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Nursery - Things I regret buying!

1. Chicco 4-in-1 - When looking for stuff we need to buy for a nursery this product seemed to be brilliant, but turned out to be useless. We bought it because it can be used as a crib, a recliner, highchair and later on a chair, ie. 4-in-1. We didnt really use it at all.

Baby napped in it maybe 3 times all together. As soon as we would put in Chicco 4-in-1 she would start trying so for us it was kind of useless. Once we started her on solids we gave it another go as it is meant to be a highchair, but it failed us again. We used it for a couple of weeks and eventually we gave up and put it away. The "chair" doesnt recline all the day up (90 degrees) so baby can't be sitting straight up. It also doesn't come with a tray, you have to buy it separately. Another issue that we had this product is that it's huge. It literally took up half of our kitchen space. It is very hard to clean. It is covered with a nice grey fabric that is not easy to take on and off. Has to be washed all the time, especially once you start using it as a highchair. We ended up buying a new highchair very soon. Overall it was a bust!


2. Too much clothes!! We have a baby girl and she has so much clothes. We were just keep buying the clothes because everything is cute. When they tell you Don't buy too much clothes, they grow out of it so fast. You don't really think it's true or that it actually happens that fast. We were told that we are having a "small" baby, so we bought some clothes in a Newborn size, she never got to use it. Even in the hospital it was too small (she was a 9Ib baby at the end).

For the start you need:

- 5-10 short-sleeve bodysuit

- 5-10 long sleeve bodysuits or some t-shirts

- approx. 5 sleepsuits/onesie (these turned out to be so handy for us at the start)

- few pairs of leggings

- a cute outfit in case if you go anywhere

- a vest or a jacket if you live somewhere cold

- some socks/tights

- a baby hat

Babies actually don't need too much, they are very simple. For the first few weeks those sleepsuits are a lifesaver. You will be changing soo many nappies a day and they are just the easiest to put on, especially when your baby is losing it.


3. Don't stock up on too many nappies

We ended up buying too many nappies. Few weeks before my due date we were shopping and there was a great offer on nappies, so we ended up buying few packets of nappies in size 1&2. However, in a few days that our baby was actually allergic to Pampers nappies and we had to switch brand. We ended up giving our nappies to the charity. Every baby is different and it is hard to know what is going to suit your baby until he/she is actually here!


4. Changing table

I ended up using a changing table a handful of time. It never seemed to be "handy" to use it. I found it easier to change a baby on my sofa/bed. I had a changing mat over a sofa and it worked like a charm. As the baby was getting bigger it was getting more difficult to change her as she loves to roll on her tummy and she is very active. By her 3 months of age we completely stopped using the changing table.


5. Travel system pram 3-in-1 (Infababy)


To be honest while I was pregnant I didn't know much about buggys, prams and stroller. They were all the same? So we ended up picking up the ones that looks nice. The price was also brilliant we got the whole travel system + the isofix base for the car seat for around €550. When the baby arrived we realised that our pram is absolutely massive, heavy and hard to use. Very hard to put together if you are on your own with the baby. The car seat that came with the travel system was very small. Even though it says that it goes up to 13 months or up to 28Ibs, that did not turn out to be true. When my baby for around 5 months old the car seat was already too small and she started hating driving. We ended up buying a new car seat. Only this time I researched a lot and have to say I am soo happy with this car seat (Cybex Sirona i-size).


This is a short list of things that I feel failed us the most. I wish I read more articles like this saying where people went wrong. My advice: Do a lot of research before buying anything!


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