Saving Money on Baby Necessities, Pregnancy, and Post Pregnancy!

So I spread through word of mouth any deals I find on Diapers, and Formula. These are going to be 2 of your biggest expenses in the first couple years of life with your little one. Here are some great places to shop and ways to find some deals on Diapers, Wipes, Formula, and many other baby necessities.

Babies R' Us / Toys R' Us

• Although they aren't really a 'deal' or 'steal' store, they most certainly can be every few months.
• Sign up for their free Rewards program and they will send you advertisements for in-store deals that you aren't going to find unless you walk in the store. They run deals like buy 2 boxes of diapers and get a $25 gift card, or buy 3 or 4 boxes of diapers and get one free. They also do this for wipes, formula, and starter foods. This is especially great if you have manufacturer coupons to stack. This is usually where I buy diapers and wipes and when they run a sale like this I'll stock up to get me through to their next sale.
• If you really want to bank on them, register for their credit card. Or just their store charge card if you don't want quite the credit hit. Either way you get a $10 coupon for every $100 you spend, AND you get special sales and deals that you wouldn't get otherwise. The coupons also last for a few months and can be used on anything. This comes in handy when you're first stocking up for baby, and at Christmas time. With the cost of baby supplies, you can easy save yourself $100 - $200 a year with these rewards, and that's not including the money you'll save with coupons.

Amazon Mom

• I've used Amazon Mom before but I prefer physically buying my supplies. I do have family and friends that are religious with Amazon Mom though. You get 10% off diapers all the time, free shipping, and you can use coupons on the site to get even better deals.

Target

• Target doesn't like to stock old products. And by old I mean they could get a shipment Tuesday, and the following week the manufacturer may change the print, number in a package, or packaging itself, and what Target has left over is considered 'old' and clearance. Look for these! They will usually sell them on end aisle caps and you can get the steal of a century. Just a month ago Pampers changed the number of diapers in one of their packages so they were selling the old boxes at over 50% off!
• Target is also great at basic coupons and stacking their coupons with manufacturers for some great deals.

Some other ways to save on Formula and Diapers...

• Register on the manufacturer website for the brands you use. I use Pampers Diapers, Pampers Wipes, and Similac Formula. After registering on their sites you get $5 off Similac coupons as well as FULL SIZE container samples of formula, and $1 and $2 coupons from Pampers. The Similac is especially great because you get these coupons every month and you get a lot of them! I know when I first registered I was getting $20 off every month, and as the baby ages and uses less formula, it slowly dwindles down to 1 $5 off a month of 2. Still... AMAZING savings in the long run. (I also know Gerber does this with their foods and Formula, I'm not sure about Enfamil.)
• Also... ALWAYS snoop around the waiting rooms and offices of your Pediatrician. Almost all of them will have samples of rash cream, baby soap, lotions, and coupons for just about everything.
• AND... Always register with your local baby stores, be it Buy Buy Baby, Babies R' Us, or any other superstores out there. They have introduction packs that give insane coupons for pregnancy, post pregnancy, and newborns.