How ready am I? Well, Sara’s good friend who is a mother of 2 sent us a list of items that we would most likely need. Some of them I have never heard of before, others we have bought, and a majority of stuff, we received as gifts from church friends. If you have any comments on things I might have forgotten, please do let me know.

Baby’s Room
Baby Cot – Check
Musical mobiles/ Merry-go-round
Mattress (3″ or 4″) – Check
Blanket – Check
Bumper – Check
Pillow/bolster case – Not yet, I read somewhere Newborns should not use pillows or bolsters
Bedsheets – Check
Mattress protector – Check
Changing table (optional) – Daren and Tiff lent me theirs, Thanks so much!
Cupboard/Chest of Drawers – Don’t need one of those.

Clothes for baby
Mittens/Bootees – Check
Cloth Diapers (Can also be use to wrap baby) – Check
Nappy liners – Check
Blouse/shirts – long and short sleeves – Check
Suits – pants and long shirts – Check
Rompers a.k.a Onesies – Check
Handkerchiefs (get plenty of them) – Will get this soon
Face towels – Check
PILCHERS (pants worn over nappies) – Whats that?

Most of the baby clothes we got from family and friends, especially Elaine Tan (Thanks sooo much)

Baby bathing
Baby wipes – Check
Bath tub – Check
Anti-slip mat – My bath tub comes with one
Changing mat – Check
Rubber mat – Err…what?
Bath towel – Check
Bath sponge (optional, small cotton handkerchief would suffice)
Baby soap/bath lotion – Check
Baby shampoo – Check
Baby oil – Check
Cotton buds – Check
Baby powder with puff – Read somewhere its not really required

Laundry for Baby Clothes
Buckets with lids – Do I need to have a separate one?
Basket for baby laundry – I need a separate one?
Nappy/clothes detergent/softener
Clothes hanger for drying mittens/booties/handkerchiefs

Feeding Baby
Milk bottles (big+small) + teats – Check
Bottle scrub brush – Check
Warmer cum carrier bag – Check
Thermometer (to use when baby is unwell) – My friend is gonna bless me with this
Large pan/pot (for sterilising)
Tongs (to handle hot bottles)
Electric Steam Steriliser (Pigeon/Avent)
Milk containers
Bags/milk bottles to store expressed breastmilk

Misc
Safety pins – Check
Pacifiers
Thermometer (Check room temperature)
Nail clippers – Check
Anti-nappy rash cream (Drapolene)
Oil for wind (Ru Yi or ‘White Tree Oil’)
Ziplock bags for checkups and outings.
Woodward’s Gripe Water – Errr…I read in Wikipedia its not really recomended
Sterile thermoplastic tray with swabs & swabsticks
Polythene bag for soiled diapers
Dish/ container (to wash baby’s face)

Care of the Umbilical Cord Stump
Sterile swab applicators
Sterile cotton swabs
Sterile container for cord spirit
Cord spirit <- Whats this?

Accessories
Playpen
Stair/door gates (If you want to separate your baby & pets) – Not required yet
Rubber protectors for bedroom doors – Err…nope
Highchair – Check
Walker – Check
Bouncer – Check
Stroller – Check
Pram – Whats the diff between stoller and pram?
Baby carrier – Check
Car seats – My baby carrier is 0-6 months, will get one when baby is older

Toys & Playstuff
Rattle
Mirror
Baby gym

Mummy Care
Maternity Dress/top/bottom
Pyjamas with front opening for breast feeding
Breast pump
Anti Stretchmark creams
Nursing bras
Maternity bras
Nipple cream for crack nipples
Nursing pads
Disposible panties
Cotton panties (larger size when reach later stage of pregnancy)
Sanitary pads
Panty liners
Bedroom slippers
Painkillers (with doctors prescription only)

Other optional items
Plastic bowl/ container, 10-12 inch diameter for both baby and mother
Electrical HotFlask (autoboil), quick access to boiling water for formula milk
Thermoflask without autoboil, for mum’s drinking water
Claypot or double boil claypot for mum’s confinement soup
Claypot or earthenware for cooking pig’s trotters in ginger and black vinegar
2 pails for mum’s bathing and face cleansing.

On this day in History..

• Who Me? I am an Expert? - 2004
• Last Year Serena's Christmas Party - 2006
• Flashback : Baby Cousins - 2007
• The weekend at last! - 2007
• JJCM :- Sentidos Tapas, Starhill - 2009