U.S. Mommies To Be

[southerngal2]

Where is everyone registered at?

 

[MissFox]

I made a registry at Target, Amazon, and a local store that has a bunch of organics and stuff because my mom loves the organic... basically said if I can find it organic she'll buy it for me (And this is how I get her to go above and beyond! lol!) But the Target one is my main one

 

[luckyme225]

Lisa is yours at babiesrus? I saw a thing for that but they've never sent me an email regarding it. Mine is my due date too but i would love to buy some discount diapers/ pacifiers/ woombies when this baby gets here!!!

 

[southerngal2]

There is no babiesrus around here so I was thinking of going to Target.
Never thought about Amazon! Good idea!

 

[LadyofRohan]

We're registered on Amazon and there are a very few items on Target.

 

[heyyady]

Target and a local store-

 

[sma1588]

i know its still early but we will reg. at walmart and target i think it will be easier on people that way they can still order online if they want or just go to the store

 

[mommyof3girls]

we will be registering at Target, Babies r us & walmart (for my family in western Md).

 

[AuntBug]

I plan on Target and BabiesRUs

 

[heyyady]

come to find out my MIL took it upon herself to pick and choose who got invited. She invited one of my sisters but the other two and din't invite my ex-MIL that I am very close to, as is my whole family. she also invited one out of a threesome of girlfriends, and din't invite my BEST friend, or my PHOTOGRAPHER! Arg! I don't know what to do other than call EVERYONE and explain that she's friggin crazy and acting of her own accord! I'm so frustrated, this has had me in tears!

And how hard can it really be to find a machine washable diaper bag?

 

[luckyme225]

Heyyady- wow, can't believe your MIL left people out. If she needed it to be smaller she could have at least consulted with you and let you choose, after all it is a party for you not her.

 

[Soph22]

I'm registered at babiesrus. The good thing about having your due date as the event date is that it extends the time you can return things. I forget what the time is, but it's something like 30 days after the event date.

I didn't realize you could register on amazon, that sounds like a great idea.

Sorry about your MIL, hey. She sounds like a nightmare.

I have my shower next Sat, so excited! We just got our car seat shipped to us yesterday from someone who can't make it to the shower. Eeeekkk! I can't believe how quickly time is starting to go by again.

 

[heyyady]

OMG- SHE DIDN'T INVITE MY STEP-MOM! I just got my a$$ chewed out for the better part of 20 minutes from my dad because my step-mom is in tears! wth!

 

[MissFox]

OMG!!! I would send out some invites yourself!!! That is so rude and I'm so sorry you have to go through that!

 

[heyyady]

Just talked to my photographer (who is a friend) and she's going to throw me another shower in a couple weeks- and since I'm supposed to be on bed rest, she's going to do an "open house" style at my house on a Sat. afternoon and just invite EVERYONE- she's also making calls for me to put out a few fires over this- AND she's coming on Sunday, invitation or not!

 

[MissFox]

That's so great! I'm so happy to hear that!!! Hopeit goes fantastic!!

 

[Sweet_Mama]

sweet mama - make that registry anyway... even put diapers and stuff on there... you'll get a coupon after the 'event' to buy the stuff on your registry at a discount

Only thing I'm regretting is making my registry event date my due date... This means I dont' get my coupon until after the baby is here... I mean most things can wait, but if someone hadn't bought my carseat then I would have missed out on the discount for that! UGH I only made my registry so early because people asked me to!

Oh, they do that? Cool. I had no idea. Yeah, mine is my due date, of course. June 1st.

Where is everyone registered at?

I used the computer to register at babies r us... so mad at target though. Went in with the scan gun and all, made my registry, KNOW my password, yet it won't work. Tried to log in, no dice. Tried to call, no help... all because I WON'T log in using my amazon account. I certainly DON'T want those two things linked as Amazon already sends me loads of junk emails and besides, those are MY details and I don't want to share. So now I can't change anything on my registry and I am just pissed at Target, ugh.

Just talked to my photographer (who is a friend) and she's going to throw me another shower in a couple weeks- and since I'm supposed to be on bed rest, she's going to do an "open house" style at my house on a Sat. afternoon and just invite EVERYONE- she's also making calls for me to put out a few fires over this- AND she's coming on Sunday, invitation or not!

I'm so glad you have such a wonderful friend! So, where in Cali are you?

 

[lisaf]

heyyady - your MIL is nuts... if it wasn't such a fiasco it would be funny.. .maybe it will be worth a laugh a few years from now.. doesn't make it any easier now though. And your friend is awesome with the other shower offer! Best solution in my opinion!!!

And machine washable diaper bags are very surprisingly scarce... I will suggest JuJuBe brand though... they are a bit pricey, but I love all the features on them and how well-thought out most of their features are! I would honestly sell them door-to-door, I love them so much
they ARE machine washable and they have an anti-microbial treated lining so that it resists getting stinks in the first place etc... things like memory-foam padding in some of the straps, a mommy pocket, light colored linings so its easier to find things in there and you don't end up with a 'black hole' etc... I could go on!

I have a BabiesRUs registry (didn't know that about the returns being based on event date! Thats fantastic! I'll stop whining about my 10% off then )
I also did an Amazon registry to capture the few items that BRU doesn't have (like BPA-free teethers, fuzzibunz cloth diapers etc) I LOVE that Amazon lets you add stuff from other websites But I know the older crowd need to buy stuff from a real store.
There isn't any big chains here in town... but I needed something for family from out of town to buy from too. I had to put my JuJuBe diaper bag on Amazon because BRU doesn't sell that brand

 

[heyyady]

sweet_mama- I'm in Sonoma County, heart of the wine country absolutely love it here- Especially out in west county, way more laid back and simply beautiful!
Lisa- They look great but I am fundamentally against spending that much money on a diaper bag! I get the feeling I'm just going to use regular totes. I never used a diaper bag with my older kids, I did use a backpack now and then... I just hate diaper bags for some reason!

 

[lisaf]

lol, don't blame anyone for not wanting to splurge that much. I did figure that if I went cheap, I would destroy it or get sick of it and end up buying more than one, and end up spending the same as one good quality bag
I think if you got a basic washable bag, and just got a wetbag or ziplocks and maybe an insulated bottle bag, you'd be fine.

Also, my best friend wanted to buy me a super expensive bag (who am I to say no? ) so.. uhmm yeah.. And I 'might' have gotten a 2nd JuJuBe that I paid for... but it was half off.. who can resist?