{"id":15009,"date":"2017-12-08T08:53:22","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T13:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.oviahealth.com\/guide\/15009\/things-to-reuse-baby-two\/"},"modified":"2021-09-09T12:38:41","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T16:38:41","slug":"things-to-reuse-baby-two","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.oviahealth.com\/guide\/15009\/things-to-reuse-baby-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to re-use for baby number two (or three, four, or more)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you\u2019re an experienced baby-wrangler, or at least more experienced than you were before your first was born, preparing for Baby<\/span> number two should be a snap, right?<\/p>\n

Sure, you\u2019ve probably got a bit less time on your hands than you did before your firstborn came along, and your pregnancy symptoms might be completely different this time around, but at least you don\u2019t have quite as much shopping to do to prepare for the next little lodger who\u2019ll be moving into your home.<\/p>\n

Depending on what you\u2019ve held onto since your first child was born, and how many of his or her pieces of equipment or furniture from babyhood your first child is still using, you could end up not needing to buy all that much at all the second time around.<\/p>\n

There are a few things that should be replaced every time between children, like bottle nipples, which tend to stretch out, so that by the time they\u2019ve been used for a while, the flow from them is usually too fast for newborns. Pacifiers, which can be hard to clean enough to pass between children, and also can take a lot of wear and tear as teething goes on, fall into this category as well.<\/p>\n

Another piece of gear that rarely works as something to hand down between children are car seats, which often expire between children (if they\u2019re not marked with an expiration date, assume that they expire 6 years after they were manufactured). Car seat expiration dates are important because the plastic used in car seats can degrade over time, and be less effective in an accident. Car seats should also not be used after they\u2019ve been through even minor car accidents, since even very small amounts of damage can do a lot to hurt the effectiveness of the seat.<\/p>\n

There are other pieces of baby gear that maybe shouldn\u2019t be used as well, but it really depends on when they were bought, the amount of wear and tear they\u2019ve taken, and your own personal preferences. Any pieces of furniture and gear should be checked against the Consumer Product Safety Commission\u2019s website to make sure they haven\u2019t been recalled before they\u2019re reused.<\/p>\n