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I am due after 3 months . Need to start baby shopping with a limited budget. Could you tell me the list of things which are very essential like stroller and car seat etc and wat to look for in all the things. Also we are thinking of that playyard thing instead of buying a crib does that work? any disadvantges of that?
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I personally would never buy a play yard over a crib completely. The infant/early toddler years are the formative years for their bone structure, including their back. The mattress pads provided with most play yards does not give adequate support for a growing newborn over an extended period of time. I would put the money forth and purchase a regular crib with a supportive mattress before buying a play yard exclusively. If you were to only use the play yard for naps or something, that would be okay but as a regular sleeping surface, it seems inadequate. I always liked to have a bassinet for the first couple of months so that I could keep my babies close to me during the night. But after that I always moved them to a supportive crib with a regular mattress.
Other necessites include...., like you mentioned, a carseat (buy the best you can afford, look for a 5-point harness and register it so that you are notified of recalls or product safety announcements).
A stroller is nice too... If you can afford it, it's nice to have the infant seat kind that hooks into the stroller. They are often sold as "travel systems" so that you have the infant carseat and the stroller together. Keep in mind that most infant seats only hold a baby up until 20-25 pounds and a certain height so you'll unquestionably need to upgrade at some point. Another option is to *not* buy the travel system and just buy a stroller and a seperate "combination seat" that holds a baby often from around 5lbs and up to 40 or even 65 on some! This way you won't have to buy a new carseat until much later.
A full-sized high chair isn't needed at all if you buy one of those that just attaches to an existing kitchen chair. But you won't need even one of those for the first 4 months at least so you can save your money there.
Don't go overboard in buying clothes, especially of the newborn-3 month sizes! They outgrow them so fast, you really only need a few onesies, a couple sleeping gowns and some simply sleep n' play type outfits.
Diapers, diapers, diapers. If you are having a shower, don't buy too many newborn size diapers until you see what you're going to get. They outgrow even the newborn diapers pretty fast and most are able to start wearing the size 1's pretty quickly. But you'll definitely need them!
Wipes.... It's good to have a nice supply going... but you can also make your own at much less cost. Do a Google search for "homemade baby wipes" and you'll get lots of results. What you don't need is a wipe warmer.... baby's get used to the cool wipes very quickly. In the beginning you can just warm the wipe in your hand if you are concerned.
The nice things about babies is that they really don't "require" much. It's nice to have certain things... but their requirements are really just love, diapers/wipes, a few outfits and milk (whether from the breast or formula). Again, if you have a baby shower you'll get a lot of the basics there: pacifiers, blankets, toys, baby book, bottles.... Always a good idea to hold off on buying a lot of that type stuff yourself if you are having a shower!
That's all I can think of for now.... Oh, and don't buy a Diaper Genie/diaper disposal system.... waste of money in my opinion!! :) Trash can with lid works just fine!
Best of luck to you!
I personally would never buy a play yard over a crib completely. The infant/early toddler years are the formative years for their bone structure, including their back. The mattress pads provided with most play yards does not give adequate support for a growing newborn over an extended period of time. I would put the money forth and purchase a regular crib with a supportive mattress before buying a play yard exclusively. If you were to only use the play yard for naps or something, that would be okay but as a regular sleeping surface, it seems inadequate. I always liked to have a bassinet for the first couple of months so that I could keep my babies close to me during the night. But after that I always moved them to a supportive crib with a regular mattress.
Other necessites include...., like you mentioned, a carseat (buy the best you can afford, look for a 5-point harness and register it so that you are notified of recalls or product safety announcements).
A stroller is nice too... If you can afford it, it's nice to have the infant seat kind that hooks into the stroller. They are often sold as "travel systems" so that you have the infant carseat and the stroller together. Keep in mind that most infant seats only hold a baby up until 20-25 pounds and a certain height so you'll unquestionably need to upgrade at some point. Another option is to *not* buy the travel system and just buy a stroller and a seperate "combination seat" that holds a baby often from around 5lbs and up to 40 or even 65 on some! This way you won't have to buy a new carseat until much later.
A full-sized high chair isn't needed at all if you buy one of those that just attaches to an existing kitchen chair. But you won't need even one of those for the first 4 months at least so you can save your money there.
Don't go overboard in buying clothes, especially of the newborn-3 month sizes! They outgrow them so fast, you really only need a few onesies, a couple sleeping gowns and some simply sleep n' play type outfits.
Diapers, diapers, diapers. If you are having a shower, don't buy too many newborn size diapers until you see what you're going to get. They outgrow even the newborn diapers pretty fast and most are able to start wearing the size 1's pretty quickly. But you'll definitely need them!
Wipes.... It's good to have a nice supply going... but you can also make your own at much less cost. Do a Google search for "homemade baby wipes" and you'll get lots of results. What you don't need is a wipe warmer.... baby's get used to the cool wipes very quickly. In the beginning you can just warm the wipe in your hand if you are concerned.
The nice things about babies is that they really don't "require" much. It's nice to have certain things... but their requirements are really just love, diapers/wipes, a few outfits and milk (whether from the breast or formula). Again, if you have a baby shower you'll get a lot of the basics there: pacifiers, blankets, toys, baby book, bottles.... Always a good idea to hold off on buying a lot of that type stuff yourself if you are having a shower!
That's all I can think of for now.... Oh, and don't buy a Diaper Genie/diaper disposal system.... waste of money in my opinion!! :) Trash can with lid works just fine!
Best of luck to you!
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