Need honest opinions of my baby registries. Would love feedback. :)?

Question

So I'm trying to be conscientious of everyone and their budgets as I register for our first baby. I am currently listed for 2 (Target and Babies R Us) in hope that it makes for more convenient shopping for everyone involved. I'm having 3 showers (his family, my friends since I don't have family in the states, and work). We make more than his family, or mine and I want everyone to feel comfortable making purchases. I also don’t want anyone to feel as if I’m asking for too much. It’s a delicate topic. SO… Is this a good amount of product or too much? Is it realistic? Too expensive? If you were a guest coming to one of the showers would you feel as if I were being too greedy?

Thanks so much in advance for your feed back!

Here they are…

TARGET'S Registry

BABY NURSERY

Simplicity Ellis 4-in-1 Crib - Cherry List Price: $249.99

Circo® Basics Bumper - Pink List Price: $19.99

Circo® Basics Dust Ruffle - Pink List Price: $14.99

BLANKET DWSTUDIO FL OLIVIA 3PK, DWELL STUDIO, ANTLER, INFANT List Price: $9.99

CRIB PAD CIRCO CRIB PAD FITTED, CIRCO, WHITE, INFANT List Price: $9.99

SHEET CIRCO KNIT SHEET GREEN, CIRCO, GREEN List Price: $7.99

LAP PAD CIRCO LAP PAD 3PK ASST, CIRCO, ASSORTED, INFANT List Price: $6.99

Circo® Basics Striped Sheet - Pink List Price: $5.99

CI BEDDING WHITE/PINK SHEET POLKA, CIRCO, NEW RED, INFANT List Price: $5.99

SHEET CIRCO WOVEN SHEET PINK, CIRCO, PINK List Price: $5.99

CI BEDDING WHITE/GREE SHEET POLKA, CIRCO, BONE, INFANT List Price: $5.99

Maxi-Cosi Priori Convertible Car Seat - Corniche List Price: $199.99

Combi Shuttle Infant Car Seat - Ember List Price: $139.99

The First Years Deluxe Comfort Electric/ Battery Double-Breast Pump - 1897 List Price: $59.99

BIB CIRCO 3P ATTD KNIT PNK, CIRCO List Price: $4.99

BOTTLE BRUSH MUNCHKIN SOAP DISPENS, MUNCHKIN List Price: $4.99

SPOONS MUNCHKIN WHITE 4PK, MUNCHKIN List Price: $4.29

American Red Cross Ultrasonic Humidifier List Price: $49.99

American Red Cross 17-pc. Health and Grooming Kit List Price: $19.99

HOODED TOWEL CIRCO HOODED TWL P 3PK, CIRCO, CHARMING PINK List Price: $12.99

BURP CLOTH CIRCO TERRY ASSRTD 2PK, CIRCO, ASSORTED, INFANT List Price: $3.99

BATH TOY MUNCHKIN STYLISH DUCK, MUNCHKIN List Price: $2.79

Summer Infant 7" Color Flat Screen Video Baby Monitor List Price: $189.99

Eddie Bauer® Wooden Highchair - Kingston List Price: $119.99

Combi Cosmo DX Stroller - Ember List Price: $99.99

Baby Einstein Musical Motion Activity Jumper List Price: $79.99

Fisher-Price Soothing Motions Glider List Price: $69.99

CARRIER INFNTNO EURORIDER BLK, INFANTINO List Price: $34.99

Infants' Embroidered Nylon and Fleece Cozy World Carrier Cover- Slate Gray List Price: $24.99

