Adoptive Parents' Shopping List

Babies Under 1 Year

For the Nursery

• Crib/crib mattress
• Quilted mattress pad
• Waterproof pad
• Bumpers (to place around the inside of the crib)
• Fitted sheets (in flannel or cotton, depending on the season)
• Blankets (light weight, medium weight, or fleece, depending on the season)
• Changing pad or table
• Diaper pail
• Diapers (either disposable or cloth)
• Diaper wipes
• Diaper rash ointment
• Baby powder
• Chest of drawers (for storing baby's clothes)
• Rocking chair or glider
• Night-light
• Baby monitor

Bathing and Grooming

• Baby tub
• Tub seat and bath toys (for when baby graduates to the big tub
• Baby soap or bath liquid
• Baby shampoo
• Baby oil and/or lotion
• Soft towels
• Soft washcloths
• Hooded terry robes
• Baby nail clipper or nail files
• Sterile cotton balls
• Baby brush and comb
• Cloth diapers (to be used as burp cloths)

Feeding

• High chair
• Bottles/nipples
• Wire brush bottle washer
• Accessories basket for dishwasher
• Drying rack for bottles
• Formula
• Baby spoons and forks (for feeding older babies)
• Plastic or washable bibs

Medicine Chest

• Thermometer (ear and/or rectal)
• Nasal aspirator/saline nose drops
• Medicine dropper/measuring spoon
• Baby acetaminophen (Tylenol)
• Baby ibuprofen (Advil or Motrin)
• Baby decongestant
• Rehydration fluid (such as Pedialyte)
• Sunscreen
• Hydrocortisone cream
• Hydrogen peroxide
• Antiseptic cream
• Sterile bandages and gauze pads
• Gas drops
• Cool mist humidifier
• Heating pad and/or hot water bottle (for soothing a colicky tummy)
• Activated charcoal (if recommended by your local Poison Control Center)

Travel Gear

• Stroller
• Stroller blanket
• Rain shield
• Baby carrier (front pack or sling)
• Diaper bag
• Travel changing pad
• Car seat
• Portable playpen/crib

Safety

• Safety gates
• Safety latches (for drawers, cabinets, closets, toilet seats, etc.)
• Outlet plugs
• Window guards
• Cord shorteners (for blind or drapery cords)
• Corner guards (for sharp edges of furniture)

Clothing

This is a basic shopping list for newborns and very young babies. When shopping for your baby, you'll need to take into account his or her age and gender, and the season in which you'll adopt, and adapt this list accordingly. (An older baby, for instance, wouldn't need a hooded bunting, but could wear a hooded sweatshirt or jacket.)

• 1 to 3 sweaters
• 3 bodysuits
• 4 to 6 rompers
• 3 pullovers
• 4 to 6 footed coveralls
• 3 to 5 side-snap undershirts
• 2 to 4 pairs of booties/socks

Fun and Games

Mobile (for young babies)

Baby swing (for babies older than 6 weeks)

Activity gym

Musical toys

Stuffed toys

Stacking cups

Books

Soothing baby CDs