Will I jinx it?

LadyB09 · March 2010

Just wondering if anyone has bought anything baby related while they are trying to conceive?

DH and I keep looking at stuff in the stores, but I can't bring myself to buy anything yet, not even a stuffed animal. I'm scared that I will jinx it, and I won't get pregnant. I did the same thing before DH proposed. I KNEW he was going to, but i refused to buy anything beforehand.

Am i being silly?

KCooker · March 2010

You're not going to jinx anything, but it might get your hopes up if you begin to buy baby items and it ends up taking you a while to conceive. That being said, I have bought a few items here and there, but since I have several PG friends I tell myself that if I don't get KU soon I'll give the stuff to them Smile

Temp356619000002780 · March 2010

I have some stuff and really jinx? I know some people are superstitious but I think it's more hoping!!

XXXXX222 · March 2010

Jinxing doesn't exist.

ColleenF1 · March 2010

You're sweet. I personally don't believe it's possible to jinx yourself. Is there something you really want to buy?

JennyAnne022776 · March 2010

You're not going to jinx anything. If there's something small that you'd like to pick up, go ahead and do it. Getting pregnant won't have anything to do whether or not you buy a stuffed animal. No worries.

But no, I haven't bought anything. It has never occurred to me to.

LadyB09 · March 2010

KCooker:
You're not going to jinx anything, but it might get your hopes up if you begin to buy baby items and it ends up taking you a while to conceive. That being said, I have bought a few items here and there, but since I have several PG friends I tell myself that if I don't get KU soon I'll give the stuff to them

Maybe jinxing is the wrong word....getting my hopes up and it not happening is more of what i meant. i am not a superstitious person.

Just wondered if anyone else felt like that, and is choosing not to buy anything yet. Im actually being pretty tough on myself. i haven't bought anything.

Except awhile ago i bought some children's books. One's that i grew up with that i wanted my children to have. But that was before i even met DH.

NavyGMWife · March 2010

I have bought a couple items when Target had that big baby item clearance sell. But I have done more of saving money for example 20 bucks from each paycheck and putting it in a special place to save up for baby.

LadyB09 · March 2010

ColleenF1:
You're sweet. I personally don't believe it's possible to jinx yourself. Is there something you really want to buy?

Nothing in particular. and maybe because i won't allow myself to look too hard. i see a lot of cute little dresses, but i stay away from those since i may end up with a boy.

illinigal · March 2010

I've looked many times, but have only bought one thing.... I got some cute onesies that say "I love daddy" in November 2008 and have in a special box to surprise DH when I get that BFP... now that we're so far along not sure if I'll get the chance to surprise him... ugh.

MisN · March 2010

Personally, I'm not superstitious but have been refusing out of self-protection. When we first started trying DH came home with a top of the line baby carrier that he found for an amazing deal which he said he couldn't pass up and he was excited to have a little one to take hiking. It was pretty sweet as this was very out of character for him. But... the baby carrier now sits at the back of a closet and as the months go by it is a bit of a sad reminder.... I'm sure one day it will get use!

LadyB09 · March 2010

NavyGMWife:

I have bought a couple items when Target had that big baby item clearance sell. But I have done more of saving money for example 20 bucks from each paycheck and putting it in a special place to save up for baby.

Yeah that is what i am working on too. I figure we got engaged and paid for the wedding in a year, there is no reason we can't say that much for the baby.

JennyAnne022776 · March 2010

LadyB09:
Maybe jinxing is the wrong word....getting my hopes up and it not happening is more of what i meant. i am not a superstitious person.

Just wondered if anyone else felt like that, and is choosing not to buy anything yet. Im actually being pretty tough on myself. i haven't bought anything.

Except awhile ago i bought some children's books. One's that i grew up with that i wanted my children to have. But that was before i even met DH.

This I would do, because it's not gender specific and I want my kids to have a large library of books. Of course, I come from a family of teachers and principals, so I will probably be OK in that department. Smile

rebelina1 · March 2010

You are being silly - you can't jinx yourself from shopping. I bought a picture for DD's room before I was pregnant with her and it worked out just fine.

eah42 · March 2010

LadyB09:
Just wondering if anyone has bought anything baby related while they are trying to conceive?

DH and I keep looking at stuff in the stores, but I can't bring myself to buy anything yet, not even a stuffed animal. I'm scared that I will jinx it, and I won't get pregnant. I did the same thing before DH proposed. I KNEW he was going to, but i refused to buy anything beforehand.

Am i being silly?

Yes! You are being silly! Silly girl! There is no such thing as a jinx... ay least I do not believe in them! If you see something that you would like to have... then go for it. My mother has bought me a few articles of mat. clothing and I have bought a couple of really super cute wooden toys that I just had to have for the future!

LadyB09 · March 2010

Haha yeah i think i'll start going easier on myself. I guess its just gettin gmy hopes up, and then if it doesnt happen. although if thats the case there is always adoption so it wouldn't go to waste. because no matter what i will have a child one way or another!

