I totally agree with this. A carseat that suits a newborn is already designed FOR a newborn. If someone bang you while your wife holding the baby, trust me, the baby is not strong enough for that!!! The carseat will protect the baby. Read the carseat manual, and make sure you're using it correctly for the newborn. Especially with convertible carseats, the method to use it is different for newborn, for baby with head control and for front-facing. Don't get it wrong because we're talking about saving your baby's life here!!

To me, the one you can wait to buy is breastpump and bottles. Establish good direct breastfeeding first, then about a month before going back to work only start pumping and feeding bottle. No point buying breastpump, then find out breastfeeding not working out, then wasted the pump already.

They have actually determined that baby lying down flat is not as safe as the current carseats. Technology and research, people who put their entire life studying car crashes have determined that rear-facing your baby at a 45 degree angle is the safest position for your baby in a car accident. Hardly found selling basket for cars because they have proven to be not as safe as modern carseats.