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[quote=Anonymous]I agree that it’s just not the best savings plan to start buying diapers and wipes and formula now because all of those things may or may not work for a specific baby. Size, body type, skin conditions or body chemistry can make any given brand of diapers or wipes a bad choice, and you never know which formula a baby may have an allergy to.

What I would do instead is simply set a side a little cash each month now. If you are putting aside 50 bucks a month for diapers and wipes now, then the cost won’t hit you as hard once the baby comes.

And I definitely agree that starting to look for deals on baby care and a baby clothes is totally worth it. You can find a lot of that stuff gently used for very cheap or free. Join your local buy nothing group on Facebook and try to find local moms groups, especially ones with a Buy/sell/trade component. And look at Big consignment sales in your area. A lot of parents at multiples groups have them biannually as fundraisers. Usually one in the fall and one in the spring.

Don’t overdo it on clothes because you may or may not need any given size for more than a month or so or you may find that certain brands don’t fit your kid properly if your baby is very thin or very fat or very tall or very short they just may not work in some clothing brands, so stocking up on every outfit they could possibly need in a given size might result in a waste of money on your part. but if you let it be known that you would like hand me down baby clothes you’ll usually get a deluge of free clothes from various places, because people love to give them away instead of donate. It’s such an emotional time of life and people feel sentimental about them. [/quote]

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