How many is enough???

Question

Can you mamas please take the time to comment how many of each of these items was a good amount to have for a baby. TIA! 
Receiving Blankets?
Swaddles?
Wash cloths?
Burp cloths?
Bibs? 
Paci’s/Soothies?
Bottles? (I hope to breastfeed but will probably pump and store so others can feed them too.)

Answer

Receiving blankets: I never really use them
Swaddles: just a couple until you find out if your baby likes to be swaddled or not. (Mine didn’t so we stopped at a week and a half)
Wash cloths: I use 2 per bath (one covering her belly to keep her warm and the other to wash) so enough to last  for as often as you plan or giving baby a bath
Burp cloths: I have a ton because my baby spits up a lot but yours might not, so I wouldn’t go overboard with them
Bibs: I have a ton of these too because the drool comes out of my daughter like a water fountain because she’s teething. We like the ones with the water resistant lining the best so her clothes don’t get wet underneath. 
Paci: we have one for the diaper bag, one for daycare, one in our living room and one in her nursery. But not all baby’s take pacifiers or like certain kinds.
Bottles: I’d recommend getting a single bottle of a few different kinds to find out which one your baby prefers before stocking up on a single brand because a lot of babies are finicky when it comes to bottles.

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Receiving blanket: 6-8 - you’ll use muslin or flannel blankets all the time... not just to wrap baby in but also as a clean place to put them down at appts, as a stroller cover, as a burp cloth etc. 
 
Swaddles: 2-3. We have a few more of a different style but our baby escaped them and we didn’t like the style. We don’t use the swaddle blankets, but use the Halo Sleep Sack Swaddle - they’re awesome. We have 2 of those that we rotate now. 
Wash cloths: 24 - we got two packs of 12 and some days I go through quite a few (I use them to wipe her face/hands, quick sponge baths on days we don’t do full baths, cleanups after particularly messy diapers, etc). Could do with less but I like having lots on hand. 
Burp cloths: 5-10. You’ll use them! Depends on how often you will be doing laundry.
Bibs: Baby is 7 weeks old and we haven’t used a single one yet. When they’re more drool-y or when they start eating actual food I imagine we’ll use lots. We received probably 15 as shower gifts.
Pacifier/soothie: Had 2 that were samples but we haven’t used those yet. We were given a Soothie at the hospital and baby likes it so we haven’t tried the other brands. We have since bought 2 more of them. 
Bottles: We had 3 that we had gotten for free (all different brands). I wouldn’t buy many until you are able to try them and decide which kind you like. Now we are combination feeding and bought 3 more of the kind we liked (Avent).

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We had/have 0 receiving blankets (there's absolutely zero point to them lol), 3 velcro swaddles, 0 washcloths (we just used the ones we already had if needed, but that was rare), 10 burp cloths, 0 bibs (16 months in and she's never once worn one), 3 pacifiers, and 6 bottles (we formula fed).

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Get AT LEAST two swaddles in case of a blowout or leakage so you have backup overnight. I highly recommend a zipper kind like the Woombie. Muslin swaddles suck in my opinion and Velcro is loud. 
Get a bunch of bandana bibs.. I wanna say they sell them online like 10 packs. We go through them a lot for bottle feeding and drooling as baby got older.

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Receiving blankets - I got way too many and we hardly use them. I’d get 3
Burp clothes - I use at least 3 per day but I suggest having enough for 5 per day 
Pacifiers - we have dozens and it’s obviously way too many but got them all from a friend. I’d have at least enough for 1 per day (based on how frequently you run your dishwasher/sanitize them) plus one for the diaper bag. 
Bottles - not too many. You many not know what your baby likes. I’m EBF so we also rarely give bottles. 4 is enough until I go back to work 
Swaddles- once we found the one we liked we got 4

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Reciving blakets i have like 10 wash rags like 13 because you never know burb rags 20 i use it alot for spit ups or diaper changes to put under his butt

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Pacifiers. Buy 3 of different kinds. You never know what baby will take if anything. We like the wubbanub too. It’ll help when he’s older and can hold it.

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Receiving blankets? We have Muslin for warmer months, medium for inside and heavier for outside colder months 
Swaddles- my baby spits a lot so we had 6-9 swaddles sometimes changing them 2-3 times a day. 
Bibs- for spit, at least 10 if not more. He has reflux 
Burp cloths- same, 10 or more. 5 in each room (we have an apartment)
Bottles- 6 small bottles and now we have 11 bigger bottles. My baby is 2 months and taking 4 oz. I’m sure he’ll increase to 5 oz soon. The big bottles can always hold 4 oz but the little ones can’t hold more. My baby is also still using the #1 nipples for newborns. He eats fast and needs them to slow down so his brain can tell him he’s full without eating too much too fast. The last thing you want to do is not have enough. I usually have 5 bottles in the fridge ready to go at night and day time. Now we’re only washing them twice a day instead of 4-5 times. 
Washcloths- 10. We use one for face, then hair and body. The last one we use for body and then private areas. So we use two at a time and wash them after every use.

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For me....
Receiving blankets - 5-10 (I’d lose them lol) 
Swaddles - 3
Wash cloths - 10 (again I lost some)
Burp cloths - like 25 (but cloth diapers/their inserts that you can find at Walmart or even amazon are the best)
Bibs - I collected those suckers 😂 the reality though it probably like 5-10
Paci’s - 2 or more if our child is very dependent on them
Bottles - 6 (Dr Browns is my favorite)
Honestly though it all depends on how often you’re able to wash everything. I wasn’t the best at staying on top of t so I needed more supplies than I feel other people did.

How many is enough???

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