I haven't and don't plan on it, but a couple people keep asking me where I'm registered. I thought it was on the list of social "no-nos" (especially if the kids are the same sex?) But maybe I'm way off....
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I don't want to/plan on it but multiple people have mentioned that I should.
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Oh, definitely not! We have literally only needed like ... four things? And most were on the $$$ side. I don't see a problem with people personally asking what you need, but a registry seems a bit over the top.
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@Mrs. Yoyo: we are in the exact same boat. Since the girls will be 19-20 months apart, we have tons of sheets, blankets, clothes, bottles, etc.
All we need are a double stroller, a second crib, and a new glider. All of which are $$$$!
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Nope! I didn't need anything and my kids are really close in age. Some people asked where I was registered and they told me GOOD when I said I didn't have one! Haha!!
We bought a double stroller, chair, dresser and second crib!
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I don't plan on having a registry for my second.
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Ours will be far apart, so I could see registering again maybe. Probably only if the family asks us to though.
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Nope. 2 girls close in age. We didn't get a double stroller and my first never slept in a crib so I saw no need to buy anything new.
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I did for S, but it had been almost 6 years since having DS and it was a different sex.
I only will make a registry for this one if it is a boy. Even then, it's only so that I can get a discount.
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I have a private registry so I can keep track of what I actually have. We borrowed so many things for DD1 that we've already returned, we're missing some big things we had the first time around, like a car seat. But I don't intend to share the registry with anyone.
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I have for my third. Partly so people can buy us something if they want, but mostly so that I can get a discount on stuff after the baby comes
It is very VERY short, though.
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I think I did just to get the registry completion discount? No one bought anything off of it except me lol. We did have to purchase a lot more since they were different genders and 3 years apart (and we had so little when B was a baby - what we did have had been passed down from friends and family, we had to buy everything new with E).
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No, we didn't, even though they were different genders. I had thought about registering just to get the completion discount, but ended up not doing it in the end
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Nope we only register for baby #1 here.
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I don't plan to register for when we have our second.
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I did register and have a shower for my second, but they are 9 years apart. We didn't have a public registry for this baby, nor did we have a baby shower, they will be 23 months apart. I've had a couple people ask where we're registered and if we were having a shower, and they seemed shocked when I told them no. All we needed were bottles, diapers, pnp, and newborn clothes.
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I never even registered when we had our first so I definitely won't be registering for this second baby. My LOs will be 19/20 months apart and I honestly can't think of one thing we need other than the second seat for our pram. We'll keep LO #2 is the PnP in our room for at least six months (like we did with our first) and by that point, LO #1 should be ready to move into a bed, so we won't need a second cot. If LO is a boy, we'll need a bunch of clothes but other than that, I'm not expecting to need too much!
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I added some things to my Amazon wish list, but didn't register!
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Here everyone makes a full blown registry and shower for all babies, 2nd and beyond!
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We did, but like some of the other ladies there was a significant amount of time between #1 & #2. This time we won't be registering.... there's just 2 years between them & the things we'll be getting are all $$$ items (new car seat, possibly a double stroller, etc).
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Don't have one and won't. We only need a couple of things anyway.
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@zippylef: I know we have similar views on second baby showers; do you know if your family will throw you a second one??
I plan to significantly space out my second child as well and we are keeping all the clothes from my boy but if we do have a girl I will obviously need clothes. I am also undecided on if I'll keep our stroller.
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No..I don't see myself doing that if I were pregnant. .
Anyways, we only need a few things when I get pregnant with a second, no matter th sex. We bought all gear gender neutral the first time.
We would only need clothing, a double stroller a maybe a set of pink A&A and a set of pink pacis. That's about it. -
@TurtleDoves: first, I want you to be pregnant again! Second, I love that you're assuming it would be a girl
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I think 2nd showers are ok if the babies are far apart in age and the parents might have gotten rid of all of their gear. And "sprinkles" are ok if baby #2 is a different sex, but even then I would think most people would just get you clothes. I thought everyone kind of knew that...
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I put together an Amazon wish list to keep track of what we needed to buy for our second (other gender, 2.5 years apart). We already had a ton of stuff and didn't need much. My shower was a surprise and I got spoiled with tons of adorable, amazing girly clothes. The hostess had sneakily gotten hold of my wish list (via Wagon Sr.) so I got a few of those gifts as well, which was nice. She also let people know that gift cards would be appreciated since we needed to buy larger things like double stroller, etc. so we got a few of those as well.
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Nope, we didn't even though they are different genders too. We took it as an opportunity to put DS into a toddler bed and use the cot for DD. we didn't get a double pram, but instead got a carrier. DS was toilet trained just as DD was born, so no need for his change table either. They are exactly 2 years apart. I would feel awful registering for a second!
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@runsyellowlites: You just reminded me of the other big purchase we'll need to make - a second car seat, duh! I knew there was something big that I was missing! We'll rent an infant capsule through the ambulance service for the first six months (far more economical as infant seats only go up to 18 lbs and 27 inches here! DD was out of hers by five months) and will then buy a convertible, so I guess it's a purchase we won't have to make for another year yet....
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@Ree723: We're going straight to the Convertible this time (another Combi so we should get atleast 2 years out of it).
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We're planning to have another sort of close in age with our first. (2-3 years apart is the plan depending on ttc and a move we might make.) We don't plan to register next time, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens!
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I did, but my kids are 7 years apart and different sex. I will not with any future children though.
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You could do it for the discounts that you get for registry completions? And then just keep it to yourself???
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Sort of. I added the few things we needed onto a private Amazon registry so that we can get the completion discount on them. Technically it's a registry, but it's more of a personal list.
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I did register for my second as they we 6+years apart. I also registered for my third since they are different genders AND we got rid of most of her stuff since we thought we were done.
As with every registry I only give it our if someone asks. If they don't ask I don't tell. lol
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I'm newly pregnant but I will not be registering - even if they are opposite sex. It's a faux pas in my circle. I'm sure my close family and close friends will give gifts but I'm 100% certain they will be much smaller than last time. We don't need much and the big things we need are expensive and I'd like to pick myself (double stroller, new furniture for DS so #2 can have his).
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@Mrs. Pen: i would assume yes, my family will probably throw me another one.
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I won't register either- ours will be close to the same age difference, 22 months apart, and we still have everything we need. If baby #2 is a boy, we'll need some boy clothes, and we need a mattress for our toddler's new bed when we give the crib to baby #2, but otherwise we're pretty set, so I don't really see the point.
It is very VERY short, though.
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