My list of baby things to buy...

[jazzmum2be]

• Moses basket - £50
• Cot bed (for when baby gets a bit older) - £150
• Changing mat - £10
• Baby moniter - £40
• Cot bed mattress - £75
• Cot bumper- £20
• Cot mobile - £20
• 4x fitted mosses basket sheets - £20
• 4x cot bed sheets - £20
• mosses basket bedding - £25
• cot bed bedding - £30
• Night light - £20
• Room thermometer - £5
• Baby bath - £10
• Baby towels - £15
• 3x wash clothes - £5
• baby shampoo - £3
• baby lotion - £3
• baby moisturiser - £3
• highchair - £50
• 4x bottles - £20
• 4x teats - £10
• bottle brush - £5
• steriliser - £40
• bottle warmer - £25
• thermometer - £5
• calpol - £4
• nappy cream - £2
• 6x sleeveless body suits - £ 20
• 6x long sleeve body suits - £20
• top and trouser set - £5
• hooded jacket - £10
• 3x cardigans - £10
• shoes - £10
• socks or tights - £10
• swinging rocker chair - £40
• baby floor gym - £25
• pram toy - £20
• non slip bath mats - £15
• foot muff for pram - £25
• canopy or parasol - £25
• rain cover - £20
• head support cushion - £25
• changing bag - £15
• baby blanket - £15
• newborn sleep suits - £20
• 1x newborn snow suit - £10
• socks - £10
• baby wipes - £10
• muslins - £20
• nappies - £20


Would you say thats about right?

 

[Anna23]

yes but you forgot the most improtant thing NAPPIES and loads of them i'd sugest stocking up and not only with newborn nappies but with a few sizes up too cas they grow so quickly

 

[xkikix]

And....

You must be due around the same time as me, June? I dont think you'll need a newborn snowsuit. I didnt have one for my son and he was born in April.

Keep your eye open in places like asda, they often do baby events where you can get tommee tippee sterlisers half price and they do some good deals on bumper boxes of pampers.

 

[Manda&Thomas]

i would double to amount of bottles hun as a newborn can have anything between 6-10 bottles a day and youll be frever washing and steriling them if you only have a few
also id get more sleepsuits if thats what they are going to be in mostly as they seem to get threw them very quickly and youll need 2 clean a day.
other then that i think you have got everything
xx

 

[Charlotte_faeriemad]

Jazzmum, look out for nearly new/second hand stuff too, you'll save yourself lots of pennies. Enjoy your shopping

 

[HollyHobby]

• Moses basket - £50
• Cot bed (for when baby gets a bit older) - £150
• Changing mat - £10 --- £4 in Wilkinsons
• Baby moniter - £40 --- get 2nd hand
• Cot bed mattress - £75
• Cot bumper- £20
• Cot mobile - £20 --- they onyl have these for what? weeks? Make one for nothing
• 4x fitted mosses basket sheets - £20 --- bargaion shop sell these for £2
• 4x cot bed sheets - £20 --- as above, around £3
• mosses basket bedding - £25 --- blankets arent that dear
• cot bed bedding - £30
• Night light - £20 --- neccesary?
• Room thermometer - £5 --- you get a free one in your Bounty pack
• Baby bath - £10
• Baby towels - £15 --- you can use normal towels
• 3x wash clothes - £5 --- I bought 10 for £1
• baby shampoo - £3 --- you dont need it and then go to Pound shop for Johnsons
• baby lotion - £3 ---
• baby moisturiser - £3
• highchair - £50 --- I paid £8 2nd hand which was considered a dear one!
• 4x bottles - £20
• 4x teats - £10
• bottle brush - £5
• steriliser - £40 -- cheaper to use sterilising tablets
• bottle warmer - £25
• thermometer - £5 -- £5!!!
• calpol - £4
• nappy cream - £2
• 6x sleeveless body suits - £ 20 --- £2 for 5 in Primark
• 6x long sleeve body suits - £20
• top and trouser set - £5
• hooded jacket - £10
• 3x cardigans - £10
• shoes - £10
• socks or tights - £10
• swinging rocker chair - £40
• baby floor gym - £25
• pram toy - £20 --- £20 in a pram toy?
• non slip bath mats - £15
• foot muff for pram - £25
• canopy or parasol - £25
• rain cover - £20
• head support cushion - £25
• changing bag - £15
• baby blanket - £15 --- day light robbery
• newborn sleep suits - £20
• 1x newborn snow suit - £10
• socks - £10
• baby wipes - £10
• muslins - £20
• nappies - £20


Would you say thats about right?

