what did you buy after your shower?

minnz · January 2010

I had mine this weekend, and it was very sweet. It was mostly for women at my church, but I invited a few co-workers as well as family... Odd to see three worlds collide but fun for friends to meet each other for the first time.

We got a bunch of stuff off of our registry, but still need to get the car seat, stroller frame, and some other odds and ends (mostly for the crib, like sheets and such). I also need to get tubing for the breast pump a friend gave me--I have no clue about this thing, so I'm going to have to go to Bosom Buddies and figure it out!

What kinds of things did you have to go back and buy after your shower? About how much did you need to spend?

vmgetl · January 2010

We got everything off of our registry, including our stroller, pnp, car seat, ect....except for onesies, blankets and diapers/wipes. So we just bought a few packs of those things and we were set.

Smootchy · January 2010

We didn't really need THAT much. Changing pad and cover, sheets.... Um, pad thing that goes in baby tub. Between my returns (which wasn't much) and the gift cards I had, we spent about $100-$150. I should say my mom spent that... She's awesome and took me shopping!

lenaerickson · January 2010

We got everything off our registry too, all the big things included. I didn't register for a breast pump because I was still up in the air about spending $300 for one. I did end up getting one for $80 and we had to buy more clothes for baby. Then my mom hasn't stopped buying things that we think of so the most expensive thing will be the pump and batteries. POOP ton of batteries!

elidav2007 · January 2010

The only thing I really needed to buy was an additional car seat and bottle warmer. Luckily we got some gift cards and those covered those few items left that we needed. For the post part though we had already biught our big items ourselves and our showers were mostly just fun additional things. We did get our swing though which was a nice surprise.

All in all we probably spent an additional $100.00 or so.

NeishaRuth · January 2010

Unfortunately, we had to still buy pretty much EVERYTHING! We got 3 things off our registry, and the rest of the gifts were from other stores with no reciepts to return/exchange. I don't believe I need everything right away though...so we're buying bit by bit.

UrbanLe1 · January 2010

We got almost everything big during the shower, with the exception of our monitor. We then bought/are in the process of buying all of the things people thought weren't "fun": changing pad and covers, extra sheets, etc. I'm trying to leave the few "fun" things (like the stroller blanket) on there for the folks who will buy gifts after the little guy arrives.

I've probably spent $200 on registry items since the shower.

nickschick! · January 2010

Well, we bought the crib, travel system, dresser, rocker, and pack n play before the shower, so we could spread out those costs.

We didn't get a lot off our registry at the shower, so we have bought some since and still have some to go.

After the shower we bought his activity center (not necessary to have this now, but it was $20 off), extra crib sheets, an end table, and a couple of mattress pads.-- so far about $150.

Once the registry completion coupons come, we'll by a changing pad, some diapers, etc. , the monitor, a few different bottles to try, and a few smaller things I am sure I am forgetting.

My insurance pays for a breast pump, so thankfully that is taken care of.

kiki_1218 · January 2010

Luckily the only thing we've had to buy at all is our bedding and a swing. The swing we plan to get is $160. The bedding was $180. Everything else was bought for us.

meegs1229 · January 2010

We bought our swing, a second base for the car seat to put in DH's car, and a handful of smaller things like a thermometer, waterproof mattress pads, extra changing pad cover, diaper rash ointment, etc. Because of registry issues at both Target and BRU, after my showers we ended up with doubles of some stuff. So after returns and gift cards, we probably spent around $125 for the remaining items on our registry.

Now that I'm so close though, I've been spending more to get some last minute things that we need to finish the nursery (curtains) and I'm getting kind of nervous that I don't have enough newborn clothes, so I'm going to get a couple more sleepers.

mitchelltheojua · January 2010

Because our showers were in other states, we thankfully received primarily checks and gift certificates ... but I'd say we spent an extra $300 ... but that did include a few things that we know we won't need for a while (e.g., high chair).

meandtwo · January 2010

We got all that we wanted, but the pnp and the stroller system. We did get a nice gift card from my brother that helped with the payment so we didnt come out of pocket to heavy.

Mrs. Braxton · January 2010

I had my first shower Saturday and the only thing I got off my registry was the tub. I was able to return enough random stuff and diapers (we're cloth diapering) to get my travel system though!! I have another shower this weekend and hopefully I'll get more stuff off my registry.

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