New Parents Essentials Checklist by Babydash

If you’re expecting your first child, we believe you’ll be browsing the internet for checklists – what to pack in your hospital bag, which baby items should you buy, where to buy, what are the recommended brands, etc. However, there are so many lists online and trust us, you don’t wanna go through them all and fall into the trap of over-buying or under-prepared. So, we at Babydash have compiled a minimalist yet comprehensive list for your reference.

P.S.: Our Community Lead has just given birth to her second baby boy about three months ago, so she has the latest insights for these checklists. 🙂

Hospital bag checklist (when you go to the hospital!)

Mommy-and-baby bag

• Disposable maternity pads (in case you need more than what the hospital provides)
• Disposable panties (highly recommended!)
• Pyjamas (2-3 sets in case you’re discharged later)
• Bottom healing spray (we recommend Earth Mama Angel Baby) to aid your bottom’s healing after vaginal birth or cesarean section wound healing salve for C-section mamas
• Toiletries
• Going-home clothes (we recommend nursing dress or blouse such as Ratuwear)
• Nursing bras (2-3 pieces)
• Nipple cream (we recommend Earth Mama Angel Baby)
• Newborn sleep-suits, hats, mittens, booties (3-4 sets)
• Newborn disposable diapers (we recommend 1 pack of Goo.N on standby in case the hospital doesn’t provide sufficient amount of diapers)
• Swaddles / receiving blankets (1-2 pieces)
• Birth plan (as approved by ob/gyn)
• Hospital appointment card
• Purse (identification card, money, credit card)
• Mobile phone & charger/power bank

Daddy’s bag

• T-shirts, pants, underwear, pyjamas, socks
• Towel
• Toiletries
• Mobile phone charger and/or power bank

Note: Please remember to install your newborn’s car seat in your car earlier before you’re due to deliver your baby.

Mommy’s postpartum checklist (for the first 2-3 months)

For your body

• Bottom healing spray (Earth Mama Angel Baby) to aid your bottom’s healing after vaginal birth or cesarean section wound healing salve for C-section mamas
• Stretch marks remedy (we recommend Mustela Stretch Marks Care Oil)
• Postpartum skincare (we recommend Mustela Body Restructuring Gel & Support Bust)

For breastfeeding

• Breast massage oil to encourage milk letdown (we recommend Buds Organic Breast Massage Oil)
• Nipple cream (we recommend all-natural Earth Mama Angel Baby Natural Nipple Butter)
• Breast pads (we recommend Medela Disposable Nursing Pads)
• Nursing wear (we recommend Ratuwear)
• Nursing cover (we recommend Double Monkeys)
• Nursing pillow (we recommend My Brest Friend)

Mommy’s pumping checklist (when back to work)

Pumping

• Breastpump (we recommend Medela or Spectra)
• Milk collection kit (we recommend Freemie or Haakaa)
• Milk storage (we recommend Autumnz storage bags & Bumble bee storage bottles)
• Cooler bag (we recommend Autumnz or Dr. Brown’s)
• Ice packs

Bottle feeding

• Baby bottles (we have a list of recommended brands)
• Bottle & utensil cleanser
• Sterilizer & bottle warmer
• Bottle drying rack
• Bottle cleaning brush

Baby’s nursery checklist

Toiletries & Grooming

• Bath care (we recommend Mustela Dermo-cleansing Gel for Hair & Body)
• Diaper cream (we have a list of recommended diaper creams)
• Baby oil (we recommend Ning Salmah Minyak Tenang Anakanda)
• Baby balm (we recommend Elixir for Soraya & Badger)
• Baby lotion / cream (we recommend Mustela & Cherub Rubs)
• Baby brush, baby nail clipper, cotton wool
• Hooded towels (we recommend Clevamama)
• Napkins / muslin cloth / wash cloth

