How much did you spend on 'nesting?'

kathrynha

Little on e is almost 9 now, but from memory:
Cotbed - £150
Pushchair - £200
Carseat - £60
Steriliser - £20
Bouncer seat - £10
Playmat/donut thing -£30
Bedding - £50
Clothing - £100
Baby monitor - £15
Changing mat/box/etc - £20
Babybath - £20
Nappies/wipes/etc - £20
Toiletries - £20
Decorating room - £50

Total £765
Voted in the poll based on that amount, although in reality a lot of the above was presents. My parents and inlaws bought the cotbed and pushchair and my friends organised a babyshower and gave me most of the rest, or Mothercare vouchers for me to get them.

Think it was only the room decorating that we paid for ourselves before little one was born.

MallyGirl

pram/pushchair/carrycot combo was nearly £500 and there was an outlay for shaped cloth nappies/wraps etc but the moses basket, cot and most of the clothes were second hand or passed on by friends.
I did have to get rid of the sports car and buy an estate instead but that cost would skew the figures quite a lot so I didn't include it!

InsideInsurance

MSE_Megan wrote: »

According to Milton, first time mums spend a whopping £3,000 in preparation for their baby arriving

Not really, it says 35% spend between £1,500 and £3,000 and 19% spend over £3,000 meaning the majority are spending under £3,000. The 81% comment is typical red top headline meaningless stuff as it says 81% spend between £0-£3,000

Its a pitty that there is no theorizing or statistics to support the reason for the drop as there is a whole host of options from the fact they already have the big ticket items like cots/ prams etc or that their budgets are tighter through to the fact their experience has educated them on what they actually need etc.