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hoffmancha
We are looking for a good digital baby monitor for under $50. What are our options and are there any reviews on them.
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I know you said under $50, but the iMonitor is the best on the market currently - and it's only $10 more. I have one and the reception is great anywhere in my 2-story house.
The iMonitor is by Graco - you can search for it here:
http://www.target.com It has wonderful reviews.
I know you said under $50, but the iMonitor is the best on the market currently - and it's only $10 more. I have one and the reception is great anywhere in my 2-story house.
The iMonitor is by Graco - you can search for it here:
http://www.target.com It has wonderful reviews.
How much do you spend a month on baby supplies?
Jessica
Im 18 just found out im 4 weeks along
I was just wondering what's the price range for the essential; wipes, diapers, formula, ect.
Everything else im already going to have like crib, clothes, car seat.
Please let me know what your estimate is, thank you :)
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I would highly recommend breast feeding your child instead of formula feeding. You will save a ton of money breast feeding- trust me. It is not only beneficial to your baby's health, but also to your health to breast feed. Women who breast feed for their children past 1 year (for 2 years) had a significant decrease in cervical and breast cancers than women who breast fed for only a year. Woman who breast fed for over a year had a decreased risk of breast and cervical cancer than those who didn't breast feed at all.. It will also save you a ton of money and time. Instead of waking up in the night to prepare a bottle, you just take your baby and breast feed :) Breast feeding will also help you loose the weight you gained during your pregnancy. Each time you breast feed you burn calories.
Car seats are expensive. To save money, skip the infant seat. Instead buy a convertible car seat. Infant seats are a convenience thing- you install the car seat base in the car and you click in the carrier. This way, you can carry a sleeping baby in the house. I know that this is convenient, but it is not good for a baby's health for the baby to stay in a reclined position. It is hard on a baby's body. That is why hospitals issue car seat tests- they strap your baby in the car seat and monitor your baby's heart rate and oxygen levels to make sure your baby can withstand being in a reclined postioned. The only time your baby should be in a reclined position is when your baby is in a moving vehicle. Most infant seats are outgrown before your baby is a year old. This means you will have to buy a convertible car seat anyways.
A convertible car seat has a higher weight limit for rear facing and a taller shell. This way you can rear face your child longer. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends to rear face a child until the child is at LEAST 2 years old. It is 5 times safer to rear face a child until age 2! The AAP recommends to rear face a child as long as possible. This means to rear face a child until they outgrow their convertible car seat. I would buy the Cosco Scenera convertible car seat with the 40 lb rear facing weight limit. Be careful- there are 2 different Cosco Sceneras - one has a 35 lb weight limit rear facing and the other has a 40 lb weight limit rear facing. Read the labels carefully. You can buy the Cosco Scenera with the 40 lb weight limit at target- it costs around $50 and will last you 3-4 years. Most kids can stay rear facing until age 3, and if your baby is small, then until age 4, which is the preferable age to transition to forward facing.
The most important thing that you can do to protect your child is to have a properly installed car seat that is used correctly. Car crashes are the leading cause of injury, disability, and death for children under 12 years of age! I would highly recommend that all parents get their car seats checked by a child passenger safety technician. Studies have shown that 95% of car seats are installed incorrectly and used incorrectly. You can go to seatcheck.org to find a child passenger safety technician.
There are two ways to install a car seat- one way is called LATCH and the other way is using the seat belt for installation. LATCH stands for lower anchors and tethers for children. This is a government standard used to install a car seat. There are metal anchors in your car to attach the car seat to the car. All car seats have them and some cars made after 2001 have the LATCH system. All cars made in 2003 have the LATCH system. Never use both the latch system and the seat belt to install a car seat- use one or the other. It could cause too much stress on the car seat so it might not perform as intended by the manufacturer.
