For the benefit of some friends getting ready for their first baby, I’m sharing my shopping list below:
Shopping List
| Food | |
| 1 | Milk bottles |
| 2 | Bottle brush |
| 3 | Bottle liquid detergent |
| 4 | Bottle rack |
| 5 | Sterilizer – Pigeon |
| 6 | Breast pump – Medela |
| 7 | Milk storage cups/bags |
| 8 | Cooler bag + ice pack |
| 9 | Milk powder dispenser |
| 10 | Thermal flask (small) |
| 11 | Ba Bao San + Bao Ying Dan – Eu Yan Sang |
| 12 | Square towels/bib |
| Bath | |
| 1 | Bathtub |
| 2 | Anti-slip mat |
| 3 | Baby bath gel |
| 4 | Bath towel |
| 5 | Wash cloth |
| 6 | Cotton ball |
| 7 | Changing mat/top/table |
| 8 | Water containers (2) |
| 9 | Baby wipes (+ travel pack) |
| 10 | Facial Cotton |
| 11 | Nappy cream – Desitin |
| 12 | Ru Yi You – Ji Siang brand |
| 13 | Baby cream/lotion |
| 14 | Olive oil |
| 15 | Cotton bud |
| 16 | Alcohol swap |
| 17 | Baby nail cutter/clipper |
| Well-Being | |
| 1 | Thermometer |
| 2 | Baby monitor |
| 3 | Record book |
| Wear | |
| 1 | Shirts + pants – long & short |
| 2 | Rompers |
| 3 | Nappy towels |
| 4 | Nappy liners |
| 5 | Plastic pants |
| 6 | Disposable diapers |
| 7 | Mittens |
| 8 | Booties |
| 9 | Cap |
| 10 | Receiving blanket |
| 11 | Baby washing detergent |
| Sleep | |
| 1 | Cot/playpen/sarong rocker |
| 2 | Mattress |
| 3 | Mattress sheets |
| 4 | Blanket |
| 5 | Bolster (bean sprout) |
| 6 | Pacifier |
| Mum | |
| 1 | Nightshirts |
| 2 | Nursing bra |
| 3 | Disposable + washable breast pads |
| 4 | Nipple cream |
| 5 | Breast shells |
| 6 | Breastfeeding pillow |
| 7 | Disposable panties |
| 8 | Maternity pads |
| 9 | Float (natural birth) |
| 10 | Stomach binder |
| 11 | Bedroom slippers |
| 12 | Herbs for confinement |
| Hospital Bag | |
| Mum | |
| 1 | 1/C |
| 2 | Admission letter |
| 3 | Medical reports |
| 4 | Cordblood kit |
| 5 | Handphone charger |
| 6 | Sweater |
| 7 | Socks |
| 8 | Nightshirts |
| 9 | Nursing bra |
| 10 | Nipple cream |
| 11 | Disposable panties |
| 12 | Maternity pads |
| 13 | Slippers |
| 14 | Toiletries – toothbrush + paste, facial cleanser |
| 15 | Wet wipes |
| 16 | Facial cotton/cotton balls |
| 17 | Comb + hair clip |
| 18 | Float (natural birth) |
| 19 | Stomach binder (caesarean birth) |
| 20 | Pressure stockings (caesarean birth) |
| 21 | Going home clothes |
| Dad | |
| 1 | I/C |
| 2 | Marriage certificate |
| 3 | Camera |
| 4 | Handphone charger |
| 5 | Clothes |
| 6 | Toiletries |
| Baby | |
| 1 | Going home clothes |
| 2 | Mittens |
| 3 | Booties |
| 4 | Receiving blanket |
p/s: Not everything is needed immediately. Really depends on your delivery mode, preferred way of feeding and diapering. Good to get hubby involved so he knows what to get later on.
