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What baby item was the biggest waste for you?

I am having a garage sale this weekend and realized how many things I thought I HAD TO HAVE when I was pregnant with DS were a total waste. There are things I never even used!! What did you have to have that was a total waste?

Re: What baby item was the biggest waste for you?

  • Diaper Champ and wipe warmer.  Never used either of them.
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  • DS never had any interest in his swing and the Bumbo didn't get much use.
  • My Breast friend and  bumbo
  • jbl126jbl126 member
    The wipe warmer.  It is still in the box in the closet collecting dust
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  • The bumbo. DD hated it.
  • The Bumbo for sure.  We didn't really use the PNP until she got a lot older. 
  • Swing.  He hated it!
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  • hated the bouncer but the swing was a life saver Smile
  • hated the bouncer but the swing was a life saver Smile
  • Diaper Genie. I have yet to use it.
  • NMangerNManger member
    The Bumbo is one of the things in the garage sale pile!n DS never used it. I had to have the big fancy $400 stroller...I hate it! it is so heavy and bulky that all I use is my Mom's Graco!
  • breast pump. i should have waited to see if i needed one. i used it 3x to see how much i could get, but DH didn't have time to feed J a bottle, so we just EBF. waste of $300!
  • The little baby papsan seat that vibrates and plays music.  Some babies like that thing, Liam hated it.
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  • And the tummy time mat.  He also hated that thing.
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  • We never used the Angel Care monitor, which was a gift.  Another friend purchased one for herself and gave me the receipt, so I was able to return mine, thank goodness.
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  • breast pump.  When DD wouldn't latch, I went out and bought an expensive breast pump.  I could never keep up to her though and never found the time to pump since I was bottle feeding her all the time.  Maybe I'll use it more with my next kid.  I'm sure I only used it 10 -15 times before I totally dried up.
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  • A bottle warmer.  It was just as easy to warm a cup of water in the microwave.  
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  • Diaper champ, sling, bumbo

    Granted they were all gifts but DS never cared for them. I just couldnt take the champ anymore.

  • the rainforest soother for his crib. He could care less about it. Also, he wasn't a huge fan of the big swing.
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  • honestly, i cant think of any!  i didnt have a shower (or registry) and we purchased as we went along.

    the pnp had the shortest life span though, since we only used it as bassinet in the very beginning. 

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  • ivs112ivs112 member
    Swaddle Me, bottle warmer, Bundle Me, pacifiers, crib mobile, bottle sterilizer.
  • The Arm's Reach Co-sleeper. That thing was expensive and he would never sleep in it. Also, bottles. I washed them and got htem ready and he never would take them. What do I do with them now? Would people buy those?
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  • our $400 worth of a crib and bedding. we co-sleep and have a bassinet next to the bed. at least it converts to a big boy bed.

    and please dont sell your bumpo at your garage sale for $25-$30. i have seen so many lately like that. you might as well just go buy a brand new one! geesh.

  • The Bumbo, definitely.
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    our $400 worth of a crib and bedding. we co-sleep and have a bassinet next to the bed. at least it converts to a big boy bed.

    and please dont sell your bumpo at your garage sale for $25-$30. i have seen so many lately like that. you might as well just go buy a brand new one! geesh.

    That would be cheap in Canada. They are over $60 here.

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  • SheriBTSheriBT member
    Bumbo, swaddle blankets, swing, burp cloths (we were really lucky), and bedding set.
  • Bumbo. Other than that, everything's gotten pretty good use. I do wish we would've gotten an convertible car seat from the beginning and a jogging stroller instead of a travel system.
  • Diaper champ, bedding set, and bottle warmer 
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  • imageChrysallys:
    imagemisseshoneysett:

    our $400 worth of a crib and bedding. we co-sleep and have a bassinet next to the bed. at least it converts to a big boy bed.

    and please dont sell your bumpo at your garage sale for $25-$30. i have seen so many lately like that. you might as well just go buy a brand new one! geesh.

    That would be cheap in Canada. They are over $60 here.

    that is nuts! and i totally spelled bumbo wrong! woops!
  • Bumbo.  Luckily I bought it at a consignment sale for about $10 so I didn't lose much.
  • White noise machine, Moby (the Ergo is 1000x better), Diaper Genie and all the stupid refill cartridges, most of the clothes I over-bought, I really don't need 50+ washcloths, 20 or so blankets and all the bottles (we have a Drop-In set and Dr. Brown set), bedding set - especially the mobile and the Boppy (I loved the BrestFriend a lot more)

    We got a $370 stroller which we keep tethered in the trunk of the car.  It's too heavy and a b- to deal with, I've been using a snap n' go so far.  My MIL gave us a video monitor.  I didn't want one (we live in a 900sq ft single floor condo) she gave us one anyway, the thing was over $200.

  • Mack924Mack924 member
    Bumbo, burp cloths, bottle car warmer and the baby bath tubs (the  big plastic ones you put in the tub) he would scream everytime I put him in it.  He would have rather just laid on the baby sponge mat we had.
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  • imageVegasAsh:
    DS never had any interest in his swing and the Bumbo didn't get much use.

     This exactly! 

  • The cart cover I'm always to lazy to try to get it in the cart so I have not used it much.  At least it wasn't expensive but it was a waist
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  • bumbo for sure.
  • Bedding set, travel system (I hated the heavy stroller), space saver high chair (I hate it, it kills my back, we bought a full size chair)
  • SFAug07SFAug07 member
    Pack N Play (never used), bottle warmer (never used), Boppie, and the dozens of onesies (she only wore one-piece outfits).
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  • Our stroller.  We never use it and always wear her.
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  • sam19sam19 member
    Swing.
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