In Australia, Father’s Day is just a few sleeps away, and if you know me, you’ll know that celebrations are a big deal in our house. I seem to have carried this mindset through from childhood, when I was insistent on a birth-week, rather than a mere birth-day. These days I’m (mostly) about other people’s milestones rather than my own; there’s something about the planning and excitement in the lead up that really ignites my inner child. Or maybe I just need to get a job. Either way, I know not everyone has the time or inclination to watch a 45-minute YouTube tutorial on how to make your own tie-dyed…

So, you’re having a baby huh? Well, there aren’t many milestones more significant than that… nor more valid excuses to go shopping. Word of warning though, I learned the hard way that you don’t need half the stuff you think you’re going to. So before you go out and purchase the entire newborn section of your local department store, take a look through my baby essentials checklist. I created it for a good friend of mine a couple of years ago, and now it’s yours. I’ll pop a downloadable version towards the bottom of the page in case that’s preferable for you. If bottle feeding: Keep in nappy caddy: That’s…