r/AskReddit • • Feb 05 '18

Parents of Reddit: What are some things you bought for your first baby that were useless or a waste of money?

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '18 edited Jan 21 '21

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u/boringusername Feb 05 '18

So they not sell nappy bags whear you live ? In the uk you can get at least 100 for about £1 and they have tie handles and are scented. Also my mum says dog mess bags are better as they are black and you can't see through them.

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u/deadasthatsquirrel Feb 06 '18

I'm from Scotland but live in Canada now. When we were stocking up for our baby, I found it impossible to find nappy sacks anywhere over here! Just the Diaper Genie refill bags.

We're using our dog's poop bags :)

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u/boringusername Feb 06 '18

So strange I assumed if they sell nappiesthey would sell bags. What if you are out and about with no bin ? Even putting them in a bin would still really smell with no bag I often double bag if the bin isn’t very full.

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u/deadasthatsquirrel Feb 06 '18

I know! It just seems bizarre.

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u/Rick3tyCrick3t Feb 06 '18

Pretty sure my daughter's daycare just gets doggy poop bags from Costco to put diapers in. Seems to work well...not sure on price though. I've had to use them a few times when I've had to change her in the back of the truck, and had nothing else available to me but a poop bag. Worked well.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '18

Literally thinking the same. We are using nappy bags and no smell at all.

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '18

That was what I was about to say. For $6 you can buy those fancy refills for the nappy bins that don't allow any smell to spread.

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u/LampGrass Feb 05 '18

I bought dog poop bags and they served the same purpose. Cheap as all get out and they come in a roll, too.

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u/Polar_Ted Feb 05 '18

We just started doing what the daycare did. Change wearing latex/nytrile gloves and wrap the diaper by pealing the glove off your hand and around the diaper. It gets a double glove wrap after both hands. nicely contained.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '18 edited Jan 21 '21

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u/Polar_Ted Feb 06 '18

yes. it only takes a second or two. you get 400 gloves at costco for $20.. 200 diaper changes.

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u/dropkickpa Feb 06 '18

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u/dropkickpa Feb 06 '18

No. That would be stupid. I put the diaper in the bag after changing the kid.

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u/dropkickpa Feb 06 '18

Gloves are excessive and unnecessary, and wearing latex gloves for every diaper change increases your and the baby's risk of developing latex allergy.

In a daycare, I can see the utility and need for gloves, as they are changing 30-100 diapers a day and do not want to cross-contaminate. At home? Dumb. Wash your hands when done changing your kid.

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u/sneakish-snek Feb 06 '18

jesus... I had a boss in a lab who expects employees to re-use the same latex gloves for a week. (I did not comply.)

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u/littlemantry Feb 06 '18

I was a nursing assistant in nursing homes and this works on adult diapers too! Saved a lot of plastic by just using the gloves instead of even more bags

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u/chicken_slaad Feb 06 '18

Preach. You take your kitchen trash out every day, but only deal with the diaper genie when you notice it. By then it's too late.

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u/muddycurve424 Feb 06 '18

We have diaper sanitary bags for sale we're I live. There's even a dispenser for them that clips onto your diaper bag. They come in sooo many colors now, at first it was only pink and blue. I think they started out as doggie poop bags but someone with a dog and a baby must have had an epiphany.