I cant believe its been a year!!

[agnes_day]

Mrs. Turbo :

I thought pregnancy was a free pass to be moody and get away with it. My poor DH wants to move out for 9 months and come home when the baby is born.....LOL

I feel like I am the last one here that will have this baby. I am only 9 weeks tomorrow

it will go by so fast...seriously, i cant believe that i am 30 weeks.​

 

[ebwy]

My cousin's wife just offered me their travel system! RESULT! that's one major expense less

she's going to keep it there for me in case anything goes wrong, I'll organise to get it nearer the time. I'm not letting anyone give me anything until the baby is almost here, just in case. I don't need the extra heartache having to get rid of it all would cause.

 

[agnes_day]

we bought a travel system last week, and i like it! so far its only been used by my daughter to push dolls around but overall, i can see getting tons of use from it.

 

[ebwy]

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well my cousin has 4 children and they kept getting bigger and bigger with each birth... the last one was huge, apparently! He's 2-ish now. So they only used the car seat for about 3 months because he got too heavy for it, then someone bought them a lighter pushchair so it's hardly been used. No idea what one it is, what colour it is, anything! But I do know that if it wasn't safe they wouldn't even think of letting anyone have it, so yaaay because those things are so expensive! And because I know and trust them I have no qualms about using it - I wouldn't accept it second hand off anyone I didn't know that well. now all I need is to find someone else who has a cot they don't need any more... other equipment you can improvise, but not safety things.

(their kids aren't obese, btw. they're healthy energetic children - just that they were very large babies)

 

[agnes_day]

i still want a baby carriage but i havent found one that isnt several thousand dollars..i wonder why they dont manufacture them more? they look so cute!
oh well, i guess this will suffice.

 

[Mrs. Turbo]

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I love hand-me-downs...good for you... I kept most of the stuff from my second baby.....the swing, pack n play....etc. I would like a bassinet this time to give the almost 2 year old a little more time in the crib. I like putting them to bed and they can't get out until after a nap......LOL

 

[ebwy]

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try looking for second hand silver cross prams. they're the only company I know of that still makes them, they were always the best when I was a baby apparently.

My grandfather bought one for my mother to use with my brother as a celebration for her (first baby she had who lived, she'd gone through a lot before he was born) and she kept it to use with me after that.

mind you, they cost a fortune!

http://www.silvercross.co.uk/our-range/heritage-collection/

don't know if they sell over there...

 

[agnes_day]

even used ones are too rich for my blood.
i had tons of nice baby stuff, but i gave it away because i just knew i was done.

that is the best way to get pregnant i think..give away your baby stuff!

 

[ebwy]

Mrs. Turbo :

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I love hand-me-downs...good for you... I kept most of the stuff from my second baby.....the swing, pack n play....etc. I would like a bassinet this time to give the almost 2 year old a little more time in the crib. I like putting them to bed and they can't get out until after a nap......LOL

don't blame you! you can get barriers to fit on a normal single bed too, so they can't roll out!

I want a moses basket (love the different terms we have for things) rather than a cradle for the first 3 months though, they're cheaper and smaller and you can move them around the house so you can have baby asleep in whatever room you are in rather than having to leave them on their own. Though some of the swing cradles are beautiful...​

 

[ebwy]

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I know they cost waaaaaaaaaay too much! I won't be getting one... they are beautiful to look at though.

hehe, my cousin's wife gave away all their baby stuff because "Three is enough!" which is how I'm getting their hardly used travel system from baby number 4