Comments on: Useless Items v.1.0

By: Erin & The Boys

Erin & The Boys — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:17:00 +0000

Hilarious! I might share that entry with my current Bradley class… what do you think? They would crack up! You should write a book for expecting/first time parents. Seriously.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:53:00 +0000

I agree with Sarah.

We didn’t buy a monitor until oh… couple of months ago, I suppose. We cosleep, so I only use ours when he is sleeping and I’m downstairs usually packing my lunch, my pump bag and his diaperbag for the next day. That or coding games. Ok, usually it’s the second, but I like to try to convince Tim that it’s the first.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:36:00 +0000

Allow me to comment on your comments, husband-of-mine. Although I tend to agree that for the most part monitors are useless. I feel the need to explain their one redeeming quality (at least according to me… which in my opinion, is important!). The monitor allows me to hear the fleeting and oh so quiet moments of Tyler’s awakeness before he hits screaming. These very brief moments are essential for night time feedings, as if I catch the quiet moment it’s easier to put Tyler back to bed. If he reaches 6-light SCREAMING status, then nursing is much more difficult and it takes a lot longer for him to fall back asleep. So, what I’m trying to say is: the baby monitor gives me an extra 20-30 minutes of precious sleep.

By: hollystar

hollystar — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:25:00 +0000

haha! we didnt use our baby monitor until our tyler was almost 2…

there is a very long list of things that we bought. or things i had to re-buy because i didnt like the way the 1st one functioned. i.e.strollers. ugh.

By: A Free Man

A Free Man — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:19:00 +0000

First of all, great photo of Tyler.

Second, you are dead right about the baby monitors. Such a scam. Zach threw his in the bath the other day, so maybe we’ll try the walkie talkies!

By: Seriously Mama

Seriously Mama — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:02:00 +0000

You kind sir… You are such a dad now! We have an entire basement full of useless crap that we never used for our babies. I am not trying to pawn them off o some unsuspecting new parent via Craigsist. Know anyone who needs a wipes warmer?