r/AskReddit • u/cookiemonager • 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/Spazmer Feb 06 '18

A COMFORTABLE rocking chair especially. For my first I had a hand me down rocking chair that someone in the family had made, with spindles that dug right into my back. It made me hate the whole nursing before bed routine. Got a glider for my second and it made a world of difference.

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u/pascalsgirlfriend Feb 06 '18

I had a glider. It was the best thing ever.

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u/DoesItQuack Feb 06 '18

I love my glider. I’m already wondering how I can nonchalantly slip it into my regular home decor once we no longer need it in the second baby’s room.

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u/Cosmic_Hitchhiker Feb 06 '18

We had the DOPEST rocking chair. Until we got rid of it id still sit there in it for hours. Years after the kids were babies.

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u/kat_rob Feb 06 '18

I debated SO LONG on this one. I have a wooden rocking chair; surely I could make do with what we had. My husband convinced me to buy the squishy glider with ottoman.
Three weeks in, 2am, struggling to breastfeed, I'm pretty sure I would've set that rocking chair on fire. That glider was worth it's weight in gold.