https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 13:15:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registry-when-to-start-one#post-32692 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:57:19 +0000 Rosie Girl 32692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think a little before your shower. Like, my shower is at the end of January, so we will register at the end of December, or beginning of January. I am 28 wks currently. We are just registering at Target. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registry-when-to-start-one#post-32555 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:38:16 +0000 tequiero21 32555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@crash806: i'm 23 weeks and i finally sorta finished it. since my shower is in a month, i figure i should have it ready haha.</p> <p>@rescuemom10: i actually have amazon on the list. we'll see if people buy it. what i did was for the big items, i went to buybuybaby to see if i liked it. then if it's cheaper on amazon, i listed it there. amazon does carry things at a cheaper price than the big stores. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registry-when-to-start-one#post-32299 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:08:02 +0000 Rescuemom10 32299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>FAIL! I just saw the other thread on Amazon Registry! Haha! Sorry! LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registry-when-to-start-one#post-32297 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:07:13 +0000 Rescuemom10 32297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Out of Curiosity, thos who HAVE used Amazon. Did you have much luck with it? SOME people are still so fixated on seeing the item and actually going to the store. Like I said....some, or there are those who wait to the last min and go buy it which would not allow time for shipping. Just wondering. Didnt mean to steal away from this thread. Just curious seeing as so many seem to be using Amazon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registry-when-to-start-one#post-32234 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:22:48 +0000 lavender 32234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 25 weeks and have yet to start mine. I've been so busy with the holidays, we plan on starting it in January after the holiday craziness. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registry-when-to-start-one#post-18762 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 10:15:35 +0000 heffalump 18762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started pretty early. I just wanted to have time to gather everything together that I liked and have time to research and change things. I did it before I even knew the sex of the baby and just had stuff for both girls and boys and then deleted what I didn't need later on. </p> <p>I'm a big planner :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registry-when-to-start-one#post-17971 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:04:17 +0000 MH.Abroad 17971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Goodness, I'm not even pregnant yet and I've got like five different private baby registries on amazon. Obsessive? Yes. Prepared? Also yes. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registry-when-to-start-one#post-7357 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 09:05:57 +0000 winniebee 7357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I might start one over Christmas. We have some time off then, will be spending time with our families (and I know my mom will want to help)....and I'll be 18 weeks then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registry-when-to-start-one#post-7340 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 02:28:52 +0000 Red 7340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love Amazon's universal wishlist/baby registry. Like everyone says, start one now and keep it private til you're ready to let people know. I still keep a separate wishlist for my LO for items I'd like to get in the future. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registry-when-to-start-one#post-7144 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:22:55 +0000 duetletterpress 7144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i started one pretty quickly but kept it private until i figured out exactly what we needed + wanted. i'm glad we started early though because before you know it everyone is asking you about it. and your shower[s] begin. and the baby's here! haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registry-when-to-start-one#post-7007 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:22:55 +0000 katdevargas 7007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started one on wishpot way before we even started ttc. I knew that we were going to have kids one way or another &amp; kept reading about all these amazing products on the blogs I keep up with &amp; wanted a way to bookmark them. So I kept it private &amp; then when I got pregnant, I went back through everything I'd save really thoroughly. I made it public at about 14 weeks-ish? Because when we announced to our friends &amp; family, everyone started asking me what we wanted. But I've been constantly revising it since then, ha. It's an addiction. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registry-when-to-start-one#post-7000 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:13:07 +0000 MegWag 7000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been adding to a wish list on Amazon UK since about 15 weeks or so. (Did you know that the UK Amazon doesn't have a Baby Registry option!?!) But haven't publicized it yet.<br /> It's hard for us because most people that will want to buy us presents are in the US, so Amazon is our only real option. We used them for our wedding registry and it worked pretty well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registry-when-to-start-one#post-6981 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:04:32 +0000 Becksabee 6981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started mine about 20 weeks, and registered at Babies R US and Target. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registry-when-to-start-one#post-6837 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 02:59:06 +0000 looch 6837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did one to keep track of things that I thought I would need, or sometimes things that other moms recommended. I have a private wishlist now on Amazon for my son's toys/entertainment. </p> <p>OOPS: to answer the question, anytime is okay for a private list. I wouldn't make any list public until at least 24 weeks. People do search for them, I had no idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registry-when-to-start-one#post-6760 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:26:54 +0000 Jenna 6760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bluestriped Bee... I've thought about doing that! There are so many things that I hear about that sound so neat/necessary and I'm afraid that I'll forget them. For now I'm just pinning everything on Pinterest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registry-when-to-start-one#post-6736 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:51:34 +0000 BSB 6736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Uhhh, yeah, I started a wish list on Babies R Us and Amazon already. Just started TTC. It's a private list, so no one knows about it. Shhhh! Then I can just transfer the items to the registry when I do get pregnant. I can window shop can't I? ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registry-when-to-start-one#post-6722 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:14:18 +0000 Mrs. Bee 6722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i also started a wish list on amazon, and still keep one to bookmark things i might want to buy in the future. </p> <p>if you live near a buy buy baby, they have the best return policy. the staff is also super knowledgeable. they're part of bed bath and beyond. target has a horrible return policy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registry-when-to-start-one#post-6715 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:09:42 +0000 enjollah 6715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Amazon has a 10% completion discount that lasts (I think) 90 days after your event date/due date. For when to start on your registry, I'm sure anytime is fine but make sure you have enough time before your shower! I'm at 23 weeks and am having my baby shower at 28-29 weeks. My husband and I just started ours on Amazon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registry-when-to-start-one#post-6714 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:09:05 +0000 chopsuey 6714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>HA. i started one as soon as i found out i was pregnant. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registry-when-to-start-one#post-6694 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:25:59 +0000 tequiero21 6694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yeah i think i'm going to do that.... after 20 weeks! just start adding things that other people say they can't do without! </p> <p>my brother mentioned that some stores will give you a discount on items that have not been purchased on the registry. does amazon do that? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registry-when-to-start-one#post-6692 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:24:08 +0000 mamabolt 6692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can start one on Amazon and make it unsearchable if you want to add to it little by little...that's what I've done already, and as my friends mention items they couldn't live without I've been adding them there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registry-when-to-start-one#post-6691 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:20:13 +0000 MaisyMay 6691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think that I'd be inclined to start one around 22-24-ish weeks and then add to it as I find things that we needed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registry-when-to-start-one#post-6689 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:14:02 +0000 tequiero21 6689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>any recommendations on when to start one? i feel like now at 16/17 weeks, it's way too early. maybe after 24 weeks?</p> <p>any stores in particular? or is amazon probably best? </p>