ColleenF1 · March 2010

NavyGMWife:
I have bought a couple items when Target had that big baby item clearance sell. But I have done more of saving money for example 20 bucks from each paycheck and putting it in a special place to save up for baby.

This is a great idea!

*Scuzzlebutt* · March 2010

When we decided to TTC #2 (last summer) I bought a "Big Sister" shirt on clearance at Carters. We thought it would be cute to put it on our daughter to announce #2. I don't feel like we jinxed anything, but it is kind of sad to see it in her closet and know that we're on on our 7th cycle of TTC #2 since we bought it. It's fun to buy stuff but it can really get your hopes up!

NavyGMWife · March 2010

ColleenF1:
NavyGMWife:

I have bought a couple items when Target had that big baby item clearance sell. But I have done more of saving money for example 20 bucks from each paycheck and putting it in a special place to save up for baby.

This is a great idea!

Thanks...this was the only way I could afford to pay for my photographer for my wedding. So I thought it would be the same idea for a baby.

EaglesGirl65 · March 2010

I'm the same way! Maybe not necessarily a jinx but I don't want to start buying things if it turns out we're really in for a long haul... Its hard enough WITHOUT toys, clothes, and gear- I'm sure looking at it everyday will make the wait so much harder.

butterfly8199 · March 2010

LadyB09:
Just wondering if anyone has bought anything baby related while they are trying to conceive?

DH and I keep looking at stuff in the stores, but I can't bring myself to buy anything yet, not even a stuffed animal. I'm scared that I will jinx it, and I won't get pregnant. I did the same thing before DH proposed. I KNEW he was going to, but i refused to buy anything beforehand.

Am i being silly?

I have been buying little things here and there when they have been on sale. Nothing really big like cribs or car seats. Mainly baby clothes. They have had some clearance on 0-3, 3-6 & 6-9 mth old stuff lately so I have just kept it gender nuetral Smile I have some socks, sleepers and onsies Smile

I dont think it will jinx it at all but I also don't believe in that.

itsmegin · March 2010

No way can you jinx it. If it makes you happy buy it. If it will make you sad and remind you that you don't need it yet, I would avoid buying anything.

I personally don't plan on buying anything until after I have a baby shower and I assess what I need. But that's just because I'm kinda cheap.

Kristi221 · March 2010

We bought a board book on vacation this summer before we even decided on TTC. It's called Goodnight Florida Keys. I've been going to the Keys every summer my whole life, so it's really meaningful to me, and DH has been coming the past 6 years.

We also have a t-shirt that says "My First FSU shirt!" because we're FSU alum. But to be fair, I bought it for my friend and ended up not mailing it to her. oops!

*LuckyMermaid* · March 2010

Its a double-edged sword the baby-item cruising. If I were you I would satisfy the urge online. You can look and do all the daydreaming without stretching your emotions or your wallet.

I don't think you will jinx anything, but I would wait if only because it might take you a while to concieve and then the items might be a torture rather than a pleasure to have around the house.

Hope that helps.

penguinsoup · March 2010

I don't think you are jinxing yourself.

I was at target and found a penguin onesie and had to buy it. I have a few other gender neutral things.

I do a lot of dream shopping online to satisfy the urge to buy things.

ecleptic · March 2010

When we were getting started- back when we were still under 6 cycles- DH and I stopped at a '09 after valentines day sale and picked up a giant white teddy bear for baby. Maybe that jinxed us.

When SIL had her triplets in April 09- we stopped at a bookstore for books to read in the NICU to the babies. We bought a second copy of everything we bought for her to add to our own library for baby. Might have jinxed us.

Then we bought this house. It's mostly for baby- we were comfortable in our old apartment but we wanted room for baby. We bought in a good school district- a pretty little house on a culdesac where I could walk a stroller and where kids ride bikes and play basket ball on the street- cars rarely pass through... with a big backyard that we could put a swing set in. We bought it July '09 and moved in. Maybe that jinxed us.

This past January DH couldn't stand it anymore and needed something to pick him up- so we went crib shopping. No intent to buy because we figured it'd take us forever to find one that we both adored. But then- we found one. DH knew it was perfect the moment he saw it and took me later to look around the store- see if I liked anything. When I fell in love with the same crib unprompted we decided to buy it when we could get a good deal on it figuring that'd be months. A couple weeks later- the store we saw it at had a clearance sale and it was 150$ less... so we bought it. That probably jinxed us.

Again after the '10 valentines day we hit a sale and picked up 2 more teddy bears for baby- as a reminder that we're going to have a baby someday. Who knows when- but there will be a nursery full of teddy bears waiting. But that probably jinxed us.

Alternatively I have a short LP and getting pregnant was always going to be against the odds and none of that jinxed us at all.

If it will bother you- skip it. The cycle the crib arrived was harder than usual. Looking at the crib and wondering if we'd ever fill it was painful. But it's still the perfect crib and it was still a damn good deal and I don't regret owning it (especially since it gives us the option of helping out with the triplet nephews overnight)... but I don't keep the nursery door open all the time. I close it and let the children's books and teddy bears live in their own little world that I can visit when it's comforting and close away when it's not.

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