Im 16 weeks pg.
I had a little collection of baby bits (that ex bosses have given me nannying, for as and when the time came) which i have had for a while. A few years for some bits!
I paid money for my 1st baby items (washable nappies from a close friend who needed cash suddenly so sold the out grown nappies) about 9 months before planning to get pg.
Since getting PG I have got a fair bit of stuff too, but all bargains. I swear i live next door to the cheapest charity shop in the whole world, and have picked up 2 baby seats, look new, id even say never used, and were £1 each, so will have one at my mums, and other at MILs. (will have a brand new one here but know exactly which one!)
Have also got from there (I only get immaculate stuff, and rarely pay more than 30p, often 10p or less) Beautiful baby gym from ELC, a baby swimming wet suit thing with a happy nappy, some lovely new born black and white baby books, some especially nice baby toys / rattles etc etc, reins, M&P portable change mat, a gro bag (will buy new but will be a perfect spare for sickness etc) Moses basket and M&P sheets, same one costs £60 in mothercare (paid £2) a lindam wide opening stair gate with all the fixings (£1) (will need at least 4 when baby becomes mobile) a closer to nature steriliser, (boxed looks unused), a baby door bouncer, tiny love car seat toy, a couple of M&S snow suits, and a few little bits of clothes (all immaculate, id guess never worn) and mainly M&S / next, some BNIP closer to nature milk feeding bibs (with the absorbant neck) and im sure a load more bits that i have forgotten.
I know exactly what i want already, whilst nannying i have used many things that i know i want and lots of things i know i dont want.
A couple of weeks ago went to my local NCT sale, and got quite a few more bargains, (including my dream 'tiny love' baby mat / gym RRP £50 for a fiver, packaged and absolutey as new!) (I got several bags full of lovely stuff, that i knew i wanted for £30!)
the only main thing i have bought brand new so far, is my bargain mountain buggy from ebay. Again i new exactly which one i wanted (and wanted one from the old factory in NZ, not the new factory in China, which has been up and running nearly 2 years now) and was happy to get a 'used' one as from NZ. Anyway i found the most bargain brand new one on ebay, so i had to have it. In the year i have been watching MB's on ebay, i have never seen a new one quite so cheap, and would have been willing to pay quite a bit more for a used one.
I dont intend to buy much brand new stuff until I am at least 30 weeks, but when I seee things for 20p in the shop almost next door, and they are boxed, hardly used, immaculate, and things i will be buying one day anyway, i cant resisit!
Also on our holiday we will be going past the tommee tippee outlet shop so will be popping in for some reduced price brand new closer to nature bottles / teats / milk pots etc etc. (Things which IMO need to be new)