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This is a review of the baby things I have bought for Dexter. These are just *MY* opinions based on the likes and dislikes of my little guy and the easy of use.

MamaRoo: This was a great buy. We bought it brand new in the box for $165. We have used it twice. Dexter does not even notice it or seem to care for it. I think this is something he would like a lot better when he is older, right now the movements are just up and down and he likes more of a rocking/swinging action. I do love that you can choose from many different natural and different sounds or plug in your ipod/MP3 player to its speakers. It has multiple speeds and movements. It looks amazing. I wish they had one for adults 🙂

Bright Starts Jungle Tales (Gym): I love the colors and different parts to this one. The elephant that is supposed to play nose them you pull on the soft plastic ring hasn’t worked from day one. With a 5 week old, it is WAY too much hassle to take back, plus hubby threw away the box. Dexter loves to look at the designs and colors. It has a nice little banana shaped pillow for tummy time. He likes to look at the various parts, but I really think he will love it when he learns to coordinate his hands to pull and play with things.

Baby Trends EZ Lock Carseat & Stroller: It was a good price and a nice set. The one thing I wish that was different it the car seat carrying handle. It is very awkward. I have seen ones that have a small part in the middle turned for a more ergonomic hold. In the future, I will go for one of these. I do love that you can buy just a car base on Amazon though so that you can use the same carseat in multiple cars.

AngleCare Monitor – LOVE THIS! We have had no false alarms, and it helps give me better piece of mind to sleep at night. I love that it also has a sound monitor with it so that you can leave the room for a few minutes. The monitor has a constant ‘tick’ as well so that you know it is working!! Also, the battery life on the parent carry along unit is AMAZING!

Snuza Hero – I like this, but we have had a few issues. No false alarms has gone off, but with Dex sometimes he sucks his tummy in and the Snuza doesn’t make contact with his belly for a few seconds, or if he is in a position that leaves a gap in the front of his diaper (ie his diaper is loose) then it gives the yellow warning light on the front of the Snuza saying there was a period of no breathing, but not long enough to alarm. Also, you can’t use it in the car seat or swing etc like I once thought. Anything that could create a movement in his stomach could be confused as breathing. 😦

Infant Optics DXR-5 Video Baby Monitor – We have no used this yet, but we have tested it out. It has video and night vision. From what I have tested, we liked it.

Taggies Vibrating/musical Bouncer – Dex really likes the vibrations of this. Mom does not like that it sits up so much. It places his chin on his chest. This is dangerous for newborns because it can cause positional asphyxiation. I don’t let him use it for very long. Once he can hold his head up on his own, I will let him use it more.

Bottles:

– Dr. Brown’s: These are the ones that we use the most. Both hubby and I love them. The only drawback is that they are a pain in the ass to clean.

– Playtex Airvent: I like them, hubby does not. Downside is that they seem to leak in our steam bottle heater out of the bottom air vents.

– Walmart bottles: HATE them. One cracked after 2 uses, and they leaked. We threw them out.

– Avent: Neither hubby or I like them. They are very fat so they do not fit in the bottle warmer. Because they are fat, you can’t interchange caps and nipples with other brands (unless they too are the wide mouth). It comes with a little ring you place on the inside. If you forget the ring the milk leaks out horribly.

First Years Bottle Warmer- We have a steam heater one. LOVE IT. So much nicer than holding the bottle under hot water forever.

Swaddlers

– Halo Swaddle Sleep Sacks: We love our Halo one. It is fleece and in our cold home, it provides a warm snuggly place for Dex to sleep at night. Down side, they are expensive. Another downside is that these give a ‘rug burn’ to Dex’s knuckles when he tries moving his hands around inside of them while swaddled.

– SwaddleMe Swaddle Sleep Sacks: They run small, and are a bit cheap with the material. They are thin, which are good for warmer times. They hold the legs tighter, which Dex HATES, but it keeps him from kicking so bad. The jury is out on these.

– Muslin (multiple brands) Swaddle Blankets: LOVE LOVE LOVE. They are a wonderful multiuse piece of cloth. Dex loves them because he can still move his arms in them because they aren’t a tight swaddle, but not enough that the ‘arms flail widely’ sleep reflex wakes him up. He can also move his hands around without the ‘rug burn’ that the Halo brand gives. They can be a blanket, swaddler, nursing cover, car seat cover, and many other things!

Boppy brand nursing pillow: Great for baby, bad for plus sized Moms. This is WAY to small to fit around my waist to hold the baby. It pops out from around my waist all the time. We mainly use it for tummy time now.

Carseat Canopy: We bought the one from http://www.carseatcanopy.com and LOVE it. Do a quick google search and you can come up with a discount code for a free one, you just pay something like $12.95 for shipping and handling. VERY WORTH IT! Nice material and it fits the car seat nicely.

Infantino Carrier: I like it, I don’t love it. Again, I think Dex is a little too small for it (age wise, not size wise). This is more for a baby who can hold his/her own head.

Pacifiers

-Dr. Brown’s: Dexter likes these for a little while then spits them out.

-Avent: These are Dexter’s favorite, they just have a wide flat nipple with no upward curve

– Gumdrop: He HATES these. They are just a long, thin nipple with a bit of a ball at the end. He does love the apple juice flavored Gumdrop wipes though 🙂