If the thought of having a baby keeps you awake at night, then don't read on! Have you any idea how much it costs to make your house ready for your newborn baby?
Below, we've listed a lot of the things you'll need in the hours, days and weeks following the birth. You should probably take a few deep breaths and sit down before you read on...
Baby Bits and Bobs
12 pack of muslin squares £16
Plastic baby bath £8
Changing Mat £5
Nappy cream £4
Wet wipes £2.50
Cotton wool balls £1
Nappy sacks 100 pack £4.50
Scratch Mitts £2
5 pack of newborn bibs £5
3 pack envelope neck vests £3.50
7 pack of short-sleeved jump suits with poppers at the crotch £7
3 jump suits with attached feet £7
3 hooded baby towels £12
2 cardigans £20
1 summer or winter hat £4
Baby socks £4
Moses basket £30
Moses basket mattress £25
Moses basket stand £20
Proper cot £100
Cot mattress £50
2/3 fitted sheets to dress the bed with £7
2 cellular blankets £12
Baby monitor £30+
Baby car seat £40+
dimmer switch £14
Steam Steriliser £38
Newborn starter pack of bottles and teats £15
Breastpads £4.50 pack of 100
Maternity towels £2 for pack of 12 (and you'll need more than 12!!)
Pram/buggy £180 +
Sling £20
Total = Nearly £700 and that's before you've bought any extras like cute clothes you just couldn't resist etc.
All prices are based on the standard model in all cases, so this is very much a starting point! Designer buggies, for example, can cost a packet. Where possible we chose multipacks in order to save money.
How you can cut costs...
Borrow wherever and whenever you can! For example - baby baths. After a few months, most people put their baby baths away. It's daft to go out and buy one if your sister/friend has one under her stairs gathering dust. Certain items such as car seats and mattresses should be bought new but there're plenty of things on this list that you could borrow from friends and family. And of course buying second-hand is always an option | 
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