Practicing attachement and natural parenting is not just good for bonding with your baby/child, it saves you tons of money too.
These are some things I won't need for my new baby:
This will the biggest saver for use, cloth diapering is so much better for babies, it's healthier for their bodies and skin and it's eco-friendly too!
Wipes 15.99 per package, you will need tons of these. Me, I don't, I'm using eco friendly cloth wipes, they don't irritate the baby's skin, and are eco-friendly too.
Diapers, oh boy! I leave a link to a comparison table between cloth diapering and disposable diapers.
The cost of diapers are more then the retail price.
In our stagnant economy, it makes sense to use cloth diapers. The initial investment may be a deterrent for some families but when you take a look at the overall savings, cloth diapers are highly cost effective.
* Disposable diapers average $1167/year, $3500/ three years
* A diaper service averages $800/year.
* Purchasing and laundering 20 cloth diapers (3 washes per week) averages $634/one year, $1102/three years
Baby Bath tub.
I don't quite remember how we did it, I just know that I had one of these and used it a couple of times with my daughter, never with my son, I think we used the vanity sink with a towel on the bottom for cushioning.
I had one of these with my daughter, but we like it much better in the Mei Tai, up on my back or front, communicating all the time, exploring everything from my view.
Because I breastfeed, I don't need this extra thing to carry around, my baby's milk is always at the right temperature, I don't have to worry about warming it up or if it's too hot it will burn my baby.
I can't believe I had one of these with my daughter, and gazillion plastic bottles we didn't get to use.
BPA free bottles, we want whats best for our new baby and these sound like they are fantastic, I mean they are BPA free. But! breastfeeding is so much better, imagine all the chemicals in these plastic bottles that one will keep a baby from getting exposed to, just by breastfeeding.
Breastfed babies don't usually need pacifiers (neither of my kids needed one) because they get the amount of sucking necessary to keep them happy from breastfeeding, formula fed babies do usually need pacifiers, because when feeding they don't have to do much sucking and therefore their sucking reflex isn't satisfied.
With my daughter I was convinced I needed this as a set, yes taking the baby out in the car seat right to the stroller seems so easy and so convenient!
Wipes 15.99 per package, you will need tons of these. Me, I don't, I'm using eco friendly cloth wipes, they don't irritate the baby's skin, and are eco-friendly too.
Diapers, oh boy! I leave a link to a comparison table between cloth diapering and disposable diapers.Our saving will be approximately $2000, probably more, since I already have over a dozen from my last child and I will be making the other myself.
The cost of diapers are more then the retail price.
In our stagnant economy, it makes sense to use cloth diapers. The initial investment may be a deterrent for some families but when you take a look at the overall savings, cloth diapers are highly cost effective.
* Disposable diapers average $1167/year, $3500/ three years
* A diaper service averages $800/year.
* Purchasing and laundering 20 cloth diapers (3 washes per week) averages $634/one year, $1102/three years
Baby Bath tub.
Saving of $17.99
I don't quite remember how we did it, I just know that I had one of these and used it a couple of times with my daughter, never with my son, I think we used the vanity sink with a towel on the bottom for cushioning.Shopping cart cover
Saving of $29.99
I had one of these with my daughter, but we like it much better in the Mei Tai, up on my back or front, communicating all the time, exploring everything from my view.On the go bottle warmer
Saving of $12.99
Because I breastfeed, I don't need this extra thing to carry around, my baby's milk is always at the right temperature, I don't have to worry about warming it up or if it's too hot it will burn my baby.Bottle cleaning system, warmer gift set.
Saving of $99.99
I can't believe I had one of these with my daughter, and gazillion plastic bottles we didn't get to use. When you breastfeed, there is no need for this mess around the house, I can't believe some people think this is easier, I never had to wash bottles! that was easy for me.
BPA free bottles
Saving of $18.99 or $113.94 when you buy a dozen.
