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A new mum's ultimate shopping list. This is all you need.

Behold: the official go-to list of items every new mum must have, written by the women who’ve been there.

People love to tell you how much shopping you have to do when you’re expecting a baby. But really, what do you need?

Yes, we need a cot and a pram. What about those smaller yet equally essential items nobody ever mentions? What is the one item we will need in the middle of the night at 2am when the shops are closed?

We put this question to our iVillage mums, “What ONE item does a new mum really need to buy?” – and your answers were awesome. So here it is: The official go-to list for first-time mums, as decided by you:

CLICK THROUGH the essential baby shopping list:

Would you add anything to this list?