The complete baby kit
A practical newborn kit list, sorted into what you need before the birth, what is useful and what can wait. Sleep, clothes, changing, feeding, travel and babywearing.
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Baby essentials
A short list instead of a fully stocked nursery.
A newborn needs less than the shop shelves suggest. We have split the baby kit into what you need before the birth, what can wait and what is often bought for nothing. Safety items, such as the car seat and a place to sleep, come before everything else.
- The basicsA complete list sorted by what you need straight away and what can wait.
- Less is moreWhat not to buy, and why.
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Birth
What to pack for the maternity hospital
A complete list of what to take to the maternity hospital, based on Slovak maternity hospitals and the NHS. Documents, things for the birth, for you afterwards, for the baby and for the journey home. With an interactive tick-off list.
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Baby
Newborn clothes – sizes and quantities
How baby clothing sizes work (50, 56, 62…), how many items to buy, and which fabrics and cuts work well. With a size finder based on length or the WHO growth standards.
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Coming later
- Baby kit for winter
- Baby kit for summer
- Prams and pushchairs: types and what to consider
We will publish these topics only once we have checked them against reliable sources. Until then, better nothing than a half-finished text.