What baby/child product do you think is overhyped to the point of annoying you?

[Anonymous]

Just based on reading here for years I know I’m not the only one who sometimes feels irrationally annoyed by other people’s opinions. So what baby product do you hear people rave about that you’ve tried but really don’t understand the hype?

I hate the city mini GT. Such an awkward, bulky, uncomfortable stroller. I find the fold to be a pain instead of a selling point. It makes me so annoyed that people love their CMGT. .

BabyBum diaper cream applicator. I thought it looked dumb to begin with but SIL that I like got me one so I reluctantly kept it and tried to use it. Hate. What’s the point? I still have to wipe it off. It doesn’t save me any time. Just adds something else to clean. I don’t get why people think this was a great and necessary invention.

There. I feel better. What about you?

[Anonymous]

The Ergo. I never used or needed a baby carrier. I like my kids strapped in a stroller!

[Anonymous]

Agree with city mini and other big strollers. Expensive infant seats as you only use them 6 months - save it for a convertible.

Changing table.

Agree with baby carrier. Preferred stroller.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Ergo. I never used or needed a baby carrier. I like my kids strapped in a stroller!

+1. my kids hated it!

[Anonymous]

+1 on changing table. A dresser or chest with a changing pad on top is sufficient.

[Anonymous]

I hated all baby carriers. I especially think that the baby food maker is the dumbest thing ever. Just feed baby from your plate!

I did like the diaper cream applicator. My first always had a terrible diaper rash. After applying it, it easily wiped off with a baby wipe. Versus scrubbing that oily cream off my hands and then they still felt oily.

My favorite baby product is our bibs. I still make my 4 and 2 year old wear theirs nightly. I have a fancy one from Nordstrom- make my day.

[Anonymous]

- moby wrap
- changing table
- jogging stroller
- diaper bags
- teething rings and Sophie
- diaper genie
- toys, toys and more toys
- so.many.bkankets.
- sterilizer

What was underrated:
- investing in a good professional photographer for newborn shoot after baby is born! Not just at hospital either but like 7 days when you have had a little more rest, aren’t fully sleep deprived, and can still look awake with the new mom glow
- oxo feeding bibs and utensils
- hefty thin ice packs and a regular lunch box to hold
- a really good umbrella stroller. I wish I only used this from the beginning!
- stokee trip trapp/similar chairs so easy to clean
- pacifiers/wubbanub!!!!
- formula
- not buying anything until you have the child so you don’t waste money and rime die returns
- taking your child to a toy store and seeing what keeps their attention
-patemn changing pad
- rocking chair
- waiting until baby drank from bottle to find a nipple they liked. All the fancy brands by child hated. I found the one she loved in a dollar store. Yup. The plain old evenflow bottle or Sesame Street dollar store bottle.

We don’t need half of the crap we get for our kids, it just makes us feel amazing to be able to get it. But babies don’t care and we aren’t really getting our moneys worth with most of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Ergo. I never used or needed a baby carrier. I like my kids strapped in a stroller!

I’m the opposite, we never used the stroller. The strollers were always too bulky, and it felt rude to take in stores/restaurants. All my kids preferred to walk/run once they could.

[Anonymous]

Dock a tot!

[Anonymous]

That kekaroo peanut changing pad. Seriously.
Bumbo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:- moby wrap
- changing table
- jogging stroller
- diaper bags
- teething rings and Sophie
- diaper genie
- toys, toys and more toys
- so.many.bkankets.
- sterilizer

What was underrated:
- investing in a good professional photographer for newborn shoot after baby is born! Not just at hospital either but like 7 days when you have had a little more rest, aren’t fully sleep deprived, and can still look awake with the new mom glow
- oxo feeding bibs and utensils
- hefty thin ice packs and a regular lunch box to hold
- a really good umbrella stroller. I wish I only used this from the beginning!
- stokee trip trapp/similar chairs so easy to clean
- pacifiers/wubbanub!!!!
- formula
- not buying anything until you have the child so you don’t waste money and rime die returns
- taking your child to a toy store and seeing what keeps their attention
-patemn changing pad
- rocking chair
- waiting until baby drank from bottle to find a nipple they liked. All the fancy brands by child hated. I found the one she loved in a dollar store. Yup. The plain old evenflow bottle or Sesame Street dollar store bottle.

We don’t need half of the crap we get for our kids, it just makes us feel amazing to be able to get it. But babies don’t care and we aren’t really getting our moneys worth with most of it.

This was by far the most useful baby item for my second. He was wrapped in that thing for practically his entire first year. I cooked and cleaned with him in there, walked, went out to dinner...if he wasn’t in his crib he was with me in the Moby.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That kekaroo peanut changing pad. Seriously.
Bumbo.

Thems are fightin’ words. LOVED our keekaroo changing pad. My kid was so messy and it was a lifesaver.

Also hated strollers and preferred a carrier or wrap, but that’s personal preference. Totally get strollers, just not my thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Ergo. I never used or needed a baby carrier. I like my kids strapped in a stroller!

I’m the opposite, we never used the stroller. The strollers were always too bulky, and it felt rude to take in stores/restaurants. All my kids preferred to walk/run once they could.

Me too.

[Anonymous]

Bumbo seat. Poor kids look so uncomfortable sitting in it.

[Anonymous]

Ergo
Bumbo
Jumperoo
Boppy lounger
Sophie teething giraffe
All pacifiers we tried
Boogie bulb