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What Baby Gear Do You Hate?
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saw this on another month board and thought it was an interesting thread. Share what baby gear you have found to be useless!
i hate the K'tan baby wrap. I wasted $50 on that thing. Its easy to get on and off and to put LO in it, but it has no back support and squishes baby in it, plus it gets way too hot! I was going to buy the ergo 360 4 position but it is currently backordered by the manufacturer. So I just bought an infantino carrier figuring I'd give it a shot since it was only $30 and I could easily return it. So far it works great!
also I hate baby clothes that dont snap or zip down the front. LO cries when I try to put on stupid onesies or bodysuits. Its so hard to get it over his head and face and then trying to get both arms in the sleeves. Ugh!
the Halo swaddle sack is a joke. The velcro is too noisy and there is too much fabric around baby's face. If he squirms at all, it bunches up around his face and I cant have that! I bought a woombie a few weeks ago and havent looked back!
Lastly I hate my carseat, the convertible Graco my65. Its so big and cumbersome and doesnt seem to recline to the appropriate level once its installed and it doesnt look very comfortable for LO. I just hate it! I want to buy a new one.
i hate the K'tan baby wrap. I wasted $50 on that thing. Its easy to get on and off and to put LO in it, but it has no back support and squishes baby in it, plus it gets way too hot! I was going to buy the ergo 360 4 position but it is currently backordered by the manufacturer. So I just bought an infantino carrier figuring I'd give it a shot since it was only $30 and I could easily return it. So far it works great!
also I hate baby clothes that dont snap or zip down the front. LO cries when I try to put on stupid onesies or bodysuits. Its so hard to get it over his head and face and then trying to get both arms in the sleeves. Ugh!
the Halo swaddle sack is a joke. The velcro is too noisy and there is too much fabric around baby's face. If he squirms at all, it bunches up around his face and I cant have that! I bought a woombie a few weeks ago and havent looked back!
Lastly I hate my carseat, the convertible Graco my65. Its so big and cumbersome and doesnt seem to recline to the appropriate level once its installed and it doesnt look very comfortable for LO. I just hate it! I want to buy a new one.
Re: What Baby Gear Do You Hate?
I also hate most of my baby blankets, the really adorable ones are too thick and useless. I usually use a set of soft muslin ones that are easy to swaddle him in, which I got as a gift.
Conversely, everybody told me a changing table would be a total waste and I could change the baby anywhere. I bought a changing topper for the dresser and LOVE it. Having a dedicated space with diapers, wipes, lotion, and even first aid supplies in one area is amazing. I couldn't imagine grabbing these things and taking them to the couch/crib/bed/wherever every time Mason has a wet diaper. I felt a little frivolous buying it, but it's my favorite thing.
I just like sleepers for LO right now. I love cute outfits but they are not practical. It's not really baby gear but I don't have any that we don't use or like right now! We don't have rnp or swing here!
I don't like the A&A swaddle sacks. I bought one because we had a few really hot nights and I love their muslin blankets. We usually use the summer swaddleme ones that have Velcro and they are super quick and easy and fit well. The A&A one has snaps so I can't make it tighter and end up having a big opening up by baby's face, plus they take longer to do up. I still use it since it's cooler and I get too nervous about swaddling her in a blanket.
Things that aren't working for us - Swaddlers (SwaddleMe, Halo, whatever..). DS hated them too.
As a STM, I did not get nearly as much crap as I did with my first, and I'm thankful for that! There's nothing I necessarily hate though.
We had the vibrating one for DD1, it was a lifesaver sleeping wise but pain in the butt in the middle of the night rocking half asleep.
As soon as I found out they made a self rocking one I did not hesitate to go to the store that day and buy it. I am pretty sure I even left the house to go get it the day or day after we got home from the hospital. It is awesome. Go buy it, you won't regret it. We use our old one to take along places so baby has a place to sleep if we will be at family things for long periods. Way easier to haul around than a heavy pack n play.
Cosigned on the Britax car seat. Hated it with my first, hate it now. I prop it on my thighs when I walk with it bc it's so heavy and they're covered in bruises.
It's a boy! Grow baby, grow! EDD: 4/22/2016
I also hate the Halo sacks! They seemed like such a great idea, but the Velcro is loud and I've scraped an already sad, sore nipple on it one too many times.
I like the K'tan, but DS isn't quite so sure yet.
I hate Huggies wipes but love the diapers. Stupid wipes stick together so you pull out five at a time from the darn package. Pampers wipes are so much better! Also Desitin is stinky as all get out.
Our bottle warmer is completely useless. I just warm up the BM by running it under hot water. The bottle warmer either makes the milk scalding hot or it's still ice cold.