If you're like me who's a stay-at-home mom with an OFW husband and no relatives nearby to help you take care of baby, here are some of the items that your baby will really use and are really worthwhile for me:
*Stroller - Kapag lalabas o kahit pag iidlip lang pwede ilagay si baby dito habang gumagawa ka ng gawaing-bahay. (Just make sure that this is the stroller for small babies and you position it nearby so you can always check your baby.)
*Crib - Kahit katabi mo si baby matulog sa gabi, magagamit pa rin to during mid-morning/afternoon nap ni baby. Pwede mo rin ilagay si baby dito at iwan mag-laro while you do household chores (again
). Much safer to leave your baby here than elsewhere.
[*Walker - Same with crib, pwede iwan si baby (kapag kaya na nya umupo mag-isa) while you do some things as long as you keep an eye on your baby and you follow the warnings on the manual.] -- pag medyo malaki na si baby
For other needs (aside from the gifts already given to you and already suggested ng mga sis natin^):
*Sterilizer and bottle brush - if you'll be using formula.
*Diapers - a lot! Eto madalas sinasabi ko sa friends ko pag tinatanong nila ko ano pwede nila ibigay kay baby noon. LOL!
*Lampin/burp cloths/burp rags
*Mittens and socks
*Baby bath/basin
*Baby blanket
*Mosquito net for babies (gumamit kasi kami nito for my baby kapag nasa bed sya hehe)
For me, tignan mo na lang kung kailangan mo pa nung breast pump after giving birth. Especially since nasa bahay ka lang madalas, baka hindi mo rin magamit yan.
Yung sling/carrier, a friend gave this to me as a gift pero once or twice ko lang nagamit. Pag lumalabas kasi nasa stroller si baby. Sa bahay kung wala sya sa crib, nasa troller, o kaya buhat ko. Pero madami din feedback na useful daw yun. Depende siguro sa lifestyle mo sis.
For detergent, I use Surf powder na yellow. May nagsabi kasi sakin na hindi daw dapat sanayin si baby sa gentler detergents para hindi maging sensitive skin. Basta wag lalagyan fabcon.
