Money not well spent...Things we bought and didn't need

Here are a few things that seemed like a good idea but we never used - so save your money!

I queried my friends and we came up with a list of don't waste your money items to save parents the money and headache.

Funny enough, there may be some overlap between money well spent lists and not worth the money lists - depending on the viewpoint. I have tried to note them with an *. The comments should explain why the differing opinions.

Infant
1. Bottle and Food Warmer (plug in)
2. Bottle and Food Warmer (portable)
3. Bottle paraphenalia caddy for dishwasher to hold the nipples etc. for bottles (the nipples etc. fit nicely in the silverware caddy and I forget to take the holder out of the cabinet so it is never used)
4. Faux shearling baby seat cover for winter - just never used, was always too much effort - more apt to have child dressed in a snowsuit and/or draped in a blanket.
5. Boppy - initially used for first child then figured out it was more comfortable to breastfeed without it
6. Baby lotions
7. Infant clothes other than onesies
8. Infant socks and shoes - my boys' feet and ankles were too fat to fit in any but slippers and low cut athletic socks
9. Bath toy holder that suctions to the wall - ours always seem to fall and spill all the toys in to the tub
10. Baby sling - never felt confident that the baby was safely held in it - preferred the Baby B'jorn
11. Baby B'Air - for flying. As of my last inquiry, the FAA would not allow you to use this on takeoff or landing, just during the flight. The airlines will also make you unsnap the top clips of the Baby B'jorn on take-off and landing. So, buy a seat for your baby's carseat or hold on tight and pray it is a smooth flight.
12. Breast pump - as a stay at home mom I rarely used for my first son and didn't use at all for my second son. However, if you work or your child spends a lot of time with someone else other than mom, it can be a lifesaver.

1 year
1. Remote control toys - the novelty wears off fast - at least with our kids
2. *Indoor tent/tunnel (the kids broke this within a day. Gramma decided to get them another and the same thing happened)
3. Not one in particular, but you can buy too many of the Fisher Price village components. Each are great, but having just the farm or just the airport would be fine.
4. Stoveguard to keep little fingers out - the one we bought fell off every time the stove warmed up.
5. $40 blow up pool that has blow up slide, palm tree, etc. and sprays water (seemed like a good idea)
6. Bed rail - when I looked on Craigslist, I noticed most advertised "hardly used" this got me thinking that either you have a kid who needs one, or you don't. So we gambled, didn't buy one and won. He started in the big boy bed at 20 months and only fell out once.

2 years and up
1. *Train table to go with train set (our house is too small and it takes up valuable space) just as much fun and takes less room to play with on the floor and then pack away in a much smaller box