Diapering

• Diapers
• Wet wipes
• Changing pad

First-aid

• Thermometer (we recommend VisioFocus)
• Nasal aspirator (we recommend NoseFrida)
• All-purpose creams (we recommend Lucas Papaw & Pot of Gold)
• Medicator (we recommend Munchkin)

Cleaning

• Gentle detergent (we recommend Buds, Pigeon, and Autumnz)

Playtime

• Baby monitor (we recommend Motorola)
• Bouncer (we recommend Nuna or Mamaroo)
• Play mat

Diaper bag checklist (with kids under 3 years old)

• Diapers & diaper cream
• Wet wipes & hand sanitizer
• Sunscreen & mosquito/bug repellent
• Tissue paper
• Changing pad
• Blanket or muslin swaddle cloth
• Extra clothes for the kids
• Snacks / finger food (for older babies and toddlers)
• Sippy cup & water bottle (for older babies and toddlers)
• Pacifier / teether, toys, board books, and coloring items
• Nursing cover
• Purse & phone

On-the-go / travel checklist

• Stroller (we have a list of recommended brands such as Recaro, Joie, Babyzen, Britax, Capella)
• Car seat (we have a list of recommended brands such as Recaro, Joie, Britax, Graco, SNSKidz)
• Diaper bag (we recommend Skip Hop)
• Baby carriers
• Infant body support / head support
• Car reversible mirror
• Travel blanket
• Milk powder / snack container
• Highchair cover

We hope these checklists will be helpful for you!

Babydash Takes Off with Equity Crowd-funding Launch Party!

Last Thursday, 16 February 2017 was a blast as we officially launched our equity crowd-funding (ECF) program! We threw a special get-together launch party at Aether Cafe, TTDI to share our excitement and happiness with our forever supportive community of parents, suppliers, fellow mumpreneurs, the pitchIN team, media representatives, and potential investors.

Who is Babydash? Let us introduce ourselves again. Babydash is an online store focuses on selling baby daily necessities. We have a wide product range of everything a baby needs from diapers and milk, bath & skincare products, baby food, toys, strollers, car seats, baby carriers and lots more. We make buying baby necessities as convenient as possible so parents can order from the comforts of their home and have the goods delivered straight to their homes/offices. Our key strength lies in the trust and loyalty that our community of customers and parents have in us. As such, we are continuously building this community and giving back by organizing free coffee and networking sessions, parenting talks, sleep consulting classes, lactation consulting talks, and lots more. Hence, we organize this launch party as we want to share our excitement with our loyal customers.

Babydash co-founders, Shan Li (left) and Lavinie (right) getting ready to officiate the launch!

The atmosphere was upbeat as party-goers filled up the bright and cheery cafe – most of them with kids in tow. We were very excited to meet everyone, finally being able to put faces to names we always see in our ordering system.

It was a fun-filled party with scrumptious food, sweet treats, happening music, fun activities for the kids such as face painting, story telling, nail art, fishing, and a ball pit filled with colorful balls for the little ones to have fun while mommies and daddies sat back and chillaxed and had a good time enjoying the party!

We were very honored to have these fellow mumpreneurs who offered their services on that day. Thank you Shereena Gill the Story Teller, Tan Ching Yi the Kids Nail Artist, and Bellina Rosli the Hand & Face Painter! You fabulous ladies rock!

A big THANK YOU again to everyone who came!

A million THANKS to our suppliers – Mustela, Ratuwear, NAIF, and Moogoo for sponsoring wonderful lucky draw prizes to lucky winners!

Babydash co-founders, Shan Li (left) and Lavinie (right) were interviewed by RTM.

Another big shout out to Team Babydash for a fantastic job and an event well run!

Now you can invest today too and own a share in Babydash! Just click on this link – http://bit.ly/babydashecf to find out more about our business and how we intend to scale and grow! The best thing is, we will also be giving out 10,000 Dashpoints to each customer who invests in us! To all our investors, we will make you proud!

Update: In just over four days, we have reached our minimum funding target of RM200K and is now accepting investments till its RM2,000,000 target!

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