Yay!! Bshaa Tova!! I recently had my first baby:). Finally a thread that I actually know a thing or two about. You definitely want to get a snap n go stroller. I have a chicco key fit 30 ( my doctor and other realizable sources say that this is the safest. It fits until 35 pounds, however my child is only 5 months old and very tall and I can’t see him being in this by his first birthday. I definitely reccomended a swing. I did not get one because my apartment just did not have the space. All of my friends with babies have any one of the standard swings from buy buy baby and their children loved it, napped in it, played etc.
Do not waste your time with swaddle blankets except for the ” miracle blanket”. It saved my (sanity). I had 50 different swaddle blankets and after about a month, my son was able to break out of the swaddle. The miracle blanket is great and not too expensive.
This may be a basic but I found the pacifiers the hospital reccomended are horrible, my son only likes the nuk pacifiers, they helped put him back to sleep when he would wake up at night.
I’m not sure if you are planning to nurse but I do, and a good pump is worth a million bucks. BH I got mine as a gift but it is the smartest thing I own. Medela is great.
I have had a fantastic pack n play as my sons crib, he is moving to his actual crib this week, but if you want him/her with you I suggest this. Babies often outgrow bassinets and the pack n play will be more useful in the future. I will think of more things but.. Good luck bhaa Tova I hope that I helped a bit.