2007-02-22 12:34:45 · 9 answers · asked by pitabelle74 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
well I'm 31 weeks and i have everything I need already. (bought everything with incometax return)
I will probly get more onesies and and bottles still but if i had her today I'd have enuf to do us.
I bought everything around week 27 or so.
with my first baby i didnt have anything till 3 weeks before he was here (i got everything via baby shower/hand me downs)
so with the 2nd and 3rd I just had to refresh my bottle supply) (but with #4 my hubby let me get all new stuff)(this ones a girl)(the first 3 were boys)
I'd say start when you want to and have the money! and I'd advise starting with the have to's not the oh thats so cutes!
have to's
a place for the baby to sleep (crib/bassenet)
a swing/bouncer thing (very very handy)
a car seat (5 point)
oneies/tee's/gowns/a few outing outfits
Reciving blankets
a change of sheets for the baby's bed
bottles (even if your gona breast feed)
and after you have all that then you can go for the oh thats so cute $20 outfit they'll wear for 10 min puke on and never wear again cause they out grew it before you washed it.
also bibs and baby towels are a waste of your money !in vest in paper towels for bibs (usually only needed during feeding anyway) and a few real soft regualr towels and rags for baby to use (baby ones are small and unabsorbant)
2007-02-22 13:03:33 · answer #1 · answered by naightengale 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would wait until after your baby shower - if you are having one. If you are not having a shower I would start to purchase the big things around the 6th or 7th month. I had all my shopping done by the middle of my 8th month because I had a planned c-section at 36 weeks. A lot of moms are not comfy during the final month so wish they had finished the shopping early.
Anyrate - long story short, my advice is big things end of 6th - 7th month, little things in the 8th month.
Also, one thing my husband and I did was each week we would both purchase a $10-20 gift card. Once the baby came we have yet to spend a dime on formula or diapers since we had them all saved up.
Good luck on your pregnancy
2007-02-22 20:39:12 · answer #2 · answered by blondefury37 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just a suggestion; my husband and I started buying one "big ticket" item a month starting at about 4 months. The crib one month, a carseat the next, etc. Helps you budget out those expenses a little and make it seem a little less overwhelming, you know?
2007-02-22 20:37:27 · answer #3 · answered by toomanycommercials 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
at the end, around 8 months because you are going to get a lot of stuff at your baby shower. we waited to buy the crib, and i ended up getting the crib as a gift from my husband's aunt.
2007-02-22 20:38:26 · answer #4 · answered by hlopez82 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say wait until 6 month, when the chances of baby staying alive after he/she is born is significantly higher.
2007-02-22 20:42:46 · answer #5 · answered by Dawn H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think most people say that after the first trimester its alright to start with serious plans.
2007-02-22 20:37:57 · answer #6 · answered by radiancia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right after you find out if it is a boy or a girl.
2007-02-22 20:51:37 · answer #7 · answered by Bre 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anytime is good. What are you waiting for?
2007-02-22 20:37:25 · answer #8 · answered by Dianne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as soon as you know the sex of the baby
2007-02-22 20:38:15 · answer #9 · answered by shmafo_04 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