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So I'm trying to be conscientious of everyone and their budgets as I register for our first baby. I am currently listed for 2 (Target and Babies R Us) in hope that it makes for more convenient shopping for everyone involved. I'm having 3 showers (his family, my friends since I don't have family in the states, and work). We make more than his family, or mine and I want everyone to feel comfortable making purchases. I also donât want anyone to feel as if Iâm asking for too much. Itâs a delicate topic. SO⦠Is this a good amount of product or too much? Is it realistic? Too expensive? If you were a guest coming to one of the showers would you feel as if I were being too greedy?
Thanks so much in advance for your feed back!
Here they areâ¦
TARGET'S Registry
BABY NURSERY
Simplicity Ellis 4-in-1 Crib - Cherry List Price: $249.99
Circo® Basics Bumper - Pink List Price: $19.99
Circo® Basics Dust Ruffle - Pink List Price: $14.99
BLANKET DWSTUDIO FL OLIVIA 3PK, DWELL STUDIO, ANTLER, INFANT List Price: $9.99
CRIB PAD CIRCO CRIB PAD FITTED, CIRCO, WHITE, INFANT List Price: $9.99
SHEET CIRCO KNIT SHEET GREEN, CIRCO, GREEN List Price: $7.99
LAP PAD CIRCO LAP PAD 3PK ASST, CIRCO, ASSORTED, INFANT List Price: $6.99
Circo® Basics Striped Sheet - Pink List Price: $5.99
CI BEDDING WHITE/PINK SHEET POLKA, CIRCO, NEW RED, INFANT List Price: $5.99
SHEET CIRCO WOVEN SHEET PINK, CIRCO, PINK List Price: $5.99
CI BEDDING WHITE/GREE SHEET POLKA, CIRCO, BONE, INFANT List Price: $5.99
Maxi-Cosi Priori Convertible Car Seat - Corniche List Price: $199.99
Combi Shuttle Infant Car Seat - Ember List Price: $139.99
The First Years Deluxe Comfort Electric/ Battery Double-Breast Pump - 1897 List Price: $59.99
BIB CIRCO 3P ATTD KNIT PNK, CIRCO List Price: $4.99
BOTTLE BRUSH MUNCHKIN SOAP DISPENS, MUNCHKIN List Price: $4.99
SPOONS MUNCHKIN WHITE 4PK, MUNCHKIN List Price: $4.29
American Red Cross Ultrasonic Humidifier List Price: $49.99
American Red Cross 17-pc. Health and Grooming Kit List Price: $19.99
HOODED TOWEL CIRCO HOODED TWL P 3PK, CIRCO, CHARMING PINK List Price: $12.99
BURP CLOTH CIRCO TERRY ASSRTD 2PK, CIRCO, ASSORTED, INFANT List Price: $3.99
BATH TOY MUNCHKIN STYLISH DUCK, MUNCHKIN List Price: $2.79
Summer Infant 7" Color Flat Screen Video Baby Monitor List Price: $189.99
Eddie Bauer® Wooden Highchair - Kingston List Price: $119.99
Combi Cosmo DX Stroller - Ember List Price: $99.99
Baby Einstein musical Motion Activity Jumper List Price: $79.99
Fisher-Price Soothing Motions Glider List Price: $69.99
CARRIER INFNTNO EURORIDER BLK, INFANTINO List Price: $34.99
Infants' Embroidered Nylon and Fleece Cozy World Carrier Cover- Slate Gray List Price: $24.99
Eddie Bauer® Baby View Back-Seat Mirror List Price: $9.99
SUNSHADE EB DELX ROLLER 2PK SHD, EDDIE BAUER List Price: $7.99
SUNSHADE EB 2PK CLING SHADES, EDDIE BAUER List Price: $4.99
DwellStudio⢠for Target® Apples Hooded Towel - Pink List Price: $9.99
SNP JUST1YR BTTERFLY M 2PK, JUST ONE YEA, LILAC, MEDIUM List Price: $9.99
GOWN CIRCO BUGS PINK NB 3PK, CIRCO, KONA, NEWBORN List Price: $9.99
CTN BLANKET JUST1YR BUTTERFLY, JUST ONE YEA, LILAC List Price: $5.99
MITTEN GERBER PINK 0-3M 4PK, GERBER, PINK, 0-3 MONTHS List Price: $4.99
Combi Travel Solutions Play Yard DX - Sage List Price: $169.99
RATTLE INFNTINO PEEKABOO RATL, INFANTINO List Price: $4.49
Lullabies For Baby List Price: $9.99
CONTOUR PAD MNCHKN CONTOUR FOAM, MUNCHKIN List Price: $21.99
DwellStudio⢠for Target® Wearable Blanket - Pink List Price: $12.99
Gerber GERBER PINK 3-6M 3PK List Price: $10.99
SLIPCOVER BOPPY PINK ASST, BOPPY List Price: $9.99
NURSERY ORG PINK TERRY CONTOUR CVR, CIRCO, PINK List Price: $6.99
DwellStudio⢠for Target® Large Striped Lamp - Olivia List Price: $29.99
BABIES R US
Boon Potty Bench by Boon Inc. $29.99
Summer Infant Newborn to Toddler Bath Center and Shower $29.99
Amy Coe Pink Pop Changing Pad Cover $14.99
Kids Line Pop Daisy Changing Pad Cover $14.99
Fisher Price: Nature Baby- Ocean Surf & Dolphins CD $9.99
Halo Fleece SleepSack & Swaddle Blanket - Ecru: Newborn $19.99
Chicco Caddy Hook On Chair â Red $34.99
SwaddleMe Adjustable Infant Wrap - Organic Ivory (Small) $15.99
Gerber Organic Flannel 4 Pack Receiving Blankets â Pink $12.99
Wendy Bellissimo Swirl Fur Blanket $21.99
Tadpoles Basics Pashmina Blanket - Lavender $17.99
Koala Baby 2 Ply Dot Blanket â Sage $15.99
Kiddopotamus Swaddle Blanket - Pink Butterfly $9.99
