And the little angel is here

There was a lot of drama that happened in the last few days of my pregnancy, from being hostipalised for contractions every 2 mins at 31 weeks to low amniotic fluid from 33 to 35 weeks, going to the doctors every other day or being admitted in the hospital etc etc. Finally after much deliberation and due to low amniotic fluid they decided to deliver the baby at 35 weeks. And I had my little bundle of joy, last week who is now 10 days old and keep us on our toes.

And we were totally unprepared, I went to the doc for a regular amniotic fluid check and was send straight to the hospital for C-section, as the fluid was too low and the baby was breach and they din't want to take any risks, and my little girl was delivered 4 hours later. I was in the hospital for 4 days, so you need to pack accordingly.

We had only bought a few newborn clothes and nothing else, everything else was ordered via Amazon or a half day shopping spree by DH.

As it turns out you don't really need a whole bunch of stuff to being with, you need the basics:

A bassinet,
5-8 t-shirts with snaps [yes the ones with snaps, not sure why they make t-shirt onesies without snaps]
3-4 one piece suits
a car seat
diapers [average 10 a day]
diaper rash cream
warm clothes in the winter, a couple of sweaters
3-4 swaddling blankets [cotton]
free detergent
a couple of hats
a couple of pair of socks
some chucks
wash cloths
bath tub [needed after the umbicial cord falls off]

Wash all the new baby clothes with the free detergent before you use the, as baby skin can be very sensitive.

Stuff for the mother:
nursing bras
nipple cream
nursing pads

Stuff for the hospital:
slippers
id
insurance card
lotions [hosptial air can be very dry]
nipple cream
change of clothes for you and hubby or whoever stays with you at the hospital
some stuff to munch on


These are things I can think of at the top of my head, if you have these things you'll get by. You'll have plenty of time to buy all the other stuff.

I will go through all the things we bought and what we thought of these things and we found it helpful or not. What is a must buy and what is a big no no.

P.S. Make sure you get the basic stuff the hospital provides which is pretty good like the aspirator, I haven't used mine but had read on several blogs that the one you get from the hospital are probably the best ones on the market, so make sure you get these, formula, nipples etc [if you are not going to breast feed]