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All along, the director has agreed with a sentence: most ordinary people, the process of raising children is a "consumption downgrade".
What does that mean? For example, before you have a child, you are willing to give yourself a big meal every month and buy a bag that you like.
But when the "four-legged gold-devouring beast" is born, you become cautious about all your consumption, hoping to better spend your money on your children.
Especially the child's growth rate is too fast, clothes and shoes do not fit in the blink of an eye, toys, picture books will be replaced by a batch of new ones every once in a while, even if the old mother is downgrading her own consumption, she must also be careful in the child's cost.
As a result, many mothers will use second-hand mother and baby products.
Even celebrities are no exception to this. When Ariel Lin announced her pregnancy last year, she mentioned her mother and baby products, and more than 95% of them were second-hand items donated by relatives and friends.
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Although this is both environmentally friendly and economical, the director still wants to remind that the use of second-hand maternal and infant items should be cautious and cautious, and not all second-hand items are suitable for children.
Today the director will come to give you a plate of mother and baby second-hand products, if you also love to sell goods for children on the second-hand trading platform, or usually have the habit of using maternal and infant products donated by relatives and friends, you must continue to look down!
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Second-hand items are not recommended
01 Used shoes
Babies aged 0-3 do not have arches, and their feet are mostly cartilage, which is a critical period of foot development before the age of 6.
Even if the appearance of second-hand shoes is intact, the structure inside may have changed and is not suitable for others to wear for the second time.
Compared to brand new shoes, the biggest disadvantages of used shoes are the loss of elasticity and wear.
When the elasticity of the sole is not good, it cannot be buffered to face the impact of the sole, resulting in excessive foot load affecting the development of the arch.
Everyone's walking posture and habits are different, so the places where shoes wear are different.
The baby's bones are soft and easy to deform, and the second-hand shoes are likely to make the baby copy the walking posture and foot shape of others, and the size may not be completely consistent, and it is easy to fall down and fall down.
If it is brand new and unweard, or if it is just a shoe that is found to be inappropriate and needs to be idle after trying on it, it may be considered as appropriate.
02 Used car seats
Families with a car need to add a child safety seat. If it is new and unopened, it is acceptable, but if the car seat has already been used, the director does not recommend using a second-hand one.
Car seats are built for safety, are made strong, but "fragile", and any small collision may cause parts to loosen and reduce the risk of safety.
The car seat that was hit above, although the exterior is intact, the components inside have changed.
We can't know the use of the previous user, and it is very difficult to check the integrity of the car seat, we must take the chair apart, and we must have relevant knowledge for professional judgment, ordinary people are difficult to distinguish with the naked eye.
And the car seat can not be used all the time, its "shelf life" is about 6 years, parents can check the back of the seat and the tag on the markings to confirm the service life.
In addition, parents should do their homework before purchasing a car seat, including understanding whether the brand model of car seat has been recalled because of poor quality, and whether there is a nationally certified 3C standard.
03 Milk powder, supplementary foods, diapers
The preservation of formula milk powder is affected by temperature, environment and other aspects, and factors such as excessive temperature and humid environment may lead to the loss of nutrients, and if it has been opened, it is easier to be contaminated.
Similarly, the director of baby foods such as fruit puree, meat puree, snacks, and cheese is not recommended to buy second-hand.
First, we have no way of knowing how the food after opening is handled by the other party, whether there is pollution, whether there is mixed with toxic substances;
Second, it is difficult for us to track the source of the seller's purchase, and in case of food safety problems, it is difficult to protect our own interests.
Unless the food is new and unopened, the other party can provide formal purchase documents, two-dimensional code certification on the product packaging, or the transfer of acquaintances, can be traced back to the source of the way, can be considered to receive.
Similarly, there are diapers and pull-up pants. If the packaging has been opened, do not buy, if the new unopened can be traced back to the source, verify the source of goods.
04 Used plastic bottles
If it is a bottle with a poor material, it may not be resistant to high temperatures, and it may also release toxic substances, which are difficult to judge from the surface, but giving it to children may pose a risk to health.
