Week 26 - An IKEA day

Heard from a friend that IKEA sells pretty good cheap baby cot and decided to check it out. Actually, hubby & I never thought of IKEA because we assumed that it will either be super expensive or the cheaper ones are of low quality. But since the friend gave pretty good recommendation, we decided to make an outing to IKEA today after our lunch at our friend's stall (Hubby had his usual tomato kueh teow and today I decided to have crispy tomato mee.

Anyway, we arrived IKEA around 12.30pm and was pretty lucky to get a parking immediately right at the entrance. Went to walked around in Ikano first since babe want to check out ALL IT for Wireless Modem Router.

ANYWAY, finally went to IKEA and this is what we actually bought:


Baby Cot (RM165). Pretty good buy considering the wood is solid birch. Initially I am worried as the base is made of fiberboard but it is said can take up to 18kg weight. So, should be pretty safe for the baby till maybe around 3yo. By then, I doubt baby wants to sleep in the cot anymore anyways. By the way, the cot does not come with cot mattress. We saw one that is RM25 but SUPER thin and the next one is actually RM140 which is thicker but to hubby & I, just not worth the price. So, we decided to check in Jusco tomorrow night and see if we get better value for money. Oh, and the photo is actually from IKEA website. Have not opened and assemble the one we bought. By the way, the package size is 130cmx70cm. So, pretty tight fit for our Myvi.

Wrap blanket (RM59). Got one in red and another in blue. I read in babycenter.com that this is good to help the baby feels secure as well as prevent the baby moving around and having the blanket covering the face.

Baby cot bumper guard (RM49). Nothing special about this. Just something to cover around the cot to prevent the baby from twisting the arms of legs in the gap.

Baby bath tub (RM19.90). Like this and hubby & I think that it is a good buy becuase of the anti-slip at the bottom and inside the tub.

The friend is also recommending to buy a changing table so that it is less stressful on our back whenever we need to change the baby. Before this I was wondering if this is a necessity or luxury but looking at hubby who seems to have problem with his back recently and me with history of disc tear, guess we should consider seriously to get one. From IKEA website catalogue, can find the below 2 that looks to be within our budget.

Basic change table (RM125). No frill with very basic table which later can be used as shelf.

Change table cover

Foldable change table (RM295). Space saver but once baby outgrown, no use for it anymore.

Cant decide yet but since will be going to Jusco @ 1U reopening of the departmental store, guess we will check the place out first.