My head is still spinning.
This is a task we have been avoiding as long as possible. Yesterday all of that avoidance came to an end. A very patient friend who recently had her own baby agreed to meet us at Babies R Us and help us wade through all of the baby-ness. Wow. Not fun. Not fun at all.
The first issue is that I am not a shopper. The activity itself isn't enjoyable and the accumulation of lots and lots of stuff is anxiety-inducing. The second issue is that it's hard for me to make decisions when I don't have the information that I need to make the decision. How you can buy baby paraphernalia when you've never actually had a baby, I don't understand. This shit is expensive and I don't want to waste money on the wrong pump/stroller/monitor/whatever. My wife has convinced me that we can't just hang out with Bean for a while until we get a feel for the whole Mom gig before we buy anything. Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. This is why it was fabulous that our friend was willing to brave Babies R Us with us. She was almost like a translator and I needed a translator.
The good news is that we've got the bones of the registry together (still a few things we need to think about) and I'm alive to tell the tale.
Parenting Right Now
2 years ago
4 comments:
oh my god it is SOOOOOOOOOO exhausting!
Totally exhausting. Before we went I made a list of what at minimum it would take to keep baby and mama alive and comfortable in the first two months of life. With that list, I headed over to a dozen or so websites and researched the options and made decisions. I can't tell you how much easier that made everything- that and like you, taking an experienced mother/nurse.
I thought it would be fun...I was wrong ;-)
My suggestion is to do some online registry. You can read all the other parents product reviews and edit everything online. I found this was far less overwhelming for me and it saved me the hell of going into the store. When we go in to make purchases i usually check out the things I registered for online and decide if i like the way they look in person or not. I edit online regularly.
Congrats on getting that crossed off the list, its a big one.
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