why do people wait?

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Why do people wait until the very last moment to get what baby needs? Alot of people wait until the baby shower to buy their babe clothes, crib, carseat etc. Why? I feel like waiting 36+ weeks to buy everything you need is going to be expensive. Not only that but, what if baby comes early? I went to a shower last Saturday and the woman was having actual contractions but literally had no clothes, or anything. She literally said if baby decides to come at least he has clothes now, but only got 2 sleepers and a few onesies. Am I the only non last minute person? I literally had everything I needed big baby items before even knowing my gender. started getting all the clothes she needed after finding out she was a girl. There's just a bit more stuff I need that Ill most likely get at my baby shower, and if not isnt going to cost me over $100 to get.

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Not everybody is as lucky to be buying baby stuff early. Some people actually have to wait.

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In some cultures it’s considered bad luck to buy early. I buy early, but some don’t. Some people are probably just saving up for a good quality product

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I am definitely waiting until after the baby shower to buy the majority of my items; however, I’ll be having my shower at 30-32 weeks. Also, I have no qualms with secondhand items and have already been given fairly new furniture (crib, bedding, and shelving unit among other things).

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I’m only hesitant to start some stuff buying in case my family decides to buy some of the bigger ticket items. Plus a lot of registries have % off when you hit a certain amount of weeks left to save some $$. But definitely a bit nerve wracking. I’ll be 31 weeks at my shower so hopefully baby boy isn’t ready yet!

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I never understood the point of having a baby shower so late. you know people will buy you stuff so why wait and risk having multiples of things? I think doing it right after the anatomy scan would be best. So you still have lots of time to go buy what you weren't gifted.

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I had my son's crib, pack n play, carseat,  high chair, and a big trash bag full of cloths before i ever knew his gender, currently 20+1 just found out what i am having the 20th of January. my ex best friend was 35+ weeks and legit had NOTHING but a pack n play for her daughter whom she just had this morning, the only reason she had a carseat was because someone bought her one as a gift. some people legitimately rely on other people to buy them stuff for their unborn babies and it makes me sick.

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I feel the same. And why wait until 30 + weeks to paint the nursery? I know I am not going to want to be painting when I have a big belly.

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I didn’t buy ANYTHING until after 18w and that was just 2 sleepers. I was too nervous because of my previous miscarriage. We still haven’t purchased much, but have been given a lot, even before my first shower. We’re blessed to have very generous friends and family.

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I was planning to have a shower a friend was going to throw me one. Well turns out I couldnt wait so I started & couldn't stop buying stuff. So no baby shower bc I have it all plus some. People gave me stuff also. As far as other people I feel they dont want to jinx their pregnancy by buying stuff too early.

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I borrowed a lot of stuff and had some basic start supplies but it just felt weird and like I was jinxing things to buy things before the last minute. I didn’t want to get too attached to the idea of having a baby in case something went wrong. We got all the big ticket things as gifts or borrowed so it was mostly small things that we wouldn’t be saving on massively anyway

why do people wait?

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