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Child Development Coach
Choosing Baby
Equipment
After your first visit with your
obstetrician, you will find your mailbox inundated with all kinds of
baby magazines and ads for every possible piece of baby equipment that
you can imagine.
This does not even take into account
all of the people that will gladly give you advice, even when not
requested. Although many of the items are handy and work well, there
are many that play upon your fears as a first time parent or are just
silly!
My suggestions for what you need is
below:
A car seat is mandatory, as
hospitals will not even let you leave with the baby until you show them
that you know how to buckle the baby in the seat. Many times, they will
also follow you to the car to make sure it is installed correctly in
the car. Car seats will be outgrown at least twice before your child
grows out of them by the age of eight. If you are considering a
second-hand car seat, ensure that it meets safety requirements.
Car
Seats
A baby monitor is a
great tool to be able to hear the baby from any room in the house. This
way you do not have to stay close to their room all the time.(See the
reviews below this article.)
Baby
Monitor
When you are choosing a
crib, you need to look for one that has these features:
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The mattress should fit the crib snugly on all
four sides.
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The guardrail should be at least 26 inches above
the top of the mattress.
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The crib slats space should be no more than
2.375”.
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The crib bumper will
help keep the baby’s legs and arms out of the crib slats. crib
A bouncy seat is a
great place for you baby to be when it is not possible to hold her and
is a great place to feed them their first meals of rice cereal. They
cannot usually sit up well enough for a high chair when they begin
cereals and the bouncy seat is a great answer to this problem. Bouncy
Seats
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A sling or backpack is
a great tool to carry baby if you use caution with it. Choose a sling
or backpack that fits you very well and that grows with the baby. The
Snugli is great for younger babies that cannot sit up and for older
babies the Hip Hammock works great. Snugli
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A playpen is a great
way for you to get things like housework done and keep the baby safe.
Around five months old is when a baby should be placed in it, unless it
is used for a sleeping area when you are traveling, etc. Containing a
baby that cannot crawl or roll is not necessary and you can use a
floor ainment. playpens
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Customer Reviews
Phillip Baby Monitor
5 Stars and worth the cost. Crystal clear quality. You do not even know
that it is on because it does not produce any backgound noise. We
purchased a Fisher Price model that was inexpensive and it picked-up
all kinds of interference from portable phones, the neighbors baby
monitor, low frequency radio stations, and more. We thought all
monitors were the same. This product is far superior and worth the
money! New Mom with a 6 month old who doesn't sleep thru the night. LW
Car Seats. Decathlon vs. Boulevard
It took me several weeks before I finally opted to purchase the
Decathlon rather than the Boulevard. I was very interested in the extra
side-impact protection that is only available in the Boulevard model
but was concerned about whether or not my large 4&1/2 month old son
(who is in the 95th percentile in length and weight) would need the
adjustable crotch strap positioning that is only offered on the
Decathlon.
I am so glad that I purchased the Decathlon! It turns out that my son
DID indeed need to have the crotch strap adjusted to the last slot (he
would be sitting on top of the buckle in the Boulevard at this point
which would have made it impossible to buckle and very uncomfortable
for him). If you're purchasing for a thin toddler rather than an infant
or chubby/big baby you might not have to worry about that.
Worth the cost
We had an 8-yr-old baby monitor that had an intercom feature we had
come to consider essential. But the unit we had from our 1st baby had a
broken button on the receiver and buzzed like crazy all the time so we
wanted to replace it. This was the only monitor that was 900mhz (didn't
want to interfere w/our 2.4 wireless network in the house, & more
powerful signal is a bit scary to put by your heads as you sleep &
overkill to boot) & also had an intercom feature. We have 3
children, 1 baby still in our room with us & 2 in their room down
the hall. This is both highly sensitive to the slightest noise from
their rm. and completely silent when there isn't any sound to
broadcast. The remote features e.g. turning on lights or lullabies for
the baby/child's room are neat & nice, the adjustable sensitivity
is great- really will respond to the slightest sound if you have it at
a lower sensitivity, or can be set to broadcast constantly & will
do so w/o extra noise. The intercom is nice for letting a child know
you're coming, or asking if they need you at all, or of course, playing
around. Battery life has been fine but we hardly use the receiver out
of the charger. Completely fulfills its claims.
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the Phillip Baby Monitor or hundreds of other items for your baby? It's
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