How long should I wait to start buying baby stuff?
I’m 21 weeks tomorrow and I’m just curious as to when I should be buying things for the baby. Should I wait until after viability? My mother says I should. She is a L&D nurse and she wants me to wait until the baby could survive outside the womb because the thinks if something were to happen before then, having all the baby things would be heartbreaking. I’m ready to buy NOW! But my mother makes a good point.
How long should I wait to start buying for my baby?
How long did you wait before shopping for your little one?
Incoming search terms for the article:
No related posts.
Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
Tagged with: Baby • Buying • long • Should • start • stuff • wait
Filed under: Cheap baby stuff
Like this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed and get loads more!
start now! i started as soon as i found out, it is so much easyer to colect everything you need over time than trying to get it all together at once
i bought as soon as i found out what i was having
We bought our crib when I was 3 months along… buy when you want; but don’t go overboard because you’ll get a lot of what you need (and don’t need!) at your baby shower!. Congrats and good luck!
I waited after 28 weeks before I started buying baby things. I had a difficult pregnancy and the dr couldn’t guarantee that the baby would make it. But everything turned out fine I had a healthy baby girl. I would definitely wait until 28 weeks again to get the stuff around.
hey – i started shopping before i even got pregnant. i saw the cutest little things once in awhile and would just sock them away for ‘later’. worst case scenerio i would gift them away to new mom’s.
i started buying my own stuff at 16 weeks. the chances of having a miscarriage now are soooo slim. your mom might as well tell you to wait until the baby is born because things can happen during childbirth and you’ll still be stuck with all that baby stuff.
I started right around 20 weeks when I found out it was a girl! We had TONS to buy and we were doing it all ourselves so I really wanted to stretch it all out over as much time as possible. Technically a baby can survive outside the womb anytime around and after 24 weeks right? I dont think 3 weeks is that big of a deal! Start shopping just keep receipts if it would make you feel better.
Congrats!
I started shopping for our baby after week 20 when I found out he is a boy! I was too excited to wait. Although I only bought smaller items – clothes, diapers, etc. I waited to buy big ticket items such as the crib and stuff like that until the last few weeks. That way you can be excited but not go overboard just in case. Plus, I don’t know if this one is your first but ours is and we are having 3 showers starting with the first this weekend so you don’t want to buy too much ahead in case friends and family get it for you! So, I say do what you feel is right!
Good luck!
Anytime you want. If you’re having a shower I would wait til after that to buy anything on your own though, otherwise you might end up with doubles of stuff. But you for sure want to have everything on hand incase the baby is born early.
honestly, I started buying things when I found out I was having a girl. Why think of the worst? Buying baby clothes is so much fun! If your pregnancy is going well, allow yourself to be excited about it and buy away
Start whenever you feel you’re ready. I’m only 8 weeks and have already picked up some cute onesies I found at Costco with Dr. Seuss characters on them. I figure, even if I don’t make it to full term, I’m planning to keep trying to have children and one day it’ll work out, so I’ll just put the stuff in storage and keep it there until viability. If you lose a baby its hard no matter what, you just have to think about what kind of person you are. I’m the kind of person that handles loss very well and know that having that stuff wouldn’t significantly contribute to my despair. However, if you’re more sensitive, you may want to wait.
We usually start buying when we found out the sex of the baby.
I’m in the same boat, my mother and rest of family believe that too but i want to buy buy buy.
I bought my pram, moses basket and car seat a few days ago, although i’ve not got them in my house the shop is holding them till the week before my due date.
I’ve bought some baby clothes too, but i’m also keeping them in a relatives house, not because i believe in superstition but i just wouldn’t be able to face them if anything were to happen!
Just buy when you want, if you’re scared then get someone else to keep them for you.
what??!?!? im sorry, but i think thats awful about what your mom thinks…even if she does have a slight point.
after you see a heartbeat, hear a heartbeat, find out the sex, and keep hearing a heartbeat…its fine!!
you’re 21 weeks and you should go buy baby stuff! i started getting little things after i found out i was pregnant, then after i was 12 weeks and heard both of my twins heartbeats..then at 20 weeks when i found out the sexes, i went to go buy more. around 25 weeks or later i started buying the big stuff. and im so glad i did because im exhausted and im on bed rest now so i cant do anything!
good luck and have fun!
