Baby Box

[tinkerbell23]

My baby box is coming tomorrow!

Free, courtesy of the Scottish Gov!

https://www.scotland.org/about-scotland/scotlands-stories/baby-box

What do you think of it?

I think its great, especially for those who are tight on cash!!

X

[Buenchico]

I've been trying to work out what really ought to be in a baby box. Here are a few suggestions from me:

1. A biological cleaner for getting baby vomit out of your clothes ;
2. Ear plugs to shut out the noise of all that crying ;
3. A book on child psychology, which includes the teenage years, so that you can realise that the worst is yet to come ;
4. A list of web links to parenting websites, so that you can brag that your baby is taller/heavier/brighter/chubbier/more talented/more artistic/etc than everyone else's ;
5. A tape measure for the parents of baby boys, so that they can brag that their son can pee higher into the air than anyone else's ;
6. A bottle of gin, to calm the mother's nerves ;
7. Another bottle of gin, to get the little darling to go to sleep ;
8. A large supply of Valium for Mum.

[tinkerbell23]

I was planning to add GIN then i see you have been so incredibly thorough that I didnt have to!!

Buen for PM lol xx

[tinkerbell23]

9: Chocolate!

[anneasquith]

Brainiac, ooft, don’t mention the Scottish government on this site .

[jno]

gin? Some mistake, surely? Do the Scots not have anything else they might prefer to drink?

[Old_Geezer]

Amazed that the Scottish government have so much in their coffers that they can go handing out gifts courtesy of the Scottish taxpayer.

[pastafreak]

It's an absolutely lovely idea. I'm sure many of the items are donated or provided at a lower cost by manufacturers or suppliers.
Unfortunately similar boxes are only available in limited areas of the UK.

[Sqad]

The world has gone mad.

[steg]

Old_Geezer //Amazed that the Scottish government have so much in their coffers that they can go handing out gifts courtesy of the Scottish taxpayer.//

I’m a Scottish tax payer, I think its been a braw idea

[pastafreak]

Why is that sqad? It's not a new idea. I think it started in Finland...75 years ago!

[pixie374]

Chris, 23:55, I would add a pair of DM's for standing on lego during the night.
I got Bounty packs with mine and a free book thing. One of them also got a £500 payment from the government, which I put in stocks and shares and has risen a lot. Seems a little unfair on my others though, when they chop and change so much...
Congratulations though, tinks! Best wishes xx

[Patsy33]

Lovely, helpful idea, Tinks. Enjoy.x

[Sqad]

pasta....never heard of such a thing, the family giving presents FINE...but the taxpayers? madness.
In the main,gynaecological problems exempted, it is the easiest thing in the world to become pregnant, no effort at all and the majority are unwanted pregnancies.
The act of delivering it is quite a different matter and rewarding is certainly appreciated, by the family, but why the whole country?
Madness.

[anneasquith]

Have a coffee sqad and come back later :-)

[Sqad]

Mrs Donnely
24 Council Street
GLASGOW.

5TH child, fathers unknown. All on benefits ,problem family ofthe neighbourhood, trouble makers, known by the Police.
They get a "Baby Basket? It will be flogged on eBay.

[anneasquith]

“, the majority of pregnancies are unwanted ,” no they are not sqad. We have effective birth control now . ;-)

[Bazile]

I think I'll have a
'word ' with er indoors , to see if she knows where I put my spurs

[tinkerbell23]

Sqad ... made me laugh!

I can appreciate that I probobly dont NEED this box as my husband & I work full time so I wouldnt be offended if the box was only given to the needy.

It wasnt the easiest thing in the world for me to get pregnant & most definately wanted x

[barry1010]

Taken from the link: That's why, in 2017, we launched the Baby Box initiative, which is designed to give every single baby in Scotland an equal start in life.

This box does not give every baby 'an equal start in life' and I don't know how the Scottish government can make that claim.
Families in need can claim a £500 Sure Start Grant to help with the cost of having a baby and the Healthy Start scheme (unless you live in Scotland where you can claim Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods).

The box is a nice thing to have but it does not in any way make all Scottish babies equal.

[barry1010]

I meant to say that nothing is 'free, courtesy of the government'. The UK governments have no money - it is either tax payers money or borrowed.