I liked the baby angel alarm as it is a baby monitor and movement alarm. Its a good safe guard to sids. we had a few times when he was chocking on reflux acid (even though apparently dr said he wouldn't have choked to death) but i was able to pick him up so it would go down.

we have cats and one likes to sleep on my pillow so i bought a miquito tent so he cant get in, and good for insects. 

have some 0000 clothes in case you have small baby. most people say dont worry, but they can be cheap ones. my baby was in 0000 for 3 months and we still had to rush out and get some.

most of these are optional of course. and as long as you have a cot, car seat, basic clothes, blankets bottles if required, everything else can be purchased after. some stuff we bought we realised we didn't really need it that much.

The rest is optional. You will get lots of toys, clothes etc. So save some money and go shopping after the baby comes.

My point is, the shops will be open after the baby is born as well, so if you don't have everything, don't worry. Main things you'll need are clothes in a few different sizes and for cool or warm weather, somewhere to store them and his/ her toys, a change table, a cot, bedclothes for the cot, somewhere to bath baby, a pram, a baby thermometer and a car seat (make sure you get it fitted). Get a good stock of nappies, wipes and breast pads. I did buy a cheap bassinet that folds up from toys r us, you can easily take it with you if you stay at someone else's house.

A strong wooden change table however is good for three years, and saves your back much more than a bed.  My mum also bought me a machine washable removable cover for the change table.  It wasn't cold like plastic and velcroed together at the back so could be washed with ease, it didn't move around like a cloth nappy.

I had a handiman put an extra bar in our wardrobe, so there was one at the top and one half way down and hung all my kids clothes, I still do to this day, it makes them easy to dry, no folding and most of all they are easy to find.  The other side of the wardrobe we had shelves built in, these to have been great for bedding, toys etc, etc.

Having a dust allergy myself I kept soft toys and soft furnishings to a minimum.  As it turned out my son also had a dustmite allergy and so it probably benefitted him even before I knew of the allergy.

Depending on where you live and what sort of heating you have, I had hubby put a smoke detector and a thermostatically controlled heater in the childs room.  I don't like the heater on in my room while I sleep but the kids sleep better if the tempreture is reasonably constant.  I would set the heater to a low temp and it would only come on when the room got really cold, but it would also mean the room was warm when I had to deal with nappy changes and breast feeding in the middle of the night.  The smoke detector was for piece of mind.  If you have the heater in the room have a chair that is comfortable for feeding in too, that way you can sit in a cosy place while you feed in the middle of the night.

I had a bassinet but totally up to you, my cot didn't have an adjustible base so it was practicle.

I had a mobile over the changetable not over the bed.  This is because I looked for distraction during changing but bed/cot is for sleep.

A really good blind is a God send. I don't think I had a single drawer, instead I used the cupboards as previously mentioned.  I had places for nappies and wipes under the changetable.  I also LOVED the nappy wrapper bin, but I understand it is personal.

I hope some of this info has helped.  Most baby things can be bought second hand.

In a nutshell, you will need somewhere for baby to sleep, somewhere to store baby's things and maybe somewhere to sit.

outside the nursery will be other baby paraphernalia- like rockers, swings, prams, highchairs etc.  so much to buy.  write a list and decide if you really need each item or if there may be an alternative.  some people make the mistake of buying EVERYTHING, and it never gets used.