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Buying Guide > Checklist
Here's a carry-along Baby checklist to help you organize all the essentials you need before bringing home your baby. It is a
general guide of products that will help you get prepared. Individualize it according to your lifestyle, your budget, where you
live, and the time of year your baby will arrive.
Print up a copy of the Layette List to take it when visiting a USA BABY dealer near you!
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 Crib
Mattress
Chest of drawers
Bassinet or cradle
Changing station and pad
Glider Rocker with ottoman
High Chair
Swing
Exerciser or stationary activity center
Portable crib or playpen
Toy chest
Infant Rear Facing Car seat (you must have a car seat to bring your baby home from the hospital)
Car Seat base for 2nd Car
Stroller
Stroller Blanket
Diaper bag
Car Seat Cover Up
2-6 crib sheets (Cotton or Flannel)
1-2 waterproof mattress pads
3-4 waterproof lap pads
2-6 bassinet sheets (if necessary)
1-2 crib-size blankets
3-4 receiving blankets (if breastfeeding get a few extra large ones to provide privacy while nursing)
2-4 hooded bath towels
Clothes Hamper
Bumper pads
Mobile
If you're breastfeeding exclusively:
2 baby bottles with newborn nipple unit (for water or emergency supplements)
Storage Bags
Breast Pads
Breast Shields
Nursing Pillow and/or Stool
Breast pump
If you're bottle feeding exclusively or partially:
10-12 larger bottles (8oz) and 4 smaller bottles (4oz) with newborn nipple units
Two-week supply of formula, as recommended by your baby's pediatrician
Bottle Sterilizer
Infant Spoons
Spill Proof Cup
2-4 washable bibs
Baby nail clippers
Baby brush and comb
Calibrated medicine spoon or dropper
Tweezers
Infant nasal aspirator
Vaporizer or humidifier
Thermometer (rectal or tympanic)
Baby wipes and warmer
6-8 wash cloths
Baby Powder
Shampoo, Lotion and Wash
2-3 Pacifiers
Baby bath tub or foam bathing aid
Use one or a combination of the following:
Diaper Service
Four Dozen (48) Cloth Diapers
Six Dozen disposables, newborn size (about a one week supply)
3-6 waterproof pants, diaper covers or wraps to use with cloth diapers
12 extra cloth diapers for miscellaneous uses, including burping your baby and clean ups.
3-7 undershirts that fasten in front for easy dressing
4-6 sleepers
4-5 booties or snug-socks (get the kind that won't get kicked off).
1-3 sweaters (seasonally appropriate)
1 dress-up outfit (bring your baby home from the hospital in this)
1 snowbag for a winter baby
1 lightweight, brimmed hat for a summer baby
Baby Monitor
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