A Nursery And Baby Checklist Collection For New Moms
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Including a Baby Checklist for Baby Furniture and Gear, Nursery Storage, Baby's Layette, Mom's Pregnancy, Your Labor Bag and Diaper Bag. Everything You Need for You and Baby...
This baby and nursery checklist collection has been put together to help you, the new mom, to
navigate the sea of alluring baby products floating around out there.
Some are essential to ensure smooth sailing for you and your new baby, but there are many that you can do without, and still others that you should steer well clear of.
I know how it feels to be a new mom. Only the best will do for your special baby, and you don't want to deprive him or her by not buying all the great baby products on offer. They all seem so useful.
But...
I can promise you, after four babies, I know for sure that there are some 'brilliant' baby items that you will barely use, despite what the marketing companies tell you.
On the other hand, you don't want to bring baby home, only to realize that you don't have everything you should. Trips to the 24 hour drugstore are common. New dads search for forgotten pacifiers, bottles and diapers, while mom sits at home in a panic.
Bottom line - be prepared, but smart.
Make sure you have all the stuff you need, while steering clear of the fluff you don't.
Choose a baby checklist from the following to help you...
- Safety First
Your baby's safety should always be your top priority, but it's easy to overlook potential hazards or mistakenly purchase unsafe baby gear.
Find out everything you need to know about keeping your baby safe in the nursery by following this easy to use, comprehensive safety checklist - if you only ever use one baby checklist it should be this one...
Find out which baby goodies you should be buying and which ones are to be avoided. Which ones will help to keep your baby safe and which ones are downright dangerous!
Your baby will spend around 70% or more of her time in the nursery during her first year. And, because the nursery is the only room in the house where your baby will be left unattended, it requires special attention when it comes to baby proofing.
This is one place where almost perfect just doesn't cut it. Your baby's nursery has to be absolutely 150% safe!
I can't even begin to tell you how much less stressful your life is as a new mom when you know your little one is safe.
How To Protect Your Baby In The Nursery will help you to achieve safety in your baby nursery quickly and easily.
- Your Baby Layette List
This is a very comprehensive Layette List, divided into the following categories for your convenience:
- Sleep Time
- Bath Time
- Changing Time
- Feeding Time
- Getting Dressed
- Baby's Health
- Play Time
- Out and About
Non-essential items have been marked with an asterisk*.
Only items required within the first three months or so have been included on the list. (Therefore, items such as high chairs are excluded.)
One of the decisions you will need to make before finalizing your layette list, is whether or not you intend to breastfeed your baby.
Many new mothers seek information and reassurance about breastfeeding and the more you know before your baby arrives, the more confident you will be. loveyourbaby.com reaches out to mothers with the latest information about everything to do with breastfeeding.
Do yourself and your pocket a favor and register your layette list. Check out The Land of Nod's fantastic gift registry.
They have an awesome selection of gorgeous baby gear!
- My Top Ten Baby Checklist
There is so much baby stuff out there, you can't possibly buy it all, so where do you start?
Check out my "top ten" new baby list to find out which products really worked for me. Only my absolute "can't do withouts" made this list.
- And Six More!
My Top Ten New Baby List is so popular that I decided to extend it with these six items that I originally left out.
They are just as indispensible for baby and mom as the ten items on the first list.
- Your Nursery Storage Checklist
The purpose of the Nursery Storage Checklist is to help you to allocate enough storage space for baby's things. Newborns do tend to need lots of little goodies!
Based on the layette list above, the nursery checklist for storage allocates every item (including the non-essentials) a space, drawer or basket, in various rooms of the home.
This list is divided as follows:
- Bathroom
- Your Closet
- Nursery Closet (or other closet with space)
- Baby Nursery
- Kitchen/Laundry
Go to our Nursery Storage Planning page, to find out how to accommodate all the baby stuff allocated to the baby nursery.
- Your Nursery Furniture Checklist
The Nursery Furniture Checklist is a complete list of all the baby nursery furniture items available. Please note that you do not need every item on this list, but it's nice to know what's out there before you start shopping!
The list is divided into the following categories:
- Baby Cribs
- Five Furniture Essentials
- Furniture for Storage
- Space Saving Furniture
Click here for the five furniture essentials nursery checklist.
Click here for unique nursery furniture space saving ideas.
- Your Essential Nursery Checklist
There are many baby nursery furniture options available on the market today.
But you really don't need them all.
After all the ups and downs of birthing, feeding, changing, dressing and generally pampering four precious babies, I think I can safely say that I know what works, and what doesn't, in terms of organizing yourself for baby on a budget.
Check out this baby checklist to find out what you really need in your nursery room.
- Your Pregnancy Checklist
At last - something for mom!
The Pregnancy Checklist is designed to make your pregnancy a little easier and very special. Check out this list to find out how to make your pregnancy unforgettable...
For all the stages in pregnancy from preconception through post partum visit Stages-in-pregnancy.com
- Your Baby Gear Checklist
Use this handy baby checklist to make sure you have all the baby gear you need. Just print it out and tick off as you go. And remember, if you don't need it you won't find it on this list!
The baby gear included on this baby checklist is the stuff that I really used over and over through my four little ones. If it was gimmicky or I didn't really need it you won't find it listed here.
I know my baby budget was bursting at the seams by the time I finished shopping for my first born and I'll bet you're feeling the pinch too. So I'll tell you which baby gear options worked the best and why, so that you can spend your hard-earned cash on the baby stuff you'll really use.
- Your Labor Bag Checklist
Something else for mom.
The Labor Bag Checklist is designed to make your birthing experience a little less stressful.
It is divided into three parts:
Part 1 - Packing for the birth
Part 2 - Packing for your hospital stay
Part 3 - Packing to bring baby home
Click here for a labor bag checklist
- Your Safe Sleep Checklist
Make sure your baby has a safe and secure sleep.
The items on the safe sleep baby checklist are the most important items to include in your nursery room.
- Your Diaper Bag Checklist
A diaper bag checklist listing everything you need to take with you when you go out with baby.
Just print it out and tick off as you go!
If you don't have a diaper bag yet you can click here for my top recommendations...
The best diaper bags have a changing pad included with lots of pockets for diapers, creams, wipes, bottles, pacifiers and everything else on your diaper bag checklist.
I hope you find this baby checklist collection helpful.
I will be adding more baby checklists to this page over time - Please check back to see what's new!
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