I’m with AN. The “baby/toddler industry” is a racket. You don’t use that stuff very long. I had the $19 umbrella strollers to fit in the back of my Toy Tercel. I got ALL KINDS of used stuff from coworkers, some VERY high-quality, for super-cheap prices. Then I resold it and gave it away when I didn’t need it anymore.
Of course, many improvements in everything from stollers to diapers to carseats, etc have been made since I was in the “raising baby” mode ;=D
I STILL think its all a big waste of money. Kids are MUCH more expensive in HS when they wouldn’t be caught dead wearing hand-me-downs (in a school that doesn’t require uniforms) and need more toiletries, have greater school expenses, braces, lessons, trips and so on. This is even if they don’t drive!
College (except for CC) is off the charts! The ink dries the same on a university diploma no matter WHERE the student’s first two years of college are spent. So why pay more??
