Baby items?

futuremomma2017

Am I the only one who has a small stockpile of baby clothes and items? I've got a couple of outfits for each gender and some baby washcloths. Am I the only one?

ska8471

I don't have anything yet but I'm sure you're not alone. I have quite a lot pinned on Pinterest for products, etc that I love, but I'm trying to save some of the fun for when I'm pregnant! 

cookies754

I've only bought two things. One is a cute carrier cover and the other is the cutest little spring/easter dress. It came across in an email and I had to have it. I've wanted to buy so many things but have restricted myself. Otherwise I'd have all of Target and Carter's in our guest room. :-$

lovearoo

Me!! Though to be fair I was pregnant before and lost it so I jumped the gun so to speak, and got lots of stuff to be prepared.

Lysta85

It's tempting for sure, but I don't wanna buy anything before I actually am pregnant. But I can't guarantee it won't happen  )

cjt121413

One of my friends has given us some baby clothes she was going to get rid of, so I'm holding onto those. I also have a few items I kept from DS's babyhood in 2009. I haven't bought anything though.

HookEmNelson

Before being pregnant with our first, we did not buy anything, but I have saved almost everything from our son for future baby #2.

Hulabalu

I am not allowing myself to buy any baby stuff until I'm actually pregnant. What if I can't get pregnant at all? Don't want to jinx it. It also feels kinda crazy to buy stuff for a not yet on the way baby.

On the other hand I'm big on knitting, and lately I have knitted a few simple baby things from leftover yarn. I don't have anyone in my circle to give it to right now, so I might just keep it... So I'm crazy after all...

Lysta85

Hulabalu said:

I am not allowing myself to buy any baby stuff until I'm actually pregnant. What if I can't get pregnant at all? Don't want to jinx it. It also feels kinda crazy to buy stuff for a not yet on the way baby.

That's how I'm feeling too. I was in a shop this week and I saw some onesies with looney tunes on it. My SO loves Taz so I thought, why not. I was looking if there was one with Taz, but I also started thinking what if... And there wasn't anything with Taz luckily. I think it helps now that december is still far away, so I hope I still can resist when I'm starting TTC too since I almost felt for it.

als1982

About 10 years ago my grandma made me and a few of my other younger cousins (our family is big and many of my cousins are in their 40/50s) a box of handmade bibs, blankets and other baby stuff, since she knew she likely wouldn't be around or able to make those things for our kids. She died in April, so I'm glad to have those things!

Otherwise, I won't be buying anything baby related until at least a few weeks after a positive test.

emmaaa

I have a cradle. It was the one that my brothers and I were in when we were babies so that's the only reason I have it. I don't think I'll actually buy anything until I'm pregnant.

kaitlink33

I have a little stockpile of things that we I will buy if they are super cheap (I love any opportunity to save some money) like at yardsales and stuff (nothing that is in bad condition of course) and DH constantly is talking me out of buying stuff. Im not sure how good of an idea it is though because whenever I have a TTC meltdown, you can usually find me upstairs with all of the baby stuff holding onto a few items and bawling my eyes out

emmaaa

I don't know if any of you watched Melissa and Joey on ABC Family but this kind of reminds me of their situation. They were TTC and wanted a baby really bad and Mel went out and bought a ton of baby stuff and hid it from Joe. he eventually found it and it was cute. I guess it really depends on the couple whether or not you want to buy stuff in advance.

JenandJosh1310

I have a bunch of stuffed pinned but nothing purchased. It would freak my husband out waaay too much haha i always see cute things that im afraid ill forget about or wont see again if/when baby happens so i totally get it!

blackgirlmagic

I will not buy anything until I get a BFP. But a family friend was having her first girl, after a string of boys, and her friends gave her their children's clothes and she did not want anything!!!! Some of the clothes still had tags on them and there was even some cute baby Ugg's. How do you pass on that?! I do not even own a pair of Ugg's! But that doesn't count because I did not by them 

RachelT1234

I previously bought some cute things from target for extremely cheap. After getting a BFN I ended up giving them to a friend as an extra giftbag for her baby shower. I'm definitely not buying anything until I get a BFP.

Xstatic3333

I'm not buying anything early, but I did just take my old rocking chair, twin beds, and American Girl dolls from my parents during their recent downsizing.

MrsFL2015

Hulabalu said:

I am not allowing myself to buy any baby stuff until I'm actually pregnant. What if I can't get pregnant at all? Don't want to jinx it. It also feels kinda crazy to buy stuff for a not yet on the way baby.

This is exactly how I feel.  Getting pregnant isn't always something you can control and I find it a bit crazy to buy something for a baby that isn't even conceived yet.   I hope that doesn't offend anyone.   How will you know once you conceive that you will even really want or use those things?   I think it's best to live for today and not act pregnant until you are pregnant.   I plan on having the fun and excitement of buying baby items happen naturally when I'm actually pregnant and have a connection with my child.  

mrsp2213

No purchases until BFP.  I'd have a hard time looking at baby stuff it TTC proves to be a difficult journey for us.  

But I used to travel a lot for my job and on one of my last trips I bought a onesie from the Hard Rock in Hong Kong.  I just thought it would be cool to have something my kid could wear that I picked up from the other side of the globe.  

charmedlifex3

DH has been worse about this then me!