No totally wrong. Unless have loads of money to burn!!!! I dont know what shops youre basing this on but how can you afford all this when most married working people dont even spend this amount?

I would be going round the charity shops and stocking up on things more 50p for a jacket not £10.
They are only in them at most for 12 weeks.

babies dont need half the stuff on your list.
I would look at it again and se what you can do without and what you can realistically afford, and bear in mind that most of that stuff isonyl going to be used for 12 weeks then you have the next 12 weeks to buy for etc.

 

[mummykay]

EBAY FTW!!!!

£150 for a cotbed?? - i got Jams for £48 brand new inc delivery so never underestimate the 'bay lol

go thru the list and pick out ur bare necessities, be frugal and ur money will go further, dnt spend on silly odds and sods cos ul only get annoyed when u need somethin like nappies or formula and uv jus spent a tenner on a blankie lol - trust me, iv done that before lol

 

[HollyHobby]

you have to be 18 to join ebay, plus youre going to do worse than going to charity shops once youve added in post and packing, its npt so cheap then.

You also dont need shoes for a baby and not for £10. It's just wasting needed money better spent on something else really.

All the things would be nice on your list and would be lovely to buy new but is it realistic in your circumstances?

Try Scope, I find they are he best priced and I've picked up tons of great items all under £1 and got 3 black bin liners full of clothes already for up to 1year old for next to nothing.

 

[Chopsie]

Try freecycle too -

http://www.freecycle.org/

As the name suggests, it's all free, and you can get pretty much anything on there.

 

[jazzmum2be]

My dads giving me quite a bit of money for christmas. Over £1000.
But yeah I think I have gone a bit ott with the money prices
Iv just looked on ebay and seen some fag cots.
My mum works on ebay so she said anything I wnat to buy shell get for me,
Also my familly are giving me bits and bobs from there children.
I guess Im just a worrier that I wont have enough things for it.

 

[Vicki83]

I'm maybe just missing them but a pram and car seat etc?

To be honest you'll not need every single thing on that list, but with your 1st baby you tend to go overboard I know I did and ended up not even using hlf of it!

 

[jazzmum2be]

Iv already bought the pushchair, and its a travel system so its got a car seat with it
Yeah I think ill be going a bit over bord

 

[Vicki83]

Already? God you're organised!

 

[ShineyHappyPeople]

My dads giving me quite a bit of money for christmas. Over £1000.
But yeah I think I have gone a bit ott with the money prices
Iv just looked on ebay and seen some fag cots.
My mum works on ebay so she said anything I wnat to buy shell get for me,
Also my familly are giving me bits and bobs from there children.
I guess Im just a worrier that I wont have enough things for it.

Yeah but its fun to make lists of things you might need I've done this and then thought of the things I would actually "need" rather than everything - I'm a list addict though!

 

[jazzmum2be]

Already? God you're organised!

Im jst stupidly excited

 

[ShineyHappyPeople]

Already? God you're organised!

Im jst stupidly excited

What pram did you get if you don't mind me asking? I've only looked online so far but im hoping to spot one I want and then buy it in the sales! There are so many to choose from though.

 

[jazzmum2be]

http://www.mothercare.com/Mothercare-Tr ... 1&mcb=core

Its SO easy to push, and you push one button and it all folds down, it also has a tempeture shower on the handle so you can see how cold it is outside.
I love it.
It might not be the best looking but its really sturdy.

 

[ShineyHappyPeople]

http://www.mothercare.com/Mothercare-Trenton-Deluxe-pushchair-travel/dp/B00171S4UE/sr=1-1/qid=1228324902/ref=sr_1_1/275-8503019-8421744?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=A2LBKNDJ2KZUGQ&n=56377031&mcb=core

Its SO easy to push, and you push one button and it all folds down, it also has a tempeture shower on the handle so you can see how cold it is outside.
I love it.
It might not be the best looking but its really sturdy.

Yes I really like that! I'd going on my list of maybes (there i go again with lists )

 

[jazzmum2be]

Haha iv got a scrap book coming along. 4 pages for prams and i stick picture sof the ones I like in there.
Dont no what it will achieve but its fun and keeps me amused

 

[rhian85]

WOW you dont need half of what u have on ur list bloody hell woman its crazy...one thing i will tell u about the travel system is they VERY heavy/bulky when folded we had the graco version with christopher nd found it too heavy/bulky to use after a while in stead this time we are going for:
http://www.mothercare.com/Graco-Mosaic- ... 1&mcb=core

honestly that kinda travel system yoiu have u will be fed up of trying to move it when folded there terrible.