Baby Essentials Kit & List
There’s nothing worse than grabbing your baby, a diaper, and wipes only to realize you really need something else in that crucial moment that’s now out of reach. I learned early on in my parenting days to keep a stocked basket with all of the common things I might need for my baby together in a baby essentials kit. I keep my basket right beside our changing table stocked with the basics I’m often searching for whether that be midnight feedings or to soothe a teething infant – having a toolkit ready can be a total sanity saver.
Baby Essentials Kit
This post is sponsored by Huggies.聽All opinions are my own.聽
Here’s a Baby Essentials list to help you start your own kit:聽
- Diapers
- Wipes
- Swaddling blanket
- Change of clothes
- Toys
- Pacificer
- Hand sanitizer
- Book
- Soothing ointment / diaper rash cream
- Thermometer
- Nail clippers
- Nasal aspirator
Of course, you can add anything else you frequently need to your own kit. For example, if you have a girl, hair bows just may be an essential that needs to be front and center ready to go. Teething tablets or other medicines can be stored on hand when your baby is too young to reach them on their own, since your basket will likely be in a lower spot than your medicine cabinet keep in mind if you are likely to have other children around. If your baby has a lot of reflux, a burp cloth or two will probably quickly become essentials.
Plan one central location for your baby essentials kit, but keep in mind you may need a second location with a backup kit of sorts ready and loaded specifically for diaper changes.聽I actually have several spots around my home with a small stash of diapers, a tub of wipes, and a small toy ready to go.
Huggies Designer Tubs come in gorgeous styles and look really cute so that they can easily blend in with your home without looking like a big huge white tub that screams “baby.” They are super easy to refill with a top that pulls completely off to refill your wipes container from a larger refill pack or individual refill packs. That means you can save money with a big warehouse sized refill box and then just grab a handful of 30-40 wipes at a time and load up your designer tub as needed and keep it within easy reach.
I love to save money, but I also really appreciate things that can look good and complement my home, so it’s a perfect win-win situation! Huggies Designer Tubs are available at Target, click to see all the adorable tub designs they have available!
i love the cute wipes container but i haven’t seen them for sale anywhere
The wipes are so pretty, much nicer looking if it is going to set out in plain view!
i love that someone is finally changing up the old ugly wipe carrier ! ! its about time!
Fabulous idea! Pinned. Hugs! Lou Lou Girls
This is a super cute idea, Janel! Thank you bunches for linking up and partying with us this week!
That’s a great essentials kit! I love the fancy new wipes package!
These are the true essentials! I love Sandra Boynton books for little ones, too!
What I would add to a baby essential list is a Boppy! Babies love those…my sister would love this care package for her new baby coming soon!
Great list! I think you’ve thought of everything. Huggies wipes save me tremendously!
I think this is really true. Having three boys I learned there is nothing easy and you need to be prepared for all diaper changes LOL
I think your list is perfect, I wouldn’t add a thing. Love those new Huggies boxes too!.
What a great list! Yes, it’s so important to have a good essential kit to include items you use daily. I have two kits set up one in my bedroom and one in the living room.
Those wipes tubs are so cute! I hate how the regular wipes look on our changing table!
That is a good list. My youngest is 7, and we still use wipes. They have so many uses beyond wiping baby bottoms.
I love having all of the necessities in one place. This is a great gift and smart idea.
This is a great list of things for new parents to make a kit with. I definitely agree with everything on that list.
It looks like you have all the bases covered. I am loving that basket you have it all in!
Great essential list. Love the wipes.
My essentials were for sure extra onesies for the diaper bag and a good bag of wipes! Great list!
I actually have that same exact huggies wipes box ! We love it.
We love the Huggies wipes in our family. My sister-in-law uses them for my nephew and we keep them in our house for any mishaps.
Those tubs look super handy for the wipes. I love that you can refill them!
That looks like a cool caddy with very necessary things. I dreamt last night I had a baby! Yikes! It’s been twelve years so that was weird…but maybe I’ll be needing this kit. Lol.
I love the new tubs. We buy refill packs and save that way too. It’s nice to save a cute container now!
Those designer tubs are super cute. When kiddo was younger we reused them for small toys and such.
This is the perfect baby essential kit– what a great roundup of goodies!
These are all definite musts! I love the wipes container!
Great list of items…I will be putting together a baby gift soon. Thanks for the list of items to add to my basket!
I think you have it covered! Still finishing #2’s nursery, and I already have a basket on the changing table I’m filling up!
Wipes are certainly a must! I love the new Huggies Wipes boxes, too cute!
This is a great gift idea. I know a few pregnant friends and I am going to make this for them!
Toys are a must for the changing table. Keeps baby’s hands busy.
I love how updated the tubs are since I’ve had babies. They really do make them flow with home decor so much better nowadays!
this is such a great kit especially the Aden + Anais diaper cream! We love that stuff
What a great little kit. You can never have too many wipes!
Thanks for this. My spouse’s cousin just had her first child, this would be the perfect type of gift to give!
MItch
Oh I remember being in the middle of diaper time and something being out of reach. That really puts you in a poopy situation too, figuratively and literally. 馃槈 You can’t just let go and go get what you need. Very much better to be baby essential kit prepared. 馃檪
This is a great list. I have wipes everywhere I go. You never know what kind of mess you’re going to end up having to clean!
This kit is really good.I made sure i always brought in bulk or at least have 2 of everything on hand.
This is a great list. Definitely practical, useful items.
That is an awesome gift idea for new parents. It’s full of useful things.