Second baby

[alotofyarn]

Any must-haves for a second baby? I have an Amazon registry that I've put together, mostly to keep track of stuff that I know we'll need and to get a completion discount, but also in case anybody wants to buy us anything. Our church usually throws sprinkles for subsequent babies.

So far I have an additional camera for the monitor and a few things for the nursery. I've also ordered the attachments for the big stroller (rumble seat and glider board for the Uppababy Vista), because they stopped making that model and I wanted to get those before they were completely impossible to find.

I was telling my mom I'd consider a double umbrella at some point, but I wish I could get an Uppababy. And then I found out that they are making the G-Link, a double version of the G-Luxe that only weighs 20lbs. Oh man, I want one!! Maybe if I start saving now, we can afford it by the time baby #2 can use it.

[SoonerTexan]

I got a few boy specific things and clothes, but that was about it. And a new swing, but I'm still in search of a perfect swing!


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[OrionGrad]

We didn't get much for DS2. (Poor guy!) New swing, double stroller, mini crib (now he sleeps in DS1's old crib), and a couple new swaddles. We reused DS1's infant car seat. Oh, but I wanted lots of places to put him down safely since I knew my hands would be full the second time around, so we got an extra bouncy chair. That thing was a lifesaver.

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

We didn't get much either. She got her own "floor bed" (twin mattress) at 6 months...

I want a jumperoo if we have #3. What kind of bouncy chair [MENTION=1924]OrionGrad[/MENTION] ?

[Thirteen]

Hand me downs, mostly. Some clothing (seasonal differences), and a few replacement items that didn't make it -- crib sheets, some additional cloth diapers, a new swing (I like the old school ones the best, so I hunted one down on Amazon).
Double stroller was a very generous hand me down [MENTION=810]Michele[/MENTION].

We also purchased a twin sized bed for DS1 so DS2 could crib it up.


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[OrionGrad]

[MENTION=1315]TulipsAndSunscreen[/MENTION] We had the Comfy Time Bouncer from FP. Got it used from a neighbor, but we LOVED that thing.

[MrsK]

I remember posting a similar thread when I was pregnant with K2. Especially if the second baby is the same sex as the first and the first is relatively little, there really isn't much. The big purchases were a second crib (K1 was still using his and it was a convertible anyway so we expect that he'll use it indefinitely), a carseat (we had the infant one but in short order we needed two toddler seats), and the double stroller. I asked for some personalized items for K2 since we had a lot of stuff with K1's name on it and it seemed unfair.

[alotofyarn]

Oh duh, I guess I could have actually searched for that, @MrsK. We're going to get furniture for the second room, for the same reasons. At some point, if this one's another girl, they could share a room, but we've got an extra room and don't really need a guest room, so it makes sense to split them up for now. We've got the infant seat, pack n play, travel crib, swing, bouncy seat (we have the FP snugapuppy in both of these), activity mat, Exersaucer, and a carrier. And toys, blankets, and swaddles. We tried to get most of it gender neutral, although we'll need all new clothes if this one's a boy.

[MrsK]

Oh duh, I guess I could have actually searched for that, @MrsK. We're going to get furniture for the second room, for the same reasons. At some point, if this one's another girl, they could share a room, but we've got an extra room and don't really need a guest room, so it makes sense to split them up for now. We've got the infant seat, pack n play, travel crib, swing, bouncy seat (we have the FP snugapuppy in both of these), activity mat, Exersaucer, and a carrier. And toys, blankets, and swaddles. We tried to get most of it gender neutral, although we'll need all new clothes if this one's a boy.

Wait, didn't you already find out that it's a girl? Am I confused?

[alotofyarn]

Wait, didn't you already find out that it's a girl? Am I confused?

Nope, we don't know yet.

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[scrub-jay]

We got some hand-me-down boy clothes when we found out DS was a boy. We reused the crib (ours were in toddler beds by 16-18 months), skipped the double stroller bc I preferred to wear my babies. We had no shower or sprinkle. We were moving a few months later so we got rid of far more baby stuff than we acquired.

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

Are you going to find out the sex ALOY?? Are those blood tests any cheaper now or do you still wait until 20 weeks.

[scrub-jay]

Unless medically indicated, the free DNA test is still crazy expensive (like > $1500 IIRC). My OB told me the insurance companies still fight him on it because of the cost.

[alotofyarn]

We will find out, but I'm not paying for the blood test. Hoping my OB will do a 16wk ultrasound, otherwise we might pay for one at the local 3d place. It's only $65, plus you get a discount on a 3d later if we decide to do that again. We thought we maybe saw boy parts at the 12 week scan, but it's a little too early to tell for sure.

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[SoonerTexan]

Unless medically indicated, the free DNA test is still crazy expensive (like > $1500 IIRC). My OB told me the insurance companies still fight him on it because of the cost.

Technically it was covered by our insurance, but only if medically indicated. I wasn't going down that path. Progenity (Progenity Verifi was the option we had) said that if insurance didn't cover, the max cost to us would be $250. However, I just wasn't up for an insurance fight and I didn't see that guarantee anywhere on paper. And it wasn't really medically indicated...so we skipped.