It is not easy not to lose cold in the thicket of advertising and advice for future parents. If you feel that you are attacking you from everywhere, and you want to choose something in a minimalist version and at the same time you best choose products for your baby, you've come to the right place. Instead of frustration and confusion, we serve some surety. What is needed for a newborn baby? What a minimalist one should consist of layette for a newborn? 

We show what will really be useful. 

A newborn must:

• clothes
• diapers
• wet tissues
• Cosmetics (the less, the better!)
• A socket for a child
• Moses basket or cradle
• yoke
• thermometer
• bed for bed
• A book for parents about how to best take care of the newborn
• Breastfeeding accessories
• bathing accessories 

What should I buy before the child's birth?

During pregnancy, it is worth reading some of the latest publications in the field parenting and parenthood. Attention should be paid to the latest knowledge and use this time to be really well prepared, because then you may not have time for it. The child needs parents and closeness as well as attention, and at a later stage of fun. 

Recently, he returns to the roots, among others, thanks to "parenthood of closeness", i.e. the term created by William and Martha Sears and the idea of ​​upbringing through play. In the noses store, we know that good fun is the most important, so before you can play with your baby, we invite you to have fun when buying and eliminating unnecessary items that unnecessarily litter our home and the environment. 

Return to minimalism and caring for the planet Earth enjoys us, because risking repetition, let us emphasize that in being a parent is the most important thing ... being. Stay with your child with all of yourself. The relationship you create will pay off for many years. Nevertheless, we need a few things to welcome a child in the world in a good way.

Short shopping list before the birth of a child

• child's book or other latest compendium of knowledge about the care of a newborn and baby (it can be loaned from the library)
• reusable diapers, preferably with cotton muslin or tetras
• disposable diapers (preferably biodegradable bamboo)
• bathing accessories 
• blanket
• horn
• bed for bed or cot or cradle
• A socket for a child

Once you have read everything, it's time to get a starter kit for a newborn baby.

Which diapers will be the best?

Disposable diapers contain a lot of plastics and are unfriendly to the environment, while causing burns in babies. By not buying such, you will reduce the risk of irritation of the baby's skin and save a lot of money and natural resources. Now reusable diapers are not boring white sheets! There is a large selection of neutral colors and designs. 

Especially when you are at home, it's best to use as much natural reusable diapers as possible. Breathable, such as muslin or tetra cotton, will take care of the child's bottom. In breathable muslin, such as those from the company Bim.bla The child's skin will breathe and will not burn. It is worth having a few diaper changes so that you can quickly switch to the child if necessary. We recommend, for example, cotton in aesthetic patterns. Diapers made of natural materials They will also work very well for covering or wiping a newborn baby. For short trips outside the house, it is worth buying at least one pack of moisturized wipes. However, only those that are soaked in clean water, such as Waterwipesbecause others are harmful.

Baby clothes - what to buy?

There is a lot of clothes, but the kids take up even several dozen grams a day and after a few assumptions the clothes will have to wait for another baby. It is worth passing them on to another mother. 

In online guides there are suggestions for buying three pieces from each type, i.e. Pajacyka, a body with long and short sleeves, as well as two sweaters and two pairs of shorts. At the beginning, two sets are enough for the toddler to be quickly dressed up and the rest is shot. Speaking of washing, the most important is good washing in delicate infants. Each clothing, or used or new, must be carefully washed to remove the remains of fabric dyes, dust, or other possible allergens. 

You also need to buy at least one baby hat. If the baby is born in spring or summer, then one cotton or bamboo is enough. Nice subdued colors and safe materials with OKOTIFT certificate or organic fibers are a certain choice and security.

Winter kids will be useful to a merino wool cap, such as this brand bim.bla or this thinner with knitted wool fabric.

Another gadget at the beginning Baby sleeping bag. When a newborn baby is mainly sleeping in the first days of life, it can be thoroughly wrapped and used e.g. Such a delicate and breathable muslin sleeping bag alternately with a baby corner. The sleeping bag will also be useful when putting a child outside in a wheelchair and for walks. 

Rożek, preferably from natural safe materials, i.e., for example, from a muslin Bim.bla It will work more when feeding and will provide the baby with a good night's sleep, and parents are easy to access the child if they had to be rewilled during sleep. In addition, you can get a cape or baby swaddlewhich can be used to cover or baby clothes. Cotton is also the best. The Done by Deer brand has beautiful cotton in its offer swaddleswhich can be washed comfortably in the washing machine. Therefore, you can choose one or two of such accessories, and for example feeding pillow, which at the same time can wrap the baby in a cot.

Feeding accessories

At the beginning you do not need to buy too much accessories for breastfeeding women, if you manage to feed naturally. The most important accessory is the mother's breast;) It is worth buying a good cream that the skin was not too dry and that it was safe. Natural oils work best. Almond oil is one of the most delicate and universal oils for the care of the whole family and the delicate skin of the newborn. A little later we also recommend with A mixture of oils with marigold lullalove. In addition to the aforementioned feeding pillow, a refined feeding bra, lactation inserts and two loose blouses will be useful. The blouse should be left on the shoulder or unfasten to the top. The unbuttoned blouse will also work well. Let the young mother not forget to feel good and beautiful.

