I just wanted to create a thread of all things we thought was overrated and/or a waste of money. Feel free to post pics or just list it. It can be a product in general or specific brand. Anything that applies to parenting at any stage. Including products for kids.
1. Breast pads. They never stayed in place and they felt like paper miniature saucers. You could pretty much see them through your bra and shirt.
2. Super Saucers. You put baby in. Baby bounces a couple times. Baby grabs onto fixtures and tries to pull them off. Baby gets upset at the strict limitation. Cool to look at. Baby's want to be able to actually interact with things.
3. Diaper Genie. Okay, this was THE diaper disposal to have. It was also crazy expensive for a trash can. I knew someone who had one and I can't say it was very good at locking out that diaper smell.
4. Diaper change tables. How many baby's have fallen off these things because the parent turned away for a second? I know I have when I was a baby. You can get diaper change mats that you can bring anywhere with you. They are cushioned so you can just place it on the floor. It's not like it takes that long to change a baby.
5. Baby shoes. I'm talking about shoes for babies that can barely crawl and stand. They are not good for their foot development. I heard someone say shoes help babies balance. It's a false sense of security. Babies need to be able to learn how to stand and walk on bare feet. Shoes can come later.
6. Baby powder. I don't think I ever really used baby powder on my daughter. If you're not careful, the powder can get in the baby's airways and cause respiratory infections.
7. L'Oréal hair products for kids. Stuff is terrible. It gunk's up the scalp and causes major flakes. Dries out the hair. Don't even get me started on the detangle spray. Smells like sour Skittles.
8. Parenting Magazines. I used to read these all the time. Sure there was some good articles. Lately, I've noticed the content has become unrelatable. I could go on and on about them. The products they advertise are usually so expensive. Everything looks too neat and perfect. And they don't focus much at all with the teen years.
9. Snot suckers. As I call them. All you need is a Kleenex or cloth. At least you don't have to do the disgusting task of trying to get boogers out of a turkey baster type of contraption.
10. Electronic, heavy, noisy, light up toys. Spare me the "pay-back" line. Old-fashioned baby toys, like rattles and alphabet blocks (okay, those hurt when you step on them.), the block thing with shapes and the stacking cone, babies and toddlers learn more than you think with those and they were not nearly as irritating as listening to the same 1 or 2 chord tunes constantly, throughout the day. Plus, those things are so loud and it feels like they are going to bust open whenever your kid throws them around.
1. Breast pads. They never stayed in place and they felt like paper miniature saucers. You could pretty much see them through your bra and shirt.
2. Super Saucers. You put baby in. Baby bounces a couple times. Baby grabs onto fixtures and tries to pull them off. Baby gets upset at the strict limitation. Cool to look at. Baby's want to be able to actually interact with things.
3. Diaper Genie. Okay, this was THE diaper disposal to have. It was also crazy expensive for a trash can. I knew someone who had one and I can't say it was very good at locking out that diaper smell.
4. Diaper change tables. How many baby's have fallen off these things because the parent turned away for a second? I know I have when I was a baby. You can get diaper change mats that you can bring anywhere with you. They are cushioned so you can just place it on the floor. It's not like it takes that long to change a baby.
5. Baby shoes. I'm talking about shoes for babies that can barely crawl and stand. They are not good for their foot development. I heard someone say shoes help babies balance. It's a false sense of security. Babies need to be able to learn how to stand and walk on bare feet. Shoes can come later.
6. Baby powder. I don't think I ever really used baby powder on my daughter. If you're not careful, the powder can get in the baby's airways and cause respiratory infections.
7. L'Oréal hair products for kids. Stuff is terrible. It gunk's up the scalp and causes major flakes. Dries out the hair. Don't even get me started on the detangle spray. Smells like sour Skittles.
8. Parenting Magazines. I used to read these all the time. Sure there was some good articles. Lately, I've noticed the content has become unrelatable. I could go on and on about them. The products they advertise are usually so expensive. Everything looks too neat and perfect. And they don't focus much at all with the teen years.
9. Snot suckers. As I call them. All you need is a Kleenex or cloth. At least you don't have to do the disgusting task of trying to get boogers out of a turkey baster type of contraption.
10. Electronic, heavy, noisy, light up toys. Spare me the "pay-back" line. Old-fashioned baby toys, like rattles and alphabet blocks (okay, those hurt when you step on them.), the block thing with shapes and the stacking cone, babies and toddlers learn more than you think with those and they were not nearly as irritating as listening to the same 1 or 2 chord tunes constantly, throughout the day. Plus, those things are so loud and it feels like they are going to bust open whenever your kid throws them around.
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