BPA free bottles, we want whats best for our new baby and these sound like they are fantastic, I mean they are BPA free. But! breastfeeding is so much better, imagine all the chemicals in these plastic bottles that one will keep a baby from getting exposed to, just by breastfeeding. When you put together the years your child will drink formula and compare it to simply breastfeeding, oh the saving is great, and the planet is much happier too.
BPA free Pacifier
BPA free Pacifier
Saving of $4.99
Breastfed babies don't usually need pacifiers (neither of my kids needed one) because they get the amount of sucking necessary to keep them happy from breastfeeding, formula fed babies do usually need pacifiers, because when feeding they don't have to do much sucking and therefore their sucking reflex isn't satisfied.Pacifier holder/cover
Saving of $4.99
This are great for babies that do use a pacifier, they hold the pacifier onto the baby's clothes and it also has a cover for when not in use.
Stroller and car seat system.
Saving of $249.99
With my daughter I was convinced I needed this as a set, yes taking the baby out in the car seat right to the stroller seems so easy and so convenient!For me this was a pain! I got to use this as a set once, went into the mall and realised how much I hated the bulky stroller and having my baby so far away from me, and don't even get me started about just using the car seat as an infant carrier, boy is that uncomfortable!
With my daughter I liked much more my snuggly, but that didn't last long before it was too little for her, this time I'll be using our AngelPack Soft Baby carrier.
I'm not saying I don't need a car seat, I do, but not this type of set up, my car seat will be a 5 point hardness car seat that will take my baby to toddler and childhood, yes, I'm using a "Sunshine radiant 80" they can be used with a newborn baby and up to 80 pounds, the cost is about as much as this set, but unlike this car seat, I won't need to buy another one for years!
Play mat.
Saving of $59.99
A play mat, very colorful and oh so much fun? my daughter never cared for it, instead she would try to crawl away to explore the house, the funny thing is, my son didn't have one of these, and he started crawling and walking sooner than my daughter, so the exercise she got on here it wasn't that great to help her crawl. As for my son, he was always too interested in exploring everything around the house, crawling up and down the sofas, so I think he did just fine without it.
What a deal! you get the two things in one, right?, with my first I used our changing table a hand full of times, with my second, I didn't need one.
Since I don't need a crib, I don't need crib bedding either.
A play pen.
We used a bouncer with our daughter, after all it was a beautiful gift, we our second child we didn't even remember this thing existed and we didn't need one.
Saving of $59.99
A play mat, very colorful and oh so much fun? my daughter never cared for it, instead she would try to crawl away to explore the house, the funny thing is, my son didn't have one of these, and he started crawling and walking sooner than my daughter, so the exercise she got on here it wasn't that great to help her crawl. As for my son, he was always too interested in exploring everything around the house, crawling up and down the sofas, so I think he did just fine without it.Crib and Changing Station.
Saving of $249.99
What a deal! you get the two things in one, right?, with my first I used our changing table a hand full of times, with my second, I didn't need one.As for the crib I won't need a crib, to us this was a big useless thing, my kids were always in our bed and the crib was just a waste of money.
Crib bedding set.
Saving of $179.99
Since I don't need a crib, I don't need crib bedding either.A play pen.
Saving of $169.99
Play pen or play yard. With my daughter we had one and didn't use it much, with son, I thought we might get more use of it to keep him safe from the toddler in the house, however, he hated this things, and it was just taking up space, I got rid of it by the time he was about 6 months, and we got to use it to store clothes and toys, but not really for the baby, this was unnecessary.
Play pen or play yard. With my daughter we had one and didn't use it much, with son, I thought we might get more use of it to keep him safe from the toddler in the house, however, he hated this things, and it was just taking up space, I got rid of it by the time he was about 6 months, and we got to use it to store clothes and toys, but not really for the baby, this was unnecessary.Baby Bouncer.
Saving of $35.99
We used a bouncer with our daughter, after all it was a beautiful gift, we our second child we didn't even remember this thing existed and we didn't need one. I think having a baby sling to put the baby on your front or back it's a lot better than this.
