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i brought too much lol!!! But rather have more than not enough!!! :) x

ive got nearly everything now, but you need so much

i bought so much stuff i didn't need or ended up not using it all! I got a baby sleeping bag, and that has been the best thing i bought! Brooke still has one and is 15 months (:

i bought so much stuff, he hasn't even used/wore half of them, he's growing out of things soo fast! x

I bought WAY to many clothes, wish someone would have told me she'll never be able to wear it all coz she grows so fast haha

Great Advice...Defo Know What To Buy Now :) Just Hope Can Afford It! x

Oh and another thing, you can never have too many bibs and try and make sure you have a place that will always bw at hand that you can put them or else you will be forever ging upstairs to get a fresh one lol xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Babies do not need a dummy, my LO has never had a dummy, he just did not like them. A definite thing I recommend buying is a Gro- egg room thermometer as it is absolutely brilliant and takes away all that worrying about whether your baby is too hot or too cold, brilliant. Also don't go mad on buying newborn clothes as they are only in them 5 minutes before they have grown out of them xxxxxxxxxxxxx

I would highly recommend the Fisherprice soothe and glow seahorse £15 from argos little one loves it and never fails to get him to nod off x

I dont believe that your baby NEEDS a dummy at all. I believe that some babies would prefer to have a dummy more than others

id love to get my lil man off his dummy his now jus turned 1 and his so attatched though :S xx

for anyone john lewis does a really good nursery advice service, whever you are on a budget or willing to spend anything they will talk you through loads of options - i found it really helpfull

I wish someone gave me the advice of not buying too much when I was pregnant, I couldn't find out whether I was having a boy or a girl so I had bought all neutral colours, but as soon as i gave birth to my baby girl, it was all pink pink & more pink lol, i spent a fortune on stuff she never even wore oncee lol x

dont get too many clothes as they can just get in the way if there too many and baby will never wear all of it cos they grow out too fast, i dont like scratch mitts (never fit and fall off!) but can never have too many socks, scratch mitts && bibs :) x

talk to your friends who also have kids if its your first one. they might mention something you wouldn't have though of. i just had my third and forgot a few important things

Don't buy too many clothes as they grow out of them so fast! But you can never have too many bibs ;)

Don't buy too many clothes as they grow out of them so fast! But you can never have too many bibs ;)

tbh with regards to whether a baby needs a dummy depends on the baby. my lo started off breastfeeding and it only lasted 3 weeks because as the second week came in she started using me as a dummy and wouldnt except a proper dummy at first people told me it was a growth spurt but it wasnt (after a week of constant feeding and NO SLEEP!! i gave up). now she is on the bottle she will take her dummy but only wen she needs it. babys suck for comfort so many babies do need a dummy but there are some that dont =)

my babys due in 6weeks and we hae soooo much stuff. we have bought loads, probz too much and family and friends have bought is loads. hope it all gets used :) xxx

dont buy too many clothes, i brought loads and taejia was 10 weeks prem and she only started waering the clothes i brought when pregnant, when she was about 6 months old lol

I've heard of being blonde, but this is ridiculous. I've had three children - pregnant with my fourth and I've drawn a blank. I just can't think of everything I'm going to need. Apart from the OBVIOUS basics like cot, clothes and nappies. I keep forgetting the little things like Muslin Cloths.... *sigh* does it ever get easier? x

my baby is due in 9 weeks & i have probably bought far 2 much but hopefully it will all get used

when i was pregnant with my son i bought everything i could afford,and alot of it got given away brand new,but this time round i am only going to buy what we need, x

i used a baby sleeping bag on my little boy and he slept much better in that but i cant put him in one now because he stands up in it and bangs his head on the edge of the cot.

oh gosh i bought way loads than this lol.

baby sleeping bags are the best

You can get the Thermometers free from alot of baby clubs online. I think the HIP does one not sure tho

