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Silly Q??? but new to this and bit confussed ;-)
Hi ladies sorry if this is silly but i'm new to this as this is baby no 1 and i'm now 12wks + 2 days, first scan went well..... When do I start buying things like cot/bedding/moses baskets etc etc????? Is there a superstition about a certain time? Although I'm superstitious normally - cant help thinking that mother nature is in charge here and will she really 'curse' me for being organised and too soon??? I'm a bit OCD ish about organisation and also want to do things in bits to help the money aspect along. I'm just thinking Due in march - maybe few bits each month speads cost out.
Any advice gratefully received
Thanks in advance
Sarah
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Any advice gratefully received
Thanks in advance
Sarah
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Dh and I have set a budget each month of how much we should realistically spend and have a list of things we need and where we would get them from how much they were etc etc etc (I really like lists ). I would say just dont go mad buying things, but if you see things that you like and you think you would use them/want them then whats the harm?
If you feel easier, is there someone else that can store these things for you? My mum wanted to look after our bits and bobs but we wanted to keep looking at them so we said no )
HTH x
If I were you I'd already start buying things, or at least putting money aside for them so when you see a bargain you can buy it up quick!
youve got plenty of time and new things are always coming out and stores have sales. spend time looking at what you want, then youve got the time to find it cheaper! try here for moses baskets and cheap bedding www.bumps-to-bundles.co.uk
one thing we did was everytme we went to adsa shopping we bought coton wool balls. we have just run out and baby is 5 months old! also, get breast pumps in asda baby events. the electric one costs ??40 and the hand one costs ??10 in the event. big savings. get plenty of muslins, but again shop around for cheap ones! i had about 24 and needed them all in those first few weeks!!!
happy shopping! oh and ask mums in the street about their pram, not shops!!!
I know its not nice to expect folk to buy us stuff but you know you will get offers, especially for things like bouncers / activity mats so i would hold off buying them incase someone wants to get you it.
xxx
We brought big items before our 12 weeks scan, that was our choice and very glad we did now.
Congratulations