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Ok, so you’re having a baby, yay!

For some baby products, that is eventually what happens.

Happy baby

So do you really need all the other items that look so fun, but can cost you?

So what is the magical-sounding Diaper Genie?

What other baby products are just not needed?

Diaper Genie on shelves

Other parents still prefer to keep a baby in their crib from the moment they bring the infant home.

Coming in third is baby detergent, with 17.05% feeling you don’t need to buy this.

At one time, baby detergent was much more gentle than regular detergent.

Baby items

Finally, 13.15% of respondents feel new moms don’t need a baby bathtub.