Iwantitvmuch, so happppeeeeeee for you! Yah, go visit Alice before your home visit . You’ll be too excited to work anyway!
OR you can use that half day to source around for stuff. I only bought stuff just the weekend before she came home to us BUT I had already sussed out where the best buys are.
To all waiting mummies - just to share. I find that Robinsons 20% storewide sale is always a good place/time to get baby essentials like laundry detergent, bottle detergent, bottles, teats, steriliser, bath foam etc. PLUS you can always go back to exchange if you end up being given the same stuff from friends later on.
Baby Hyperstore and Babymart at Kaki Bukit is a wholesale type place where you can get cots/strollers/pillows etc.
Kiddy Palace of cos sells lots of the baby essentials and is a good one stop place.
If you have friends who are planning to buy presents for you, may I be kapo and suggest a few things? Some items are pricier so maybe can get them to pool money and buy together.
-Steriliser/bottle starter kit (I use Avent).
-Tummy time mat (Fisher Price & Tiny Love got nice ones)
-Onesies (from Mothercare or Marks&Spencer or the brand Carter. They have short sleeved and sleeveless ones)
-Diapers (Pampers NewBorn - it has a yellow strip that turns blue when diaper is wet. I used Pampers for night and Mamy Poko for day when dd was very young. Now I use Mamy Poko and Huggies)
- Baby Carrier (either sling or beco/bjorn type carrier)
Dream is right, no need to get too much clothes in NewBorn size cos by 6-7 weeks, they may outgrow it.
PJs – if you are not brand conscious then I find the PJs sold at Giant to be good value and really comfy. I go to the one at Tampines and it’s sold in one of the big standalone baskets near the chk out counters. S$4 for long pants and $3+ for tops. All white and pure cotton. If outgrow fast, not so heart pain.
Nappy cloth (muslin cloth) - I find Annaku brand the softest. I started out cloth diapering my dd but once her diaper rash cleared, I got lazy and started her on diapers
BUT the nappy cloths are still very useful as pillows, light blanket, burp cloth and great for peekaboo games!
I remember feeling very overwhelmed just before bb came home and was very grateful to a good friend from church who helped me to so some running around to buy some of the essentials. For those going through Alice, she will provide some of the basics eg: diaper rash cream, swaddling cloth.
Maybe other mummies can add on to this?