Registry Help: Caring For Baby

This is the last installment of my registry help posts.  In case you've missed it, I've gone through each category on the Babies R' Us registry checklist and given some recommendations.  You can see all of the other sections through the links below:

• Sleepy Time
• On the Go
• Time to Play and Getting Dressed
• Feeding Baby

Caring For Baby

Diapering:

• I basically bought 3 value boxes of every size up to Size 3 and just plan to exchange things as needed.  After reading lots of reviews and getting lots of opinions from friends, I decided to go with Pampers Swaddlers.  They seemed to have the least blow-outs and were best for babies with sensitive skin.  They also just seemed to fit better on Jackson.
• Baby wipes - after lots of reviews, I went with the Huggies Natural Care wipes and have been very happy with those.  I got two of the starter kits, so I have one pop-up box for downstairs and one for upstairs and then we've just bought refills.  
• We've been using A+D Ointment regularly and it is supposed to prevent diaper rash.  I don't know if the cream has worked, but he hasn't had any rashes.  I have the giant container of it for home and then a few small tubes for the diaper bag.
• We have the Ubbi Steel Diaper Pail and it's awesome.  It traps in the smell and it uses regular garbage bags instead of having to pay for expensive pail-specific bags.  As a bonus, it comes in lots of colors and patterns!

Bathing:

• We have the First Years Sure Comfort Deluxe bathtub.  It's nice because it can be used from infant through toddler.  The only downside is that it's bulky and not easily stored away (we just keep ours in the hallway).  I think there are some tubs that fold flat, which might be worth looking at.
• As far as towels and wash clothes, we went with whatever we thought was cute.  I think we have about 6 towels and 12 wash clothes and that seems like a good amount.  If you have a boy, wash clothes are nice to cover up their danger zone during a diaper change in case they decide to pee (which the definitely will).  
• For body wash, we kept it simple and went with Johnson & Johnson Head to Toe wash and it's worked for us so far.  We give him a "bath" every night but only use the body wash every 3 to 4 days, so it lasts a long time.  
• We use the Aveeno Calming Comfort Lotion after his baths when we use soap to keep his skin from drying out.

Health and Safety:

• We haven't bought any baby-proofing stuff yet,since I figured we'd have some time
• I didn't bother with a first aid kit, but did buy some infant Tylenol to have on hand in case of a fever.
• You don't need to buy a nasal aspirator, the hospital should send you home with one.  The bulb has worked for us, we didn't bother with anything fancy.
• We have the Exergen Original Temporal Thermometer.  It's nice to have for a quick reading, but they will tell you at the hospital that taking their temperature rectally is the best and they sent us home with a cheap thermometer to use for that.
• We have the Safety 1st Sleepy Baby Nail Clippers (they light up to make it easier to see what you're doing) - I have 2 sets one for upstairs and one for downstairs since you never know when you'll have the perfect opportunity to clip their nails (which you have to do WAY more than you think)
• If you have gas problems, I recommend Simethicone Drops (we keep 3 bottles on hand - upstairs, downstairs, and the diaper bag) and the FridaBaby Windi.  I'd recommending at least having a bottle of the Simethicone drops (gas drops) handy for the early days since it's typical for babies to have gas issues.
• Our doctor also recommended Simply Saline Nasal Relief spray (babies are typically congested for the first few months and you just use this on them once or twice a day if it becomes an issue to help clear them up).  Jackson was choking on mucus one night, so I was happy to have this on hand.