Checklist: Baby first equipment

What you really need at the beginning

Text last updated: 2025-07-24

What do I need to get started?

In the first few weeks with your baby, everything will be new and exciting. So that you can concentrate fully on your child during this time, it's reassuring to have your first equipment to hand. The following list contains recommendations for the first equipment.

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Baby clothes:

After just a few weeks, newborns will have outgrown the first parts. A few basic items are therefore enough to start with. New parents are often given baby clothes as a gift at birth. Therefore, only buy what you really need for the start.

TIPS FOR YOUR BABY CLOTHING

  • Make sure that the baby clothes can be washed at high temperatures and are tumble-dry resistant.
  • Organic materials are recommended.
  • Look around at baby flea markets. This is inexpensive.
  • A particular advantage of second-hand baby clothes: The laundry is lower in harmful substances because it has already been washed more often.

WHAT ELSE IS PART OF THE INITIAL EQUIPMENT?

In addition to baby clothes for the newborn, there are lots of other things you should think about. These include products for care and health, for breastfeeding and feeding as well as for safe carrying and transportation.

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