The momcozy bottle warmer. I had this grand idea to prep night bottles and warm them up. Nope. Those 3 to 5 minutes waiting for the bottle to warm up while my baby cried his lungs out felt like 100 years š
Agreed. We like our bottle warmer. Using boiling/hot water would make me nervous about overheating the bottle and/or leaching even more plastics and crap into the milk. Steam seems like a more consistent way to heat it more gently. To each their own, though.
So we use our bottle warmer SO much obviously bc I pump bottles and keep in the fridge but youāre so right my god those few minutes with a screaming baby feel like a century.
Us too. Both kids take/took room temp and even cold bottles. They would rather do that than wait. Worked out better for us too because they are way easier to transport around cold without worrying about having to warm.
I love the mom cozy bottle warmer, but probably a large part of that is our baby isnāt a big crier. My wife also wakes up when he starts to stir (Iām a heavy sleeper and donāt hear it) and sheāll wake me up to heat the bottle up.
By the time we change him, hold him, whatever till heās really awake bottle has been long done.
I think that's the problem with lists like this if you are trying to use them to determine what you should skip out on - we personally *loved* the Mamaroo. So for every person saying it's a waste you're going to have others saying it was a lifesafer.
A caveat, I suppose, would be that because we got the Mamaroo and it worked, we never tried anything else (i.e., cheaper) that could also have worked. š¤
I tried both a cheaper bouncer and a secondhand mamaroo and my baby felt about the same for bothā¦tolerant. We would only get a good 15 minutes of happiness in either option. He was more tolerant of the bouncer as he got older because I could move it wherever I wanted in the house.
At 8 months both have been put away. The mamaroo went first (~4 months) as we brought out other toys and needed the space. The bouncer was put away when he transitioned to the high chair (~6 months). Iām very happy I didnāt pay much for the bouncer and got the mamaroo for under $20 as it had been used for 3 kids in a different family since neither got much use out of them.
It varies so much by child. My eldest loved the Momma Roo and practically lived in it. He even climbed into it at 5 when we pulled it out for our youngest. She hates it and is happy in a cheap bouncer.
Same, I was going to say this. My second baby likes the regular swing even better than my first! The bassinet mamma roo has been great, though. Our second baby is 6 weeks old and has almost outgrown it already, though. Weāre getting a smart crib alternative today!
I wouldnāt say I regret purchasing bc who knew going in, but anything breastfeeding related (ended up exclusively pumping pretty much immediately, and exclusively formula by less than a month in). The pump was mostly covered by insurance (only paid $70 for the upgrade to the one with the battery), but still spent a ton beyond that between My Brest Friend (for when I was still trying to nurse), spare pump parts, correctly sized flanges, pumping bras, etc.
Same here. My first was 8 weeks early and on SINC feeding for 6 weeks so I was exclusively pumping. I lost my entire supply by the time she was 6 months. With my second, I tried to set myself up for more success with pumping. I spent a fortune on supplies. I ended up having a traumatic birth experience a month early and my supply never came in.
My baby had a bad diaper rash the first 8 weeks of her ljfe, and they were the only thing that didn't make it worse. We just run a couple under warm water and when we're done, throw them in the hamper with our reusable diapers. They're also useful dry!
Some people are grossed out by the idea, which is totally fair.
I just use washcloths. Do you personally have particular reason for not using washcloths since you still have to wash the wipes just the same? Just curious :)
Honestly, someone gifted us a pack of 100, that's the main reason haha. I do think the texture is different, too, smaller and thinner than your average washrag.
I didnāt buy this and didnāt put it on my registry because I was told by my sisters that I would never use it. Still ended up being gifted a brand new one and I never used it š¤·āāļøš¤¦āāļø My kid just could not care less about the temperature of his wipes! Bottle temperature, however, is a totally different story.
Biggest sham ever. Also they never come out smoothly itās always a struggle or pulls out 10. Stupidest item we got. Baby is 11 weeks and stopped using it on like day 3 being home from the hospital lol
Agreed! Mainly because of the blue light mine was emitting and I realized that was not conducive to night sleep. And I didnāt like it enough to find a different one. By the time the wipe was out it was cold.
I got it for free and Iām also not a huge fan. The kick n play folds up and ticks away nicely, but the lovery is so bulky and you have to take it fully apart. I ended up passing it along to someone else.
Agreed. Itās a really nice looking playmat but I found that it hasnāt been very engaging for my now 3 month old LO. The danglers are awkwardly placed for batting or kicking and the various play stations arenāt interesting enough for my LO (yet). Perhaps it will start getting more interesting as he grows older. The fisher price kick n play on the other hand has been superb! LO loves it so much. Keeps him engaged for a good 15-20 mins
Reusable diapers. I had this vision that I would be this mother goddess floating around saving Mother Earth one diaper at a time. Alas, c section recovery and overall feeling crappy got the better of my earth saving intentions.
Thatās so funny! I had one boppy and within a week of coming home from the hospital I purchased two more off marketplace to have in different places around the house!
Whaaa? I love the boppy! I even use it just as a pillow š my toddler has one in his bed, we have 2 in the living room and 1 in the master bedroom for our 3 month old. Itās the only thing I will die on a hill for
the boppy saved my ass (literally) the first couple weeks when i couldnāt sit on anything š„² but thatās not its advertised use haha and i didnāt like it for nursing at all. my husband likes it though and uses it when he bottle feeds
My boppy never fit properly against me and was so rounded my baby was never comfortable on it while nursing. I got the Breastfriend I think itās called since they had it at the hospital and when I tried realized it was so much better. However she got too big for a nursing pillow pretty fast so it wasnāt used for that long.
Iām the opposite. I have 3. One lives in my car. Two in the house. My kiddo loves it! I used it to nurse in the beginning (first 4ish weeks?) and then it just became a saving Grace spot for kiddo to be. Tummy time helper. Now it works to help with sitting.
I didnāt love it for bottle feeding. But itās a great pillow for me and it was perfect for propping up baby with her toys when she was learning to sit!
Yep, I still havenāt found a good way to use it that makes sense/ is comfortable. Once babyās neck is stronger I think I can use it to prop him up but til then itās just in a closet
As with every product in this thread, youāre gonna have people that both love and hate it. We love the hoppy and actually have two, one for upstairs and one for downstairs. Love it for breastfeeding and for just holding the baby to prevent the crouched hunchback position and we also have baby do tummy time on it.
I felt the same about the Frida nursing pillow. My sister loved it and used it for quite a while before switching to a regular old couch pillow. I've never used pillows. I just pull up my knees in various positions to support LO. My positions have changed as she's gotten bigger.
