It is very little for your baby to be with you and all you have is a box full of crocheted booties that have made your grandmothers ... Do not panic! Don't fall for compulsive shopping Do not let yourself be dragged into marketing for new parents.
Not all things that are presented as necessary for babies are really useful or essential. We help you to know which objects will you use most, which do not need large investments, what items are totally expendable or what purchases it is better not to make until checking the needs.
VIP purchases where it is better not to skimp
First of all, we start with transport systems. We need to be able to move with our baby! Most systems are designed to be used from birth to approximately 3 or 4 years, so we will make a good purchase by investing in them.
The car chair It is the first article we have to think about because we will use it as soon as the new family member makes his first car trip. It is better not to skimp on it because it directly affects your safety (and our peace of mind).
If we acquire it in the first place, then we will not have to juggle to have a safe child restraint system that is also the one that best suits our little one, our budget, our car, our pace of life and our needs.
The stroller and / or the ergonomic baby carrier They are two other star products when preparing the baby's trousseau. Whether we choose one of them, as if we decided to alternate both systems according to the circumstances, it is worth investing in them because our baby will use them daily.
The essential basics
If we think about the things we will use daily, it immediately comes to mind the cradle and / or the cradle! They are two everyday items. Even if we decide to practice colecho with the baby, we can choose specific models for this purpose.
Although it seems that their use time is shorter than that of the cribs, babies rest much better in mini cribs, because they are more adapted to their size. They are safer and comfortable for them! In addition, its small size allows us to dispense with the travel cot. And later we can use a children's bed with a safety barrier to dispense with the crib.
But if we prefer to buy a crib from the beginning, there are cradle adapters They prevent the baby from getting lost in the bedding and ending at the foot of the crib or under the blankets. So in any case, It is not necessary that we have both items.
And watch out for the whims ... The cheapest cribs and cribs also fulfill their function perfectly!
What nobody tells you that you will use little
All parents go crazy buying the baby clothes when in reality it is the least used ... Really! First-position clothing, and in general that of the first months, is not used for a long time ... Babies grow very fast! Between the one we bought and the one given to us, in the end there are a lot of clothes that stay in the closet with the label on!
All parents go crazy buying baby clothes when in fact it is the least used ...
We can also save on crib clothes If we opt for baby bags. There are different fabrics and thicknesses depending on the season and in addition to being safer for the child, they will remove us from ironing and make the child's bed each day.
The baby cooking robots They are completely expendable. Baking, chopping and crushing are functions that can be done by the vast majority of small appliances. And they are also cheaper!
The bathtub furniture and the changing cabinet neither are they necessary, unless we have very large spaces at home. The first can be replaced by an approved bathtub adapter that allows us to bathe the little one in our bathtub. The second, although practical, is expensive and takes up too much space to perform a function that we can do perfectly by placing a clean towel on our own bed.
Let them give it to you
There are articles that, although practical, are not worth spending on them. For example: the hammocks and the rockers They are very cool, but the baby does not need them (and not all children like them!). An evolutionary high chair or the stroller itself also serves to sit the child inside the house, in addition to covering other more important needs.
Another article that is not as necessary as it seems is The bottle warmer. Unless we plan to go camping with the baby, it is more than certain that there is always a microwave at hand to heat your food.
The diaper containers They demand considerable expense and you have to be aware of constantly replenishing the airtight bags. On the other hand, it costs nothing to put the diaper in a simple plastic bag and close it to prevent it from smelling before throwing it in the trash can ... The same as a lifetime!
Family members and friends are often excited to give the baby the crib mobile and other toys, but the truth is that until about 6 months babies do not begin to sit, to be attracted to them and to manipulate the objects themselves.
Better wait to see how things evolve ...
There are products that are better to acquire on the fly, the experience will tell us what we need. The breast pump and breastfeeding cushionFor example, they are very practical but it is better to buy them when we need them since breastfeeding evolves differently in each case.
The high chair It is also a very useful product ... If the child wants to sit in it! That is why it is better that we choose it when we are sure that the baby will want to use it.
The playgrounds they take up a lot of space at home and some children don't like to stay "imprisoned" inside them. It is better to consider your purchase at the moment when the child becomes a small explorer and begins to crawl on the ground.
If our baby does not want to stop moving freely on the floor in any way, it is still preferable to replace the playpen with a baby safety door that we can install in your bedroom or in the playroom along with a baby monitor camera
Preparing a list of essentials will allow us to have a clearer vision of how to allocate our resources and establish a budget
Finally, design pacifiers are very tempting, but more and more experts advise against their use. The pacifier is not a necessity or an obligationBetter wait to see the baby's needs.
Establish a priority list and avoid impulse purchases
Although it is important to allocate most of our budget to those items on which the safety or welfare of our baby depends, many of the items we buy as first-time parents are underutilized.
Prepare on paper a essential list, ordered according to its importance or its amount, will allow us to have a clearer vision of how to allocate our resources and establish a budget.
Compare options, buy on the fly as needs arise and avoid impulse or emotional purchases They are key points to consider in order to qualify for the best possible items within our list of essentials.
To take advantage of offers and loyalty programs It is also very advisable. YudonpayFor example, it is a useful app that allows us to accumulate points and get gifts with our loyalty cards in a simple way.
It is a free application for iOS and Android that groups all our loyalty clubs in the same space and can be used in establishments replacing all our cards. Through it we can add the points of any of our customer cards or exchange them for gifts.
Afterwards, we can check through it the status of our points in real time and help us to use all our cards intelligently to achieve our goals.
Setting priorities, disregarding whims and emotional purchases, avoiding acquiring products impulsively and taking advantage of all available discounts, offers and gifts, we are less likely to make a purchase that we later regret.
However useful they may be, both the baby and we can live without them. Another thing is that, once we have the most basic needs covered, let's decide to buy them when the time comes because they make our lives a little easier.
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