I remember the early days after my baby made her arrival. That exhausting, milky oblivion. The wonder. The inexplainable love and magic. The overwhelming chaos in which time stood still.
In the midst of being tired beyond comprehension, I was supposed to remember when my baby ate last and what color her poop was and if I fed her on my left or right. The hospital checked us out with a “feeding chart” on colored paper, but the record-keeping wreaked havoc on an already-enormous workload.
It would have been so wonderful to have an itzbeen in those days – to tell us exactly how long it had been since we fed or changed our baby. This little gadget is extremely clever. It features a clock, a nightlight, a L/R switch, and little buttons for you to push to track when baby was fed, changed, or napped last. It even allows you to set a “reminder alarm” for each timer – no more waking up in a sweat with “Was the baby supposed to have eaten by now?” on your mind.
Best of all, the itzbeen is just under $26 so it won’t break the bank. And it can grow with you too. I still keep it by my daughter’s bedside so I can check the time or turn on the little nightlight during night wakings. And some parents report using it to monitor TV time or to aid in the potty training process as well.
This little gadget was designed by parents – and it shows! You can purchase your own in green or blue here.
WIN IT! One mama will win the itzbeen Baby Care Timer by Coast Innovations. To enter, simply leave a comment and your e-mail address on this post prior to Monday, Feb. 4, at midnight. The winner will be contacted and announced on Tuesday, Feb. 5. * Winner must provide a U.S. mailing address.
* UPDATE * The winner is #38 Bess. Congratulations!
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Sundi says
February 5, 2008 at 7:30 pmWhen I first heard about these I knew I needed one — I’m really forgetful! And I never thought about using it for TV time!
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Shelby says
February 5, 2008 at 5:53 amI am a first time mother, and this would be SOOO helpful!! Great idea :)
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Uniquely Yours says
February 5, 2008 at 5:14 amThanks! This is wonderful.
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Brandy says
February 5, 2008 at 4:37 amThis is a wonderful idea! Thanks for the chance to win!
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The Saunders Family says
February 5, 2008 at 3:03 amwe love ours, but would love to give one as a gift!
mom2maria at hotmail dot com
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Keller Fam says
February 5, 2008 at 1:02 amI saw this product awhile ago and told all my friends about it… I’m now expecting baby 3 and would LOVE to have one of my own :) jennik at insightbb dot com.
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Doreen says
February 5, 2008 at 1:00 amThis sounds amazing!! Would love to win one. :)
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Chantelle says
February 4, 2008 at 8:17 pmOmg! I hope i win! I want this! please pick me :)
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Brooke says
February 4, 2008 at 7:42 pmI have always wanted to try this.
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Mommy Bee says
February 4, 2008 at 7:33 pmAwesome! What will they think of next? What mommy WOULDN’T want this? Count me in! Thanks!
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JewelsHud says
February 4, 2008 at 7:14 pmThis product is one of those really cool ones that have just recently come about – I’d love it!
julieahudson[at]hotmail[.]com
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Taryn says
February 4, 2008 at 7:07 pmSounds like a great product!
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Rockin' Mama says
February 4, 2008 at 6:05 pmThis looks fantastic!
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Caryn
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brandy says
February 4, 2008 at 1:38 pmi would love this so much
bwalleshauser@yahoo.com
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KiwisMommy says
February 4, 2008 at 12:13 pmWhat a great gadget. Please count me in. Thanks for the contest!
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heather h says
February 4, 2008 at 8:20 amThis would make a great gift for a sweet little friend of mine. I remember those days when I was exhausted and my husband was running around like crazy tending all the other details. Wow, things have really changed now that my little one is a toddler. Oh boy, those were crazy days!
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Fulmer Fam says
February 4, 2008 at 4:16 amWould love, heart and adore this :)
asfulmer at bellsouth dot net
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Kali says
February 3, 2008 at 11:21 pmThis would be a blessing! kaliannah (at) suddenlink (dot) net.
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emily says
February 3, 2008 at 8:17 pmI love it and could really use it! Some days I just feel like I’m loosing my mind! Thanks!
