For Feeding Days & Nights
A comfortable spot, water, snacks and feeding essentials.
A comfortable spot
You don’t need a special chair. Just somewhere comfortable with good support and your essentials within reach.
The Tiny Number: 1 comfy spot
Easy Snacks
Feeding yourself shouldn’t require a cooking project. Keep a few filling favorites close by.
The Tiny Number: A well-stocket snack spot.
Water Bottle
One-handed drinking is the goal, keep one wherever you regulary feed or settle the baby
Burp Cloths
Technically for baby. Somehow always on your shoulder, besides the sofa or within arm's reach.
The Tiny Number: 6-10
Good To Know
There isn't one "right" way to feed a baby.
Breastfeeding, pumping, formula feeding or a combination can all come with different needs. Buy for the feeding journey you're actually having, not the one you felt pressured to prepare for.
For Very Tired Days
Clothing, little comforts and things that make long days easier.
Comfortable Lounewear
Something clean and comfortable can feel suprisingly good after a long night. Use the maternity clothes you already own, they don't expire when pregnancy ends.
The Tiny Number: 3-4 sets
A Robe or Easy Layer
Useful for middle-of-the-night feeds, answering the door and those inevitable chilly moments.
The Tiny Number: 1
A long phone charger
Because finally settling a sleeping baby only to discover your phone is on 4% is a particular kind of inconvenience.
The Tiny Number: 1
A small basket or feeding cart
A simple basket or a dedicated feeding cart can keep your everyday essentials within reach. Both work beautifully, it just depends on your space, budget and what makes life easier for you.
The Tiny Number: 1
For Feeling Like You
Familiar routines, clothes that feel good and a little fresh air.
Your Normal Toiletries
Your moisturiser, body wash, hair products... the things you already use and love.
The Tiny Number: The things you already love
Something that feels good to wear
Not something designed to "hide" your postpartum body. Just clothes that fit the body you have right now and make you feel comfortable.
The Tiny Number: Whatever makes you feel good
A little fresh air
Sometimes a change of scenery makes all the difference.
Whether it's sitting outside with a cup of coffee or taking a short walk when you're feeling up to it, a little time outdoors can be a welcome break from the same four walls.
The Tiny Number: A little, when you feel ready.
For Making Life Easier
Meals, household basics and actual help.
Food you don't have to think about
Freeze a few meals, stock easy breakfast, order something or accept food from people who offer. the goal is having soemthing to eat.
The Tiny Number: A few meals ready
Household Basics
Stock up on the things you don't want to run out of during the first few weeks.
The Tiny Number: Enough for the first couple of weeks
Help
This one doesn't come in a box. Accept the meals, laundry help, pet help, errands and opportunities to rest.
The Tiny Number: As much as you can get
A baby tracking app
Because remembering the last feed, nap or nappy change on very little sleep is a lot to ask.
An app like Nara Baby lets you manually log feedings, wet and dirty nappies, sleep and medications, with the option to share tracking between caregivers so everyone stays on the same page.
The Tiny Number: 1 app (optional)
Our Pick: Nara Baby
For your Support Person
Practical ways to share the load.
A Tiny Thought
You are still in there.
You can love this new little person deeply and still need rest, a shower, a quiet moment, a little help, or something that makes you feel like yourself.
The fourth trimester looks different for every family, and no two days have to look the same. Give yourself room to recover, adjust and find your own rhythm.
Caring for yourself doesn't take anything away from caring for your baby.
Follow your healthcare team's guidance, and reach out if you have concerns about your recovery, feeding or emotional wellbeing.
The Tiny Lists are here to make preparing simpler, not to tell you there's only one right way to do it.
AND FOR THE TINY PERSON...
Now that we've made a little room for you, let's talk about what your newborn actually needs.
From everyday clothing to sleep essentials, we've narrowed it down to the practical basics for those first weeks.
No overflowing drawers. No endless shopping lists.
Just the useful stuff.