how soon should i buy baby stuff?

Question

I am 12 weeks pregnant, and I don't want to buy things RIGHT away but my mother in law thinks I shouldn't get ANYTHING until the baby is here, she says it is bad luck! ? so my question is - what do i bring my baby home to?

when did the moms here buy furniture and things like that for the baby? I also don't want to get too many things becuase I don't know what I will get at baby showers.

ADVICE! please? :)

Answer 1

Ohhhhh how exciting! Congratulations! You know what i would buy something at least once a month! You have too!!! I mean when you are expecting you cannot resist that urge! Don't listen to anyone girl!!! I bought furniture as SOON as i was able to afford it. If you can get it now...by all means get it NOW. Something you will learn and may as well know right off the bat...EVERYONE has their opinion of what you should do and how you should do it! ; ) You do what you want and be firm in telling everyone i appreciate your opinion BUT.....you just have to learn to ignore. Eventually they will go away....but not until waaaaay later ...that is when they start whispering behind your back!

Take this time to enjoy every moment of the pre baby experience!!!

Answer 2

I am almost 30 weeks and I have a lot of what I need for the baby already. I didn't buy much until about 20 weeks (when we found out the sex), but I did get a few things before then. My in-laws are having a small shower for me next weekend, and my mom is having one next month, so I know I will still get a lot of stuff. We also got a lot for Christmas. I didn't expect other people to buy the furniture and stuff for the nursery though, so we bought that ourselves (plus I'm kind of particular, and I really wanted to get that stuff myself).

I wouldn't go crazy buying stuff yet, but I also definitely wouldn't wait until the baby is born. You can wait until after you have baby showers to try to fill in the gaps, but before the baby is born make sure you have a carseat, some clothes, diapers, formula/bottles if you don't breastfeed, and someplace for the baby to sleep. Most of the other stuff can probably wait until the baby is born.

Another thing I would suggest is getting something each month. I tried to set aside a certain amount of money to spend on baby stuff each month, so that it wouldn't be too huge of an expense all at the end.

Answer 3

You really don't need very much before the baby comes. **Make sure you have an infant car seat because you must have one if you are bringing your baby home in a car.** Have some newborn-sized clothes, like the one-pieces with feet and snap-on t-shirts. Also, whatever the baby will sleep in at first (bassinet or crib). You can take some diapers from the hospital, but I would have a pack of those and wipes. A blanket. Personally, I liked having the dresser (to put gift clothing in) with the changing pad on top before the babies came home (if you're going to have a special diaper pail, you might familiarize yourself with that...personally, I ditched those with baby #2 for regular trash). If you want a special chair for feedings, then you might have that. Aside from that, I think it's really a matter of whether buying things would be fun for you how much stuff you "need" to feel prepared and not stressed. You can always send someone out to the store to pick up anything you want when you come home. For what it's worth, if you don't agree with your mother-in-law and you want to buy some stuff, just do it!

Answer 4

You don't really need anything just yet. My advice is to at least get the big things like a cot, stroller/pram and baby seat for the car before 30 weeks, that way you don't have to go rushing around for them at the last minute and it's unlikely you will recieve these as baby shower gifts. When you are about 20 weeks I would suggest setting up a gift register, so family and friends know what you want and need and that way there is less chance you will get heaps of one thing and not enough of something else. Also have your baby shower early enough so there is time to go shopping for anything you didn't get.

Answer 5

After 12 weeks. This is because now your out of the danger zone for miscarriage. Trust me, I bought a bunch of stuff and miscarried and I was heart broken and having the things made it worse. But that is silly to wait until its here. You need a car seat to bring it home, then what are you gonna do come home tired from childbirth and up and go shopping? Right now I can a lot of things that are neutral. Right now you could buy a crib. Green and yellow clothing and blankets. You can buy bottles, diaper ba, etc. Have your shower after you know the sex. Like I registered already neutral things (have anxious people who wanna start buying) and after I find out the sex I will go and put more things on the registry.

Answer 6

I am almost 20 weeks pregnant and as soon as I found out I was having a girl I started buying outfits and other little things. I am going to wait and buy the rest until after my baby shower so I will know what I need.

Answer 7

I would start buying some things now. Buy things whenever you see something that you really like. It's fun buying things for the baby. Then, when you have a shower you can tell your family and friends what you still need. You might wait on a carseat, high chair, stroller, etc. for shower gifts. I'd buy furniture as soon as you find some that you like. As long as you don't feel like it's bad luck...then don't worry about it. It's your baby. Congratulations.

Answer 8

My mother's advice to me was to buy a thing of diapers every time I went to the grocery store. They're something that you're going to need a lot of and buying them early insures you'll have all you need in the beginning when you're just getting use to being a mom and things are most hectic and you'll have divided up the cost over time so its not so expensive. Everything else depends on timing. You have nine months to find stuff. If one month furniture is on sale get it, etc. however you'll probably get a lot of everything you need during your shower and theres no need in spending money if you dont have to (right away). Congrats and good luck!!!

Answer 9

I started a baby registry early on with the basics, then added more items when I found out the gender. As for buying stuff, my husband and I decided to wait until after the shower to buy anything that we still need. So you'll probably want to wait until you have your shower, especially with baby clothing. You'll probably receive some at your shower, and get some as hand-me-downs.

Answer 10

I think I started pretty early with my children, esp my second(I was older and more settled and such). I started out with things like onsies, receiving blankets, bath stuff, little toys like rattles and such then after I found out the sex I started to buy more clothes and such but kept the receipts.I didnt get the bigger furniture items until I was further along like 7-8 months. I didnt have a shower for the first child and for the second people at work did alittle something for me but that was it so I was on my own for all of that. I didnt rely on what Id get at a shower cuz I didnt have one. Id say just buy what you feel like you want to buy, when you want to buy it. Its not bad luck, thats just an old wives tale. Have fun with it, this is a time to treasure!!!!