Newborn Checklist: Essential items to stock up on before baby's arrival

Every mother wants best for their babies that's why mothers get everything ready a few weeks before the baby's birth.

Once the baby arrives, your days and nights will be spent in feeding and taking care of the baby. You will get exhausted in setting up your new routine. Also, you do not want to get ready with your new one and rush to the nearest store for small things.

Here, I curated a list of the essentials items to stock up on before the baby's arrival. I have divided the essentials into 6 categories. 

1) Diapering

• Diapers (diaper for the newborn)
• Rash Cream (infant rash cream)
• Wipes (infant wipes)
• Cotton Balls (cotton balls)
• Sanitizer (sanitizer)

2) Cleaning

• A big bottle of antiseptic lotion (antiseptic liquid)
• Baby cloth detergent (baby cloth detergent)

3) Clothing

• Mittens (Mittens)
• Caps (infant caps)
• Jumpers (Vadmans Baby)
• Thermals (if it winters time)
• Onesies (onsies)
• Inner Wear (innerwear for infants)

4) Bathing

• Infant Bathtub (infant bathtub)
• Baby Soap (Baby Soap)
• Baby Shampoo (Baby Shampoo)
• Baby Oil (Baby Oil)
• Soft Towels (Baby Towels)
• Baby Soft Bristles Hairbrush (Baby Comb)

5) Linens

• Waterproof Mattress Cover (Quick Dry Waterproof Bed Protector Large - salmon Rose, L)
• Swaddle (Organic Cotton Baby Muslin Cloth)
• Bedding with Net (Bedding with Net)
• Blanket (Baby Blanket)

6) Others

• Chest of Drawers
• Diaper Bag
• Digital Thermometer
• Nail Clipper
• Rattles

Hope, the above items will make your new journey smoother after the baby arrives. 

All the best.

Must Have Kitchen Tools For Busy Moms

Whether you are a mom of an infant, toddler, kid or teen preparing food for your kids can be very time consuming and tiring. Still, we manage to serve them the delicious homemade food.
We can make our life easy if we have right tools to make our tedious task quick.

Here is the list of the kitchen tools which make my kitchen life easy in some way.

1) Rice Cooker:  It is small easy and convenient to cook rice. Just you need to put rice and water correct measurement. Switch on the power button. Voila, you are done. This is automatic, once the rice gets cooked, it automatically switches to the warm mode.



2) Electric Kettle: It boils water in few mins. That is why it is good life hack for any busy mom. It auto stop itself. It is easy to handle & transportation. It has a broad mouth to facilitate easy serving without any hassles.



3)  Vegetable Chopper: This is a must-have product for every kitchen. From chopping to Julian to kneading doughs it does all smooth and very easy to operate. One can really get creative and do whatever cutting they need with its sharp stainless steel blades.




4) Hand Blender:  The blender is good for preparing juices and milkshakes. Also to chop some soft veggies. I use it every single day.




5)  Apple Cutter: It cuts apples very neatly. I tried it on pears, kiwi, figs, plums and all such small size fruits. It neatly slices it with its sharp blades.




6) Toaster: If you want to get a quick breakfast. This one is Decent Product, even kids can use it by themselves.




7) Egg Boiler: I am not using this product, but have heard good things about it. So mentioning it here. The eggs get boils in maximum 10mins. It automatically turns off when nicely done.