December 29, 2006

Baby Bouncy

There are many lists out there of what a new mother needs and what she can do without, and each list seems to have totally different things on them depending on who is writing them. This basically tells me that all babies are different, all mothers are different, and you have to figure out what will work best for you and your family. That being said, if I had to choose only one product that I think is a necessity for all parents of newborns, it would have to be the Baby Bouncy. It can be used for a ton of things, including a chair at your desk, a workout ball, and a birthing ball (I couldn't believe how much it helped with my contractions while I was at home waiting to be allowed to go to the hospital), and I've used it for all three. But it is worth a billion dollars for getting Anderson to sleep every night. We would bounce him at bedtime, and it always helped him sleep. If he was cranky, we bounced him and he calmed down. He loved the ball, and therefore it became my best friend. Now that Andy's a little older, we aren't using it. But it really is the one thing that I couldn't have lived without because what a new mother needs more than anything is sleep. And boy did it help Andy, and therefore me, sleep. It comes with a stand, which I didn't have and didn't need, as well as a pump. Also available at Amazon.