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Showing posts with label plea for advice. Show all posts
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Saturday, March 26, 2011

finally starting the baby registry

So according to The Bump, we were supposed to start registering for baby stuff, oh, 15 weeks ago. Whoopsie! So this morning I started poking around on Amazon and getting this whole thing set up. It's kind of overwhelming.

So far, I've mostly just registered for a bunch of cloth diapers. Yes, I plan on doing the whole cloth diapering thing (supplemented by disposables--I'm not THAT extreme). I've read good stuff about Fuzzibuns so I registered for something like 22 one-size diapers in unisex colors--and also "Grape," because I happen to think purple can be unisex sometimes, and anyway, it would be sad if our future girl babies had nothing even sort of girlie, so there.



I also registered for 2 BumGenius ones with hook and loop fasteners, just to check them out. Why not, right. And then some prefolds through Gerber or something because they came in cheapo packs of 12 (for like $10) and I hear that they're great for wipes/diaper inserts/all sorts of baby-related stuff even if you don't like using them strictly as diapers.

We also registered for a baby wrap/carrier thing (I already have 2 slings I got for super cheap--that is a story I'll have to write about later [UPDATE: the story]--but I thought it would be good to have some variety just in case), and some cheapo bibs and safety stuff (by which I mean, plugs for electrical outlets and so on). We registered for a portable sleeper thing that I think could possibly work as an in-bed co-sleeper also, and a clothes drying rack for drying the diapers.

But other than those things... we plan to breastfeed, so we don't really need bottles and formula, right? Plus it feels strangely awkward to register for breastfeeding supplies. I know it shouldn't, but, oh well! Still does.

We already have a stroller and carseat and swing and some little seats, and a crib, and baby clothes (although I hear you can never have enough of those).

I dunno--what's left, guys? HELP! I feel weird registering for stuff I won't need for a while, like potty training stuff, etc. What should I do?