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carica says
February 3, 2008 at 2:42 pmIt was this product I dreamed about with each of my daughters’ births. Those charts suck! (And I could never read my chicken-scratch handwriting the next morning anyway) I’d love to have this to give to my sister-in-law, who is expecting. If only there was a spot to chart which side they last fed on too…I’d always forget to switch my bracelet.
sanna1999(at)verizon(dot)net
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jbubolz-miller says
February 3, 2008 at 5:27 amWhat a great idea! I can totally relate to your comment on those charts- we threw them out after we realized that neither of us were remebering to use them! jbubolz-miller@hotmail.com
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PS says
February 3, 2008 at 2:24 amI just found out about these and I think they sound amazing…I had such a hard time remember which side I nursed on last…(and then you’d pay for it all nite…) This would come in handy when number 3 comes along.
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Ginny says
February 3, 2008 at 1:51 amPlease enter me, cool!
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Kacy says
February 2, 2008 at 3:48 pmI wrote down every single time my daughter ate from birth to just over age one. Whew, talk about a lot of pages! This little gadget sure would’ve come in handy ;)
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Mags says
February 2, 2008 at 1:01 pmThis is such a great product! I would love to have them. I have the hardest time keeping track of feedings, nursing sessions and diaper changes.
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angelaandconnor at gmail.com says
February 2, 2008 at 6:56 amI would love it to keep track of my nightime nursings and time between bottles!
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s says
February 2, 2008 at 4:49 amI’ve always been intrigued by this little gadget. When I learned that it has a lighted display, I was sold. I would *love* to have one. It will make keeping track of the nighttime nursing schedule so much easier than trying to write in a log in the dark!
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Kristi says
February 2, 2008 at 3:40 amWow. I SO could have used this. Do you know I meticulously charted my daughter’s feedings, diaper changes, etc. for over a month? I was a tad neurotic, so this gadget is totally made for me. Please enter me!
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Becky says
February 2, 2008 at 2:56 amI have a couple of baby showers to go to soon. It would be great to win this.
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Annie says
February 2, 2008 at 12:03 amSounds fabulous! I’d love one!
agoodfellow@cox.net
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Laura @ Laura Williams' Musings says
February 1, 2008 at 11:51 pmThis would be great for my friend that is expecting.
blogged ya:
http://laurawilliamsmusings.blogspot.com/2008/02/friday-edition-of-contests-galore.html
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Bess says
February 1, 2008 at 11:16 pmOh too cool! I remember trying to write times and numbers on a piece of paper with my first, and then losing the paper, forgeting, etc. This would be excellent for my soon-to-be second! :)
cbdulrich[at]yahoo[dot]com
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Sarah says
February 1, 2008 at 11:04 pmI have seen this around and I would love to own one!
Thanks for a great giveaway!
sharvey(at)connections-etc(dot)net
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Dana says
February 1, 2008 at 9:08 pmSo cool! Thanks for the chance to win ;-)
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Milk Mama says
February 1, 2008 at 8:29 pmNow this is the coolest thing since sliced bread!
sarahmarie[dot]pemberton[at]gmail[dot]com
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alexis says
February 1, 2008 at 8:18 pmOh! I saw this on Baby-Wise.com and I have wanted it for my baby on the way ever since! I love it! Thanks for the giveaway!
ashleyalexis[at]gmail[dot]com
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Mike says
February 1, 2008 at 8:10 pmI seem to be one of the few daddy bloggers. Thanks for our chance to win. This would be great for our new babe.
michaelclarkframing[at]yahoo[dot]com
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Sunshine says
February 1, 2008 at 8:07 pmI think this is ingenious! I remember the first hazy days. Keeping track of food and poo was like having a fifth job. Sometimes I was so tired I couldn’t even remember to take note of feedings.
Thanks for the chance to win. All new moms can use free stuff so they can save money for diapers.
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kevnjacks says
February 1, 2008 at 8:02 pmThis beats my own monster chart on a clipboard anyday! :) Still remember my hubby asking – what’s EEO? And I told him that means his son got his dipes changed 3 times already – 2 pEE and 1 pOO. LOL!
