This is our first time going to baby fairs, and were really excited, yet cautious about the crowds and long queues we heard so much about.
Was half decided to give the Mothercare baby fair a miss after hearing about 3 hours queue during the VIP preview. I certainly do not have the time nor energy to queue for that long. but since its so near to my office, I decide to pop by on Friday during lunch time. Was already prepared to queue, but to my delight, there's only a very short queue, and they have very thoughtfully prepared lines of chairs for us to seat (very thoughtful to mothers! :)). Only queued for like 5-10 mins, and went in.
The items on my to-buy list are baby cot, swaddle cloth, breast pump, avent bottle sterilizer , milk bottles & warmer and bath tub. and I kept reminding myself "Keep Calm. No more Clothes". =p
I realized having a buying list (and keeping to it) is very important, especially when shopping for baby as we tend to get so overwhelmed and excited over all the varieties and cuteness of everything before us. There seems to be this "soooo CUTE! buy!" kind of feeling with so many things I see, or "this looks useful! dunno need or not, but maybe I should buy?" and before long, my shopping basket is filled with lots of stuffs, most of which were not on my to-buy list. I'm glad I managed to be rationale in the last minute, and kept to my to-buy list (most of it that is). Too many people have warned me of going crazy and buying too much stuffs only to realize most are useless.
Bought the Philips Avent 4-in-1 Sterilizer Bundle at $199, which includes the 4-in-1 sterlizer, a newborn starter kit which has 2 newborm bottles, and 2 bottles for 1 month and above, and a warmer. Slightly cheaper than what I saw in OG the weekend before, and they give away a free nursing cover.
Got the Aden + Anais muslin swaddle cloth finally. I've been eyeing this for the longest time after reading so much about it, but could't bear to spend $70+ on it. Finally got it at $39.95. I'm a happy mummy. :)
Bought 2 tommee bottles at $3.90 each. I dunno anyhing about this brand, but it looks pretty premium with nice packaging, and since its on sale, I just grab. hope its a sensible buy.
and yes, I did buy a few more clothes. couldn't resist when I found this adorable 2 x 2 piece set (which means 2 tops, 2 pants) at only $8. and this cute pants at $5 (i love this pom pom design on their butt). and this 2 x super cute floral bib at $5.
these 2 sets at $8!
aint these adorable?
decided not to buy the breast pump there (I'm eyeing a Spectra S2), as I realized Qoo10 is selling it at a much cheaper price.
So this sums up my first mothercare fair and I'm looking forward to the next one already. :D
- Mami J
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