Your unnecessary & essential baby purchases - Page 8

05wilkesm · Feb 21st, 2010, 16:50 PM

yeah im getting a booster chair insead of a high chair too
xx

Maybe75 · Feb 22nd, 2010, 04:23 AM

ooh didn't know you could do that! I guess its easier to take to other people's houses too? do you just pop it on a normal dining chair? and is it ok from 6 months? so much i still have no idea on!

05wilkesm · Feb 22nd, 2010, 04:49 AM

http://www.mothercare.com/Chicco-360...64041&mcb=core
yeah they can be used from 6 months, im getting one cos it takes up less room and then the bubba can eat dinner with us

or im gonig toget a bumbo with tray, that can be used from 4 months.
http://www.mothercare.com/Bumbo-baby...=UTF8&mcb=core
xxxx

BlazenXx · Feb 24th, 2010, 19:23 PM

Wow, this thread has been great for me, thanks so much for making it!!

rosie5637 · Feb 26th, 2010, 15:31 PM

good:

muslin squares, great for mopping things up, winding

vaseline. use it instead of nappy creams. it's much cheaper and is great for a babys first poo ( it can be really black and sticky like tar)

cotbed. i changed it from a cot to a bed when my son was about 20mths and i only took it down and got him a 'proper bed' after he turned 4. well worth the money, it lasts ages.

bad:

nail clippers. they were so small and fiddley and really hard to use on a wriggly baby. i just peeled my babys nails as they were really soft.

wooden highchair that converts to a table and chair because it was square at the base and not splayed like most highchairs it was really unstable when using it to sit at the dining table. i only found this out when my son pushed his legs on the table and the highchair fell backwards!

how my son didn't end up seriously injured from hitting his head on the floor i don't know. needless to say it went to the dump the next day!

trashit · Mar 1st, 2010, 09:36 AM

i wouldnt say theres anything i have that isnt necessery i just have too much of everything. Like for instance i have five pushchairs, two moses baskets, a million blankets, draws and draws full of clothes..... He's really spoilt! I dont know what to do with half of it, the spare rooms busting! lol xx

pandv · Mar 3rd, 2010, 07:38 AM

One of the best things we got for DS was a wooden highchair that converts into a child's table and chair set. It was a present from DH's grandmother and was really useful when we weren't having a sit down meal at the table and DS could snack on it. Also it was useful for painting, play-doh etc. We gave it to my Aunt for my cousin last year and it's wrecked now but DS used that until he was 5.

We gave away most of our baby stuff as we always said we only wanted one so we are pretty much starting again this time. We have clothes in the loft and are having another little boy so I need DH to go in the loft so I can see what we've got. We found that everyone bought newborn and 0-3 month clothes so DS had loads of clothes when he was tiny (and didn't really wear them!). He was christened at 3 months so then everyone bought 3-6 month clothes and then at Christmas he got 6-9 months so for the first year we hardly bought any clothes for him.

snow · Mar 14th, 2010, 04:12 AM

Brilliant useful thread...thanks ladies

vespersonicca · May 16th, 2010, 14:52 PM

Anyone have something that hasn't been listed here yet?

venusrockstar · May 16th, 2010, 16:18 PM

We thought buying a changing table was a complete waste of money, since it will be a useless piece of furniture once baby is no longer in diapers.

Instead we just bought a changing pad for $25 that can be placed right on top of the dresser.

Feb 21st, 2010, 16:50 PM	#71
05wilkesm Pregnant (Expecting) Inactive Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Essex, England Posts: 1,195	yeah im getting a booster chair insead of a high chair too xx

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Feb 22nd, 2010, 04:23 AM	#72
Maybe75 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 84	ooh didn't know you could do that! I guess its easier to take to other people's houses too? do you just pop it on a normal dining chair? and is it ok from 6 months? so much i still have no idea on!

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Feb 22nd, 2010, 04:49 AM	#73
05wilkesm Pregnant (Expecting) Inactive Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Essex, England Posts: 1,195	http://www.mothercare.com/Chicco-360...64041&mcb=core yeah they can be used from 6 months, im getting one cos it takes up less room and then the bubba can eat dinner with us or im gonig toget a bumbo with tray, that can be used from 4 months. http://www.mothercare.com/Bumbo-baby...=UTF8&mcb=core xxxx

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Feb 24th, 2010, 19:23 PM	#74
BlazenXx Other Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: USA sadly, wants to be in the UK Posts: 181	Wow, this thread has been great for me, thanks so much for making it!!

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Feb 26th, 2010, 15:31 PM	#75
rosie5637 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: UK Posts: 712	good: muslin squares, great for mopping things up, winding vaseline. use it instead of nappy creams. it's much cheaper and is great for a babys first poo ( it can be really black and sticky like tar) cotbed. i changed it from a cot to a bed when my son was about 20mths and i only took it down and got him a 'proper bed' after he turned 4. well worth the money, it lasts ages. bad: nail clippers. they were so small and fiddley and really hard to use on a wriggly baby. i just peeled my babys nails as they were really soft. wooden highchair that converts to a table and chair because it was square at the base and not splayed like most highchairs it was really unstable when using it to sit at the dining table. i only found this out when my son pushed his legs on the table and the highchair fell backwards! how my son didn't end up seriously injured from hitting his head on the floor i don't know. needless to say it went to the dump the next day!

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Mar 1st, 2010, 09:36 AM	#76
trashit Pregnant (Expecting) Join Date: May 2009 Location: YORKSHIREEE :) Posts: 4,745	i wouldnt say theres anything i have that isnt necessery i just have too much of everything. Like for instance i have five pushchairs, two moses baskets, a million blankets, draws and draws full of clothes..... He's really spoilt! I dont know what to do with half of it, the spare rooms busting! lol xx

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Mar 3rd, 2010, 07:38 AM	#77
pandv Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Darlington, UK Posts: 352	One of the best things we got for DS was a wooden highchair that converts into a child's table and chair set. It was a present from DH's grandmother and was really useful when we weren't having a sit down meal at the table and DS could snack on it. Also it was useful for painting, play-doh etc. We gave it to my Aunt for my cousin last year and it's wrecked now but DS used that until he was 5. We gave away most of our baby stuff as we always said we only wanted one so we are pretty much starting again this time. We have clothes in the loft and are having another little boy so I need DH to go in the loft so I can see what we've got. We found that everyone bought newborn and 0-3 month clothes so DS had loads of clothes when he was tiny (and didn't really wear them!). He was christened at 3 months so then everyone bought 3-6 month clothes and then at Christmas he got 6-9 months so for the first year we hardly bought any clothes for him.

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Mar 14th, 2010, 04:12 AM	#78
snow Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Europe Posts: 22	Brilliant useful thread...thanks ladies

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May 16th, 2010, 14:52 PM	#79
vespersonicca Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Espoo, Finland Posts: 925	Anyone have something that hasn't been listed here yet?

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May 16th, 2010, 16:18 PM	#80
venusrockstar Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: CANADA Posts: 4,360	We thought buying a changing table was a complete waste of money, since it will be a useless piece of furniture once baby is no longer in diapers. Instead we just bought a changing pad for $25 that can be placed right on top of the dresser.

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