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am i completely behind??

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after reading thru the boards basically all day today im starting to think that im incredibly behind.... :(

i havent looked at any baby gear at all (except walking down the aisles in target, etc), we havent done anything at all in the nursery, we dont have any name ideas picked out.... etc...

i know my babyshower will be in november but we havent registered or anything like that to prepare for it...??

am i totally behind at this point??  ive been waiting til we know the sex for most of the things, but it seems like im the only one who hasnt picked everything out already.....

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  • larlar08larlar08
    No you have plenty of time to do all of this. 
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  • mariamariamariamaria member
    I haven't done anything either and I'm 6 weeks further along that you are. It's all good.
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  • hriesen4hriesen4

    We didn't do anything until we found out the sex.  As of now, we have registered, assembled the crib and changing table, put the crib bedding into the crib, and organized her clothes by size (we got a ton of super cute hand-me-downs from SIL).  We haven't painted her room, and I change the registry on a daily basis.  

     Don't freak out...some people just like to get things done early.  I like to take my time and go a lil slower.

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  • TMDMJAOCT07TMDMJAOCT07 member

    I don't think your behind at all! 

    I haven't done anything to get the room ready - short of putting a few garbage bags in there so that when I do get the motivation to do it, there are a few needed supplies already there. 

    Names are still a huge toss-up for us.  We are slowly picking things out so that when we go to register we know what we want, and we're not standing in the isles looking like a deer in headlights. We're not registering for at least another 6-8 weeks, at the earliest. 

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  • Jamie.L.CraigJamie.L.Craig
    Like PP said you have plenty of time, I wouldn't stress about it too much :)
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  • stephnewsstephnews member

    I didn't start looking at gear or anything until I was about 18 weeks. We just registered today (I'm 25 weeks). I don't know if I'm having a shower or when. We do have a list of names, but it's still like 30 names long.

    I tell people IRL we just bought the crib and everyone reacts with "oh wow, already?" 

    So don't feel like you're behind. Everyone kind of goes at their own pace.

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  • mishee10mishee10 member
    I'm exactly the same, We have planned & purchased nothing. ?I'm not even having a shower until after the baby is born. ?I thought i had lots of time, until i read all these posts, people already have their bedding & furniture at 16/ 17 weeks. I guess we better get a move on it? LOL
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  • zeptattoozeptattoo member

    Not at all.  I keep feeling the same way, but I have to keep reminding myself that its not like when I planned my wedding.

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  • lostaspenlostaspen

    We haven't done anything but look at names together!  Today we happened to stop at a thrift store that had a $10 crib, so we bought it.  We'll see if it's any good once it's set up.  The nursery is clean and empty ONLY because we moved into the house 2 months ago.  We haven't looked into any baby gear, or talked about a registry, and I haven't heard from the person that said she wanted to throw me a shower...  And I'm half way!  Aahhh. 

    Anyway, this week I'm going to focus on preparing the nursery for paint and put together the crib.  Also I plan on touring the L&D ward at our hospital.  I have dinner plans with the friend that talked about the shower, so I'll ask her about it again.  And we have our big ultrasound!   Hopefully my energy and motivation will stay with me this week.  :-)

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  • eyunger1eyunger1

    Yeah, plenty of time.  I picked out some paint samples the other day, and I have made a wish list (because I think it's to early to actually register for things), but our nursery still has completely assembled computer desks in it, and most of my wedding planning stuff (I got pregnant on our honeymoon!)  I'm not stressed about it at all so far; I'm 15 weeks.

    I figure after my "big" ultrasound next month, I'll convert my wish lists over to registries. Then I can get my DH on the painting project....

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  • jdpjdp
    I'm right there with you and I'm almost 23w!!!  I hope that makes you feel better:)  It's not that I haven't looked for stuff.....nursery decor, names, etc...just haven't found ANYTHING I want!  We've got lots of time right?
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  • elliotandnicoleelliotandnicole member

    First of all, you have plenty of time!!  If your shower is in Nov, I would say you should prob register by a month before, so Oct.

     

    We registered early because my shower was early.  Also, when you register early, sometimes things get discontinued (it's happened to me), so I would suggest waiting a little while if I were you.  

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  • MissyC979MissyC979 member

    You should be fine. I really started looking into things around 18 1/2 weeks, after we found out the sex. I just finished registering last week at 23 weeks.

    I would recommend picking up a copy of Baby Bargains though. Start reading through that to help get ready to pick out the furniture and register.

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  • mrgnmrgn member
    Nope, not behind! I just registered and my mom is just starting to plan my shower now. If anyone is behind, it is meeeee!
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  • Brina BeanBrina Bean
    I was super ahead of schedule with DS and his nursery.  What's funny is that he slept in our room until he was sleeping through the night...after three months, which is actually pretty early in a lot of cases.  Of all things, don't stress over the non-necessities like nursery decor.  You have plenty of time.
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  • emma7875emma7875
    Yeah I am 20 weeks, and know the sex (boy!) and still haven't done anything.  I don't know whats wrong with me, I just can't get in the mood to look at all that yet.  I am really excited but just not ready I guess, I don't know.
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  • mousedemousede
    No you are not behind. The only thing dh and I have done is pick a name and I'm not 100% sure about that. We know the sex, we haven't done ANY shopping. I'm trying to get my home in order before I make any baby purchases. I think I have plenty of time.
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  • SizzlineSizzline
    You are not alone! I'm way past you, and although we have picked out a name (which we didn't do until after our u/s at 22 weeks), that's pretty much it. We'll be ordering the furniture in the next couple of weeks and getting started on the nursery. I've registered for a few basic items online, and plan on going within the next several weeks to complete the registry. I'm being thrown a shower, but the date itself is a surprise, so I just want to make sure I don't leave it too long. Don't worry about not having picked everything out yet, you still have plenty of time. :)
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  • flyer23flyer23 member

    With my DD, we were at the same point as you at 16 weeks.

    The nursery was still an office -- we didn't start moving stuff out of there until I was about 20 weeks.

    We didn't register until I was maybe 25 weeks.

    We didn't buy the crib until I was about 36 weeks. (We got the crib from IKEA, so we were able to take it home same day, rather than waiting weeks for delivery. It didn't matter anyway, because she slept in a PNP in our room until she was about 2 months old.)

    We had a few names that we knocked around, but didn't choose a name until we met her.

    This time around, we're in slightly better shape because we have a bunch of gear from DD. But we have not started DD's big girl room (which she will move into to free up the nursery for the new baby). We haven't even discussed names. etc. I'm not worried... we have plenty of time.

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