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• Pregcellent: What Gear Do You Need?

  There's a post on HuffPo about some fairly ridiculous gadgets for parents. You can get a fancy-pants baby timer for tracking your baby's sleep and nap and diaper schedule, presumably to help avoid the age-old question, "Crap, when did the baby last eat?" Of course, when I had a newborn I could barely dial a phone number, much less program a handheld device with four timers. And there's also the LENA System, which records conversations between you and your baby and analyzes them on a computer. I know I would not want to be caught on tape making annoying babbling sounds, but perhaps this is good practice for the kid should they ever come under government surveillance. But perhaps you own these things, and find them indispensable. 'Course this all raises the question: What exactly do you need? Anywhere... Read More... Posted Mar 05 2008, 11:34 AM by Kelly Mills with | with no comments Filed under: gadgets, babies, diapers, infants, cribs, stroller, baby gear, robot, bouncy seat, pregcellent, surveillance, new parents, computer, monitor, night nurse, swing, lena system, timer

• Things Fall Apart: Oeuf Infant Bouncy Seats

  "Oeuf!"  That's the sound your baby will make as it hits the floor when the frame on his fancy new bouncer snaps. This latest baby gear recall affect the $100 trendy bouncer seats with padded canvas supported by a tubular steel frame. The canvas seat is brown with white, blue or pink stripes. A three-point safety belt is attached to the canvas. Model number 2005 is printed on the label. Consumers are advised to stop using the seat immediately and contact Oeuf for a repair kit.  When asked about the recall, Oeuf-owning parents said, "Repair kit? How 'bout gimme my money back so I can go get me a Fisher-Price bouncy seat? How'm I gonna sell this on Craigslist now? Repair kit, my ass." Posted Apr 19 2007, 07:02 PM by Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: recalls, things fall apart, oeuf, bouncy seat