Lately I’ve been reading a book all about breastfeeding. It’s really helping refresh my memory on just exactly what it takes to feed a newborn…and it’s a LOT of work. You have to feed the newborn a minimum of 8 times each day, round the clock. I can tell you from experience just how easy it is to lose track of the number of times you have fed the baby, or when, exactly, they last ate, or how long it has been since their last diaper change, or even how long it has been since their last dose of medicine if they happen to be taking anything.
With Darah, we had an old-school pen and paper system, and it got the job done, but we would still sometimes forget to stumble over to our dresser and write things down in the log, especially in the middle of the night when the last thing we wanted to do was turn on the lamp. We would promise ourselves that we’d write it down in the morning. You can probably guess how often that actually happened, though.
While it isn’t the end of the world to miss a log entry, keeping up with this sort of thing really is extremely helpful. If you are feeling worried about your baby’s milk intake, for example, you need your log to determine how many wet diapers she has had in the last 24 hours, as this will help you know if she’s eating often enough. So that log really is quite important.
And now there’s a way to make keeping track of it all SO much easier. It’s called the Itzbeen baby care timer, and it makes recording all these events as easy as the push of a button. One handy little device (that can clip onto your belt loops for easy travel around the house!) can keep track of the following:
- changing time
- feeding time
- sleep/awake time
- one more timer for whatever you need (such as medication time)
- nursing reminder (help you keep track of the side you nursed on last)
Buy it!: The Itzbeen timer retails for $24.99 and can be purchased at many online retailers or at a location near you. For a complete list of place to buy, click here.
Win it!: One lucky Stuff Parents Need reader will win your own Itzbeen Timer!
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Disclosure: I received a complimentary product for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are strictly my own.
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THis would be great for my brother, who just had baby#2!!
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Im expecting my first! and I want this!
I would love to win this, thanks for the chance!
i would use this for my hubbys medications
My sister in laws pregnant and could use this to help her remember babies schedule.
I found out about these after I was done breastfeeding baby #1, now baby #2 is on the way and I love that it would help me keep better track this time . . . especially with a toddler to distract me this time. 🙂
It would be a great shower gift!
to know when my son should be fed
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My daughter will be having a baby girl on 4-23 and will be breat feeding so this wou;d be great for her
I want to win because we’re going to be first time parents in July and this would help us do things the right way.
I love the Itzbeen! I had one with my last baby but sold it. Now I’m 32 weeks along and really want another one! It’s so great for nursing.
I would love to have this for my sister who’s having my niece in just two months! She will definitely need this.
I would love to win this as I have a 8 month old and 3 year old. I have to admit it is sometimes hard to keep a good track of things without writing them down.
Anticipating number 3 I know that I’m going to need some help keeping track of all the feeding, diaper changes and such, because my two boys keep me pretty scatterbrained sometimes.
I want to win this for my friend who’s expecting her first baby.
This looks really useful! I’d never keep track of all that!
My sister could use this. Thanks.
i could use this for myself to time in between feedings, or be generous and give it to my expecting sis in law 🙂
it’d be for my expecting cousin.
It sounds like a great way to keep track of everything.
my hubby claims imalways feeding our daughter this way ican show himhow long since the last time she ate was
All of a sudden half of my friends are pregnant!
I would love to win this for my niece who is expecting a baby any day now.
Because I’m expecting!
this would be great for my new little grandbaby
vmkids3 at msn dot com
Would love to win for a friend who is expecting her first!
i have a 6mo old to win for this seems helpful!
I want to win because my memory is horrible and this would save me the time searching for a pen and paper, lol.
taznjade at gmail dot com
I’d love to win! I read about this awesome product before. I love how helpful it is in keeping track of things when it gets hectic.
It was a little rough keeping track of everything with my daughter so this would simplify life when we have baby #2
It would be a huge help for our next one!
jessicaahays at hotmail dot com
My daughter has newborn twins-this would be so helpful.
This would be amazing! I try to keep track of all of it in my head… but let’s be honest, that NEVER works!
This would be so useful for my little girl and I!
