Did You Buy Baby Clothes Before You Were Pregnant?

on August 10, 2009 at 11:00 AM

I always knew I wanted to have kids so before my husband and I even started trying to get pregnant—and even after—I'd buy baby items here and there.

I got some one-of-a-kind baby booties and a stuffed camel in Mongolia, some gorgeous smocked dresses in a variety of baby and toddler sizes in Vietnam, a punk rock baby T-shirt in New York City, some wall prints for the nursery in Paris, a couple of incredible mobiles in Japan, a Moses basket at a going-out-of-business sale in Boston (it was $5, I had to buy it), and so on.

I kept everything in storage marked "Baby," and waited for the day I'd get to use it all. That day came a lot later than I thought it would. Sometimes I thought I was jinxing myself by buying baby stuff before I was sure I'd ever need it, but during the depressing days when I thought I'd never get pregnant, I figured I could just give everything away as gifts to all of my pregnant friends and family.

I was finally blessed with a baby and I've been able to use all of the lovely things I found on my travels around the world. These are the items that I now treasure and couldn't bear to give away with the rest of my daughter's hand-me-downs.

Did you buy baby clothes or gear before you got pregnant?

About the author Suzanne Murray

is the Parenting & Political editor at The Stir/Moms Matter 2012.

Filed Under: baby gear, clothes

Comments (7)

sstepph

on Aug 10, 2009 at 1:13 PM

No, but I always looked and thought "OMG I want this for my baby" I did look at a cute pair of baby vans at the outlets and wanted to buy them (this was before we were pregnant) and I didnt cause DH said it would jinx us - lol, and a few months later I got pregnant and when we went back to get them the outlet was gone :(

& Thanks again for using my pic. Its one of my faves (:

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nily

on Aug 10, 2009 at 4:49 PM

Yes I did buy a pj for my DD before she was born and with my DS I brought home a cute pair of booties when we started fertility treatment to TTC him. The booties were blue and amaizingly 4 months I was expecting him. And know we decide to wait a little more for our third baby but I alredy have a cute pink dress because I want another girl LOL.

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on Aug 11, 2009 at 1:43 AM

This is great. I always wanted to know what goes on at these places and how to buy it..and cost etc ect. I may do it! Keep telling us more

So_Blessed7

on Aug 11, 2009 at 5:09 AM

We adopted, and part of coping with the wait for me included buying baby things once in awhile. It worked out really well too since we got the call at 10pm the night before our little girl was born and had to pack and hop on a plane right away!

MagnoliaQueen

on Aug 11, 2009 at 1:16 PM

I didn' buy clothes, but when we decided we would start trying, I did buy diapers at Costco, thought I would get an early start!

momavanessa

on Aug 11, 2009 at 4:31 PM

No but as soon as I was I did! early on and throughout I was on a 9 month shopping spree! Now every size he is he will still have atleast 3 to 4 outfits that we forgot to use! OH well next baby will!

emmasmama2007

on Aug 11, 2009 at 8:34 PM

No, i never really though about having babies earlier on rather than later.

My oldest brother's wife has a large suitcase full of baby clothes. I don't know how long she's been collecting, I've known about it for at least 3 yrs. Unfortunately for her she has no baby, and i can tell she really wants a baby. Her sister and brother have kids, my younger brother and his wife have 6 mo. old twins, and i have a toddler and almost 1mo. old.
She has problems concieving. My brother doesn't want kids for a few more years, and maybe it'll happen for them when they're both ready and more stable.

i think getting so many baby items before concieving does jinx it, JMO though.
Although an item here and there, that is soo adorable you just HAVE to have is ok