.

also with the AIO with feet- i found Ella grew out of those a lot faster and the ones with no feet were better value for money. For nightime I used a merino nightie (domes at the bottom) and it was brilliant (Ella liked it so much it is now her blankie).