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Poll: When did you register?
I'm only 15 weeks, but people (namely MIL) keep asking when I'm registering. Isn't it a little early?? Is there a common registry time?
This question is probably a little dumb, but I'm just curious. I'm starting to feel like I'm not preparing for things when I "should be".
This question is probably a little dumb, but I'm just curious. I'm starting to feel like I'm not preparing for things when I "should be".
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Re: Poll: When did you register?
In the meantime, my MIL is basically telling me where to register because Buy Buy Baby is closer to her than BRU...*eye roll*
I had no clue they had stand alone stores until about 2 months ago when i had to go for my sister's shower.
I went to the Toys R us and they had NOTHING! They suggested the BRU STORE in Silver Spring...a whole store wow okay. DH and i walked in...I could have left without a thought...DH, picture a kid walking in to FAO Schwartz just standing there in awe. yeah that was him.
DH found everything we were getting from her registry. He can't wait to register. I am procrastinating.
FWIW when we registered for our wedding ALL he wanted was a meat thermomiter. Heaven knows what he will put on a baby registry!
I started registering early second tri. I spent a lot of time researching what we would need, asking friends for advice and reading Baby Bargains. I tinkered with registry my a lot and didn't finalize it until much later. I did most of it online.
I pretty much put it off until my friends started talking about the shower and I then had to get it done!
Doing the wedding registery was so much easier for me - I knew what I needed for the house - I have zero clue what you really need for a baby!
We had a shower last weekend, and I guess it paid off - we have a nice start on things for the little guy!
I just registered last week - only b/c I'm having a shower on Oct 11, and my mom was bugging the crap out of me.
I think there will be a lot of movement on the registry between now & then - there are some things I ahven't quite decided on.
As for preparing for the baby, I was a total procrastinator, so you have plenty of time. Plus, panic does wonders for you at the end!!
Those of you who know the gender, watch when you register and divulging the gender to everyone. I noticed with my gender neutral shower, I received all the baby stuff that you need. My friend who was due 2 months after I was knew she was having a girl and received mostly a whole closet full of clothes.
Katetza made a great point - everyone knows the gender of the baby and we hardly received anything off our registry, just a bunch of pink 0-3mo clothes (more than she'll ever be able to wear in 3 mos!).
You're fine. I'd tell your MIL that you are waiting to find out the gender (if you are finding out). If you want to get her to stop bugging you in a nice way, you could also ask if there is something she is really interested in and then you could research that first. (Actually, there probably is not a Miss Manners way to do that, because that would be saying you are expecting a present from her).
Like a lot of pps, we began registering after the big u/s -around 20 weeks. Shower was around 30 weeks (which is on the early side).
ADVICE - If you start adding things early, but haven't finalized yet, make sure you add a note saying that, so that the early birds don't buy you something that you haven't truly decided on.
Yes, this is from experience - my SIL bought our stroller the night we put it on the registry. We wanted it, but what if we changed our minds? She is also one of those people who usually gets all her Christmas shopping done by August. She is great, I'm just a little jealous of her organizational skills!.
Also, there's a lot of things that you don't "need" to have for an infant. I was that insane pg woman waddling into BBB to get a Bumbo 2 days before my EDD. God knows when I thought she was going to actually sit in it? But I NEEDED that Bumbo!!!
I think I registered about a month before my shower, to give people time to browse.
However, I started researching earlier than that - it took me a looong time to make up my mind about things. Like pp said, registering for baby is way harder/more time consuming than registering for wedding, and more overwhelming. Or maybe that was just me!
Baby Bargains is an excellent book and a great place to start. I would beware counting on only one source though. One mom friend will tell you one thing ("Oh, you can skip XYZ"), then the next mom friend will tell you something totally different ("I couldn't live without XYZ!") Remember, in the end, you're just guessing, so register for a lot of stuff and you'll find out when baby gets here what you "really" need.