Summer Infant: Myself
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Summer Infant Advice Needed
Asked by M.L. from Des Moines
on May 14, 2007
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I know babies like to be swaddled and I know they can’t regulate their temperatures right away, but won’t a summer baby (due 6-20-07) get too hot if swaddled too t...
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- I had ALL summer babies. One, if you are using air conditioning, you can "swaddle-a-way" because the house will be too cool for the baby. If you do not use ac (I've be...
- HI M., I have both winter baby and summer baby. I also faced the same concern only I am from tn and it is alot hotter there then here. By baby did just fine. Most o...
- M., I had a summer baby, and worried about the same thing. I used a receiving blanket to swaddle him, but made sure he just had a onesie on underneath. That seeme...
Video Monitors
Asked by M.L. from Dallas
on May 28, 2010
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I am a SAHM of a 2.5 yo boy. We have had a video monitor for my son since he was about 2 years old. We are pregnant with our 2nd child and wanting to get another vid...
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- I had the Summer one too and I liked it. I think as they get older & used, the controls get a little funky. Aren't video monitors great? I loved mine.
- I am in the same boat, i just bought the summer Best View ( i had an older summer for my son) My friend has tried every video monitor out there and swears by this on...
- Hi, I had summer Infant for my two children, I just agev birth to my 3rd child and needed a new one, I purchased the new summer Infant model with the tv monitor (not ...
Seeking Advice on Play Yards and Baby Monitirs
Asked by S.C. from Houston
on March 18, 2008
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I have been setting up my registry and it is about to drive me crazy. However I have two specific questions. My husband and I looked at the Pack n' Plays and really l...
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- I have the Chicco Lullaby Playard - Sahara and Summer Infant Day and Night Handheld Color Video Monitor. I love both of them. I just went on my first out of town t...
- We have been using our Graco monitor for 5 years now, never with a problem! I had purchased another one originally but could hear one of my neighbors. The graco one ...
- I am a big fan of Graco. My pack n play and monitors, strollers, carseats, everything was Grace and I never had one problem with anything.
Swaddling an Older Baby
Asked by K.L. from Chicago
on April 6, 2010
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Hi everyone,
I have a 5 month-old who still sleeps better when he's fully swaddled. My husband and I would like to transition him to no swaddle, but it keeps him f...
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- We used the Kiddopotomous swaddle until our son was 4 months old. He was getting out of it a lot at that point too and finally we just decided that he needed to learn...
- If you need a very good product to get rid of exzema please email me at ____@____.com and I will tell you what we use for our kids. Since your 5 month-old scratches h...
- I would not invest in an expensive swaddle, since your baby is already 5 months and will not be using it for long. It's not recommended anyway to swaddle after 5 month...
In-Bed CoSleeper Device
Asked by A.F. from Houston
on February 16, 2012
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Anyone used one of those in-bed cosleeping things or know anyone who has? Summer Infant has one, there are a few others out on the market.
I coslept with my daught...
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- They also make on the go beds for baby when you go to grandma's. I'm not sure the brand I think it may be summer infant actually, but I like it well enough. Co-sleep...
- I just bought one so I'll be paying attention to this also.
- I used one, can't remember the brand. It was about 5 years ago, it was basically just like a little partial box with the cushion for sleeping. It worked pretty well an...
Video Monitor Recommendations?
Asked by A.S. from Portland
on January 29, 2012
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My son is almost 2 1/2 and we've been through 3 different video monitors. We started with 2 different Summer Infant monitors and then just tried the iBaby monitor the...
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- We didn't use anything marketed as a baby video monitor. We used security cameras. They come with a camera and a receiver. We bought 2 sets, and they are identical,...
- We are currently using a LofTek camera in my older DD's room. It's a wireless network camera, so it would work with your WiFi instead of interfering with it. Then you ...
- Avoid Safety 1st brand, our monitor's battery died after only a couple months, they sent a replacement, but that battery was defective and never worked at all. When I...
2 Way Monitors?
Asked by C.P. from Dallas
on November 23, 2010
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Hi there - we're in the market for a baby monitor - and thus far everyone I've talked to has recommended the Summer Infant Video monitor - and so that's what we're lea...
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- I have this very monitor, but you can not communicate with your baby with a touch of a button unless I have not figured out how to do so. It is video, not a speaker.
- We have the Evenflo Whisper Connect 2 way monitor that we bought off of Craigslist. I was not able to find any 2 way baby monitors in the stores within the last year,...
- Hi there! I just read in my Women's Health magazine that baby monitors emit more radiation than a cell phone. November 2010 It says "a recent study shows RF radiatio...
Seeking Advice on 'Bath Time'
Asked by M.J. from Minneapolis
on January 23, 2008
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Thank you in advance for any suggestions, you have helped so much in the past. So my little one hates baths. She enjoyed them when we bathed her in the kitchen sink an...
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- You could try a laundry basket inside the tub it might give her that extra sense of security.
- You've probably already tried this but my little one LOVES bubble bath.
- we used a bath seat (I still have it if you want it...)don't remember the name but it has a handle that rests over the wall of the tub and the seat sits inside the tub...
Long Range Monitor
Asked by R.R. from Chicago
on July 1, 2009
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We are traveling to my in-laws who live on a lake over the weekend. I've taken our regular baby monitor to their home before and it gets terrible static and interfere...
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- Hi R., I also had a big problem with my old monitor when going outside. The static was terrible! I purchased the Sony BabyCall Rechargeable monitor and it works g...
- We run into this same problem in the yard, the digital monitors just don't work too far from the base. My husband (the IT guy) explained that the digital monitors are...
- I have a Graco one that is great! It goes clearly all the way at least 200 ft from the house, haven't had to go farther then that. http://www.amazon.com/Graco-iMonit...
Aspirators
Asked by M.O. from New York
on October 22, 2009
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Hi! I'm having my 1st baby in February and before I even start on a baby registry I wanted to ask experienced moms out there, as far as health and safety for newborn ...
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- I agree that the hospital will give you the best aspirator out there! As for clippers, I used emery board files at first - such tiny digits! And now use a clippe...
- When ever I go to baby showers I like to give a diaper bag filled with all my favorite baby supplies! I will share with you! *Mylacon! (I buy the Wal-Mart brand. Work...
- I received an aspirator, clippers and digital thermometer in a small "summer infant" kit for my first son. Both my husband and I loved them. When my second son came ar...
