to think that a toyshop shouldn't change the fur they make their bear with?

It was the 4 bears plus trying to buy more - just seemed very OTT to me.
The fact the bear was pink and therefore no longer acceptable

Glad there are a few people who acknowledge that there is only one bear/rabbit/doodles dog that no matter how battered or even when lost will do

We had a few goldfish that wen't down the loo to visit their Mums and never came home again....

The hamster died and we were very sad.

I don't think by shielding children from loss we are doing them favours in the long term tbh.

I'm in my 50s and still have a teddy, rabbit and monkey that I was given when I was born. If my mum turned round and told me they'd been incarnated a few times they wouldn't actually mean anything to me any more! I just asked dd3(18) how she'd feel if I told her Hippity rabbit and Doodles dog were not the originals and she looked aghast! I'm just wondering how the children of multiple versions are going to feel in the future

Well Glad Vom bear has made it through the wash.

My DS's special bear ( build a bear ) has been through the wash in pillow case various times due to been wee 'd on.. He is either dried on the heater or on the line..

The people who didn't get this post..Mum has been up all night with vomitng post...Doesn't really expect Hamleys to never change fur ( it was tongue in cheek ) Some children are far more attached than others.

My friend has 3 of the same teddy..Child knows all identical... He is 3 nearly 4) ... but she is convinced he has a favourite as he will ask for a new one till he gets the one he wants

Hope your little one is better and you and vom bear all get a good nights sleep

OP try throwing the new wrong bear through the washing a few times it may lose it's plushness and become acceptable.
We had a cow head on a clown body from a vending machine in Circus Circus casino that Ds 2 was very attached too. It was a nightmare and impossible to replace poor Moo Moo. He was lost and found a few times over the years, locked overnight in a church hall, then left at a friends for three days before I could go back and get him Ds insisted on phoning moo moo each night say goodnight then went weepy He still has him washed and bagged and very threadbare.

Bunny only has one eye and is a veteran of many washing machines (snot, vomit, nosebleeds etc). He is a fairly grim shade of grey (used to be white). Bunny also got left behind when she went on her first ever week long camp without anyone she knew. We drove 1200kms to reunite them before the first bedtime. No histrionics about spares here, lol. It would be like looking for a replacement child if one skinned their knee. There is only one Bunny.

I think I must have missed that post!

I still think buying and stressing out over 4 bears is a bit OTT but that's just the way I see it so mine just had the one and it was a bed time toy.
Special toys were discouraged at pre school, mine didn't go to a Nursery, precisely because they got lost, someone touched it and all the upset etc.

I have my one battered, one eared bear on my bed, I cut it off No other bear could ever replace him.

just put the bear on a rinse cycle with fabric conditioner....works well for me, never wash anything by hand, even jumpers, just do this!

We have Rabbit.

Our problem is that Rabbit wasn't ordained as Special Rabbit until he'd been with us about 5 years. So the genius idea of multiple fake Rabbits hadn't been an option.

As a consequence Rabbit is looked after when out and about with almost as much attention to security as the chaps that guard our own dear Queen.

He is usually only a bedroom toy, but has had a starring role in the school play, been in the cockpit of a 747 and worn the pilots hat and been to the theatre on Broadway and scooted round Central Park.

He has the appearance that only a truly loved toy ever has, but he is part of our family and we all love him.

Dd 2 is 10. When she was 6, despite already having tons of soft toys, a friend of mine who worked in the perfume shop bought her one of the teddies they had on a promotion. This means they no longer do them.

Well teddy is now battered, thin, been washed so many times and has hardly any stuffing as its all in his feet. Dd still loves him. He has an astronaut outfit which she dresses him in and then undressed him at night and folds his clothes up.

Teddy rarely leaves the house. He's been on holiday though and camping but he goes in a suitcase and we make sure he doesn't leave where she's sleeping so he can't be left anywhere.

He's the most pitiful looking bear but she loves him.

Pinkpop in the "scary situation" post the OP explained the nursery situation perfectly well and I don't see where you got anxiety issues from. My kids' first nursery actually asked us to bring in their bedtime bears to help with the transition and to help them nap. Totally standard.

I'm between camps - i didn't have a spare, DS2 lost his kitten at CP when he was about 3. he understood it was lost, he was upset and I called CP to see if we could get it back. No joy. I sourced one the same on ebay and he loved the new one - he knew it was a new one though and also knew he had to be careful with it as there were no more left.

I wouldn't have tried to get another, it's a bit of a life lesson.

I sort of love you OP.

Prepared for all bear-related emergencies.
Prepared to try new bear-maintenance protocols.
Happy to ask for bear-related anecdote
Calm in the face of provocation by posters who have perfect lives and would never lose a bear.

you might just have to grin and 'bear' it :D

Im only going on what you have posted on here !
Buying 4 bears so that your DD doesn't get upset seems a bit OTT to me and so asking if you have anxiety was a genuine question.

It's quite possible that the fabric supplier (that the toy manufacturer uses) no longer produces that fabric.

Buying fabric is like buying paint; you're subject to variations in dye and discontinuations, whether you're a big company or a private individual who likes to sew.

Does that make you feel better, OP?

I see you've washed Vom-Bear now and I haven't RTFT so this may have been suggested but you could try eBay for the original bear if you feel you need another replacement?

As soon as DS2 showed a clear preference for one toy I tried to buy another 'just in case' (after some awful moments of thinking my autistic sister had lost her favourite bunny as a child - which would have literally meant days of wailing). They'd only gone and discontinued the dog DS2 loved so much but a quick search on eBay found a few good as new ones. We got a replacement and have been switching them about since (I dread the day DS2 notices - he also appears to have ASD and I think that would be one BIG meltdown...or many meltdowns).

DS had a Humphrey toy from birth and I foolishly didn't buy a spare so got one in different clothing and DS had Bedtime Humphrey and Going Out Humphrey.

DD was given a monkey before birth and I did source a spare as it lived in my bed before she was born and was in her crib right from the word go. It has become a much loved (and washed) favourite. However, when she was about 18 months old she found the spare and adopted it..... So now she has two monkeys. The original, called Monkey 1, is so threadbare I don't dare wash her but instead have to let her have a 'spa day' in a bowl of biotex!

I did try to source a third but Mothercare changed the design totally and it's was too late by about 3 anyway as the love had all been worn in for Monkeys 1 and 2.

" Scary new situation"
Op do you have anxiety ??
I would be a bit hmm if this is how you describe everyday life to your DCs tbh.

Sheepy prefers to radiator dry, or swing on the line in the summer.

But I think tumble dryers are enormous power hungry beasts that make my house smell funny.