Trying to Get Pregnant
Stocking Up
I guess this would be more of a survey for 1st timers. What do all think about Stocking Up on baby gear before your pregnant? I personally have been stocking up on something?s.. mostly maternity wear, some gender neutral outfits, a diaper bag and a boppy. I know some people think it will Jinx them but I am A Bargain shopper. Has anyone else bought things... if so what have you gotten? See Below at the list of items I have stocked up on so far:
Boppy Pillow: $10
Coach Diaper Bag: $150 (Normally $400)
Baby outfits ( Gender Natural... soo cute) 1.99 on sale at old navy ( They have the best sales)
Maternity Wear (dresses, tanks, shirts and pants) from 1.50 to 7.00 (Combination of Clearance racks on out of season wear at Target and Old Navy)
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Re: Stocking Up
**TTC since 10/2009** **BFP 4/15/12- Dx Molar Pregnancy- Surgery 5/15/12 & 5/22/12** **BFP 1/23/14- 1st Beta (1/24/14) 171 2nd Beta (1/28/14) 860**
I haven't, I assume I'll get a lot of baby gear and necessities from showers. And I don't have room to store it now anyway. I am saving money to purchase stuff when I actually need it.
If you're finding good deals and having the stuff around doesn't bother you, then go for it, looks like you have a good collection going!
I've picked up things here and there for our future kids.
We have a stocked library in the spare bedroom of children's books. H and I love reading and want to read to our babies so when we see a book we liked as children we get it.
I aslo have some receiving blankets that I got at a Carters outlet store last summer. They were too cute and cheap to pass up.
Cooper+Evie=Soulmates
I almost posted this, but I have seen from previous posts that many people do not buy things in advance. I am not one of them! Babiesrus clearance is currently open in another tab..lol
I have a carrier $17 orig. 80. Dwell Studio 3 piece crib bedding $23 orig. 90+.
I also picked up a frame and "Sunshine" art piece from target both totaled $5.
I just can't pass up a good sale. If it is 75% off or more I just have to do it! MH just looks and shakes his head.
So umm where did you find the boppy?? I've been searching..lol
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5/9/09
Here We Go Again!!
why are you stocking up on maternity clothes? You never know how you'll grow. I didn't need to buy anything until around 25 weeks... and even then I bought some mat. jeans that were soooooo comfy in the store - but 2 weeks later I went on the GD diet and they actually ended up way too loose and fell down all the time. (Whereas my CW is the opposite, she actually needs bigger mat. clothes than she bought).
I'd wait until you need them and know what size you will be. There will always be clearance and sales (believe me, I am the queen of clearance shopping)
or even worse - you buy the clothes now but end up TTC'ing forever and put on the IF poundage (like me - I gained 25 pounds TTC'ing for 2 years)
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I got the Boppy at Marshalls on sale. I even asked a guy who worked there what was wrong with it.He said it just didnt sell so they marked it down to 10 bucks to get it out.
aaah Marshalls. I hear great things about that store and i have never been. I may have to take a trip tomorrow and try my luck! thanks!
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5/9/09
Here We Go Again!!
Love & luck to my 3TC girls. Congrats to Omega-The boys are here!
If there's one thing I've learned while waiting my turn,
it's that in each life some rain falls but you also get some sun.
After 2 years & 2 losses, our little man arrived 8-2011.
I'm not worried about jinxing but I do think it's a bit foolish to buy the little stuff in advance. You won't necessarily have an easy time getting pregnant and even if they're on sale- summer outfits on a winter baby or winter outfits on a summer baby aren't going to be of much use. Same deal with maternity clothes. They'll go out of season or just out of style and you'll be left with a closet full of stuff you can't use. Plus for the stuff like boppies and baby clothes and diaper bags- people will want to have things to buy you for your shower. Don't rush out and snap up the good less expensive stuff because you're impatient
That said, I have a crib (like you we got it on a sale) and I'm addicted to buying stuffed animals for baby. Every time I see a good baby book- I tend to buy it. Timeless stuff that won't object sitting on a shelf if it takes us another 18 cycles to finally have our positive and stuff that won't impact people buying us gifts excessively.
Friends for 15 years. Married 8. TTC since January 2009
2010 Diagnosis: Anovulation and Severe MFI
2011 Treatment:
IVF w/ICSI #1 Antagonist: 2 blasts - c/p - BFN 04.22
FET #1: 1 blast/1 early blast - BFP 06.22 - m/c 06.30 @6w0d
07-11 RPL: MTHFR C677T Heterozygous & Slightly elevated ACLA IgM
FET #2: 1 morula - BFN: 9.02
January '12: IVF #2
Started BCP and Metformin (New!) 12-14 for stimming in January
Dum spiro, spero.
?SAIF/PAIF/PgAL/PAL always welcome?
I have not bought anything yet. At first, I wanted to, but then as the months go by, I'm glad I didn't, I wouldn't want to have that stuff around. I still look all the time, and have a bunch of things picked out, I've even decided how I will decorate nursery, depending on what the sex is.
