"Must Haves" You Never Used Groups

[Alex]

Found a bundle of muslin cloths when tidying up a drawer. I must have had baby brain with my third and not realised I never used more than a couple from babies one and two. Just not something we needed many of.

Also found a baby cup and spoon set a friend swore by and gave me in the back of a press, unused. We just used normal sippy cups and our own teaspoons.

This made me wonder about all the lists of "essentials" and unused baby stuff lying around.

 

[Janey]

Babies are such a money-spinner. I bought a steriliser on my second. Gave it away in the box. Moses basket I bought for my eldest but never used it. Bumbo seat - bought second hand, used a bit but wouldn't bother buying if I had my time back.

I actually find it's often other people who buy stuff as gifts that they feel are "must haves" but everyone's "must haves" are different

 

[Talia]

Cots! Great for storing blankets

Booties - useless, just fall off
Bottle warmer - useless, never worked well. Redundant once we got a Perfect Prep anyway.
Hand mitts - I hate them, we accumulated loads. I think babies need their hands free, just me personally I know others swear by them

 

[Shelby]

Moses basket, booties, cute outfits, special swaddling yokes and six out of the seven little hats I was given.

I also have a boxed up sterilizer, never used.

 

[Lee]

Bottles, my wife breast fed for the entire time.
Steriliser, see above.

We used hundreds of muslin squares though.

Also learned some lessons by baby number three and didn't really buy too much at all...

 

[Cherub]

Multimam compresses. Expensive things but I never needed them. Lucky!

 

[Janey]

I didn't buy these but newborn jeans. Like who puts a new born in jeans?

Mine spent the first 6 months in babygros bar the odd outing!

 

[Cherub]

I didn't buy these but newborn jeans. Like who puts a new born in jeans?

Mine spent the first 6 months in babygros bar the odd outing!

+1 to baby jeans! I actually hate seeing babies in "real clothes". Love them in babygros.

 

[Aimie]

Bumbo seat (the mamas and papas one). Baby shoes (before baby is even walking???!!!).

Actually even clothes for that matter before 6 months. Mine were in sleepsuits for the first 6 months!!