What baby items have you bought?

Bouncebo · November 2013

I am so excited to start purchasing things for my little bug, but every time I go shopping I get overwhelmed and leave empty handed. I don't know what I can expect as shower gifts, or what I really need . What have you guys bought so far?

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Bouncebo · November 2013

Oh no! I apologize and now feel a bit silly. I actually just returned from the hospital after an appendectomy. Still a bit hazy!

verydisgruntledpelican0091 · November 2013

My boyfriend got a bunch of boy clothes. He's CONVINCED it's going to be a boy. This is my first so I'm going to buy the big things myself and fill out my registry at babies r us and target and just pass it along to family and friends when I have my baby shower.

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Bouncebo · November 2013

Thanks! I'm in a bit of pain, but I have an amazing fiancé and support system, I'm not having to lift a finger!

tbmadeamistake · November 2013

We needed another sheet for C's crib, so I happened to pick up the matching little blanket for it for the new baby. C has hers from the first sheet set that I bought, so this one is special for the new baby and will work for either gender. I think that a sheet set (because I found one I loved) was all I bought for C before my shower. I waited, impatiently, until after the shower to buy anything else so that I didn't end up with duplicates and so that I could buy stuff with my completion coupon (pro tip, you can add to the registry at any time, so I went on and added stuff that I hadn't thought of before the shower but decided I wanted, right before we went and did the completion coupon shopping!).

arekeweg · November 2013

We have a crib, swivel glider and material for me to make some stuff. My sister is done having kids (she has 4) and has been passing ALL of her items (from clothes to toys to everything) down to us. It's so nice to save money this way!

Annalouhoo · November 2013

We have nothing, but right now I'm too overwhelmed by choices to make any decisions. I went to a baby store, and came home with pacifiers.

Rosebud2587 · November 2013

I bought an elephant onesie on clearance at GAP but that's it. I only have a few items I need to get for #2 and will probably wait until after we get our tax return to buy them.

KristaU831 · November 2013

nothing yet i have a lot from my DD.

TonyaCody06 · November 2013

Nothing! After having 3u3 I feel like I already own Toys R Us!!

amackattack · November 2013

I haven't bought anything. Everytime I consider buying something I stop because I have no idea what I will get from people along the way.

erind228 · November 2013

TonyaCody06 said:
Nothing! After having 3u3 I feel like I already own Toys R Us!!

This, except I had two under two.

HeyAmberNicole · November 2013

I'm tempted to buy stuff but then wait. I wanted to be the first person to give my boyfriend a baby gift so I found this onesie that's red and says "my dad's cooler than your dad". Its pretty gender neutral.

I'm wanting to get everything but we are not team green so I always second guess myself haha

dragonfly711 · November 2013

I have not bought anything. I have some stuff people gave me from last time.

I refuse to buy anything until after first tri. Too worried about another MC.

PinkKEL9 · November 2013

I found a practically new boppy pillow at a yard sale for a dollar. My parents also bought a beautiful white vintage bassinet at a yard sale for $8. My mom bought a few gender neutral sleepers and a few little boy and girl outfits. Oh and I also found a pretty brown basket lined with fabric that says "baby things" at Marshall's for $5.

Trying not to go too crazy until we know the gender, but its hard! Baby stuff is so cute.

diagonalley · November 2013

I ordered a countdown to baby that doubles as a count up once baby is born today. It was so cute and I couldn't resist! Don't know if that really counts as buying for baby or not

justme04 · November 2013

Since this is our third the only thing we could possibly need is a new wardrobe if we end up having a girl this time. Oh and a baby monitor. When we lived in an apartment we never needed one. Now that we have a house I have a feeling a baby monitor will come in handy.

Oh and I want to cloth diaper this time so I've got to get a stock of cloth diapers. I wanted to cloth diaper with the boys but DH wasn't into the idea. This time around I've got him convinced since disposables are so expensive.

Plus what ever we spend to decorate the nursery.

EmbracingChange · November 2013

The first thing I buy when I find out I'm expecting is a baby book. I haven't put anything in it yet, but it's here. That's it so far. I have zero baby gear, blankets, or clothes since my youngest is 4, but I'll get things over time. I'll be shopping closer to the end.

