i am 7 weeks prego and i want to start buying stuff now while is have the money!! is it wrong or bad for a person to do that? i was told to waite untill your 2 trimester but i have never had a misscarage!!
2006-06-20 14:47:00 · 12 answers · asked by Heather H 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Buying or not buying will not prevent a loss if one would happen. SADLY there is no way to know that all will be perfect. I think it's better to just go along with thinking ALL is fine and the baby will come healthy and fine. It is a good ideal to get what you need early. Late in pregnancy you may be to tired and uncomfortable to spend a hour shoping. I have had a miscarriage but, I still started buying stuff for this new pregnancy about 8 weeks "AFTER we heard heartbeat via ultersound". Also I'm due December 30th it will be VERY hard to deal with the holidays and new baby shoping. We are getting things early because of that to. I will not want to go out in Cold weather and snow 8 or 9 months pregnant. It startes to snow here often at the end of October. We do need to already have things like diapers and clothes bedding I would want to go out in the WINTER with a newborn to get something we forgot. CONGRATS GOOD LUCK. Buy what you want as long as you can aford it, and relise you may not be able to return it should you "not need it." We took that risk no matter how my pregnancy goes I know we may have wasted $ on somethings I have no problems with that.
2006-06-20 15:25:41 · answer #1 · answered by ally'smom 5 · 11⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations!
I think that you should wait until you hit the 12 week mark to buy any of the bigger stuff, pram, car seat etc. However, it is fine to buy some of the inexpensive stuff now, such as a few clothes and blankets etc.
I'm not trying to scare you, but just because you have never had a miscarriage does not mean that you never will. Each time a woman becomes pregnant, before she hits the 12 week mark, she has a 20-25% (1 in 5) chance of having a miscarriage. If she has had an ultrasound that shows a normal and healthy baby before twelve weeks, her chance of having a miscarriage goes down to around 10%. After the twelve week mark however, her risk of having a miscarriage goes down to 3% or (3 in 100).
I've been working on a list for my own pregnancy at the moment, (I'm 16.5 weeks along), and I thought I'd share it with you.
Furniture
Cot
Cot mattress
Cot bedding sets
Cot mattress protector
Bassinet/pack and play
Bassinet/pack and play bedding sets
Bassinet/pack and play mattress protector
Changing table
High chair
Linen
Hooded Towels
Receiving blankets
Baby face washers
Outings
Big diaper bag
Stroller/pram
Car seat
Baby backpack
Baby sling
Clothes
Sleepers
Onesies
Pants
Shoes
Singlets
Bibs
Socks
Beanies
Scratch mits
Hats
Coming home outfit
Jumpers
Bunting or snowsuit
For mum
Nursing pads
Breast pump
Medicine/bath
Sterile cotton balls
Ear thermometer
Baby soap
Baby sunscreen
Baby shampoo
Baby oil
Sterile bandaids in a variety of shapes
Calibrated spoon, dropper & oral syringe
Baby paracetemol
Baby nail clippers
Misc
Pacifiers
Musical mobile
Baby bath tub or bath seat
Brush and comb
Baby swing
Baby rocker
Toys
Play mat
Jumperoo
Portable baby chair
Feed time
Bottles
Bottle brush
Steam steriliser
Sterilising solution
Boppy pillow
Burp cloths
Change time
Diaper wrapper and bags
Diaper bucket
Barrier cream/baby lotion
Nappy liners for cloth nappies
Plastic pants for cloth nappies
Sterile cotton balls
Diapers/cloth nappies
Diaper rash cream
Nappy pins for cloth nappies
Baby wipes
2006-06-20 15:25:10 · answer #2 · answered by Jade 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People usually try to get passed the first 6months before buying anything in the event of a tragedy or miscarriage. I started buying baby thing when I was about 8 to 8 1/2 months along. I bought unisex (Yellow and Mint Green) onesies and socks along with the receiving blanket, 1 bag of newborn diapers ( if you have a baby bigger than the average 8 lb-er newborn will not fit), wet wipes, bibs, Looked at car seat, baby carriage or Prams, bought bottles if not breastfeeding, clothes diapers for spit-up, a nursing pillow to support baby whether you breast or bottle feed. They usually give a list that tells you when to have these things. Congrats!!!
2016-05-20 06:58:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would wait a few months. Not only because of miscarriage risk but as your pregnancy progresses your excitement will grow and you will want to buy more. If you have the money now just put it aside and it will still be there in a few months. If you don't trust yourself, then buy yourself a gift card at your favorite baby store and you will only be able to spend it there.
2006-06-20 14:51:43 · answer #4 · answered by AlongthePemi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have the urge to buy, don't let anyone stop you. However, be prepared, keep the tags and receipts so you can return things if tragedy should strike. In the meantime, enjoy pregnancy (morning sickness allowing), because stressing yourself out about something that might not happen isn't going to help those wild hormones!
Congratulations and good luck!!!!!
2006-06-20 14:53:26 · answer #5 · answered by Queen D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I started a soon as I knew - 3 months.
Not a good idea though. My sister did and lost the baby at 6 months. She went into labor, had the baby and then hours later it died. She cried everyday for months over those baby clothes.
2006-06-20 14:51:34 · answer #6 · answered by moved 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's still possible even though it hasn't happened to you before. Just be careful, it's great that you are excited but maybe you could put the money you want to spend in a seperate savings account so it will still be around in a few months
2006-06-20 14:50:38 · answer #7 · answered by happypanda03 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can if you really want to...just don't get anything that's pink or blue (because you won't know the sex of the baby untill around 20 weeks) and if you do, keep the tags on everything and keep all reciepts...just in case. Good luck
2006-06-20 14:53:41 · answer #8 · answered by AuroraBorealis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can now. I started shopping when I first found out I was pregnant. You could buy stuff for a boy or a girl til you find out what your baby is gonna be
2006-06-20 14:54:43 · answer #9 · answered by bridge 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
seriously wait at least till your 5 months along , i use to work in Sears and a women came in with a bunch of exspensive baby clothes from 4 months after buying them, of cource we have a return policy , no clothes after 30 days. but i felt so bad for her she said to me, i want to return these, i said im sorry its after the 20 day period, she started crying, and told me her baby died last week . she was a reck, so i returned her money even though i wasnt suppose to , i got fired of cource but it was worth it. I dont want somthing like that to happen to you
2006-06-20 14:56:14 · answer #10 · answered by lovesugarkisses 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