Re: UK ladies, help in shopping!!
In all honesty, knowing what I do now (my boy is a year old now) I would only buy the bare essentials if I had to do it all over again. Apart from the fact that you don’t know exactly what size to get - some babies don’t wear newborn size and go straight into 0-3 month clothing for example, you’ll get so much stuff given to you once baby arrives as gifts or baby showers.
I would get some nice aden and anais swaddling muslins though, I’ve used these since kiddo was born and they still look as good as new. You might have difficulties in finding them right now as they seem to be sold out everywhere but I’m sure that will be resolved soon.
These are good too: Morrck All Season Baby Hoodie Baby Blanket - Carseat & Buggy Accessories for Babies & Children, a contemporary version of Footmuffs and Cosytoes and beat trying to wrestle a tiny baby in and out of coats and snowsuits.
Get an isofix base car seat if possible, they are a great time saver and if you have a compatible stroller frame then even better.
Have you signed up to the Boots and Mothercare parenting clubs? If you can put up with the junk mail they send you, you do also get some good freebies, samples and vouchers from time to time.
Yes, I am signed up to these parenting clubs. They are also helping me out to find some stuff for my baby as well as I am receiving some coupons and vouchers by time to time
From what I have been told new borns usually stay in those onesie rompers so don’t buy too many other clothes. Swaddle blanket won’t hurt, lots of burp cloths and bibs, baby towel, hats, mitts, socks, baby nail clipper and baby thermometer. Are you planning to take the baby out in the beginning? If not then I have been told the snowsuit for such tiny babies is useless.
Aw… that’s a cute list. Reading it is making me excited lol
I will buy a cot bed for my baby for sure. Me baby ko Pichkana nahin chahti 
and that’s one of the fears I have that if I let my baby sleep between two of us… wo kahin pichak na jaaye