Top Ten Products that you DON'T need (Babies!)

ProudMumMaggie

topdaddy wrote: »

You bite your childs nails?

Yes I do, the one time I used baby nail scissors I cut her finger

Kynthia

ProudMumMaggie wrote: »

Yes I do, the one time I used baby nail scissors I cut her finger

I do too. Much safer as I cut her terribly with the nail clipper. Once shes bigger and her fingers aren't so small I'll probably try scissors, but not for a while.

notanewuser

DD was 2.5 before I used nail clippers on her and over 3 before I used nail scissors. Biting them is much easier/safer.

notanewuser

ProudMumMaggie wrote: »

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After becoming very upset that Isabella couldn't latch on a midwife suggested I try her with formula.

Useless

Baby talc (MW said it's bad for babies lungs, we still have 4 unopened bottles!)
My cot has head and foot boards - nowhere to tie a bumper on to!

There are bumpers you can use that wrap around the side bars - they're called airflow ones or something. We used them for DD.

Baby talc is the best thing for getting sand off damp feet. We never used it when she was a baby but now she's on the beach loads it's come in really handy!

Did your midwife check your daughter for a tongue tie? It's very common but most push formula as the solution rather than fixing the problem!

topdaddy_2

ProudMumMaggie wrote: »

Yes I do, the one time I used baby nail scissors I cut her finger

Kynthia wrote: »

I do too. Much safer as I cut her terribly with the nail clipper. Once shes bigger and her fingers aren't so small I'll probably try scissors, but not for a while.

I bet you get some interesting "flavors":eek:

Kynthia

topdaddy wrote: »

I bet you get some interesting "flavors":eek:

Not yet as she's 6 months, but I'll reassess once she's crawling.

kerri_gt

Another vote here for Ewan the Dream Sheep - not for me but I've bought two for different babies and been told how fantastic he is. One little boy even had a Ewan sheep as his first birthday cake as he loves it so much. One word of warning though, apparently Ewan is also a dab hand at soothing sleep deprived parents to sleep too :rotfl:

Kynthia

kerri_gt wrote: »

Another vote here for Ewan the Dream Sheep - not for me but I've bought two for different babies and been told how fantastic he is. One little boy even had a Ewan sheep as his first birthday cake as he loves it so much. One word of warning though, apparently Ewan is also a dab hand at soothing sleep deprived parents to sleep too :rotfl:

My daughter hated it and rips him off the cot and throws him away. I also can't sleep with noise but my OH likes to fall asleep to the radio so perhaps that's similar to white noise. Unfortunately we're all different so buying something second-hand at least means you've wasted less money if it doesn't work for you.

ThriftyMummySam

After 3 babies (the youngest is 8 months) the best buy I made was his changing mat. We don't use it all the time but my youngest takes a daily medication and as a result has a lot of explosive nappies. Having a nice surface that I can keep wiping as we go along is very helpful. Also, a jumparoo and a walker. My baby tends to follow me around the house so he has the jumparoo in the lounge and a walker in the kitchen which gets moved into the garden. Ideal for allowing me to get those nasty chores done without being out of sight. The Jumparoo (which looks and works like new cost £20 from an NCT SALE which are brilliant and thoroughly recommend for finding some top notch used baby goods.

mrsHall2b

This article has in the last week resurfaced on DM again (they repeat so many articles!) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3141211/Parents-reveal-ten-things-buy-birth-baby-ten-waste-money.html

and I couldnt actually believe their suggestions..
I never used a monitor of any kind with either of the girls and I wont this time either.
nappy bins & all that are just ways for a company to continue to extract money from already squeezed stones..
Door bouncer well my DD1 loved hers didnt have one for DD2 as our living room is L shaped so we wouldnt be able to see her.
Baby washing bowls, I used a baby bath for the first bath but after that i just held her in the bath with shallow water, as I bathed her & elder daughter together from the beginning.

Breast pump, I never had any success what so ever with mine.
Cot mobile she still uses now at 2 and I didnt have a bumbo I had a cushitush seat which was a life saver!

anything that let me go hands free was brilliant!