• Booties or socks, 2 or 3 pairs
• Bunting, or coat and hood
• Diapers, 3 to 4 dozen cloth diapers or weekly supply of disposable diapers
• Sacks and kimonos, 4 to 6 each
• Safety pins
• Shirts and nightgowns, 4 to 6 each
• Sleeping bag, 1 or 2
• Sweater, 1 or 2
• Waterproof pants, 4

For baby’s bed

• Basket, bassinet, or crib
• Crib blankets, 2 lightweight and 1 winter-weight
• Crib bumpers, 1 set
• Crib pads, 4 to 6
• Crib sheets, 3 or 4 (or pillow slips if you use a basket or bassinet)
• Mattress, firm
• Mattress cover of heavy plastic, or water proof sheeting

For baby’s room

• Baby scale
• Chest of drawers
• Diaper pail
• Night light
• Playpen and pad
• Rectal thermometer
• Rocking chair for parent

• Bath towels and washcloths, 3 or 4 each
• Brush and comb
• Receiving blankets, 3 or 4
• Tray with sterile cotton swabs and cotton balls,mild soap, baby oil, lotion, arid baby powder
• Tub, plastic or inflatable, and small table

For baby’s formula

• Bottles, plastic with liner inserts, or: 8 to 10 eight-ounce (240 milliliter) for bottle-fed baby; 2 or 3 if a breast-fed baby has extra feedings
  2 or 3 four-ounce (120 milliliter) bottles for orange juice or water
• Bottle warmer
• Brushes, bottle and nipple
• Funnel
• Measuring and mixing spoons
• Measuring cup
• Nipples and caps for all bottles, with a few extra for emergencies
• Sterilizer
• Tongs

When baby goes out

• Baby carriage or stroller
• Car bed or car seat
• Carriage robe or blanket
• Diaper bag