Second hand baby stuff.

[LG123]

I know I sound snobby here but I have categorically said I don't want my baby's stuff to be second hand. I know at nursery and other people's houses she will use other's stuff but I don't want anything that belongs to her to be second hand. I just hate the thought of it belonging to someone else prior to my little one.

My mum decided, against my wishes, to get a bouncer, stroller, some bike thing and a couple of stair gates (I can live with the gates) and I'm a little miffed because I asked her not to.

Aibu to ask her to get rid?

I actually prefer second hand clothes,they are way better as I hate new ones with "new",chemical scent and they need to be washed several times before use.With used ones,you can see they are better quality as they didn't disintegrate after several uses and washes.
YABVU.

Ok I think that’s fair enough then. I still think your baby would benefit much more from you putting the money away for her but that’s your choice.
Second hand stuff can be cleaned and isn’t dangerous as you describe (car seats and mattresses aside). I had a wheel come off my brand new pushchair and aside from it being a bit more difficult to push home baby was none the wiser. But like I said your choice. Your mum is probably just finding it hard to watch you spend so much money needlessly.

Ok instead of norm what's the opposite of neurotic?

@LG123 - you definitely need to nip it in the bud regarding nanny knows best. My mum can be similar. When we go out she has to push DD in the pram. It really annoyed me at first as I'd not even used the pram or taken DD out for a walk and she had to push her. Sounds stupid now but it really irritated me at the time as my memory of our first walk is watching my mum push her. In fact it still irritates me now. When we go out now, as soon as DD starts to cry she whizzes off with her (she knows I can't keep up) as she wants to be the one to settle her and she pretends she can't hear me when I call her to stop. Me and my mum normally have a great relationship but she really oversteps the mark at times and it is affecting our relationship.

Laughs. You want op. They bearly wear the clothes. I seriously bought everything second hand and resold for same price. Unless you minded you learn. Pfb

The best gift you could give your baby is probably a guarantee that the earth will still be inhabitable by humans when she is an adult.

Obviously that's not possible but buying all new for two different houses sure ain't gonna get you any closer to it...

God it's just so unnecessary other than a mattress or car seat anything can be second hand

And to the person who said they're a single parent on benefits who insists on everything new you are the only person making yourself feel inferior 2nd hand clothes has nothing to do with it