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Subject: Re: What supplies do I need for newborn? (experience requested)
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Date: Fri, 3-Jan-86 12:55:44 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan  3 12:55:44 1986
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> I need some help from parents who have gone through their
> first delivery already.  This is our first child.  It is
> due end of March or first week of April.  The only thing
> purchased to date is a bassinet.  I will defer buying
> a crib until the baby is too big for the bassinet.  I
> am going to breastfeed, however, don't I need a bottle
> for water or juice?  Should I get a baby carriage or
> a stroller?  Are disposable diapers better than cloth ones
> both for baby's skin and economically?  What kind of carseat
> do most parents recommend for the first few years of life?
> What about pacifiers?  Bibs, and other clothing?  Toiletries?
> 
> I have Dr. Spock's updated childcare book, but I'd like
> to hear from the school of experience.  Many thanks from two
> novices.

I would like to second this request, and add a bit to it.  My wife and I
are expecting our first in mid-February, and are trying to decide what
to get/do before he/she arrives.

We've encountered most of the usual information/advice by this time.
In particular, I would like to have people pass on the things that
they found out the "hard way", i.e. the things that no person or book
told them about that knowing about in advance would have helped them
considerably.  For example, something you wished you'd brought to the hospital
with you and didn't, or something you wished you'd thought about having at
home before the kid arrived there, or ?????

I'm offering all of you more experienced parents out there a chance to
practice your 20-20 hindsight on a couple of novices.  What is there in
particular that you know now that you *wish* you knew then?  Feel free
to reply either by the net or mail - I'll post a summary if there proves
to be enough interest.