DH helping with registry?

AmandaJane1 · February 2010

I'm bored, so why not another registry post?

Is your DH helping you register? Mine had no interest, so I did it (fine with me) but then I asked him if he thought the bum genius diaper sprayer would work for our toilet- and he then proceeded to go through the registry and argue with me about every other item on it! "Do we really need this?" "This is stupid, what do we need this for?" (Yes, was always the answer). I'm glad he wants to be involved but asking me if Lanisoh nipple cream is really necessary and arguing that regular lotion that we already have would be just as good is a little ridiculous!

aah62709 · February 2010

DH didnt register with me at Target but did at BRU. I was nervous to bring him for the very reason you said above. Overall he was good, in fact there were some things he wanted( a pacifier holder thing) that I wondered whether we really needed, I scanned any way since he seemed excited about things. Though he didnt think we needed any baby wash ect or medications for the baby...I registered for that stuff at Target so didnt push the topic. I didnt register for any breast milk bags or breast feeding related small items...wasnt sure if that was ok to do or not. You did so maybe I will have to go add some stuff:)

HBaylies · February 2010

My DH went with me. He wanted input on this like the style and colors of strollers, car seats, diaper bags, etc... Then he was there to just walk next to me when it came time to pick sheets, bottles, towels... Then we got to the toys at the end and he suddenly became helpful again.

Laroogirl · February 2010

Sorry your DH doesn't get it. Mine was actually insistent on picking things out with me. He is a planner though so he wanted to make sure we had everything covered.

And yes you want the Lanisoh cream. Your nips will thank you!

christiecrofford · February 2010

I think I will be doing the registry myself because a.) hubby probably wouldn't be interested (he wasn't interested in our wedding registry, why would he be interested now?!) and b.) he would totally disagree with me on all items just to be a pain in the butt ("that's too expensive" or "what is that for?" or "is that really necessary?") So for the registry, I am going to be the self-proclaimed Registry Queen. Smile

AmandaJane1 · February 2010

aah62709:
I didnt register for any breast milk bags or breast feeding related small items...wasnt sure if that was ok to do or not. You did so maybe I will have to go add some stuff:)

I registered for that stuff because its small, inexpensive things that people can buy if they want to get a gift but don't want to spend a lot of money. Plus, I've been to a couple of showers where women get those things anyway. Go for it, you'll need them!

08summerbride · February 2010

I made him go to BRU to help with the big stuff like the stroller and pack and play. He is tall, and I wanted him to test out the heights of things to make sure he was comfortable with them as well. The little stuff, I will just add myself online. It was so overwhelming the first time we were looking, I wanted to get out of there as much as he did lol. As far as complaining about what's on the registry, if he doesn't have to buy it what does he care? We are first time parents, and DH has NO experience with babies so he asks "do we really need that" a lot as well. But I just tell him yes and move on.

aurore22j · February 2010

Mine helped me. I wanted his input on the carseat, stroller, travel system, since he will be using it too.

KathrynBurkart · February 2010

I'm sorry to hear about the problems your DH is giving you. Hopefully he'll come around.

My DH is over involved I must admit. I was shocked since he wasn't very interested in registering for our wedding, but for this LO he's all about it. It is nice since I find it difficult finding the energy to register and walk all over. I better get it finished before I get too far along and have even less energy.

Ana35 · February 2010

Mine went to town with the scanner gun, especially in the book/toy section @ Buy Buy Baby

mr&mrswelch · February 2010

No. He really has no clue about these sorts of things, so it makes sense for him not to be too involved in the registry process.

delem · February 2010

I never imagined registering without DH. He wants to be there to help and pick things out. He's surprisingly very particular. Some things he'd say "it doesn't matter" for...like the Bjorn. For the most part he had say in everything - the Bumbo color, which jumparoo we got, what bath we picked out, what monitors we chose, etc. etc.

I can't imagine registering by myself. It was the most overwhelming experience and we have tons of babies in our lives that we're constantly around. I did tons of research prior to registering also, but there are just so many choices!

metzy144 · February 2010

DH and I went together after our big u/s and we had a lot of fun picking things out together. Since then he hasn't done anything with the registry but I have managed it online.

carebearbush · February 2010

Ana35:
Mine went to town with the scanner gun, especially in the book/toy section @ Buy Buy Baby

Mine too! We were just going to register at Target but he convinced me to do some at BRU so he could use the gun again. Such boys ) Also, he was very involved in the picking of items, I can't imagine him not wanting to be there to pick out stuff!

kg_08 · February 2010

Here's how it works for us, I do the registry online and add a few options on there (like bedding choices) and I let him help choose which one he prefers. But he doesn't actually go through the whole registry with me, I just bring up things that actually need his opinion.

Mrs.LM625 · February 2010

MH didn't care at all about our wedding registry but was all over Babies R Us to register for our daughter. He tried out our stroller, researched the carseat and wanted to buy her a million things. I had to convince him to register, not buy. I got tired before he did!

amandalea51107 · February 2010

My DH also wanted to buy pretty much everything when we registered. I wanted to go to BRU the other day to pick up something that was on sale and told DH and he practically threw a temper tantrum about the fact that I didn't ask him to come with me. So he ended up meeting me so we could go together. He wants to be super involved in everything. He pretty much did the whole nursery by himself. It's really nice but sometimes I feel like I don't get to do anything. I guess I'll really enjoy that pretty soon

PrincessJesci · February 2010

My DH went scanner-happy at BRU. He added most of the things to our registry and just wouldn't quit. Like a kid in a candy store. He also wanted to be there to put his hands on all of the different strollers, carseat, gear, etc. to make sure it was safe enough for his standards.

I'd tell your DH that if he wanted to have some input in the registry then he should have gone with you to the store. He certainly doesn't have a say in what kind of nipple cream you want (jerk!).

MWoodside · February 2010

I did the registry, then just before the shower invites were being sent DH decided he wanted to add input, which is fine. He researched safety of big items (stroller, carseat, PNP, etc) made sure he agreed w/ what I had picked/researched.

AbbyNoel · March 2010

Ana35:
Mine went to town with the scanner gun...

Mine too! He especially liked picking out anything that said stuff like "Daddy's Little Angel" or "If you think I'm cute, you should see my Daddy".

earthycrunchymama · March 2010

Mine wasn't really interested. instead I gave him items to research to add. It took him 3 weeks of researching to find a baby monitor. He finally found the Bambino Wireless Internet Baby Monitor which he can check from his iPhone. LOL! Embarrassed

so I've limited things for him to find since its over-time consuming. and when I take him to look at baby stuff, I lose him to the toy section for what HE wants. Stick out tongue

julybaby23 · March 2010

mine is definitely not interested which is fine by me...

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