Many of you have been asking for video. Unfortunately, I forgot the firewire cable to download the video from our DV camera. We don't use the regular camera for taking much video because the quality is not as good as our DV camera. Today I went to about 8 different stores before I found one that sold the necessary cable. Unfortunately it doesn't work, so I'll have to try again later.
In the mean time, here is a video and a question. It shows Tri in a swinging crib. We think the crib is awesome, and you can buy one for as little as $60, we're thinking of getting the next model up at $80 complete with mosquito net which would be beneficial to prevent dengue and malaria in Indonesia. However, I can't find any for sale online in North America, and it makes me question whether they may be unsafe. Any thoughts would be appreciated. You can leave them here by hitting the word "comments" below this post, or email us your thoughts, or let us know when we speak to you on the phone.
In other news, Cai didn't seem any better today. I could feel the fluid in her longs vibrate as she breathed. Once again, the Doctor (a different one this time) didn't give any predictions on length of stay, saying instead that it depended on her.
Today, Tri's paediatrician indicated that we probably wouldn't catch Scabies by visiting and holding her, so we're hoping that the scabies laundry routine is finished, and perhaps Virginia's psychosomatic symptoms will subside :)
Saturday, June 28, 2008
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The left side of my brain says 'No, it may not be safe'. The right side of my brain - which is usually the one up at night with kids - and only one at a time not two - says 'Gop for it - get two of them'. As long as you don't use it to babysit while you go out for dinner and are there in case of breakdown/fire etc it looks like a wonderful invention. It may just save your sanity. Oh by the way - that psychosomatic thing of Ginny's - that's in the fine print of the motherhood contract - it won't go away :-) Love 'Aunt Karen'
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ReplyDeleteThere are many similar swinging bassinets for sale in Canada, but I've never seen one exactly like that. It seems to be going a bit fast and have a lot of room for him to roll around in for a swinging bassinet. Could be a SIDS risk thing. If you haven't already, look up SIDS on Wikipedia and you'll see all the risk factors. The baby swings do go that fast too, but they're buckled into them.
That being said, I wouldn't want to rely on a swinging bassinet to put Tri to sleep all the time, or it may end up being the ONLY way he can fall alseep, you know? I think when they're newborns it's more acceptable because newborns don't know how to soothe themselves to sleep, whereas older babies get better at that. There are some great books on sleep for babies out there you should check out too! Good Luck!
Thanks guys for your comments. I'll check out SIDS. Not sure why it would be a problem since he sleeps on his back, but I'll look into it.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking more about this, and two more thoughts came to mind (with Francois' help).
ReplyDelete1. When he rolls onto his tummy (and he will), he may have a hard time rolling back if he's swinging.
2. When he outgrows the crib, he may have a hard time falling asleep on a big boy bed that doesn't swing.
xoxo N, F, & J
We used a gym ball...Inflate it up and sit on it; Cradle baby in your arms as you bounce up and down. Somewhere I have a video of us bouncing Tolii to sleep...
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