Expecting the first-born, the young family begins to prepare in advance for its appearance. later there will be no time left for this.
Now in stores a huge selection of goods. But are they all so necessary? The costs with the advent of the child increase several times, so you should not spend money on useless things. We have compiled a list of children's products that will never be useful to the baby and its parents.
10. Thermometer for baby food
Any mother, even the most inexperienced, will not feed the baby with hot food. And to determine if you have heated the infant formula too much, just drop it on the inside of the wrist. This is the most sensitive place. If the mixture burns, or, conversely, it is too cool, you will immediately feel it.
9. Nipple thermometer
When a small child is sick, it can be difficult to measure his temperature. To cope with this problem, such a novelty was invented - a nipple-thermometer. It is given to a sick child by turning on the button. The baby sucks the nipple, and a special sensor detects the temperature.
But not all children love nipples. They are usually offered to babies who are breast-fed to satisfy the sucking reflex. When a baby is breast-fed, he does not need a dummy, he just spits it out.
But even if the baby is used to the nipple, he usually prefers pacifiers of a certain shape. He may not like the nipple thermometer. In order for her to show the exact temperature, the baby should not spit out her a certain period of time.
It is easier to measure the temperature in the traditional way, as getting a baby to suck a dummy that he doesn't like is pretty hard.
8. Heeled booties
Britte Bacon came up with an unusual design for baby booties. These shoes are a copy of women's shoes, decorated with huge heels. If desired, it can be bought in Canada, Switzerland and the United States.
Such shoes are recommended only for children under 6 months. Manufacturers emphasize that it is not designed for walking, but is a regular accessory. What is the point of spending money on booties in which the baby will not be able to stand up?
If the child walks in such shoes, this will affect his health. Due to the heels, the center of gravity shifts, the baby will rest on the toes. Its stability will decrease, the body will begin to lean back. For a child, this will end badly: the shape of the pelvis, feet, and, as a result, flat feet or even infertility may change.
7. Mini-mixer for infant formula
You can, of course, spend money on this invention, but is it worth it? A survey was conducted among young mothers. 78% admitted that they use an ordinary blender and are not going to change anything. Or you can simply shake the baby bottle to mix its contents.
6. Sleep positioner
Manufacturers claim that this device is necessary to ensure the safety of the child. It does not allow him to roll over on his tummy and protect him from sudden death syndrome. It will also stop the baby’s movement if he suddenly begins to roll off the bed or sofa. In fact, such a positioner is useless.
Kids begin to roll on their own tummy only in 3-4 months. Before that, they sleep on their backs, turning their heads on their sides. Using the positioner after 4 months also fails, because Its sizes are designed for babies.
Then the child will be in it closely. In addition, he can easily roll over through him. If you need to put the child in a certain position, for example, on his side, you can roll up a blanket or towel.
5. Fan for the butt of the baby
The manufacturers of this interesting hair dryer believe that the baby's parents are so busy that it will be difficult for them to wait until the baby ass dries up after changing the diapers. Not only grandmothers, but also modern mothers who love all sorts of new products, will probably laugh at this invention.
4. Jumpsuit Mop
This jumpsuit was invented by Japanese designers. But not as clothes for a child, but rather as a joke. But someone did not understand the humor and began to produce these overalls, offering them to young parents.
Microfiber patches, which are usually used to make mops, are attached to a regular children's suit. The child crawls on the floor and simultaneously collects dust.
The advertisement says that in this way mom can save time on cleaning, and the child learns to help parents. Of course, there is no need to talk about any conscious help at this age. As for cleaning, the baby should crawl on a clean floor, and not collect dirt and dust, because with some microbes, the baby’s imperfect immune system will be difficult to cope with.
3. Jumpers
Children like to spend time in jumpers. And mom can go about her business for several minutes, knowing that the child is safe. But doctors do not recommend using them for more than 15 minutes. at one time or even abandon such entertainment. And the thing is not only that the baby can hit furniture, a jamb or collapse with them on the floor, although this happens.
Dr. Komarovsky, whose advice many parents listen to, believes that a small child should learn the world in a horizontal position. When the baby crawls, the muscles of its back are formed, later it will be able to walk normally. Putting the child in jumpers, we go against nature, which protects his spine from heavy loads.
With a long jump, the baby's legs also suffer, because of which he may have a spinal curvature and deformity of the leg bones. There may be problems learning walking in the future.
2. A wig on a newborn for a photo shoot
Some parents do not want to wait until the child grows hair. To take some beautiful pictures, they buy special wigs for babies. But the child is beautiful and without any jewelry or artificial hair.
If you really do not like his head with sparse hair, you can use Photoshop. But even without this, the pictures of babies are touching and cause delight.
1. Wet towel warmer
If you live somewhere in the far North, this device can come in handy, but most mothers can easily cope without it. A cold wet towel wiping the baby’s ass is unlikely to affect the baby’s health or mood. But if this bothers you, you can warm it by holding it in your hands, or by putting the packaging on the battery.