Crib, mattress, and blankets were no-brainers haha, but I would caution not going overboard buying blankets; they are a VERY popular baby gift! I have packed up blankets that I never used with my daughter, ones still with tags etc on them that people gave us, same goes for receiving blankets (I believe these are "muslins" there).. people told me I "couldn't have enough" receiving blankets, but I had WAY too many.. I realized which were my favourites and put the rest that I didn't like as much away. I never used any baby sleeping bags- hard to find here to be honest, and my daughter has never kicked her blankets off in her sleep. If she kicked them off, she was either up and I had to settle her anyway, or she waking up for good. Dummies- I would only buy a couple really to start. I had like 20 I think between the few I bought and gifts, and my daughter HATES them.. they aren't overly cheap, such a waste of money! Then the room thermometer... we don't really have those here, lol. The rule of thumb we go by is that you should dress your baby with one layer more than you have, for the nights, she wears warmer pajamas than I do and gets a warm blanket. I've never had an issue with her being cold or overheated and we don't have a thermometer :)

to be honest you dont really need to buy that much stuff because evryone gives you evrythinggggg so dont overbuy and just buy essentials beforehand

I used the baby sleeping bag and loved it.

Not buying half as much stuff second time round!! Isha--x I def recommend baby sleeping bags

We have so much stuff for cody but i can honestly say he has used everything! my godsend items are sleeping bags and his baby swing. I know a swing isn't one of the main things to get but i have found it so usefull. pop him in it and i can get the cleaning done without having to worry about him and works wonders if he ever started getting stroppy

I Have Soo Much Stuff For My Baby I Dont Think She Will Use Half Of It x

Are the baby sleeping bags a good idea? i have loads of clothes and a mosesbasket already. i was gonna get a sleeping bag for her but im not too sure..?

i agree with lilly_mummy about dummies they are more trouble than they are worth with the after effects on babies jaw and teeth after everything i went through from having a dummy i wont let lauren near one lol :)

I need to start buying this stuff soon.. even tho i dont know how im going to afford it x

i got soooo much stuff for ma baby and i have stuff he has never worn but its to small now! :(

I got way too much too, but i didnt find the grow bgs any good. every time my daughter would move the poppers would open and the bag would come off. useless!

I'll be buying dummies, simply because most babys with dummys don't tend to suck their thumbs....and ive seen people suck there thumbs in high school! at least a dummy can be taken away.

ive never used grow bags on either of my girls, but i might try and start with my youngest, 16 months, she always kics the blankets of herself

I bought loads for my baby, but the sleeping bags are brill. My baby used to kick the covers off all the time and wake up during the night because he was cold. but since i put him in one he sleeps all night.

i bought far too much!

Gro-bags were great, My 4 year old still fits in the bigger sized ones and enjoys going in it :P My 14 month old is going through the same phase as her sister went through, of unzipping/un buttoning them and climbing out, so trying to find ones that aren't so easy to escape from is hard... but on a whole they are just AMAZING!

sienna isnt keen on sleeping bags she prefers her big cover.

Connor doesnt like sleeping bags, he wont sleep in them so we use blankets. I dont agree with babys need a dummy, i think thats the parents choice. I never had a dummy and connor only has a dummy when he's falling to sleep to soothe him

I found sleeping bags a total godsend, neither of my kids EVER kept their blankets on and always used to wake up because they got cold, sleeping bags meant a comfy bubba and a happy mum!

i had all of the above. sleeping bags are a godsend, my son is jus over 9 months and he is such a wrigge bum in the night that no blanket ever keeps him covered so i know hes warm and snug. my son had a dummy and tbh it done its job, kept him quite while he was waiting for a feed, helped settle him a night and made him go longer during the night, however he then depended on his dummy and NEEDED it to nap and go down at night; in the end i was getting up every half hour to hour jus to put his dummy back in coz everytime it fell out he woke for it and could go bk to sleep without it!! grrrr neither of us wer getting any sleep so i decided to get him off it and now he sleeps much better :) i wouldnt say a baby NEEDS a dummy its a parents choice. xx

this is good, i have brought my cot already aswell as moses basket :) and brought a whole load of different tog sleep bags encase

Ahh Lillys_Mummy i don't agree either that they are essential, Im personally not using a dummy as I find them unhygienic and hard to get babies off of! But thats my PO. x

Ive bought a one tog sleeping bag for baby, my house is usually between 18 and 22 degrees, is a one tog okay for this temperature?

There are so many things that you might want to buy but there are only five things that you really need to keep your baby healthy and safe. 1. cot 2. mattress 3. room thermometer 4. blankets or baby sleep bag 5. dummy im sorry but i dnt agree AT ALL that ur baby NEEDS a dummy.

I swear by sleeping bags. Baby doesn't get cold for night feeds and they can't kick the covers off.

I'll buy as much as I can afford really. Good to get some decent advice tho! ;)