Comments on: Secret way to save money on baby gear

By: Should you find out your baby’s gender? | Pregnancy & Baby Blog

Should you find out your baby’s gender? | Pregnancy & Baby Blog — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:01:12 +0000

[...] get less useful baby shower gifts – no joke. This not only means you’ll have to shop more but it wastes money [...]

By: Save money while bringing up baby : Thrifty Mommy - Time and Money Saving Tips from Thrifty Mommy

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:36:45 +0000

[...] Never tell anyone your baby’s gender-to-be. [...]

By: Baby items you can safely borrow : Thrifty Mommy - Time and Money Saving Tips from Thrifty Mommy

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:43:49 +0000

[...] a Comment // One major way to cut down on baby costs is to borrow like there’s no tomorrow. However, some items are better purchased new, like a [...]

By: Jodie R.

Jodie R. — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:26:18 +0000

Yes I agree! I have an 11 week old son, and we got clothes, clothes, clothes, all in …. you-guessed-it … blue! He has so many clothes, there are many outfits he’ll never wear (wrong season like sweatshirts for the size he’ll wear this summer). It makes me feel so wasteful, but they didn’t include gift receipts so I couldn’t exchange

By: Jennifer Chait

Jennifer Chait — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:28:40 +0000

Well, hopefully you can take some stuff in and trade it in – sorry to hear this though, people don’t think logically, even people who have had babies – it’s astounding!

By: Jennifer Chait

Jennifer Chait — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:27:47 +0000

Yup, we didn’t tell anyone, which by the way, made everyone super hyper mad so we compromised and told people our name choices – one for a girl one for a boy. It somewhat calmed folks down.

By: Lori

Lori — Fri, 01 May 2009 02:19:07 +0000

Exactly! I had a daughter, and 90% of the stuff we got were pink blankets and pink outfits. We only got ONE package of diapers. Ahhh. So, I’ve told my husband we shouldn’t tell for the next one, but he doesn’t know if we can keep the secret. So, you were able to keep the secret??

By: Talina

Talina — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:03:16 +0000

I think it is happening to me right now
I wish I was told this like 8 months ago… I need boring practical stuff bad!

By: Jennifer @ Money Saver 101

Jennifer @ Money Saver 101 — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:04:30 +0000

I never actually thought of that. I always told the gender, but I had family members who made it a point to buy the practical stuff for us. But it’s still a really good idea to keep the gender under wraps, especially if you hate the whole blue for boys and pink for girls mentality.

By: Jennifer Chait

Jennifer Chait — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:16:53 +0000

That’s a great point. Hand-me-down baby gear is so darn cost effective, but not if your second is a boy, and all you have are pink dresses. Pink car seat! Egad, glad you didn’t get that either.