One of the sponsors for my 2013 Holiday Gift Guide is the Itzbeen Pocket Nanny!
I’ve named my Itzbeen ‘Click Click’ and it goes around with me everywhere the baby is! If I’m out of the house Click Click is either attached to a pocket on my clothes or a pocket of my purse. If Risi’s in her bassinet it’s clipped on the edge of the canopy. If she’s up in the middle of the night to feed and get a diaper change then it is right next to me with the nightlight (up top, the part that says Itzbeen) is glowing gently down off to the side so I can see without turning on a bright light.
The Itzbeen has been a life saver. My anxiety and general lack of solid sleep makes it difficult to remember when Risi last ate, got a diaper change, and how long she’s been asleep. When the older kids were little I had an easier time remembering to write things down (probably because I didn’t also have to worry about four kids worth of homework and getting people to/from school back then! Hah!) so I could keep track.
Anymore though? That’s just not happening! Click Click was packed in my hospital bag and eagerly awaited Risi’s arrival, which you can read about here, and I am so glad to have this addition to my hospital bag and home life!
There are three colors of Itzbeen pocket nanny’s. Pink, Green and Blue. As you can see in the picture above, I decided Click Click should be blue, mainly because it’s my favorite color.
The Itzbeen allows you to keep track of diaper changes, feeding times, sleep/awake time, an extra button for whatever you decide (I used it to keep track of how long ago I’d taken pain killers), has a display back light, allows you to have alarms off and on, has a locking switch on the side (so you don’t pick up the unit and accidentally press all the buttons ever!) and even a little slider that allows you to switch between R and L to remember which side you breastfed on last.
There is also the handy night-light on the top, they mention it’s soft-glow, and while I agree it’s not an overly bright light, the light when you’re super tired can seem almost completely overwhelming the first few uses until you’re used to what you’re going to be using in the middle of the night. The light is absolutely perfect in helping me with diaper changes at night, as well as finding anything that may have fallen out of my little bedside diaper/wipes/bottle/spare outfit bin. I don’t have to turn on a light to do things or have a ton of night-lights in the room. I need to sleep in basically complete darkness and fumbling around to turn on a nightlight that plugs into the wall would be a complete and total disaster with a baby who is middle of the night fussing for food/diaper!
Risi is 12 days old now, and I’ve used Click Click every single day since she was born! The only thing that would make it better for me is if there was a way to put down how many Oz or Ml’s of formula she’s taking at feedings so I could keep track of that better! 😉
The Itzbeen is one of the best baby products I’ve ever used and that’s saying a lot considering this is baby #5! 😉 I couldn’t imagine not having it at this point, and plan to pass it on to someone someday when they have a new baby and I’m not using it anymore.
That’ll likely be awhile though, I can’t imagine not using it at this point!
Itzbeen will be providing a pocket nanny unit in a winners choice of color in the upcoming 2013 Holiday Gift Guide giveaway! Still, if you absolutely cannot wait, you’re able to buy one here!
Hold on – 5 kids. You are my hero….I can barely handle the two I have LOL. Anyways, why wasn’t this product around when my boys were babies. It sounds AWESOME. My SIL is due with her first baby on Valentine’s Day and I am totally getting her one of these.
They only had monitors (B&W) when my kids were younger.. This looks like something i would use it if it was available. I love technology like this..
This looks like a perfect must have. Congrats on your beautiful baby!
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This sounds extremes useful. I totally want one if I ever have another child (we are -still- trying for number three!)
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Of course when my kids are all grown up they come out w/ all these neat ‘toys’. I could have used this when mine were little. Love it!
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That sounds like a great gadget. I’m not a mother yet, but it looks like an essential gift, especially for a first time mother!
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Sounds like a great device to help keep track of things. So much to remember as a new mom.
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I have used this product for my niece… This timer system is beyond helpful – it becomes your BRAIN when you have a newborn, as the hours, feedings and diaper changes become a total blur during this amazing yet totally sleep deprived time of your life. While it would be nice to have a few more features like total ounces drank, whether the diaper was a wet one or a doodie, and tracking of daily totals for everything – that’d be more of a infantcare PDA, and is a bit beyond the scope of this little device. All it aims to be is a timer that will keep track of the key stats in your baby’s life, consequently making your life way easier. I wake up in middle of the night and the baby is grunting, for example. I click the backlight button and see that in fact the baby has only been asleep for an hour, and had a diaper and bottle right before that. Then I just go back to sleep. On the other hand, he beguns grunting and making noises and I see the Itzbeen says it’s been 2 hours 30 minutes since his last bottle or diaper, and I know it’s time to get up and feed him.
You know, I can think of uses for this for older folk too. Not just for kids.
Oh, you know, that’s probably true! It’d be good for anyone that needs cared for consistently!
I have 4 kids.. never felt like I forgot those type of things, but this is cool none the less.
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I didn’t have problems the first four kids, but with waking up through the night and still having to run kids to and from, with health problems on top of it all.. I became forgetful. Good for some, I guess not for others.
What an amazing product! I wish I had this when my kids were babies, especially the third one. Especially breast feeding was hard for me to track. I tried to write it down but a simple click would have been great!
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This is what I need! My brain does not work when I’m feeding in the middle of the night. i will doze off, then wake up and not remember if he is still on the first breast, or just finished the second!
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I remember the handwritten lists of nursings. We didn’t really watch the diapers, because as an infant our daughter would go through 20+ cloth diapers a day. It would be nice though to have a gadget that would have kept up with the nursings though.
Ive used one of these for all three of my children. i love it
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Oh my gosh, this would’ve been so helpful to me back when my baby was still so little! I remember I used to write down a piece of paper the time she was last fed! This would’ve been so convenient to keep me on track so much easier! I’ll definitely check this out for the future when we’re ready for our second child 🙂
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I was just looking for something to get my god daughter for her baby shower I think you found it for me I will be getting the Itzbeen for her, Thanks
I don’t have kids yet but sounds like a great device to have! thanks for sharing !
You are lucky Kissa to have such smart gadgets around. “The Itzbeen has been a life saver”, I agree coz in our young parenthood we missed so many times in our deep sleep and we have nothing like this then.
Hi, what a great idea, I am certainly buying it for my daughter in law when she has the baby. It is incredible what we can use technology for the good and for our peace of mind.
You are truly a supermom 5 children! Congratulations.
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WOW, 5 kids?? I have three and I thought my life was kinda crazy. I can only imagine how you do it all. Itzbeen is so cool! They didnt have stuff like that when my kids were small. I love seeing all the cool new products that constantly evolve for babies and kids in general.
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This is really amazing! I tried to keep a book with my other kids but never remembered to write it down. Having it all digital it so much better. Thanks for the great review! Bookmarking the site for possible future use. Thanks 🙂
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Oh man. I wish I would have had one of those when my kids were little. It would be a life saver.
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