To think shops shouldn't charge for 'tiny baby' clothes

[hiss42]

Looking at baby clothes in boots today (i'm sure lots of other places do them). They had tiny tiny vests suitable for 3lb babies that they were charging £8 for! And it had a tag on them that said the front opening for hospital wires. Horrible.

I've just found them online and the hospital wires tag isn't on them, it's now described as:
"Low Birth Weight Jacket features a friendly bear print, a wrapover front and opens flat with soft velcro fastenings to the front and sleeves to make dressing the little chap much easier."

If you 3lb baby is so ill in hospital it has tubes and wires, It's criminal to charge £8 for something for them to wear!

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I posted a thread saying I thought it was unfair that parents of babies that were clearly ill in hospital should have to pay so much more for their clothes. Partly because people didn't bother to read what I wrote and partly me being an idiot and not phrasing it right, there is 126 messages slating me. Theres about 3 people that seemed to get what I was saying even if they didn't agree.

So yes my conclusion, most of the mums on here are pretty damn nasty.

what maras2 said

And it had a tag on them that said the front opening for hospital wires. Horrible.

Why is that horrible? It sound quite practical. Perhaps some parents would prefer to put something on the baby that they had bought themselves rather than he/she wearing a hospital property gown all the time.

Perhaps you could also now back pedal madly op and explain what 'typo' led you to describe the labelling on prem baby clothing as 'horrible'. The wires and tubes attached to the baby are there to keep the baby alive. I hardly think the parents are going to be shocked and horrified at a label which explains how the clothing is specially made to accommodate that comfortably. And for relatives and friends who might want to buy a gift for that prem baby, it's really helpful for them to know why the little hats and vests have tiny flaps and openings. Certainly not 'horrible' - unless you think there is some sort of stigma to having a sick and fragile baby which needs special care

My POINT dear is that MUMS can be fucking nasty, yes. Of course MUMS can be nasty they are human beings, pushing a kid out of my minge did not turn me into Mother Teresa.

Oh I missed a fucking out of that, I meant to say Mother fucking Teresa.

"And it had a tag on them that said the front opening for hospital wires. Horrible.

Why is that horrible? It sound quite practical. Perhaps some parents would prefer to put something on the baby that they had bought themselves rather than he/she wearing a hospital property gown all the time."

I read it that it was horrible because the shops were knowingly selling clothes that are intended for babies in SCBU's/neo-natal units at such prices. Like, because they are labelled up with what their intention is, that there is no ambiguity. "We are selling clothes for ill babies at double the price of "normal" sized clothes."

I'm not nasty,in fact I'm very nice,but I'm sorry if you are so upset that you need to berate all but 3 respondees.

OH MY GOD! as if i would say the wires to keep a baby alive are horirble? Surely that would made no sense in context of my thread.

I meant that PROVED they were meant for ILL babies and so it was worse that they actually knew and clearly stated they were charging that much for something intended for a tiny baby in hospital.

Dear god stop writing on this thread now, it's just pissing me off. What started at me being upset that a company would exploit parents of sick childiren, has turned into a hate campaign against me.... I actually thought some people would agree that it was horrible.

I forgot to say: I don't think that the OP was saying it was horrible because she thinks that there's a "stigma" attached to premature babies. Here she is starting a thread with the interests of parents of premature babies in mind (whether you agree or not), then you jump to the conclusion that she is saying that the labelling is horrible for that reason? Makes no sense.

I think some of you need to go and have a nice camomile tea and a lie down in a darkened room. Or to go and bark at the moon or whatever it is you lot do when you're having one of your turns.

I do not understand this thread.

It seems the op is upset at the idea of companies making money out of the parents of sick babies.

Like the companies that charge extra for 'special needs' equipment and toys. Stuff that can be bought for a fraction of the price elsewhere but stick it in a SN catalogue and it suddenly becomes a virtually priceless artifact

It is distasteful that anyone sees an opportunity to cash in on sickness or disability.

Nothing wrong with filling a gap in the market and supplying good quality clothes, equipment, toys etc at affordable prices.

When people start charging 'special' prices for 'special' items why shouldnt we be

hiss I know exactly what you meant. Some people are just looking for a ruck.

wow thank you Bupcakesandcunting! Am on the verge of bloody tears!

Given that most new baby clothes are probably bought as gifts by friends and relatives (the parents are usually strapped for cash and beg and borrow!) I cant see the issue at all. If I were buying for a prem baby I would be pleased that the clothing was clearly labelled (not everyone has experience of prem babies and understands the clothing) and I would happily part with my money for something special for that child' which the parents might well keep forever and treasure even more than your average babygro

and that was exactly the point i was trying to get across thefirstMrsDeVere!

I've just looked at boots website and it isn't a vest, its a cardigan and cheaper than the cardigans for bigger babies. The premie sleepsuits are 2 for £12 and the bigger ones are £10 each. I don't see how that is profiteering from the sick tbh.

Ok- you seem to be under the impression that Boots is overcharging for their prem range.

A pack of 2 sleepsuits in the prem range which uses velcro to fasten and opens completely out costs £12.
A pack of 3 sleepsuits in the standard range which uses poppers and is partially enclosed costs £14

An all-in-one with matching hat costs £10 for the prem size and £11 for the standard

The little jacket you found costs £8 for the prem range. A plain little hooded cardigan costs £12 for the non prem.

It looks as though you may be incorrect that they are overcharging, seeing as prices are on a par with the non-specialised range.

The thing is this: Boots sell two for £12, or one bigger one for £10, but if like me, you think that that is a ridiculous amount for a babygrow, you can toddle off to Sainsbury's and get a pack of three for £7. Three normal sized ones, that is. You can't do the same for premature sized babygrows. So you have no choice but to pay that amount. Unless you buy from eBay/the internet, but no parent plans on having a premature baby, so they would have to wait for order processing/shipping.

Donthateme, not all families have the luxury of being happy to part with £12 for two/£8 for one. It's not about being a stingy fucker, it's about not having the choice. Your baby has been born early? Sorry, but you'll be paying double the price for some essentials because of something that's not your fault. It's crap.

OK.

hiss has explained her intentions ...some may not agree ~but it came from a good place (as I posted earlier)

Hope this is left alone now.

I don't like to think of her wanting to cry over a misunderstood post .
Been there too, and it is disheartening.

Hope you are OK hiss . This thread seems to have got out of hand and I find it sad and strange that so many people chose to be flippantly disdainful and rude when the topic is such a sensitive one.

Then petition the supermarkets to produce them.

Earlybaby.co.uk charge £13.99 for micro-preemie sizes for a single sleepsuits, which is substantially more expensive than the high street retailers.

It's AIBU though, innit? Carte blanche to act like a bona fide mouthbreather, if the fancy takes you. Don't let facts get in the way.

Honestly, this may be wrong, but you really don't care how much it costs when you have a premature baby. Just to have a couple of their own sleepsuits is such a big thing.

I think a pack of 3 prem sleepsuits was less than £10 when I had dd1 9 years ago, they were only 1 or 2 pounds more than the regular ones. There isn't the same demand for sleepsuits for 2/3 lb babies so the cost is bound to be a little more.

You're getting a little carried away in your support for the op, bupcakes.
We established several hundred posts back that noone has to buy any clothing at all 'for a prem baby in hospital. The hospital will provide all the clothing if the parents want. Actually friends of mine who've had premmies have also been able to borrow from the hospital clothes 'library' free of charge when the baby comes home.

Bloody hell, this thread is bonkers.

OP it was obvious to me what you meant.