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Don’t Change Sizes Yet

Josh — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:00:21 +0000

Note that diaper sizes overlap the recommended weight. It’s tempting to go ahead and buy the next size up because your baby has crossed into the lower range of that new size. It’s almost a point of pride to move your baby into the bigger size. Don’t do it. Keep your baby in the smallest size that fits comfortably. Bigger sizes mean fewer diapers per package means more cost per diaper.

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Online Diaper Options

Josh — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:00:50 +0000

Check http://www.amazon.com, http://www.storkschoice.com, and http://www.diapers4less.com periodically. If you find a sale, sometimes combined with free shipping, you can get a bargain on these that will be cheaper than store purchases.

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Warehouse Diaper Discounts

Josh — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:00:28 +0000

Check Costco and Sam’s Club. Buying bulk packages of diapers, even name brands, are often cheaper than a smaller package of store brand.

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Buying Disposable Diapers

Josh — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:00:40 +0000

Name brands really don’t work better than store brands. But there are differences among brands as to which works best on the shape of your baby. Our sister-in-law swears by Wal-Mart’s White Cloud. We found that Kroger brand diapers worked better than White Cloud for us. Try a couple of different store brands to find what works best. Look at the cost per diaper to see if the larger packages are really cheaper. Usually this is the case with diapers.

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To Pacify or Not to Pacify

Josh — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:00:04 +0000

Before you go out spend money on special orthodontically (is that a word?) designed pacifiers that you may or may not use, just wait. Most hospitals provide a Soothie brand pacifier. Take it with you when you go home. Use that as needed, but you may find that your baby doesn’t need a pacifier. Our first wouldn’t have anything to do with it and we had bags of pacifiers that were never touched. If you find that yours does like a pacifier the dollar store variety works just fine.

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Hospital Goody Bags

Josh — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:00:37 +0000

Before leaving the hospital look on the baby cart your baby was wheeled around in. You’ve been charged for everything so take anything that’s left including diapers, sanitary pads, witch hazel pads, peri-bottles, sprays, formula samples and Vaseline tubes if your boy was circumcised. If you are not nursing ask your discharge nurse for extra formula samples

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Newborn Photographs

Josh — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:00:51 +0000

We are the sentimental type that like to compare our own hospital pictures to that of our parents and of our own newborns so we had to buy the newborn hospital pictures. But don’t get carried away, especially if you deliver in a smaller hospital where the nurse takes the picture instead of a professional. Buy an individual photo or a small package if they are really good. Otherwise take your own on a digital camera and take them to Wal-mart or Sam’s Club to get quality prints instead of printing on your home inkjet

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Baby Feet and Hand Print Sets

Josh — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:24:46 +0000

Unless you receive one of these ink kits where you can make hand and feet prints for your baby book, don’t go out and buy one. Save your money and use the hospital ink. The nurse will gladly make extra sets for you. If you want them in your baby book bring extra pages because those little newborns don’t particularly like making prints and are likely to squirm and smudge and require more than one attempt to get a good set. Our hospital made extra prints for us on something that looked like large address labels so we could peel and stick them where we wanted in the baby book and avoid messing something up when baby squirms.

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Shopping for D-livery Day

Josh — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:00:57 +0000

When it comes to shopping and packing for your hospital stay ignore the lists from books. You will waaay over pack. Talk to other moms for advice. You’ll need toiletries and an outfit to go home in. Beyond that, the hospital takes care of most everything else. Use their gowns for labor, delivery and recovery. If you are very modest you might feel more comfortable throwing on a robe for when visitors come. But don’t concern yourself with getting nightgowns that might get stained or special (aka expensive) ones especially for nursing.

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Subscribe to Baby Bargain Daily Deals Online

Josh — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:00:05 +0000

Some websites have daily deals that provide opportunities to buy name brand items at severely discounted prices. Our favorite baby related bargain sites are http://www.babysteals.com and http://www.mamabargains.com. They both offer daily, or until sold out, deals on baby items. Another new daily deal is http://www.biglots.com. They are listing, online only, a different product each day that they don’t have enough of to place in all their stores.

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