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1.Travel System
From day one when we went to Mamas & Papas we fell in LOVE with our pram. Ed didn't want a fragile cheap thing and I wanted stylish great! There was soo much to choose from! As soon as we saw that Stokke at the beginning of the year we knew it was the one. It has adjustable height so baby can see when they are older. It is super sturdy and strong and it looks Good. It comes with a 3 year warranty. Only problem was it was a small fortune for the full set :S luckily we have been blessed and Momma helped us get it and it was on offer! We have got it in Black Melange which is gorgeous and unisex!
2.Bed
I had a cot in mind but had never seen it in this country. It was a big sturdy thing from Pottery Barn baby but once again pricey! Aargh why do I like expensive things. We decided to get a cotbed because it means it gets used till 5 years. It's beautiful and white. Question why does the price not include the mattress it's crazy how much they want you to pay!
3.Clothes
Having a boy I thought it would be impossible to find cute clothes but I've found it's totally the opposite boys clothes are more fun! You get to put a whole outfit together. A top a jumper/jacket some bottoms and then some shoes. Girls it's just dress shoes headband. Between me my mum and sister we've supplied Next, Debenhams, Ted Baker, Mothercare, Boots and Tesco with steady custom! My favourite has been Boots. Who knew they sold clothes till January when my manager at work told me since then I'm in and out every week!
4.Feeding utensils
This has been a hard one. What bottles to get aargh. You never realise how many are out there till you go to the baby aisle in a supermarket Avent, Tomee Tippee Dr Browns specifically made to help with colic. I ended up choosing the Tomee Tippee as they were on offer and they are a good shape to hold when baby gets old enough to!
5.Bath and Changing
Before I knew what I was having I I wanted a polka dot change mat lol. Walked into Mothercare found a beige polka dot unisex one. We hadn't specifically planned to get a baby bath but were blessed enough to be given one woo
6.Nappies
They are so expensive and what to get I've spent hours on the Internet reading on forums which are the best. Most people say Pampers and Huggies aren't. Surprisingly Asdas Little Angels and Aldis own have come up top a lot. We got given 150 free nappie 1 pack of Asdas little Angels the other Wilkos own. So it's going to be a trial and error type of game I think.
Although I can't wait for pregnancy to be over I'm going to miss shopping and having an excuse to ;) The amount of times "I've said but the baby needs it" or "I can't help it its my hormones" is phenomenal.
Freebies
Everyone loves getting things especially when they are free. Pregnancy is no exception. By signing up to a couple of baby sites I've managed to get free Avent baby bottle a cute polar bear teddy and baby packs containing things like nappy rash cream to washing powder to muslin cloths.
There is so much out there play mats play gyms. Swings, bouncers and rockers its so easy to get caught up in all that and buying everything for the baby.
I think we're finally done. I've found a pretty good basic list online of essentials. Now I need to start thinking about my hospital bag : S
