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Baby Registry help!!!
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I am brand new to the forum and am just starting to think about my registry! I was wondering if anyone who has been through the process could help me understand how they did it and what the process is like. These are some of the questions that came to mind if anyone can answer them or even just a few. Realizing this process is so complicated and there are SO, SO many products out there, so any help will be huge. Thank you thank you!
1. How much time did you spend building it? What schedule - like did you do it all at once, when during your pregnancy did you start?
2. What did you use to build your baby registry and why that thing?
3. How did you feel about setting it up and managing it?
4. What aspects of the process were the most time-consuming/which items took the most time and why?
5. How confident were you in the items you ended up putting on the registry and why?
6. How much did you try to personalize items for your needs vs. go with “top picks” from a site?
7. How did you get your questions answered about items while creating the registry?
8. What were your most trusted sources?
9. What are the items that were the perfect fit for your family and why? What about any top overall picks that ended up not working out for you?
1. How much time did you spend building it? What schedule - like did you do it all at once, when during your pregnancy did you start?
2. What did you use to build your baby registry and why that thing?
3. How did you feel about setting it up and managing it?
4. What aspects of the process were the most time-consuming/which items took the most time and why?
5. How confident were you in the items you ended up putting on the registry and why?
6. How much did you try to personalize items for your needs vs. go with “top picks” from a site?
7. How did you get your questions answered about items while creating the registry?
8. What were your most trusted sources?
9. What are the items that were the perfect fit for your family and why? What about any top overall picks that ended up not working out for you?
Re: Baby Registry help!!!
1. Don't focus too much on how long it takes. My last pregnancy, I started the registry around the talk of having a shower started so it was probably a couple months before my shower. I did not do it all at once. I did it in segments (ex: maybe feeding and diapering and bath one night / nursery items and decor another)
2. I will be using Target (and possibly Amazon) this time around. Last time was when babies r us was still around lol. My friend had a baby 6 months ago and she loved how easy Target was and it had a checklist to help guide you. Amazon was super easy for our wedding so maybe doing one on there too.
3. It didn't bother me at all and it doesn't bother me thinking about doing it this time.
4. Picking out what car seat & stroller combo I wanted.
5. Very confident because I went through reviews of items online and made a decision that I felt worked for me.
6. I always went with my needs.
7. Asking family and friends but I didn't have many questions.
8. Family and friends who had been through it before.
9. We NEVER used the diaper garbage can. I don't know why but we didn't. I also didn't use a bouncer. The swing was the only thing my son needed / wanted if I wasn't holding him.
Married: 06-2024
TTC #1: Since November 2015
Restarted TTC "count" Oct. 2016
due to previous issues.
***TW***
BFP: 11/4/2016
BFP: 07/17/2024
I completely understand how overwhelming starting a baby registry can feel. Personally, I used MyRegistry because it allowed me to add items from any store and it kept everything all in one place. It made the process super easy to manage, and I loved that I could customize it to fit my needs. Plus, the customer service was really helpful when I had questions and they gave great recommendations.
I recommend checking out their baby registry guide. It helped me feel much more confident about the items I added and made the whole process less stressful!
1- i am very type a so i was pretty much finished around 15 weeks, and i did maybe one category a week (clothing, bottles and feeding, nursery furnishing, baby wearing, post partum care, etc)
2-im using amazon because of the completion discount and the fact that it will display items that have been purchased to avoid duplicates, also things go on sale veryyyy often. we have a large family and i wanted people to be able to participate even if they wont be able to deliver in person. there are also very few things you can not find on amazon and i didnt want to manage multiple registries, plus they let you have a gift fund for pricier items
3- super easy process
4-honestly not super time consuming at all outside of your own research. i watched youtube and tiktok reviews, read articles, asked my obgyn and mom about everything but actually adding to the registry takes allof 35 seconds.
5- i mean i can only do my best, it helps that were financially stable enough to replace or purchase anything again that may not work out. i worked in private childcare for a while whiuch made me feel not soooo unprepared
6- i didnt pay any attention to "top picks" unless we organically thought they were the better/best choice
7- manufacturer websites
8- my obgyn, my godmom (lactation consultant), and the manufacturers site
9- i refused to purchase or use plastic bottles, and it was imprtant to me to have nontoxic wood for baby's crib
For all of our babies, I used the Target registry. They seemed to have all the items that we needed! I also used Amazon for our third - just to add a few other things that were out of stock at Target.
I built mine when I was about 6 months pregnant. (although I definitely was peeking at the baby section during my first trimester, too!) I just didn't want to start building it too early, and God forbid, something tragic happens to our baby. There really is no need to "manage" the registry once you create it. Once someone shops for something, it will get crossed off the list!
As far as picking the best option - I would read the reviews (particularly for big items like crib, stroller, etc.), but for body lotion, diapers, etc., I would just pick the best ingredients for baby. Their skin is SO sensitive, so that was something important to us.
Top pick for me would be my nursing pillow & a doc a tot (but we stopped using the doc a tot once baby could roll over).
Top non-needed item - baby nail filer. I bought a fancy tool that trimmed baby's nails. The truth is they are so fragile and delicate, you could use a nail file or baby nail trimmers.
Just throwing this out there - I have created an online course for new moms that covers all of this material (and in much more detail than I gave here!). I go over all things to get you through the first year of baby's life
My website is raisingsweetbabiees.com if you want to check it out!
Wishing you lots of luck and joy on this new journey of motherhood!!
Blessings,
Cheyenne