Baby Gear Basics: What You Really Need for Your Newborn

Host Kaile Garcia interviews Karthik Gangiredla, a Seattle-based dad and founder of ⁠birchstore.com⁠, about what newborn gear parents truly need and how to avoid being overwhelmed by unnecessary products.

Karthik says newborn needs fall into four categories: sleep, feeding, transportation, and diapering with essentials like a safe bassinet or crib setup (firm, flat, bare), bottles or breastfeeding supplies as needed, an infant car seat, and diapers/wipes plus a changing surface and diaper bin.

He advises buying minimally at first, then adjusting based on baby temperament or medical needs (e.g., contact napping, startle reflex, reflux, preemies, sensitive skin) and following safe sleep and swaddling guidelines.

He explains Birch as a curated store and toolkit with a universal smart registry, checklists, trackers, research library, and a Trust Score using safety and review signals, offering free US shipping and generous returns.

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Host Kaile Garcia interviews Karthik Gangiredla, a Seattle-based dad and founder of ⁠birchstore.com⁠, about what newborn gear parents truly need and how to avoid being overwhelmed by unnecessary products.

Karthik says newborn needs fall into four categories: sleep, feeding, transportation, and diapering with essentials like a safe bassinet or crib setup (firm, flat, bare), bottles or breastfeeding supplies as needed, an infant car seat, and diapers/wipes plus a changing surface and diaper bin.

He advises buying minimally at first, then adjusting based on baby temperament or medical needs (e.g., contact napping, startle reflex, reflux, preemies, sensitive skin) and following safe sleep and swaddling guidelines.

He explains Birch as a curated store and toolkit with a universal smart registry, checklists, trackers, research library, and a Trust Score using safety and review signals, offering free US shipping and generous returns.

Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram for more information giveaways and more. Our handle is @NewMommyMedia and follow us on Patreon! You get behind the scene clips, blog posts, videos and the episodes a week early and ad free!

Complete our survey and enter to win a $50 gift card: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P8GTTR3

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