Registries

cheshyre319 · March 2019

Where are you registered or planning to register at? Any perks to some places over others?

Or, not having a registry? What helped make that decision?

satuttle1014 · March 2019

I’m a big fan of Buy Buy Baby because you can use Buy Buy Baby and Bed Bath (in store) coupons. I don’t have much to register this time, pretty much clothes since I’m having a boy (have 2 girls) and I saved everything else which I tried to stay as gender neutral as possible. I also registered a few things on amazon because amazon is so easy and maybe someone would get me a gift card if anybody gets me anything.

rms924 · March 2019

I am doing a registry but just to keep me organized. @satuttle1014, I am on #3 as well but opposite: I have 2 boys and I’m expecting a girl.

Craxy thing is is that I got hit by Marie Kondo mania in Dec and I got rid of everything. My youngest is 15 months. So, I prob need a new rocker type of thing and a tummy time mat. Another infant bathtub. So annoying! It’s going to be pricy to replace all that!

My registry is set to private and im going to ask that people donate instead of buying anything for us. Or they can save their money! Here’s where I’m coming from: I got married in 2014, had babies in 2015, 2017 and now 2019! I would be mortified (just me, no judgement) if anyone found my registry and felt pressured in any way to buy something. Friends and family were very generous w baby 1 (and I got a surprise shower from my work family w baby 2) that I sort of feel like “enough is enough” and I’d like the opportunity to honor them somehow now!

ok, now that I explained my registry philosophy (lol), just want to share quickly: I over registered w #1 and he didn’t use half the stuff. There are essentials imo: swaddles, kimono body suits, gloves, hats, diapers, infant tub, car seat etc. but no need to get fancy. My biggest regret purchase was the mamaroo. Both my kids hated it! At 400 bucks, that purchase still stings a bit.

I use use amazon because it’s easier to stay focused. At bbb, I always over spend 🙄.

cammie0526 · March 2019

Along the lines of the comment above, what should I absolutely register for (and absolutely not register for)? This is baby #1 for us so I’m sure there are things I don’t even know to be looking for.

janat1717 · March 2019

I'll just say I did all online stuff because I'm pretty particular... And almost everyone went off registry. Without receipts. I was bummed. Something to keep in mind but it depends on your relatives and friends. I obviously misjudged.

kgg2241 · March 2019

I think I'm going to try Babylist. I am worried about what @janat1717 says about the online thing, but I feel like most of my friends and family use Amazon so much that it should be okay. Has anyone else used it?

My other question is if I should add big stuff to my registry? I don't expect anyone to buy the stroller or car seat, but I want to get a competition discount. I'm just worried it will come off wrong to out those on?

janat1717 · March 2019

@kgg2241 Some people prefer to go together for bigger items so I personally don't think there is anything wrong with it. Plus other people will assume those are options for grandparents. I wouldn't add a ton but a few essentials like the stroller and car seat.

zuuls_mom · March 2019

@kgg2241 definitely put larger items on there! It’s pretty standard and like @janat1717 said some people like to go in on those gifts together. My in-laws bought our crib, my parents and grandparents went in on the car seat/stroller travel system and a bunch of people from work chipped in on some of the other large stuff. People get pretty generous for first time parents!

septoctkids · March 2019

@kgg2241 I didn’t use babylist with my first but I have some friends who did use it. It’s great but one big downfall is a guest can mark an item as purchased and then never buy it or purchase something and not mark it as purchased. A couple of my friends got a lot of duplicate things/ missing things that were marked as purchased with babylist. You have to manually mark that you are purchasing the item which doesnt mean it was actually bought yet.

Definitely put your big items on there. People will split things, and if not you’ll want them on their for the completion coupons.

kgg2241 · March 2019

@septoctkids ah that's a good point. And I know people are usually bad about including receipts. Honestly, everything would most likely be from Amazon or Target, so I could probably just do two registries at those places.

TeacherMama7 · March 2019

I might do a secret registry just for the completion discount, because this is my third. I feel that I was so blessed with my showers for my first baby that i don’t want any for this baby.

I didnt use baby list with number one and my friend used it for her recent shower and it annoyed me. If I want to do a theme gift, it makes it hard because she has some things at target, someon amazon, some st buy buy baby.

mommyshark13 · March 2019

I have a Target registery. It's public, but I am only going to tell if someone asks or if someone throws a shower/sprinkle for us. This is baby #3 for us but I do have several things that need to be replaced such as the car seat.

supermom34482 · March 2019

Wow seems like alot of us expecting #3

cateyes543 · March 2019

I also have a target registry (it seems everyone in my circle shops at Target) and an Amazon registry. This is baby #2 and my first is only going to be just 2 so the registries are mainly for completion discount. If this baby is a girl, I will add a few extra things since everything in our house is totally boy.

