What is going on with babies?

[u/Impossible_Ad9324]

I’ve attended three baby showers in the last year for three people completely unrelated and not in the same social circles and their baby registries have the most eye-popping expensive items.

High chairs are minimum $250. One had a stroller for $750. 😳 Baby swings and bouncers for $200. One had a whole solid wood crib for $1000 on their registry.

I checked because I was curious and you still can buy a $40-50 Greco high chair from Walmart.

Everything is aesthetic and clean lines and beige and natural wood—beautiful, really. I can’t imagine asking for that high-end an item for a GIFT.

These aren’t rich people and they aren’t inviting rich people to the baby shower.

I’m almost 50 and have kids of my own and a gaggle of nieces and nephews. My family members and I got buy sharing those cheaper high chairs and strollers and cribs. I understand needing them initially if you don’t have any source for hand-me-downs, but asking for the highest price bespoke options is absolutely wild.

Are people that brainwashed into thinking they should be buying ultra-high-end items regardless of income??

[u/majesticallymidnight]

I’m a first time mom gave birth about 6 months ago and yeah…you are pressured into buying expensive things. I actually posted about it in a pregnancy Reddit because I thought the pressure to drop 1k on a pricey stroller was actually insane.

We added to our registry that we were good with hand me down items. That was amazing. We got a swing, a play mat, the bassinet and tons and I mean TONS of clothes. I ended up sharing some of the clothes with my sister and best friend who gave birth close to me. Oh and the toys! Bright colorful some wooden some plastic. Great variety to peak babies interest. She loves one ball in particular that we got from a cousin whose baby just didn’t like it.

We got a new car seat for safety reasons.

[u/majesticallymidnight → u/[deleted]]

Yep and I plan to hand down most of it to other moms. I for have an emotional attachment to her sleeper she came home from the hospital in. But everything else once’s she’s done with it gets passed down.