AllyTales · November 2013

I got a baby book

And a gender neutral bodysuit when we found out I was pregnant. Yesterday after the NT scan I got another one, was on sale and cuuuute. That's all so far.

curlylocks3 · November 2013

Nothing. I've spent a lot of time researching stuff online but don't plan on buying for a while.

mrsgyaray · November 2013

I got a onesie that is gender neutral. It says My Mommy is Out of This World and glows in the dark! After finding out my mom gave us a stuffed lamb that is really cute and a pregnancy journal. I don't have anything practical yet. This sounds ridiculous, but I'm not wanting to buy anything until second trimester just in case.

sm623 · November 2013

I haven't bought anything yet, but my mother in law gave me and my hubby a pink baby blanket (that she already had before we told her that we were expecting!). She told us to start sleeping with it and think pink.

babygabe614 · November 2013

Nothing, yet. I am too worried about "jinxing it" at this point. I will probably start looking at things in the 2nd tri. My mom tried to convince me to buy a crib this week and I was like, whoa! Wayyy too early for that! We still have a total overhaul to do on what will be the nursery. I can't even think about furniture yet.

katekat8721 · November 2013

I've bought lots and lots of baby books at thrift stores/online. I've been researching big ticket items but haven't bought anything yet. I picked up a lot of little things (clothes mostly) at garage sales throughout the years we were TTC. I don't know when I'm going to start shopping, but my OB advises to have most things baby ready by 26-28 weeks, just in case they make their debuts early and/or if I get put on bed rest early.

Csouthx · November 2013

I'm waiting till we have our sexing scan at 16 weeks

rmjones15 · November 2013

i bought a jogging stroller at a consignment store and a couple of different gender neutral crib sheets. MIL is buying stuff in secret, I'm pretty sure.

elsa1688 · November 2013

My SO bought the sweetest hat and booties set. It was a little early but we wanted to buy the first thing together

Pepper6 · November 2013

I bought a t-shirt and a bib while we were in Hawaii.

girl-23 · November 2013

We waited to buy anything until after we found out our son was a boy. I don't think we will buy anything til after we find out the gender again. We have so much stuff already.

fsumom · November 2013

Nothing! DD is 7 but we didn't realize we'd have another so we have nothing ! We plan to be minimalist this time around!

sepiatoned1 · November 2013

My 7y/o daughter picked out two unisex onesies at good will. I was feeling a bit nostalgic and found a fisher price happy apple (circa 1972) on ebay. This apple is indestructible. My family passed one along for at least 7 generations. My older cousin who has downs syndrome kept it since. As soon as the box arrived everyone recognized the chimes it made. I can't wait to see baby play with it.

steffs440 · November 2013

I've gotten a onesie and a bib. One to announce to my sister, the other to announce to my mom. For some reason I have the strongest urge to go buy a stroller. right.this.very.second. I think about it all the time. lol

bluebabyg1 · November 2013

my mom bought a crib the moment I told her, I bought a glider last pregnancy that mc, i bought a highchair and i got a pack of 3 ny giants onesies on clearance that matches hb shirts perfectly. needless to say I am excited.

jwarnerb · November 2013

I just bought two newborn outfits today with my husband. I keep going to stores but find shopping is SO OVERWHELMING. Carseats? Strollers!? I feel like I am bound to make a terrible decision. At least we have some time...

I did start a secret Amazon gift registry so I can keep a running list of possible items.

JNerd · November 2013

Although DS is only 17months, he is already in a twin bed.

All this baby 'needs' is a car seat. That we will wait for a while - right now we have other expenses.

And honestly, if this LO is a girl, she will need clothes, but other than that all I really planning on buying are decorative things for the nursery. I did make a big deal of DS's nursery and I want to make this one equally as special.

HollyMarie1984 · November 2013

We haven't bought a thing. We have a lot of the big stuff (crib, bouncer, swing, etc.) left over from DS so we will only need to buy clothes which we can't buy until we know the sex. I do plan on stocking up on diapers after the holidays.

AmandaG225 · November 2013

We haven't bought anything yet but hope to buy furniture on Black Friday. On years past, Babies R Us has had some amazing furniture deals, hopefully they will be doing the same this year. FX

CreEspree · November 2013

Nothing. Waiting til later in 2nd tri..

k2k2tog · November 2013

Nothing yet. We have nowhere to put it! Our house is tiny - 600 square feet, one bedroom - but we're currently working on renovating our attic into a master suite. Once that's finished - hopefully in the new year - we'll start looking into buying a crib. Not too soon though. We'll be sharing our bedroom with baby for the first year or so, so I'd like to enjoy a couple months of adult-only space first!

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