My brother wants to buy something for us/baby and won't take no (politely said) for an answer. I've explained given the bub is only just over a month away, we have bought everything we need for now... and never having had a child, are not sure what we might need once the bub arrives until, well, you get the drift.
Anyhoo, one thing we havne't got and i thought might be handy is a port-a-cot. Both sets of families are 2 plane trips away from us and we really like camping.
But are the cots a waste of money? How often do you use your portacot and when?
otherwise any other suggestions on items for bub that you just love, but wouldn't have necessarily have bought yourself as part of the basic-nursery/baby stuff package.
(we have a hug-a-bub, pram, change table, mobile, electric breast pump, high chair, car seats, play rugs etc etc)
I was given a 2nd hand port-a-cot for home and we have used it when we go away to our caravan for A's outside time (we have a bed built into the van for her), it's great as a spare if you have other little ones (mother group) come over and they might need somewhere to sleep.
I also found it handy for outside time when DD was a little younger, could put toys in there etc and bought a fly net that fit over the top.
My stepmum has one at her house and we use that as DD's bed in our room.
I definitely still get a lot of use out of mine and A is over 1.
Other things that are handy could be:
* Battery operated swing or a bouncer - you might already have these
* nappies in the next size up?
* Rocking chair for you for b/f night settling etc - if you don't have one and have room?
Hmmm i can't think right now, all the things we got with A after she was born i hadn't even thought of, now with #2 on the way i'm brain dead... lol
Sorry HTH
Have you got a rocking chair, bouncer/rocker, plenty of nappies?
We have a port-a-cot which stays at my parents place. That way when we go over there Emily can still have her sleep. We also use it when we go away, which is 2-3 times a year.
ETA: snap avasmum! We've just suggested the same things LOL
We use our port-a-cot quite a lot as we visit family who don't live nearby. Also for holidays where we have rented places to stay. DD2 slept in hers for a couple of months as she had grown out of the cradle but wasn't ready to go into the cot in DD1's room so we set up the port-a-cot in our room next to our bed.
The other thing you could ask for is books - get a range for all different ages. They can be expensive and i don't think you can ever have enough!
Portacot is a must for me, we've used ours quite a lot, especially when we go to stay at my parents place for a holiday. So that's what I'd be asking for!
we have two...
one for us, and one that lives at mum's. DD uses hers at the moment as she has transitioned from bassinette to cot but we wanted something that we could move out of our room easily if she didn't like it to start with. we are moving her cot into our room now that we know she will sleep ok in the bigger bed.
we're planning on using it like a play pen outside - we can let her have a bit of freedom but she'll be safe - and we can put a fly net over it...
the one at mum's - when i go back to work, DD will spend a couple of days with mum each week, so rather than taking the cot back and forth, it will live there. she has friends with young kidlets, so if they visit she has somewhere for them to sleep too
on the weekend of DD's baptism, we were able to put up a friend with a bubba cos we had the portacot...
We never had a portacot and never needed one. My parents have a portacot which DD slept in when she was staying at their place. When she used to be looked after by my best friend during the day while I was at work, she'd sleep on a matress on the floor. My aunty has a portacot that DD slept in once when we were there for a party.
port-a-cot - get one or not?
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