Is this financing feasible?

2016-10-26 21:49:03

We have the Stuva from IKEA and it works great. We picked it out ourselves and it was given to us as a gift. What folding mechanism, did I miss something? The changing is done on top, a used Reer warming lamp was bought for 20 EUR (my wife's playfulness, I would have simply bought a new one on Amazon for convenience) and it stands next to it. Plus an Angelcare diaper pail for 30 EUR.

The two open compartments in the Stuva have gotten such inserts, clothes are stored in the lower 4 drawers, there are some supplies in the middle open level, and on top there is enough space for wipes, and now I regularly dress the little one there for outside. There has never been a fall or even a dangerous situation. We pay attention when we change, dress, etc.

For stroller, infant car seat, and buggy: Bergsteiger Capri. White, so you can be seen in the evenings in winter. Of course it gets dirty, that’s clear, but safety comes first. And of course it doesn’t look nice anymore, we don’t maintain it either and a snap button is already broken, but that’s an item to be used, not for looks. Much more important to me were the free-swiveling front wheels. Acquaintances have a more expensive model with fixed front wheels and that’s really hard to push. Also, the stroller/buggy fits perfectly with two hand grips into an Opel Astra, so no need for a bigger car.

Oh yes, we also got the Bergsteiger as a gift.

We have a rear-facing child seat from Römer, those normally cost 400 to 500 EUR. We simply bought the previous year’s model (new!) for 270 EUR. So basically, a gift as well. That was actually one Christmas later than the Christmas when we got the changing table, crib, bassinet, and stroller (from our parents each).

We also got tons of clothes as gifts and bought many cheaply used from acquaintances (e.g. 3 large boxes of mixed clothes for 20 EUR). It doesn’t even have to be second-hand from outside, but rather given as gifts or used from family. Only for “important” things like ergonomically good shoes or the sleeping bag did we have to buy ourselves and of course here and there a cute little thing for a few euros...

Choosing the changing table really depends a lot on the baby. You can’t really estimate that well in advance anyway.
Mine has always been an extremely agile child. I was glad for every centimeter of width. Nearly every time we changed him he would spin on the changing pad like a top — if you let him do it, he was relaxed, but if you tried to hold him still, there was a real fuss.
Our changing table is oversized, I’d say that saved my child some near-falls and saved me heart attacks.

And unfortunately not everyone gets that many things as gifts. We were incredibly lucky and almost everything was given to us. A couple of friends, however, barely got anything due to estranged families. They were handed a worn-out cheap used buggy from their parents at birth.

2016-10-26 21:55:28

Maybe because it comes closest to the most expensive part of breast milk, which requires quite an effort. But now this is getting very off-topic ...

Maybe. I never really looked into it that closely. Mine preferred the cheapest one from the 6th month on. But yes ... definitely off-topic

2016-10-26 22:13:18

Who saves the most

2016-10-26 22:31:37

Mine has always been an extremely agile child. I was happy for every centimeter of width. During almost every diaper change, he would spin on the changing table like a spinning top if you let him do it, he was relaxed, if you tried to hold him still there was really a fuss.

And our little one, although turning over quite early and so on, just lifted her legs on the changing table because she knew exactly what was coming next. She cooperated and supported us during diaper changes. But yes, in the end most people here only have a sample size of n=1 or maybe n=2. For our n=1 the first 1 1/2 years went by with hardly any costs and all the typical bestsellers were fine. For example, we mainly chose the stroller from Bergsteiger because it was simply the bestseller on Amazon with good reviews. There are certainly better and worse ones, more expensive and cheaper ones, but this one was the bestseller and since I believe in "the wisdom of the many," I also believe it must be a very good product. As a chair, we have a Tripp Trapp, so something more expensive. Well, it was also given as a gift. But if necessary, one could still buy it oneself with 4,500 EUR net... To get back to the topic: The OP should of course estimate to what extent the family can and will help. I think that makes a big difference. And if there is money there, then it can certainly be lent in an emergency. And if not, then you have to calculate the financing more generously.

Is this financing feasible?

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