A Guide of Best & Totally Unnecessary Nursery Clutter
Oh the places you'll go, oh the things you'll buy... Parenting is an exciting, confusing and often hilarious journey. Once your search engine picks up the baby news, you're bombarded with an endless parade of gadgets, doohickeys, and whatchamacallits. You'll get so many self-proclaimed experts who can swear by the top 5, top 7, top whatever list of what not but a lot of baby items are as useful as a chocolate teapot. Yes, as a good parent x 3 (hopefully) I've been down this road and I still laugh at the clutter I happily left in the past.
Wipe Warmers: Hot or Not?
Once upon a time, parents were convinced that room-temperature wipes were the epitome of cruelty. Enter the wipe warmer, an appliance dedicated to heating baby wipes to a toasty temperature. I am still laughing at this because I did buy this useless gadget which made its way into the trash in record time. Nope, you do not need a wipe warmer.
The Changing Table: Space Hog Extraordinaire
Dedicated changing tables were all the rage in the past, some furniture companies still make noise about them. Well, you will have a baby for the rest of your lift and the baby will need a dresser in their room. You mind as well get a dresser from the start (good quality) and then you can change the baby anywhere: on the carpet, the couch, the car—you name it, we’ve changed diapers there. So, ditch the bulky table and just get a changing pad to your Silva dresser instead! Multifunctional genius, you!
The Diaper Genie: Smells Like Trouble
The Diaper Genie promised to banish the stink of dirty diapers and you can even find used ones on FB Marketplace. Well, this isjust a fancy trash can that requires special bags and an engineering degree to operate. A regular trash can with a tight lid works just as well—and you won't have to do a Houdini act to get the diaper in.
Formula Mixer: I'd rather be mixing cocktails
Sure, getting the right formula mix is important, but is it that hard to drop 3 scoops into a bottle of water with volume markers? The formula mixer is not only expensive and but you have to clean the formula dispenser almost daily and sterilize the water container too if you want clean and consistent formula so you mind as well mix it by hand, faster and you'll save $150 for other unnecessary gadget.
In conclusion, new parents, let's raise a toast (in our unbreakable sippy cups) to a clutter-free nursery. Embrace the essentials, laugh at the absurdities, and remember: the most important thing your baby needs is you—preferably well-rested and not tripping over outdated baby gear. Cheers to practicality and parenthood!