Infant Swings
We wanted the, smaller portable options for swings. Our space is somewhat limited, especially when you think about having to have double the stuff. These can go where we go from living room, to their bedroom, or ours. These retail for $60 each. Well I got bought one for $30 and one for $25. So total of $55 for both!! Total savings of more than 50% off retail! After you wash them and clorox wipe them down they really are just as good as new.
And, yes poor Cash is just trying to figure out what in the world is happening!!
Bumbos with tray
Bumbos retail for $40 each and the tray is sold separately for $11. Bumbos are easily cleaned and are grown out of quite fast. So finding them used and in excellent condition is a cinch. I bought two Bumbos with the trays for $20 each. That is a savings of $62 plus tax!!
Our Cribs
We went with the DaVinci brand. I think the style is "Emily." They do convert to a toddler bed and came with the toddler rail (for some brands the conversion parts are sold separately). This was not a huge savings, we saved $20 off retail price on each crib for a total of $40 saved. After several months of searching Craigslist and online yard sales I determined it was nearly impossible to find TWO matching used cribs, in similar condition, that did not have safety recall issues! So I finally gave in and we bought them new. We were able to save what we did because we found them at the most awesome store Once Upon a Child in Franklin. It is not really consignment, it's a resale store I think.
Boppy Infant Lounger
These retail for $30 each. I found one at Essex a long time ago for $17 and picked it up. Well I wished I had known to wait! I found one at Kid to Kid in Brentwood for $8 (and it was still in the original package)!! But still for two loungers I saved over 60% from retail!
Crib Mattresses
After doing all my research I decided to go with Safety First Heavenly Dreams crib mattress. It ranked #2 for the best crib mattresses of 2013 according to this site. I also read many product reviews from actual users on sites like Amazon, Babies R Us, Wal Mart, and Target. (The #1 mattress was $170, take that multiplied by 2 and I think our kids will be just fine on the #2 mattress). At Target this mattress sells for $53. I snagged them while Babies R Us was having a mattress sale for $37 a piece. They were only available online, but would ship free with a $100 purchase. So I could have paid the $30 shipping charge but instead bought a box of diapers and got my total just over $100 and they shipped free! So two mattress and a jumbo box of diapers all for less than what just the mattresses would have cost at Target!
My Brest Friend Twin Plus Nursing Pillow
According to most of the twin info I have read if you are going to breast feed twins a twin sized nursing pillow is a must. This retails for $75 at Babies R Us. I found it is Essex for $37!! Savings of 50%! I've also seen the non-twin version of this pillow at Essex. It's the number #1 rated nursing pillow by Lactation Consultants. Plus I saw Michelle Duggar using it and recommending it on their TV show. If there is anyone who knows about breast feeding it's gotta be her!
Excer-Saucer
I'm not sure what the proper term for this is. I bought this exact one off an online yard sale site for $20. It retails at Babies R Us for $70 and Target for $60. So I save over 65%!! I just washed the seat part in the washer and hosed all the plastic off and gave it all a good scrubbing with Lysol. It looks completely brand new.
I love to save money! We work very hard for what we have. With a twin pregnancy we know I will probably have to be out of work for longer than a singleton pregnancy. And once our sweet babies come the amount of time I will be able to work is unknown. So every little bit helps! If your thinking I should just register for all this come baby shower time just remember we need TWO of almost everything. We will need plenty of diapers, wipes, bedding, clothes, bottles, etc., etc., etc.!!!!!!!!
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