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Thrifty second pregnancy shopping

Okay, I am six months pregnant officially but my thrifty shopping started a few weeks back. You see, things are different from when I was first pregnant. Since then, many changes occurred in our lives: – We moved house SEVERAL times and in the process most of the baby things and apparel were donated/lent to friends/damaged/lost. – I was working as a substitute teacher back then and making my own money to buy things for baby. This time we decided it was best for me to stay at home at least until baby is six months so I have to watch the pennies hubby is working extremely hard for. – Most importantly, I was a new mum and had no clue about thrift shopping and wanted everything brand new for baby.  I was reading all the glossy mummy magazines and wanted all the stuff those cute babies were featuring. This time around, I decided to do it totally different, to the delight and relief of my hubby :-). I started by asking friends for apparel …