Second hand cuddly toy for newborn baby

You can clothe them in lovely clothes off vinted/charity shops.
Stop being so snobby. There are lovely 2nd hand items around.
Why buy new for a child when they will grow out of it in less than a year. What a waste of money and such a waste of resources.

I buy everything on vinted including presents (usually I buy new with tags). I think there is enough stuff in the world!

A bit torn as buying a teddy new seems silly when there are so many second hand. But it must have been v cheap depending on the teddy- unless it's an antique one?

Also a teddy is a completely pointless gift for a baby imo. DS got loads and has never shown any interest in any of them!

I saw a dress on Vinted for my daughter, Next, this season £2.50 (possibly had been worn once, it was genuinely immaculate). In the shops - £19. Maybe if I had a ton of cash to burn, but even then, it’s a beautiful dress for a fraction of the price

Nothing wrong with second hand clothes so long as they get a good wash. It’s so much better environmentally! But typically you get them for yourself and not for others. If they were from your baby and you’re handing them down then that’s one thing but it’s not really normal to gift second hand stuff you’ve bought off vinted. A second hand soft toy for a newborn is even stranger since it’s not even a necessary thing. Newborns are supposed to sleep in an empty cot so they shouldn’t have soft toys at all. Lots of people introduce a comforter after 6 months and toddlers can get very attached to toys but IME it always seems to be something random and not the 101 jellycats you were pointlessly gifted after baby was born. Honestly I didn’t appreciate soft toys as baby gifts when they were brand new and I’d think you were nuts (and also cheap) if you gave me an obviously second hand one for a newborn.

If I loved it I’d thoroughly wash and dry it.

Pretty much this. If there was a personal story attached then I’d be quite touched if I was a mum especially as vintage is fashionable let’s face it so win win. But a random used soft toy no - just sends out the message you couldn’t be bothered paying extra for something new (even if this isn’t the reason).

Teddies are pointless for newborns so it’s pointless and weird going to the effort to source a cheap second hand one. I’m a big fan of second hand clothes from the get go but a soft toy should be new or it’s just not worth it.

I’d be fine with it as long as it was clean

My 5 year old gave her pregnant teacher one of her (barely touched) jellycat bunnies (I did also contribute to class collection). Thought that was quite sweet at the time, up to the teacher if she used it though!

I don't see clothing my child as a waste of money. Not pointless in the slightest.

Exactly, I'm not loaded in any way but I'd rather I go without something to buy my child something new. I can't fathom how people don't think that way about their children 🤷

You can shop for second hand basics as well as spending on brand new designer items you know!

For someone who shops in charity shops, you can find 'nice things' in there. There are some lovely children's clothes in charity shops. Give them a wash and they're as good as new.

I wouldn’t accept a second hand teddy for a newborn, it would go in the bin and I would think less of the person who bought it.

Same here, I don’t see spending money on my children as pointless or wasting it, they deserve nice things.

I think a cheap random teddy is a bit odd, a jellycat is maybe different as they are expensive and a lot are retired.

It’s fine.

I'm a big fan of second-hand bargains but I wouldn't give a second-hand teddy to a newborn.

Definitely not and I love Vinted!

Same here. It's frowned upon on here to not buy second hand everything for your child but being someone who grew up in constant hand me downstairs, I'm not doing that to my ds. He has brand new everything and I have zero guilt about it. OP for something as cheap new as a teddy then I'd be pissed if someone did this to me

To receive? I would be grateful the person had thought of me but if I wasn't comfortable then I'd just put it aside - a newborn doesn't need to interact with a soft toy anyway. It might have ended up part of their collection later on or it might have ended up donated. TBH this is what I did with all the soft toys MIL sent from her mould/smoke/flea infested house but we kept DH's childhood teddy.

To give? I would only do this if there was a specific reason for getting a toy that way e.g. if it was a retired model which had a particular sentimental meaning between me and the child's parent.

I did buy second hand soft toys for my kids even when they were newborn, so I'm not opposed to it as a practice.

Why waste money when they just grow? There are some lovely newborn clothes in charity shops. It's pointless buying new when they grow/be sick etc...

No!

I wouldn’t do it but if for some reason it was unavoidable (?!), I’d pop it in the machine in one of those mesh laundry bags.