Setting up a nursery for the first time? Here’s what you will need:
Sleeping
Changing and Dressing
- Changing table
- Diapers
(if using cloth, you’ll need at least 36 and 5 to 7 covers) - Wipes
- Diaper rash cream
- Diaper disposal system/diaper pail
- Basic first-aid kit and grooming supplies
—including bulb syringe, nail clipper, baby brush and thermometer - Furniture
—including shelves, drawers, storage bins, hamper and glider or rocker - Clothing
—including sleepers (at least 12), undershirts, socks, onesies, hats and bibs - Receiving blankets
(5-7)
Feeding
- Nursing pillow
- Nursing bras
(2-3) and nursing pads - Breast pump
- Bottles, nipples, liners and cleaning brushes
Nice-to-Haves



































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I’d add saline drops to the “Must Have first aid supplies” during cold season. Also on the “Nice to Have” list I’d include a play pen with bassinet attachment. Use it as a bassinet in your room for the first few weeks and then as a travel bed for the next three years. Even as your toddler moves to a bed, you might find you want them confined to the play pen when you sleep in strange environments that may not be toddler proofed.
Our pediatrician said that ear thermometers are not reliable for children under 1 year of age.