It looks very useful. I can never keep track!
I have a baby on the way (imminent birth… I gave birth to my first 6 weeks early and for me that’s in 3 days!) and this would be SO helpful. We had a notebook for #1 and it was not so very effective.
Would be great for my sister who is expecting a baby soon!
hisprincess886 at yahoo dot com
My best friend in the whole world is expecting her very first (after trying for years) and I want to help her get anything she may need. My little one is over a year old now and this would have made my life so much easier!
It just seems so helpful!
i would love to win this to track feedings etc
it looks very useful
i want to win because i have a 1 month old and i have to write down time of feeding, sleep, changing, etc on post its which i lose!
sarah at realtorsd.com
Id like to win because I have 2 new grandbabies due soon an this would be perfect for the moms to use
vlbelk9at)hotmail.com
My second baby is coming next month and I need a better way to keep track of feedings, etc.
I’d love to win to give to my friend who just had a baby!
I’d love to use it for breastfeeding keeping track..
I would love to win because this would help me better keep track of baby’s nursing
this would make a great baby shower gift
I pregnant with my second child (due in november) and this would be a handy tool to have.
I forget easy and it’s hard to keep up with everything
I want to win this for a preggo family member!
I would love to give this to my sister in law she is expecting a baby!!
i would love to win, this would help me alot with feeding time, without having to reset my alarm! thanks for the great giveaway
I have a terrible time remembering things!
Marysa {at} marysa {dot} com
I’d like this to give as a gift to a relative with a young child.
This would be the perfect gift for an expecting friend.
I want to win because I think it would help when my 2nd baby is born in May.
I would love this! Ive been writing everythign down in a notebook which isnt convenient at all!
Like you, I used the paper and pen method, only I was quite a bit obsessive and kept track FOREVER…I think this gadget would make keeping track pretty much effortless and I love the medicine timer feature.
We are TTC and I think this would be a really nice tool to have!
I would love to win because im expecting my first baby in may and i think this would help me so i wouldnt have to write a million things down and use tons of papper
I would like to win this for my niece who is expecting a baby.
It will keep me more organized! I won’t wonder when I last feed the baby or changed the baby…it will tell me.
I want to win to give this to my cousin. I used this with my last baby but have already given it to another mom. It’s an awesome tool for moms!
I’d like to win this for our next baby we are TTC now…this thing would have REALLY come in handy with our first one! You’re so sleep deprived, you don’t know what’s going on!
I need this because after having a baby I am lucky to have a bath before 2pm. This would help me at least keep up with the baby’s needs!
Remember when to give medication or keep track of nursing would be so helpful. We had one for our first baby and it broke. I have given them away as baby shower gifts and would love one for baby #3
This would be great for baby #2. Tracking things on paper just didn’t work!
I could really use this for my newborn.
I WOULD LIKE TO WIN THIS FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO IS DUE IN JULY
Id like to win this for my sister who jsut had a baby.
I would love this to give as a gift to an upcoming baby shower.
This would make a great babyshower gift, I have 2 sister in laws expecting in the next couple months
My daughter is going to be a first time ever Mom and this would be great for her to help her keep track of things! Thanks for the chance!
pattifritz2000 at yahoo dot com
thank you
I would love to win this for my friend!
I would like to win because I know someone who could really use it.
I need one, when I watch my niece 🙂
i need this! im so bad at managing timing intervals
Would make a good gift.
I am due in July with baby #3 and I will have 3 kids 3 and under. So I think I will need all the help I can get to keep my head on straight. LOL
expecting 1st baby in 2 months! would love anything to help keep me on track.
I would like to give this to my sister who just had #4.
I would live to have this to use when my baby boy comes in July
Now that I have a toddler I think it’s going to be harder to remember all the feedings and diaper changes for baby #2!
demureprincess7(at)gmail(dot)com
I’d love to win because we’re expecting #2 and I think this would be very helpful! Like you, I just used pencil & paper to keep track of everything with #1, but I love how it tracks numerous things without much effort on my end! I know how frazzled life can be with a newborn! 😉