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!
When I first heard about these I knew I needed one -- I'm really forgetful! And I never thought about using it for TV time!
I am a first time mother, and this would be SOOO helpful!! Great idea :)
Thanks! This is wonderful.
This is a wonderful idea! Thanks for the chance to win!
we love ours, but would love to give one as a gift!
mom2maria at hotmail dot com
I 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.
This sounds amazing!! Would love to win one. :)
Omg! I hope i win! I want this! please pick me :)
I have always wanted to try this.
Awesome! What will they think of next? What mommy WOULDN'T want this? Count me in! Thanks!
This product is one of those really cool ones that have just recently come about - I'd love it!
julieahudson[at]hotmail[.]com
Sounds like a great product!
This looks fantastic!
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Caryn
i would love this so much
bwalleshauser@yahoo.com
What a great gadget. Please count me in. Thanks for the contest!
This 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!
Would love, heart and adore this :)
asfulmer at bellsouth dot net
This would be a blessing! kaliannah (at) suddenlink (dot) net.
I love it and could really use it! Some days I just feel like I'm loosing my mind! Thanks!
It 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
What 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
I 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.
Please enter me, cool!
I 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 ;)
This 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.
I would love it to keep track of my nightime nursings and time between bottles!
I'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!
Wow. 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!
I have a couple of baby showers to go to soon. It would be great to win this.
Sounds fabulous! I'd love one!
agoodfellow@cox.net
This would be great for my friend that is expecting.
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Oh 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
I have seen this around and I would love to own one!
Thanks for a great giveaway!
sharvey(at)connections-etc(dot)net
So cool! Thanks for the chance to win ;-)
Now this is the coolest thing since sliced bread!
sarahmarie[dot]pemberton[at]gmail[dot]com
Oh! 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
I 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
I 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.
This 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!
I have two friends with newborns who could use this.
bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com
The cure for "mommy brain" - I love it! Enter me please!
LOVE 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
Yeah, ADD mom. Could use this, seriously;-)
This would be awesome for my sons medication schedule! Very important that you don't get those times wrong!
dansan826 at yahoo.com
Oh- shiny, useful technology!
I'd love this for our next one!
Wow - this would really help me keep my head straight!
Awesome idea...Thanks!!
stbaisch AT yahoo.com
wow this would be so great to have! what a wonderful giveaway!
I would love to give this to my girlfriend for her baby due this summer!
Now 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.
I could really use an Itzbeen timer!
Alexia(at)voyager(dot)net
Wow, what a great idea!
I sure could use this for my baby due in the summer!
This is brilliant and perfect for sleep deprived new mommas. Thanks!
I 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!
Just what a mama needs. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
bunny406@aol.com
This 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
I saw this and from the second I laid eyes on it I was wanting to get it! Please sign me up!
OMG. 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!
What a sanity saver!
This would be so great for those postpartum days when momma's brain doesn't function.
This seems like such a fantastic product! Great that they included a "bonus" button. This would be especially helpful for parents of special-needs babies.
this sounds awesome - i never remember anything!
I would LOVE to win this...I have twins
this is such a wonderful device!!
I 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
This is awesome!
I TOTALLY want this. So cool. gumbi1313@msn.com