Should we get it..?

wwchix · Jan 29th, 2012, 06:27 AM

Me and OH will be TTC from June onwards hopefully, and I've been talking to someone on a stuff for free/sale site who is selling a buggy set with carseat and pram and footmuff, for £110, it cost £400 brand new and shes only getting rid as its too big for her mums car.

Do you think its too early to start buying stuff? We've got the room to store but don't want to tempt fate or look crazy!

x

Pandora11 · Jan 29th, 2012, 06:51 AM

It's nice to be prepared but what if it took you... say 1-5 years to get your bfp, it would only make you sad having it...

vaniilla · Jan 29th, 2012, 06:58 AM

it's up to you, I don't see anything wrong with it - but just make sure it's not too big/heavy for you and will fit in your car, ask if you can take it for a spin around their garden/house (make sure you put a bag in the seat so that it adds the weight of a baby), sounds crazy but it's a good way of seeing if its the pram for you and how well it pushes around, also check how easy you find putting it together

jessandaj · Jan 29th, 2012, 07:00 AM

i dont think theres anything wrong with it many people buy things like this and it actually inspires them to keeo going personally i have quite a large collection of baby clothes that i got for very cheap i like getting then they make me happy

OmiOmen · Jan 29th, 2012, 07:37 AM

It really is a personal opinion thing but I wouldn't. Before having my son I had 2 MMC's and became quite depressed about them and know that it would have made me feel worse having things about afterwards. I wish everyone the best with pregnancy but I would say that almost everyone I know with kids has had at least one miscarriage at some point so it is worth bearing in mind. Also if you do have a MC, if you will feel like you are using an item that was meant for the baby you lost. There is also the possibility of it taking a long time to get pregnant and although you could still use a pushchair that you have kept for years the chances are that the item would seem outdated and you would want a new one anyway.

Like I say it is personal opinion though.

wwchix · Jan 29th, 2012, 07:42 AM

Yeah these are all the reasons I'm thinking not to get it for, but then I think 'what if we do catch on straight away and have baby early next year, its a bargin' blahh I think I'll leave it, theres always someone selling one for cheap

Broody85 · Jan 29th, 2012, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by OmiOmen

It really is a personal opinion thing but I wouldn't. Before having my son I had 2 MMC's and became quite depressed about them and know that it would have made me feel worse having things about afterwards. I wish everyone the best with pregnancy but I would say that almost everyone I know with kids has had at least one miscarriage at some point so it is worth bearing in mind. Also if you do have a MC, if you will feel like you are using an item that was meant for the baby you lost. There is also the possibility of it taking a long time to get pregnant and although you could still use a pushchair that you have kept for years the chances are that the item would seem outdated and you would want a new one anyway.

Like I say it is personal opinion though.

I couldn't have said it better. I'm sure there are always bargains to be had as well. Maybe you could keep the money you would spend somewhere safe and use it once your pregnant. That way you get the fun of pram shopping whilst your expecting. I would imagine it would be a lot more exciting that way

MarineWAG · Jan 29th, 2012, 07:48 AM

It's a very personal thing as someone else has said. I am not a superstitious person but I refused to buy anything for DS until we were passed week 24 of pregnancy. I have to admit it's a bit different now we are waiting for #2 I am keeping things aside and stuff (but I wouldn't buy anything), but I know I wouldn't have bought anything while WTT #1. Good deals always come about, and one thing to be weary of is buying second hand car seats, make sure you know the history of it and get someone to look over it. But this is just me, I'm not right or wrong lol.

wwchix · Jan 29th, 2012, 08:00 AM

Yeah I would probably get, well no, I would get a new car seat. My mums always been wary of them, and having had an accident herself with a baby in the car, she knows the importance of a decent and undamaged car seat and would make me get a new one anyway.

I'll wait

It will be more fun when I'm actually pregnant, true true

I Love Lucy · Jan 29th, 2012, 10:44 AM

I probably wouldn't buy it simply because I would be worried that if I bought it than I would never get pregnant. I guess I'm a little superstitious. I don't intend to start buying stuff until I have a BFP at the earliest but I'm hoping to hold out until at least the first 12 weeks have passed. I know that's probably easier said than done but that is my current plan. I think if you're not superstitious and have room to store it than I see no reason to not buy it.

