Pregnancy Pointers

Addicted2Chocolate

i am 6 months pregnant. have started to stock up on toiletries and wipes when they are on buy on get one free. have decided not to try clothies nappies, so think we will try tesco's own brand disposables which ahve been recommened by lots of people on another site. they are much cheaper than huggies/pampers. George at Asda and Primark are very cheap for baby clothes and just the same as Next.Marks: 100% cotton with poppers, absolutely no difference.

jellyhead

when you buy new stuff check the price on https://www.kiddicare.com as it's usually cheaper than the shops. i bought my cot from them, it was £90 including mattress, and a quilt/bumper that we don't use but it was still the cheapest cot/mattress i could see with a drop side.

busby1_2

This isnt much but when your trying to save every little helps,

in this link the baby clothes are either very very cheap or free (you pay postage)

https://www.loneparents.org/catalog/

good luck hope all goes well

System

Thank you all for some very useful information,tips and very useful pointers. Have registered for everything you have recommended here. Thanks once again.

Lenny

BernadetteN

You could save loads of money by NOT buying disposable nappies. There is actually MORE CHOICE in the CLOTH nappy market. Lots of info can be found on
https://www.thenappylady.co.uk
https://www.kittykins.co.uk
https://www.twinkleontheweb.co.uk
https://www.theclothresource.co.uk

You could spend anywhere from less than £100 on cloth nappies to over £400 for the trendiest of cloth nappies, but that's still cheaper than £1000 on disposables for one baby. If you save a few £100s now, you will have enough to buy the nappies later on. Even washing is not as expensive as you think as you can use "soap nuts" instead of washing powder as they are cheaper and more environmental.

System

Very good tip thank you very much. I actually suggested 'Terrys' but 'mi other half wasnt keen.

Lenny

conradmum

Regarding cloth nappies (ignore your OH!) you can often get virtually unused complete packs on eBay.
For your carseat you're probably going to want to buy new unless you have someone you can trust to sell/give you one. If you do buy new, go for one of the birth to 4 years old ones. We've had a Britax one of these from newborn to 2 1/2 now and it's still going strong. It cost about £110 but we'll get about 3 1/2 years out of it. Excellent value for money.

jellyhead

i had lots of resistance about cloth nappies, mostly from men, they seem worried about baby's body fluids in the washing machine being unhygeinic but washing machines are so good nowadays i really don't think there's anything to worry about. some people put tea tree or some sort of nappy soaking solution in the bucket so you could always tell him that gets rid of all the germs and the poo sinks to the bottom of the bucket from what i can remember (i used a dry bucket but i washed terries for my mum when my brother was a baby and there was always 'sediment' at the bottom of the bucket :eek: ). my husband's worry was that it would be too much extra work for me, that i should rest when baby sleeps instead of washing nappies - could that be your husband's worry?

ask your midwife about emma's diary, bounty and baby welcome - there might be sample packs available. here we get a baby welcome pack from the GP surgery and a card for emma's diary and bounty from the midwife at the 'booking in' visit but they frequently run out so if you haven't had yours it's worth asking if they have any in stock now.

busby1_2

In my view the biggest problem with terry,s are when you out and need to change the baby, it means lugging a dirty nappy or 2 about with you, and when your out with a baby you have enough to carry..


A compromise would be terry' at home disposables for when your out.

There is also the nappy liners, to buy when using terry's and the higher risk of nappy rash, as they dont do such a good job as disposables at keeping the wetness away from the skin

System

Thanks for the tips again but 'mi OH is 'mi wife! LOL! I'm the man and I've used Terrys before albeit some time ago and I'm the one whos recommending them. But I agree with you Busby. looking back into the past, logistically, Terrys are a nightmare when you're on the road. Still more food for thought!

Cheers