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Due Date podcast: What do you really need for your first baby?

Ashley May
USA TODAY

With thousands of "must-have" baby items on the market, how do moms-to-be figure out what is really important?

Wipe warmers, travel system strollers, snot suckers, pee pee protectors...my head was spinning the first time I walked through a baby store.

My husband and I are preparing for our first child, and it is overwhelming. We live in a one-bedroom apartment, so going for needs over wants is important but it's hard to know exactly what those needs are. Afterall, we've never done this before and we haven't even met our baby yet.

In this episode of Due Date, I'll tell you about how we're feeling unprepared, but also how advice from friends and family stress what's important.

Episode 4: A lot of stuff - not all for baby

Missed the first three episodes? Be sure to check them out first.

Episode 3: Weird body issues (like third boobs) no one prepares you for

Episode 2: Fatherhood — I'm Ready

Episode 1: Forming A Village

Episodes of Due Date, my uncensored journey through pregnancy, release every Friday on SoundCloud, Stitcher and iTunes, until our baby debuts.

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