Take a look at the used baby stores for bassinettes as children outgrow them quickly and many never get used at all as baby finds his or her way into mommy s bed. As with any used baby item, make sure what you buy conforms to the latest standards in safety and has not been recalled for any reason. After the bassinette you may also want to purchase a crib. Many parents complain that they bought a crib and their child never slept in it. For this reason, it might be a good idea to wait a month after the baby is born to buy a crib.
Infants spend the first three months in a bassinette anyway.
If you have your heart set on something fancy, do check with the furniture store to see how long it will take to be delivered. The basic clothes you will need should be one or two nice outfits for the many pictures you will be taking and then about five or six simple and comfortable things for the baby to wear around the house. You don t want to invest too much in newborn sized clothing. Most babies move up to the three to six month size before they are two months old. And when baby is first home, he or she will likely spend a lot of time wrapped in a receiving blanket.