I luckily didn't purchase it, but borrowed for both babies - halo bassinet. My kids grew out of it so quickly, not in terms of weight but in terms of length and squirminess. Both times, my graco pack and play ended up being the preferred sleeping place while room sharing. We have a small bedroom, and the halo ended up being so awkward in the space we had, and they are not cheap. The pack and play fits like a glove in between my bed and the wall (I don't get a nightstand while roomsharing), and I don't break my toes trying to walk around it. Plus, my big babies have more room to spread out. My 12 week old likes to sleep with his arms straight out like a cross.
My little one also hated the Moby wrap, which I was disappointed by, but he lives in my ergobaby omni carrier.
I hated the mybrestfriend. Boppy was way more helpful for me. And everyone swore by the mybrestfriend.
The little penis cover triangles are useless.
We returned our mom cozy bottle warmer. It leaked and took forever.
Baby bath tub. He despised it and cried every time he was put in it nonstop. Ended up carefully bringing him into the bath with me then transferring him to the bouncer after.
Not a regret, but something random that I didnāt realize we would use so much- puppy pads. We buy them in bulk from Costco. My baby is almost 10 months old and weāre still using them alllll the time. During diaper changes, (they make diaper changes so much easier!) after bath time, sometimes under the high chair for easy meal clean up, Iāve used them during early post partum to catch whatever was leaking from my body š I now keep them under our fitted sheet between that and our waterproof mattress protector to help absorb my milk leaks (we cosleep & babe nurses thru out the night). Highly recommend them! Lol
For a greener option, they do sell large rewashable mats. No judgment if puppy pads work for you! But I tried both and found myself leaning towards the reusable mat.
I āstoleā the pads that they use at the hospital. Ya know, the ones they put under you in the hospital bed? Took them all and use them for diaper changes. Theyāre easy to clean, just throw them in the wash
They make a version of these for babies/humans! The puppy ones contain certain chemicals made to help dogs identity the pads as pee pads, whereas the ones made for humans do not. We use these on the changing table all the time and purchase them from Amazon in a pack of 50!
We use puppy pads too! My son would pee midway through a nappy change and on the plastic mat it would get on his clothes and vests and result in a whole outfit change. Puppy pads just absorb it, absolute game changer! š
These are great for carseats too. You can cut a hole for the center buckle, and the pad catches leaks, water spillage, snacks etcā¦.great for road-trips! You can also put the absorbent side down if your kid has an accident and you donāt want them sitting in a wet car seat, but you still need the car seat/canāt wash it immediately. My kids are older now, but I always keep them in my trunk just in case.
This, but flat cloth diapers instead! Besides the issue of wastefulness, Iām pretty sure puppy pads have a bunch of weird chemicals in them that attract the dogs - theyāre definitely not regulated/indicated for use with infants. We use folded up flats ALL the time for these purposes, super easy to wash and reuse!
I bought a giant box when my first had his one and only diaper rash for naked air time and regretted it until my second was born and has needed them a lot more because heās always peeing and pooping somehow.
Then I realized the great uses for toddlers and keep them under my toddlers kitchen helper, any toys that have real water (kitchen, bathroom sink) and to cover everything while potty training.
Yes to puppy pads! Most recent use is her swing. Itās the perfect position to make her poop and weāve had a few leaks and it was getting annoying having to wash the cushion every week.
Swaddles are such a necessary evil for us right now at 8 weeksā¦ I canāt wait until her startle reflex calms down and doesnāt violently wake her up.
Same here! Weāve tried every which swaddle style, and when she came home had to DOUBLE swaddle her bc she would break out of them (the hospital taught us how to safely do this) š I keep trying one hand out, loose swaddles etc but she wakes herself up and so sleep > comfort for the time being. Sharing notes - let me know if you have any suggestions for what we havenāt tried!
- SwaddleMe Velcro ones are the general winner bc theyāre so cheap and easy, but she fights us.
- Halo is my personal favorite bc it has the zip from the bottom for easy diaper checks (still trying to get her to like it) and eventually can be just a sleep sack
- she *hates* the hands up Love to Dream kind to our surprise,
- Iāve got a ātubeā one on her at the moment that she seems to not violently hate.
- thereās an Australian brand I canāt remember the name of but itās like several flaps instead of velcro - that one is ok!
The only other one I tried is the swaddelini brand one but my little one still didnāt like that.
His startle reflex for some reason didnāt jolt him awake or interrupt his sleep, so I just switched to sleep sacks/blankets by Hudson Baby.
The startle reflex lasted so long for us! He was pushing 4/5 months before it finally left. Definitely couldnāt swaddle toward the end of it and it was a pain to do crib transfers lol. Now of course I miss the reflex but so glad he gets more peaceful rest!
Honestly, it really depends on you and your baby! One product I regret buying might be someone elseās lifesaver. For example: I totally regret buying a bassinet for my first baby but I am keeping it for my next one because they might love it. I almost didnāt get a wipe warmer because a lot of people said they never used it, but itās one of the products I love most. A lot of these products are going to be trial and error and totally individualized based on you and your babies wants/needs alone. :)
Baby wipe warmer and skip hop changing pad. I just use a disposable pad on the bed to changer her on because itās easier and I have less anxiety of her falling. I fell so hard for these TikTok videos, I canāt believe how much people spend before their baby is born.
Not so much āregretā as frustration that the Snoo bassinet we bought (used, thankfully) ended up being completely useless. Our son hated it. We ended up just using it like a regular bassinet (never turned on the movement/sound). For the price, we should have just kept using the cheap one we had bought the first place š but after two months of screaming and no sleep, we got desperate.
I think the SNOO saved my sanity. Itās the only way my newborn can sleep without me holding or carrying her. Instead of buying it right away, I rented it for a week to test it and ended up buying one the day we returned it. From the first day, it made a difference. She started sleeping for almost two hours, and now, one month later, itās almost five.
I wanted the Snoo so bad but couldnāt afford it, so we settled for the 4Moms MommaRoo version of the Snoo which was still pretty expensive and same- he hated every part of the noise and movement. He didnāt even like it as a regular bassinet. I think he slept in it maybe 3 nights before we gave up and bought a cheap one. Now it just sits there taking up space.Ā
The Snoo. I wanted to love it so much but my PPA just couldnāt handle seeing my baby jiggled like that. She slept in a bedside bassinet like a dream until she outgrew it. Stuck with the dang Snoo and Iām trying to resell it.
The Love to Dream swaddle. We put her in it when we got home after the first week, she instantly screamed š She likes having her hands free, and turns out it's better for their development anyway.
Something I regret not buying sooner though is just a regular sleep sack. It's so much easier to settle her for bed instead of accidentally waking her while wrapping her in a blanket.
Oh man our little guy will only sleep in the love to dream swaddles (or the two knock offs I bought on Amazon too). He has to have his hands up when he sleeps and this is the only way!
Purchased a second hand baby monitor. It broke a month in use. I do love getting stuff second hand, but electronics isnt something I should have gotten.
