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Avoid Buying Unnecessary Baby Gear

Do you lose all sense of reality upon entering a baby superstore? (Seriously, you do know you don't need 19 receiving blankets and four diaper pails, right?) Avoid getting revved up into a buying frenzy when shopping for baby gear by bringing backup: the reinforcement of a trusted mommy friend who knows what you really need for your new baby.

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ndm726
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9/2/2009 - 11:37AM
Report Abuse 		This is our 1st and the only baby items we have taken into the home thus far (at 19 weeks) have either been given to us, or we picked up at a garage sale for a good deal. I think we've spent a total of $30. AFTER the showers, if I still need anything, THEN I'll buy it. My friends/co-workers/neighbors have been eagerly waiting to find out the gender so they know which clothes they has pass on to me.
CristalBee
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8/16/2009 - 3:20PM
Report Abuse 		i have a total shopping addiction and i wish i could buy EVERYTHING lol..but my hubby keeps me in check and we've only bought the essentials..a crib, bedset, 2 dressers, breastpump, and our baby's first outfit :) thankfully we had 2 amazing baby showers and have received everything else in between. and we've also gotten TONS of baby clothes from our friends' children so our babe will never go nakey!
MilitMommy
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5/28/2009 - 11:57AM
Report Abuse 		I've limited myself to one small purchase every week, one new outfit or nursery accesory, and that way I get to fuss about exactly which one I get in the store which help me feel good about it. We haven't spent much on baby stuff so far (I'm in my 31st week now) except for a few pieces of furnature we picked up. We still need a fewlast little pieces like crib sheets and hooded towels, but yeah, that's what baby showers are for.
lovemy3kids
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5/13/2009 - 1:38PM
Report Abuse 		I have two beautiful teenage daughters and I'm pregnant with my third child, another little girl. This will be a first for my husband and I constantly have to remind him not to overbuy but he's just so excited!! I keep saying we need to stock up on diapers ;-)
Rachharris1
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5/13/2009 - 10:54AM
Report Abuse 		If you feel like you HAVE to buy something, just buy a thing of diapers. It is the one thing that you will not run out of and will never get enough of at your showers.
meximama
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5/4/2009 - 10:33AM
Report Abuse 		wait as long as you can to start buying stuff, chances are you will stick to buying what you need and not too much impulse stuff.
whitejasmine
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3/12/2009 - 6:07PM
Report Abuse 		yeah, every week i would spend about $40 on new clothes, accessories, and nursery decor... then i hit week twenty and realized that's what baby showers are for!! after the shower i will only be buying the missing essentials...
kaylee_gee
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10/1/2008 - 9:07AM
Report Abuse 		The very first day I found out I was pregnant, I bought $50 worth of baby stuff! A blanket, a bib, a cute toy, diapers, wipes......... it all adds up lol
ItsMeAlee
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5/9/2008 - 8:16PM
Report Abuse 		This is smart,With my first child i made the mistake of overbuying and the very next day i had a friend over(she has 3 kids)to help me out on decorating the nursury she took one look at my over stuffed nursury and started laughing she explained why she was so i checked out the recipet that came out to $4000.00 yes it was that insane it said "30 day warrenty"so she helped me go thru my stuff i got and she told me i did mot need 30 baby bottles especially because i was going to breast feed and so on in the end i got $1900.00 back i was amazed!!


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