ACCESSY GR/3PC ACCESSORY SET-G $9.99
G SLD/EMB /5PK GIRL SOLID/WMB $5.10
GIRL /2PK GIRL PANT $4.10
QUATTRO TOUR DLX TRAVEL SY N/A
BPAF 3PK 4OZ GLASS NURSERS N/A
3PK INTERLOCK BURPCLOTH GIRL $8.99
ROSE CIRCLES SUPER BIB $5.99
3PK BURPCLOTH BRIGHT GIRL $4.99
Editing to add that my parents bought the crib, mattress, dresser and changing table. So that's taken care of. I'd buy it all myself, and don't really care if I have to. I just don't want to limit people. The only thing I might get sooner, rather than waiting is the carseat, since you never really know when you'll need it, and its kind of importaint....
Also failed to mention that I directly report to the owner and CEO of my company and I feel as if they'll get me a larger item for the work shower. So I feel as if I have to have something larger for purchase if that makes sense.
Thanks for your âhelp.â Iâm not really certain what you mean by obsolete as we plan on having more children and will therefore use these items again. Cribs and car seats arenât disposable where I liveâ¦
My registry is a list of items that I would purchase even if no one bought them for me. I donât need gifts. I can buy this all and it wonât affect my finances. People would want to stab me, as people really do want to have a village feel in a new baby. Iâd welcome any gift, and really even a card if that were all they can afford. It is not about the gift, itâs about celebrating my new baby!
Oh, and thanks for adding all this up for me. Now that I see the total, itâs not that much. I have friends that have spent that much on baby furniture alone. But I guess this is like the Olympics and youâre the Russian judge that low balls and nitpicks, and whoâs opinion just gets tossed out in the end. Thereâs always the bitter, jealous, negative-Nelly, and here and now itâs youâ¦
Good Luck.
Answer
okay this might shock you, but your grand total of things that you think you need for this first baby... is over two thousand dollars. i know cuz i added it up on my calcuator that's a lot of stuff and most of it will be obsolete in about a year. you could actually put a down payment on a house with money like that. i am not trying to be rude or mean in any way, but i do think you are going over board here.
here are a couple of my observations about your list... no offense just observations okay..
the breast pump is private should be purchased by baby's mom and dad
there are great stroller car seat combos for less than what you have the car seat listed for.
the spoons can be purchased at the dollar store
the humidifier should be bought by the parents if the child needs it
what did our grand parents do without a color screen baby monitor?
there are awesome pack and plays out there for under a hundred dollars (mine even came with a dual level mattress position and a changing center.)
p.s. before you get angry and think that i'm against the whole idea of these registries, cuz i'm really not, i just think that when a baby comes everyone usually brings really cool stuff to the showers and with you having three, i doubt very much that your little one is going to be missing out on anything.
okay this might shock you, but your grand total of things that you think you need for this first baby... is over two thousand dollars. i know cuz i added it up on my calcuator that's a lot of stuff and most of it will be obsolete in about a year. you could actually put a down payment on a house with money like that. i am not trying to be rude or mean in any way, but i do think you are going over board here.
here are a couple of my observations about your list... no offense just observations okay..
the breast pump is private should be purchased by baby's mom and dad
there are great stroller car seat combos for less than what you have the car seat listed for.
the spoons can be purchased at the dollar store
the humidifier should be bought by the parents if the child needs it
what did our grand parents do without a color screen baby monitor?
there are awesome pack and plays out there for under a hundred dollars (mine even came with a dual level mattress position and a changing center.)
p.s. before you get angry and think that i'm against the whole idea of these registries, cuz i'm really not, i just think that when a baby comes everyone usually brings really cool stuff to the showers and with you having three, i doubt very much that your little one is going to be missing out on anything.