Babies R Us has a 90 day return policy. I’m 35wks and I have everything I need. We bought the crib, bedding, and started doing our major shopping around 22wks after I knew the sex of the baby. It made things a lot easier to budget when we spent a little at a time instead of spending this huge amount all at once. Also, I was high risk and didn’t know if the baby was going to make it either and I spoke to the managers at a few stores we were shopping at (target, sears, babies r us) and they said they have NEVER turned away a return to someone who had lost a baby. That’s just cruel. If you’re worried I would ask to speak to the store manager and have him sign off on the receipt – that’s what I did.
edit: I don’t advise waiting till the last minute on furniture… some of the things we looked at were back-ordered 3-6 months! I would get that out of the way asap!
You buy whenever you want. If you feel you’re ready now, then buy the things you like or need. I was 26 weeks before I received or bought anything for my baby. I got Christmas gifts for the baby, and then I bought a few clothing items for him with money I got as a gift. Shortly after that I bought my crib because I couldn’t pass up the deal I was given. I haven’t bought much because I’m waiting on my baby shower to buy whatever is left. I’ve also been given a lot of clothing.
I was told to go light on buying clothes because EVERYONE will mostly gift clothes to you.
I think you should wait till you know if it’s boy or girl, but you can start buying stuff, and if you wanna buy some clothes, just buy them in color that boys and girls can wear, such as white, yellow, green. Congratulations! God bless you
I say wait until after your baby shower(s). You never know what people will get you and sometimes what they get you can’t be returned so you’re stuck with duplicates.
Prior to my third trimester, I bought and outfit here or there, but very little otherwise unless I knew it was something that I wouldn’t be given (like a changing table). We did our biggest shopping blitz at about 35 weeks.
With both of my pregnancies, I waited until after I learned the sex of the baby (21 weeks and 18 weeks). I wouldn’t wait too long, though, because you will be amazed at how much stuff you need and how expensive it can all be. If you are having baby showers, just make sure that you keep your registry updated with the items you buy so there is less of a chance of receiving doubles! Congrats, and have fun shopping – it is addicting!
with my first pregnancy i bought as soon as i found out! LIke 5 weeks and then miscarried around 12 weeks. It was kind of heartbreaking to have to have the stuff around and not my babies
The second time (this time) I learned my lesson and bought very very little after 12 weeks and then at 17 weeks I learned the gender and that everything would be fine and began buying everything I needed between then and 28 weeks or so. I think you are fine to go ahead and start buying now! … or wait. Its up to you and its whenever you feel comfortable about it really. Maybe though if you don’t want to begin now you can start saving now so you won’t go broke at the end of your pregnancy
Good Luck! Sounds like you are in for a healthy child in 20 more weeks!
you can start buying whenever you feel like it. It’s up to you! As for me, I only bought one or two things once I found out what I was having. Then now that I’m 30 weeks far along, I’m just buying the IMPORTANT stuff baby needs the first couple days/week home. I’m buying a travel system in a couple weeks.
We didnt started getting anything until i was 6 months…and i agree 100% with your mom. imagine if anything happened? what would you do with all the things you bought?
i cant believe all these ppl say “oh we started buying as soon as we found out…” i think thats ridiculous, u have to at least, on the back of your mind, have the thought that something out of your control could happen! but anyways that is a total personal choice between u and ur partner…
i just found out my friend miscarried at 4 months so there’s a thought. she had an ectopic pregnancy which is 100% out of anyone’s control.
I’m 24 weeks and started buying things FOREVER ago… If you were to lose your little one now it would be just as heartbreaking without any baby stuff around, so you might as well start preparing for the more likely chance that you’ll have a big, healthy baby!!
Congrats and good luck!!!
i started recieving gifts at 20 weeks,
i havent bought anything myself
we are getting the crib this week
As soon as I was pregnant with both of my kids, I went out and bought one little sleeper. Most people end up having baby showers between 24-28 weeks. I think your mother is just trying to protect you, because she sees both sides of things. If you are not having any problems, there will be no harm done buying a few things. You have so much to get with a new baby, waiting until the last second will really drain the pockets. You should be buying diapers when you see them on sale (Don’t bother with too many packs of newborn size!), blankets, tshirts..etc. The everyday stuff. I did alot of this shopping at about 20 weeks.
I think that if you feel comfortable buying now than go for it. I have two kids and am now pregnant with my 3rd and with both my boys I waited until I was out of the woods for a miscarriage n wen I found out @ 20sumthng weeks I went crazy on shopping but don’t do to much because you will get a lot of stuff at your baby shower