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Spirals 
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Location: Kapiti Coast
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 Posted: 17 January 2009 at 9:57am |
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We have bought everything new - but all on special. I'm also not one for paying full price for anything. There's always a sale on somewhere if you look around
We've only bought about 3-4 items of clothing as we've been gifted loads already - even had a couple of parcels arrive from family in the UK - very happy with those clothes as they are fantastic quality.
Personally - I would never buy a 2nd hand mattress or car seat, apart from that I'd have no hesitation in buying pre-loved stuff.
Only exception is I've been given a car-seat for when bubs is older and out of the capsule - by a friend who bought it over from the uk. I've known the friend for years and know the full history so am happy to use this car seat.
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Bobbie
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Posted: 17 January 2009 at 10:15am |
With bibs for the little baby I'd be inclined to get some muslins or flat nappies instead and use those for spills.
For a child on solids - no you can never have enough bibs 
We were gifted an old portacot and it does come in handy sometimes but my friends let me use theirs when we're at their places and I've lent mine around my coffee group so I would say you can probably get by without one and just borrow one as you need it.
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SuperDaddy
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Posted: 17 January 2009 at 10:54am |
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Oh and get decent bibs!
Sillybillyz make awesome bibs .. they last forever too.
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kebakat
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Posted: 17 January 2009 at 11:01am |
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We have 2 portacots technically lol... one stays at the in laws and one at my parents. Really handy to have but not essential ... but both we got for next to nothing.
As for bibs, don't get the little ones. Get the nice long ones, the little ones are annoying. We got given loads and never use them because the food misses them totally.
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Mum2ET
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Posted: 17 January 2009 at 11:14am |
we got a cheap portacot in the sales and it has been really useful- we keep it at my parents and Ella ends up using quite a bit.
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CuriousG
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Posted: 17 January 2009 at 11:16am |
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For DD we got almost everything new. But for number 2, when they appear, the majority of it will be 2nd hand except a pram because I can not stand our old one!
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miss
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Posted: 17 January 2009 at 1:58pm |
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Cot was new - but was a gift.
Car seat and portacot was new. (Portacot was hugely on sale and similar to the second hand ones I had been looking at in price).
for baby stuff that was about it, everyhting else borrowed or TM'd.
We didn't use bibs till solids (6 months) as she wasn't a drooly baby and was a chucker, so only muslins/flats were helpful catching that.
Have to say that we were given a few packs of the tie up at the neck packs of bibs fromt he supermarket (5 for a couple of bucks or something) along with a range of others and they have been more than adequate. Plastic backed, just not huge. Cheap as chips though.
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Chickoin
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Posted: 17 January 2009 at 2:21pm |
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cot- 2nd hand $200, with a matress which we are using, great condition.
Bassinette- family one
Pram- new, only $85, super basic mothers choice one, does the trick.
clothes- I bought a couple of onsies but we were given the rest.
Toys- all gifts
Nappies- I made pocket nappies with Greenbean DIY kits and stuff them with the old square nappies, they work very well.
Change table- 2nd hand $20
Breast pump- I got a manual one off TM in great condition for $15
Steriliser- A gift from my sister
Car capsule- Hired from Baby on the Move.
We use muslims all the time during feeding (even breast feeding can be messy lol) and we use the old square nappies a lot, yay for MILs for keeping all that stuff!
I was surprised at how much clothes we were given. I am glad I didn't buy much at all because Jody got so many cute outfits from friends/family when she was born and she's growing so fast she hasn't even worn some of them.
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