Eddie Bauer® Baby View Back-Seat Mirror List Price: $9.99

SUNSHADE EB DELX ROLLER 2PK SHD, EDDIE BAUER List Price: $7.99

SUNSHADE EB 2PK CLING SHADES, EDDIE BAUER List Price: $4.99

DwellStudio™ for Target® Apples Hooded Towel - Pink List Price: $9.99

SNP JUST1YR BTTERFLY M 2PK, JUST ONE YEA, LILAC, MEDIUM List Price: $9.99

GOWN CIRCO BUGS PINK NB 3PK, CIRCO, KONA, NEWBORN List Price: $9.99

CTN BLANKET JUST1YR BUTTERFLY, JUST ONE YEA, LILAC List Price: $5.99

MITTEN GERBER PINK 0-3M 4PK, GERBER, PINK, 0-3 MONTHS List Price: $4.99

Combi Travel Solutions Play Yard DX - Sage List Price: $169.99

RATTLE INFNTINO PEEKABOO RATL, INFANTINO List Price: $4.49

Lullabies For Baby List Price: $9.99

CONTOUR PAD MNCHKN CONTOUR FOAM, MUNCHKIN List Price: $21.99

DwellStudio™ for Target® Wearable Blanket - Pink List Price: $12.99

Gerber GERBER PINK 3-6M 3PK List Price: $10.99

SLIPCOVER BOPPY PINK ASST, BOPPY List Price: $9.99

NURSERY ORG PINK TERRY CONTOUR CVR, CIRCO, PINK List Price: $6.99

DwellStudio™ for Target® Large Striped Lamp - Olivia List Price: $29.99

BABIES R US

Boon Potty Bench by Boon Inc. $29.99

Summer Infant Newborn to Toddler Bath Center and Shower $29.99

Amy Coe Pink Pop Changing Pad Cover $14.99

Kids Line Pop Daisy Changing Pad Cover $14.99

Fisher Price: Nature Baby- Ocean Surf & Dolphins CD $9.99

Halo Fleece SleepSack & Swaddle Blanket - Ecru: Newborn $19.99

Chicco Caddy Hook On Chair – Red $34.99

SwaddleMe Adjustable Infant Wrap - Organic Ivory (Small) $15.99

Gerber Organic Flannel 4 Pack Receiving Blankets – Pink $12.99

Wendy Bellissimo Swirl Fur Blanket $21.99

Tadpoles Basics Pashmina Blanket - Lavender $17.99

Koala Baby 2 Ply Dot Blanket – Sage $15.99

Kiddopotamus Swaddle Blanket - Pink Butterfly $9.99

ACCESSY GR/3PC ACCESSORY SET-G $9.99

G SLD/EMB /5PK GIRL SOLID/WMB $5.10

GIRL /2PK GIRL PANT $4.10

QUATTRO TOUR DLX TRAVEL SY N/A

BPAF 3PK 4OZ GLASS NURSERS N/A

3PK INTERLOCK BURPCLOTH GIRL $8.99

ROSE CIRCLES SUPER BIB $5.99

3PK BURPCLOTH BRIGHT GIRL $4.99

Answer 1

No, I think you have given lots of good options for people at all price ranges. I have bought so many baby gifts lately and no one has had reasonable gift options.... wish I had friends like you who registered for realistic price points!

Answer 2

there's alot of stuff that anyone on any budget can pick out. as for my personal opinion the parents should pay for the crib and more expensive stuff.  

Answer 3

yes but no one will buy the pricey stuff

Answer 4

You should have alot of people at your shower then, right? My list is almost the same with about 85 people attending the shower in October. The most expensive things should be the big things like the crib, stroller, bassinett, etc....It may look like alot to poeple but alot of this stuff ( and mine) is 8.99, 4.99, and stuff like that.

Answer 5

Looks ok from here (only skimmed because its hard on the eyes :)) What we did was not add anything under $10 because we were so anxious to shop lol. But it looks good. We registered at the same places too

Answer 6

it looks like you registered for a range of things that vary in price which is good. i didn't register for the crib or any of that expensive stuff because my mom bought it for me before i had any showers. generally i am not much on buying directly off of registries. i usually will buy one or two things and then buy something that i want to buy. also i prefer to buy a lot of smaller things that are lower priced and make up a basket rather than buy one big thing. it just seems more "fun" and nobody likes to give a carseat when you can give cute little baby things.  

Answer 7

go ahead and register for anything you want. i did, but im going to be honest with you...a lot of people dont even go off your registry. however you might be suprised though, sometimes people gets you gifts you never thought you'd get!

Answer 8

okay this might shock you, but your grand total of things that you think you need for this first baby... is over two thousand dollars. i know cuz i added it up on my calcuator  that's a lot of stuff and most of it will be obsolete in about a year.  you could actually put a down payment on a house with money like that.  i am not trying to be rude or mean in any way, but i do think you are going over board here.  

here are a couple of my observations about your list...  no offense just observations okay..

the breast pump is private should be purchased by baby's mom and dad

there are great stroller car seat combos for less than what you have the car seat listed for.  

the spoons can be purchased at the dollar store

the humidifier should be bought by the parents if the child needs it

what did our grand parents do without a color screen baby monitor?

there are awesome pack and plays out there for under a hundred dollars (mine even came with a dual level mattress position and a changing center.)

p.s. before you get angry and think that i'm against the whole idea of these registries, cuz i'm really not, i just think that when a baby comes everyone usually brings really cool stuff to the showers and with you having three, i doubt very much that your little one is going to be missing out on anything.

Answer 9

It's a good variety for people to choose from.  I wouldn't feel like you're being greedy.  My personal experience with a registry, is people just bought whatever they wanted me to have...even when I had a list of in-expensive items.  I'm sure they all meant well, and there gifts were great, but my husband and I still ended up buying most the stuff we needed.  That was fine as well, I mean it's our job to provide for our baby.  I'm currently 25 weeks pregnant, and not signing up for a registry this time, maybe will get what we need, LOL.  Anyway, you didn't ask for a personal novel, so I will stop here.  Good luck with everything.

Answer 10

I think it seems like you have a good mix of low to medium priced items and then only a few of the bigger ones.  Sometimes people will go into together on a gift to get you something they know you will need.  Do you think you would be buying yourself anything before the showers- like the crib or carseat?  Those are usually pricier items and maybe more likely not to be purchased.  Most people appreciate a registry for a shower because they want to know what you need and want to spend their hard earned cash on something you need/want.

Answer 11

I would definitely be able to find stuff on there that I could buy you. People won't necessarily buy all things off your registry either, so if they don't find something fitting they will get you something else.