Yes i have bought some stuff,

moses basket
nappy wrapper
packs of nappys & wipes
Lotions etc
Some vests
dummies
bottles

Gosh that sounds loads - But its all stored away in boxes in the attic.

I just wish June would hurry up now !

I don't think it's a good idea to buy this early.
First, you can say you (not you specifically, but I am saying "you" in general) are going to ttc in May for example, but what if you don't fall pregnant right away? What if it takes years? What if there is a problem and you can't get pregnant? What if you get pregnant and god forbid you lose the baby?

I chose to wait until I was in my third tri to buy stuff. You don't need a ton of stuff for a baby in the begining anyway. I think it's just better to save the money until the right time.

sure you don't mean to be but i find this a little harsh if i'm honest, it's the OP'er's opinion

back to the original post - i didn't with maddi (when ttc) but i did start buying within a few weeks of my bfp, just a few bits and bobs, for me, having the babies things and if god-for-bid something had of happened, i no i would of been ok with having things of my little leech's, but i no many don't feel this way, which is also understandable.
thankfully everything was fine and i had everything brought really (and nursery done by 23weeks)

this time, i have been tempted, but haven't brought anything yet. i was thinking about bringing some bits back from florida when we're ttc, but i'm not sure yet, for us, i'm terrified of not being blessed again as i had some problems ttc mads xx that said, i do have an attic full of stuff (of maddi's) just in case!

She gave her opinion but she also asked questions which I answered with my own reasons why I wouldn't do it. (That's why I said in my original post: "when I say you, I am not saying you specifically, I am saying you in general"). She asked if anyone found it weird, and also she wanted to know what people thought , and also if it was premature. Those are her words in her post (hence, asking for thoughts/opinions on the topic) and I gave my opinion like everyone else did. I didn't say I found it weird though. If you think it's harsh, I understand but the reasons I gave are realistic. Ultimately, it's up to her if she wants to buy stuff.

Sorry, I didn't mean to go on and on in this post, but I like to be specific for clarity reasons, lol! I am really not like that in person.

I agree with snowqueen on this. Only because I experienced it. I bought things before we were even trying and started setting up our nursery right when I found out I was pregnant. 9 weeks in and I lost the baby. I can say it was the worst thing in the world coming home to baby stuff because I tortured myself with it by going through it all. I was naive and thought nothing bad could possibly happen to me.

It may be harsh but the truth is that infertility and miscarriages happen all the time. I don't think snowqueen was saying it to be mean, she is just trying to point out the other side of things.

With that said, it is not weird at all to want to prepare. It's hard to resist buying cute baby things. I like the idea of saving up and waiting a bit.

i've bought a few items...only when there's a sale!

how can i pass up an outfit that is usually $75 for only $5!!

and i think of it as a gift...then i don't jinx myself!

I have bought a couple of little clothes that were on sale, that's all. I don't see the problem, personally. If we had problems conceiving, so what? At some point I will have a baby to go in those clothes, either by birth, adoption or fostering, and because I've bought them now not while I'm pregnant if I did have a mc I wouldn't feel I'd bought those clothes for that baby, so wouldn't have to get rid. They're packed away in one of my storage boxes, too, so they're not out in the open to be looked at.

I usually try not to buy anything. Why? Worried about getting obsessed (Anyone from UK remember Ronnie with that huge secret stash of baby things when she was not even pregnant yet?) I don't think its to do with jinxing it, just worried it will make me upset and not focus on the present.

HOWEVER, I broke the golden rule and bought two beautiful baby books (those where you put photos and different stages of the babies development). They were so beautifully made. It was a sale as the shop was closing, and it had one in pink and one in blue. I couldn't bring myself to buy one and not the other. I now have the books hidden, and am using them for motivation to get me from WTT to TTC.

I do wonder sometimes, that when I am pregnant, will I decorate the nursery, will I buy clothes etc? Why? Because even though I so much want to do it, I can't help thinking what if something happens very later on in the pregnancy or during birth. How heartbreaking can it be going home to an empty nursery? I can even start to think what women go through that have that issue, my heart goes out to them. Gone a bit off topic here

So, I think its a tricky one, to buy or not to buy? I think as long as you have your feet on the ground and head in the present, you can maybe buy some things, if it feels right for you.

honey i am so deeply sorry for your loss i was told i could never have children, and went through many years of lots of tests before we started and once ttc, i do understand the pain of infertility

snowqueen i understand where you was coming from and stating the other side, but my original opinion is, and i stand by it, i thought it was harsh and like i said, i'm sure you didn't mean it hope that clears up my comment

I am tempted to buy things all the time, but I kind of feel the same way about not having loads of stuff around waiting for a baby. Plus, I think it'll back fire and make me sad and broody since we are officially WTT. Anyway, I have decided to start a "secret baby savings account" which will give me something to do while WTT that won't make me sad and will help with my anxiety about not being able to afford a baby. That way I can splurge on baby stuff and preggers outfits, DH can't complain about money i'm spending, and we won't feel it from our budget. The goal is when I've got $5,000 saved up (estimated cost for 1st year minus daycare) then we can TTC. (obviously we're a ways away) (BTW...DH is so confusing...keeps telling me how he could wait 6 yrs for kids and then comes back and starts saying how he's scared we'll have infertility issues....WTF)