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Q. This has been a toughie for me and hubby. The reviews on all baby monitors are very mixed, and neither brand nor price really seem to have anything to do with whether or not people like a monitor. Just wondering what you have and use, and maybe what you've used in the past. What have your experiences been like with those brands?
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We picked up a used 'first years' one at a garage sale...it works fine...but our rooms are so close together at one end of the house, that we wind up just turning it off.
My sister used an 'Angelcare' one...it works fine too...
They're generally all pretty good...it just depends on whether you want 'bells and whistles' with it or not.
We picked up a used 'first years' one at a garage sale...it works fine...but our rooms are so close together at one end of the house, that we wind up just turning it off.
My sister used an 'Angelcare' one...it works fine too...
They're generally all pretty good...it just depends on whether you want 'bells and whistles' with it or not.
Ways to save money with having a baby?
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I want to try for baby over the next year, and I posted a question on what the costs of having a baby are (such as everything that needs to be purchased) and someone suggesting asking a question about what ways there are to save money with having baby (thanks for the suggestion!!!)
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!
Answer
-get whatever you can secondhand- from garage sales, craigslist, friends, wherever
- limit the stuff you get and choose ways of caring for your baby that take less stuff. For example, my partner and I plan on getting a baby sling and not a stroller. A sling is cheaper and we think it will be better for the baby to be carried by us close to us where he/she can see our faces and the faces of other people (as opposed to seeing knees and feet whenever we go out anywhere.) Other examples- if your baby is sleeping in the same room as you, no need for a baby monitor and if you cosleep, no need for a crib/baby bed. (Common practice in the country where I live and it helps prevent SIDS - Asian countries have lowest SIDS rates in the world and highest cosleeping rates)
There are a lot of choices like this, and different options, so don't give in to the marketing that says you need an expensive crib, stroller, toys, etc. Do the research and figure out what things will work for you. (Different people will have different things they consider necessary- some moms I know swear by their strollers and cribs, it's just not for me and my family.)
-get whatever you can secondhand- from garage sales, craigslist, friends, wherever
- limit the stuff you get and choose ways of caring for your baby that take less stuff. For example, my partner and I plan on getting a baby sling and not a stroller. A sling is cheaper and we think it will be better for the baby to be carried by us close to us where he/she can see our faces and the faces of other people (as opposed to seeing knees and feet whenever we go out anywhere.) Other examples- if your baby is sleeping in the same room as you, no need for a baby monitor and if you cosleep, no need for a crib/baby bed. (Common practice in the country where I live and it helps prevent SIDS - Asian countries have lowest SIDS rates in the world and highest cosleeping rates)
There are a lot of choices like this, and different options, so don't give in to the marketing that says you need an expensive crib, stroller, toys, etc. Do the research and figure out what things will work for you. (Different people will have different things they consider necessary- some moms I know swear by their strollers and cribs, it's just not for me and my family.)
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