I completley Agree with you... everyone grows differently. I am A nurse so I do know this to be true. However its not like extreme maternity Wear with panels and thigs. Mostly just tanks I got from target for 1.50 on Clearence. No big deal to me I wear my clothes on the bigger side anyway so if I cant wear it when I do become pregnant I can still wear it after just looks really long on me ... pants are just yoga pants I can wear whenever and dresses just look a little big. I never have any intention spending alot of money on Maternity clothes at all actually.
This! I would feel jinxed!
Amber,
I just read your blog and I'm so, so sorry for your loss. I'm glad you enjoyed the sunny outdoors today (as I left work early and I'm sitting my stoop with my dogs right now too).
I've gotten so far as to browse through the baby section at Target, but I haven't bought anything and will hold off until i get my BFP.
That being said, I have started to replace my parent's collection of Disney movies from VHS to DVD for our future children. But I love older Disney movies so they are for myself too
I am sorry for your loss
Thank you. I appreciate it.
Love & luck to my 3TC girls. Congrats to Omega-The boys are here!
If there's one thing I've learned while waiting my turn,
it's that in each life some rain falls but you also get some sun.
After 2 years & 2 losses, our little man arrived 8-2011.
I am way too superstitious for this stuff! I bought an outfit a few months back and I buried it in my closet so I wont have to look at it. But the coach bag is a great deal so I probably would have done the same thing!! The baby bag I want is coach and is $400. Where did you find one for $150?!?!?
I've registered for somethings (without sharing the registry with anyone), but I honestly did that bc DH likes to look at stuff over and over again to see if he likes it, and I wanted his opinion. I've only looked at furniture and some basic things like a breast pump and baby bath tubs.
I think that pricing things out is a good idea, but buying too much (or for me personally, anything) would not be the best idea. Once I'm pregnant I'll have 8 to 8 1/2 months to shop, and at least then I'll have the hormone excuse when I buy something just because it is cute as opposed to useful!
After TTC for 29 months
October 2011: Follistem + lupron + glumetza+ hcg trigger= BFP Twins
Nope.
Too cart before the horse for me but not because I'm superstitous.
Just trying to focus on Getting Pregnant 1st. There will be plenty of time for me to buy stuph once I actually am. I think buying stuph now for my future kids would actually just make me sad and anxious.
if it makes you happy, go for it! but i would hold off on the baby gear though. they are always coming out with new and improved gear every year, and you don't want to miss out.
and i'm so jealous of your Coach Diaper Bag!
I dont really want to have thoes things in the house for a couple reasons. I think that it would be harder to get a BFN and see it and also if people came over.. I do have things in the house that my mom saved from when I was a child and has given me but to me its not the same.
Also, i think that this is part of becoming pregnant and being able to look and these items and buy.
I am also a bargain shopper but I have only bout a baby outfit. It was $2 at Marshalls. It just called out to me.
They all sound like great deals! I almost started to "stock up" on things, but realized I should probably wait to see what my sister can lend me before I buy things I might not need (such as maternity wear, belly band, etc)
HSG: Right tube all clear, left tube inconclusive
3 failed Clomid Cylces
4/5 lap revealed blocked left tube, but right tube is open
April/May- 50 mg Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI #1= CANCELLED left ovary ovulating
June 1- 100 mg Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI #1 = BFN
June 28- 100 mg Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI #2 =BFP!
7/12 Beta #1= 14 Beta #2= >5 Chemical Pregnancy
July-Nov long break to recover emotionally and financially
Nov 24- 100 mg Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI #3= BFN
Jan 22- Gonal-F + Ovidrel + IUI# 4 = CANCELLED no response on right
IVF #1- Start stims 4/7, ER 4/20, 21R, 14F, 6 frosties, ET 4/25, 2 embryos transferred= BFN
FET #1- June 2012, Lurpon starts 5/27- CANCELLED
FET #1 take 2- August 2012, delayed until Sept-CANCELLED
FET #1 take 3- ET 10/11, 2 embryos transferred,= BFFN
FET #2- Transfer 12/4--Cancelled, no embies survived thaw
Next steps-- IVF #2 with new RE in March
HOLY SURPRISE BFP 2/15/13!!!! Beta 1- 286, Beta 2- 782, First Ultrasound 2/25- baby in uterus & all looks good!
Me and The DH go to Vegas all the time to see his Family, And there is a coach outlet there. Its great!!! They have New and old stuff there... his cousin got one of there brand new style wallets for 30 bucks. They usually have there stuff on sale like 50% off and then they give you like a 20% off coupon when you come in the store. They had like 2 different styles there and like 3 differnt color combos per style. I dont know if its the same way at all the coach outlets, I dont remember the one in California being the same way letting you use a coupon as well.
I am the same way I am sure we will get a lot of hand me downs. I def. don't go out of my way to buy things. I am not out going to BRU or anything?Just going to my normal shopping locations browsing for just things for everyday life and if I see something at an extremely great price buying and saving it. I guess I made it sound like I have a lot more than I do.. it all fits in the bag with lots of room to spare. (I mean all except the boppy) and is tucked away nicely in the back of our hall closet. I guess everyone is different.. I didn't think this topic was so controversial. I do appreciate everyone?s opinion. I hope didn?t offend anyone.
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