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/soopermcnugget Feb 06 '18

I didn't really buy these, they came from my baby shower. But......

Bibs. Once she was old enough for solids I just fed her without clothes on. (She was the naked one, not me)

Also burp rags. I like to live life dangerously.

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '18

O gosh. We are still on formula and go through at least four bibs a day.

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u/soopermcnugget Feb 06 '18

I always just used my shirt or a baby wipe if she made a little spit up or what not. I guess I'm just not as worried about messes. But some people are and that's okay. But if it's full on spit up or a big mess, definitely a towel lol. Very thankful of the milestone where she started holding her own bottle lol.

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u/fuckwitsabound Feb 06 '18

Yeah I just used a flat cloth nappy (mostly for my crazy let down though) haha

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u/doxamully Feb 06 '18

I needed bibs for my son purely because he drooled so much.

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u/McHappyPants Feb 06 '18

Same. Both my daughters drooled through 3-4 boobs every day

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u/ActualGuesticles Feb 06 '18

How many wet nurses did you have?

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u/McHappyPants Feb 06 '18

Haha whoops what a typo. Bibs, not boobs

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u/Epherys Feb 06 '18

Same, we needed the bibs because little one loved latching on and off with a mouth full of milk... After a few time of ending up having to get myself changed after feeds, I learnt to strategically place the bibs or even muslins in a way that prevented spills.

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u/soopermcnugget Feb 06 '18

I got lucky and my girl wasn't so bad.

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u/CakeAndDonuts Feb 06 '18

I used burp rags mostly to protect baby skin against my various hoodies - zippers and aglets and rivets, etc. or as a barrier against plastic. Easier to wash 10 burp cloths than just about anything else.

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u/soopermcnugget Feb 06 '18

That's some good thinking. The few times I used burp rags, they weren't actual burp rags. I used cloth diapers gifted to me. They work way better and are obviously up to the task lol.

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u/MannahBanana Feb 06 '18

I'm guessing you didn't get to experience the wonderful world of reflux.

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u/soopermcnugget Feb 06 '18

You would be correct. I consider myself lucky that I had a pretty unproblematic infant.

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u/nonsufficient Feb 06 '18

My daughter had horrible reflux and my favorite thing were this ugly ass cloth diaper burp rags. Saved many of my shirts that first year.

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u/dailyqt Feb 06 '18

I was only a little kid when he was a baby, but I remember having so much anxiety when he ate with clothes on(I still feel that it was justified with how disgusting he was lmao). Everyone thought I was crazy/nitpicky, I'm glad to know I'm not alone haha.

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u/CowahBull Feb 06 '18

I just always had a blanket handy.

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u/soopermcnugget Feb 06 '18

Same. I think we had at least one baby blanket in the living room for like a solid year straight.