I am a 44 year old mother of three boys. I am now also a grandmother of six. When my daughter-n-laws started having babies, I was so surprised at the amount of stuff that books and their friends say that they have to have for the babies. When I was young and having babies, not only was
 most of this stuff not on the market yet, but money was so tight , that I wouldn’t have been able to afford it if it was.

The truth is, you can get by without a lot of the stuff that the books say that you need. Money is tight enough when you are first starting out. There is no reason to get carried away.

Here is a list of things that you actually need for your new baby.

6 oncie t-shirts, short sleeve

4 sleepers (I preferred kicking bags, because you didn’t have to fight with the newborn’s legs to get them in the sleepers)

4 receiving blankets

wet wipes ( i used washcloths, but this is a small luxury that is worth a couple of extra bucks a week)

diapers

stocking cap (the hospital usually gives you these)

baby wash cloth

baby tylenol

car seat (hospitals usually have a trade up program as your baby grows and helps the money situation if you take advantage of this)

car seat pad (fits around baby’s head to help keep it stable in car seat)

That should just about do it. A lot of the stuff on the list can be bought at your local dollar store, which will also help save you a little money.

Good luck with the new baby and always remember that all babies are blessings and though some may be “surprises” none are mistakes.

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