What do you REALLY need for baby?

So I'm trying to get everything together for baby boy, and just had my baby shower. I still need some of the bigger items, but DH and I are going to get them soon! I honestly want to know, what do you ladies think that I'll REALLY need and not just what everyone tells you to buy lol. He is due in January so he will be a winter baby! Thanks ladies!

What you really need

Boobs to feed
some clothes/hats
place for it to sleep
diapers
and a carseat to come home in.


everything else is extra

Quoting Kelly&Coralie:" What you really need Boobs to feed some clothes/hats place for it to sleep diapers and a carseat to come home in. everything else is extra"

Pretty much what I was going to say.

Quoting Kelly&Coralie:" What you really need Boobs to feed some clothes/hats place for it to sleep diapers and a carseat to come home in. everything else is extra"

So basically I'm good then lol. I like the "boobs to feed" haha.

The biggest thing we got that I never really used was the changing table... Then again, with two babies, I didn't want to carry one to their room, fight to change him on it, then carry the other one to the room & fight to change him. It was so much easier just to keep diapers & wipes in the living room and change them on the couch.

Plenty of clothes, botttles, blankets, somewhere to sleep, carseat, diapers and wipes.

Things that come in handy
Swing, bounce seat, stroller, boppy.

Quoting Twin's Mommy:" The biggest thing we got that I never really used was the changing table... Then again, with two babies, ... [snip!] ... fight to change him. It was so much easier just to keep diapers & wipes in the living room and change them on the couch."

I completely understand with twins that would be difficult! We bought one, but our living room is small, and when babysitting I've always hated changing them on the couch! lol.

Quoting *L0ViN.J.D.&M*:" Plenty of clothes, botttles, blankets, somewhere to sleep, carseat, diapers and wipes. Things that come in handy Swing, bounce seat, stroller, boppy."

I definatley have a lot of blankets lol. I received a boppy as a gift and am super excited to use it  

<blockquote><b>Quoting Twin's Mommy:</b>" The biggest thing we got that I never really used was the changing table... Then again, with two babies, ... [snip!] ... fight to change him. It was so much easier just to keep diapers & wipes in the living room and change them on the couch."</blockquote>




We keep a diaper bag in the living room. That way diapers, wipes and spare clothes are right their.

Quoting Mrs.D [TBT!]:" I completely understand with twins that would be difficult! We bought one, but our living room is small, and when babysitting I've always hated changing them on the couch! lol."

My living room is the size of a normal bedroom! haha. They got to a point when they were a few months old & it was just a bitch to pick them up that high. lol SOs mom bought it for us, and it looked nice in the room, and I did use it a few times, but not enough for her to have spent the money on it.

Quoting *L0ViN.J.D.&M*:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Twin's Mommy:</b>" The biggest thing we got that I never really ... [snip!] ... We keep a diaper bag in the living room. That way diapers, wipes and spare clothes are right their."

Our entertainment center has cabinets on it, so one of them is stocked with diapers, wipes, diaper cream, etc.

Quoting Twin's Mommy:" My living room is the size of a normal bedroom! haha. They got to a point when they were a few months ... [snip!] ... it for us, and it looked nice in the room, and I did use it a few times, but not enough for her to have spent the money on it."

Oh! Maybe it's just me that thinks it's small then lol. I understand what you're saying though, his room is going to be upstairs so I don't know how much I'm going to be up there using it anyway. I may end up doing what you did! lol.

Boobs, diapers, clothes, carseat.

Quoting Mrs.D [TBT!]:" Oh! Maybe it's just me that thinks it's small then lol. I understand what you're saying though, his ... [snip!] ... going to be upstairs so I don't know how much I'm going to be up there using it anyway. I may end up doing what you did! lol."

Yeah I don't like walking up stairs, so I'd be screwed if I lived there. I would flip out if I had to carry a newborn up them.

Stroller
Car seat
Crib
Diapers
Wipes
Butt cream (vitamin cream, we have Bepanthen over here)
Bibs
Clothes (I bought too many - 2 weeks worth of outfits per age group is more than enough)
Socks, hats & mittens
Snowsuit (like an all-over coat to take them home/out in)
Boobies/breast pump/bottles & formula - whichever you plan on but I planned on breastfeeding which was impossible so I went on to pumping and bottles
Blankets
Pacifiers (if you plan to use them)
A baby bag with a foldable changing mat, a proper mat is pointless.

Maybe a couple of bright toys to look at but not essential. Everything else can wait really. I found baby bath things a waste of money and they grow out of them quickly.