Hi - also think about a good high chair - they can cost around $200-$300 if you want one that goes up and down and reclines and stuff.

Also, with the pram, if your second child is more than around 2.5 years old, a toddler seat attached to an existing pram might not be much good, due to their weight restrictions. A skateboardy thing for the back of the pram might be a better idea.

Check that whatever pram you decide on fits in your boot, and try it out on the footpath, not just around inside the shop.

With car seats and other items - they seem to change cloth patterns and add things each year to make them look new and improved. Don't get sucked in by that - velour is going to get as cruddy as regular fabric. For car seats, as long as you get a good brand that is standard approved, you cant go wrong. ANd with so long to go, you have time to shop around and compare prices.

Also, if you're going to get them all at the one place - see if you can haggle a discount.

AND - our cot was from friends, so $0, new mattress cost about $80, car seat, birth to 18kgs safe n sound teddy biscuit, under $200, and i just bought a Bruin three wheeler for $160 - last one, old colours (navy & beige) no booklet, marked down from about $350. I thought those Boori cots cost about $1000 ?

Good luck,
Barb.