As the cliche has it, babies don’t come with an instruction manual. That means most of us muddle through parenthood in a mix of confusion, fear and blind panic. Here are some common traps to avoid.
1. Covering yourself in glue, running through Mothercare and buying anything that sticks
Previous generations stuck their babies in drawers and managed fine without designer changing stations and specially designed nappy bins. Most parenting hardware is worthless, so ask your fellow parents what things they actually use before you go on a spending spree.
2. Buying everything new
Cot mattresses? Yes. Almost everything else? Gumtree. Why pay hundreds for prams, buggies and other bits and bobs when you can get perfectly good stuff for a… Read the full story