Comments for Infant Inside http://www.ctsids.org Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:24:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Nap Nanny Infant Sleep Aide, Pink by Alexa http://www.ctsids.org/264-nap-nanny-infant-sleep-aide-pink.html#comment-432 Alexa Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:24:26 +0000 http://www.ctsids.org/264-nap-nanny-infant-sleep-aide-pink.html#comment-432 My baby has reflux and will not sleep on her back. We thought this would be a great solution, but it has not worked for us. She doesn't like to be swaddled, but she also does not like to have too much wiggle room either. When she is in the nap nanny there is too much room around her-- I don't this she feels secure and wakes up within 10 minutes (even if I roll up blankets around her). I think this product would work better for bigger/older babies with more head control (mine is 2 months old, 24 inches/14 lbs). She does, however, love to hang out in the seat, so at least it wasn't a total waste of money. The one thing that has worked to get her to sleep on her back is the Fisher Price Newborn Rock and Play Sleeper. If your baby will only sleep in a swing or carseat, I suggest giving this product a try--it's only $50, it is an approved infant sleeping product, and it has worked like a charm for us. Rating: 3 / 5 My baby has reflux and will not sleep on her back. We thought this would be a great solution, but it has not worked for us. She doesn’t like to be swaddled, but she also does not like to have too much wiggle room either. When she is in the nap nanny there is too much room around her– I don’t this she feels secure and wakes up within 10 minutes (even if I roll up blankets around her). I think this product would work better for bigger/older babies with more head control (mine is 2 months old, 24 inches/14 lbs). She does, however, love to hang out in the seat, so at least it wasn’t a total waste of money. The one thing that has worked to get her to sleep on her back is the Fisher Price Newborn Rock and Play Sleeper. If your baby will only sleep in a swing or carseat, I suggest giving this product a try–it’s only $50, it is an approved infant sleeping product, and it has worked like a charm for us.
Rating: 3 / 5

