https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 07:42:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-561603 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:46:27 +0000 LuLu Mom 561603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Car seat for sure as you never know they history, mattress/crib, teething toys, and nipples. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-561373 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 05:38:01 +0000 Cchoi4 561373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>car seats, mattress, breast pump, bottles (only because I'm weird about that stuff), definitely wouldn't accept nipples, shoes unless in pristine condition. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-560066 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:57:06 +0000 SugarplumsMom 560066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Car seat, mattress, stroller ... anything too big to fully throw into the washing machine. Bottles and sippy cups, teethers because they're so cheap I'd rather get them new so I know the brand and know they haven't been dipped in some weird solution. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-559965 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:11:31 +0000 Sammyfab 559965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@eeh: same here! And someone on HB actually posted a video while back on how to clean your medela pump to 'sterilize' it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-559961 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:09:41 +0000 Sammyfab 559961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Carseat, mattress, bibs, bottles, any fabric toys, stuffed animals... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-559958 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:08:46 +0000 eeh 559958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought a used pump (from a friend) and don't really understand the concern. I bought all new tubing and parts so basically all that is used is the motor and that never touched milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-559946 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:05:13 +0000 mrs. bird 559946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i wouldn't buy used carseats, breast pump without a closed system, a mattress (i would also get a new mattress for subsequent children), stuffed animals, gear that can't have the fabric removed to wash, cloth diapers with stains (i know they'd be fine, that's just my own hangup!), pacifiers, sophie the giraffe/ other teething type toys or toys that are obviously chewed, i would buy used glass bottles- but i'd replace the nipples because they deteriorate and the openings tend to widen with time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-559945 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:04:19 +0000 Pepper 559945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't buy a used car seat, pump, or mattress. I'd also be hesitant about bottles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-559926 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:54:17 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 559926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Car seat, crib, crib mattress, pump, bottles, maternity underwear (like bras), toys that can only be spot washed instead of deep cleaned.</p> <p>Car seat because I like knowing that nothing has happened to that car seat unless its happened in my car; crib because I like the new convertible 4-in-1 cribs that they have, no worries about drop down, etc; crib mattress because then I don't have to guess how old it is or worry about who might have been sleeping on it/what kind of living conditions of the house/etc; and pump just because, let's face it, even after someone's thoroughly cleaned is, someone elses breasts and their breast milk has been in there. Ew.<br /> I added bottles because some of them, like the Dr. Browns, I feel like I would have to replace a few components first before I felt comfortable using it so I would just go ahead and get them new. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-559919 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:48:13 +0000 loveisstrange 559919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Carseat, crib mattress, breast pump </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-559913 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:43:10 +0000 bunnylove08 559913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Car seat and pump. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-559624 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 07:15:11 +0000 LulaBee 559624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Carseat and pump. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-559590 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 01:53:56 +0000 sylvie_b 559590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>car seat, crib, mattress, pump </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-559580 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:57:25 +0000 Arden 559580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Car seat, and anything that can't be thoroughly washed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-559571 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:38:24 +0000 HLK208 559571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Crib mattress, pump and car seat </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-559560 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 23:45:25 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 559560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first thought was car seat. Also cloth diapers..dunno why but I can't bring myself to do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-559549 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 23:27:46 +0000 maybebaby 559549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travelgirl1: I never thought about babies in cities where the parents don't drive--what are the laws about baby (not a newborn) in taxi cabs? Or can/do you take public transport most places? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-555816 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:05:03 +0000 travelgirl1 555816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did get a second hand carseat because we literally needed it for a 15 minute taxi ride home from the hospital and that was it since we don't have a car, I wouldn't buy a breastfeeding pillow or pump used, DH wouldn"t buy cloth diapers used which upsets me as they're sooo much cheaper! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-555814 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:03:11 +0000 lawbee11 555814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Car seat, crib mattress, and crib--I don't like the idea of someone else's child slobbering all over/biting the crib. I am also a germophobe, though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-555812 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:01:29 +0000 pinkcupcake 555812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only things I felt comfortable buying used were hard, plastic toys (like the leapfrog table) that could easily be washed and cleaned, and books. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-555811 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:01:16 +0000 sooz 555811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with the carseat. Not because of the expiration because you can check that before you buy, but because you never know if that seat has been in a major accident and may have some damage that you can't see. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-555787 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:44:15 +0000 sera_87 555787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Car seat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-554674 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:20:17 +0000 QBbride 554674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A car seat and a crib mattress. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-554644 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:13:17 +0000 Bao 554644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tororojo: oh yeah I agree on the pump </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-554631 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:11:02 +0000 tororojo 554631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't buy soft/cloth stuff that can't be washed, and no on car seats. Absolutely no on a pump as well, even with new tubing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-554627 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:10:25 +0000 MrsH 554627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>car seats because they expire, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-554613 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:07:33 +0000 Foodnerd81 554613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh good question-- I'm subscribing. </p> <p>I'm wary of anything soft, because of bed bug concerns (aside from clothes that could be washed on hot and are pretty unlikely to have a problem). </p> <p>I also wouldn't buy a car seat used, for obvious reasons, though I do hope to get either my sister's or my friend's and would pay them, but I know they haven't been in an accident. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-554610 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:06:27 +0000 Bao 554610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Car seats, for safety reasons. The crib, but that's just because it's a tradition to get a gifted crib...had we not, we would buy that used. That's really about it... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-baby-gear-would-you-not-buy-used#post-554605 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:05:12 +0000 MrsTiz 554605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't mean used by your friends/family.. I'm talking consignment stores, thrift shops, Craigslist, etc.</p> <p>Why do you pass on those items?</p> <p>From car seats, cribs, clothes, bedding, pumps, maternity clothes, bottles, etc.. be specific! </p>