Hello Mamas and Papas! I hope that you and your little (and not so little ones) have had a wonderful week. Our family was blessed with a new edition on Valentine's Day. I am very excited about this because I love humans, especially tiny fresh ones! Back to the task at hand, this week's review will cover Arm's Reach Co-Sleeper and Babyganics wipes.
I don't want anyone to think that I think you are a bad mom because you do not co-sleep. I know it's not for everyone and, if circumstances were different, I may not even co-sleep with Lennon (although I cannot imagine why not because he is so cuddly!) In 2009, we lost my cousin to SIDS just shy of his four month birthday. There isn't very much we know about SIDS and because of that there is no way to stop it. But there are ways to prevent it and co-sleeping is one of them, which is why I choose to co-sleep with Lennon. I still poke him during the night and hold my finger under is nose to see if he's breathing but I feel better when I am by him while he's sleeping than I do when I leave the room while is he sleeping.
Arm's Reach Co-Sleeper Before Lennon was born I decided to register for the Arm's Reach Co-Sleeper just because it would make my life easier than going back and forth to a crib when I simply wouldn't have the physical ability to do so. While my recovery was not as great as I wanted it to be and definitely not as fast as I needed it to be. For time that Dann was able to be here after the baby was born and during the Christmas holidays, the co-sleeper was definitely worth it. The co-sleeper sells for about $155 from Target. The co-sleeper attaches to the bed and the wall of the co-sleeper (closest to mommy) is lower than the other three walls. This allows mom to have easy access baby during the night because of the lower wall and also because the mattress to the co-sleeper is pretty much lined up to the height of a standard bed (risers could be purchased if you need the co-sleeper higher). While I understand the importance of having the mattress lined up with mommy it also mean that baby cannot be in it that long. Once munchkin is sitting up and climbing it cannot no longer be used. I felt that as soon as Lennon started to roll over that it was time to think about something else. Anyway, it is a quick and seemingly easy set up. I say seemingly because I did not set it up, but I was in the room! :) It attaches to the bed, not that easily though. How it actually attaches is by way of a long belt type fabric and a square plate. You put the square plate between the box spring and the mattress on the opposite side of the bed ( Dann's side, in my case.) The plate will be up against the two, not in between. The fabric will run between the box spring and mattress and there is two buckles on each end of the co-sleeper that you attach it the strap to. Unless you have someone to help you pick up the mattress, you may find this quite impossible. We actually moved the bedroom around after the baby was born, space is a huge issue when there is a wheelchair involved, and it just didn't seem possible to reattach the co-sleeper. However, when you push the co-sleeper against the wall and then your bed right next to the co-sleeper there isn't a worry about a gap in between the two beds. The co-sleeper is a little difficult to take down for travel. I think it took three or four people to actually get it to collapse. I don't know if the button was stuck or if I just had a dud. When it finally collapses it is quite difficult to get it in to the carrying case provided with the co-sleeper, we actually didn't use the case at all because we couldn't quite get it to fit. I must say that if you are going to purchase a co-sleeper do not waste your money on the sheets made for the co-sleeper. They run over $20 a sheet. We actually purchased king sized pillowcases and used that as a sheet. Once we realized that Lennon didn't love the feeling of a pillowcase we put a fuzzy changing pad cover in there instead and Lennon loved that.
All and all it is worth the buy. I loved it. But I also think that if you have the space and the money that it would be more beneficial to buy a king size bed and let baby sleep in that with you, especially if you are thinking about co-sleeping for the long haul.
My second item for this week is Babyganics Think n Kleen Wipes. As I've mentioned a million times I am trying my darnedest to go chemical free. I purchased a pack of 100 of these bad boys at Target for $3.99. Overall, I like them. I think they are a bit expensive (not as expensive of the Honest Company's) and they do not appear to be exactly what I am looking for but they are still great. The texture of the wipe is similar to that of Honest Company so it's usually one and done. Sometimes I feel like they are a little too wet for to use and I find myself looking for something to dry Lennon off with. No one has time for that. The biggest problem I had with these wipes is the smell. They have a sour smell to them, I cannot figure out what it is but I dislike it very much. I won't enough to stop using them but enough to look for something else to use. I will probably purchase these again just to have on hand when my Honest wipes run out and I am waiting for the shipment to come in.
Next week I will fill you guys on what I think of the Baby Bullet and the Baby Brezza.
Until then, Happy Babying!
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