Gifts for a newborn girl?
deb42278
A friend had a baby girl - a month early - and hasn't registered for anything and isn't well prepared. Does anyone know of any good things to get - lotions, toys, bottles, educational/developmental aids? Any help, greatly appreciated!
The mom had a c-section, any ideas on what she could use? Like a good lotion or cream for the stitches? Thanks!!
Answer
My daughter is now a year old and was born 3 weeks early. What we had to go by was some outfits to fit a baby from 4 to 7 lbs. as the newborn outfits were just to large and we had to search high and low to find preemie diapers.
Here is a list of other items that I received or would of liked to received as gifts.
1. Bumbo Seat - the child can use it once they have neck control. It puts the baby in a safe sitting position. Great for those babies that like to see everything. Also found it handy to take to resturants and put it on the table or bench, it was better than some of the highchairs that resturants offer. Can be found at Babies R Us for about $60 Cdn.
2. Portable Swing - this was great as we did alot of travelling to see family and this folded down nicely so that we could take it along and give our daughter something familiar. It also took up less space in our home as we are restricted for space.
3. Gift Certificate for Wee Piggies & Paws - mother and child life cast. Check out www.weepiggies.com I had this done when my daughter was 4 mths old and it's my favorite "art" piece in the house and it captured how tiny her hand was.
4. Items for when the baby is older. The new mom will receive a ton of stuff for when she is little and I truly appreciated the stuff I received that was for the older child, this included but was not limited to:
Infant toothbrush and infant toothpaste
Plastic bowls, sippy cups, spoons and forks, plastic plates
Step Stool for the child to reach the taps or step up to the toliet
Large bibs
Safety items for the house - outlet covers, cabinet door locks, toliet seat lock etc.
Wooden toy box
5. A really nice outfit or coat for the child in about an 18 mth size
6. A Grobag - this is a outfit that you put your child to sleep in, it helps them regulate their temperature, it has a zipper so for diaper changes at night the parents just unzip, change, zip up. It provides the child with a familiar sleeping "area" they learn when it's put on it's time for bed.
7. Create a scrapbook - leave space for the new parents to put the pictures in, attach sticky notes to each page that contain picture suggestions and ideas about the information they should record. I have done this for a few friends and everyone at the shower just loved the idea.
8.a potty for toliet training, booster seat for when they move from the highchair, toys for 3+mths, a push walker (check out the Fisher-Price Ride and Stride Car)
Other items that you can purchase that I think the new mom would appreciate include:
Bath tub with bath toys, hooded towels, wash cloths, Gerber Baby Wash in Lavender, they have a lotion as well
Diaper Bag filled with diapers of various sizes and makes (ie. Huggies, Pampers, Luvs etc.), wipes, diaper cream - I liked Ihle's Paste or try something more natural, small bottle of Purell Hand Sanitizer, rattle, bottles, if she is breastfeeding then breastmilk storage bags etc.
Get a basket and fill it with things that they will need later on such as: infant Tempra or Tylenol (for when baby get's it's shots), infant sun lotion - I like Coppertone Water Babies Spray, Bug Repellant - "In the Bush" Citronella Body Oil by Butterfly Weed Herbals, this is safe to use on infants and works well, a Braun ThermoScan ear thermometer, infant toothbursh and tooth paste, teething ring, beginner baby food etc.
Get a large bowl and fill it with beginner baby food, large bibs, fork and spoon set, bottles, sippy cups, cups with straws, plastic bowls, plates etc., a book about making your own baby food or preparing meals for toddlers etc. Just think about anything that would be used during feeding time for the child.
A vibrating chair
Baby Einstein toys, books etc.
A good breastfeeding pillow
Gift certificate for a photography session
I also had a c-section and for mom I would suggest the following:
Prepare some meals that she or hubby can pull out of the freezer and heat up
Offer to come over and do the laundry, wash the floors, vaccum etc. as they want her doing as little as possible for the first few days
Bring a basket (matches her room) filled with all the changing necessities - diapers, wipes, wash cloths, receiving blankets, a change of clothes, diaper cream, changing pad etc. and have her leave it in the room she is going to spend the most amount of time in with baby. This way it eliminates her having to go up and down stairs to change the baby. I did this, I just would change my daughter on the floor, it was great and so much easier on me (I tried the up and down the stairs thing).
