Everything you need.
Nothing you don’t.

Far less than a registry suggests. In the first month, a baby needs somewhere safe to sleep (a bassinet or crib with a firm, flat mattress), a way to be fed (bottles, or nursing supplies, usually both), diapers and wipes, a handful of zip-up sleepers and swaddles, a car seat if you own a car, and a way to be carried. Everything else is comfort or convenience: useful, but not needed on day one.

Most registries land between 80 and 120 items, enough range for gift-givers at every budget. What matters more than the count is the spread: a few big-ticket items (car seat, stroller, crib), plenty in the $20–50 range where most people buy, and consumables like diapers and wipes that never go to waste.

Most parents start between 20 and 24 weeks, after the anatomy scan. That timing leaves room to research the expensive decisions — car seat, stroller, crib — and add anything a baby shower does not cover. Registries usually stay open for a completion discount after the birth, so nothing has to be finalised early.

Skip newborn-size clothing in bulk — many babies skip the size entirely — wipe warmers, dedicated changing tables, bottle sterilisers, shoes for a baby who cannot walk, and anything sold as a sleep positioner or crib bumper. Those last two are actively unsafe. Seated baby walkers are banned in Canada and discouraged elsewhere; a push walker does the same job safely.

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