To the chagrin of many (I'm sure), I have decided to procreate, and my fruit of my loins will be unleashed upon society in about two months. This thread is awesome. Ninja change, eh Hesla? I'll be patting myself on the back once I master that.
Cloth diapers? I don't even need to try them to decide that there's no way in hell I'll wash poo off of cloth and then use that cloth again. I like the sounds of this Diaper Genie that's being touted in this thread. After googling it, I have decided that it is a must. This is the image that sold me:
lol, "hell sausage"...
As for strollers, bassonettes, and cribs, I have a MIL that is going ape-sh*t over her first (and probably only) grandchild, so we've already accumulated a lot of the necessities. I don't think I'd be too scared to use a second hand baby seat, though. I mean, it should be somewhat obvious if the thing is in good shape, no? As long as there are no cracks or any visible signs of damage, I think it'd do it's job as well as a brand new seat, unless the new ones have built in airbags or something.
The video monitor has been a bit of a discussion. Someone told us that it was excessive and that it was just an extra $200 for nothing, but another someone vehemently disagreed and said that it's the difference between going to the nursery every time the baby cries, or being able to see that the baby is fine. Soo, I don't know. I'm already a 5-6 hour per night sleeper, but I don't think there's any reason to chintz on a monitor when it could cut into the 5-6 hours that I definitely need. Maybe I can find one on kijiji for a lot less than $250 it is at Babies R Us.