https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:35:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-shopping#post-545909 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 11:38:59 +0000 MrsRcCar 545909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't buy anything until almost 17 weeks. It was hard not to but worth it. After we found out that we were having a boy I went and bought some things. I did major shopping after my showers. We put money away from each check until we went shopping that way the money was there with out buying anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-shopping#post-545894 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 11:23:05 +0000 avivoca 545894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not buying anything yet, mainly because we told our families not to buy anything until after our first ultrasound. But I will buy things for me, like a baby book, clothing, skin are, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-shopping#post-545871 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 11:05:18 +0000 marionberry 545871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jennimac: @Betsyboop: Thanks! These are the types of things we've been getting so far. I'm wondering if we should pick up some of the "more expensive items" since our family would be less likely to buy us lots of those in a shower. However I do pick up little things if they're super on sale.</p> <p>@jerricabenton: This is a very good idea! I happened to pick up some medela breastfeeding items because our hospital had them on sale. But there are many more that I still need just for me.</p> <p>For any of you that didn't buy until 12 weeks for fear of mc, what did you buy once you got there? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-shopping#post-540981 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:37:43 +0000 JerricaBenton 540981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only bought stuff for myself, maternity skincare, comfy bras - stuff like that, until we knew the gender. Early purchases that might be good are cloth diapers, if you're going that route. You can stretch out the expense and they are less likely to be gifted to you. I would just take the time to research the kind of gear you want. That took a lot of time and you don't want to feel rushed at the end. Also most people go fairly gender neutral with that stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-shopping#post-540975 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:35:10 +0000 Foodnerd81 540975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: I was too nervous too. We've bought a couple of novelty onesies and that's about it. But we are also focusing on moving so its harder to know what we need. And I expect to get a lot of basics at our shower. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-shopping#post-540965 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:32:17 +0000 betsyboop 540965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought a few things here and there as we saw them on sale. We bought our stroller, onesies and a few newborn clothing items, our white noise machine, crib and infant car seat. I don't regret buying any of those things but it did make things difficult for people who wanted to buy things for us as we had already acquired a bunch of stuff. So we ended up getting a lot of clothing, which I think is somewhat unavoidable anyway. I say go for it!</p> <p>ETA: We didn't really buy stuff until after I was out of the first trimester but that was more because I was too busy with other stuff! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-shopping#post-540960 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:30:26 +0000 JoJoGirl 540960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was too nervous to buy anything til after 12 weeks. But that was probably unnecessary :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-shopping#post-540959 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:30:07 +0000 singingbee 540959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought things like bath tubs and swings. We have two houses so I bought them at a consignment sale. I also got a great pnp. Some will say they didn't buy anything because they didn't want to jinx anything, but I know I didn't lose my daughter because I bought things too early. So that's my thoughts on the matter. There was a point that I did put some things in another room, but honestly, for me that wasn't the hard part about losing our daughter. I know they will be used and our future kids will love them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-shopping#post-540957 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:29:15 +0000 lovehoneybee 540957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't really buy much early, actually. I waited until after my shower to see what I still needed (a lot of stuff like the Boppy and bottles and even our crib and glider were gifted). The only thing I bought early on was cloth diapers because I wasn't sure they would be gifted (we got a lot of initial skepticism about them) and I caught a good sale on them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-shopping#post-540919 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:16:13 +0000 marionberry 540919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 7 weeks pregnant and there are things we will wait to buy until we know if it's a boy or girl (basically anything that should look girly or boyish). But I'd like to start collecting items that aren't affected by gender now, to spread out the expenses. Thinking of such examples as a boppy, bottles, etc.</p> <p>So I want to know, what items did you buy early on in pregnancy? And did you ever regret buying items early? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-babykids-stuff-everywhere#post-375690 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:17:40 +0000 shopaholic 375690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@IcebergMom: Nice to know! Now I will be on the lookout for some decor friendly baskets or chests to contain some things as much as I can! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-babykids-stuff-everywhere#post-375175 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:55:27 +0000 IcebergMom 375175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My house looked a lot better after 9-10 months when I was able to get rid of the bumbo, exersaucer, swig, bouncy chair, etc. that's the stuff that takes up space! Now we are rocking with two baskets in each baby room - playroom, livin room, and nursery. One for books and one for toys. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-babykids-stuff-everywhere#post-374986 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:30:24 +0000 shopaholic 374986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ree723: That's amazing you have the energy to clean up every night! But nice for you and your husband to feel like regular adults again I bet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-babykids-stuff-everywhere#post-374981 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:29:22 +0000 shopaholic 374981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Crumbs: So nice to have a separate division of space &amp; areas! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-babykids-stuff-everywhere#post-374305 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 07:25:17 +0000 loveisstrange 374305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, not really. We make sure to put away things that have outgrown their usefulness. We have her jumperoo in the living room, a small "changing" station with diapers and wipes, etc in the living room, her high chair in the dining room... and that's about it. When I have cloth diapers drying, the rack sits in front of our french doors but I fold it down against the wall when it's empty. Her toys live in a big, wicker laundry hamper that sits under a desk. The hamper even has a lid so we put her toys in there, close the lid and slide that baby under the desk. It's out of sight and out of the way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-babykids-stuff-everywhere#post-374297 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 07:13:46 +0000 bushelandapeck 374297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh...yes. I try to keep things organized and in their place but by the end of the day, things are all over the living room. I use baskets to keep the toys contained though and that seems to help. I also put away some of the stuff when we're not using it because I don't want dog hair to get on it (we have a black lab). The swing is huge but I managed to put it behind the couch so it isn't quite as noticeable :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-babykids-stuff-everywhere#post-374241 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 06:14:15 +0000 heffalump 374241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not yet, lo is only 15 months so its pretty east to control. But I do see it happening. My plan is to get a toy chest in the living room so we can just have her throw the toys in at the end of the day.</p> <p>Our thing is we have a dog who has separation anxiety and hell eat whatever is left out when we leave the house, so everything has to be cleaned up if it's not behind closed doors. So we keep all baby toys in the rooms, not in the living room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-babykids-stuff-everywhere#post-374236 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 06:03:45 +0000 Andrea 374236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do not because we are lucky enough to have a playroom for her. We never play in her room so there are no toys there. I'd rather have her associate the bedroom with sleep only anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-babykids-stuff-everywhere#post-374227 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 05:46:31 +0000 hilsy85 374227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Minnie_Girl: seriously!! It is ENORMOUS! We didn't see it before receiving it as a gift and were shocked at how big it is. </p> <p>So far, we have the swing in the living room, and sometimes his bassinet during the day. And random clothes that migrate it. I'm sure it will get worse as he gets older. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-babykids-stuff-everywhere#post-374138 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 01:15:53 +0000 SugarplumsMom 374138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our family room is upstairs (near our bedroom) and all her stuff is scattered everywhere! But none of it is downstairs, so if we had unexpected visitors, they wouldn't know we had a kid ... well her cries would make it obvious, of course :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-babykids-stuff-everywhere#post-374124 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:38:03 +0000 Ree723 374124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Umm, yes. I like to be super organised but there's just no way with a baby. Currently (it's mid-afternoon here), I'm in our living room and I have a sheet spread out on the floor with a sleeping baby on it, a play gym next to the sheet, a bumbo on the other side, a basket of toys against the wall, a stack of books on the coffee table, a swing in the corner, a boppy on the couch, a diaper bag on a chair by the door, and a bowl with clean teething toys on the entertainment center. That's just in the living room....and yes, this is a typical day. </p> <p>The good thing is that I clean it all up every evening and our house becomes "ours" again after LO goes to bed. Really though, I think it's just inevitable with a baby that baby stuff ends up getting everywhere. In the first few weeks following birth, I didn't want to walk upstairs every time I needed something, so I moved as much of it to the ground floor as possible for the day time. Somehow, it's just never made its way back up to her nursery! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-babykids-stuff-everywhere#post-374065 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:01:42 +0000 Mrs Checkers 374065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like we do. She has toys mostly in the living room (and our living room is tiny) because her room is upstairs and the only time she's really in her room is to sleep. She also has some toys in our room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-babykids-stuff-everywhere#post-374027 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:32:21 +0000 Freckles 374027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We only have her jumperoo out in the living room. When she goes to sleep all her toys go into one basket! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-babykids-stuff-everywhere#post-373918 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:51:08 +0000 Minnie_Girl 373918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're about a month out from baby's arrival and I'm trying to find ways of subtly sneaking in all the baby stuff...it's like trying to hide really big Easter eggs!</p> <p>@mrsjyw: The snugabunny is the worst. That thing has the wingspan of an albatross! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-babykids-stuff-everywhere#post-373841 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:30:09 +0000 pinkcupcake 373841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm looking around my living room and there's baby stuff everywhere! Toys against all the walls, her jumperoo, playmat, more toys... it's crazy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-babykids-stuff-everywhere#post-373774 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:11:33 +0000 autumnlove 373774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! LO's stuff is everywhere! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-babykids-stuff-everywhere#post-373758 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:08:33 +0000 littlecasita1122 373758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always make myself pick up his toys each night before I go to bed and put them in baskets I have set up in the living room so at least they're not randomly all over the place. I would say it's organized clutter right now and it doesn't bother me as much as I thought it would. I got used to it after a few weeks. </p> <p>But we do have friends with a LO and their house is always a MESS...like it's dangerous to walk around because there are just toys everywhere. I always make sure I will never let the clutter get that bad! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-babykids-stuff-everywhere#post-373728 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:58:23 +0000 T-Mom 373728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's been impossible to avoid for us. Even if you keep it all in one place, once LOs start moving, it travels with them. I'm alwas stepping on Legos ouch !!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-babykids-stuff-everywhere#post-373510 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:01:52 +0000 mrs. wagon 373510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, it's everywhere. It was necessary when I was a SAHM, but when kids are in daycare full time you definitely need less stuff around. You just have to entertain them on the weekends and we go out a lot then anyway.</p> <p>I don't put any toys in the kids' rooms because I like for their rooms to only be for sleep. That'll change as they get older. </p> <p>We're lucky because we have a finished basement that we've turned into a playroom, and we also have a weirdly shaped living room. It's front-to-back and long and skinny, so there's no elegant way to make it into a big living room. So instead we basically split the room in two. One side is the living room and one side is the play area. Unfortunately the living room also has kid stuff in it since we don't have a garage... so the carseats, extra stroller parts, etc. are sitting along the side of the room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-babykids-stuff-everywhere#post-373486 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:57:34 +0000 Bao 373486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah we have a lot of baby stuff but its organized and all has a place....could be worse! </p>