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I can't ever imagine being so financially well off that...

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DontBiteTheBoobThatFeedsYou · 30/10/2019 19:44

... I would pay £49 for a toddler puddle suit from Mountain Warehouse when I could buy a second hand MW one on eBay or fb for £3.

There's a few of these like this.

Same goes for buying things such as Bumbos brand new. Jumperoos or vtech walkers.

Who actually buys these brand new when they can constantly be found for a fraction of the price in immaculate condition elsewhere.

OP posts:
Sunshinegirl82 · 31/10/2019 08:55

@SoyDora

I like to switch up my imprisonment options. 15 minutes in the jumparoo, 30 minutes in the buggy, 20 minutes in the high chair (no need to let them go free for meals!), 30 minutes in the car seat, 45 minutes in the sling etc.

I like to intersperse these throughout the day. Sometimes I imprison my 3 year old at the same time (especially in the car!)

Just so many great options now for evil, rubbish parents!

misspiggy19 · 31/10/2019 08:58

@hopefulhalf

Jumperoo, imprisoned? Oh do calm down.

BeanBag7 · 31/10/2019 09:01

@hopefulhalf I was talking about kids clothes, not work wear.
Incidentally if I had £20 to spend on professional work clothing I would rather buy a second hand dress of good quality, than a new dress of dubious quality, which would probably look worn out in 5 minutes anyway.

Celehelly · 31/10/2019 09:44

Ah yes, let me find a room in my house which has no plug sockets and no furniture or possessions so I can leave my daughter in there entirely unsupervised while I try to squeeze in neglectful things like cooking her lunch, washing her nappies, cleaning the high chair...

Not only does she sometimes spend 10 mins in the jumperoo - sometimes the TV is on too. I await my visit from social services.

SoyDora · 31/10/2019 09:47

Celehelly they’ll probably come to yours after they’ve been to mine. This morning I hummed the Peppa pig theme tune and my 9 month old (the one who must have poor development because of my jumperoo use) ran to the TV shouting ‘peppa’...

Celehelly · 31/10/2019 09:49

GrinGrinGrin

DisneyMadeMeDoIt · 31/10/2019 09:53

Who actually buys these brand new when they can constantly be found for a fraction of the price in immaculate condition elsewhere

🤔 GRANDPARENTS! 😂 - The financially comfortable, retired and probably talked the poor shop assistant to death about how excited they are...type! They buy these things brand new and then mums who have had them gifted (but have small children and money is tighter) sell them on eBay or fbook for a fraction of the cost- It’s the circle of tat!!!

hopefulhalf · 31/10/2019 10:59

I hope 9 month olds arent being left unsupervised at all tbh.

SoyDora · 31/10/2019 11:01

No of course not. That’s why I put him in the jumperoo in the kitchen while I’m sorting dinner.

Celehelly · 31/10/2019 11:03

Yes I take her with me when I go for a shit. It's nice for us both

Sunshinegirl82 · 31/10/2019 11:08

I guarantee you if someone posted on here

"I'm tying myself up in knots because I can't work out how to have a wee or a cup of tea or do a load of washing whilst still keeping an eye on my baby"

They'd be told in no uncertain terms to stop being so pfb and put baby in their cot/jumparoo/bouncy chair for 5 minutes. This is why women can't win, you're wrong whatever you do!

SallyAnne89 · 31/10/2019 11:08

Even being moderately better off would get me away from buying baby stuff second hand. That's the first thing that I would get brand new, along with soft furnishings because I hate the idea they might be damp/mouldy/smoky and have just been cleaned up and fragranced so they seem fine.

Next thing I'd do is get private health care and dentistry.

Then I'd buy a house and a car.

Sounds backwards right?

I think at this point in my life it's basically lottery win or borderline destitution, but thankfully I have a broad and bountiful imagination to escape too while I scrub that second hand jumpers, eh?

SallyAnne89 · 31/10/2019 11:09

Jumperoo not jumpers

StarlingsInSummer · 31/10/2019 12:09

We didn't have a jumperoo as when DS was the right age to use one, our sitting room was on the first floor and I was worried about him falling downstairs in it. We did have a playpen that we called "the baby prison" though, and DS went in that in the kitchen when I was cooking.

G5000 · 31/10/2019 12:23

Babies of 6-9 months should be out on a mat, rolling, propping, sitting, pulling up and crawling in a baby proofed room. Not imprisoned like that- it's horrible
I hope 9 month olds arent being left unsupervised at all tbh

So baby should never be left unsupervised, but should also never be 'imprisoned'. I guess this means you spend the entire day sitting next to the baby in a baby proofed room, while your staff or little house elves do the rest?

SoyDora · 31/10/2019 12:48

Well mine is currently ‘imprisoned’ in his high chair while he eats lunch, as rolling around the baby proofed living room while eating pasta in tomato sauce isn’t usually a good idea.

SoyDora · 31/10/2019 12:49

And I imprisoned him for half an hour in his pushchair earlier when we walked the DD’s to school. It would take a while if I let him walk.

happycamper11 · 31/10/2019 13:47

Parents of PFB, normally they have learned by #2/3

hopefulhalf · 31/10/2019 14:21

When mine were 6-9 they slept 9:30-11 and 2-3:30 also they had 2 parents to watch them. Are babies being fed or transported in these things ?

SoyDora · 31/10/2019 14:24

Mine is 9 months, sleeps on the school run in the morning in his pushchair then again 12-1.30 ish. He has 2 parents but one of them is out of the house at work 7-7 Monday to Friday.
None of that makes any difference to him having 10 mins in his jumperoo in the morning while I sort out my DD’s school reading or again in the evening while I sort dinner.

hopefulhalf · 31/10/2019 14:26

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5703622/

BrightYellowBike · 31/10/2019 14:27

It depends where you live. Where I am, good quality items don't go into gumtree or Facebook marketplace - it's all half broken rubbish.

Looking for a jumperoo for example, there are 5 with torn seats or the music doesn't work for £15 each or I can buy new for £45....

No puddle suits in age 6-12 months. There are sine waterproof trousers but that's not what I'd want.

So new for the convenience really.

user1480880826 · 31/10/2019 14:30

I complete agree with you. Charity shops and eBay are where I look first for this kind of stuff. Stupidly it never occurred to me when my baby was newborn and a bought a lot of stuff new (which subsequently ended up in a charity shop).

Most baby/toddler stuff is worn for such a short period or time and used so infrequently that it doesn’t wear out. This is especially true of toys.

The world would be a better place if we weren’t all such consumers.

BeardedMum · 31/10/2019 14:31

I have bought both second hand and new, but usually it’s down to time. I have 3 children so it’s all passed down anyway. I also don’t have the time but have plenty of money. £50 is not a lot of money for everyone.

namechangetheworld · 31/10/2019 14:31

We bought everything brand new for DD1, including lots of lovely, good quality clothes. A hideous waste of money, of course that we couldn't really afford, but I was quite pleased when DD2 was born and we still had all of these things in the loft in great condition. I get the feeling if I'd bought second hand the items might not be looking so great now.

However, just bought an immaculate Jumperoo from Facebook Marketplace for £10 and DD2 absolutely loves it. The prices for brand new ones are toe curling.