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Definitely get a good cooler bag and ice packs if you plan to pump or use formula. I lived in a bungalow so I would just go to the fridge to get bottles in the night and put my pumped milk. However I still recommend one if you’re close to the fridge because I would be stuck in nap jail non stop. I didn’t want it pumped milk or bottles to go back. During the day the one was amazing. It also has the what ice packs that last so long https://a.co/d/01ePHV3QIt keeps bottles or milk cold for so long small enough to take with you on the to and works so well. When you have a newborn they’ll be using smaller bottles so you can easily fit two 4oz bottles. Otherwise, if you’re upstairs and don’t want a larger cooler bag overnight I’d suggest a mini fridge (not the make up kind which don’t get cold enough). Other than that, bassinet, touch and remote light and a sound machine. I personally didn’t love the hatch in my bedroom use it now that my baby is older. Also needing to go into an app at that time was more annoying. I had a cheap travel spine machine I clipped on the bassinet and a $20 knockoff hatch with a remote/touch that I liked. Depending what side of the bed I was on I would use the touch or remote. I would also suggest a few different styles of swaddle sleep sacks and don’t forget (because it took me longer than it should have) you don’t have to swaddle their arms tucked in, if the baby fights it the amount of hours, I wasted overnight swaddling for my baby to pop her arms out two seconds later and not realizing I could use the sleep sack swaddles was ridiculous. I eventually just stopped swaddling because I realized you don’t have to swaddle a baby. You can also keep their arms out of a blanket or saddle sack