Preparing for the little one - part2

I ended the first entry on our efforts to prepare for the little one quite abruptly the other day :p
Ha! 
Let's try to pick up where i left off...

So dr. tracey started asking if we were done with shopping for baby about 3 weeks ago.
me: errmmm... no?
dr.: what are you waiting for! please get your shopping done before CNY!

Between then and now, we really have made an effort with preps. 
Still, when we look/see/hear of what other parents-to-be do............ sigh.


Infant milk powder/ Formula milk
What we have prepared:
None for now. BUT, this is not because we didn't bother :p
Dr. has advise we hold off buying any until the little one is born and we can more or less determine how much breastmilk i can give. If baby latches on well and my flow of breastmilk suffice for the first 3 - 4 months, all is good. We can explore the different formula milk powders available in the market at a later stage.
Dr. has given us her 2cts worth on the ones she recommends - Enfalac and Similac.
We'll keep that in mind :)

What others have prepared:
Tins of infant milk powder from various brands. To standby.
Some even explore options such as goats' milk and soy milk.
Me? I know nothing about these 'options' that are available.
*gulp. will think about that when the need does arise.


Baby's nursery/bedding
What we have prepared:
We have the babycot! We do! And the most basic of bedding requirements tOOooooo :)
Will put in a separate entry on that. 
We had NO IDEA it took so much search and research to get the little one's first bed right.

What others have prepared:
Given the very VERY limited space we have - it's gonna be us 3, living out of a tiny room for the next 2 years or so, we cannot and did not entertain any thoughts on getting a bassinet/ crib/ playpen etc etc etc.
Some friends i know are lucky enough to have space (oh, and moolah) for a crib for their baby's first few months, a cot in their master bedroom, a playpen for dayuse in the living hall......
Oh, and the range of bedding accessories available in the market!!!
I thought all we really needed was an infant pillow. seriously. the baby is too small for bolsters and blankets and whatnots. right? 
But, check these lovelies out!
Baby bedding @ Pupsik Studio
Baby blankets @ Piccolo House
And the beautiful things out there for those who can afford to set up an entire nursery for baby!!! I shan't even go into that now :( oOOOOoooooh i can't wait to actually have our house ready and the little one gets a room of her own.


For baby's bath time!
What we have prepared:
Ok, this we are abit more prepared. I think.
We know the bathtub's gonna come from Mt. A cos it says so in the Hospital's pre-admission mail to us.
For baby wash/ lotion/ oils etc etc etc, we are turning to the brands we grew up with, and so are most familiar with to start us off - Johnson, Kodomo and Pureen.
IF the need arises that we have to explore other options in future, well...... we'll think about it then.

What others have prepared:
I salute those new parents/ parents-to-be who go all out to look for "the best" baby wash for their little ones. All that participating in forums and trying to get samples etc. Takes alot of effort (time!). And money too! Cos some of these "best" products are not available off the shelfs in our supermarkets. Ordered online and sent over from DownUnder/ U.S.
Us two? We keep our fingers crossed what we get readily from NTUC/ Kiddy Palace suits our little one just fine :p


Will stop here now cos i want to kick back and admire my dancing belly!
More on that another day.