Second hand prams - bad luck?

[MrsW1911]

My brother in law once told me that second hand prams/pushchairs etc were bad luck. Now, has anyone else heard this?? I know it's only superstition but I don't want bad luck!!!!!

Never heard that before.

What a load of bull! I've never heard that before and anyway superstitions are a load of nonsense.

No, it is ridiculous.

Personally I think it is wasteful to buy new stuff when there are plenty of second hand goods around which could be reused rather than going to landfill.

A quick Google reveals that this is not even a known superstition. Your BIL has made it up. Clearly, it's bollocks. Don't give it a second thought.

Complete nonsense!

Er.... no. Is your BIL a representative of the Pram Manufacturers Association?

I've never heard this before. Although, I have to admit I'm a bit funny about second hand stuff. I don't like not knowing where things have been or what they've been used for etc.

I've never heard this before. Although, I have to admit I'm a bit funny about second hand stuff. I don't like not knowing where things have been or what they've been used for etc.

There is no such thing as bad luck in that context so of course this is rubbish.

my nan used to say this, however didn't stop her buying me a second hand pram when i needed one, think it goes back to days when child mortality was higher so you might be buying pram of a baby that had died.

I've never heard of it and would happily buy a second hand pram that was used but in good condition. However when I see people advertising cots as 'never been used' it freaks me out a bit, we bought a moses basket but my dd prefered to co-sleep but why would you buy a cot and never use it?! Always makes me feel strange

Oooh spooky. Ok I will have a look... The only other thing is the guarantees you get with a brand new one. Hmm worth a think they are so expensive argh!! X

why would you buy a cot and never use it?!

use your imagination.

Never heard of this. As far as I know the only things that shouldn't be used second hand are car seats and mattresses (buy a new mattress for a second hand cot/crib/moses basket).

Maybe your Bil is confusing it with the old superstition of having the pram in your house till after the baby is born?

SurlyCue I have used my imagination that's why it freaks me out! I'm not superstitious generally but wouldn't buy a cot that was second hand but never used

So a baby dying freaks you out? babies do not possess bad luck you know! A baby dying is a heartbreaking thing to happen, for a parent to have to sell their baby's cot before they ever got to sleep in it is a really difficult thing to do, im sure it helps them to know theyre "freaking out" other people by doing so.

On the other hand I bought a stupidly expensive cotbed and both dds did and still do co-sleep. It's 7 years old and not even used for one night.

And a cot sold before a baby has slept in it doesn't necessarily mean a baby has died FFS. Perhaps it was a cot bought by an enthusiastic grandma that was never used, perhaps the parents decided to co-sleep, perhaps parenst bought a cot bed and then moved house and realised it wouldn't fit. I know people who sold cots in all of these circumstances. There are probably loads of other possibilities too.

I'm sorry if I've offended anyone. I have a very close friend whose baby died and yes she sold all the stuff she had bought. I don't mean babies bring bad luck, just for myself I would feel too sad and not freaked as in scary can't really explain it but I wouldn't want to use it.