 He bought a toy box at a yard sale for what will be the baby's room, because it was the same one he had as a kid. It's wooden, and lidded, so we are using it as a blanket chest for the moment. 

We also got a top of the stair gate baby gate. We got a dog and I wanted to close off the top of the stairs, so the dog couldn't get my shoes. It just made sense to buy a child safe gate, rather than a pet gate - It was a little more expensive, but will serve out purpose longer. 

But as far as anything cutesy, clothing ect, nope. 

Chichigo

I have a toddler and so much clothes saved in the sizes he has outgrown. But I'm going to a community garage sale tomorrow and know I will be tempted to purchase cute girl stuff just in case.

Lysta85

allisun29 said:

DH has been worse about this then me!

 He bought a toy box at a yard sale for what will be the baby's room, because it was the same one he had as a kid. It's wooden, and lidded, so we are using it as a blanket chest for the moment. 

We also got a top of the stair gate baby gate. We got a dog and I wanted to close off the top of the stairs, so the dog couldn't get my shoes. It just made sense to buy a child safe gate, rather than a pet gate - It was a little more expensive, but will serve out purpose longer. 

But as far as anything cutesy, clothing ect, nope. 

My parents did the same for their dog. When my mum was pregnant with me they bought a young dog and he was allowed to sleep in their room. But one night the dog felt down the stairs and my dad felt really sorry for it so they bought a child safe gate too (but to prevent him from falling off the stairs again at night instead of preventing him from going to their room). Because my mum was pregnant the salesman thought they already had a toddler and started asking all kind of questions about this "toddler". Since a couple of years ago my parents and him became real friend and they are still laughing about it.

vampbride99

I have a few clothing items for boys and girls and I found this leapfrog toy for $6! After that, I stopped myself. No more until BFP, or else I'll have a giant baby section in my apartment lol

Blonde1817

We got a baby gate when we got our puppy a month ago, and we decided to spend a bit more for a nicer one since we know we'll need it for kiddos some day.  That's the closest we've gotten to buying anything baby related, although I'm not gonna lie, I have stalked a few nursery decor pinterest boards in my day lol.  I don't think I'll buy anything until I'm KU, because I think it'll make the fever even worse!  Once we're TTC, we'll try to sell the elliptical that is in the future nursery, and then maybe I'll start doing some decorating.  Ahhh now, I want to look at baby stuff on pinterest all day!

vtasorl88

I won't be purchasing anything until I'm pregnant, but I have a secret Pinterest board all things baby and a hidden Amazon shopping list!

charmedlifex3

We had that thought too! She's a Corgi, so she doesn't do well on stairs. Now she doesn't even bother to try going up... so she can't fall down. 

We were honest when we bought it at baby's-r-us, and they sold us a square trade warranty for two years, so if it is used and abused in two years (when we will need it for baby!) we can use the warranty to replace it. 

lovearoo

MrsFL2015 said:

Hulabalu said:

I am not allowing myself to buy any baby stuff until I'm actually pregnant. What if I can't get pregnant at all? Don't want to jinx it. It also feels kinda crazy to buy stuff for a not yet on the way baby.

This is exactly how I feel.  Getting pregnant isn't always something you can control and I find it a bit crazy to buy something for a baby that isn't even conceived yet.   I hope that doesn't offend anyone.   How will you know once you conceive that you will even really want or use those things?   I think it's best to live for today and not act pregnant until you are pregnant.   I plan on having the fun and excitement of buying baby items happen naturally when I'm actually pregnant and have a connection with my child.  

I get most of what you're saying, but the part about "not acting pregnant until you are pregnant" threw me. I don't think that getting a few things on sale means you are trying to "act pregnant" when you're not. I don't doubt my ability to conceive and I feel better having everything in place well before I give birth. Does that mean I'm "acting pregnant"? No I am not.

misshopeful1

I bought some adorable bedding and a diaper bag. This was about 4 years ago, probably a bit more. I finally got rid of bedding. I grew to hate it even being in the house. And I ought to get rid of diaper bag. These items are painful reminders of what we don't yet have. My DH is very against buying things as well.

Katm89

I bought some stuff... As far as jinxing myself. My DH and I have always talked about adoption. If we can't conceive we won't even seek out an RE. I will just go adopt. If I never give birth to my babies I will still have enjoyed shopping for them. Just because I'm not pregnant doesn't mean I don't have a connection with our future child. Everything I do is based around trying to prepare, protect and love our children and I refuse to have fear over something I can't control steal my excitement.... That being said, I totally get why people don't do it. I just needed to have something physical to feel like we are closer.

KaeJudd

I kind of have the opposite problem. I have two little girls and I find that I'm getting rid of everything and wanting to start fresh with the next one. I have held onto a few things, but for the most part I want to save the excitement for when I'm pregnant again. 

dabeezkneez

I have some too I'm a huge planner and just feel more prepared that way. I certainly am not superstitious and don't feel that I will jinx myself some way by getting things in advance. Thb most the stuff I have was free anyway, and given to me because friends were going to get rid of it and knew I was going to be trying soon.