The most important advice I have about shopping for your soon to be baby is not to buy too much. You will want to buy everything. During those last few days or weeks of your pregnancy when you are nesting it will seem as though there is no better use of your time than to stock  your house full of every baby item, every cleaning agent, every cosmetic, everything and anything you could possibly ever need once your baby arrives.It seems to make so much sense. Who has time to go food shopping, to the drug store or to the baby stores once baby is here. But, don’t do it.  First, you may buy all the wrong things for your baby, just as I did. Just because 45 people gave something a “must have” rating on Amazon.com, does not mean your baby will like it. Just because you read that you will only want to put your baby in side snap t-shirts doesn’t mean you will need 15 of them. In short, do not buy much for the baby before he or she is here and in one way or another tells you want he or she wants.  Second, you may want to get out of the house after baby is home, even for a few minutes, and running to the store for a necessity is the perfect excuse.  Third, you can just as easily order from www.drugstore.com or www.amazon.com when you are up all night with the baby as you can when you are nesting. And, you will have a better idea of what products you will need post-pregnancy when you are post-pregnant. WHAT NOT TO BUY -The Guide.1. A travel system. I was told by more than one mom not to bother with a travel car seat/stroller system. I did not listen. This was, yet another, mistake. I rarely used it. The stroller was bulky and heavy and rarely left my garage. Buy a snap and go or equivalent to pop the infant seat in when you are getting in and out of your car. There is no reason why this won’t work on the metro as well. It is light and it is easy to open and close. I even used mine for long walks and at stroller strides.  2. A fancy jogging stroller. I registered for the BOB Ironman stroller. I thought it would be perfect for my husband who ran marathons. I thought it would be perfect for fast walks and long walks. I hate the front wheel that does not move. My husband swears that it is great for running. But the number of times he uses it does not justify the price tag. A regular stroller is just fine for walking. For jogging or running, I would suggest any jogging stroller with a moving front wheel. And, most likely my husband will not be running marathons anytime soon.  3. A Bumbo seat. I read such great reviews for the Bumbo seat. A must-have! I read over and over again. My son had zero interest in it. It was fine for him to try to wiggle his way out of for five minutes. But that was it.  Other babies I know love their Bumbo seat. Your best best is to try your baby in one in a store or at a friends before you buy. you will not be using it for a few months, so there is no need to register for it or to buy it before your baby is atleast 2 months old. They have since been recalled due to babies falling off tables in their Bumbo seats. You can either only use the Bumbo seat on the floor closely watching your baby or avoid them altogether.4. A Baby Bjorn, sling, wrap or other carrying device. Again, I recommend meeting you baby and seeing how he or she will want to travel before investing in one.