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We lived in a small place when my first was born and the crib ended up being a huge waste of space. At least we got it for free from a friend, but the baby slept best (and it was easier to breastfeed), while cosleeping. The crib, which was in our room, ended up becoming a really big fresh laundry depository. We didn't bother with making a nursery. We needed the extra room more for guests, so left it as a guest room. Saved a lot of money that way! We just moved into our first house and could start out with buying kid furniture.

I agree that not everyone can or wants to breastfeed, but if you do want to breastfeed, I wouldn't buy a days supply of bottles, just in case. Starting out breastfeeding can be difficult and in a moment when your confidence is low, those bottles look like a good way to make sure your baby is getting enough to eat. So having a full stock of bottles can kind of set you up for failure. I'd buy one or two, if you are really nervous. If you really end up needing more, someone can run out to the store or you can order more online.

Even if you aren't planning on breastfeeding, or are planning on pumping and bottle-feeding, I've known a lot of parents who wasted money buying a bunch of bottles that they or their child ended up not liking. I'd buy one of a few types, until you know which you like best.

I saw the picture for Sense and Sensibility and thought that would be a great gift for a coworker. A nice pretty hardcover version of a book you think they'd like. Then I saw it was an iPod docking station. Terrible thing to do to a beautiful book!

I've got a sander that hooks to a vacuum cleaner (Fein Multimaster). Works great and no mess. So there are options to sand in an apartment without mess or inconvenience. There are probably cheaper options than the Fein out there as well.