Try this again.

MMWaters

I'm a 24 year old male, my fiancé and I are finally about to try for our first child. We need help with somethings, like what will all babies need? (Male or female) we're not going to be out buying soon but we would like to get a good list together so that when the time comes we're not scrambling around trying to think of what else we need. We have a family doctor who has given us a doctor for my fiancé and the soon to be baby. Money isn't a concern, our only concern is making sure we're as ready as possible because we know that in just a few months things are going to start moving so fast we can't keep up. Neither of us need any negativity but all advise would be appreciated. Again we are NOT buying things yet, we just want a good detailed list of non gender based things a baby and NEW parent would need. Thank you very much.

Cythe

If you utilize the rest of Thebump.com - not just the forums - they have articles discussing this. I think its under the pregnancy part of the site, not under the conceiving part...

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KingLED

Is Google broken today?

IrisPetals

I put the cart before the horse when we decided to TTC.  I know exactly the things I want to buy, where to get them, how much they cost, etc.  I don't give a shit who thinks it's ridiculous, because it makes me happy to plan, no matter how in advance it is.  But the lists really can go on.  So rather than try to get info here from people who only see your future planning as a joke, try googling it.  There's loads of articles of things that are must have, things you don't need.

dmsmth

First off you should wait until she is prg to even think about what you need because the reality is that just because you have sex does not mean she will get pgr. It could take 1 month, 1 year or even longer. Its pointless to even consider buying anything before mid-pregnancy. You should be asking what you can do to increase your likelihood to get prg. You fi needs to chart. Have her read taming charge of her fertility. Now on the off chance she is a lucky one and gets prg right off the bat, baby needs cloths, place to sleep, bottles if you formula feed, a pump if you breast feed. Swaddle blankets, gas soothing drops, so e sort of bag to carry essentials in and a baby bath. Thats about it. You don't "need" anything else. Any extras are just bonus and a luxury.

dmsmth

Oh and diapers. Disposable or cloth

KingLED

14whitney said:

Gimme a min. I'll let you know.

You should charge your phone.

dmsmth

Lol oops typo! At least its an amusing typo

bibliothecary said:

cramcakes said:

"Prg" sounds gross.

It sounds like the noise you make when you're drunk and about to vomit, but still trying to hold it together. "I'm fine! *prg*"

dmsmth

cramcakes said:

dmsmth said:

Lol oops typo! At least its an amusing typo

bibliothecary said:

cramcakes said:

"Prg" sounds gross.

It sounds like the noise you make when you're drunk and about to vomit, but still trying to hold it together. "I'm fine! *prg*"

A typo you made like 4 times?

not intentional though i may start doing it on purpose now

dmsmth

Prg prg prg Holding back the puke from all the smell of the shit

cramcakes said:

dmsmth said:

cramcakes said:

dmsmth said:

Lol oops typo! At least its an amusing typo

bibliothecary said:

cramcakes said:

"Prg" sounds gross.

It sounds like the noise you make when you're drunk and about to vomit, but still trying to hold it together. "I'm fine! *prg*"

A typo you made like 4 times?

not intentional though i may start doing it on purpose now

I'm gonna call bull shit.

Ladymouse

Seriously, get Taking Charge of Your Fertility, prenatal vitamins, and some wine/chocolate.  A list of things that turn your fiancee on is going to be more helpful than a list of baby gear.  Plan a vacation together.  It took me 5 months to get pregnant the first time, and that's not terribly long.  If you plan on getting baby stuff beforehand, also talk about what you'll do if you (as a couple) end up facing infertility, so you know that gear will be used (willing to adopt?)  Make decisions regarding medical care for pregnancy (homebirth, birth center, hospital, midwife or OB, doula or no doula.)  Discuss parenting practices you can both agree on.  What are bare bones things you each need to feel close to the other, because babies will occupy ALL your attention if you don't make the effort.

Even WITH moving twice, I was still twiddling my fingers the last two months of pregnancy, because there was nothing to do but wait for our kid to be born.  That's with no family or friends helping us to prepare.  

Really, a 1-2 hour shopping trip at 6 months or so will set you up just fine.  No list I can find is exactly what we used - they all have extraneous stuff, or lack stuff we ended up needing. 

dmsmth

Didnt realize prg would cause such an amusing uproar! just having fun.

jefa621 said:

@dmsmth WTF?

Gizmo36

I love how he changed "our families are loaded and can buy our shit" to "money isn't a problem".  

Carebear7777

I have a 20 month old. From experience, don't buy anything until after the baby shower. People will likely buy you everything you need. At some point, wait until after the first trimester, you will register. The store will have a guide to help you. It's easy.

Two pieces of advice: don't buy now. If something goes wrong, all that stuff may feel bad to you.

Don't post non- trying to conceive questions on a trying to conceive board. People are making fun of you because you are acting like it is easy breezy to have a baby. & maybe it will be for you. But it hasn't been easy or pleasant for many on this board. So, at best, your post is naive. At worst, it's very disrespectful to the women on here who have been trying to get PG for a long time.

Carebear7777

And the part about your families being wealthy is obnoxious. For your own sake, I hope you don't say things like that in public. People won't like you.

dmsmth

jefa621 said:

Didnt realize prg would cause such an amusing uproar! just having fun.

jefa621 said:

@dmsmth WTF?

You're taking it too far. It's no funny, in fact it's rather gross. Plus your quotes are all fucked up which is super annoying.

I was on my ipad.  it doesn't work well with quotes, or putting paragraphs either.  I noticed it just lumps my whole post together even if I have separated paragraphs.  rather irritating

pippacricket

dmsmth said:

jefa621 said:

Didnt realize prg would cause such an amusing uproar! just having fun.

jefa621 said:

@dmsmth WTF?

You're taking it too far. It's no funny, in fact it's rather gross. Plus your quotes are all fucked up which is super annoying.

I was on my ipad.  it doesn't work well with quotes, or putting paragraphs either.  I noticed it just lumps my whole post together even if I have separated paragraphs.  rather irritating

I use my ipad to post all the time and I don't have that problem. You need to press the button with <> in it after you quote. Then you shouldn't have an issue with spacing either. 

OnceInLoveWithAmy

I didn't find out I was pregnant with the monster until I was 20 weeks and I STILL had plenty of time to get all the stuff I needed for his arrival.

Calm yourself, Mike.  Get a positive pee stick and then start a list.