Over Prepared?

[AGlimmeringHope]

I feel like I'm almost too prepared for this baby! I'm 17 weeks today and besides some more diapers and some things we're saving up for (car seat bases, some more diapers, slings) we've got everything we need.

We have the infant carseat for the baby that can be put in all three vehicles (mine, my folks', DH's). We have dd's carseat situation worked out (got a new seat for her in Dh's car, the Britax will go in my van, my mom's van has a built-in seat). I have a lot of diapers purchased, so even now I have enough if I wash everyday. I have the amby bed, the glider/swing for the baby, toys left from dd, etc. We just have the little silly things to get (breast pump parts, pacifiers, bottles for when I go back to work, etc).

I'm kind of mad at myself for doing this- what am I supposed to buy the next 23 weeks?

[minsca]

Wow, I'm impressed. We don't have anything yet for this new one, but then we are moving to a city 6 hrs away, next month. So I won't be buying anything till after that, plus we are waiting till thurs when the US will tell us whether its a girl or boy (though my intuition says it's a boy)
However I have checked out every double stroller that's available in this city! And that's about all I've done to prepare so far for this baby.
I must admit I feel guilty, I had everything for dd by the time I was 19 weeks pregnant, and I have nothing for this one.

[Spring Sun]

I am totally like that, too. I just get so excited, I have to actually do something, you know? So buying and getting everything ready really helps. Now what are you going to do for the rest of the time?

[Spring Sun]

Okay, just had a thought. You could learn to sew and then make all the baby clothes That is what I will do.

[wife&mommy]

We pretty much have everything too except some small stuff! It does feel weird! I thought I'd buy a little at a time until it got here but seems like I am ahead of the game.

[AGlimmeringHope]

Originally Posted by Spring Sun

Okay, just had a thought. You could learn to sew and then make all the baby clothes That is what I will do.

I have a pair of sling rings here...I do plan on buying scrap fabric and practicing making a rs...and if I get ambitious perhaps a microfleece pouch.

[crsta33]

I go totally overboard on clothes...finding things on clearance, shopping gender neutral and then wanting stuff that's blue once we found it's a boy. I am also sewing and crocheting. I feel like I need to get things done *now*. I'm surprised I don't already have the car seat, but I do know what I want and did get ds a new one b/c we are trying to fit 3 in my car.

I have cloth diapers, but I really want to buy some sposies but I don't know why. And I dare not buy newborn size b/c my last baby was too big for them. I will have most everything I need before I get any gifts, which means that I will end up with too much stuff yet again.

Christa

[Momma2DoubleCuties]

I feel the same way. But then I tell myself that its ok because after October money is going to be tighter and its going to be harder to purchase things. I don't need a whole lot more besides some diaper covers, I am waiting to find out cause if its a girl I'll be getting pink/purple ones, some more prefolds and then a few little outfits. But October is my youngest sons 3rd birthday, then there is Halloween, Thanksgiving (US and Canadian, we celebrate both cause I am Canadian) and then Christmas and we still need to buy for everyone else. So really in all reality I only have about 10-12 weeks left to buy what I need, which I'm sure will go by fast.

[mama2rey]

OK- now I feel like a slacker mom! We have NOTHING-well no someone gave me a bouncy seat-but that is it. I'm waiting to know if it's a boy or a girl first, and to be honest, the concept of an infant is not real to me yet.

I know I am carrying a baby-I even feel it, but it's still not real to me that in 6 months, there will be an infant-so I haven't bought anything!

[Belleweather]

Originally Posted by expectantmami

OK- now I feel like a slacker mom! We have NOTHING-well no someone gave me a bouncy seat-but that is it. I'm waiting to know if it's a boy or a girl first, and to be honest, the concept of an infant is not real to me yet.

We don't have anything either, so you're not alone. (Well, actually... someone gave US a bouncy seat too. But that's about it.) I also want to wait until after the ultrasound to go shopping in any big way. Even though I haven't bought anything, I STILL feel over prepared -- there isn't that much that we NEED since we have just about every baby thing we ever used with DS still hanging around the house. Just some dipes and covers, a new sling or two and a replacement changing pad. I figure I can wait until money is a bit less tight to 'go nuts' with the shopping -- and until I know if I can buy cute dresses or not.

[KLK7]

Originally Posted by expectantmami

OK- now I feel like a slacker mom! We have NOTHING-well no someone gave me a bouncy seat-but that is it. I'm waiting to know if it's a boy or a girl first, and to be honest, the concept of an infant is not real to me yet.

I know I am carrying a baby-I even feel it, but it's still not real to me that in 6 months, there will be an infant-so I haven't bought anything!

It's a lot easier getting ready for baby #2+. That's probably the difference. I know all I have to do get everything out of the crawl space and wash everything up to get ready.

[DucetteMama21842]

This will be my third and I feel a little prepared. I've been limiting myself by only buying gender neutral stuff once a paycheck. Ironically, the shipping time seems to take about that long. So I figure I can stretch out my buying that way. The rest of the stuff will be once baby is born and we can take a "gender" shopping spree!