@tennis11785 We bought a convertible car seat this past Black Friday/Cyber Monday (DS was 8 months) so if that is something that you don't end up with, it would be worth it to keep an eye out for.
AFM, if we do decide on the Bob Duallie, we'll likely wait for BF/CM as they've been discounted pretty well at Target in the past. When we start stocking up on diapers during the GC promos, I'll be saving those to go towards this purchase.
yeah, my follow-on question to @Tennis11785 is for people that pay attention during black friday - does baby stuff actually go on sale, if you will? i mean, i know you can get like 10000 TVs and appliances and other electronics. what kinds of kid things DO and DON'T usually show up? strollers, car seats, other "equipment" vs. diapers, wipes, etc?
Met: September 2005Married: October 2008 DS: 09/2014
@flowerpower5838 I have the BOB revolution flex single currently and am seriously considering a duallie... but I'm worried it will be so wide I'll hate it, considering I get the single wedged into places a lot haha. What made you decide on it?
Edited to add: I'm also considering holding out for black friday deals for a dock-a-tot. i've heard good things and that they have really good sales. I have a feeling this babe will cosleep more than I'd like to admit!
@Tennis11785 I'm due dec 2 and i think we are going to try and hold off on the crib until cyber Monday. We plan on having baby sleep in a bassinet in our room the first few months anyways. Also definitely planning a huge diaper haul and anything else I can hold off on until then. Eventhough baby may already be there since I'll be over 39 weeks and our first came at 37 haha!
@Tennis11785 I totally forgot about Black Friday/cyber Monday! I'm going to hold off on buying stuff until then. Thanks!!
@yodalsgreen we have the Gulliver crib(coverts to toddler bed) from ikea. It was $99 and DD has been sleeping in it for three years. We'll be using it again for DS. I love how minimal and clean it looks, and it's super sturdy
Question- Should I plan to buy both a glider and a swing (in addition to a Rock 'n Play)? I have a one bedroom house, so lugging things up and down the stairs isn't an issue. Thanks!
@hellothere47 - I'm a bit confused - what do you mean by a glider? I thought a glider was like a rocking chair that you sit in with the baby? Is that what you mean? Perhaps I'm using the wrong term?
Based on my definition of glider -- I wouldn't let the glider impact your decision on the swing or RNP, as it serves a different purpose.
But if you don't have steps and you don't mind dragging it from room to room, you can probably just start with either a swing or a RNP (and a RNP is probably easier to move). Then if you find your kid really likes those things and it's a pain to move, you can buy a second one later. From what I understand, kids either love or hate it and you'll know pretty early.
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a glider is for you to sit in with LO, to nurse or bottle feed, to read stories, to rock to sleep, to soothe when upset. a RNP only sort of rocks, and it's something you have to actively do yourself. a swing is set and forget and a much fuller motion.
i wouldn't really say any one of those replaces the other. i know it can feel like a lot of "stuff"
Met: September 2005Married: October 2008 DS: 09/2014
@hellothere47 - definitely blame it on the pregnancy brain. That is real!!
While they are all different, if you're tight on space and funds, I don't think you need all 3. I almost consider the RNP a type of bouncer. Perhaps start with one and see how much your kid likes it and how frustrating it is to drag from room to room?
** December BMB Siggy Challenge - Animals in Pools **
Me: 31+ H: 32 TTC Since 11/2015 #1 - MMC 6.5 weeks (2/16); #2 - MC due to cystic hygroma at 20 weeks (10/16); #3 CP (2/17); #4 - Due 12.16.17
@hellothere47 if you had to pick one between RNP and bouncer, definitely go RNP. it folds up, is more portable, both usually have a vibrate feature. we used the heck out of both these items but i have a four-level townhouse so they lived on different floors. the bouncer was the NUMBER ONE most-tripped-over item we had, consistently managing to trip literally anyone that walked by it. something about how the legs are shaped and how your eyes judge where to walk around it vs. what is apparently reality. it was so aggravating.
Met: September 2005Married: October 2008 DS: 09/2014
Re: Baby on a budget
AFM, if we do decide on the Bob Duallie, we'll likely wait for BF/CM as they've been discounted pretty well at Target in the past. When we start stocking up on diapers during the GC promos, I'll be saving those to go towards this purchase.
Me: 29 DH: 31
Married 10/13/12
TTC Since 8/2016
Met: September 2005 Married: October 2008 DS: 09/2014
Together since May 19, 2001
Baby #1 was born in May 2013.
Edited to add:
I'm also considering holding out for black friday deals for a dock-a-tot. i've heard good things and that they have really good sales. I have a feeling this babe will cosleep more than I'd like to admit!
@yodalsgreen we have the Gulliver crib(coverts to toddler bed) from ikea. It was $99 and DD has been sleeping in it for three years. We'll be using it again for DS. I love how minimal and clean it looks, and it's super sturdy
Based on my definition of glider -- I wouldn't let the glider impact your decision on the swing or RNP, as it serves a different purpose.
But if you don't have steps and you don't mind dragging it from room to room, you can probably just start with either a swing or a RNP (and a RNP is probably easier to move). Then if you find your kid really likes those things and it's a pain to move, you can buy a second one later. From what I understand, kids either love or hate it and you'll know pretty early.
ETA tag
** December BMB Siggy Challenge - Animals in Pools **
Me: 31+ H: 32
TTC Since 11/2015
#1 - MMC 6.5 weeks (2/16); #2 - MC due to cystic hygroma at 20 weeks (10/16); #3 CP (2/17); #4 - Due 12.16.17
a glider is for you to sit in with LO, to nurse or bottle feed, to read stories, to rock to sleep, to soothe when upset.
a RNP only sort of rocks, and it's something you have to actively do yourself.
a swing is set and forget and a much fuller motion.
i wouldn't really say any one of those replaces the other. i know it can feel like a lot of "stuff"
Met: September 2005 Married: October 2008 DS: 09/2014
Married May 2014
DD born August 2016
Baby #2 due December 2017
While they are all different, if you're tight on space and funds, I don't think you need all 3. I almost consider the RNP a type of bouncer. Perhaps start with one and see how much your kid likes it and how frustrating it is to drag from room to room?
** December BMB Siggy Challenge - Animals in Pools **
Me: 31+ H: 32
TTC Since 11/2015
#1 - MMC 6.5 weeks (2/16); #2 - MC due to cystic hygroma at 20 weeks (10/16); #3 CP (2/17); #4 - Due 12.16.17
Met: September 2005 Married: October 2008 DS: 09/2014