I'm a FTM due in mid February . I keep getting coupons for bru and buy buy baby that are better than the completion discount will be. You can't use them on diapers/wipes and I don't plan to formula feed, so I'm wondering what to buy pre-shower. My shower isn't til mid January and I don't want to be stuck buying things at mostly full price if I don't get everything at my shower. I bought the crib and mattress so far and am considering just stocking up on laundry detergent and soap/lotion type things. Any wisdom?
Re: What to buy before shower
Don't buy detergent and soaps-you don't know if your lo may have an allergy to something. Also, 'baby laundry detergents' are not as gentle as they are marketed.... They are full of fragrances and softners, and are way overpriced. Your better off picking up a free clear of whatever brand you use.
You'll likely get lots of gift cards, so plan on doing a big shopping trip the weekend after your shower so you can inventory everything you already recieved.
For bigger items you may not receive, check on amazon as their prices are often the same or better than you can get in store with the 20% off coupons.
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I agree to check Amazon, there's only a couple things I've found that Amazon doesn't carry or somewhere has a better sale.
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I bought our stroller because I wanted a specific BOB model and wanted to buy it from a particular store (100% return policy) that puts them on sale once per year. And I bought a car seat because the $180 Chicco dropped in price to $150 on Amazon. Other than that I waited until the shower. I was pretty much stocked after that. All I needed to replenish throughout the first year I subscribed to via amazon mom for the savings...but more for the convenience!
Don't stock up on too much. Even with diapers which I got on discount via amazon mom, I ended up not using entire boxes because DD would outgrow them and I didn't bump her up in size soon enough. Plus that is a lot to store and baby items tend to take up a lot of space already.
(The only thing we got was money for the crib from one set of grandparents since that was their gift) if people plan to get big items most of the time that would be communicated to you ahead of time.
Have fun setting up the nursery!