In my experiences having baby showers and going to many the truth is.. A lot of people will not get the exact items on your registry... Most of the time they will look at it and get you the 'better' version. With my showers I got a lot of very thoughtful hand made items.. Which is just awesome!
Do not be offended! They are being genuine and trying to help! Ladies with babies have experience with babies and have probably tried out a few products or two.. so If they suggest or get you something similar, different, or additional to your registry chances are you will use it and need it at some point in the first year.
But with that being said I am a little bit of a research nut. I researched hundreds of products looking at safety information
So do not panic if you do not get everything you need from a baby shower.. You will probably get lots of VERY cute outfits.. Why? Because who does not like to buy baby clothes! They are all so cute!
With that being said... there ARE specific items you will need
Our Top 5 Items are....
1. Diapers (we went through 110 in the first week)
But... keep in mind our baby does not like a spec of poop or pee on him at all.
But... keep in mind our baby does not like a spec of poop or pee on him at all.
2. Receiving Blankets
We ended up with 20.. and that seems like just about enough.. but we do not do laundry every day.
3. Towels
Baby towels or big towels
I use a big towel to put under the baby when I breastfeed. We get MESSY!
4. Seasonably/Temperature Appropriate Baby Attire
I personally love love love the fleece sleeper sacks and since it is currently winter (depending on the day) here they work fantastically! I did do some research on SIDS, and one of the factors is blankets. So my thought process is put the Baby in something that is comfy. This way they do not need a blanket to sleep.
5. Desitin
Ahhh ass rash cream... Seriously we put this on every diaper change..
