I don’t know about everyone else, but during my pregnancy I was completely overwhelmed by the prospect of all the STUFF I had to buy for my little one!  My baby book had an entire chapter dedicated to all the items baby would need.  I saw registry checklists online, but got lost in the terminology – what the heck were footmuffs and “baby bodies”? (For the record, my son is now 19-months and I still don’t know what those things are).  It also seemed like a lot of the suggested items were overkill – did I really need a device to tell me if the bathwater was too hot?   I wanted to be prepared, but didn’t want to end up with a house full of baby stuff that would never really get used.

So here is a Moderate Mama’s take on what you really need.   Read more ›