Thanks so much for all your tip, tricks and input!
I probably sounded like a complete snob and didn't explain myself very well in my first post. There is nothing wrong with second hand and I am more than happy to buy things second hand, however nursery furniture is something that DH wants me to buy new. It will be used for other children as well (if and when we have them!). he i
I have bought plenty of second hand pumpkin patch baby clothes etc off of ebay and have a draw in our spare room full, along with cloth nappies etc. I am happy to shop around and buy things online (I do it all the time so it doesn't scare me!). DH and I are much the same as you Briggsy's Girl - we have waited so bloody long for a bub that we want the nursery to be all nice and new and pretty.
I think looking at these things gives me hope that the next cycle is going to work.
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We brought all new stuff, but we didn't spend overly huge amounts of money...We got everything from the one shop and they did a bit of a discount for us because we were buying in 'bulk' so to speak. I'll try to remember approx costs:
Matching cot and change table and cot mattress - $800ish (it was on special)
Bassinet - $100 (also on special)
Change mat, mattress protectors (bassinet and cot) - not much, maybe $100ish?
We already had shelves in the built in cupboard in the room so we didn't need a chest of drawers. We brought one of those 'cube shelves' things from ikea which didn't cost much to use to put toys on.
We purchased sheets from target, so that was also minimal costl
We probably spent $1500 including a pram with bassinet, cheap cot from target with mattress, bedding, etc, washable nappies starter kit, rocking chair, rocking footstool, high chair, baby carrier, etc. Chest of drawers we got free from a friend and change table with bath we got from another friend but barely used. I found a towel on the floor easier for nappy changes and all babies were just bathed in the big bath with my husband. For subsequent children we upgraded the pram to a double but didn't spend any extra other than that.
I am the eBay queen so we spent probably under $1000 including wooden cradle, portacot, pram, cot, chest of drawers, change table, linen, room decorations etc. These were used by both kids too!
My big ticket item was the bunk beds for their room as the girls will be sleeping in those until they leave home!
Amy - furniture snob here as well. Cant help it.... We had a 7 year gaps between DS1 and DS2 and I'd given everything away soave done it twice! Like Lulu and Briggseys I reckon we easily spent 6k on the Boori Cot (loved it and after 3 years it's still an immaculate white (no teeth marks luckily), matching white Boori change table with an open gap shelf and then two drawers underneath, Peg Perego high chair (you don't need this at birth and could delay until 4 or 5 months but I appreciated buying it while we had two incomes), my much treasured Stokke pram (ok that may not quite have been Inc,uded in the 6k), two car seats - one top of the wazza from birth rear facing to toddler (my car) and a rear facingto toddler not quite as expensive for DH car - plus a peg per ego capsule from birth - cause I thought it would be good for first 6 months to put baby in and out of the car in a capsule (had ridiculous mental issues with hiring one - as it's turned out it will be good for the twins and its like new (not an essential purchase though), baby born sling (loved it), LOTS of linen (mostly online) - the glider breastfeeding chair was completely non essential - but let me tell you it was brilliant when I ws exhausted and feeding in the night.
Advent sterilizer, baby monitor, battery operated musical rocker (DS2 lived in it for the first 3 months) and the Moses basket (slept in this on a stand next to our bed for first 8 weeksbefore going into his Cot in his nursery).
I just asked DH what he reckons we spent including all furniture, linen, pram, stroller, car seats x2, high chair, clothing (pre birth), Moses basket etc and he rolled his eyes and said "is this a trick question" - he reckons about $8k!!!!!
He also says it won't be happening this around.....
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- as it's turned out it will be good for the twins and its like new (not an essential purchase though), baby born sling (loved it), LOTS of linen (mostly online) - the glider breastfeeding chair was completely non essential - but let me tell you it was brilliant when I ws exhausted and feeding in the night.
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