When is it usual to start ordering / buying baby equipment?

Hi Julia,

Glad to hear you're feeling great.
My DH and I have said we will start seriously looking in January, mainly to see if anything's in the sales.
I want to get the nursey done at least a month before the due date (Apr. 15th) and will prob. have it all done way before that, as I finish work at the end of Jan and will want something to do.

I don't think it really matters when you buy stuff, each to their own and there's no right or wrong to do it. I just wouldn't wait until 2 weeks before the due date incase it comes early, I was 6 weeks premature so there's no telling! We'll buy stuff in dribs and drabs.

Nicki.x

 

i got carried away when i found out and started buying the smaller stuff straight away
so far
bath
changing mat
play mat
baby gym
sterilizer n bottles
baby box
bouncy chair
high chair
clothes
baby toiletries
have put a deposit down on pushchair/car seat
ex's mum buying cotbed

so all i need to buy now is monitors, bedding, and decorate nursery and choose and buy a crib
the high chair, bouncy chair, play mat and baby gym were all matching winnie the pooh which i got for 70 pound for the lot from price drop tv and couldnt leave it there at that price
just hope now i got all this stuff nothing goes wrong xxxxxx

 

I bought a few things b4 3 months, but once I had that all important scan and all was ok, I went mad. Have everything in now apart from monitors. It's a great feeling buying for a baby!

 

I bought a couple of bits so far like clothing, and my parents bought us the cot. Already had a crib (was mine when I was born!).
Still to buy pram, car seat, crib bedding, more clothes, nappies, feeding bra's, etc. Haven't bought it all yet due to money though, not because I believe it should be done by a certain time.
I had hoped to be ready by 7 months incase little one came early, but I've been told I'm high risk of prem labour and I'm still not ready