Mercury: Bsha’ah tovah! This is such exciting news! I hope you have an easy and smooth (rest of your) pregnancy, labor and delivery!
Its great that you’re getting so much advise here. But i think that you have to realize that there is so much out there, and so many different opinions. Perhaps your question should be a more general one, like what do i need to buy for a first baby?
I’m more of a simpler shopper and many of these things that were mentioned are not necessities.
For example, this baby bundle thing, while one baby may love to be bundled in a cuddly blanket, this may not be how your baby likes to sleep. Or you could just learn how to swaddle your baby in the hospital. I did not spend money on a special swaddle/bundle blanket for any of my children, rather learnt how to swaddle in the hospital and saved a couple of bucks there.
Ottomans: some say that you must have one where as just sitting in a comfortable chair or on your couch is perfectly fine too and this is a bigger expense to save on.
The best thing to do would be to make sure you have necessities first and as you feel that you need it, buy other items that will make your life easier. I dont know your financial status, but if you go through a list of items that people feel are necessities, you may find you can cross off many items, or you can get ideas about what you might want to get.
Crib
Carriage
Car seat
winter blanket
thinner blanket
baby crib sheets
swing/bouncer
bottles
paci’s (if you are into them)
bathtub
baby shampoo/bodywash
baby nail clippers
warm baby socks
sleepers
undershirts
diapers
snowsuit (or those warm cocoon-like fitted “blanket” that fit to the standard infant car seat so that you dont need a snowsuit)
hat
I know i’m missing many items, but this can be the start of a necessity items list. Or you can visit a baby store and get ideas from there.