hi childonway
I am close to 18 weeks and I've only really just started to look around at what it out there, just in places like target and babyshops online really. And asking friends / family what they suggest to buy. Plus asking all these knowledgable people here on BB what is a waste and what is absolutely essential!
I actually think I'm going to layby some of the big stuff in the next week or so, i was a bit flabergasted at how expensive some of this stuff is. No way I can buy it all in one hit. We have some people giving us second hand gear as well which will be great. The op shop idea is a good one - lots of stuff for real newborns cos they grow out of it so quick.
lolly