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A Comprehensive Layette List to Make Your Life Easier. Make Sure You Have All the Layette Items You Need Before Baby Comes Home

There are so many little goodies you will need to store up in your home before your little miracle arrives, it's easy to forget a few of them. That's why you need a good layette checklist to keep you on track.

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For your convenience this layette checklist is divided into the following categories:

Sleep Time Layette
Bath Time Layette
Changing Time Layette

Cloth Diapers
Disposable Diapers

Feeding Time Baby Layette

Breastfeeding

Bottle Feeding

Getting Dressed Baby Layette
Baby's Health Layette
Play Time List
Out and About List

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If you want to save a few bucks many of your layette items are ideal for your registry. In fact you may as well register your entire layette list - thank goodness for baby showers!

Sleep Time Baby Layette

Sound and movement
monitor
Crib mosquito net
2 Fitted crib sheets
4 Receiving blankets
2 Double receiving
blankets
2 Lightweight cotton
blankets
2 Swaddling blankets
2 Sleeping bags
*4 Pacifiers
*Baby Bassinet or
*Baby Moses Basket or
*Baby Cradle
*2 Bassinet sheets
*Soothing music
*Blackout blind

Bath Time Baby Layette

Baby bathtub
(non-slip)
Bath mat
Bath thermometer
Baby lotion
Baby shampoo
Baby body wash
2 Wash cloths
6 Hooded towels
2 Large towels
Cotton wool
Rubbing alcohol
1 Box Q-tips
Sterilized water in
container
Brush and comb
Nasal aspirator
Blunt nail scissors
*Baby massage oil

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Changing Time-
Cloth Diapers Baby
Layette

Waterproof changing
pad and cover
Waste bin
3 Gallon diaper pail
36 Cloth diapers
36 Washable Liners
6 Snap lock safety pins
6 Waterproof covers
10 Plastic pants
3 Packs disposable
baby wipes
1 Tube diaper rash
ointment
Disinfecting handsoap
*Wipes warmer

Changing Time-
Disposable Diapers Baby
Layette

Waterproof changing
pad and cover
Waste bin
3 Packs newborn
disposable diapers
3 Packs disposable
baby wipes
1 Tube diaper rash
ointment
Disinfecting hand soap
*Wipes warmer
*Diaper disposal
system

Feeding Time-
Breastfeeding Baby Layette

Lamp
Nightlight
Nursing pillow
1 Box tissues
Breast pump
3 Milk containers
1 Bottlebrush
3 Nursing bras
3 Nursing tops
1 Pack disposable
breast pads with
self stick strip
1 Pack nipple shields
1 Tube nipple lotion
6 Bibs
6 Burp cloths
2 8oz bottles with
nipples (just in case)

Feeding Time-
Bottle Feeding Baby Layette

Lamp
Nightlight
Nursing pillow
1 Box tissues
6 4oz bottles
6 8oz bottles
6 Slow flow nipples
6 Fast flow nipples
1 Bottlebrush
1 Tin formula milk
2 Formula containers
Sterilizing kit
6 Bibs
6 Burp cloths
*Bottle warmer
*3 Disposable bottle
kits

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Getting Dressed Layette

6 Prs socks
2 Prs booties
6 Vests
6 Bodysuits
6 Baby sleepers
3 Side-snap-tees
3 Rompers
2 sweaters
2 Cotton hats
2 Woolen hats
2 Prs scratch mittens
Snowsuit for winter
Hooded jacket for
summer
*Scented drawer liners
*Baby washing powder
*Baby fabric softener
*8 Hangers

Baby's Health Layette

Digital thermometer
Medicine dropper
Infant nose drops
Infant cold drops
Infant gas drops
Infant pain relief drops
Teething gel
2 Baby care books
*Humidifier
*Air purifier

Make sure baby's clothes are comfortable with no irritating labels or scratchy seams, and easy to open and remove

The above layette list is for 0-3 months. You should also put aside a few newborn outfits for the first week or two. Not too many though. Newborns grow really quickly!

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Play Time Baby
Layette

Baby gym
Activity mat
Crib mobile
Stuffed animals
Rattles and teethers
Board books
Soft material books
*Play yard
*Baby Swing
*Bouncy chair/ Bumbo Seat
*Activity center
*Changing table
mobile
*Lightshow
*Music

Out and About Baby
Layette

Car seat (rear-facing
for newborn)
Car seat strap covers
Head support
Car sun shades
Child view mirror
Baby on Board sign
Stroller (with rain
cover)
Front/back carrier /
sling
Diaper bag
2 Warm blankets (for
winter)
*Portable travel crib
*Car/travel toys
*Travel toy organizer

Make sure that your stroller reclines in several positions. Newborn babies sleep most of the time, but when you do want to prop them up for a look around, they should not be in the fully upright position.

Also check for adjustable straps and, preferably, a five-point-harness system.

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* These items are optional 'nice-to-haves'. Some of them may become necessities over time, for example, the baby massage oil, if baby has colic. Remember, you can always buy the items you are not sure about, after baby is born.

This list is pretty long and there are a lot of baby goodies on here - babies do seem to need a great deal of little bits and pieces! If you are wondering who is going to buy this enormous mountain of stuff and how you're going to keep track of it check out The Land of Nod's fantastic gift registry. The Land of Nod will send it out to all the family and friends you put on the list and keep track of each item as it is purchased. You'll never get doubles and you won't have to buy everything yourself!

If you are wondering where on earth you are going to store all of these baby things, checkout my nursery storage plan prepared using this layette list.

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