You cannot use the LATCH system in the center seating position unless specifically stated by your vehicle owner's manual. This is because the lower anchors on the outboard positions are connected and supported by a metal bar. In the center, the bar may not be there to connect the anchors. Also, the weight limit on the lower anchors is 40 lbs unless your vehicle owner's manual says differently.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg4zBeU7md4
Above link: Video about rear facing for babies and toddlers; explains the difference between infant seats and convertible car seats.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvyIv9QVRBE
Above link: Shows pictures of children rear facing in convertible car seats- as you can see, many kids are over the age 2 minimum recommendation!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8gU9zzCGA8
Above link: Joel at 18 months and 33 lbs broke his neck while in a front facing car seat! Click on the link to hear his story.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4unJ6Ut71Fo
Above link: How to install a graco infant car seat with lap/shoulder belt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULJ8Vx79Vv4
Above link: Video on the AAP recommendations
I would highly recommend breast feeding your child instead of formula feeding. You will save a ton of money breast feeding- trust me. It is not only beneficial to your baby's health, but also to your health to breast feed. Women who breast feed for their children past 1 year (for 2 years) had a significant decrease in cervical and breast cancers than women who breast fed for only a year. Woman who breast fed for over a year had a decreased risk of breast and cervical cancer than those who didn't breast feed at all.. It will also save you a ton of money and time. Instead of waking up in the night to prepare a bottle, you just take your baby and breast feed :) Breast feeding will also help you loose the weight you gained during your pregnancy. Each time you breast feed you burn calories.
Car seats are expensive. To save money, skip the infant seat. Instead buy a convertible car seat. Infant seats are a convenience thing- you install the car seat base in the car and you click in the carrier. This way, you can carry a sleeping baby in the house. I know that this is convenient, but it is not good for a baby's health for the baby to stay in a reclined position. It is hard on a baby's body. That is why hospitals issue car seat tests- they strap your baby in the car seat and monitor your baby's heart rate and oxygen levels to make sure your baby can withstand being in a reclined postioned. The only time your baby should be in a reclined position is when your baby is in a moving vehicle. Most infant seats are outgrown before your baby is a year old. This means you will have to buy a convertible car seat anyways.
A convertible car seat has a higher weight limit for rear facing and a taller shell. This way you can rear face your child longer. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends to rear face a child until the child is at LEAST 2 years old. It is 5 times safer to rear face a child until age 2! The AAP recommends to rear face a child as long as possible. This means to rear face a child until they outgrow their convertible car seat. I would buy the Cosco Scenera convertible car seat with the 40 lb rear facing weight limit. Be careful- there are 2 different Cosco Sceneras - one has a 35 lb weight limit rear facing and the other has a 40 lb weight limit rear facing. Read the labels carefully. You can buy the Cosco Scenera with the 40 lb weight limit at target- it costs around $50 and will last you 3-4 years. Most kids can stay rear facing until age 3, and if your baby is small, then until age 4, which is the preferable age to transition to forward facing.
The most important thing that you can do to protect your child is to have a properly installed car seat that is used correctly. Car crashes are the leading cause of injury, disability, and death for children under 12 years of age! I would highly recommend that all parents get their car seats checked by a child passenger safety technician. Studies have shown that 95% of car seats are installed incorrectly and used incorrectly. You can go to seatcheck.org to find a child passenger safety technician.
There are two ways to install a car seat- one way is called LATCH and the other way is using the seat belt for installation. LATCH stands for lower anchors and tethers for children. This is a government standard used to install a car seat. There are metal anchors in your car to attach the car seat to the car. All car seats have them and some cars made after 2001 have the LATCH system. All cars made in 2003 have the LATCH system. Never use both the latch system and the seat belt to install a car seat- use one or the other. It could cause too much stress on the car seat so it might not perform as intended by the manufacturer.
You cannot use the LATCH system in the center seating position unless specifically stated by your vehicle owner's manual. This is because the lower anchors on the outboard positions are connected and supported by a metal bar. In the center, the bar may not be there to connect the anchors. Also, the weight limit on the lower anchors is 40 lbs unless your vehicle owner's manual says differently.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg4zBeU7md4
Above link: Video about rear facing for babies and toddlers; explains the difference between infant seats and convertible car seats.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvyIv9QVRBE
Above link: Shows pictures of children rear facing in convertible car seats- as you can see, many kids are over the age 2 minimum recommendation!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8gU9zzCGA8
Above link: Joel at 18 months and 33 lbs broke his neck while in a front facing car seat! Click on the link to hear his story.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4unJ6Ut71Fo
Above link: How to install a graco infant car seat with lap/shoulder belt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULJ8Vx79Vv4
Above link: Video on the AAP recommendations
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