Checklist: Making a First Aid Kit for Baby

Hopefully it won't see much use, but this is what a fully-stocked first aid kit looks like.

ByThe Bump Editors

Updated
June 19, 2018

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Use this guide to stock your medicine chest or first aid kit, and you’ll be prepared for all of baby’s minor aches and illnesses. Always discuss medications and treatments with your pediatrician before administering them to baby.

Infant tooth brush
Baby nail clippers
Blunt scissors
Cotton balls (don’t use swabs to clean baby’s nose or ears)
Baby brush or comb
Baby thermometer
Medicine dropper
Bulb syringe/ nasal aspirator
Petroleum jelly and sterile gauze (for circumcision care)
Saline nasal drops (AAP-approved in place of cough and cold medicine)
Baby gas drops (AAP-approved Simethicone)
Infant Acetaminophen (brand name Tylenol, safe after 12 weeks)
Antibiotic cream (safe for ages 2+)

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