Newly pregnant with 2u2 what do I need?

pinkmoonlight

I just tested positive yesterday and I am officially joining the 2u2 crowd. DD will be 21 months old when this baby is born at the end of May. I am thinking completely ahead but I like to plan and would not like to have to spend a lot all at once. I would like to slowly start buying stuff. Any ideas would help!

mrsseguin

We reused everything from DS for DD.  His stuff was not gender neutral either.  We bought a few bibs, and got a ton of hand me down clothes.  Other than that we didn't buy anything.  Hopefully you kept your stuff from your other baby!

Tippy05

The only big thing we'll need is a new crib/dresser/changing table set (and a matress and bedding) and clothes, if it's a girl.  We have all gender neutral stuff from DS and kept his infant carseat so I think most of it will transfer over perfectly.

Hopefully you can do the same!

pinkmoonlight

We did keep all of the stuff from DD and it was gender neutral since we were team green. So a lot of the first couple of months worth of clothes we will be able to use. New LO will be in our room in a pnp for the first few months and then we will move DD to a big girl bed in another room and baby will move to the nursery.

kagl04

We had to buy another crib, another glider, new clothes for DS since #1 was a girl and everything was pink. Also we bought a new swing (our old was a travel swing) so DD can't climb in with him. A double stroller, new monitor, pacifiers... were also on our list. A lot of the big ticket items were gender neutral so that saved us. We did a lot of our shopping at Once Upon A Child. We did all of this slowly from 20w on when we found out we were having a boy. Spacing out the purchases has made it so much easier!!

mcdmaw

I am the same-- spread out the expense.

LO#2 will be in our room for quite a while so I am not worried about the crib.

What DH and I have started doing is that each time we go to Wal-Mart we buy a thing of diapers (not the huge size but still..) and get $20 cash back.  The cash we put in a jar labeled "cruise fund". LOL.  That is now the "if this baby has to be a soy formula baby like DD.." fund.

When we go to Sams to buy DD's diapers we will get a box of wipes/diapers for LO#2.  

It helps me feel prepared.  I am a big one on stocking up! 

pinkmoonlight

Graciesmomma:

We had to buy another crib, another glider, new clothes for DS since #1 was a girl and everything was pink. Also we bought a new swing (our old was a travel swing) so DD can't climb in with him. A double stroller, new monitor, pacifiers... were also on our list. A lot of the big ticket items were gender neutral so that saved us. We did a lot of our shopping at Once Upon A Child. We did all of this slowly from 20w on when we found out we were having a boy. Spacing out the purchases has made it so much easier!!

That is what I want to do space it out a little bit. We wont be finding out the gender with this one. I have all the stuff from DD and all of it is in perfect condition yet so we will use that. I am definitely going to need a double stroller.  Since new LO will be in our room for the first few months we are just planning on moving DD into her big girl bed when we put new LO into the nursery. The only thing we have to get for that is paint and a new mattress.

I guess I am just looking for the little things. In which your list got me thinking. So thank you!