Our Baby List — decision builder

Open a time period and you'll see every item as a compact pill, grouped by category. Tap a pill to expand just that item and choose between the friends' recommendations — one tap on an option = your pick, two options = "either, first good find wins". Green pills are decided, blue are bought, 🎁 marks shower-wishlist items. Bought it ✓ records what you paid or who lent it. Every tap saves automatically to your shared Google Sheet, and the Sheet's report tabs rebuild themselves in the background — Open Sheet always shows the current picture. ↻ Sync pulls in each other's changes.

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A baby-gear list built from real advice by parents who've been through it. You tap your way through it — almost no typing.

1 · Open a time period

Tap a bar below ("Before birth & hospital", "Newborn"…). Inside, every item is a small pill button, grouped by category.

2 · Tap a pill, then pick

Tapping a pill shows the recommended products with prices. Tap one = that's your choice. Tap two = "either one — whichever we find secondhand first". Skip removes it. Green pills are decided, 🎁 marks good baby-shower gifts.

3 · When you get something

Tap Bought it ✓ and say how: bought new, secondhand (enter the price), or borrowed/gifted (enter the friend's name).

4 · Saving is automatic

Every tap saves by itself — watch for "Saved ✓" at the top. Nothing to remember. Both partners can use the same link; ↻ Sync pulls in each other's changes.

5 · The spreadsheet

Open Sheet ↗ opens a Google Sheet that fills itself in as you go: a summary, a tab per time period, your purchase log, and a shower wishlist you can share.

6 · Make it yours

The advice here came from one couple's friends. Use + Add another option and + Add your own item to bring in advice from your own circle.

52/57 decided
Still expected R31 860 Spent Loading… Open Sheet ↗
Before birth & hospital 36/36 decided
Travel
Pram / travel systemEssential
Your pick
⚠ If you pick a Noola 4-in-1, its bundled capsule is secondhand too — verify the expiry stamp, crash history and manual before relying on it.
Infant car seat + baseEssential
Your pick
⚠ Buy new, or secondhand only with expiry stamp + no crash history + manual. Confirm the Noola Swivel360 expiry period with Noola directly.
Stretchy wrap carrier (newborn weeks)Recommended
Either — first good find wins
Car seat mirrorNice to have
Your pick
Nappy bagNice to have
Either — first good find wins
Sleep
Bedside crib / co-sleeperEssential
Your pick
Crib sheets ×2 + mattress protectors ×2Essential
Your pick
Muslin swaddles / stretchy swaddle wrapsEssential
Either — first good find wins
Feeding
Nipple creamEssential
Your pick
Newborn bottles (2–3 only)Essential
Your pick
Milk collection (day-one kit)Recommended
Either — first good find wins
Breast pads + milk storage bagsEssential
Your pick
Burp clothsEssential
Your pick
Bathing
Baby bath + supportEssential
Either — first good find wins
Towels + faceclothsEssential
Your pick
Wash productsEssential
Your pick
Nappies & Changing
Nappy supply strategyEssential
Your pick
Newborn size-0 nappies (small qty)Essential
Your pick
Changing pad / matEssential
Your pick
Nappy bin (pedal)Nice to have
Your pick
Bum creamEssential
Either — first good find wins
WipesEssential
Your pick
Toiletries & First Aid
ThermometerEssential
Skipped
Baby nail careRecommended
Your pick
Nasal aspiratorEssential
Your pick
Dummies + steriliser + clipRecommended
Your pick
SkincareEssential
Your pick
Medicine / first-aid boxEssential
Your pick
Nursery
Compactum / changing stationEssential
Your pick
Feeding / rocking chairEssential
Your pick
⚠ Test the height before buying — too low makes night feeds and standing up without waking baby a struggle (Sarah's warning). Set a Marketplace alert now.
Side table + wash basket + coat hangersNice to have
Your pick
Play & Toys
Books + first toysRecommended
Your pick
Clothes
Newborn wardrobe basicsEssential
Your pick
For Mum & Hospital
Mum recovery kitEssential
Your pick
Hospital bags (mum + baby)Essential
Your pick
Car seat fitted & practisedEssential
Your pick
Newborn (0–6 weeks) 7/8 decided
Sleep
Sleep sacks (post-swaddle)Recommended
Either — first good find wins
Baby monitorRecommended
Either — first good find wins
⚠ Char & Ed regretted the fancy R3,816 wifi monitor and loved the simple audio one. Jurgen & Shannon deferred entirely: test whether you need one first.
Sleep pod (supervised naps/play)Nice to have
Skipped
Feeding
Sterilising approachDecide once
Either — first good find wins
Feeding pillowNice to have
Play & Toys
Play matRecommended
Your pick
Play gymOptional
Your pick
BouncerOptional
Skipped
6 weeks – 3 months 3/3 decided
Travel
Structured carrierRecommended
Your pick
Feeding
Electric pump (from ~6 weeks)Recommended
Your pick
Toiletries & First Aid
Sunblock + mozzie repellentRecommended
Skipped
3–6 months 0/1 decided
Bathing
Bath seat (pre-sitting stage)Nice to have
6 months + 3/4 decided
Travel
Hiking carrierOptional
Sleep
Cot + mattressEssential (later)
Your pick
Feeding
High chair (from 6 months)Essential (later)
Your pick
⚠ Start hunting NOW even though it's a 6-month item — secondhand Tripp Trapps go within hours.
Nappies & Changing
Reusable nappies from 6kgRecommended
Your pick
Only if needed 3/5 decided
Sleep
Camp cotOptional
Your pick
Noise machineOptional
Your pick
Sleep wedgesOptional
Feeding
Bottle warmerOptional
Your pick
Clothes
Sizes 6–18 months, bought aheadRecommended