The Basics: What to Buy for a New Baby

Based on content from JOHNSON’S® Baby Care Basics: Practical Tips for Parents-to-Be.

Outfitting Your Baby

If you listened to everyone's advice, you'd have a never-ending list of necessities for your baby. But really, your baby is going to need your unending love, and a few basics. You'll find it helpful to have these supplies (and one or two cute outfits that you can't resist!) on hand before your baby comes home:

• Diapers (newborn size) - get a few packages
• Undershirts
• One-piece suits
• Socks
• Blanket sleeper
• Stretchy suits
• Bibs

What to Get for the Medicine Cabinet

While you're out shopping for baby supplies, pick up a few items that you'll need for baby's medicine cabinet. Here's a list of the essentials:

• Thermometer (digital)
• Non-aspirin liquid pain reliever
• Gas-relieving drops
• Nasal aspirator bulb syringe for removing mucus from a stuffy nose
• Safety manicure scissors
• Sterilized cotton balls, or cotton squares or rounds, and JOHNSON'S^® Baby Safety Swabs

Baby Toiletries

It's important to keep your baby clean and to keep your baby's skin healthy and moisturized. Here are a few of the essentials to have in your home:

• Ultra-mild baby wash, such as JOHNSON'S^® Baby HEAD-TO-TOE^® Baby Wash
• Baby wipes
• Diaper ointment with zinc oxide such as DESITIN^® Maximum Strength Original Paste or DESITIN^® Rapid Relief Cream
• Baby moisturizer such as JOHNSON'S^® Baby Lotion or JOHNSON'S^® Baby Oil - Baby Skin Care
• JOHNSON'S^® Baby Shampoo