Similarly, we can't know the use of the previous hand, if the previous home washing bottle is very careless, no brush does not put special detergent, no high temperature disinfection and no seal preservation... Just thinking about it doesn't feel quite right.
In the process of using the bottle, wear and tear is inevitable. The plastic in the bottle creates potholed cracks that are a good place to hide dirt and grime.
Milk is very easy to ferment bacteria, so even if you do not accept second-hand bottles, you should pay attention to cleaning and disinfecting regularly when using bottles every day.
Even PPSU, a better durable material, should be replaced for a year or so if it is used every day.
Of course, second-hand pacifiers are even more important, they are not always wanted.
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Second-hand items that can be collected as appropriate
01 Toys, picture books
When receiving second-hand toys, pay attention to the integrity of the toy, it is best to ask the other party to provide the original packaging box (idle, keep the original packaging box).
Carefully look at the markings on the box to compare whether the toy parts are falling off and whether there are defects in playing.
And try to buy toys produced after 2016, because the new standard for toy safety in the mainland GB6675-2014 was officially implemented on January 1, 2016, which has stricter requirements for the use of plasticizers, coatings and other materials and sound.
Second-hand picture books should pay attention to whether the surface will have signs of mildew, because some babies love to "nibble on the book", and improper preservation of books may also have smudges attached to the surface, loose and falling pages, etc.
If you are in the pursuit of cost-effective angles, collecting idle picture books is a good choice. However, if you want your child to have a more comfortable reading experience, the director is still more recommended to buy a new picture book.
02 Straps, carts
Good carrier in line with human body mechanics, the baby will not feel too tired, the comfort is higher, the disadvantage is more expensive, so many mothers will want to collect the original price of the more expensive high-quality carrier.
Pay attention to the absence of deformation in the back strap, for particularly obvious stains (sweat stains, milk stains) and for wear.
If the use of color is too old, it is not recommended to collect, there may be unbalanced force, not strong enough and other issues.
The stroller is the same, first of all, the model of the second-hand trolley has a general parameter to understand, such as whether it can lie down, whether it is a car, weight, shock absorption and so on.
In addition, it is necessary to see whether the brakes and locking functions are normal, and the wear of parts such as wheels.
If the cloth of the cart is moldy, the supplies of accessories are incomplete, etc., it means that the previous user may not be strict enough in the preservation of the cart, and it should be purchased as appropriate.
03 Clothing, bedding
Clothes are estimated to be the No.1 in the idle supplies list.
The director does not recommend collecting second-hand intimate clothing, but outerwear is OK, but pay attention to whether the buttons and threads of the clothes are loose, soak in clothing disinfectant for 20 minutes to dry and then wear them for children.
Bed sheets, quilts and the like are prone to mites and other bacteria, it is not recommended to collect, but the crib is OK.
The pillow core of the second-hand pillow may carry the sweat of the child in the previous hand, which penetrates into it to produce mold; the height and support of the pillow are not suitable for second-hand use, for the same reason as second-hand shoes.
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The idle principle that can be collected
So what second-hand supplies can be received with more confidence?
The director gave a principle of receiving idle items: no body, no entrance.
For example, intimate clothing, opened diapers, used tableware, opened milk powder, etc., which have direct contact with the baby should not be accepted.
Like the second-hand breast pump, although the accessories can be replaced, the mother in the previous hand is likely to reverse the breast milk inside the part, in order to prevent indirect contact cross infection, it is not recommended to receive.
The director summarized an acceptable second-hand item for everyone, and everyone considered it according to their actual situation:
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In addition, both the buyer and seller, whether it is idle, must go through a reliable third-party channel to trade.
The director once tried to pay directly in the WeChat idle group, but the goods were not received, and people did not find it...
When meeting and inspecting goods, remember to wear a mask, do a good job of protective measures, if you trade from a distance, remember to ask more about the situation of the item, you can take a video, multi-angle photos to distinguish the quality of the item, try to let the other party provide a purchase receipt.
If you can find the same brand new unopened idle, do not consider second-hand, after all, the second-hand used items have a great risk of trial and error, and the cost of investment is more than that of new purchases.
Well, this issue of the Mom Investigation Bureau is here, and we'll see you next time
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Edited by Y.T. mancy.