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When preparing for a baby the bill quickly adds up. Between the bare necessities such as blankets, diapers and formula to the more expensive items such as furniture and the hospital bills there is not inexpensive way to have a child in this day and age. And that's just for one child, but what about families who are bringing multiples into the world?
The thought of doubling, tripling, or even quadrupling the cost of having a child may be intimidating to some, but thought and consideration just must be put in to where money can be saved and where it must be spent. When preparing for multiples families must take stock of what they have from previous children or family members and what they must purchase new. Parents must also consider what they are going to have to buy multiples of for each infant and what the infants can share.
While there are some things that children from groups of multiples can share, such as toys and clothes, there is one important thing that cannot safely be shared: major baby furniture items, such as cribs. While multiples may have shared a womb for 9 months and they may be able to share a crib for the early months of life they will begin to wake one another up, hitting and kicking each other, and potentially rolling over on one another as they grow and develop.
Because a parent of multiples will be buying multiple pieces of furniture they may be tempted to purchase inexpensive item. But these inexpensive items may come with not only a lower price but also a plethora of accidents waiting to happen. Some parents may believe a crib is a crib, regardless of the price but this is not the case. Inexpensive cribs are so cheap because they are made with poor materials that are not meant to last. These weak materials could ultimately break not only requiring another crib purchase but could also cause harm to a child.
With the recent rise in baby furniture recalls it is important that parents do research when purchasing baby furniture for their multiples. Instead of risking quality parents can save money by searching for sales at baby furniture retailers or asking if the retailer offers a multiple item discount.
Another money saving tactic that parents of multiples could employ is to purchase safe convertible cribs that will last for years to come. Some convertible cribs turn into toddler beds and then eventually into twin or full sized beds to grow with children.