A gift certificate for mom to go and pamper herself at a spa when she is feeling more up to it. Also include that you will be the babysister.
I hope my list of suggestions has provided you with some ideas. Good Luck.
My daughter is now a year old and was born 3 weeks early. What we had to go by was some outfits to fit a baby from 4 to 7 lbs. as the newborn outfits were just to large and we had to search high and low to find preemie diapers.
Here is a list of other items that I received or would of liked to received as gifts.
1. Bumbo Seat - the child can use it once they have neck control. It puts the baby in a safe sitting position. Great for those babies that like to see everything. Also found it handy to take to resturants and put it on the table or bench, it was better than some of the highchairs that resturants offer. Can be found at Babies R Us for about $60 Cdn.
2. Portable Swing - this was great as we did alot of travelling to see family and this folded down nicely so that we could take it along and give our daughter something familiar. It also took up less space in our home as we are restricted for space.
3. Gift Certificate for Wee Piggies & Paws - mother and child life cast. Check out www.weepiggies.com I had this done when my daughter was 4 mths old and it's my favorite "art" piece in the house and it captured how tiny her hand was.
4. Items for when the baby is older. The new mom will receive a ton of stuff for when she is little and I truly appreciated the stuff I received that was for the older child, this included but was not limited to:
Infant toothbrush and infant toothpaste
Plastic bowls, sippy cups, spoons and forks, plastic plates
Step Stool for the child to reach the taps or step up to the toliet
Large bibs
Safety items for the house - outlet covers, cabinet door locks, toliet seat lock etc.
Wooden toy box
5. A really nice outfit or coat for the child in about an 18 mth size
6. A Grobag - this is a outfit that you put your child to sleep in, it helps them regulate their temperature, it has a zipper so for diaper changes at night the parents just unzip, change, zip up. It provides the child with a familiar sleeping "area" they learn when it's put on it's time for bed.
7. Create a scrapbook - leave space for the new parents to put the pictures in, attach sticky notes to each page that contain picture suggestions and ideas about the information they should record. I have done this for a few friends and everyone at the shower just loved the idea.
8.a potty for toliet training, booster seat for when they move from the highchair, toys for 3+mths, a push walker (check out the Fisher-Price Ride and Stride Car)
Other items that you can purchase that I think the new mom would appreciate include:
Bath tub with bath toys, hooded towels, wash cloths, Gerber Baby Wash in Lavender, they have a lotion as well
Diaper Bag filled with diapers of various sizes and makes (ie. Huggies, Pampers, Luvs etc.), wipes, diaper cream - I liked Ihle's Paste or try something more natural, small bottle of Purell Hand Sanitizer, rattle, bottles, if she is breastfeeding then breastmilk storage bags etc.
Get a basket and fill it with things that they will need later on such as: infant Tempra or Tylenol (for when baby get's it's shots), infant sun lotion - I like Coppertone Water Babies Spray, Bug Repellant - "In the Bush" Citronella Body Oil by Butterfly Weed Herbals, this is safe to use on infants and works well, a Braun ThermoScan ear thermometer, infant toothbursh and tooth paste, teething ring, beginner baby food etc.
Get a large bowl and fill it with beginner baby food, large bibs, fork and spoon set, bottles, sippy cups, cups with straws, plastic bowls, plates etc., a book about making your own baby food or preparing meals for toddlers etc. Just think about anything that would be used during feeding time for the child.
A vibrating chair
Baby Einstein toys, books etc.
A good breastfeeding pillow
Gift certificate for a photography session
I also had a c-section and for mom I would suggest the following:
Prepare some meals that she or hubby can pull out of the freezer and heat up
Offer to come over and do the laundry, wash the floors, vaccum etc. as they want her doing as little as possible for the first few days
Bring a basket (matches her room) filled with all the changing necessities - diapers, wipes, wash cloths, receiving blankets, a change of clothes, diaper cream, changing pad etc. and have her leave it in the room she is going to spend the most amount of time in with baby. This way it eliminates her having to go up and down stairs to change the baby. I did this, I just would change my daughter on the floor, it was great and so much easier on me (I tried the up and down the stairs thing).
A gift certificate for mom to go and pamper herself at a spa when she is feeling more up to it. Also include that you will be the babysister.
I hope my list of suggestions has provided you with some ideas. Good Luck.
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