{"id":8533,"date":"2023-01-06T11:37:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T10:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/06\/the-parent-trap-is-expensive-baby-tech-making-us-paranoid\/"},"modified":"2023-01-06T11:37:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T10:37:21","slug":"the-parent-trap-is-expensive-baby-tech-making-us-paranoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/06\/the-parent-trap-is-expensive-baby-tech-making-us-paranoid\/","title":{"rendered":"The parent trap: is expensive baby tech making us paranoid?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fancy monitors, wipe warmers, even a tube to help them pass wind \u2026 the baby-gadget market is booming. But how much of it is actually useful? <strong>Plus: how to have a baby on a budget<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most nights, around 3am, first-time mum Courtney Sanders is on her phone in the dark as she tries to rock her baby to sleep. Her three-month-old son is struggling with colic-like symptoms and the more Sanders searches for how to help, the more products are suggested to her. \u201cMy Facebook is currently full of ads for bedside cribs that come with an incline to help reduce colic \u2013 but I already have one of those and it doesn\u2019t do anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s tried different feeding bottles, teats and milk formulas. The last thing she bought was a Windi. \u201cIt\u2019s a tube you put into the baby\u2019s bottom to help them pass wind,\u201d she says. It didn\u2019t work. Right now, she\u2019s searching for a new baby monitor, as the one she bought is too complicated to use. Tomorrow she\u2019s expecting a delivery of Munchy Mitts \u2013 a babygrow with silicone mitts for teething babies to chew on.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2023\/jan\/06\/the-parent-trap-is-expensive-baby-tech-making-us-paranoid\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/4ddacc6a541caa4ecc522ef2298856e9685da932\/0_188_8192_4918\/master\/8192.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=3d2bde5f85fced0aef6903d0ad0ebf9f\" title=\"The parent trap: is expensive baby tech making us paranoid?\" \/>Fancy monitors, wipe warmers, even a tube to help them pass wind \u2026 the baby-gadget market is booming. But how much of it is actually useful? Plus: how to have a baby on a budget<br \/>\nMost nights, around 3am, first-time mum Courtney Sanders is on her phone in the dark as she tries to rock her baby to sleep. Her three-month-old son is struggling with colic-like symptoms and the more Sanders searches for how to help, the more products are suggested to her. \u201cMy Facebook is currently full of ads for bedside cribs that come with an incline to help reduce colic \u2013 but I already have one of those and it doesn\u2019t do anything.\u201d<br \/>\nShe\u2019s tried different feeding bottles, teats and milk formulas. The last thing she bought was a Windi. \u201cIt\u2019s a tube you put into the baby\u2019s bottom to help them pass wind,\u201d she says. It didn\u2019t work. Right now, she\u2019s searching for a new baby monitor, as the one she bought is too complicated to use. Tomorrow she\u2019s expecting a delivery of Munchy Mitts \u2013 a babygrow with silicone mitts for teething babies to chew on. 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