moms, do I need this?

NineTwentyOhEight · July 2011

http://www.babysteals.com/?utm_source=babysteals&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2011711

mesa81 · July 2011

I'm not getting one... because it still gets the germs on it -- and then how do you pack it away without getting the germs on everything else? Maybe others find it helpful?!

reps14 · July 2011

No.

I have one sealed in my basement (it's a different kind) that MIL bought that hasn't moved since I got it.

Keep in mind, though, that I'm a minimalist when it comes to baby gear, and that I'm a biologist that believes that some exposure to normal germs is ok and even good for our kids. I just use the wipes real quick that most stores have at the front, or even use a baby wipe, and then put him right in.

lizlarry · July 2011

Hi Claire!

I have one. Mine is from BRU and goes on both carts and high chairs. I love it because I can attach toys to mine and Lucas can play without me having to pick toys up off the floor every 5 minutes.

Also, I was using it at Applebees recently and the pregnant waitress goes "I just got one at my shower just like that. I know how dirty these high chairs are!" Probably not something she should have told her customers, but I was glad he was in one after that. haha

reps14 · July 2011

Oh, one more thing...

I'm also a babywearer, so (even now) half the time I throw him in the Ergo when we're out running errands. This is also fantastic for when they're little, before they are big enough to sit up in the cart, and it keeps random strangers from touching him, too!

lizlarry · July 2011

reps14:

Keep in mind, though, that I'm a minimalist when it comes to baby gear, and that I'm a biologist that believes that some exposure to normal germs is ok and even good for our kids. I just use the wipes real quick that most stores have at the front, or even use a baby wipe, and then put him right in.

I do this at the grocery store. Lucas doesn't need toys there. He is to nosy looking at everything else!

reps14 · July 2011

lizlarry:
reps14:

Keep in mind, though, that I'm a minimalist when it comes to baby gear, and that I'm a biologist that believes that some exposure to normal germs is ok and even good for our kids. I just use the wipes real quick that most stores have at the front, or even use a baby wipe, and then put him right in.

I do this at the grocery store. Lucas doesn't need toys there. He is to nosy looking at everything else!

Seriously! I love your point about the toys; I can see how that would be extremely useful. We just used those links for that in a pinch because you can wrap them around the cart or the high chair and hook toys to them. Although now that his toys of choice are things like matchbox cars and crayons, we're constantly picking things up!

MrsAD · July 2011

reps14:

Oh, one more thing...

I'm also a babywearer, so (even now) half the time I throw him in the Ergo when we're out running errands. This is also fantastic for when they're little, before they are big enough to sit up in the cart, and it keeps random strangers from touching him, too!

Eli isn't old enough to go in the cart, so I usually wear him in the Baby Bjorn when we are in stores, or I put his carseat in the cart. I do have one of the cart things for when he is old enough though.

PrettyInPearls23 · July 2011

I had one and used it for 2-3 months. As soon as B outgrew his infant carrier, so around 6 months old, I started using it. Like someone else mentioned, it was nice for attaching toys to, and things didn't fall through the cracks of the cart with the cover on. I also liked how it provided him with some padding and it had a strap I could use to secure him in the cart. He was just barely able to sit up unsupported when he outgrew his infant carrier, so it was nice to have some extra stabalization for him.

I only used it as a high chair cover a handful of times, because I always wiped the high chairs down really good with some anti-bacterial wipes anyway.

cookiemonster03 · July 2011

i can't see myself using something like this. Besides that I'm pro-germ-exposure Stick out tongue

, its just one more thing to make a trip take longer. And the grocery stores I go to all have clorox wipes right next to the carts...

wrldtravler2525@yahoo.com · July 2011

I like it for the highchairs in restaurants because I don't have to worry about the latches on the highchair being broken. Grocery carts is a hit or miss if I use it. But it is nice to attach her toys so I don't have to worry about her throwing things out constantly.

NineTwentyOhEight · July 2011

My thinking was more that it would be good for high chairs/grocery carts before the baby can sit up really well on her own. My BFF had some kind of seat that attached to the table when we went to lunch the other day but the table was wobbly and it seemed like the baby would make it tip over. He's not quite big enough to sit up in the highchair well so we wrapped a sweatshirt around him. I guess you can just make do. I feel like the germs are the least of my worries. hah!

danvan5 · July 2011

We have one that we use when we go grocery shopping. DH is very germophobic so this was one item he immediately knew he wanted to put on our registry. We did use it once on a highchair while we were out eating. But we have a hook on chair that we mostly instead that hooks on to the table. We usually ask for a booth and feel comfortable cause the bench is under her, just in case.

SugarhillHnA · July 2011

I got one as a shower gift, otherwise I wouldn't have bought one. It took M all of 3 uses to figure out how to pull it off and really it's a pain to put on the cart. We did use it on highchairs in restaurants a few times, but that was also short lived as well. I'm also along the lines of exposing them to some germs to build a healthy immune system. I also don't always wipe the carts down with wipes Embarrassed

rcsbride · July 2011

I bought one, washed it, put it in Dylan's closet for when we needed it and I haven't seen it since. I put him in the carts and high chairs at restaurants. My feeling is that my mom didn't have it when I grew up and I turned out fine so I am sure Dylan will be fine too. I don't always wipe down the carts with wipes either Embarrassed

CTri17 · July 2011

I'd say yes, especially through the "I'm gonna eat/lick/bite anything in front of me"

Also it keeps a lot of messes contained if you are out to eat.

ETA: I'm also a germs are fine person. But at the mouth age some of that freaks me out a little bit.

Most of the time now I just put L in the cart, and I never wipe them down unless they look bad.

My MIL couldn't believe I didn't wipe it down, ha

moms, do I need this?

Re: moms, do I need this?

2012 Reading Challenge

2012 Reading Challenge

2012 Reading Challenge

2012 Reading Challenge

Choose Another Board

Search Boards