Useless baby stuffs that new parents should not get...? Need advice
What are the baby stuffs that you have regret getting?
Feb 1st, 2018 1:44 am
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Feb 1st, 2018 3:37 pm
thelefteyeguy wrote: ↑ ppl that get a changing table...damn waste of money....just put a $10 changing pad ontop of a drawer (ie Malm 3-drawer)...done. After 1-2 years...you still have a useful drawer...pad can be toss or donated.
2-way video monitor (not network)...waste...get a foscam...you can still use afterwards or use for a different purpose.
Feb 1st, 2018 9:12 pm
Feb 1st, 2018 11:50 pm
I guess the right changing table is helpful. I also agree with the separate monitor. As first time parents, it was much better getting a dedicated handheld monitor that was sensitive to movement and could easily be used as a walkie talkie at the press of a button (helped with sleep training). Late at night, no bungling to look for your phone, or when older less tech-savvy in-laws came to sit when baby was sleeping, they can just look at the monitor easily.FrancisBacon wrote: ↑ I think this depends a lot on how many kids you get. For only one kid, perhaps.
But with many kids, the changing tables have saved our backs (and we got front facing ones, not sideways ones, which helped even more).
Baby cams: dedicated monitors are far superior and worth it, if only from a security point of view (all IP cameras have constant security and privacy issues).
Feb 2nd, 2018 4:23 am
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Feb 2nd, 2018 9:24 am
I don't have a dishwasher lolFrancisBacon wrote: ↑Baby milk bottle warmer. Useless. We just use the microwave. Much more practical and totally safe if you know what you're doing.
Steam sterilizer. Useless if you're in Canada. Just wash your bottles in the dishwasher.
Any baby specific blenders. Just use your own and freeze the excess.
Feb 2nd, 2018 10:34 am
agreedthelefteyeguy wrote: ↑ ppl that get a changing table...damn waste of money....just put a $10 changing pad ontop of a drawer (ie Malm 3-drawer)...done.
i disagree.
Feb 2nd, 2018 10:40 am
My problem with the diaper genie was the over priced replacement bags and it doesn’t really hold a lot of diapers. It is just cheaper to put them in your compost bin.
Feb 2nd, 2018 3:53 pm
Feb 2nd, 2018 3:57 pm
that's what i did..LOLthelefteyeguy wrote: ↑ ppl that get a changing table...damn waste of money....just put a $10 changing pad ontop of a drawer (ie Malm 3-drawer)...done. After 1-2 years...you still have a useful drawer...pad can be toss or donated.
2-way video monitor (not network)...waste...get a foscam...you can still use afterwards or use for a different purpose.
Feb 2nd, 2018 6:45 pm
Feb 2nd, 2018 8:14 pm
Yes!!! Preferably already comes with the tools to change it to a toddler then double bed. You’ll have a hard time finding them years later.
Feb 2nd, 2018 9:51 pm
Feb 2nd, 2018 10:18 pm
Ok but the person I quoted made an assumption that a lot of people have dishwashers. But I guess it is pretty useful when you have a baby. I’m not allowed to have one in my place.
Feb 3rd, 2018 3:09 am
Kayceern wrote: ↑ Yes!!! Preferably already comes with the tools to change it to a toddler then double bed. You’ll have a hard time finding them years later.
Don’t ever get 4moms. So expensive and a waste of money. Same with Halo. I’d rather get a dockatot next time. Easier to transition baby to crib.
Our packnplay/playard we hardly use. Stroller and carrier we love.
I agree with the change table. Get a dresser the same height as a change table and buy a change pad/mattress instead. And don’t buy change pad sheets. Kushies has a waterproof pd that we use under the crib sheet for any puke/pee to protect the mattress, as portable change pad on the go that’s washable and also over our change pad/mattress. Buy 5-6 of them, about $10-15 each!
We also love our diaper genie.
Feb 3rd, 2018 9:05 am
Depends if you are planning more than one child. We bought a beautiful, well made wood one that goes from crib to, toddler bed, to double bed. We definately used it for the crib and toddler bed bed, but needed it to be a crib for the second baby. By the time the second was ready for the double, I couldn’t find the rails (you have to buy them separatel) and the bed was too big for what we wanted.