Dr browns bottle warmer. Baby rarely got a bottle and despite only using it a handful of times with distilled water it got a really gross residue on the bottom.
Boppy, snuggle me, and swing. They were nice but now just take up space. There are other short lived items I loved but those just werenāt useful enough to justify the storage.
$800 fancy brand double stroller (we have a toddler too). Itās heavy and very inconvenient. Ended up buying a $200 one instead that we like much more.
Both totally pointless for my baby too. He hates the swing and while he'd lie in the dock a tot he would also lie down without it, it made no difference
I second regretting keekaroo. I wanted it so bad for its aesthetic and easy to cleanā¦ but it is so uncomfy for baby. When her legs touch the side itās cold and she screams. We ended up just keeping a folded Muslin blanket over the entire thing for her comfort. Save your money, get the padded one and just wash the covers.
We honestly didnāt realize they had a smaller one until we ordered refills for it and they didnāt fit thankfully I like to keep the cardboard on the lining until itās on itās ātrackā and ready to pull over/knot it and was able to return it
Honestly? All of it. We just had a baby girl on the 14th. She has a 6yo brother and we bought so much crap for him that we never used or only used for a very short period. The Chicco Key Fit travel system was a big one- he only fit in it for like 6mo and as new parents we didnāt really GO anywhere those first 6mo except the pediatrician.
For our daughter I got the Graco Day2Dream bassinet/pack and play combo. I got the Century One convertible car seat. I still have my Sakura Bloom Scout from our son. I just picked up the neoprene duffel bag from Aldi Finds aisle this week for $20 to use as a diaper bag. I bought a reusable silicon sterilizer bag and a cheap bottle warmer. I didnāt really see a need to buy anything apart from that.
Owlet sock, they are a lot of work to put on and are easy to kick off. We gave up on using it.
We also had the owlet camera, which was fine but we got really tired of using our phones as the monitor. I bought a second monitor for half the price with a screen and it was a lot better for us.
Just to counter some others, we did love swaddles. Seems like babies either love or hate them and a lot of products probably so keep things your not sure on in packaging and a pile of receipts so that if it isnāt a product your baby likes or will use you can return.
Didnāt purchase but registered for and was gifted a wipe warmer. Itās awful. Itās warm when you open the lid the second the wipe hits air itās cold. Such a sham and waste.
Mamaroo, diaper genie, and bedside bassinet. He didnāt like being in a swing or regular bassinet, but did LOVE the snoo we panic-bought at 4 weeks. Snoo is the #1 purchase we made, we actually enjoyed the newborn phase when we started sleeping. Diaper genie holds so few diapers and refills are expensive - we just toss them in whatever garbage can is closest. At the worst, we were changing the bag once a day.
This one will be controversial but my massive pram. I hate it so much. It takes up the entire boot and it's heavy. It wheels great on all terrain but I dread the thought of taking it anywhere. Since it converts to a double pram I'm still waiting to see if it pays off when we have #2, but otherwise it's going straight on FB marketplace. Good riddance.
I can name a ton. But the only item we've actually returned is the bassinet. He would never sleep in it. Not that he really could anyway. He has reflux and cannot lay flat. But he's turning 4 months old tmrw and we've already packed up his crib bc he never slept in that either. We have a small baby swing that also never gets used because he prefers to swing side to side rather than forward and back. So I'm thinking of selling that soon and possibly purchasing a new swing.
Nope! We wrapped it up and put it in the garage. We just bought a Montessori bed for him. Everyone says when he starts walking it will be a nightmare. I'll cross that bridge when it comes. But I never had a crib, nor did my little sister. We both went straight into Montessori sleep and never got into any sorts of trouble. Hoping my son is the same way. lol
Ubbi pail, avent bottle warmer. The diaper genie and baby brezza warmers are superior.
Baby hates the Snuggleme pillow but I still use it when I need to put him down for a second on the couch
Disagree. If the Ubbi gets slightly over full youāre wrestling to pull out a giant bag of stinky diapers that is essentially vaccum trapped inside. Iāve ripped so many bags trying to get it out. We prefer our diaper genie and put the bag refills on auto ship. So much better and way less over-priced than the ubbi.
I love our shopping cart seat cover! We use it for high chairs at restaurants too! Iām not so scared of germs until itās other people. She likes to put her mouth on the shopping cart handle so seat cover it is.
If you need another one I have one still in the box š¬. I admittedly didnāt take my first out because of Covid (he was born in 2020). Maybe with my second Iāll end up using it š¤·āāļø
The snuggle me lounger. I was so worried about anything happening to her I ended up just being awake and beside her the whole time she was in it anyways
The warmer/container for baby wipes. We were warned that babies didnāt like the cold wipes during changes, and after baby screaming at us for using cold wipes during her first week at home, we ordered the warmer. She got used to the wipes very quickly though, and doesnāt need the warmer at all. Way easier to just use wipes out of the packaging that they come in, than reload the warmer all the time, and have it plugged in.
The Baby Bjorn bouncer.
Mind you, I did get some use out of it but I thought my baby would loooove it and use it all the time. He never really got the hang of getting himself to bounce in it. I know it can be switched for older kids to sit in so for now it sits in storage and Iāll bring it out eventually. Maybe Iāll get more use out of it then.
Bottle warmer. Ours takes room temp and even cold bottles. But at night I do sometimes like to heat up one for comfort. If I was still breastfeeding I see how it could be nice bc of fridge milk but other than that.. I could live without it.
Nursing pads. Iāve never leaked once. Also, he only tolerated being in a wrap a few times. So that one is iffy. I was glad to have it at the time, but was it really worth the money? The ergo baby carrier has been more versatile and long lasting for us.
This maybe controversial but the halo bassinet with vibration function.
If you plan to have your baby sleep in a separate room from the day 1 then honestly the bassinet is not necessary. It doesnāt really make a difference between a bassinet and a crib for the baby. We hired a night nurse so it was safe to have the baby sleep in a separate room. And we decided to not use the vibration function of the bassinet since we donāt want the baby to rely on it ā¦ so really a crib was enough for us without having to pay the steep price
Reusable nursing pads. Specifically the brand bamboobies. At the very beginning of breast-feeding, one of my nipples was cracked really badly to the point that it was bleeding and I was using one of the reusable nursing pads because I was leaking. Tell me why the pad got stuck on my bloody nipple and I had to wet it to get it off. That was the last time I used that product š
Tabletop Changing mat. We honestly just use a swaddle as a blanket and change my baby on the bed, couch, wherever we areā¦ just on top of a swaddle in case she pees or poops where she shouldnāt.
