Hand Me Down Etiquette

Zalika

I'm 17 weeks pregnant with my first born (baby boy). I just brought up to my husband that I was going to reach out to my friends to see if they had hand me down baby clothes, furniture, maternity clothes, etc and he FREAKED! He basically said it's ok if people offer you items but it's not OK to ask. Is this true? I don't have a lot of experience with babies so maybe I'm clueless on the proper etiquette. What do you ladies think?