Archive for the Health & Safety Category
Posted on February 11, 2010 by Elaine
There are many reasons why people would consider purchasing the Itzbeen Baby Care Timer
. First of all lets look at the features of what this does. It’s been designed so you can take the guesswork out of trying to remember how much time has passed since you last had a feeding, change diaper, how long your baby has been asleep/awake or even how long it is since you gave him medication.
It comes with a number of useful features like built-in night light a reminder to let you know whether to use left/right when breast feeding. It has four separate timers and also comes with a very handy belt clip so you can keep it beside you to help remind you.
So overall this seems like a very interesting product that if we have a number of uses for many parents.
What Do We Like
I can definitely see a use for this is a reminder for taking medication. I have experience with a family member who needs to take medication and number of times a day and because her day is busy with children and all the rest of the stuff that was normal parents how to do she finds it quite difficult at times to remember to take all of the medication. Now, just imagine this was your baby and you somehow forget to give her medication was sort of impact would that have at all for the sakes of a little gadget like this that can help remind you.
Reading a number of reviews of this particular product is interesting to note the many different uses that it has people. One person uses it to remind her to “pump” between nursing. One person even used it to time to let between contractions and found because of the multiple timers that it was very useful.
It’s amazing that this has been designed for specific needs but inevitably people will find use for this product in other ways.
What Reviewers Said
If you pop over to Amazon you can read many reviews that have been left by customers. Lots of it is very positive and many people are very happy that they purchased a product. I think it’s especially helpful in the first few months of a baby’s life and as they start to settle into a routine after five or six months it seems be used less. This is kind of what I get from reading the many reviews and details that people have left.
Many people are very happy with the details they can get from this particular product it did take a number of customers that little bit of time to get the hang of the various options when they bought this and I really think that you have to read the manual after you buy.
Conclusion
for the price this is a very handy gadget. I think gadget probably helps to explain it a little bit more, I think it definitely can offer value for money definitely help parents with newborn babies to try and remember everything they had to do. I especially like the idea of the multiple alarm settings I’m sure there’s many a mom out there who would find this very useful.
I think as a reminder for taking medication this is definitely something that many people (not just young parents) will definitely find very useful. I know for a fact that the member of my family who has to take medication at varying times throughout the day definitely find this useful and I will be passing on the information to her later once I finish writing this.
Overall this alarm has a purpose to help remind us of varying things we must do during the day and would definitely be useful for busy and absent minded people. I hope I’m not offending anybody by using the word absent-minded maybe I should change this to busy people.
WHERE CAN I GET THE BEST PRICE?
We found the best price at Amazon
Posted on January 8, 2010 by Elaine
As your baby starts to explore their surroundings this is the time that you need to start considering safety around your home. There are number of simple ways to do this and we have plenty of articles on this website which explain many different options to ensure that your child is in a safe environment. With this in mind I just had a quick look and came across these Kidkusion Toddler Corner Kushions
, which can be used on countertops, window ledges, furniture and even fireplace hearts – basically anywhere that has an edge that could possibly cause injury to your child.
I have no list over the years when buying very safety items from my home that they all seem to come in one color (white) which completely sticks out when you want to apply some safety item to something that is not (white) for example a teak table. I really don’t understand why manufactures never understand this and simply produce white plastic safety items to annoy us parents. That was until I came across these which are available in black, brown and the infamous white.
What Do We Like
When it comes to safety in your home for your toddler you can never be too overprotective. I think that some parents to go a little bit overboard but it really depends on the type of furniture you have in your home and having something like corner cushions is really a good solution if you have lots of furniture items with sharp corners that could cause injury to your child. For the price to something you cannot go wrong with.
What Reviewers Said
We checked out a number of reviews over at Amazon and in fairness it was a little bit mixed. Some consumers who have purchased the product were very happy and singing praises saying that it did not cause any problems and were happy to recommend it. In saying this, there were a number of customers who are unhappy because the corner cushions failed to stick to their particular furniture. Some people found trying to remove the tape off the sticky material very cumbersome and difficult to do. In fact one customer said that they found a double-sided tape absolutely useless and in contradiction to this others found it perfect.
Sometimes it can be quite difficult to comprehend and try and get an even balance between negative and positive when you’re purchasing products. A funny feeling it may have to do with the type of product, this is made out of that you are sticking these questions and to but that’s an uneducated guess because I have not personally use these only researched on the Internet to pass on to the readers of this website.
WHERE CAN I GET THE BEST PRICE?
We found the best price at Amazon
Posted on December 30, 2009 by Elaine
The Aquatopia Deluxe Safety Bath Thermometer Alarm
is available over at Amazon and is one of those safety devices to many new parents look for. When I had my first child I had something similar because I was always terrified of burning my son when I put him into the bath tub. I suppose many new parents will fill the same and need a device to ensure that their baby is going into water that is not too hot.
Safety is always a concern especially at that time because it can be quite difficult for us to gauge what the temperature is. That’s exactly what this particular thermometer has been designed for, it’s designed to take the guesswork out of the equation and give an accurate measurement. It does this by checking the temperature every 2 seconds, which is a little bit more tomorrow I would expect but that’s what it’s been designed to do.