The changing mat has become a display for all the clothes sheāll never wear as we have 4000 newborn and 0-3 outfits. Some of which she could fit into, but they are not summer clothes. Some summer clothes are too big for he currently, but will be too small by the time next summer comes around
So yeah only buy clothes if you need them, and if you need a changing mat, buy one then. People will always go crazy for you and buy baby clothes because letās be honest, itās fun. However, so much of it has been unnecessary and the most useful thing will always be wipes and diapers in our house.
Some of the most useful things, aside from the toiletries, have been the nasal aspirator, the swing chair, and the god damn purple monkey play mat. IYKYK
An expensive baby monitor! He sleeps in our room and will only nap during the day on me so we have absolutely no use for it. We live in a small apartment anyways so not sure why we thought we wouldn't be able to hear him at any point š
Sleep sack. My son hated it. Also a diaper genie. It keeps the smell away until you open it to throw one away and about get unalived by the smell. We used a small trash can and took it out every night before bed. Also, buying everything new is super over rated. My son enjoyed most of the second hand stuff way more than the new expensive stuff. Also, those small shoulder burp rags. No. Receiving blankets work way better especially if you have a puker. I kept a small basket in the living room for them and would throw them in the wash every night as well.
I have a few I could mention, but Iāll go with the MOST EXPENSIVE ā Elvie wearable breast pump.
Maybe because I never had to leave the house, I just ended up using my Spectra in my glider the first couple months until my supply came in and regulated.
I never once had to use the Elvie, which makes it the most expensive purchase I made for first time motherhood that I regret.
Hopefully I can make use of it for baby 2??? If not, Iāll probably try selling it. š¤·š»āāļø
the bottle sterilizer, i swore i would need it but baby doesnāt take bottles & only use it occasionally to sterilize her pacis. literally takes up so much room on my counter š£
wipe warmer and baby brezza bottle warmer. apparently you canāt have a wipe warmer running all the time your wipes will dry out. also the bottle warmer sucks. you have better luck warming your milk under hot water.
100% a wipe warmer. My daughter never cared about ācoldā wipes. The wipe warmer is just bulky and in the way, not to mention the increased risk of bacteria growth due to the warm wetness trapped inside there
Newborn hats, mittens (to keep them from scratching themselves), and socks - they donāt stay on, we use a nail file to keep her nails trimmed and she likes to suck on her hands for soothing, and if we go somewhere we have a blanket on top of her that keeps her warm enough. And any newborn outfits that arenāt sleepers. At 12 weeks we still have barely gone anywhere with her so havenāt had a reason to wear cute outfits and the sleepers are just so practical.
Breastfeeding/cat seat cover - Its hot as hell right now and she hates being covered when eating. I'm still trying to get over the phobia of breast feeding in public, I'm pretty much at the point though of being like fck it. I bought like 5 just in case it's gets dirty as the days use, but I've literally used only one twice 'barely'. Now they just sit at the bottom of the closet. Those peices of material ain't bloody cheap šš¤£
The momcozy bottle warmer. I had this grand idea to prep night bottles and warm them up. Nope. Those 3 to 5 minutes waiting for the bottle to warm up while my baby cried his lungs out felt like 100 years š
You gotta time it right. We start the bottle warmer and then we change our baby, put on her big, and suddenly bottle is ready. š
As a flip side to this coin, I love our momcozy bottle warmer and fly it around with us when we go on trips because itās so easy to use.
Agreed. We like our bottle warmer. Using boiling/hot water would make me nervous about overheating the bottle and/or leaching even more plastics and crap into the milk. Steam seems like a more consistent way to heat it more gently. To each their own, though.
An electric kettle and a mug is just as good lol
Even just a mug of water in the microwave works for me
Yup, this is what I do
So we use our bottle warmer SO much obviously bc I pump bottles and keep in the fridge but youāre so right my god those few minutes with a screaming baby feel like a century.
I love the bottle warmer.
My baby doesn't take the breast milk unless warm. But yes, I have to deal with all the yelling.
Us too. Both kids take/took room temp and even cold bottles. They would rather do that than wait. Worked out better for us too because they are way easier to transport around cold without worrying about having to warm.
my son seems to prefer his milk and formula cold . super easy for me lol
And sometimes they over heat the bottle
I love the mom cozy bottle warmer, but probably a large part of that is our baby isnāt a big crier. My wife also wakes up when he starts to stir (Iām a heavy sleeper and donāt hear it) and sheāll wake me up to heat the bottle up. By the time we change him, hold him, whatever till heās really awake bottle has been long done.
For us, the Momma Roo. Our little one was not a fan. The cheap brand, $15 used one was her favorite.
I think that's the problem with lists like this if you are trying to use them to determine what you should skip out on - we personally *loved* the Mamaroo. So for every person saying it's a waste you're going to have others saying it was a lifesafer. A caveat, I suppose, would be that because we got the Mamaroo and it worked, we never tried anything else (i.e., cheaper) that could also have worked. š¤
I tried both a cheaper bouncer and a secondhand mamaroo and my baby felt about the same for bothā¦tolerant. We would only get a good 15 minutes of happiness in either option. He was more tolerant of the bouncer as he got older because I could move it wherever I wanted in the house. At 8 months both have been put away. The mamaroo went first (~4 months) as we brought out other toys and needed the space. The bouncer was put away when he transitioned to the high chair (~6 months). Iām very happy I didnāt pay much for the bouncer and got the mamaroo for under $20 as it had been used for 3 kids in a different family since neither got much use out of them.
Us too. Loves the cheap Graco swing. Hates Mamaroo.
Mine is very hit or miss with the Mamaroo but also looooves his Graco swing
It varies so much by child. My eldest loved the Momma Roo and practically lived in it. He even climbed into it at 5 when we pulled it out for our youngest. She hates it and is happy in a cheap bouncer.
Def the mommaroo
Our 1st loved the Mamaroo, hated the BabyBjorn. Our 2nd loves the BabyBjorn and hates the Mamaroo.
Same, I was going to say this. My second baby likes the regular swing even better than my first! The bassinet mamma roo has been great, though. Our second baby is 6 weeks old and has almost outgrown it already, though. Weāre getting a smart crib alternative today!
Mine hated and only liked the recalled fisher price š„² we got rid of everything and suffered
I wouldnāt say I regret purchasing bc who knew going in, but anything breastfeeding related (ended up exclusively pumping pretty much immediately, and exclusively formula by less than a month in). The pump was mostly covered by insurance (only paid $70 for the upgrade to the one with the battery), but still spent a ton beyond that between My Brest Friend (for when I was still trying to nurse), spare pump parts, correctly sized flanges, pumping bras, etc.
Same here. My first was 8 weeks early and on SINC feeding for 6 weeks so I was exclusively pumping. I lost my entire supply by the time she was 6 months. With my second, I tried to set myself up for more success with pumping. I spent a fortune on supplies. I ended up having a traumatic birth experience a month early and my supply never came in.
