Waking Up Daddy

43 Baby Products You Actually Need

From Waking Up Daddy, Jason Roth's account of nine months of pregnancy and the insane first year of parenthood.

Some of these are not needed immediately, but your post-parenthood life will be a hell of a lot easier if you purchase these in advance.

  1. Activity mat
  2. Baby carrier
  3. Baby monitor
  4. Bath tub, infant
  5. Bibs
  6. Bottles, baby
  7. Blanket and/or sleep sack
  8. Bouncer/swing
  9. Breast pump
  10. Burp cloths
  11. Car seat
    1. Infant car seat
    2. Infant stroller frame
    3. Toddler car seat
  12. Changing pad
    1. Changing pad covers
    2. Portable changing pad
  13. Changing table/dresser
  14. Clothes
  15. Coat/bunting
  16. Crib
    1. Crib mattress
    2. Crib sheets
  17. Diapers
  18. Diaper bag (+ supplies)
  19. Diaper rash cream
  20. Formula, baby (as backup even if you intend to breastfeed)
  21. First-aid kit
  22. Gates (as many as needed)
  23. Hamper
  24. Hat
  25. High chair
  26. Mattress pad, waterproof
  27. Mobile for crib
  28. Mommy hook (hook for stroller)
  29. Nail clipper
  30. Night-light
  31. Onesies
  32. Pacifier, nipple-shaped
  33. Pacifier clip
  34. Playard (a portable crib)
  35. Shampoo, baby (may be the same as the soap, below)
  36. Soap, baby
  37. Socks
  38. Spoons
  39. Stroller
  40. Teether
  41. Thermometer, baby (digital, fast-reading)
  42. Towels, soft
  43. Wipes, baby
Cover of Waking Up Daddy by Jason Roth: a gray crib mobile with yellow stars and a crescent moon against a marigold background

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