A good safe feeding bottle and efficient milk pulling equipment will be useful a little later. Very tasteful and advanced pumps are now available on the market.

Accessories for women feeding bottle

If you feed the bottle, of course, the bottle will be the most important (we recommend it baby bottle) and a set of cleaners, e.g. fancy Bottle cleaning kit in the form of cheerful cacti. Other cleaning sets, e.g. a starter set, are also available flowers consisting of a brush, a teether and two stands that allow drying of bottles and cleaners in the air. We recommend real minimalists in a simple style brush set No additional ornaments. 

Also in the case of bottle feeding, it is worth taking care of the thoracic warts, so enter the mentioned oil on the minimum list;).

Care and bath of a newborn baby

Recommendations are changing and now more and more attention is paid so that the newborn does not wash immediately or too often. Nevertheless, baths are needed and you will definitely be what your child was to wash and bathe. It's best to use clean water, and some almond oil for care. The bathtub beats will be the safest. If you have a small area, it will be a great solution folding bathtub. It is extremely handy, ergonomic and stable Beaba bathtub. We recommend the maximum minimalists tub insert For babies, which we will pull out, dry and hide. This option will work even in a tiny bathroom!

After a few months you can buy bathing booklet, which perfectly stimulates the baby's senses and reason. The choice is very wide, but at the beginning one is enough.

After bathing, of course, the baby should be wiped with a delicate natural towel. Alternatively, you can use a tetra diaper. They are a very delicate and quickly drying solution bamboo towels. The wide range of colors does not make your choice easier, but the quality is always the same, which is why we recommend Bim towels from bamboo viscose With a hood, which will immediately work as a cone. And we have two in one! If you prefer other towels, then you can choose, to color! Here are good and safe options:

• Cotton type towel Teddy with a hood – It will also work like a kid will grow up a little
• subdued bambus towel bim.bla
• bamboo towel with a delicate pattern for babies 

Of course, a thermometer for measuring water temperature will also be useful, but it may turn out that you already have such a device at home.

Other bathing accessories

• Done by deer bath washing machine 100% cotton
• Dricks for washing gums and baby teeth
• Relaxation brushwhich will help to wash the head, massage the baby and remove any cradle cap. A toddler massage is never too much! A relaxed toddler is a relaxed parents.

Baby cosmetics 

Since we stay in the spirit of Less Waste and minimalism at the beginning all you need is almond oil that perfectly softens and protects the epidermis. Of course, natural and preferably organic. Let's try to limit the amount of cosmetics to a minimum, because the baby's delicate skin can react badly even to the most delicate specifics. Clean water and the addition of the agent, which can be added to a bath or under a diaper, are important. Each oil is an emollient, so almond oil will work even in this function. An interesting fact is that Greeks use olive oil for everything. For the care of newborns and infants also. Then they use the most expensive and the most delicate olive oil. In our climate zone you can rely on native oils, e.g. hemp. A safe set for babies can be found in the Polish brand's offer – Welcome to your baby's house It is a set of five cosmetics with different oils: olive cream, hemp cream, washing gel with almond oil. We can start using this set after a few weeks, because the skin of a newborn baby may not like to be clogged even with the best oils. 

Care accessories

Touch is a very important element of building closeness and a necessary matter for the child's development. In addition to the skin-leather method, massage is important. A newborn baby should be petted about 120 times a day to be able to develop properly! It is therefore worth learning to massage the baby and buy special delicate brushes, which we can stimulate circulation and sense of touch of the baby. It is also an extremely important moment of close contact of an adult and a baby. For example, small scissors for safe nail cutting will be needed. We recommend, for example, these Beaba scissors in a handy case. 

Sleeping products

If we decide that Bobo will often sleep with us, it will be necessary and useful baby socket. It is worth applying a bed to bed, which will not take up as much space as a cot, and your parents will sleep. Another addition is the basket of Moses from natural grass, to which we can put a child or a cradle. 

You have to remember that babies like to be close to mom the most. The warmth and heartbeat increases the toddler's sense of security, and therefore his peace. If you want to have a calm baby, threate them as much as possible! We recommend carriers and scarves for children. The scarf is a cheaper solution, but requiring more skill, while we will put the carrier without any problems even having in this experience. Mark Tule has prepared a whole range of practical and safe carriers. Tula Explore: Ergonomic carrier with the size of Bloom size It will provide close contact and full control over the baby, and it will be useful for a long time. The child will sleep peacefully in him.

After care, we wrap the toddler with a pleasant and safe blanket. Choose the blanket to season and choose a rather light cotton or bamboo in summer, and in autumn and winter rather woolen. Wool Lullalove blanket with wool Merinos will make the toddler always warm and at the same time airy. Cotton can be openwork with thick weaves, or this thin and light as This organic cotton blanket. A little different, but an important blanket is Sensory blanket. This tiny add -on can stimulate hearing, eyesight and touches of the baby about two weeks after birth. 

The blanket will also work as an addition to scrolling, so it's worth having two. Alternatively, you can buy a separate rolling -scroll, which we can easily and safely take with you. We suggest a model that is in set with a bag for Mom Done by Deer, to which you will immediately put a few other small things.

Good luck! You can find more accessories for future parents herebecause you can always buy something;)

We also recommend our text How to complete a layette for a newborn.