My youngest is officially a year & 1 week old (plus I have a 3 & 5 yo). I was just in BRU yesterday too, sniff, sniff all those preggo bellies & that baby stuff...(I am done having kids BTW).
Front carrier-got it at my shower for my 1st & I think I used it once with her & I just basically held her. I did use it with my 2nd more so (oldest was in Gymboree so I needed to put him in something) & I used it with my 3rd all the time). So unless you are a hiker, I wouldn't get one now & I'd also wait until she is born to try her out in it so see what is comfortable if you chose to get one, you may like a sling better.
Bouncy seat-loved it. I was able to shower every day. I got one with a netting last year for my 3rd since my oldest broke my original one. I loved it since we got to go outside & I could zip the baby up in it (sniff, sniff I need to sell it now).
Stroller-I too would probably avoid the whole stroller system & get one of those frame type strollers. I had a system but we just threw it away. Plus we are on stroller #5 now (3 of which I can still use BTW).
Exersaucer-again, loved it & I was able to cook, scrapbook & wow, shower (I brought it into the bathroom). Again I need to get rid of it.
Swing-I got rid of mine after I had my 2nd & I rarely used it. My dd did fall asleep in it a few times but I found it took up more room & because I had it I put her in it.
nailclippers, get 2 if you are like me, I constantly lose a pair.
I didn't use a diaper genie. I got one for my shower (not on my list) & I returned it. We used plastic bags & when the smell got so bad, BRU has these blue scented bags but as they get bigger you may need more then one bag to ditch that stink.
I too would of just bought a booster (a nice one) vs a high chair. I use the high chair because I have it though. I also would of got 2 covers for it. The original high chair had that vinyl liner but after my first & many washings & it was stored in the attic, it cracked & became moldy so we got a cloth cover. If I knew I was having a 3rd (oops), I would of got 2 cloth covers for i t.
I prefer the sleeper sacks. To me they are so much easier to put back on in the middle of the night then to fumble with snaps. My 1yo still wakes up at night & when I run out of zipper feetie jammies, I use the ones that snap at the waist & usually they do not get snapped at 3am but the onsie does.
Onsies-get enough of them so when she poops on it you will have a clean one & then there is another blow out an hour later so you need a clean one along with that sock that goes into the poop.
Are you planning on nursing? Are you planning on working? You will need a breast pump if so. Also the freezer bags & as soon as your milk comes in pump & freeze. I work 1 day a week & by the time my dd was a month old, I had about 150 ounces frozen so I was set.
Don't go crazy on buying bottles either because she may not like the one you choose.
A toy for the floor/ a mat to lay on that has activities.
A monitor.
I just got a flyer from BRU a few weeks ago. I am not sure if I still have it but usually if you do a search the codes show up online too.
I never bought a wipes warmer instead I put the wipe on my leg or in my hands to warm it up.
I got one of those car seat blankets (they sit in the car seat) for my 2nd child (he was born in Sept) & I loved it. I didn't need it with my oldest (May) & my youngest (March) I used it for a month. But I now have it in my stroller & it is a great blanket that does not fall off under the wheel since it is strapped in with her.
I didn't use a pack n play or a bassinette. We co-slept and my kids went straight to their crib the day they came home.
Get an extra set of crib sheets (or whatever you are going to use for sleep) & the mattress pad. I also didn't go all out & decorate the room to match the bedding, etc... And I am glad I didn't because I had much more fun decorating when my kids got older, but that is me (plus I never found out the sex of the child either).
My hospital doesn't do the hand/foot stamp so I did one with in the first month (OK I may have done a few) & then I do one at a year but I am sentimental.
I love my baby book but by baby #3, I can't keep up with it (see I am on here) so I just add things to my calender & save it so I can add it all at once.
I'd say for clothes-PJ's & a few pairs, socks (although it will be warm so you may not need them) & a few outfits to get you by. I am sure you will get a ton of gifts.
Don't fret if your baby girl cries all night long. You are not a horrible mother & your baby isn't the child of satin (I have been there with my first). They just do that-it could be colic & it could be a food allergy or it could just be gas. It happens & you will get thru it even though you don't feel like it will ever end.
Don't worry if your baby wants to be held all the time, it is OK my 3 yo doesn't want to be held (he does like dh to lay with him until he falls asleep though)he just wants to go go go.
Nap when the baby naps. You will need it, especially if your baby is up all night. I napped every day with my first dd (in the afternoon, the am I showered). By the time I had my 2nd I wanted to nap but it wasn't always feasable & by the 3rd, nap??? I can live on 5 hours sleep if I need to.
If you nurse, it will be painful. I know 'they' say it is not painful but it really is. Your milk comes in & boy are you in for a surprise, think watermelon & when you move/sway it causes leakage or soreness or at least it did for me. I'd say it hurts because you are having something sucking on you for life or death (they have a great suction) a few times a day. But once you build up that callous it should not hurt.
OK I must stop now.