By the time i was 8mths pregnant all we needed was the baby. We were extremely lucky and all the big stuff was handed down to us by the MIL's next door neighbour.

The cot was given to us (perfect condition), a bassinet was given to us and MIL did it up so it had a cover mosquito net etc. Bassinet also came on a stand that was on wheels which was very handy when Kameron had to sleep by window during the day due to jaundice. Could just wheel him around.

We had a bouncinette given to us, a baby bath given to us which i also found useless, Kameron hated it and much preferred the laundry sink !!!. My SIL passed down her pram, and we found someone with a car capsule that we could borrow for a few months.

I found it easier to stock up on small things when I went shopping each week for example throw in a packet of wipes, or mabye a romper. As I brought everything i wrote down what I had even if it was doubles or triples, so when people wanted to buy us stuff when the baby was born they knew what to get or what not to get. I still have that list too.

A friend of my parents was a day carer from home and just retired a couple of months after Kameron was born so she let me have her portacot and high chair for $50 !!!

Most uselss thing i brought was one of those lights that run of battery and you push on or off. the light in it was so dim you couldn't see anyway, and after a couple of weeks I started taking Kameron out into the lounge to breast feed him so I could watch tele so therefore there became no need for it.

Thing I couldn't live without would be the baby monitor. A great invention specially when I was out in the garden a fair bit on the nice days and Kameron was inside sleeping.

If you are having a baby and ever what to know what was on my list to see if you might be missing anything just send me an email and I will be happy to email the list to you. Cause as I said all I needed in the end was the baby.

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