Registering: For your first child and every child after

Baby Items we used

I meticulously registered for my first. I have a list of things I actually used (and the things I didn’t use so much) available.

I didn’t register for my second it thought it was taboo. What I discovered by my third: making the registry doesn’t mean someone else has to buy the items for you. Making a registry gives you a place to put all of your wants for the next baby, a list if someone asks what you need, completion discounts, and even some freebies. You can include all your wipes and diapers, new nipples, fresh towels, etc on there. If you are going to buy it anyway, you may as well put it on this list to get the discount or give the list to friends.

Amazon Prime helps you get the most out of this. Prime membership, completing their checklist, and a $10 purchase (by you or someone else) of something off the registry gets you an awesome package. There is a completion discount as well. It is a little before baby comes. My welcome package came! So excited! It contained some great gender neutral items as well as some items I am excited to try and find out how I like! I am excited to have a couple bottles to make sure to find the kind baby likes before fully committing.

Many packages also contained coupons for the products so if you love them you can continue getting them!

Target You can start it online or in the store. There is an app that allows you to add to it (but modifications to settings done on the site). The actual target app does not link to your registry. If you start it online, you just go in the store to the service desk and let them know you started a registry online and you get your goody bag. If you do it in store you should get it there (it is based on availability there).
I went and picked up my bag at the desk. It was super easy!
There were many cool items in the bag. Some samples were smaller than others, but they can still give you a good idea of things you like and don’t!
There were many, many coupons including Target’s own batch of coupons in this pack! Excited to use them!

Burt’s Bees I have heard many things about Burts bees clothing and baby stuff. You can add to a registry there and it leads you to a site called

myregistry.com which also gives you the opportunity to sync other registries and add a button very similar to the Pinterest button to add anything to your site.

Pottery Barn Kids You get a completion discount. If you have multiples, you get a discount for buying more.

babylist.com. This is another site that you can add ANYTHING to. It allows you to import a link, find items from popular sites, and more. I love I can add small shop items to this list because they have a link–even an Etsy link will work! You get a free welcome package when following their criteria as well! Criteria is rather easy and does not include a purchase.

Noobie Box isn’t necessarily registering, but you can get a free sample box by registering on their site. One box per house per year so for past your first baby is fine!