Things you wish you would have gotten before baby came?

Question

I'm a FTM, due to have my baby boy anyday now 😊  lately I feel like I'm missing something-but I'm not sure what!    What were some things that you wish you would have gotten before your baby was born, or what you wish you had more of? Was there anything that you were told you needed but never ended up using? 
Thank you 😊💙

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Everyone told us not to get newborn size clothing since many babies are too big for them. Our baby was 7lb 4oz, 20 inches and is just now too big for newborn sizes at 6 weeks.

Also -- get the pajamas with the zipper, NOT the snaps. Ain't nobody got time for that at 2am.

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I wish I had gotten more sleep! 😂😂😂 
that and you can never have too many wipes

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I wish I had more:
Burp rags
Newborn sized clothes- PJs/comfy outfits specifically (my baby was in them for about 3 months even though she was born at 41 weeks she JUST now fits the size 3m "coming home" outfit we chose for her at 5.5 months lol)
Swaddles (like Halo ones, although my husband did really well with blankets)
Baby socks
Vaseline (we have to use it for everything with her!)
Newborn sized pacifiers (I didn't even realize they came in sizes 🙊 Makes sense though)
Postpartum care for me (like pads/disposable undies whichever you'd choose)
Meals prepared/easy ingredients

Things we used often that we already had:
Wipes and diapers
Bassinet with extra sheets (she vomited a lot)
Ubbi diaper pail

Good luck to you!! Enjoy your time with your new baby!!!! 😍

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More diapers and wipes. I wish i had skipped the bassinet and just got the pack and play first. And for God's sake don't throw away the box! I did and now i dont have a secure place to store the parts!

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Prepared food for a month. I had no energy or desire to cook and it's too expensive to eat out / order in (and we prefer home cooked meal taste). It took me a month postpartum to really start to feel like myself again.

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A decent rocking chair would have been lovely. I spent a lot of time breastfeeding and the coaches and IKEA chair we have in our bedroom and even my bed were uncomfortable to get in and out of post pregnancy. It would have been nice to have s chair if we could afford it.

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Muslin blankets. My son started pulling his blankets over his face very early and those are breathable.

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Newborn clothes! My baby was full term and newborn clothes were even too big for her.

Newborn diapers

Baby aquaphor (the BEST for diaper rash)

PJs that zip (I've learned snaps are the worst)

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A white noise machine! And I wish I had read dr. Sears book!

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I wish I had made padsicles before delivering instead of not having them until a week PP, and DO NOT SIT ON HARD CHAIRS!! It will be very uncomfortable! Healing is probably the worst part of birthing a baby, I wish someone would have told me that.. maybe I wouldn't have fretted so much about the actual birthing part.

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