Glad to hear the icandys are worth it. By the time I get the carrycot and the car seat it'll probably be worth more than my car, but babies worth it haha.
With my first pregnancy, DH and I weren't together for very long and we were both still living at home. We found out we were pregnant and suddenly had to look for a house and pay for everything to fill it- literally starting from scratch so had to buy sofa, TV, washing machine, fridge, beds etc so didn't have much money for baby stuff so I just had a ladybird travel system which was in the sale in littlewoods, so I could pay it off! It was ok but I didn't love it, same with everything else- we just got the basics that we could afford. Them DD came two years later and my parents were adamant that they would buy the pram. Felt like I couldn't ask for a really expensive one so ended up again with one I liked but didn't love.
This time it's definitely our last baby and I'm having the pram I love, no matter what! Same with one of those rocking nursing chairs- I've always wanted one of those so I'll be getting one this time! Oh and one of the little baby beanbags!
Due to health problems we never thought we would have a third child so we have got rid of everything from our other children-cot/steriliser/prams/bouncy chair etc. The only thing I have left is a Jumperoo- which are fabulous!!