eggplant / 11408 posts
@dc yoga bee: I did, too!!
Blankets. So my blankets!! And pacis. I was so deteruined to use a orthodontist approved one, and she ended up loving Soothies. Joke was on me!
persimmon / 1367 posts
Cloth bibs - LO had reflux and all her spit ups were projectile and bibs didn't do a thing so we never used then.
Breast pads, I've never leaked
Baby lotion - Never used
Pacifiers - LO never had any use for them
We used the heck out of our burp cloths and swaddles!
cantaloupe / 6630 posts
Muslin blankets with my first. But we used them a lot with my second, as he is a summer baby. Nothing with my second, I had a good handle on what I would and wouldn't need.
pomegranate / 3411 posts
i was gifted a lot of stuff i never used, like baby bibs, shoes, hats (that never fit!), some clothes i barely used because for the first few months he was mostly in sleepers.
I also bought nipple cream and was able to return it because i never used it. I still have breast pads that i kept from 3 years ago. i used them, but not as many as i had. I used the swaddles a bit in the beginning but i didn't have A&A blankets then, so i think with #2, i won't bother with them.
nectarine / 2994 posts
I'm always stocking up on breastpads, I use so many. I tried the reusable ones with dd1 but I'd leak through them within 5 minutes.
I stocked up on bottles for dd2 for just in case but lo has only ever had one so thankfully I only paid half price for them!
pomegranate / 3658 posts
Can I have all the nursing pads that you guys aren't using? I have the super absorbent reusable ones and I wash them so often.
When we were having latch issues during LO's first week, DH went online and bough me like a million soothing gel pads. I used like maybe three sets. I just never had nipple pain. I gave them all to a pregnant friend.
clementine / 878 posts
I leaked a ton so I used soooo many breast pads!
Didn't need so many receiving blankets, burp cloths, newborn hand mittens, newborn hats, pacifiers or lovers.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
Bottles and nipples from different brands. I was told I would go through different types and brands til I found the right ones.
I ended up having nicu babies and had a feeding specialist that recommended preemie nipples and bottles from Dr. Browns.
persimmon / 1114 posts
Another one who had a ton of breast pads left over. Also pacifiers- my son never had any interest in them.
apricot / 422 posts
3m clothes. I thought I was being smart by not buying any NB size and just going into 0-3 or 3m. There were some shirts he never even wore before he grew out of them.
I didn't over buy other things because I didn't buy much before he was born. This kindof backfired because I didn't have some things in that desperate newborn hour of 3:30am.
kiwi / 556 posts
Breast pads. I had issues with my milk coming in. I bf for 13 months but never produced enough to leak.
Breast pump - because I had these issues I never could create a stash. A couple of times I tried to pump to go out for an evening and it would take 2-3 days of pumping in between feeds to produce enough for one bottle.
Cloth diapers- I had all the best intentions but a newborn coupled with writing a thesis made it a no go.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
I have a ton of bibs. I have twins and my brother who has 3 kids said to me... 'You have enough bibs for 6 kids!' Lol! Oh, most of the bibs were handed down to me for a fellow twin mom.
Oh, I have a lot of towels. I guess since I don't bathe them everyday that I can wash the ones I use before their next bath.
pineapple / 12566 posts
@FaithFertility: oh wow! Count yourself lucky, both of mine were fountains!
Nothing! I truly only bought things as we needed them so I never had a bunch of extra stuff that wasn't being used.
pomegranate / 3533 posts
@yellowbird: @PawPrints: Ditto the interest in surplus breast pads!!!
@farawayyama: yup...I really thought I would cloth diaper! But a heavy wetting/frequent pooping newborn, difficulty start ong on top of routine householding chores, and crap sleep made this a very low priority.
In addition to cloth diapers...we have WAY too many baby socks, soft-structured carriers we haven't used (used the Moby a lot!), and so far, we've not really used/needed any bibs!
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