Checklist of Purchases
Baby’s Room
Baby’s Cot
Changing table (optional)
Cupboard or Chest of Drawers
Clothes
PILCHERS (pants worn over nappies)
A basket full of diaper/cotton balls etc.
Thermometer (Check room temperature)
Nail clippers
Drapolene cream to prevent nappy rash
Oil for wind (Ru yi or ‘White Tree Oil’)
Ziplock bags for checkups and outings. Use to store soiled pampers or nappies.
Woodward’s Gripe Water
Baby bathing
Wipes
Baby bath tub
Bath mat
Bath towel
Bath sponge (optional, small cotton handkerchief from Chinatown would suffice)
Baby soap/ bath lotion (Johnson’s baby foam bath recommended, use very little for each bath)
Baby shampoo
Baby vest
Disposable diapers (Pampers Newborn recommended for night use, Searlers is cheaper-day use)
Baby blanket
Cotton diapers
Cotton buds
Sterile thermoplastic tray with swabs & swabsticks
A jug of cool boiled water
Polythene bag for soiled diapers
Baby oil
Baby changing mat
Rubber mat
Dish/ container (to wash baby’s face)
Baby powder with puff (medicated baby powder recommended)
Tissue paper
Care of the Umbilical Cord Stump
Sterile swab applicators
Sterile cotton swabs
Sterile container for cord spirit
Cord spirit
Laundry for Baby Clothes
Buckets with lids
Nappy detergent
Nappy softener
Basket for baby laundry
Clothes hanger for drying
Feeding Baby
Milk bottles & small sized teats (NUK recommended, buy 2 first)
Bottle scrub brush
Warmer cum carrier bag
Thermometer (to use when baby is unwell)
Large pan/pot (for sterilising)
Tongs (to handle hot bottles)
6-Bottle Electric Steam Steriliser (optional)
Milk containers
Accessories
Playpen
Walker
Stairgates
Rubber protectors
Highchair
Bouncer
Stroller
Baby carrier
Pram
Toys & Playstuff
Rattle
Mirror
Baby gym
Mummy Care
Maternity Dress/ Pyjamas with Front opening for breast feeding
Breast cream (Lansinoh recommended)
Cotton balls (Sterile)
Nursing pads
Disposible panties
Sanitary pads (Whisper - Long Ultra dry recommended)
Bedroom slippers
Painkillers (with doctors prescription only)
Nursing pads
Breast pump
Other optional items
Plastic bowl/ container, 10-12 inch diameter for both baby and mother.
Electrical Flask (autoboil), quick access to boiling water for milk
Thermoflask without autoboil, for mum’s drinking water
Claypot or double boil claypot for mum’s confinement soup
Claypot or earthenware for cooking pig’s trotters in ginger and black vinegar
2 pails for mum’s bathing and face cleansing.