]]> Comment on Manhattan Toy Put and Peek Birdhouse by K. Pinke http://www.ctsids.org/277-manhattan-toy-put-and-peek-birdhouse.html#comment-464 K. Pinke Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:17:24 +0000 http://www.ctsids.org/277-manhattan-toy-put-and-peek-birdhouse.html#comment-464 I purchased this birdhouse for our 5 month old baby. She loves the birds and grabs them and holds them up. Plus our 2 year old is really enjoying the birds and house. This is a brightly colored and well made toy that we will use for years to come for imaginative play. Rating: 5 / 5 I purchased this birdhouse for our 5 month old baby. She loves the birds and grabs them and holds them up. Plus our 2 year old is really enjoying the birds and house. This is a brightly colored and well made toy that we will use for years to come for imaginative play.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Infants Girls’ Ladybug Costume by HectorAlamo http://www.ctsids.org/261-infants-girls-ladybug-costume.html#comment-427 HectorAlamo Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:15:44 +0000 http://www.ctsids.org/261-infants-girls-ladybug-costume.html#comment-427 Just what I was looking for, for my daughter. We are celebrating her first birthday and my wife wanted to dress her up with the theme of Ladybugs. Rating: 5 / 5 Just what I was looking for, for my daughter. We are celebrating her first birthday and my wife wanted to dress her up with the theme of Ladybugs.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Tiny Love Sunny Stroll Arch in Yellow by GingerTheBee http://www.ctsids.org/265-tiny-love-sunny-stroll-arch-in-yellow.html#comment-437 GingerTheBee Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:10:28 +0000 http://www.ctsids.org/265-tiny-love-sunny-stroll-arch-in-yellow.html#comment-437 I put this on my infant (9mos) son's Christmas list in preparation for our Florida trip in January. It is fantastic. It clips on to the carseat easily, and can also be easily removed. The baby enjoyed having something with which to play. His big brother is front-facing and can watch movies on the road, but the baby is still rear-facing. I will recommend this to everyone I know. Rating: 5 / 5 I put this on my infant (9mos) son’s Christmas list in preparation for our Florida trip in January. It is fantastic. It clips on to the carseat easily, and can also be easily removed. The baby enjoyed having something with which to play. His big brother is front-facing and can watch movies on the road, but the baby is still rear-facing. I will recommend this to everyone I know.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Manhattan Toy Put and Peek Birdhouse by R. Fuller http://www.ctsids.org/277-manhattan-toy-put-and-peek-birdhouse.html#comment-463 R. Fuller Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:09:55 +0000 http://www.ctsids.org/277-manhattan-toy-put-and-peek-birdhouse.html#comment-463 My daughter played with this when she was 12 months to about now (2 years). I first bought this for my son and he played with this, but not so much. I'll still give this 4 stars because my daughter loved the little birds and moving them around and shaking them. Rating: 4 / 5 My daughter played with this when she was 12 months to about now (2 years). I first bought this for my son and he played with this, but not so much. I’ll still give this 4 stars because my daughter loved the little birds and moving them around and shaking them.
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> Comment on Wellements Gripe Water – 4 oz by H. Lee http://www.ctsids.org/271-wellements-gripe-water-4-oz.html#comment-454 H. Lee Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:57:39 +0000 http://www.ctsids.org/271-wellements-gripe-water-4-oz.html#comment-454 My 2 months old son is colicky and that's why I tried this product. He doesn't like the taste of this gripe water and cries every time I feed him this. However, he stops being cranky and sleeps very well afterwards. Rating: 5 / 5 My 2 months old son is colicky and that’s why I tried this product. He doesn’t like the taste of this gripe water and cries every time I feed him this. However, he stops being cranky and sleeps very well afterwards.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Manhattan Toy Put and Peek Birdhouse by Carole E. Meyers http://www.ctsids.org/277-manhattan-toy-put-and-peek-birdhouse.html#comment-462 Carole E. Meyers Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:56:03 +0000 http://www.ctsids.org/277-manhattan-toy-put-and-peek-birdhouse.html#comment-462 This is one of the cutest baby toys I've ever seen! I bought it for my 1-year-old granddaughter for Christmas. She knew just what to do with it. I wanted to play, too. Squeezing the darling little birdie puffballs made me a baby again. This is one toy I wouldn't bother to pick up and put away. It's too cute. Rating: 5 / 5 This is one of the cutest baby toys I’ve ever seen! I bought it for my 1-year-old granddaughter for Christmas. She knew just what to do with it. I wanted to play, too. Squeezing the darling little birdie puffballs made me a baby again. This is one toy I wouldn’t bother to pick up and put away. It’s too cute.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Summer Infant Newborn-To-Toddler Fold Away Baby Bath by Justy's Mom http://www.ctsids.org/274-summer-infant-newborn-to-toddler-fold-away-baby-bath.html#comment-459 Justy's Mom Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:48:45 +0000 http://www.ctsids.org/274-summer-infant-newborn-to-toddler-fold-away-baby-bath.html#comment-459 We bought this for our newborn, thinking what a great space saver it'll be. <br />NOT!!!!! <br />I have yet to fold it and our baby (now 4 months old) would slip and slide in this thing at bathtime. It is not sturdy. Just Plain Worthless!! I didn't buy another tub sooner because was being cheap and wanted to get my money's worth out of it. Don't buy this tub! It's not good. Rating: 1 / 5 We bought this for our newborn, thinking what a great space saver it’ll be.

NOT!!!!!

I have yet to fold it and our baby (now 4 months old) would slip and slide in this thing at bathtime. It is not sturdy. Just Plain Worthless!! I didn’t buy another tub sooner because was being cheap and wanted to get my money’s worth out of it. Don’t buy this tub! It’s not good.
Rating: 1 / 5

