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The BurpCatcher: “A Burp Cloth, Only Better!”
By metropolitanmama | May 3, 2008
It’s amazing that newborn babies - so fragile, so sweet, so gentle, so small - can produce such BIG messes. Their diapers can be explosive (which is why parents often refer to them as “blow-outs”). Their spit-up can be astonishingly voluminous.
Both of the above also happen frequently - which is why I walked around with a burp cloth sticking out of my jean pocket (so stylish, I know) for the first threeish months of my daughter’s life. I think I even kept a spare t-shirt (for me) and a spare onesie (for her) in the trunk of my car - just in case.
Margaret Pressler, a mother of three, had this same experience so she set out to improve upon an item every mom uses - the burp cloth. What resulted is the BurpCatcher, a cloth that “has an ingenious pocket that hangs open to catch baby’s spit up every time. Put it over your shoulder or across your arm—BurpCatcher stops the spit up before it makes a mess!” The BurpCatcher is “award-winning” and “doctor recommended” and “fantastic for feeding and burping a baby in public places.”
My daughter is well-beyond the burping stage, but I’m eager to try out this product when we get pregnant with and have baby #2.
BurpCatchers retail between $12 and $16. You can find the BurpCatcher at a variety of stores in the U.S. and Canada or you can purchase the BurpCatcher online.
WIN IT! One winner will receive a BurpCatcher. To enter, simply leave a comment on this post prior to Saturday, May 10 at midnight (don’t forget to follow the rules). The winner will be announced and contacted on Sunday, May 11. * Winner must provide a U.S. mailing address.
*UPDATE* The winner is #29 Suzanne Bastien. Congratulations!
Topics: Uncategorized, contests, newborn care |
May 3rd, 2008 at 11:02 pm
I’ve heard that women have a hormone that causes them to forget how horrible childbirth was. I’ve wondered if there’s also a hormone that helps us forget how dreadful an infant’s acid reflux was. My daughter spit up so much for the first several months of her life that I often wondered if she’d kept anything down at all.
May 4th, 2008 at 6:14 am
does the burp cloth catch everything
May 4th, 2008 at 6:31 am
oh…the poor soul who got my Dodge Caravan after a I sold it, when my daughter would projectile vomit…the smell still lingered…what a great product
3beez at bellsouth dot net
May 4th, 2008 at 6:42 am
I want to win!
May 4th, 2008 at 6:48 am
like to win this
May 4th, 2008 at 6:50 am
Oh my gosh! Seriously? I laughed at this one, although the reality of it is not quite so funny! Projectile burp. That’s a new one for me, and just the idea of it… I think I really, really need this product.
May 4th, 2008 at 7:42 am
I am lucky that my little guy doesn’t spit up a bunch, but I’ll tell you what, you can NEVER have enough burp clothes, I’ve learned this the hard way!
May 4th, 2008 at 7:50 am
Very clever! The Burp Catcher is genious. Love the Pink Dot.
May 4th, 2008 at 7:52 am
This is one great invention. Wish I had a burp cloth when my last child was a baby. Acloth with a bag on it to catch it all, Great idea.
May 4th, 2008 at 10:49 am
Oh, thank goodness for a burp “catcher”. My first son was probably the “champ” of this kind of thing. One babysitter had her shoes off and was holding him to burp him and it went over the burp cloth and into her shoe on the floor!
May 4th, 2008 at 10:55 am
This is really awesome! I too also had a burp cloth near me at ALL times when my daughter was little. Funny how that spit-up can come without any warning! Yuck!
May 4th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Ooohwow! This is the answer to my daughter’s prayers. She has a superspitty baby girl! Thanks…cool product!
May 4th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Too clever!
May 4th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
this is great!! i would love to win this for my expecting bf!! thanks!!
May 4th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
My first baby had reflux really bad so I could have used one of these for sure! I’m hoping our 2nd won’t be quite so bad.
May 4th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
pick me!
May 4th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
cute!
May 4th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
What a neat idea..
May 4th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
This would be perfect for my step-mom (if she decides to have baby #3).
May 4th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
this is a really great idea my daugther also spit up so much during the first couple of months I was really concerned thankfully she doesnt do it hardly ever now she is 8 months but I wish I had this back then
May 4th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
I just had my first daughter a month ago. I’m still getting used to being a mommy. Winning this would be very helpful!!!!
May 4th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
What a cool concept! Although my girls are older (6 & 10) I very much remember the spit-up stage with each of them!!! My sister-in-law is due in September and I know she could use this!
~Tanya
the4moyers(at)msn(dot)com
May 4th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Cool idea.
May 4th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
I love how adorable their trademark baby picture is.
May 4th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
What an awesome idea! I could definitely use this for my baby girl. Thanks!
May 4th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
I cannot begin to count the number of times that the burp cloth was in place but the evidence of the burp landed behind my heels! This burp cloth would save many floors!
May 4th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Great Giveaway. I hope whoever wins really loves the burp cloth!
P.S your daughter is adorable in pic above!
May 4th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
I sooo needed this when my son was younger. He spit up way after 6 months. I was constantly changing clothes…his and mine…
Would save this for baby number 2!
May 4th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
I’d love to win this for a friends niece who is pregnant. She’s 13 years old, and can use all the things to help her along with this little boy.
Thank you!
May 5th, 2008 at 2:42 am
Wow, what a neat idea! I’d like to win this for my great-niece.
May 5th, 2008 at 3:10 am
That’s really ingenious!! My kids thankfully were not spitters, none of them. But this would make a fabulous new mom gift!
May 5th, 2008 at 5:42 am
great idea.