Jan 29th, 2012, 06:27 AM	#1
wwchix Waiting To Try (WTT) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 193	Should we get it..? Me and OH will be TTC from June onwards hopefully, and I've been talking to someone on a stuff for free/sale site who is selling a buggy set with carseat and pram and footmuff, for £110, it cost £400 brand new and shes only getting rid as its too big for her mums car. Do you think its too early to start buying stuff? We've got the room to store but don't want to tempt fate or look crazy! x

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Jan 29th, 2012, 06:58 AM	#3
vaniilla Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Somerset Posts: 8,382	it's up to you, I don't see anything wrong with it - but just make sure it's not too big/heavy for you and will fit in your car, ask if you can take it for a spin around their garden/house (make sure you put a bag in the seat so that it adds the weight of a baby), sounds crazy but it's a good way of seeing if its the pram for you and how well it pushes around, also check how easy you find putting it together

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Jan 29th, 2012, 07:00 AM	#4
jessandaj Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: missouri Posts: 177	i dont think theres anything wrong with it many people buy things like this and it actually inspires them to keeo going personally i have quite a large collection of baby clothes that i got for very cheap i like getting then they make me happy

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Jan 29th, 2012, 07:37 AM	#5
OmiOmen Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Derby Posts: 2,222	It really is a personal opinion thing but I wouldn't. Before having my son I had 2 MMC's and became quite depressed about them and know that it would have made me feel worse having things about afterwards. I wish everyone the best with pregnancy but I would say that almost everyone I know with kids has had at least one miscarriage at some point so it is worth bearing in mind. Also if you do have a MC, if you will feel like you are using an item that was meant for the baby you lost. There is also the possibility of it taking a long time to get pregnant and although you could still use a pushchair that you have kept for years the chances are that the item would seem outdated and you would want a new one anyway. Like I say it is personal opinion though.

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Jan 29th, 2012, 07:42 AM	#6
wwchix Waiting To Try (WTT) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 193	Yeah these are all the reasons I'm thinking not to get it for, but then I think 'what if we do catch on straight away and have baby early next year, its a bargin' blahh I think I'll leave it, theres always someone selling one for cheap

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Jan 29th, 2012, 06:51 AM	#2
Pandora11 Waiting To Try (WTT) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 129	It's nice to be prepared but what if it took you... say 1-5 years to get your bfp, it would only make you sad having it...

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Jan 29th, 2012, 07:48 AM	#8
MarineWAG Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Wales, UK Posts: 2,261	It's a very personal thing as someone else has said. I am not a superstitious person but I refused to buy anything for DS until we were passed week 24 of pregnancy. I have to admit it's a bit different now we are waiting for #2 I am keeping things aside and stuff (but I wouldn't buy anything), but I know I wouldn't have bought anything while WTT #1. Good deals always come about, and one thing to be weary of is buying second hand car seats, make sure you know the history of it and get someone to look over it. But this is just me, I'm not right or wrong lol.

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Jan 29th, 2012, 08:00 AM	#9
wwchix Waiting To Try (WTT) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 193	Yeah I would probably get, well no, I would get a new car seat. My mums always been wary of them, and having had an accident herself with a baby in the car, she knows the importance of a decent and undamaged car seat and would make me get a new one anyway. I'll wait It will be more fun when I'm actually pregnant, true true

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Jan 29th, 2012, 10:44 AM	#10
I Love Lucy Waiting To Try (WTT) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 940	I probably wouldn't buy it simply because I would be worried that if I bought it than I would never get pregnant. I guess I'm a little superstitious. I don't intend to start buying stuff until I have a BFP at the earliest but I'm hoping to hold out until at least the first 12 weeks have passed. I know that's probably easier said than done but that is my current plan. I think if you're not superstitious and have room to store it than I see no reason to not buy it.

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