What is your "waste of money"

spykitty · January 2009

Looking back on baby gear, clothes, etc- what was your biggest waste of money?

spykitty · January 2009

Our highchair. We got the Svan one (it came highly highly recommended) I should of bought a wooden one like they have in the restaurants.

franciscaz · January 2009

Hmm... good question... I hated my boppy and I would definetly say milk storage bags and pacifiers. I never pumped more than a 4 oz bottles worth (after 8 pumping sessions a day) and he would only take Soothie pacifiers (which I only had the hospital ones). Oh and the pee pee tee pee was a waste too... he never ever has peed on me Smile

Lets not forget my 2 failed CD attempts... at least I ebayed them cheap and sold them for the same price Big Smile

spykitty · January 2009

Ohhh how could I forget the CDing? I probably dropped a good $200 on all those. You were able to sell them on eBay used?

Kismet · January 2009

The My Breast Friend. I bought it certain that I would breastfeed. It never happened. The nursing cover made a great pumping cover, but there was simply no alternate use for the My Breast Friend. It never saw a single day of use.

meglew · January 2009

Diaper Genie. We used it for the first month and then realized it was easier to use the garbage in her bathroom. Though I did not use the Boppy for nursing, I used it to prop myself up while nursing (behind my back). I think I also wasted money trying to find a bottle that worked for DD. I nursed primarily, but for the times she got bm from the bottle, she would scream and was not happy. We ended up using Born Free bottles, but I think that was the third type we tried.

There were other things that were useful, but DD grew so fast that we didn't use them very long (bumbo, swing, exersaucer, many clothes, etc.).

JillAly · January 2009

Definitely the glider and matching ottoman. Everyone told me I HAD to have it.

I found feeding ds was easier on the couch. RIght now the glider is holding most of ds's stuffed animals and the ottoman is under a pile of boxes. What a waste! $800 total!

tai_carter · January 2009

BeBe pod...never used it.

Swing...he hated it

Boppy...used regular pillows instead

Glider and ottoman...used it because I had it, but I sat on the couch more than anything.

tai_carter · January 2009

oh, and our PNP. We dont really use it other than if he is spending the night at grandma's.

KL777 · January 2009

The Medela Harmony Manual Single pump. I nursed DS on demand and eventually started manually expressing milk for storage. This pump was too slow.

StageDva · January 2009

It will be different for everyone, I guess. I used the My Brest Friend pillow for 13 months. I still use our wonderful glider & ottoman, and our Diaper Champ.

I guess what I wasted the most money on was:

1. Travel system. I really wish I had just gotten the Snap-n-Go. We never used the travel system stroller after she was out of the infant seat.

2. Lots of bottles. I stocked up and she ended up refusing the bottle. Never took one. But that is obviously an individual thing.

3. Any clothes that I bought myself was a waste. My mother has bought her enough clothes to last her till age 5. LOL

Sweet_Lady · January 2009

CLOTHES! i could not help myself and bought a crap ton of clothes for DS and a lot of the super cute stuff he never even got to wear! I have really tried to cut back on the spending so he can wear everything that he has in his size.

Breast Pump - i bought the *best* one out there and used it ONCE! BF'ing/pumping just didn't work for me and DS so it is just sitting in my spare room collecting dust.

ToBeMrsT · January 2009

the bumbo

the swing

the crib- we're co-sleeping

the alphabet foam letters floor mat-- they come apart too easily

Eddy1 · January 2009

This really cute diaper bag that I had made with his name on it. It was not useful and has spent most of its time hanging on a door. I guess I could count it as decor since it matches his nursery. Otherwise I think we did a good job of holding off on stuff until we determined if we needed it.

Edit: I just thought of something. I never used that sheet thing that is suppose to absorb the pee. I can't remember what it is called. Everyone on the Nest talked about how it was a must have. It was no problem to just change a sheet at night quickly and I have never taken it out of its package.

amv2step · January 2009

Nursing pillow--had lots of trouble breastfeeding/pumping and never used it.

Snugli carrier and Infantino SlingRider, Never got to use them when he was first born b/c it was in the dead of winter so by the time it warmed up he was 5 mos old and didn't like being contained/harnessed into anything.

tobeMrs.Wagner · January 2009

Hmm..

The full size swing - he much prefered the little travel one (as did I)

too many crib sheets

too many blankets/receiving blankets. We only use a few but have a ton!

too many bottles. We breastfeed and he rarely took a bottle so that was a waste.

Di&Roddy · January 2009

I didn't spend a whole bunch on much of anything. I was with my sister when my nephew was born, so I saw what she used and what she didn't. I also have a niece who is just a year and half older then Hayden. We got tons of clothes and stuff handed down. I think I probably wasted money on breastmilk bags. I had planned on pumping, but I had a problem with production. I passed the bags on to another mom I knew who was pumping, so it really was not wasted.

nbptbride · January 2009

Definitely the PISA. I used it for maybe 6 weeks, then decided that the HArmony is so much easier and portable. The stupid thing cost nearly $300 and is sitting in its box in a closet : (

becky&dane · January 2009

Does anyone want to sell your pump that you never used? I have an ancient one, but I would love a newer one. But I can't afford to buy one brand new, especially when I have one that works OK! I'll pay for you to ship yours to me! Email me if you want to talk about it: becanddane@hotmail.com

I have 2 baby robes (they were gifts) that I have NEVER used.

The pee pee tent thing. DS has peed on us NUMEROUS times, and that thing never helped. He moved around too much and that thing always fell off.

I love my glider and ottoman though!

