October 30, 2010
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I read a list a few months back about ridiculous “parenting” products
included in the list were:
- a teddy bear made out of your placenta
- Graco NasalClear battery operated nasal aspirator
- Leashes for your kids
- disposable hand covers for holding onto the potty
- The “daddle” a saddle for playing horsey with dad
Haha. I just went to search for the article (HERE IT IS) and it is ACTUALLY called Ridiculous Parenting Products!
Anyway….
My friend Jennifer has 6 kids, 8 and under and her husband is in Korea for a year, so yes. She uses leashes, and slings, and anything else she needs to to wrangle those kids together. It is not impractical for her.
I use the Graco NasalClear for Lydia. She has allergies and was getting chronic ear infections and it is faster and more hygenic than the typical bulb syringe. She broke it this week week and I about died (as she has a cold right now too) Thanks to Swagbucks I was able to order a replacement one on Wednesday using my FREE Amazon Cards. It came via UPS today. WHAT? You don’t use Swag Bucks? Sign up here !
Parents and Non-parents, do you use something that others might find ridiculous? What is it?
Comments (9)
It’s not a ridiculous product, but it’s for what some would call a ridiculous reason. Baby Oil, for my scalp.
I don’t use this, but i think it’s ridiculous…..a wipes warmer!!
@ShamrockLover - I had a book that in the back listed 10 baby items not to waste your money on. The wipes warmer was one of them, it said they cooked the wipes at the bottom, and they’d get all brown and crusty. (eew) I’m still thinking of you today.
the teddy bear placenta made me throw up a little in my mouth.
I use a wipes warmer.
We go through wipes so fast with 2 in diapers that they never dry out or get all crusty. One parenting magazine said there was a concern with bacteria and mold growing because of the warm environment, but if you look at the list of ingredients in wipes (that’s what’s EW) there is NO WAY mold could grow amongst all those chemicals.
@averyswife - see, just goes to show you what is ridiculous to one, isn’t necessarily to another.
@averyswife - Just please don’t tell me you have a placenta teddy bear…
@Stacey - Well, it is kind of unnecessary but we got it as a gift.
And no, I didn’t save my placenta. HA!
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