Utter Shite You Don't Need...
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No, not my DH.
For a bit of lighthearted Friday night chat, I'm interested to know what useless bits of crap we have all bought for our babies and never, EVER used.
I'll start with:
Teething rings/teething dummies: DD/DS couldn't even hold them properly when they were teething, let alone cotton on that it could help their teeth feel better if they did. They'll always find some appropriate household object to suit their needs in any case.
The knives that come with Toddler cutlery sets. Have finally just thrown 4 out that have never been used. Surely by the time they can use a knife, they will need one that can actually, um, cut?
A swaddle blanket. Ok, had a big baby, but mine was about as much use as a roll of toilet paper for holding DD.
Any baby shoes (for the under 6 months). Approx time they will stay on foot - minus 10 seconds.
Your turn now...
Pockets.
I don't think either DD has used any pockets in any clothes until the age of at least.... oooo.....let me see.....er......never.
I have to admit to being very upset when DH wouldn't let me

Something to do with the thought of clearing my little boy's airways!
Has anyone actually tried a snot sucker device on themselves?
It REALLY tickles and feels HORRIBLE and despite being the sort of weirdy perv who looked forward to trying it on that tiny little nose, once I had experienced the feeling of your nostrils being hoovered I really would never do that to my worst enemy.
Honestly, it is that bad - wait till you have a cold, and try it. And you will NEVER do it again to your baby!
moses basket, grew out of it in, ooh, 2 weeks.
Nappy bin, much easier to put used nappy straight into outside bin. Emptying a full nappy bin is a job invented by Satan himself.
Baby lotion, ended up using it myself.
Expensive buggy which I stopped using at 6 months because a McLarens buggy is so much easier to manoeuvre.
I hated the baby sling as it gave me a sore back.
However, I loved the baby bath seat. Was great for DS2 as I just ran a normal bath and plonked him next to his big bro.
Blimey, I'm still using muslins 10 years later!
Nappy wrapper thing was useless. No - worse than useless, because it stank the place out as well.
The snot-sucker thing sounds amazing and hilarious!
Why have I never heard of it before?!
Can't really think of any useless baby items though... Maybe the top'n'tail bowl... Oh and the little knives, I've got a few of those lurking about...
friend was given armani leather trews for her 6-9m old!!
new moses basket and cot...should have kept the ones that were passed on
btw dd loved the door bouncer...i used to put on some cheesy disco music (for dd...ahem..) while i peeled the veg...
fabric bibs, those light show things that revolve, moses basket (posh lovely one from JOhn Lewis), baby thermometers (room and bath) baby shoes....loads of stuff!
A cot. Been slept in twice in 18 months.
My worst buy (although there have been so many as I am terrible at buying things) was a towelling cover to go on my large changing mat. It wouldn't be too bad but it always needed washing within seconds of putting the thing on (DS would pee on it or worse!) so it wasn't on very much. It would have been better with just muslins laid on top of the mat instead.
Actually the bottle warmer I found useful although I didn't think it would be and waited months before getting one. I exclusively expressed so I worried about warming EBM, but ds's reflux improved when the milk was slightly warmed. I would put it on and then change the nappy.