It’s going to be warm then so don’t go too crazy on bedding. Also, don’t be fooled into buying a whole cot bedding set with doona, comforter, top sheet, pillow etc
The only thing your bub will need for years is a fitted sheet. It’s not safe to use anything else and if it’s a cool night, just use a swaddle or sleeping sack. By the time your child will use proper bedding, you will want a design that’s not so infantile.

For us it was the rocking chair we had a un settled child and this was our saving grace

our changing table, we didn’t have one for our first born and when we had twins 2nd/3rd it was a must, saved out backs and posture and wished we had one for our first

My son slept in ergo bag for the first few months. I ended up having 4 in case of midnight nappy explosions. However my niece never liked to be wrapped (So lucky for us we got hers ergo bags too). I would suggest a really comfortable chair, My sister loved her nursing chair, I had one for Ikea that was awesome.

I couldn’t live without my nappy bin, lol.

we had a portable change table which I would put on the bed to change baby, much safer. Also being portable it was easy to take away with us when staying away from home for a few days. There should be baby sales prior to Christmas, start looking around now for ideas and prices.

Onesies are great, have about half a dozen in each size, Target singlets are the best. The Love to Dream swaddle/ sleeping bags are fantastic.

I’d start buying things now I guess, not sure there is a “best time” to buy, just was thinking of not sure if they’d have christmas discounts or not. I can’t live without my heater for those cold days and nights when you need to do a nappy change, i turn heater on first if i have enough time.

Get the basics ready , basinet,bedding & few jump suits .Night light .Sometimes people have baby showers list what u might need .

Agree with the night light and also in bubs room when changing nappies at night, keeps bub half asleep and not as hard to put back down!

My son was in a bassinet next to our bad for the first four and a half months and then went into his cot when he out grew it.

The night light was really handy for night time changes as it’s much softer on the eyes.

best time price wise would most likely be on Boxing day but would you really want to do that?

I couldnt have lived without my change table.

Tetra snuggle bed. Goes inside a cot and is way easier to travel with than a porta cot. My son is 3 mths and is just starting to out grow it. So glad I went with this over a bassinet. We put it in his travel cot in our room and now I\\\’m moving him to his own room and proper cot. Also a good chair. Great in your room for late night and early morning feeds.

I would start buying things now so it’s not a great big expense in one big hit.
I found a night light to be my saving grace to be honest as I didn’t have to put the main light on and completely wake my son up.
We actually found some baby monitors that had a great night light and also played music we got them from baby buntings, they were great.

My rocking chair. I had it in my bedroom for the first few months.

my nursing chair. I actually had it in my bedroom for the first few months. I love it!

Our bub is six months and hasn’t been in his room. We had him in a bassinet beside the bed and now have his cot beside us. He still wakes through the night to be fed, so it’s convenient. With that in mind, having a night light beside the cot helps. That way you can switch it on (not as bright as a lamp or ceiling light), but not completely wake bub up.