As soon as you place it into the water it switches on. It will measure temperature if it’s too hot above 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit and one thing that I never actually considered is it actually has another alarm if the water gets too cold, below 89.6 degree Fahrenheit it will go off to let you know that the water is below the recommended temperature. That’s a really interesting feature that I actually never considered.
It’s battery powered and activates as soon as it’s in the water, when you take it out and dry the thermometer it switches off automatically. Again, this is a nice feature that is probably simple to implement from another fracture’s point of view that makes a lot of sense from a consumer point of view also.
Safety Aspect
I think when it comes to your baby going into a bath this is a device that all parents should have. I know for a fact that I am quite good at being able to recognize temperature but my partner is not very good at this and is owned able to judge if something is too hot because their tolerance for heat is completely different to mine. When it comes to the bath water being too hot for your baby, it’s imperative that you must always think of safety and ensure that the worker is not too warm. Many years ago I spent some time in a burns unit due to an accident with hot water. I seen firsthand many victims of burns and had many people share stories of how simple these accidents happened.
If you are a new parents you definitely need some type of thermometer to ensure that the temperature of the bath water is safe for you baby. This also goes for parents who may at this stage had a couple of children because you must always remember that your tolerance as an adult for heat is completely different to that of a baby.
What Do We Like
I know the most important aspect of any safety product is the functionality. But, me being me I really love the design of this particular product, yes it’s aimed at babies and because it’s yellow and green it is not distinguished whether it’s for a boy or a girl – which is fine with me.
Okay it’s cute unlike some of the other ugly one’s available on the market !!!
What Reviewers Said
I popped over to Amazon for a quick read of reviews from various customers that have purchased this product. It’s always a good place to check as you’ll get honest reviews from people that have had adored her money for a particular product.
So, all in all a time of writing this article there were 22 reviews and every single one of them gave this product five stars. Now, I write reviews all time on various products as very rarely that I come across something that has such a positive impact on the people that have decided to write a review on the Amazon website. This is not a very expensive to product purchase, but it’s definitely something that every new parent should have.
One particular customer who had made a purchase at this said they were a little bit skeptical of thermometers so decided to test this against some other ones that they had and was so happy that they gave it five stars and a review.
All in all this is a wonderful product and definitely something that every new parent should consider purchasing.
WHERE CAN I GET THE BEST PRICE?
We found the best price at Amazon
Posted on December 13, 2009 by Elaine
The KidCo Safeway Gate
is really easy to install and very simple to use. It’s always safe to have one at the top of your stairway and one at the bottom this is to obviously ensure that your child cannot gain access from either end. A friend of mine actually has a third gate in her playroom are so she can leave her baby in there knowing that they will not venture outside without her knowledge.
Okay let’s get into some of the nitty-gritty of what you need to know before you think of purchasing this particular safety gate. On the plus side it is a variable width gate social to fit most locations. It has a wide opening, which is something not many people consider when they are going to purchase anything like this you need to ensure that the opening allows you to move freely in and out and also a few move of the things between the location may be a stroller for example you need to ensure that it is wide enough to move in and out without having to lift things over to gate or it being a hindrance.
Opening has also been reported in many review websites to be very simple. This is important if you are carrying your baby I’m trying to open the gate with one hand and with the Kidco you simply push down a lever while simultaneously pulling the gates, which then on hinges it from the locking mechanism. Many consumers have applauded this design and yet it is very safe. In fact if you have an older child 4/5 for example they may be able to open this widget allows them to scoot in and out of the gate while a younger child will not be able to manage this.
Some of the review sites that we checked while we researched this article some customers complained about mounting the gate correctly. You can read some consumer reviews here.
So What Do We Like
- Comes with a width opening
- Very simple to open even with one hand
Overall many of the reviews from customers who have installed this were quite positive, of course there were one or two people that are not 100% satisfied with the installation. But, we’re very satisfied with the product and happy with the value for money.
WHERE CAN I GET THE BEST PRICE?
We found the best price at Amazon
Posted on February 9, 2009 by Elaine
This is tough question to answer because every child is different which means all solutions will be different and of course will depend on your child. Believe it or not some children have no issues with teething. Obviously if you’re here reading this you’re not one of those lucky parents.
Here’s some ideas we found around the Internet and how some parents helped their babies teething pain and also helped the parents from going insane while trying to keep their babies happy. Frozen banana or any other fresh fruit mashed so long as it’s cold this seems to have worked as this will help to relief the pain for a time.
You can purchase teething rings in most baby stores simply put this in your freezer in your baby’s teething they can chew on this. This work wonders for my first child but did not work on the second child.
Baby’s teething gel can be bought in your local pharmacy again this worked on one of my children and not on the other, may give a little relief to your child’s. A tip from a local doctor was also to use 1/2 dose of baby tylonol if it got really bad.
Hopefully these small tips to help you a little just remember there is no the answer to this question is just a matter of trial and error on your behalf at.