i have no issue admitting to having spent a fair bit already - it's not super exxy, but we haven't gone cheap either. my outlook was to buy well once, and then after that, each child will only need to replace some small things (cot mattress, some linen maybe)
we've spent maybe $3k on nursery funiture, capsule/pram, glider etc, as well as cloth nappies etc. but we've also spent a hell of a lot getting to where we are, so figure we want to do it our way. i am very picky about second hand items - nothing against anyone that uses them, but if i don't personally know the people i've received them from, i struggle to trust that they are in great condition. and even though some may be, it's just more comforting to me to buy new...
our nursery furniture is Boori - which i know is more exxy, but it fits with the rest of our house. we've mostly furnished with antique (or repro antique) furniture, and the Boori stuff just fits better with our house. nothing else worked for the look we wanted unless we went super exxy. having said that, we got our manchester at Target - it was so inexpensive it's not funny!
I think we spent around $3000 - somet hings we recieved as gifts my my parents and MIL
cot, chest of dwarers with change table top and matress $1200
Pram (emmaljunga) got on sale for $600 (gift)
Amby Hammock - gift. Unsure of price
Nappies $400+
Manchester - 1 "set" that cost $150, plus maybe 150 for fitted mattress protectors (s) and fitted sheets (3)
Breastpumps (electric and manual, plus extra bottles) $260
Hug a bub $95
ABA Membership $50
Maternity bras 4 @ 39.95 each = 159.80
Car seat $395
I cant remember everything, there were lots of smaller things like muslin wraps (which I'd recommmend to anyone, at least 1mx1m),bunny rugs and that sort of thing.
Who knows how much on consumables like wipes and maternity pads and htings like that. I remember DH went out every day for a week to buy more of that sort of thing, it really is well worth stocking up early.
Our maternity payment was spent on things lots of people wouldnt consider baby related but I did - we bought a new washing machine (sadly we got a dud and are haing to replace it ) and had our ducted heating serviced and parts of it replaced. The remainder went to buy normal day to day things so that I could have an extra month off work on maternity leave.
Dont buy toys - you will get too many for other people
If you can get people to not buy you clothes and buy things like wraps or wipes, or nappy services (I know someone who was bought, for two people, 2 weeks worth of lean cuisine lunches and dinners - on the highest calorie level - so that she didnt have to cook for the fortnight after having a bub.
You can always freeze pre cooked meals, but I thought that it was a really thoughtful gift idea.
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) and had our ducted heating serviced and parts of it replaced. The remainder went to buy normal day to day things so that I could have an extra month off work on maternity leave.
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