Discount Baby

Might be useful

• Sleep bras x 3 (to keep pads in place at night)
• Feeding support cushion (helps get baby in the correct position)
• Breast pump (if you start expressing once feeding is established, dad can help feed baby too)
• Breast milk storage bags or bottles (milk can be frozen for up to 3 months)
• Nipple shields (help protect sore nipples)
• Lansinoh or Mothercare nipple cream
• Brest shells (to collect milk leaking from the non-feeding breast)

Lovey luxury

• Cooling gel breast pads
• Breastfeeding chair

Bottle Feeding

• Useful for expressed milk, mixed feeding (breast and formula) and formula feeds.

You'll need

• Feeding bottles x 6
• Newborn teats x 6 (slow flow for younger babies, swithing to faster flow as they get older)
• Bottle and teat brus
• Formula milk
• Steriliser (steam, cold water or microwave)
• Muslin squares 6 to12
• Newborn bibs x 5
• Travel milk powder container

Might be useful

• Dishwasher basket for accessories
• Soothers
• Bottle warmer
• Bottle travel bag
• Small cartons of ready-made milk
• Disposable or self-sterillising bottles

Feeding problems
If your baby cries a lot and seems in pain after a feed, ask your GP or health visitor whether it's colic (a form of trapped wind) that might be helped by using a special bottles, such as Dr. Brown's. Anti-colic teats and infacol drops may also be helpful

Babies with cleft lip or palate may feed better from a medela secial needs feeder.

Weaning (from around 6 months)
When you introduce pureed food and baby rice, things will get really messy! Start with single foods. (such as pureed carrot), introduct one food at a time, and slowly build to lumpier purees and finger foods at 7-9 months. Never leave your feeding baby unattended.

You'll need

• Soft tipped weaning spoons x 6
• Bowls x 2
• Starter Beakers x 2
• Bibs x 6
• Storage jars x 4
• High chair or booseter / table seat
• Splash mat
• Stay-on suction plate
• Weaning cookbook

Might be useful

• Wipe-clean bib of tabard x 2
• Pelican bibs x 2
• Electrical hand blender (for super-quick purees)
• Non spill beakers x 4
• Children's cutlery