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Bebemiqui says
February 1, 2008 at 7:32 pmI have two friends with newborns who could use this.
bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com
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Sarah 'Bekah says
February 1, 2008 at 7:14 pmThe cure for “mommy brain” – I love it! Enter me please!
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Anonymous says
February 1, 2008 at 5:45 pmLOVE this idea. I remember that chart the hospital gave us stressing me out. Would love to give this to my expecting friend :)
barbara_guerra2000@yahoo.com
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jeske_posse says
February 1, 2008 at 5:29 pmYeah, ADD mom. Could use this, seriously;-)
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Danielle says
February 1, 2008 at 5:25 pmThis would be awesome for my sons medication schedule! Very important that you don’t get those times wrong!
dansan826 at yahoo.com
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adrienne says
February 1, 2008 at 5:06 pmOh- shiny, useful technology!
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Shannon says
February 1, 2008 at 4:19 pmI’d love this for our next one!
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Amber Sell says
February 1, 2008 at 4:14 pmWow – this would really help me keep my head straight!
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Susanne says
February 1, 2008 at 4:00 pmAwesome idea…Thanks!!
stbaisch AT yahoo.com
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ash says
February 1, 2008 at 3:54 pmwow this would be so great to have! what a wonderful giveaway!
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Holly says
February 1, 2008 at 3:53 pmI would love to give this to my girlfriend for her baby due this summer!
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JC says
February 1, 2008 at 3:52 pmNow that baby #2 is on the way I definitely need one of these things. Trying to write it all down when you are half asleep just doesn’t work. This product would be a lifesaver and would make tracking a breeze.
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Alexia says
February 1, 2008 at 3:32 pmI could really use an Itzbeen timer!
Alexia(at)voyager(dot)net
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Bree says
February 1, 2008 at 3:21 pmWow, what a great idea!
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Donna says
February 1, 2008 at 3:17 pmI sure could use this for my baby due in the summer!
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Addeviant says
February 1, 2008 at 2:57 pmThis is brilliant and perfect for sleep deprived new mommas. Thanks!
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cs white says
February 1, 2008 at 2:14 pmI would love to win this for my brother & sis-in-law – they’re expecting in August. When our (now 16 mos. old) son was born, my husband and I drove ourselves crazy trying to come up with charts/lists/whatever to keep track of everything. This looks so easy! I’d love to save them the headache.
Thanks!
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Gina Marie says
February 1, 2008 at 1:37 pmJust what a mama needs. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
bunny406@aol.com
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Shannon says
February 1, 2008 at 11:06 amThis is a great invention! I would love to have one, you are right it would make those harried days a little easier.
Thanks for the great giveaway!
princessbubbles_18@yahoo.com
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Jennifer says
February 1, 2008 at 8:40 amI saw this and from the second I laid eyes on it I was wanting to get it! Please sign me up!
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Bubbles says
February 1, 2008 at 7:49 amOMG. I am so going to need this, I just know it. Between my shoddy memory and the fact that at some point I”ll be in class and the baby will be with my hubby who needs reminders for freaking everything, or my mom who… well forgets pretty much everything ever, this will be a lifesaver!
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ladyamanda says
February 1, 2008 at 7:06 amWhat a sanity saver!
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Shannon @ Some Fine Taters says
February 1, 2008 at 3:32 amThis would be so great for those postpartum days when momma’s brain doesn’t function.
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Becca says
February 1, 2008 at 3:12 amThis seems like such a fantastic product! Great that they included a “bonus” button. This would be especially helpful for parents of special-needs babies.
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ashlynn says
February 1, 2008 at 3:01 amthis sounds awesome – i never remember anything!
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Rachie S. says
February 1, 2008 at 2:01 amI would LOVE to win this…I have twins
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Miscellany Mom says
February 1, 2008 at 1:30 amthis is such a wonderful device!!
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Brit says
February 1, 2008 at 12:58 amI saw this the other day and I thought it looked really cool. It sounds like you can use it across the ages, not just for those midnight feedings!
blelmer22@yahoo.com
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Kira says
February 1, 2008 at 12:40 amThis is awesome!
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Miss Erica says
February 1, 2008 at 12:31 amI TOTALLY want this. So cool. gumbi1313@msn.com