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5 gadgets that a young mother cannot do without: a doctor’s opinion
The expert made a checklist for Wday.ru: what is it really worth spending money for future parents.
Children are expensive, that’s a fact. Especially if you stock up on all the assistant gadgets that could theoretically come in handy. Many of them turn out to be a waste of money, but how can you figure it out until you try? The expert explains what basic gadgets really come in handy, it’s better not to rush with the rest.
Neonatologist at the National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov.
There are many devices that can be connected to the Internet, be it a baby cot or bassinet with a remote control, a night light sensor that monitors your baby’s heart rate and breathing pattern. We live in an era where companies create all kinds of products designed to calm your child and help you be good parents.
Of course, the good old maternal intuition cannot be defeated. But why not enjoy the fruits of technological progress if they really make life easier?
Must have from a neonatologist
Radio or video babysitter
This is your means of communication with your child. Now almost all baby monitors can connect to the Internet, and you can watch your baby through a mobile application, check the temperature in the room, even talk to your child using the feedback microphone, being somewhere very far away – on a business trip, at work. This is a handy gadget for both an apartment and a large house or summer cottage.
Sterilizer for baby dishes
A good alternative to boiling. Sterilizers free up your time. Almost all models operate on a small amount of water on the principle of evaporation, sterilize everything you need very quickly – it literally takes no more than 15 minutes. They can sterilize bottles and nipples, as well as plastic baby toys, teethers and everything else.
Bottle warmer
Again, a great alternative to boiling water in a cup. The device allows you to set the desired temperature, there are defrosting and heating modes. Very well suited for those mothers who create their own “breast milk bank” in case of absence.
Breast pump
It may not be necessary for everyone, but sometimes it can literally save the situation. When is a breast pump irreplaceable:
if you need to leave and express milk before that;
if milk arrives well, and the baby does not have time to fully empty the breast. The remains need to be drained – this is the prevention of stagnation, lactostasis, mastitis;
if there is a shortage of breast milk – when using a breast pump on an “empty breast”, you can stimulate the subsequent flow of milk.
Electric thermometer
There are a lot of them. You can choose for every taste: ear, contact, and non-contact. It is not recommended to use mercury thermometers to measure temperature in children at home.