04.11.07

New Parent Brain

Posted in Great Products at 3:34 pm by Jennifer

My daughter was one of those babies that needed (and still does) a regular routine to help her sleep better. I read the book Baby Whisperer, recommended by Cristina, and it really helped me. But because of Sophia’s reflux, she had a terrible time napping. They would last only 20 minutes. I referred to her as “The Anti-Napper”. One of the recommendations Tracy Hogg (the Baby Whisperer) made was to keep a written journal of times for sleep, changes and eating. This really did help me but I would sometimes not be able to write this stuff down because a pen wasn’t near by or I couldn’t find the paper I was writing on. Things always went missing, including my memory, when I was so desperately sleep deprived.

I recently came across this new product that likely would have been a great help to me. It’s call the “Itzbeen Baby Care Timer”. It’s basically a brain for sleep-deprived parents. Here’s a quote from the dad inventor about his product: “It’s all about helping those sleep-deprived parents remember the basic baby tasks: the last time they changed a diaper, fed the baby, how long the baby’s been awake or asleep, and a bonus timer to be used to time anything you want, like the last time you gave the baby medication. It also has alarm features, so if the dad needs a reminder every three hours to change the diaper or feed the baby every two hours, you can program those alarms for whatever time you want. If the alarm goes off, the light will light up and the small beep will go off. It has a night-light to help find that dropped binky in the dark or if nursing moms need a little bit of extra light. Also for nursing moms, there’s a left right switch so they don’t have to mark their bra with a safety pin or sticker anymore. It’s got a belt clip on the back and a backlight so they can see the display at night.”

This is one of those times where I say to myself, “Now, why didn’t I think of that?”

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