Having a baby Old Style???

pickle

jellyhead wrote:

i bought a baby bath for £2 in a charity shop, then saw the exact same one for sale in wilkinsons for £2 new lol! i don't know how many babies had used it before i got it, but i have at least 2 people in the queue for using it this year. i didn't use it for long, just the first 3 weeks or so but it was handy when baby was vomiting and needing to be bathed several times a day and the sink was full of washing up and using a sponge in the big bath would have been costly and wasteful considering how many times a day i was doing it (unless of course i was also covered in vomit, in which case sharing a bath was a good idea). the sponge just about fitted in the baby bath. he soon started to love a quick shower down with the shower head in the big bath but in the early days a baby bath is useful i think, especially if you don't have a combi boiler so hot water is limited. i suppose you could just keep your sink empty of washing up though.

pickle, will your baby be ickle pickle?

I'm wetting myself laughing now!! :rotfl:

pickle

jopsey wrote:

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Sorry if this has already been mentioned not read all through post

1 if going nct sale get there early as you have never seen so many people after the same things and have an idea of what you want and head strait for them.

2 If you have a local bumps to babes or something simular try and attend (i didn't when i was pregnant and regret it ) i have past loads of things on to people as your aware you only use loads of things for weeks and then have put them back in loft just in case

3 one of my best tips was look out for carboot sales that are tricky to negotiate with prams eg boggy/rocky land as this cuts the price down on baby equipment and toys as not many mums can be bothered dragging a buggy backwards or carring bub's in arms ...crafty i know but every little helps

At the NCT sale they let members in first, so I'll have to see how much they charge for membership. Just missed the carboot sale at the local school but they have one regularly so I'll keep an eye out for the next one. I'm hoping to use the stuff again if I can have another one (but depends how much pain is involved!) so nothing will get wasted.

pickle

SomersetPrincess wrote:

LOL know the feeling!! I am only 13 weeks but my mother has gone crazy already buying stuff! Was meant to wait until after first scan (coming up this Fridau) but she just couldnt wait! DF and I have been very restr3ained, havent bought anything yet but are saving lots of money where we can!

I'm just buying mainly from the charity shops, rarely buy anything new but it's a good way of venting the excitement without going mad. I'm being more careful with the big items. Good luck with the scan. When I went for the 12 week scan it was so exciting. Just make sure if you don't want to know the sex at the 20 week scan to say so at the outset as I was accidently told when the sonographer said "and there is his spine", unless it was the generic "his" of course. Good Luck.

Spendless

pickle wrote:

Just make sure if you don't want to know the sex at the 20 week scan to say so at the outset as I was accidently told when the sonographer said "and there is his spine", unless it was the generic "his" of course. Good Luck.

A midwife told me that baby is referred to as 'he' because you are 'she'

jellyhead

http://www.nctms.co.uk/nct/?mt=2

NCT membership is £39 but in certain circumstances is only £1. individuals or couples are eligible if they qualify for free NHS prescriptions (other than being pregnant/having a child under one).

Qualifying groups are:

• Those in receipt of income support or income-based job seekers' allowance
• Recipients of working tax credit (which includes a disability element
• Recipients of a tax credit with entitlement to an NHS tax credit exemption certificate

starlite_2

i don't know if i'm allowed to link to another site, but this is the best most lovely parenting site i have come across, the forums cover everything to do with pregnancy, babies, children and general family life, i found it so much more helpful than the stack of pregnancy books i bought.
also very often on the 'for sale' threads you will find people offering all sorts of baby equipment and clothes for p&p only.
https://www.mumsnet.com

squeaky

starlite wrote:

i don't know if i'm allowed to link to another site,

Yes you are

lainey_pixie

Now the proud mother of a bouncing 13 months boy and he is the light of our lives!! :rotfl: Although I am now back to work part-time, I am very fotunate that my husband works shifts, and our respective families help out, so childcare really isn't an issue, and our son get's to spend time with his nana's and papa's (I'm not sure who has more fun!!) :j

As for saving money - Don't get caught up in buying things you think you should have, because trust me, you don't need them. I have a loft full of baby stuff which I thought I 'had to have' - what a waste of time. Bouncer used for all of 6 weeks, aqauarium chair used for about 12 weeks, clothes hardly work (some never worn!) Changing station was a definite waste of time. I couldn't lift the bath up to empty as it was too heavy - even hubby struggled! Much easier to put baby in your own bath.

I must confess to using disposible nappies, and insisted on buying the brand names (pampers and huggies) - belive it or not, baby was allergic to pampers (and still is!) - I therefore buy supermarket's own brand (Tesco is best) and it has saved me a fortune, as does buying wipes on special offers - I can save several pounds and stock up, cause they won't go wrong!

I agree with making baby's own food - you know exactly what they are getting, and it's so cheap - how can companies justify the cost of jars! :mad: Boil up any selection of veg, brown some meat, whizz together with stock from veg and hey presto! I find baby now refuses to eat jarred food, as it's so bland and boring!

One final thing - enjoy every minute with your bundle of joy!

gixxerchick_2

I must confess to using disposible nappies, and insisted on buying the brand names (pampers and huggies) - belive it or not, baby was allergic to pampers (and still is!) - I therefore buy supermarket's own brand (Tesco is best) and it has saved me a fortune, as does buying wipes on special offers - I can save several pounds and stock up, cause they won't go wrong!

I have to agree with lainey_pixie, tesco's own nappies are brilliant, my son got rashes from pampers too!!, but i've been told i used to get rashes from them as well.
Costco are also pretty cheap for brand name nappies, 3 large packs for £17.99 last time i went but that was sometime last year so prices might have changed since.

karendb

Hi,

Thought I'd add my twopennarth worth here and add a few things that I don't think have been mentioned so far.

It might seem a long way off but the time will fly and it's worth a bit of planning ahead. As your baby gets older, he or she will love drawing on the walls - when you're not looking! (This is aside from putting their lovely sticky hands everywhere - walls included). If you have to have wallpaper, buy the washable/wipeable sort which tends to be more expensive but will last longer. I'm sure you don't need reminding to look in the sales for end of lines etc. Also buy an extra roll or save the cutoffs somewhere for repairs.

Preferably buy paint rather than wallpaper and always buy a small extra tin for touch-ups - especially if you've had the colour specially mixed.

Don't have carpets! You'll save yourself heaps of time cleaning if you've got lino or a parquet-type floor. Try to limit your baby/child to one room only for eating - this includes snacks/biscuits/fruit etc. that they have inbetween meals. And try to get them early on sitting down with their snacks on a plate. It's amazing how many parents don't do this (me included) and yet it can save so much hassle - you'll have your hands full anyway and you can do without trying to get mashed banana etc. out of the carpet!

Hope this gets you thinking - but have fun!

Karen
"LazyWoman"