Hi everyone, I thought I’d better finally jump into the chat, as I’ve been lurking since early days!
I’m 15+4 and EDD is Jan 9th. Second baby - I have a five year old daughter and it took us a few years to fall pregnant again after a miscarriage, so I’m thrilled and slightly stunned to be here again. We won’t find out the gender again this time, but I’m just feeling boy vibes, although I can’t imagine parenting a boy now! Even though that’s crazy as they’re all just tiny people.
Interesting baby equipment chat. I’ve started looking at a few things and it’s crazy how much stuff has changed over five years - in a good way! Snuzpods were only just out when I was pregnant and now they’re so common! Loads of lovely unisex stuff available aside the usual white/yellow nowadays too, hooray!
We didn’t go too crazy with buying stuff when I was pregnant last time - but even so, in retrospect I’d have bought even less. I reckon essentials are a cot plus sheets, a couple of blankets, playmat/bouncer/beanbag, a few vests and babygrows, hats, a couple of cardies. And then water wipes and nappies and a couple of changing mats (upstairs and downstairs). Oh and importantly stuff for your own recovery! Arnica, witch hazel pads, essential oils for the bath, etc.
All of the stuff like bottles (unless you want to bottle feed obvs!), baby baths, creams, etc are so easy and quick to get from Amazon if needed and you can buy as you need rather than wasting any cash. I had an ergo sling, Moses basket and dummies etc that were just wasted as we didn’t get on with them, which was a shame!
By all means buy what you want to buy though! I know everyone is different - just what I learned from the first time. It seems that everyone’s babies/setups are different, so makes sense to start with the bare bones then add as you need.
Do I need to message Victoria to join the FB group, or can someone else add me? 