We Love It, We Love It Not

I thought it might be fun to review a few of the products that we love using with Beau, and a few things that fell short of our expectations. None of these companies know who I am. These are just my opinions.

Summer Infant Video Monitor

We LOVE this!! Obviously it is not a necessity as people have raised children for hundreds of years without video monitors, but we really love having this. It is great to be able to see what Beau is doing as he is falling asleep. Since Beau sleeps on a mattress on the floor in his nursery, he occasionally crawls out of view of the camera. In those instances, we can still hear him on the monitor. The only negative feedback I have about this product is that it doesn't keep a charge very long.

AVEENO Eczema Therapy Moisturizing Cream

Beau has eczema on his face and neck that comes and goes. When he first came home, his face and neck had bad scratches for almost 2 months because he would scratch himself so hard during the night. He quickly figured out how to take socks off of his hands, so that technique only worked for a short while. We know that part of the scratching was grieving behavior, but some of it was due to his eczema. We have tried a variety of products, and this is by far the best lotion we have found! I actually use it as his body lotion. I'm thankful we found this!

Playtex Sippy Cup

We've found this to be a great sippy cup that doesn't spill! Beau came home at 13 months and was not using a sippy cup at all, but he had no trouble learning how to use this sippy cup. He also has some Playtex cups that have straws that are also great.

Playtex VentAire Bottles

I do NOT recommend these bottles. Raleigh and I found that they leaked all the time!! There are several removable parts making these bottles difficult to use. In addition to leaking, the bottles were hard to keep clean because of the multiple parts. Since Beau only has a bottle at nap time and bed time, we found that the 3 bottles from Korea were plenty. We just wash them frequently. Raleigh and I have decided that January is the last month Beau will get his nap and bed time bottles so pretty soon his bottles will just be a memory.

Huggies Little Movers Slip-On Diapers

I must say that we usually buy whatever diapers are on sale, but we've found that Little Movers are the best for leak protection. I know a lot of people love Target diapers, but we have not had good luck with them. I find that during the day, any diaper will do because you can change it as often as needed, but at night you need a really good diaper. Beau always wakes up dry in the morning if he is wearing Little Movers.

Phil and Teds Classic Buggy

This was a really special gift. Raleigh gave me this stroller for Christmas last year (2010) while we were still waiting on our referral!

I loved pushing it around the house and dreaming of the day we would have a baby to stroll around. It was worth every penny for the amount of joy it brought me. However, once Beau came home and we started using the stroller, it really was not practical. The stroller is very hard to fold and unfold, even after lots of practice. It was also not very steady. The stroller required two hands to push around sharp turns or it would feel like it might tip over. Yikes! So, we sold the stroller. All we have now is our umbrella stroller, which we love. It works great, it is super light weight, and we haven't found a need for a bigger stroller.

So, what are your favorite baby products?