Posts Tagged ‘baby must haves’

#1 – Baby Video Monitor System – Truly a baby must have!

Written on May 6th, 2009 by admin
Categories: Electronic Stuff, Sleeping Stuff

Summer Infant Best View Digital Infant Video MonitorThe monitor we ended up settling on was the Summer Infant Best View Digital Video Baby Monitor.  This operates on the 2.4ghz frequency (like a lot of older cordless phones) and we have no interference problems at all.  So as a geek at heart, I love this thing because you can remotely control the camera.  The picture quality I would say is a touch grainier than the above model, but the night vision still gives you a clear shot at your newborn and the zoom feature is cool for my wife when she wants to check on our little ones breathing.

The things I like most about our Summer Infant Best View Digital Video Baby Monitor are:
1 – Remote pan/tilt/zoom the camera – You can really almost cover an entire room with this feature…REALLY COOL!
2 – Night Vision
3 – Picture quality is good
4 – Price is a touch cheaper than the above model.  We got ours thru Amazon for $179.99.

Another tough decision for us was trying to find a baby monitor system that would work well for us.  We went back to consumer reports, read other consumer reviews and settled on two options.  Now I’ll tell you, we ended up taking the Summer Infant Baby Quiets Sound Handheld Video Monitor (pictured 1st) back.  We kept getting interference from something else in the house and it developed a mild hum in the monitor.  I think because this system is 900mhz we were getting feedback from our other wireless “stuff” in the house.  Other people we know have had ZERO problems with this camera.

Summer Infant Babys Quiet Handheld Color VideoSome things we liked about the Summer Infant Baby Quiets Sound Handheld Video Monitor were:
1 – Superior Picture
2 – Awesome Night Vision Clarity
3 – Price – We purchased ours thru BabyEarth for $199.99

#3 – Diaper Genie II – A true baby must have!

Written on May 6th, 2009 by admin
Categories: Comfort Stuff

I really think I should have put this near the top 10.  I don’t have a rhyme or reason as to the numbers of these, but this is one of the most handy inventions we’ve purchased.

The Diaper Genie II is my saving grace.  It offers disposal of diapers and nearly seals all the odor in after the diaper is in the genie.

Diaper Genie II

Diaper Genie II

Basically, all you do is step on the pedal and toss away your diaper.  I recommend rolling the diaper up as much as you can to save on space.  After the Genie is full, this is where the “coolness” kicks in.  You open up the Genie, grab the outside of the bag, use the enclosed cutting tool and tie it up.  If you get good, you can limit odor to nearly nothing and you don’t touch the dirty diapers a 2nd time when sealing the bag up.

To refill you simply pull down some more bag and tie a knot.  Simply close up the unit and you are ready for some more diapers.

This was one of our orders from BabyEarth and we got ours for $36.95!