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iBCraZ131
Love my girls!
Member since 8/07 1155 total posts
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Melissa
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Registering is so overwhelming!
Oh my gosh! DH and I went to Buy Buy Baby last night to start our registry and I was so overwhelmed. We were there for almost two hours and we only scanned 32 things! How do you even begin to make all these decisions? There's so much stuff!
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Posted 1/16/13 2:07 PM  |
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ThreeforTea
Girls just want to have fun..
Member since 5/12 7482 total posts
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Mama
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Registering is so overwhelming!
I honesly did a lot of my registering online. I found it less overwhelming for me. The major items though I obviously wanted to see in person so I saved those for the store but the other ones I registered online. Found it to be easier.
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| Posted 1/16/13 2:13 PM |
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Strawberry2468
It's summatime
Member since 3/09 4739 total posts
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Christine
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Re: Registering is so overwhelming!
I scanned and looked at big stuff then changed it/added online.
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| Posted 1/16/13 2:13 PM |
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AngnShaun
Sisters
Member since 1/10 21015 total posts
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Ang
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Registering is so overwhelming!
Yeah it is, my mom went with me. I found the booklet thing with all the registry guide really helpful. And i did a lot of editing and adding online as well.
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| Posted 1/16/13 2:20 PM |
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mnm918
LIF Adult
Member since 10/10 1209 total posts
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Michele
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Re: Registering is so overwhelming!
DH didnt even go with me for that reason alone! I went with my friend who helped a ton because it was sooo much! It took 2 full days .. about 4 hours each.. I still have no idea what half the stuff I registered for is for.. lol
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| Posted 1/16/13 2:27 PM |
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gdubs
This baby is awesome!
Member since 11/10 2467 total posts
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Gina
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Registering is so overwhelming!
We did most of the research for the bigger things before hand using the Baby Bargains book which was SO helpful. We looked at them in the store to make sure we liked them and then the smaller stuff was easy and a lot of that we added online from home.
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| Posted 1/16/13 2:41 PM |
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brownie
Baby #1 is here!
Member since 11/08 13903 total posts
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Re: Registering is so overwhelming!
Posted by gdubs
We did most of the research for the bigger things before hand using the Baby Bargains book which was SO helpful. We looked at them in the store to make sure we liked them and then the smaller stuff was easy and a lot of that we added online from home.
ITA with this...personally I think if you're on the fence about something, just wait. They're all so different!
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| Posted 1/16/13 2:57 PM |
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NYCGirl80
I love my kiddies!
Member since 5/11 10413 total posts
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Re: Registering is so overwhelming!
I felt the same way! Here what worked for us...
- Buy the book, Baby Bargains. It has tons of reviews and goes through what you really need and what's just nice to have.
- Use a BBB personal shopper! They are there to help you. They'll tell you what you need an how many of each item they recommend.
- Don't expect to do all your registering at once. We probably went 4 times in total. I'd make a list of things to register for that day so I didn't feel overwhelmed and walk around aimlessly.
- Expect to tweak. A lot. We changed our minds about a lot of items often. I'd make the adjustments at home, online often. But once you put a car seat, for example, on your registry, then it's a place holder. You know you need to choose a car seat, even if it's not the one on your registry at that moment.
It's totally doable, but at first I was really overwhelmed as well. Don't worry - everything falls into place. Good luck!
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| Posted 1/16/13 3:44 PM |
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WannaBeAMom11
LIF Adult
Member since 1/11 7391 total posts
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Name
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Registering is so overwhelming!
I bought my dh and his bf and wife who are already parents. We were there for about 4hrs then when I got home I texted 3 of my gf's who are parents and asked them to look at the registry to see if we missed anything. Very overwhelming.
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| Posted 1/16/13 5:05 PM |
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mommyecs
LIF Infant
Member since 9/12 302 total posts
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Elaine
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Registering is so overwhelming!
Did the same thing on Monday!
So overwhelming!!
Brought my two sister-in-laws with me since they each have three kids. And we were still there for 3 hours! So much stuff
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| Posted 1/16/13 5:16 PM |
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NewMrsG
Love my GiGi
Member since 12/11 1442 total posts
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Mrs. G
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Registering is so overwhelming!
We registered for a lot of the big things online after research and referencing baby bargains. We did a lot of the smaller stuff in store...and did it between 2 days....and then did a lot of adding and changing online. It was too much to do in one day and super overwhelming.
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| Posted 1/16/13 6:13 PM |
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cjb88
Little Brother
Member since 5/05 3540 total posts
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C
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Re: Registering is so overwhelming!
get the baby bargains book!! totally helped me with my first!
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| Posted 1/16/13 7:45 PM |
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gina409
TWINS!
Member since 12/09 27635 total posts
Name:
g
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Re: Registering is so overwhelming!
Posted by Strawberry2468
I scanned and looked at big stuff then changed it/added online.
this
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| Posted 1/16/13 8:54 PM |
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wishing2012
My heart is full
Member since 3/12 1961 total posts
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Re: Registering is so overwhelming!
We used a personal shopper at BBB and had a great experience. She spent over two hours with us and basically built our entire registry.
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| Posted 1/16/13 10:27 PM |
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jams92
Member since 1/12 6105 total posts
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Re: Registering is so overwhelming!
i got the baby bargains book and read reviews on most big things...and then registered for them
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