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Laura, craigslist has been great. I highly recommend it for baby stuff. There are TONS of postings everyday for cribs dresser sets, toys, clothes, breast pumps, strollers etc

It is unlikely we will be able to find a place in the city though we would love to. We have a great flat now, and we really don't want to take a cut in our lifestyle. Our flat now is 2 br and almost 1200 square feet with laundry and parking. I know many of you aren't city dwellers but it is a coup to have what we have for the price in SF. We just don't want to downgrade to a smaller place with fewere amenities when there will be more of us living in the house (yay!). We will probably look in Berkeley or Oakland where by next year we will hopefully be able to buy a house for the price of a 1 br condo in the city. We both work in the city so don't want our commute to be too far. Plus my mother lives in Berkeley and is going to provide 2 of the 4 days/wk of childcare we will need.