Secrets to help you save money while you are Pregnant

Having a baby can be expensive. Wonderful but expensive. Save some money while you still have time and are not running around attending to every whim of your new prodigy. A variety of baby brands offer free trial products and coupons for new parents, so get Googling and see what’s out there that you can sign up for. Just a few of the free products available include bottles and baby food. Buy nursing bras instead of regular bras when you are pregnant (buy at least a size larger). Most women have to go up a size when they are pregnant, I saved money and bought nursing bras and made sure they fit me well with a little room to grow. The nursing bras worked great and I had only had to invest in 2 or 3 bras when I was pregnant. I then did not need to buy new bras once the baby was born. Also breast feeding will save you quite a lot of money and if you can then do. It is free and the best choice for baby. Borrow Maternity clothes if you can or buy empire-waist shirts that can be worn after pregnancy instead of maternity tops and if you are heavily pregnant in winter or know you will be, then buy a coat that buttons up and buy it a few sizes larger. You can use it until your bump gets too big then just cut off the buttons and resew them closer to the edge of the coat. This will make the coat another size bigger still. When you have the baby remove the buttons again and then sew them on a little further in than they were originally this will make the coat fit you again and it will look rather slimming. If you are planning to use disposable nappies then have an American Diaper shower. It is better than a baby shower where you will get a few pairs of socks wrapped up to look like roses or a baby bath that you use once and then stick in the attic. Diaper showers ask every one to bring boxes of nappies with them. Do NOT ask every one to bring newborn as you may find these do not fit or are too small after a week. But ones designed for a few months old would work well and will still fit if baby is born larger than expected or grows quickly. Nappies cost a fortune and a good stock of them is very worth having. Buy scented doggy do bags. They are cheaper than a nappy wrapper and if you have a small bin with a well fitted lid then this works just as well. If you buy baby items try to buy second hand as most things like activity centres and bumbo seats are hardly used and get sold on very quickly. What ever you do buy sterilise it as a matter of course and keep the boxes as it is easier to sell the items on afterwards if they are boxed. This is also a good thing to do with children's toys. Make lovely meals and freeze them. As you get bigger you will have many nights when you do not feel like cooking. Do not get a take away just get out a frozen meal and heat. You can save quite a lot of money by avoiding the urge for a take away. But still treat yourself. You are doing an amazing thing and your mind and body needs a bit of a boost now and then.