(Since I’m a new parent I hardly know what I’ll need, so if you used something that was essential with your babes please tell me all about it.)
Also our first borns’ are our fur babies… Donations to any local animal rescue instead of the list below is AWESOME! Or even better consider fostering (short term (days or weeks) or long term). The rescues handle the costs and you give them a calm, safe space to decompress. Animals who get fostered even for short term are more likely to be adopted.
https://www.streetdoghero.org/dog-rescue-donations/
https://www.puplandiadogrescue.org/donate
https://www.stumptownstrays.org/donate
https://www.oregondogrescue.org/donate-now
and any others you are excited about!
Your favorite childhood book (please write on the inside page so I know who its from and if you would like to share a story about why this book was your favorite. I’d LOVE to know. (Used books are great! betterworldbooks.com is a great place to look or any of the local independent bookstore of course!)
diapers (any size-he will grow) & wipes
(We have a full set of used cloth diapers and we are all set on newborn diapers- thank you!)
Play pen
Winter baby warmth
Used Baby Clothes sites and local stores
(Any new/used baby clothes in good condition, ideally organic or environmentally friendly. I’m trying to avoid forever chemicals that are found in majority of today’s clothing.) (EDIT: We are now all set with Newborn clothes - thank you all for the hand-me-downs and the advice. I didn’t know they would only need newborn clothes for the first couple weeks! WOW!)
