Being the egomaniac that I am, in a previous post I politely informed you that there are at least 5 products intended to help care for a newborn that I consider to be superfluous. In the interest of fairness (and symmetry, I suppose), I thought I’d run down the 5 things that I consider to be indispensable to have around when you’ve got an infant living with you.

Again, just one fellow’s opinion here – but these items (one of which is brand-specific) will save you a heap of pain and suffering, believe me.

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Part of the freak-out period a couple (particularly the breadwinner, statistically the father) goes through when they discover they’re going to have a baby is all the crap they’re going to need to buy. You’ll need food, clothes, diapers, furniture, etc. and before you know it, you’re giving yourself an ulcer thinking about how much [...]