Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Waiting for Baby Event... ITZBEEN Review and Giveaway

As most parents can tell you, newborn babies make you sleep deprived. You stumble around, sometimes finding time to shower and sometimes forgetting where your shower is! Yet you're supposed to keep track to make sure that baby is being fed and changed often enough and to make sure they're getting enough sleep. Baby's on meds? I'd have to write the time I gave her medicine on my hand otherwise I'd lose the list.
Greg Sheldon, a stay-at-home dad, has come to the rescue of all of us! He created the ITZBEEN timer, a handy, easy to use gadget that keeps track of how long it's been since the last diaper change, feeding, asleep/awake, plus a fourth timer you can use for whatever you want. Plus these timers also have an optional alarm that will beep and light up as a reminder.

The ITZBEEN (pronounced "it's been") also has a small nightlight to help you maneuver without crashing into things and a backlit display to help read it at night. It has a clip on the back to attach it to the diaper bag (or your pants) and a nursing reminder switch so you know which side baby nursed from last.The big thing to note about ITZBEEN is that it is not made to put your baby on a schedule! It's help you remember and to help you figure out why baby's upset (maybe she needs a nap!)

Not only will the ITZBEEN be perfect for those first few weeks (or months) of craziness, but it helps a bunch when you have more than one caregiver! When Bok Boy was a baby, hubby was a student and I worked. Many times I'd run in the door literally as he was running out and I never knew when baby had last been fed or napped. I had to play it by ear every evening! This timer would've saved me a ton of headache, particularly since it's so easy to use. Nothing to write down, just a quick button push and you're done!

ITZBEEN received a 2007 JPMA Innovation Award and a 2007 iParenting Media Award for Best Baby Care Product. It's also easily available at many stores, including Babies R Us, Target, Amazon, and many more!

Want to try one for yourself? ITZBEEN is offering one of my readers an ITZBEEN timer all their own!

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* An ITZBEEN timer (worth $24.99!)

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Tell me which function of the ITZBEEN is your favorite.

You can get extra entries by doing any (or all) or the following and leaving a separate comment for each extra entry:

* Subscribe to this blog via Reader (on left sidebar)
* Subscribe to this blog via Email (on left sidebar)
* Grab my button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
* Grab my "Waiting for Baby" event button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
* If you had my Waiting for Baby event button posted by July 25 and posted it on the Waiting for Baby event post you receive 3 entries (leave 3 comments)
* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
* Follow me on Twitter as sanity4sonya (button on left sidebar)
* Tweet the following: "Win an ITZBEEN timer from Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/disCLf @sanity4sonya #giveaway" and leave me the Tweet link!
* Comment on another post on my blog, and let me know that you did.
* Blog about this giveaway (make sure that you link to this page) (worth 5 entries, leave 5 comments)
*Enter another of my Waiting for Baby giveaways (worth 1 entry per giveaway. Post a comment telling me that you did.)

Please make sure if you have a Blogger profile that it is public! If you don't have your email publicly available on your Blogger profile, please leave your email in your comment. Winners will be notified by email so I have to have it!

Disclaimer: I received no monetary payment to write this posting.
I received an ITZBEEN timer to review and keep.
All of the opinions are strictly my own and are honest.

Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only
Giveaway ends August 16 at 11:59pm PT

52 comments:

  1. I follow on GFC (Farrah) and I am having twins in October. I think the timer functions (sleep/feed/diaper) will be invaluable for me the first few weeks when I am trying to keep it all straight. If I win, I'll get another one so I have two... Thanks!

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  2. I subscribe via reader, thanks!

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  3. I have your button, thanks!
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  4. I have your button, thanks!
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  5. I have your 'Waiting for Baby' button, thanks!
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    http://thethreeunder.blogspot.com/

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  6. I have your 'Waiting for Baby' button, thanks!
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  7. I follow you on twitter (momofthreeunder), thanks!

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  8. tweeted!
    http://twitter.com/Momofthreeunder/status/20976519362

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  9. I like that it even reminds you which breast you nursed with last!

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  10. I like the timer for sleep... I know how important sleep is.. and sometimes it's hard to remember when they slept last

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  11. the timer for sleep mverno@roadrunner.com

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  12. I follow and love the backlit display!

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  13. Tweet!
    http://twitter.com/Momofthreeunder/status/21058243950

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  14. I blogged!
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  15. I blogged!
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  19. tweet!
    http://twitter.com/Momofthreeunder/status/21145130862
    farrah dot ritter at gmail dot com

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  20. tweet!
    http://twitter.com/Momofthreeunder/status/21228365773
    farrah dot ritter at gmail dot com

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  21. I love the last diaper change function. What a great product and so totally useful! I follow you via Google Friend Connect. (Sewmuchstuff)

    sewmuchstuff at ymail dot com

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  22. I subscribe via google reader (RSS)
    sewmuchstuff at ymail dot com

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  23. I follow you on twitter (@sewmuchstuff)
    sewmuchstuff at ymail dot com

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  24. I tweeted
    http://twitter.com/SewMuchStuff/status/21282551801

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  25. I'm a GFC follower!
    irshsmil9 @ yahoo.com

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  26. My favorite feature is that it keeps track of the last feeding!
    irshsmil9 @ yahoo.com

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  27. I entered the Bright Baby Tees giveaway!
    irshsmil9 @ yahoo.com

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  28. I entered the Snooze Wrap giveaway!
    irshsmil9 @ yahoo.com

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  29. I entered the Bambooobies giveaway, thanks
    farrah dot ritter at gmail dot com

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  30. Love the nursing switch function. I'm so bad at remembering. Mostly with 4 kids.
    chipdip2010(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  31. Follow you on Twitter @chipdip2010
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  32. Tweeted: http://twitter.com/chipdip2010/status/21317624024
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  33. Entered your Baby Showers By Mail giveaway.

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  34. Entered your Bamboobies giveaway

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  35. Entered your sootheTIME Giveaway

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  36. I like the timer function (for feeding and sleep). It is so hard to remember when you are sleep deprived yourself.

    Thank you for the entry,

    Nikki
    nikkidavissells at gmail dot com

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  37. I am an email subscriber.

    Thank you,

    Nikki
    nikkidavissells at gmail dot com

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  38. I tweeted giveaway,

    http://twitter.com/NikkiDavis05/status/21360033527

    Thank you,

    Nikki
    Nikkidavissells at gmail dot com

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  39. I grabbed your button, entry 1.

    http://faitfullyfrugal.blogspot.com/

    Thank you,

    Nikki
    nikkidavissells at gmail dot com

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  40. I have your waiting for baby button, entry 1.

    http://faitfullyfrugal.blogspot.com/

    Thank you,

    Nikki
    nikkidavissells at gmail dot com

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  41. I have your waiting for baby button, entry 2.

    http://faitfullyfrugal.blogspot.com/

    Thank you,

    Nikki
    nikkidavissells at gmail dot com

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  42. I entered your snooze wrap plus giveaway.

    Thank you,

    Nikki
    nikkidavissells at gmail dot com

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  43. the belt clip is helpful
    susansmoaks at gmail dot com

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  44. I follow and I like that it has a nightlight

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  45. I follow you on Twitter @RazzMyBerry

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  46. I follow you. I like the sleep timer the best.

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  47. The nursing reminder to help mom remember which side baby nursed last. This would be especially helpful with my twins since some days it's hard to remember which side twins were last.

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