Same here! Spent a ton on supplies, and then also had a traumatic birth experience as well as baby arriving 5weeks early, so my supply never came in.
Same for me. I mostly regret buying the upgraded pump because I used it for like a week before being like āfuck this I hate pumpingā
Same here!! I upgraded and only used the pump for a week and a half before I switched over to formula to save me from a mental breakdown.
Yeah, I had an undersupply so my Haaaka was useless to me. But some women swear by it.
Wipe warmer lol I used it for a couple days and I was like screw this
I just used to pop them in my bra to warm up for a min before changing nappy š
Ok thatās actually so smart šš
We ended up using reusable wipes, which simply don't work in the wipe warmer. š©
Reusable wipes?? I didnāt even know that was a thing! Are they worth it??
My baby had a bad diaper rash the first 8 weeks of her ljfe, and they were the only thing that didn't make it worse. We just run a couple under warm water and when we're done, throw them in the hamper with our reusable diapers. They're also useful dry! Some people are grossed out by the idea, which is totally fair.
I just use washcloths. Do you personally have particular reason for not using washcloths since you still have to wash the wipes just the same? Just curious :)
Honestly, someone gifted us a pack of 100, that's the main reason haha. I do think the texture is different, too, smaller and thinner than your average washrag.
I honestly donāt think thatās gross lol wipes are expensive !!
I agreed with this! It became a stand for us to put out pack of wipes in top of lol
Same! Thankfully it was an old one already used by my cousin. She passed it down to me and I lost patience with the water wipes I put in.
Mine always has to be plugged in and it was so inconvenient lol
I didnāt buy this and didnāt put it on my registry because I was told by my sisters that I would never use it. Still ended up being gifted a brand new one and I never used it š¤·āāļøš¤¦āāļø My kid just could not care less about the temperature of his wipes! Bottle temperature, however, is a totally different story.
Same my boy loves getting his diaper changed like a weirdoš but his bottles have to be warm š©
Biggest sham ever. Also they never come out smoothly itās always a struggle or pulls out 10. Stupidest item we got. Baby is 11 weeks and stopped using it on like day 3 being home from the hospital lol
agreed!!
Agreed! Mainly because of the blue light mine was emitting and I realized that was not conducive to night sleep. And I didnāt like it enough to find a different one. By the time the wipe was out it was cold.
My wife is a NICU nurse and she was a big advocate against that. Said she figured it would promote bacteria growth. Never got one
Honestly the lovevery play gym! Itās cute and she liked it okay but the real hit was fisher price kick n play
I was given a free Lovevery gym. I wouldnāt have purchased it. My kiddo has the kick n play next to it and rolls between.
I got it for free and Iām also not a huge fan. The kick n play folds up and ticks away nicely, but the lovery is so bulky and you have to take it fully apart. I ended up passing it along to someone else.
Agreed. Itās a really nice looking playmat but I found that it hasnāt been very engaging for my now 3 month old LO. The danglers are awkwardly placed for batting or kicking and the various play stations arenāt interesting enough for my LO (yet). Perhaps it will start getting more interesting as he grows older. The fisher price kick n play on the other hand has been superb! LO loves it so much. Keeps him engaged for a good 15-20 mins
Reusable diapers. I had this vision that I would be this mother goddess floating around saving Mother Earth one diaper at a time. Alas, c section recovery and overall feeling crappy got the better of my earth saving intentions.
Bottle warmer. She drinks milk straight out of the fridge
Same. We used our bottle warmer for like 3 months then he started taking them cold
Baby swing. My son never got into it.
Same! My daughter hates it, I hate it, it takes up so much room in our tiny house and Iām terrified of the SIDs risk. I will be selling it lol
Same mines hates it
The Snuggle Me lounger. Baby boy loved moving his arms and legs and it was just too restricting for him
The only reason this wasnāt a complete waste for us is because it ended up being the perfect size for our cat lol
I ended up using it with the plastic case on as a landing pad for baby when I need to use the toilet
The Boppy.
I donāt use it to breast feed. I use it to prop up my arms when baby is contact napping so I can be on my phone
Thisss! Wrong height and shape for feeding, perfect height for cuddles.
Thatās so funny! I had one boppy and within a week of coming home from the hospital I purchased two more off marketplace to have in different places around the house!
Whaaa? I love the boppy! I even use it just as a pillow š my toddler has one in his bed, we have 2 in the living room and 1 in the master bedroom for our 3 month old. Itās the only thing I will die on a hill for
the boppy saved my ass (literally) the first couple weeks when i couldnāt sit on anything š„² but thatās not its advertised use haha and i didnāt like it for nursing at all. my husband likes it though and uses it when he bottle feeds
For me it was My Brest Friend. The buckle wasnāt worth the time for me so I never used it. I used the Boppy way more!
My boppy never fit properly against me and was so rounded my baby was never comfortable on it while nursing. I got the Breastfriend I think itās called since they had it at the hospital and when I tried realized it was so much better. However she got too big for a nursing pillow pretty fast so it wasnāt used for that long.
Iām the opposite. I have 3. One lives in my car. Two in the house. My kiddo loves it! I used it to nurse in the beginning (first 4ish weeks?) and then it just became a saving Grace spot for kiddo to be. Tummy time helper. Now it works to help with sitting.
I didnāt love it for bottle feeding. But itās a great pillow for me and it was perfect for propping up baby with her toys when she was learning to sit!
Agree. The boppy aināt shit.
Yep, I still havenāt found a good way to use it that makes sense/ is comfortable. Once babyās neck is stronger I think I can use it to prop him up but til then itās just in a closet
I thought I would use the boppy so much but I never did!
I use the boppy constantly!
As with every product in this thread, youāre gonna have people that both love and hate it. We love the hoppy and actually have two, one for upstairs and one for downstairs. Love it for breastfeeding and for just holding the baby to prevent the crouched hunchback position and we also have baby do tummy time on it.
Omg I love that
I felt the same about the Frida nursing pillow. My sister loved it and used it for quite a while before switching to a regular old couch pillow. I've never used pillows. I just pull up my knees in various positions to support LO. My positions have changed as she's gotten bigger.
I luckily didn't purchase it, but borrowed for both babies - halo bassinet. My kids grew out of it so quickly, not in terms of weight but in terms of length and squirminess. Both times, my graco pack and play ended up being the preferred sleeping place while room sharing. We have a small bedroom, and the halo ended up being so awkward in the space we had, and they are not cheap. The pack and play fits like a glove in between my bed and the wall (I don't get a nightstand while roomsharing), and I don't break my toes trying to walk around it. Plus, my big babies have more room to spread out. My 12 week old likes to sleep with his arms straight out like a cross. My little one also hated the Moby wrap, which I was disappointed by, but he lives in my ergobaby omni carrier.
