Key investments

No matter what age you decide to have children, they are expensive as hell! Therefore when purchasing items for them you want to get the best bang for your buck. Among other things, there are three big ticket items that you’re going to have to purchase for your newborn/infant. So how do you decide which to buy? Here’s my 2 cents

·         The Convertible crib

This crib is a great invest piece because it will last you into your child’s teenage years. Its multipurpose design allows it to go from crib to daybed  to desk.  All you do is move around the railings.

·         The Play pen

The playpen is initially used as a bassinet and changing station, then as your child grows you take out the padding for the bassinet and you’re left with the pen and plenty of room for baby to play inside.

·         The Car Seat & Stroller

This one is tricky because it’s entirely based on what you can handle.

Nowadays they sell the travel systems with the car seat that can be mounted into the stroller. This is convenient because the interlocking feature allows you to transport baby from car seat to stroller without taking the child out of the car seat. However, this type of car seat only lasts until your baby is two; then you have to go buy the bigger car seat. 

Now if you buy the regular car seat (the type that doesn’t fit into the stroller) this will last you from newborn to age four. Therefore giving you more usage, but you will have to take your baby out of the car seat to get them into the stroller. 

 

The prices for either type of car seat are similar. There is no wrong or right choice with this; it’s just a matter of what you’re willing to go through with your baby i.e. what’s more convenient for you.

My preferred brand of choice when shopping for these items is Graco; simply because this company is a highly reputable brand that offers such a wide selection of products. Additionally, their prices are reasonable when compared to the other brands and they offer matching sets.