When should I start buying for baby?

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I'm 10 weeks 5 days today, first pregnancy. I haven't bought anything yet. I'm holding off because I haven't had an ultrasound yet or heard baby's heartbeat, so as weird as it sounds I don't want to jinx anything. 
When would you all recommend I start to think about what baby will need and start buying? Is it reasonable to wait until the third trimester, or at least halfway through the second? 
Or will I regret that and get stressed later on? 
Any tips for buying for baby? 
Thanks in advance!

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I would always wait until after 12 weeks. If you're planning on doing a nursery I would do that at around 20 weeks because it takes longer than you think and the third trimester I always just want to sleep. The rest you can really just order online as and when you feel like it, I would just aim to have it all done by around 34/35 weeks because 1. it could come early and 2. I tend to start nesting around then and just want to clean, not shop

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I started at 34 weeks once my baby shower and I knew the gender.

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We bought nursery furniture at 18 weeks, but only because we found an amazing deal we couldn't pass up. I ordered a car seat around 22 weeks because I was dead set on a very specific one which was hard to find. We've picked up a few clothes here and there since then. Just today I ordered a bunch at almost 29 weeks (bedding, blankets, swing, rock n play, rocker seat, and stuff like that). So now I have most of the "big" stuff and everything I need for the nursery. I'm hoping to get some of the little things from my registry, like bottles, burp cloths, diapering stuff and such.

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Definitely do a good bit in second trimester! You'll feel like it's early but you will be so miserable toward the end that it's all you can do to put baby shower gifts away. I'm nesting right now and extremely frustrated that my body can't do more at once. Glad his nursery was finished almost completely by 24 weeks!

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Whenever you feel like it. We waited until after my baby shower at 36 weeks to buy anything though so we had an idea of what we actually needed.

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I started an amazon registry at 8 weeks but didn’t really start buying until we knew the gender

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I chose to not buy anything until at least 20 weeks but that didn’t stop my family from going crazy shopping. I did and didn’t appreciate it. Now I’m 34 weeks and have everything yet I only bought the stroller

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I would say as soon as 20 weeks or as soon as u found the gender. I got A LOT A LOT of outfits because I was 100% it was a boy but it ended up been a girl! And the baby’s nursery as soon as u want. I started mine around 9 weeks (yes very soon) but that’s because I wanted to and was scared I would be very tired later on. I’m 38 weeks and just finished the nursery at 34 weeks

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I started buying things when I was 9 or 10 weeks. Just small things. I suggest you decide if you want to breastfed or formula feed you could start buying formula or a pump and bottles.

When should I start buying for baby?

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