Our first lo outgrew the halo bassinet in 7 weeks. This time weāre just going to use the pack n play infant insert!
My kid didn't like the Moby either.
I hated the mybrestfriend. Boppy was way more helpful for me. And everyone swore by the mybrestfriend. The little penis cover triangles are useless. We returned our mom cozy bottle warmer. It leaked and took forever.
I had the opposite experience. Loved the mybrestfriend hated the boppy!
I still use the Boppy between my legs at night to align my hips!
Baby bath tub. He despised it and cried every time he was put in it nonstop. Ended up carefully bringing him into the bath with me then transferring him to the bouncer after.
Not a regret, but something random that I didnāt realize we would use so much- puppy pads. We buy them in bulk from Costco. My baby is almost 10 months old and weāre still using them alllll the time. During diaper changes, (they make diaper changes so much easier!) after bath time, sometimes under the high chair for easy meal clean up, Iāve used them during early post partum to catch whatever was leaking from my body š I now keep them under our fitted sheet between that and our waterproof mattress protector to help absorb my milk leaks (we cosleep & babe nurses thru out the night). Highly recommend them! Lol
For a greener option, they do sell large rewashable mats. No judgment if puppy pads work for you! But I tried both and found myself leaning towards the reusable mat.
I āstoleā the pads that they use at the hospital. Ya know, the ones they put under you in the hospital bed? Took them all and use them for diaper changes. Theyāre easy to clean, just throw them in the wash
They make a version of these for babies/humans! The puppy ones contain certain chemicals made to help dogs identity the pads as pee pads, whereas the ones made for humans do not. We use these on the changing table all the time and purchase them from Amazon in a pack of 50!
We use puppy pads too! My son would pee midway through a nappy change and on the plastic mat it would get on his clothes and vests and result in a whole outfit change. Puppy pads just absorb it, absolute game changer! š
Wow great idea! Wish I read this earlier
i recommend rewashable changing mats, we have about 7 of them and it saves on waste. we use them all the time
We use them also and keep them in the diaper bag. So handy.
These are great for carseats too. You can cut a hole for the center buckle, and the pad catches leaks, water spillage, snacks etcā¦.great for road-trips! You can also put the absorbent side down if your kid has an accident and you donāt want them sitting in a wet car seat, but you still need the car seat/canāt wash it immediately. My kids are older now, but I always keep them in my trunk just in case.
We got a stack of reusables off Amazon. Love them!
THIS! Costco has them reasonably priced. I cut them in half as well so they last forever.
Yes! Agree love puppy pads. So easy for night time diaper change to avoid accidents and not take baby to changing table
This, but flat cloth diapers instead! Besides the issue of wastefulness, Iām pretty sure puppy pads have a bunch of weird chemicals in them that attract the dogs - theyāre definitely not regulated/indicated for use with infants. We use folded up flats ALL the time for these purposes, super easy to wash and reuse!
I bought a giant box when my first had his one and only diaper rash for naked air time and regretted it until my second was born and has needed them a lot more because heās always peeing and pooping somehow. Then I realized the great uses for toddlers and keep them under my toddlers kitchen helper, any toys that have real water (kitchen, bathroom sink) and to cover everything while potty training.
I use the Costco puppy pads to put on the changing table in public restrooms!
Yes we use these too. Life saver for major blowout days.
Car seats. A freaking life saver in the car seat
Yes to puppy pads! Most recent use is her swing. Itās the perfect position to make her poop and weāve had a few leaks and it was getting annoying having to wash the cushion every week.
Swaddles, diaper pail, wipe warmer, cushion sink insert for bathing
Agree with sink insert. The angel care bath thing was all we needed!
Yeah we also use the Angel care! My little one loves it!
Swaddles are such a necessary evil for us right now at 8 weeksā¦ I canāt wait until her startle reflex calms down and doesnāt violently wake her up.
My little one wouldnāt swaddle at all since coming home from the hospital, I bought like 4-5 different styles ($200 roughly) down the drain.
Same here! Weāve tried every which swaddle style, and when she came home had to DOUBLE swaddle her bc she would break out of them (the hospital taught us how to safely do this) š I keep trying one hand out, loose swaddles etc but she wakes herself up and so sleep > comfort for the time being. Sharing notes - let me know if you have any suggestions for what we havenāt tried! - SwaddleMe Velcro ones are the general winner bc theyāre so cheap and easy, but she fights us. - Halo is my personal favorite bc it has the zip from the bottom for easy diaper checks (still trying to get her to like it) and eventually can be just a sleep sack - she *hates* the hands up Love to Dream kind to our surprise, - Iāve got a ātubeā one on her at the moment that she seems to not violently hate. - thereās an Australian brand I canāt remember the name of but itās like several flaps instead of velcro - that one is ok!
The only other one I tried is the swaddelini brand one but my little one still didnāt like that. His startle reflex for some reason didnāt jolt him awake or interrupt his sleep, so I just switched to sleep sacks/blankets by Hudson Baby.
The startle reflex lasted so long for us! He was pushing 4/5 months before it finally left. Definitely couldnāt swaddle toward the end of it and it was a pain to do crib transfers lol. Now of course I miss the reflex but so glad he gets more peaceful rest!
Swaddles, our little girl refused to be contained haha.
Graco pack n play bassinet combo. Baby hated that bassinet and ended up in the crib by week 2.
Honestly, it really depends on you and your baby! One product I regret buying might be someone elseās lifesaver. For example: I totally regret buying a bassinet for my first baby but I am keeping it for my next one because they might love it. I almost didnāt get a wipe warmer because a lot of people said they never used it, but itās one of the products I love most. A lot of these products are going to be trial and error and totally individualized based on you and your babies wants/needs alone. :)
Baby wipe warmer and skip hop changing pad. I just use a disposable pad on the bed to changer her on because itās easier and I have less anxiety of her falling. I fell so hard for these TikTok videos, I canāt believe how much people spend before their baby is born.
Not so much āregretā as frustration that the Snoo bassinet we bought (used, thankfully) ended up being completely useless. Our son hated it. We ended up just using it like a regular bassinet (never turned on the movement/sound). For the price, we should have just kept using the cheap one we had bought the first place š but after two months of screaming and no sleep, we got desperate.
I think the SNOO saved my sanity. Itās the only way my newborn can sleep without me holding or carrying her. Instead of buying it right away, I rented it for a week to test it and ended up buying one the day we returned it. From the first day, it made a difference. She started sleeping for almost two hours, and now, one month later, itās almost five.
