Reddit reviews Regalo Easy Diner Portable Hook On Highchair, Navy

Here is a great option for a high chair that takes up less room and is easy to get out of the way when you need to.

http://www.amazon.com/Regalo-Easy-Diner-Portable-Highchair/dp/B0000A1O7P

One thing my husband and myself did was start using couponing techniques to stockpile diapers. I was regularly able to purchase those giant 300+ Pampers packs of diapers on Amazon for between $5-$10 dollars and free shipping. We focused a lot on getting lots of size 3 and size 4 diapers. My son is still in size 3s and nearing 9 months and we have never had to run out to the store to purchase diapers. Many times we ended up paying under a cent per diaper. So if you have the space, couponing + stockpiling for diapers worked out well for us.

We also got a trust going. Included in the set up was handling what would happen to our son in the event that my husband and I died in a car crash or something that made him an orphan. It goes beyond inheritance but covers who guardianship will go to, how much money they'll have access to, when and how much our son can begin to draw, and so on.

Something else to be looking at is schools in your area. I live in an area with not so great public schools so making sure we can afford to send our son to a private one if we're still here when the time comes became a priority. If there are good public schools then you're set here.

Some other random tips:

• Don't buy an infant bucket seat. Your kid will grow out of it before they're ready to not be in a carseat and now you'll be paying for a convertible car seat. Buy a convertible carseat from the get go. For toting your baby around in the newborn months, buy a baby wearing carrier like an Ergo. Once they get older you can use the stroller if you want, but buggies designed just for tiny infants is a similar waste of money.
  
  
• Instead of a huge bulky high chair, get a high-backed chair that attaches to tables. We use the Regalo which you can get on amazon for something like $20. It has a five point harness, collapses to a small size and can be used at home and on the road. To clean it you just toss the fabric part into the washer and the rest is metal so you wipe it down.
  
  
• Kids can be REALLY picky about which bottles or which pacifiers they use. See if you can find a friend or family member with an assortment of pacifiers and bottles to try out on your kiddo and see which one they like before making a full investment. We were given a bunch of Dr. Brown's pacifiers and our son would only use the Nuk ones.
  
  
• If you do end up needing or using a baby swing (we'd have died without ours, only way to get colicky baby to nap) make sure you have a model that can be plugged into the wall or else you'll go through a ton of batteries in no time at all. A trick for the swing is that the faster you make it go for the younger the baby, the better. If you don't want to pay full price, just keep an eye on craigslist and try to hit yard sales. We got so much great, barely used baby stuff doing that.
  
  
• Don't be afraid to exchange stuff you don't need or want after a baby shower. We exchanged all of the newborn outfits we got, and were happy we did when I popped out a nearly 10lb baby who didn't even fit newborn clothes.
  
  
• If your wife plans to try breastfeeding, she is entitled to a free breast pump. I'd highly recommend that if she is able to, she pumps to start trying to build up a small stockpile of milk. This will be especially important if she heads back to work, but it's nice to have if you guys need to go out or someone other than her has to be watching the baby.

Have you considered a travel high chair (or pricier)? 'Tis what I'm planning to buy if no one gets the high chair off my registry. :)