]]> Comment on Nap Nanny Infant Sleep Aide, Pink by Samantha Williams http://www.ctsids.org/264-nap-nanny-infant-sleep-aide-pink.html#comment-431 Samantha Williams Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:31:59 +0000 http://www.ctsids.org/264-nap-nanny-infant-sleep-aide-pink.html#comment-431 We purchased the Nap Nanny after reading that it might help with infant reflux. Upon opening the package, we were instantly overwhelmed with a terrible chemical smell. We thought perhaps it would go away after airing it out for a few days. It did not. My son smelled like this chemical after laying on the Nap Nanny for just a short time. <br /> <br />I was very concerned, so I researched the issues of fire retardants (which the Nap Nanny is treated with, according to the manufacturer) and there are some very serious issues with this chemical and infants. I won't go into that here as there is plenty of information online about the concerns of these chemicals, Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE Flame Retardants). I contacted Nap Nanny directly to inquire about the smell and I was told that sometimes in the manufacturing process, more of the chemical gets concentrated in some areas as it is applied to the Nap Nanny. The company recommended that I order a replacement from Amazon and return the original as defective. I did and the new Nap Nanny arrived and had the very same smell. We aired it out again and the smell did not go away. We decided that there was no way we were going to let our son sleep on this thing that smelled so toxic. <br /> <br />Many children's items we own unfortunately contain these PBDE's including our bouncy seat and the cushion on our son's highchair. It is difficult to avoid this chemical as it seems to be in most baby gear. However, none of these other items we own exhibited such a strong smell as the Nap Nanny did, even when they were brand new. <br /> <br />We also returned the second Nap Nanny for a full refund from Amazon because it was unusable. The one good thing about the Nap Nanny is that it made me more aware of this chemical in baby products and now we are trying to avoid it whenever possible. Oh, and what did we do about the reflux which in my son's case was really just excessive spitting up when sleeping? We elevated the head of the bed by 6" with a few pieces of scrap 2x4's...this, a little bit of time and patience and the reflux problem went away. And the 2x4's were free. Rating: 1 / 5 We purchased the Nap Nanny after reading that it might help with infant reflux. Upon opening the package, we were instantly overwhelmed with a terrible chemical smell. We thought perhaps it would go away after airing it out for a few days. It did not. My son smelled like this chemical after laying on the Nap Nanny for just a short time.

I was very concerned, so I researched the issues of fire retardants (which the Nap Nanny is treated with, according to the manufacturer) and there are some very serious issues with this chemical and infants. I won’t go into that here as there is plenty of information online about the concerns of these chemicals, Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE Flame Retardants). I contacted Nap Nanny directly to inquire about the smell and I was told that sometimes in the manufacturing process, more of the chemical gets concentrated in some areas as it is applied to the Nap Nanny. The company recommended that I order a replacement from Amazon and return the original as defective. I did and the new Nap Nanny arrived and had the very same smell. We aired it out again and the smell did not go away. We decided that there was no way we were going to let our son sleep on this thing that smelled so toxic.

Many children’s items we own unfortunately contain these PBDE’s including our bouncy seat and the cushion on our son’s highchair. It is difficult to avoid this chemical as it seems to be in most baby gear. However, none of these other items we own exhibited such a strong smell as the Nap Nanny did, even when they were brand new.

We also returned the second Nap Nanny for a full refund from Amazon because it was unusable. The one good thing about the Nap Nanny is that it made me more aware of this chemical in baby products and now we are trying to avoid it whenever possible. Oh, and what did we do about the reflux which in my son’s case was really just excessive spitting up when sleeping? We elevated the head of the bed by 6″ with a few pieces of scrap 2×4’s…this, a little bit of time and patience and the reflux problem went away. And the 2×4’s were free.
Rating: 1 / 5

]]> Comment on Wellements Gripe Water – 4 oz by S. Randles http://www.ctsids.org/271-wellements-gripe-water-4-oz.html#comment-453 S. Randles Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:18:29 +0000 http://www.ctsids.org/271-wellements-gripe-water-4-oz.html#comment-453 I absolutely love this gripe water. I started using it 2 years ago for my daughter. She didn't have colic, but constantly got the hiccups. It works like a charm! The hiccups would disappear before the dosage was even complete. Now that I have another newborn, I made sure to stock up before his birth. Only thing I didn't like was that it has to be refrigerated after opening. Sometimes my baby startles when I first start the dose because he's not accustomed to cold liquids going down his throat. But since that's my only complaint, I still gave it 5 stars. Rating: 5 / 5 I absolutely love this gripe water. I started using it 2 years ago for my daughter. She didn’t have colic, but constantly got the hiccups. It works like a charm! The hiccups would disappear before the dosage was even complete. Now that I have another newborn, I made sure to stock up before his birth. Only thing I didn’t like was that it has to be refrigerated after opening. Sometimes my baby startles when I first start the dose because he’s not accustomed to cold liquids going down his throat. But since that’s my only complaint, I still gave it 5 stars.
Rating: 5 / 5

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