Start by building a registry, and fill it with everything you'll want to get. Your friends and family will want to buy you gifts, so use this as the perfect shopping list. And whatever isn't gifted to you, you can purchase yourself.

I recommend using Amazon, and here’s why no other registry compares:

- They offer a 15% registry completion discount, up to $300

- Free welcome box if you’re a Prime member, add 10 unique items and purchase $10 worth of items from your registry

- Diaper Fund (i.e. cash fund) capability which allows anyone to gift you cash (in the form of Amazon gift cards)

- Widest selection on earth

- 2-day shipping with Prime

- Free 1-year returns (Babylist’s returns are a nightmare)

This website is dedicated to suggesting everything you actually need for your registry, and nothing more, for the first year of your child’s life. Each section of the website guides you to only the products you need for each stage, with quick shoppable links.

If you need to buy anything that hasn't been gifted to you off of your registry, all of the suggestions on this website are shoppable (and ship in 2 days with Amazon Prime!). I've also included a one-page Shopping List of all my recommended items so that you can easily shop the list on Amazon.