Sorry to turn this a bit Mumsnet, but I’m really concerned about her hospital bag packing. She says in her comments she doesn’t bother to pre-wash baby clothes if they’re brand new. Sorry,
what?!?!?!
Chemical residues, manufacturing dyes, dust, germs from people who walked past them in the shop coughing, or the hands of the people who packed them and scanned them through the till, etc etc etc.
“Brand new” does not = clean.
On top of that, you should absolutely endeavour to have all your baby’s clothes smelling the same, because their experience of the world so sensory, familiar smells create a sense of home and safeness for a tiny newborn.
I bet she got half that stuff from Shein, which has already been subject to scandal for their children’s clothes containing dangerously high levels of harmful chemicals. Not to mention the materials they’re made from! Babies need to be dressed in natural fibres like cotton or bamboo or linen because those fabrics breathe so a baby can better regulate their body temperature, they’re softer on their delicate skin too. Those plastic type fibres (that that embroidered jumper is undoubtedly made of) just aren’t suitable for babies to wear. Alright for a photo perhaps, although I think it’s very cruel to wrestle a baby into something hot and uncomfortable just for a picture for some strangers on the internet.
That whole bag just screams “I’m getting a new dolly to play with”.