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Gifts...
How do you know what to keep and not? I am a first time mom and I am getting some additional things and things that aren't on my registry. I am very grateful that moms are "thinking outside the box" since I don't really know what I need or not. But I am not sure that I need 3-4 play/tummy mats.
I guess I am just planning to keep everything (unless it's a duplicate)? Or even a duplicate I am considering to keep - to let our parents use at their house.
How do you know which to pick if you are trying to pare extras down - one that you chose on your registry just based on looks, or one a mom gives you b/c it works "for her child"?
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Re: Gifts...
you don't. your kid may love the swing or hate the bouncy seat, you pretty much won't know until you have them. same with clothes, they could be born out of the newborn size or not even up to it yet.
If I were you, I wouldn't wash anything (clothes wise) keep the tags on so you can return it if needed (I wish I had, we have tons of stuff she never wore). As for the non clothes items I would just keep it (and hopefully the receipt) , something maybe a lifesaver that another mom gave you. You can always take it back later.
Play mats...one! Honestly they use it on their back more and then once they figure out how to roll they're all over the house and not that interested in the mat. I took things like certain breast pads and anything really specific and tried them out. Usually I found that I really liked what other people really liked. I think in the long run it saved me a lot of money to have friends recommend things.
The best advice I was given was to have a recent mom review your registry (or go to your house and check things out) and let you know what you need and what you don't. This helped me weed through the extras.
Of course every mom is different and every kiddo is too. My daugther HATED the swing, but everyone of my friends swore by them. She also hated the bumbo, she just wanted to sit on her own. You'll find that some things work and some don't. Keep the boxes in case you can return something if it doesn't work for your son.
Ditto AP - we washed everything in advance and then didn't use half of it. We wished we had been able to return some of the receiving blankets, towels, wash cloths, onesies, clothes, etc.
We got a ton of duplicate items (or similar) and ended up making a large return to BRU and had a nice store credit that came in so handy after she was here and we realized there were additional things we wanted/needed.
I suggest you add whatever you got that you didn't want to your registry and then mark it as purchased so that you won't have as many issues making returns should you decide to do that.
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