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itzbeen - Clever Name, Clever Gadget
By metropolitanmama | January 31, 2008
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!
Topics: baby care, breastfeeding, product review, sleep |
February 1st, 2008 at 12:31 am
I TOTALLY want this. So cool. gumbi1313@msn.com
February 1st, 2008 at 12:40 am
This is awesome!
February 1st, 2008 at 12:58 am
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
February 1st, 2008 at 1:30 am
this is such a wonderful device!!
February 1st, 2008 at 2:01 am
I would LOVE to win this…I have twins
February 1st, 2008 at 3:01 am
this sounds awesome - i never remember anything!
February 1st, 2008 at 3:12 am
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.
February 1st, 2008 at 3:32 am
This would be so great for those postpartum days when momma’s brain doesn’t function.
February 1st, 2008 at 7:06 am
What a sanity saver!
February 1st, 2008 at 7:49 am
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!
February 1st, 2008 at 8:40 am
I saw this and from the second I laid eyes on it I was wanting to get it! Please sign me up!
February 1st, 2008 at 11:06 am
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
February 1st, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Just what a mama needs. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
bunny406@aol.com
February 1st, 2008 at 2:14 pm
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!
February 1st, 2008 at 2:57 pm
This is brilliant and perfect for sleep deprived new mommas. Thanks!
February 1st, 2008 at 3:17 pm
I sure could use this for my baby due in the summer!
February 1st, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Wow, what a great idea!
February 1st, 2008 at 3:32 pm
I could really use an Itzbeen timer!
Alexia(at)voyager(dot)net
February 1st, 2008 at 3:52 pm
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.
February 1st, 2008 at 3:53 pm
I would love to give this to my girlfriend for her baby due this summer!
February 1st, 2008 at 3:54 pm
wow this would be so great to have! what a wonderful giveaway!
February 1st, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Awesome idea…Thanks!!
stbaisch AT yahoo.com
February 1st, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Wow - this would really help me keep my head straight!
February 1st, 2008 at 4:19 pm
I’d love this for our next one!
February 1st, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Oh- shiny, useful technology!
February 1st, 2008 at 5:25 pm
This would be awesome for my sons medication schedule! Very important that you don’t get those times wrong!
dansan826 at yahoo.com
February 1st, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Yeah, ADD mom. Could use this, seriously;-)
February 1st, 2008 at 5:45 pm
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
February 1st, 2008 at 7:14 pm
The cure for “mommy brain” - I love it! Enter me please!
February 1st, 2008 at 7:32 pm
I have two friends with newborns who could use this.
bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com
February 1st, 2008 at 8:02 pm
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!
February 1st, 2008 at 8:07 pm
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.
February 1st, 2008 at 8:10 pm
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
February 1st, 2008 at 8:18 pm
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
February 1st, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Now this is the coolest thing since sliced bread!
sarahmarie[dot]pemberton[at]gmail[dot]com
February 1st, 2008 at 9:08 pm
So cool! Thanks for the chance to win
February 1st, 2008 at 11:04 pm
I have seen this around and I would love to own one!
Thanks for a great giveaway!
sharvey(at)connections-etc(dot)net
February 1st, 2008 at 11:16 pm
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
February 1st, 2008 at 11:51 pm
This would be great for my friend that is expecting.
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February 2nd, 2008 at 12:03 am
Sounds fabulous! I’d love one!
agoodfellow@cox.net
February 2nd, 2008 at 2:56 am
I have a couple of baby showers to go to soon. It would be great to win this.
February 2nd, 2008 at 3:40 am
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!
February 2nd, 2008 at 4:49 am
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!
February 2nd, 2008 at 6:56 am
I would love it to keep track of my nightime nursings and time between bottles!
February 2nd, 2008 at 1:01 pm
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.
February 2nd, 2008 at 3:48 pm
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
February 3rd, 2008 at 1:51 am
Please enter me, cool!
February 3rd, 2008 at 2:24 am
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.
February 3rd, 2008 at 5:27 am
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
February 3rd, 2008 at 2:42 pm
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
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:17 pm
I love it and could really use it! Some days I just feel like I’m loosing my mind! Thanks!
February 3rd, 2008 at 11:21 pm
This would be a blessing! kaliannah (at) suddenlink (dot) net.
February 4th, 2008 at 4:16 am
Would love, heart and adore this
asfulmer at bellsouth dot net
February 4th, 2008 at 8:20 am
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!
February 4th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
What a great gadget. Please count me in. Thanks for the contest!
February 4th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
i would love this so much
bwalleshauser@yahoo.com
February 4th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
This looks fantastic!
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Caryn
February 4th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Sounds like a great product!
February 4th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
This product is one of those really cool ones that have just recently come about - I’d love it!
julieahudson[at]hotmail[.]com
February 4th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Awesome! What will they think of next? What mommy WOULDN’T want this? Count me in! Thanks!
February 4th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
I have always wanted to try this.
February 4th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Omg! I hope i win! I want this! please pick me
February 5th, 2008 at 1:00 am
This sounds amazing!! Would love to win one.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:02 am
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.
February 5th, 2008 at 3:03 am
we love ours, but would love to give one as a gift!
mom2maria at hotmail dot com
February 5th, 2008 at 4:37 am
This is a wonderful idea! Thanks for the chance to win!
February 5th, 2008 at 5:14 am
Thanks! This is wonderful.
February 5th, 2008 at 5:53 am
I am a first time mother, and this would be SOOO helpful!! Great idea
February 5th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
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!