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casmer 
I don't know if it's because I'm in decluttering mode right now, but I'm not convinced we need 90% of that stuff. Boo.
You don't need 90% of that stuff. In fact, you probably only need maybe 1%, if that. You can really get by with very little. Which isn't to say that people won't give you stuff. And isn't to say that you might not find some of it convenient. What I figure is that if people are going to give you stuff anyway, it's a much better option to do your best to direct their purchasing towards the things you'll most likely get use out of. Rather than having piles and piles of disposable diapers when you want to CD, and bags full of bottles and pacifiers when you want to EBF, etc.
We were given nothing before DS arrived, except for a car seat (convertible) which I specifically asked one of the grandmas for. We bought very little ourselves - a moses basket, a Moby, dipes, and a few clothes. On day 2 I went to BRU, picked up a Boppy, a white noise machine, a humidifier and a swaddler. Those were the needs I identified, and it later turned out the white noise machine was useless. That was literally all we needed at first, along with blankets (which we already had, since my mom saved mine). Other needs cropped up later (and plenty of wants, too), but for the first few weeks, that was all we needed.
I like it better than the Vicks one I had a few years ago and another louder, bigger machine I have of another brand (can't remember what it is right now). I've had this one a couple years and not had any problems.
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