Registery Must Haves (For me-each person will be different)
-Onsies (sixes newborn to 12 months)
-Lots of types of bottles (baby may only like one type and there is no way to know what that is so don’t get a ton of one brand until you know. Our favorite ended up being Dr. Brown)
-Diapers (cloth or disposables)
-Bibs
-Crib sheets
-Lots of Bath stuff (otherwise everyone will buy you some, this way they can see it’s already bought)
-If you plan to breast feed-pump stuff, storage containiners, bags, lanolin cream, cooler, my breast friend pillow
-Laundry soap (scent free)
-Pack and Play
-Highchair
-Crib ( even if no one buys it for you, you will save 10 to 20% with your completion discount)
-Stroller
-Carseat

themadcamel · March 2019

I'm using Babylist as well. I like that you can put anything from anywhere on there. You can also sign up for other registries (like Target or Buy Buy Baby) for the perks and then merge it onto Babylist.

lillywonderland · March 2019

Baby #2 for us (and they will be about 2.5 years apart) so I’m only doing one at Amazon and Target (for the coupons). We don’t need much...just some washcloths, towels, more swaddle blankets, pacis, bottle nipples (this kid better love the bottles we already have 😉), etc.

@cateyes543 Has a great list of “essentials”. I’ll also add the following:

rocker / bouncer
Health stuff (Thermometer, Nail Clipper, Hairbrush)
Baby carrier
Diaper Bag

Niko1e · March 2019

STM question... do people generally have another baby shower for baby #2? Or is that being greedy?

kiddiesandkitties · March 2019

@niko1e standard practice is no. You definitely don't request one or plan one yourself. More 'commonplace' around here is the 'sip and see' for STMs where fam and friends can come meet the baby (and bring a gift) after LO is born. I think it's more typical to receive a second shower if you A) are having a baby that is a different sex than the first,

are having a baby after a long break (like, 6-10 years, I think), or C) are having a baby with a different partner than your first. Obviously, if you have a fabulous and generous family and someone chooses to plan something, woo hoo! But if not, I wouldn't be butthurt over it.

kiddiesandkitties · March 2019

LOL, my "B" made sunglasses eyes.

cheshyre319 · March 2019

Other twin parents, I set up a registry at Buy Buy Baby recently and was informed they do a "twin" discount on stuff you don't normally buy 2 of. The big ticket things like car seats and cribs. Its between 10-15% and on the big stuff that adds up.

septoctkids · March 2019

@Niko1e wondering the same.🤔 We are having our second and a different sex. My mother wants to throw us a “sprinkle” at their house because she feels this baby should be honored too but I don’t want to feel gift grabby. So it wouldn’t be too big like at a reception hall like we had with our first. We honestly don’t need much because mostly everything we had with our first is gender neutral aside from clothes and bedding. Maybe we would just make a very small registry. Any other thoughts?

bubsalicious · March 2019

@septoctkids we did a meet n greet with DS since we were team green and I really didn't want a baby shower (things that center on just me? No thank you!). We didn't put registry information on the invite, and I feel like we didn't get an extraordinary amount of gifts. It ended up being perfect, and Septemeber is right before all the really nasty crud seems to start.

septoctkids · March 2019

@bubsalicious that’s what I’m thinking—not even having my mother put our registry on the invites

kiddiesandkitties · March 2019

@septoctkids My mom and MIL threw a small shower with my second kiddo. I didn’t have my mom put a registry on the invite but sneaky made an amazon list on the DL incase anyone looked it up fishing for ideas. 😉

mommyshark13 · March 2019

My MIL threw us a diaper shower with our second. If someone offers to throw us shower or sprinkle this time l wont say no but I'm not expecting one.

Niko1e · March 2019

Thanks for the replies ladies! That's what I was thinking.. definitely not expecting one. Especially if we have another boy! A meet and great would be nice though!

cheshyre319 · March 2019

(I'm replying to a few threads to bump them up and hopefully help clean up our board a little bit)

So, my dad and step mom came to visit and I swear that woman is amazing. She pointed out that I live nearish to some nice areas and since both space and budget are a concern, to check out some consignment shops. And then I can mark things off my BabyList (thank you to whoever originally suggested that, BTW!) and maybe that will motivate people to hopefully not stay.

She also mentioned some wording to include when registry info is given to "motivate" people not to be far off. I wrote it down, but now I cant find it, go figure. I'll share when I do!

sparkles5275 · March 2019

Any tips on a tactful way to ask people to not buy things not on the registry? We are going to try to use all natural/less toxic things for the baby for at least the first 3-6 months. How do you prevent people from buying random bottles of baby lotion or diapers you don't plan on using?

lillywonderland · March 2019

@sparkles5275 Just put your preferred brands on your registries. Some people are gonna buy what they want though, so you’ll just have to deal (lol). Every store will accept returns without a receipt so you can just return everything you don’t want and get store credit. I did that for some of the clothes that we got. I just didn’t like them. 🤣

janat1717 · March 2019

@sparkles5275 We are all things organic/green over here. Every single thing on our list was organic. I spent a ton of time finding really good deals as I didn't want to ask people to overpay for fancy outfits, blankets. I still got a bunch of regular old outifts, regular wipes, etc. I should have just done a Target list and planned to return everything for future credit towards Pyrex and Mason jars. I donated most of it.

Want a personalized experience?

Registries

Re: Registries

Choose Another Board

Search Boards