Comments for Front Range Dad http://www.frontrangedad.com I'm in it for the toys Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:19:42 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 Comment on Unplug From Your Baby At Night by Front Range Dad http://www.frontrangedad.com/gizmos/unplug-your-baby-at-night/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Front Range Dad Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:19:42 +0000 http://www.frontrangedad.com/?p=207#comment-27 Glad to see I'm not the only one. Our home now is almost too small as far as sleeping goes. (We close both our door and our daughters.) We had bad luck using a Pack N Play as a bassinet, just wasn't a comfortable solution for her, kind of horrendous for us. I would agree that a bassinet seems like overkill for how long you use it. We never did come up a with a good solution, but were relieved when we moved to the real crib. Our daughter is pretty good at telling us what she doesn't like and won't let us force any of these gadgets on her. Consequently we have a basement full of stuff used one time. Time to head to the donation center! :) Thanks for the comment! Glad to see I’m not the only one. Our home now is almost too small as far as sleeping goes. (We close both our door and our daughters.)

We had bad luck using a Pack N Play as a bassinet, just wasn’t a comfortable solution for her, kind of horrendous for us. I would agree that a bassinet seems like overkill for how long you use it. We never did come up a with a good solution, but were relieved when we moved to the real crib.

Our daughter is pretty good at telling us what she doesn’t like and won’t let us force any of these gadgets on her. Consequently we have a basement full of stuff used one time. Time to head to the donation center! :)

Thanks for the comment!

]]> Comment on Unplug From Your Baby At Night by babylovesbooks http://www.frontrangedad.com/gizmos/unplug-your-baby-at-night/comment-page-1/#comment-26 babylovesbooks Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:05:46 +0000 http://www.frontrangedad.com/?p=207#comment-26 I agree. If someone were to ask me for a list of completely unnecessary and over-hyped baby items, I would put a baby monitor on top. ( Of course, we live in a relatively small house, so we can hear the baby anywhere. But, I think everyone should consider the size of their home and the distance between bedrooms before buying this one.) Other items think parents can do without are a changing station( we never got one. Use the bed or the floor with an easy-wipe changing sheet), a bassinet( when you have a crib and a playard and swing and a bouncy...why do you need a bassinet that baby will outgrow within the first few hours?) and an exersaucer/walker(I'd prefer toys that didn't cage in my baby for any length of time, but I couldn't have done it without a bouncy seat and a swing) I agree. If someone were to ask me for a list of completely unnecessary and over-hyped baby items, I would put a baby monitor on top. ( Of course, we live in a relatively small house, so we can hear the baby anywhere. But, I think everyone should consider the size of their home and the distance between bedrooms before buying this one.) Other items think parents can do without are a changing station( we never got one. Use the bed or the floor with an easy-wipe changing sheet), a bassinet( when you have a crib and a playard and swing and a bouncy…why do you need a bassinet that baby will outgrow within the first few hours?) and an exersaucer/walker(I’d prefer toys that didn’t cage in my baby for any length of time, but I couldn’t have done it without a bouncy seat and a swing)

]]> Comment on Talk To Your Baby by Front Range Dad http://www.frontrangedad.com/babystuff/talk-to-your-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Front Range Dad Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:47:18 +0000 http://frontrangedad.com/?p=133#comment-5 Good point! Every day she adds to the conversation. She says a word/syllable and I can imagine her frustration and us not "getting it". Each word gets more exciting. Good point! Every day she adds to the conversation. She says a word/syllable and I can imagine her frustration and us not “getting it”. Each word gets more exciting.

]]> Comment on Talk To Your Baby by Karen Nemeth http://www.frontrangedad.com/babystuff/talk-to-your-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Karen Nemeth Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:43:01 +0000 http://frontrangedad.com/?p=133#comment-4 This is great! But, it's not quite right to say your baby doesn't 'have a lot of words' at 11 months. Truth is she has a lot of words - she just can't say them yet! By that age, she might understand 50 words or more - that's why it's so wonderful that you talk to her as much as you do. It breaks my heart when I see parents wheeling their babies around in shopping carts without ever making eye contact or talking to their little learner about the interesting sights, smells and sounds at the store. So many missed opportunities! I hope lots of parents read your blog and are inspired to do more to communicate with their babies! This is great! But, it’s not quite right to say your baby doesn’t ‘have a lot of words’ at 11 months. Truth is she has a lot of words – she just can’t say them yet! By that age, she might understand 50 words or more – that’s why it’s so wonderful that you talk to her as much as you do. It breaks my heart when I see parents wheeling their babies around in shopping carts without ever making eye contact or talking to their little learner about the interesting sights, smells and sounds at the store. So many missed opportunities! I hope lots of parents read your blog and are inspired to do more to communicate with their babies!

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