Active discussions

Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Pregnancy

Talk about every stage of pregnancy, from early symptoms to preparing for birth.

Original poster

Massive baby shops

12 replies

AgainstTheOddsNo2 · 14/04/2017 09:48

I've just been given free reign to start getting essential stuff. Would like to see what I am getting, especially with the c are seat. Does anyone know of any big arse baby stores in easy reach of south East london/kent? I am so out of the loop I was planning on going to kiddicare in Thurrock but I now think it has closed down?

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
Original poster
AgainstTheOddsNo2 · 14/04/2017 10:04

Tumbleweed.......

OP posts:
arbrighton · 14/04/2017 10:24

You've only waited 15 minutes........

Original poster
AgainstTheOddsNo2 · 14/04/2017 10:32

I am hormonal. I want to go shopping.....

OP posts:
GastonsWife · 14/04/2017 11:02

There isn't any baby shops within in an hours drive from us. Would love a mama and papa ect 😫

Hollyhop17 · 14/04/2017 11:28

Can you easily get to Croydon? Purley way has several retail parks. Big mothercare, Mamas and Papas, Toys R Us (which has a babies r us in it) plus lots of big shops for clothes. There is good parking and we have got most of our stuff from there. Good luck, its exciting!

hipposinacircle · 14/04/2017 11:46

Kiddicare in Thurrock has closed unfortunately. There is Katie's Playpen in Blackfen which is quite big and has a lot under one roof.

Original poster
AgainstTheOddsNo2 · 14/04/2017 11:48

Boo for gastonswife.

But yeah for Croydon. It's a bit of a trek but will give it a go.

I have been waiting for what feels like forever to be honest. Took us a good while to conceive and a good while for me to feel like it's real! Still feel a bit like I am tempting fate tbh. But if I keep on delaying we are going to have a baby here and nothing for it.

OP posts:
Original poster
AgainstTheOddsNo2 · 14/04/2017 11:49

Will give Katie's playpen a go too. Thanks

OP posts:
Hollyhop17 · 14/04/2017 12:45

How far along are you OP? My DH didnt let me buy anything until our 20 week scan, which was actually closer to 22. But since then I have gone a bit mad! I'm now 26 weeks. The retail parks have been brilliant and we have everything apart from nursery furniture, we do know the one we're getting though. You need to drive between each one, but they are super close to each other. There are big supermarkets as well, which is good for basic clothes. I went to the big Sainsburys yesterday, they have 25% off clothing this weekend. Have fun!

GastonsWife · 14/04/2017 13:02

Enjoy your shopping OP

Original poster
AgainstTheOddsNo2 · 14/04/2017 18:29

20 weeks but all we had got was 2 sleeping bags.....

We now have a moses basket and a car seat. The pram I am thinking will get dd's old one refurbished. Am going to try to hold off on clothes, bedding and muslins and stuff like that till further along. But we both work full time and have a dd to look after and entertain so there aren't enough hours in the day and it will shoot past!

OP posts:
sherbertlemon17 · 14/04/2017 20:32

There's a mamas and papas at Thurrock still I think.

New posts on this thread. Refresh page