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I wish we got Diono Radians from the very beginning.

Didn't need a Bumbo, that thing is stupid

@Anagram: I think he could fit in it for 6 months, maybe a little less. He only ended up sleeping in our room for about 8 weeks but we used it for naps and as a place to set DS down for about 4-5 months.

I am so thankful that we had lots of hand me downs and things to borrow. The jumperoo was a total flop and the rnp didn't work for us either. I wish I could have had the the halo bassinest, it would have been great for us but it wasn't out yet and it's really expensive, plus we had a rnp and a bassinet so it would have seemed silly.

I regret getting our single BOB - I never ran with DD in it when we only had one kid. I'd just have DH stay with her while I went for a quick run - much easier. And it wasn't our all-around stroller bc it was so heavy/bulky (we used our b-agile as our daily stroller).

Second regret is getting a travel crib. We had the baby bjorn travel crib light, but never found a need for it because whenever we traveled we just used hotel cribs. We never stayed overnight at grandparents or anything like that, so never had a need for it.

The big one for me was cloth nappies, I invested a lot of money and used them for 2 months, when I finally admitted to myself that I could not deal with the extra work. I don't think having a very difficult baby helped, but I had a lot of guilt over moving to disposables. Finally sold them a year later for nearly as much as I paid!

The highchair we bought is rubbish, it has no solid bar between the legs so you always have to strap DS in fully every time (which I wouldn't do otherwise - he never tries to climb out and I am always with him). It was only about £50 off amazon but I still can't bring myself to replace it now.

I love our City Mini but I wish I had got the carrycot attachment when DS was tiny, he always seemed so small in the normal seat (fully reclined obvs), and always woke up when I took him out.

Various horrible tacky noisy mobiles / musical devices that promised to put him to sleep and did nothing of the sort.

Blankets... every list said we needed these and I bought 4 - aside from using a mini one when napping in the pushchair we have never once used a blanket in 18 months - he sleeps in a sleepsack so no need at night.

Pacapod changing bag - I loved the idea of the separate pods, but the thing just wasn't big enough for all the crap I like to drag around! I sold it and got a new one about 4 months in.

- Bulky highchair, wish we would have just got one that stuck on a kitchen chair.

- JJ Cole diaper bag: sold it after DD1, it was just way too big and bulky. Replaced it with a Skip Hop Duo for #2.

- Graco travel system. I got one because "everyone" has one around here but the stroller is so bad and bulky. I wish I would have researched it better instead of just going with the crowd.

Regrets
- Mamaroo. But, I had no way of knowing whether DD would like or hate it. If I can't sell it, will see if any future LO likes it. This girl loves her fisher price snugabunny swing!
- Starting to wonder about the stroller. I love the uppababy Cruz, but restaurants can't ever accommodate it, and I hate leaving it unattended at the front door . It's also heavy heaving in and out of my jeep, even though I got the lighter uppababy. I see a lot of people with umbrella strollers, and I see why. But, I don't want my stroller to go to waste. On the converse, I'm glad I didn't get the bigger uppababy vista!