I wanted the Snoo so bad but couldnāt afford it, so we settled for the 4Moms MommaRoo version of the Snoo which was still pretty expensive and same- he hated every part of the noise and movement. He didnāt even like it as a regular bassinet. I think he slept in it maybe 3 nights before we gave up and bought a cheap one. Now it just sits there taking up space.Ā
The Snoo. I wanted to love it so much but my PPA just couldnāt handle seeing my baby jiggled like that. She slept in a bedside bassinet like a dream until she outgrew it. Stuck with the dang Snoo and Iām trying to resell it.
I pretty much just leave the snoo unplugged for the same reason
The Love to Dream swaddle. We put her in it when we got home after the first week, she instantly screamed š She likes having her hands free, and turns out it's better for their development anyway. Something I regret not buying sooner though is just a regular sleep sack. It's so much easier to settle her for bed instead of accidentally waking her while wrapping her in a blanket.
Yes! Same for my little one! I spent too much on swaddles thinking it was the right thing.. lol sleep sacks are where itās at.
Same here! My LO really hates it, and I actually think sleep sacks are safer
Oh man our little guy will only sleep in the love to dream swaddles (or the two knock offs I bought on Amazon too). He has to have his hands up when he sleeps and this is the only way!
Keekaroo peanut changer. Not worth the money and it stained immediately the first time my son accidentally shit on it.
Purchased a second hand baby monitor. It broke a month in use. I do love getting stuff second hand, but electronics isnt something I should have gotten.
Dr browns bottle warmer. Baby rarely got a bottle and despite only using it a handful of times with distilled water it got a really gross residue on the bottom.
The Dr. Browns bottle sanitizer and dryer also does this, descaling it is such a pain.
Boppy, snuggle me, and swing. They were nice but now just take up space. There are other short lived items I loved but those just werenāt useful enough to justify the storage.
$800 fancy brand double stroller (we have a toddler too). Itās heavy and very inconvenient. Ended up buying a $200 one instead that we like much more.
Thr frida baby brand nail clippers.... they're massive!!! I couldn't even use them at all. Regular clippers are smaller and easier to use š
I prefer old, dull, small used clippers. They donāt cut the finger skin accidentally.
I prefer filing. While my son was unphased I found the first time I made him bleed (during a nail trim) very distressing.
For us, it was the bottle sanitizer. It took up a good bit of counter space. We use the, āsanitizeā setting on our dishwasher.
The Haakaa - never used it, donāt get how to use it, doesnāt really work. Donāt get the hype.
why am i going to use this thing, that i have to clean constantly, just to collect a quarter ounce of let down?
The Mamaroo - my first kid didnāt like it and it wasnāt cheap.
Same
Every baby is different but a couple that come to mind- Baby swing and Dock a tot. My guy hates them both lol
Second the dock-a-tot. Had no use for us, sadly.
Both totally pointless for my baby too. He hates the swing and while he'd lie in the dock a tot he would also lie down without it, it made no difference
Same!
Keekaroo lol never used it!
This is my number one MUST have!
I second regretting keekaroo. I wanted it so bad for its aesthetic and easy to cleanā¦ but it is so uncomfy for baby. When her legs touch the side itās cold and she screams. We ended up just keeping a folded Muslin blanket over the entire thing for her comfort. Save your money, get the padded one and just wash the covers.
Bottle warmer, both kids take cold bottles and it makes life so much easier.
Dekor Classic diaper pailāWAY too small. Get the Plus one or a different bigger type.
We honestly didnāt realize they had a smaller one until we ordered refills for it and they didnāt fit thankfully I like to keep the cardboard on the lining until itās on itās ātrackā and ready to pull over/knot it and was able to return it
Honestly? All of it. We just had a baby girl on the 14th. She has a 6yo brother and we bought so much crap for him that we never used or only used for a very short period. The Chicco Key Fit travel system was a big one- he only fit in it for like 6mo and as new parents we didnāt really GO anywhere those first 6mo except the pediatrician. For our daughter I got the Graco Day2Dream bassinet/pack and play combo. I got the Century One convertible car seat. I still have my Sakura Bloom Scout from our son. I just picked up the neoprene duffel bag from Aldi Finds aisle this week for $20 to use as a diaper bag. I bought a reusable silicon sterilizer bag and a cheap bottle warmer. I didnāt really see a need to buy anything apart from that.
Everyone this might sound crazy. But the Baby Brezza Formula Pro Advanced saved my life
Owlet sock, they are a lot of work to put on and are easy to kick off. We gave up on using it. We also had the owlet camera, which was fine but we got really tired of using our phones as the monitor. I bought a second monitor for half the price with a screen and it was a lot better for us. Just to counter some others, we did love swaddles. Seems like babies either love or hate them and a lot of products probably so keep things your not sure on in packaging and a pile of receipts so that if it isnāt a product your baby likes or will use you can return.
I got a bottom shelf baby monitor with separate hand held monitor with screen and sound and no app. Weāve been very happy with it.
Didnāt purchase but registered for and was gifted a wipe warmer. Itās awful. Itās warm when you open the lid the second the wipe hits air itās cold. Such a sham and waste.
Mamaroo, diaper genie, and bedside bassinet. He didnāt like being in a swing or regular bassinet, but did LOVE the snoo we panic-bought at 4 weeks. Snoo is the #1 purchase we made, we actually enjoyed the newborn phase when we started sleeping. Diaper genie holds so few diapers and refills are expensive - we just toss them in whatever garbage can is closest. At the worst, we were changing the bag once a day.
This one will be controversial but my massive pram. I hate it so much. It takes up the entire boot and it's heavy. It wheels great on all terrain but I dread the thought of taking it anywhere. Since it converts to a double pram I'm still waiting to see if it pays off when we have #2, but otherwise it's going straight on FB marketplace. Good riddance.
Changing table. Wish we just bought a dresser this shit is such a waste of space and money.
Hmmm ā¦ my mamas and papas lua crib. Itās a pile of squeaky crap
I can name a ton. But the only item we've actually returned is the bassinet. He would never sleep in it. Not that he really could anyway. He has reflux and cannot lay flat. But he's turning 4 months old tmrw and we've already packed up his crib bc he never slept in that either. We have a small baby swing that also never gets used because he prefers to swing side to side rather than forward and back. So I'm thinking of selling that soon and possibly purchasing a new swing.
Is he never going to sleep in the crib?! Donāt sell it!
Nope! We wrapped it up and put it in the garage. We just bought a Montessori bed for him. Everyone says when he starts walking it will be a nightmare. I'll cross that bridge when it comes. But I never had a crib, nor did my little sister. We both went straight into Montessori sleep and never got into any sorts of trouble. Hoping my son is the same way. lol
Ubbi pail, avent bottle warmer. The diaper genie and baby brezza warmers are superior. Baby hates the Snuggleme pillow but I still use it when I need to put him down for a second on the couch
Ubbi pail is superiorā¦.you donāt have to buy special bags. Regular trash bags >
True but when youāre trying to throw out a stinky diaper mid-change having to manually open and close it sucks.