DS never liked the swing either, and he didn't sit in his bouncy seat very often either. He really didn't like anything that he was confined in.

schnappycat · January 2009

The Hotsling, swing, and Boppy. The PNP was moderately useful for his first month, but we haven't really used it since.

phunkymonkey · January 2009

I love our glider and ottoman!

But everyone is different.

The travel system was such a waste, I should have just gone with the snap n go and now we use a Bob, which is my favorite baby thing ever. The PNP was a waste too, didn't get much use out of that.

FinallyMrs.B · January 2009

Yeah- for every person that loved an item, you're going to find one that never used it.

For me it was the Boppy and the 4 different slip covers. I pumped, I didn't really have a need for it. I propped DD up on it a few times, but I could have used a pillow if I didn't have the Boppy.

I also didn't think about the quantities. I have way too many washcloths, towels, sheets and rec blankets.

EMR11 · January 2009

Bumbo....he never really liked it.

crystalpopcorn · January 2009

The bundle me--never used.

That double head support thing that goes in the infant seat. ?THe one that came in the seat along with some receiving blankets worked just fine until he was big enough to support himself.?

kimberly3230 · January 2009

Yeah I never used the infant bundle me. I took it back and recently I got the Toddler Bundle me, which I have been using a lot. I love that thing. Now that Aidan is old enough to kick the blankets off!

I also never used the Bumbo or Bebe pod. His legs were too big to fit in either one.

I never really used my sterilizer, I preferred to boil things.

MrsDR1015 · January 2009

A million washcloths and hooded towels. I ended up favoring one towel until she outgrew the hooded ones, and we used a washcloth maybe twice.

mscott523 · January 2009

DD loved her swing! I love my boppy for nursing and my glider and ottoman. Big Smile

waste of money: Stick out tongue

Bumbo seat with tray..never liked it.

Travel system..I wish I would have bought a snap and go too.

Wipe Warmer

Snugli baby carrier

leslieanne1003@yahoo.com · January 2009

ok what is a CD?

id have to say it was the diaper champ, we found it easier to just use plastic bags and get rid of them quicker. the hooded towels, she was always so big they never wrapped around her, we had to buy the kids ones!

the pnp we only used while she was on the bili-light and now it just sits downstairs.

the changing table, we used until she could roll over, now it just sits and collects junk.

i love love love my glider and ottoman though...use it all the time! we use the ottoman to change her diapers!

i think thats it!

Alexandra*sMom · January 2009

I don't know! We bearly bought anything for DD2!!! I would say the bumbo - but MIL bought that for DD1, so we have gotten our share of use out of it.

pea-kay · January 2009

boppys and bumbo trays.

we very rarely used the boppys and never used the bumbo trays. oh well.

thank god we borrowed most of our expensive stuff (the bumbos themselves, swings, papasan chairs)

pea-kay · January 2009

oh yeah. the CDs too. i need to sell those. at most, they were worn once. sigh.

KG91705 · January 2009

Definitely Glider and ottoman. We paid about $800 for both and only use during the first 2 months of it. right now it's just filling up his bedroom space. What a waste of money. Also Bumbo - didn't know why i decided to get this one.

SarahFin · January 2009

trieuIam:

ok what is a CD?

cloth diaper

nbptbride · January 2009

Oh, and the SkipHop diaper bag-- I hate that thing! It's currently sitting in the garage. Good place for it, huh?

pea-kay · January 2009

oh yeah, and the diaper champ. that lasted about a week!

May524 · January 2009

Travel swing. DS LOVED his big swing though. We bought the travel swing for a vacation and thats the only time we used it (for about 5 days). It's like new. We are holding onto it though for #2.

The duck tub. I haven't even taken it out of the box yet.

capecodbaby · January 2009

definetly the glider and ottoman

too many bottles (thank god for the BPA scare, I was able to return them all)

Boppy,

bumble seat,

diaper champ/genie

Angel Care monitor - scared the crap out of us, we returned it for a video monitor

citygirl_ · January 2009

My Medela PISA! I used it here and there until Jude was about 4 months, then stopped because he stopped taking a bottle.. what a waste of $300. Our strollers have been a big waste so far because he hates them... hated the swing and Bumbo, too, but someone gave them to us second-hand.

bridetobe0jb · January 2009

bumbo and tray

LOTS of clothes she didn't wear

I bought tons of doubles/triples (crib sheets, PNP sheets, boppy covers, etc). I guess I though I'd never do laundry or something or she was just a pristine little pumpkin

didn't get much use out of our regular Chicco highchair due to her love of the Stokke one.

mobile, bedding set (never used toddler blanket or bumper)

AndysKandi · January 2009

For me - I wish I hadn't spent so much on DD #1's bedding set. I like the set, but I should have went cheaper than I did. Also way too many clothes.

Many things people listed, I loved! Bumbo, boppy, milk storage bags, lots of (cheap) receiving blankets (they double as great jumbo burp cloths!), swing, glider and ottoman (loved it with #1 then moved it into #2's room when she was born - still love it)...I could go on.

Besides, remember even if your first made bumbo or swing seem like a waste...if you have a second, things may be different as each baby is different!

LisiLynn · January 2009

WOW, it is so interesting how different people are. Many things that people have listed I have used endlessly. I'm surprised by people not using their glider and ottoman. I have an old fashioned wooden rocking chair in the nursery and have always wanted a glider and ottoman. DH and I both decided we'd invest in a really good one if/when we become pregnant again but we do use the rocking chair all the time so I see no reason why we wouldn't use the glider. What I didnt' use was my ring sling, he never seem to fit in it or be comfortable. I've used my Ergo perhaps 4 times and the Baby Bjorn that I won from the nest!! and got very late has actually been used the most though I think he has either just exceeded the weight or is about to.

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