Thanks for all the advice! Unluckily for me my job has not being going so great lately and so that's why I'm tightening the budget drawstrings. Also, we never intended to break the bank on baby stuff in the first place since we're not very materialistic people. I'm doing the budget so my husband doesn't have to stress, then at least one of us can concentrate on work.

Luckily I scored a bunch of hand-me-downs from my sister to help for the first 6 months, including a beautiful cradle. I've been running an excel spreadsheet to calculate our budget and weekly savings, and we're aiming to be able to buy some things in 10 - 12 weeks before the baby is due, and in case it's a little premmie.

Would I be right in assuming you don't need a highchair for a few months?

I am going the cloth nappy route. I have some terry flats from my mum and I am saving to invest in bumgenius and happy heinys plus some pul covers and inserts.

I must be mad or something because I can never find the baby range in Target. That place is like a big out-of-control barn! I'll look into Big W and Toys R Us, as well.