May 5th, 2008 at 7:38 am
What a great concept, but I wonder about the “projectile” stuff! Every now and then, my son has an impressive projectile…
I really like the designs–so much more hip than the burp clothes I use now!
May 5th, 2008 at 7:45 am
What a great idea! My children have all been proven spitters! Pick me!
May 5th, 2008 at 7:52 am
I never used a burp cloth because my first child never seemed to spit up but who knows with this second one. It doesn’t hurt to be prepared so I think the burp catcher would be a great item to win.
May 5th, 2008 at 8:12 am
THANK YOU GOD BLESS
May 5th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Would love to have this on hand when the grandbaby comes to visit!
May 5th, 2008 at 11:01 am
This would be awesome to have.
May 5th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Some adults I’m related to could benefit from this
May 5th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
please count this grandpa in
May 5th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
Great! Any way to keep my little one from spitting up on the sofa every now and then is great in my book. Will help keep me less worried about all thats happening with her.
May 5th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Yes, it would be great if I could keep that stuff from ending up running down MY chest! Thanks!
May 5th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
enter me!
May 5th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Very nice!
May 5th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
I think my mother would have loved this when my sister was a baby. Her nickname was squirt because all she did was spit up. These days she would probably be diagnosed with reflux or something, but back then she was just a baby who spit up a lot. Hopefully my baby won’t spit up as much as she did!
May 5th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
I would love to win this one! Thank you.
May 5th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
nice
May 6th, 2008 at 6:51 am
What a cool idea! I would love to win this!
May 6th, 2008 at 9:00 am
I also carry extra clothes around for each of the girls and me, just in case of spit up or spill mishaps. This burp cloth is a great idea (don’t you wish you had made these things when you thought of them years ago, too??). Just a few weeks ago in the church nursery I was burping Cheeks when I heard that tell-tale “splat” as her spit up bypassed my burp cloth and landed on the rocker. Oops.
May 6th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Please enter me.
May 6th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Great idea!!!!
May 6th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
just to cool
May 6th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
I’ve seen this burp cloths before and wondered how much difference th pocket really makes! I’d love to try one out!
May 7th, 2008 at 9:32 am
Thanks for the contest
May 7th, 2008 at 9:53 am
Thank you for all of your giveaways
May 7th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
PLEASE PICK ME!!!
May 7th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Does this come in beach towel size???!!! Please enter my name, THANK YOU!!!
May 7th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
thank you for the giveaways
May 7th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
I would love this for my little one when it comes at the end of June!
May 7th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Wow!!!!!!!!!! With 4 friends and relatives expecting this year would love to win for a gift. Please enter me, thank you
May 8th, 2008 at 7:55 am
What a great product…please pick me
May 8th, 2008 at 10:50 am
I love this product, I would love to win this for my friend who’s due in July!
Thanks for the great giveaway.
May 8th, 2008 at 11:44 am
great product
May 8th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
looks useful!
May 8th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
I really could use this burp catcher. The many times I have been burping our new baby and didn’t have this article! Whew, I have changed many outfits (mine) because I was wearing her spit up down my back.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
the pocket is a great idea - I want this!
May 8th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
I’ve definitely had a line of puke down my back and not even realized it…this would be great!
May 8th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
So cute—would love to win. Thanks for the contest!
May 8th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
What a great simple product… wish I’d thought of it : )
May 9th, 2008 at 12:14 am
Such a cute product!
May 9th, 2008 at 2:19 am
cute! love it
May 9th, 2008 at 5:18 am
Phenomenal! Why didn’t I think this up? It’s so simple yet so brilliant.
May 9th, 2008 at 5:29 am
funny
May 9th, 2008 at 9:59 am
great contest
May 9th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Too cute!
May 9th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
I would love to have this.
May 9th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
How awesome..what a great idea!!
May 9th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Wow, no more stains that don’t wash out.
May 9th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
my friend is expecting , I would love to win this for her!
May 9th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
I would love to win this. I need it so bad!
Thanks
May 9th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Great idea! Would love to win this!
May 9th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
What a great product!
May 9th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Burp Cloths the essentials for Motherhood. Best of luck and Happy Mother’s Day to each. Thanks SW
May 9th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Another great invention!
May 10th, 2008 at 12:44 am
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BurpCatcher, a cloth that “has an ingenious pocket that hangs open to catch baby’s spit up every time. Put it over your shoulder or across your arm—BurpCatcher stops the spit up before it makes a mess!”
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May 10th, 2008 at 4:38 am
Oh man how I wished we would have had these when Connor was new.. Id love one for my baby box for next time around.
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May 10th, 2008 at 6:01 am
What a novel item! Sure could have saved lots of clothes changing when I had babies!
May 10th, 2008 at 8:12 am
The worst sound is the *splat* of puke on the hardwood floors (or carpeting, who knew that would make a sound—but it does!). What a cool product that can make that sound a thing of the past!
May 10th, 2008 at 10:00 am
i love the pocket would make a great gift for my sister
May 10th, 2008 at 10:02 am
ty 4 the great giveaway!
May 10th, 2008 at 10:54 am
What an ingenious idea! I bet my mother would have liked this when I was growing up (I apparently was of the puking variety LOL)
May 10th, 2008 at 11:59 am
This would be a nice gift for my sister…soon to be mommy
May 10th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Perfect accessory to have for meal times.
May 10th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
It runs in my family that the baby would throw up everything they ate for the first 3 months…my mom had a bad scare with that. but then they all turn out fine!
May 10th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
What a great idea!
May 10th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
A infant’s acid reflux is dreadful, be prepared with a Burp Catcher!
May 10th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
What a cool idea.
May 10th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
I love the person who invented this product!
May 10th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
I want to win!
May 10th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!