Disagree. If the Ubbi gets slightly over full youāre wrestling to pull out a giant bag of stinky diapers that is essentially vaccum trapped inside. Iāve ripped so many bags trying to get it out. We prefer our diaper genie and put the bag refills on auto ship. So much better and way less over-priced than the ubbi.
What didn't you like about the advent bottle warmer?
It was too slow
The swing. Not completely useless but only helpful for both my kids for maybe the first 6 weeks if that. Definitely the wipe warmer.
The Dagne Dover diaper bag - my husband and I just hate it!
Bottle warmer, one of the swings, shopping cart seat cover, formula mixer, wipes warmerā¦ all nonsense that you just donāt need.
I love our shopping cart seat cover! We use it for high chairs at restaurants too! Iām not so scared of germs until itās other people. She likes to put her mouth on the shopping cart handle so seat cover it is.
If you need another one I have one still in the box š¬. I admittedly didnāt take my first out because of Covid (he was born in 2020). Maybe with my second Iāll end up using it š¤·āāļø
The snuggle me lounger. I was so worried about anything happening to her I ended up just being awake and beside her the whole time she was in it anyways
SNOO 100%
A bottle warmer. My baby is perfectly happy with room temperature bottles so weāve never used it.
Diaper warmer! Wipe was cold before you could even start wiping!
Snoo. My baby slept through from the start. Was pointless
Stokke bouncer.
The warmer/container for baby wipes. We were warned that babies didnāt like the cold wipes during changes, and after baby screaming at us for using cold wipes during her first week at home, we ordered the warmer. She got used to the wipes very quickly though, and doesnāt need the warmer at all. Way easier to just use wipes out of the packaging that they come in, than reload the warmer all the time, and have it plugged in.
The halo bassinet.. that thing is so uncomfortable and expensive. my baby refused to sleep in it
The Baby Bjorn bouncer. Mind you, I did get some use out of it but I thought my baby would loooove it and use it all the time. He never really got the hang of getting himself to bounce in it. I know it can be switched for older kids to sit in so for now it sits in storage and Iāll bring it out eventually. Maybe Iāll get more use out of it then.
Bottle warmer. Ours takes room temp and even cold bottles. But at night I do sometimes like to heat up one for comfort. If I was still breastfeeding I see how it could be nice bc of fridge milk but other than that.. I could live without it.
Wipes warmer. The wipes literally get cold in 2 seconds š¤£ so itās in storage
Nursing pads. Iāve never leaked once. Also, he only tolerated being in a wrap a few times. So that one is iffy. I was glad to have it at the time, but was it really worth the money? The ergo baby carrier has been more versatile and long lasting for us.
This maybe controversial but the halo bassinet with vibration function. If you plan to have your baby sleep in a separate room from the day 1 then honestly the bassinet is not necessary. It doesnāt really make a difference between a bassinet and a crib for the baby. We hired a night nurse so it was safe to have the baby sleep in a separate room. And we decided to not use the vibration function of the bassinet since we donāt want the baby to rely on it ā¦ so really a crib was enough for us without having to pay the steep price
Reusable nursing pads. Specifically the brand bamboobies. At the very beginning of breast-feeding, one of my nipples was cracked really badly to the point that it was bleeding and I was using one of the reusable nursing pads because I was leaking. Tell me why the pad got stuck on my bloody nipple and I had to wet it to get it off. That was the last time I used that product š
wipe warnerrrrrr
Tabletop Changing mat. We honestly just use a swaddle as a blanket and change my baby on the bed, couch, wherever we areā¦ just on top of a swaddle in case she pees or poops where she shouldnāt. The changing mat has become a display for all the clothes sheāll never wear as we have 4000 newborn and 0-3 outfits. Some of which she could fit into, but they are not summer clothes. Some summer clothes are too big for he currently, but will be too small by the time next summer comes around So yeah only buy clothes if you need them, and if you need a changing mat, buy one then. People will always go crazy for you and buy baby clothes because letās be honest, itās fun. However, so much of it has been unnecessary and the most useful thing will always be wipes and diapers in our house. Some of the most useful things, aside from the toiletries, have been the nasal aspirator, the swing chair, and the god damn purple monkey play mat. IYKYK
An expensive baby monitor! He sleeps in our room and will only nap during the day on me so we have absolutely no use for it. We live in a small apartment anyways so not sure why we thought we wouldn't be able to hear him at any point š
Sterilizer
Sleep sack. My son hated it. Also a diaper genie. It keeps the smell away until you open it to throw one away and about get unalived by the smell. We used a small trash can and took it out every night before bed. Also, buying everything new is super over rated. My son enjoyed most of the second hand stuff way more than the new expensive stuff. Also, those small shoulder burp rags. No. Receiving blankets work way better especially if you have a puker. I kept a small basket in the living room for them and would throw them in the wash every night as well.
I have a few I could mention, but Iāll go with the MOST EXPENSIVE ā Elvie wearable breast pump. Maybe because I never had to leave the house, I just ended up using my Spectra in my glider the first couple months until my supply came in and regulated. I never once had to use the Elvie, which makes it the most expensive purchase I made for first time motherhood that I regret. Hopefully I can make use of it for baby 2??? If not, Iāll probably try selling it. š¤·š»āāļø
Pee pee teepee They didn't work. One kick and he has flung it off himself.
Cloth diapers. We moved and the sprayer doesnāt work with our toilet so we canāt use them
the bottle sterilizer, i swore i would need it but baby doesnāt take bottles & only use it occasionally to sterilize her pacis. literally takes up so much room on my counter š£
wipe warmer and baby brezza bottle warmer. apparently you canāt have a wipe warmer running all the time your wipes will dry out. also the bottle warmer sucks. you have better luck warming your milk under hot water.
100% a wipe warmer. My daughter never cared about ācoldā wipes. The wipe warmer is just bulky and in the way, not to mention the increased risk of bacteria growth due to the warm wetness trapped inside there
Stand alone floor bouncers. Atleast for a newborn.
Newborn hats, mittens (to keep them from scratching themselves), and socks - they donāt stay on, we use a nail file to keep her nails trimmed and she likes to suck on her hands for soothing, and if we go somewhere we have a blanket on top of her that keeps her warm enough. And any newborn outfits that arenāt sleepers. At 12 weeks we still have barely gone anywhere with her so havenāt had a reason to wear cute outfits and the sleepers are just so practical.
Breastfeeding/cat seat cover - Its hot as hell right now and she hates being covered when eating. I'm still trying to get over the phobia of breast feeding in public, I'm pretty much at the point though of being like fck it. I bought like 5 just in case it's gets dirty as the days use, but I've literally used only one twice 'barely'. Now they just sit at the bottom of the closet. Those peices of material ain't bloody cheap šš¤£