Summer Infant Complete Nursery Care Kit
by Summer Infant, Inc.
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Baby Products Reviews of Summer Infant Complete Nursery Care Kit
Customer Review: Nice looking but you won't need it!
Summary: 1 Stars
This is another one of those nice looking set geared towards new parents/ You see it and think you need it all and it will all match and be in this neat little case when you need it. But the truth is you won't need most of it.
Let's start with nail care. The clippers in this set are adult size with a neat little handle added. Well adult size is too big to use on those little bitty hands...that is why they back infant sizes. Those nails are also so soft the first couple of years that you won't be able to use the scissors or files on them. I ended up using the files and we use the scissors to cut tags off of new outfits.
Then you have all medical stuff. The nasal aspirator in this set doesn't work. None you will ever buy will work as well as the one they give you in the hospital. Keep all the free stuff from the hospital because 99% of it is better than what you can buy. This also goes for the thermometer. They will be taking your babies temp frequently after birth and they use a digital unit similar to this one but better. The one we got at the hospital works in 3-5 seconds. Another reviewer said to get an ear unit. Don't waste you money. They are inaccurate and the doctor will not take readings form them.
We still haven't used the medicine spoon or dropper. If you child needs medication it will come with a syringe which is quiet frankly easier to use then a dropper. And at 14 months our daughter still can't take any medication from a spoon. Our doctor said that usually doesn't happen until 3 years of age.
Then there were the tweezers in this set...in 14 months we still have not figured out what these things are for! You've also got the toothbrush. It's far too big for a toddler mouth and you can't use it until they are at very least a year old. the bristles are also more like that of an adult toothbrush. So this was added to our stash of cleaning brushes.
So what have we used of this set...the brush. The comb still makes her cry (it scratches her head) and gets tangled very easily in her curly hair. But we use the brush every single day. We also use the cute little case to store all the junk that came with this kit that we've never used.
So all in all, take everything the hospital gives you and buy a brush because the rest of this set is useless.
Customer Review: It was okay...
Summary: 3 Stars
Like I said, it was okay...nothing to get too excited over. The only thing that really got me about this kit is the thing for the nose is WAY too hard so we threw it away and used the one the hospital gave us. I don't have a clue why they made it that hard. Feels like they mixed cement in with plastic!! Almost impossible to even SQUEEZE without some muscle!Customer Review: I recommend the 30 piece hospital kit instead.
Summary: 3 Stars
The Hospital's Choice 30 Piece All-in-one Child Care Kit contains everything here and other items I have used such as the hairbrush (my son loves the feeling of this brush on his scalp and it was helpful with cradle cap), medicine dropper, rectal thermometer, and nail clipper. IMPORTANT: THE BEST TOOL FOR CLIPPING INFANT NAILS IS A NORMAL ADULT CUTICLE CLIPPER. It is easier to manage and you won't clip off pieces of their fingers, as I have done with the infant nail clipper (and many other mothers have done the same I have since learned). Nail files are not effective, nor is biting their fingernails! I have tried everything. I love the storage aspect of the 30-piece kit as it zips up neatly and allows enough room to consolidate other relevant things such as teethers. If you were to buy various kits separately for the items you will use, it would add up to the same cost without the benefit of one nice bit storage bag. One of the reviewers was kind enough to list all the items in the 30-piece kit, which I found extremely helpful when I initially registered for the kit. You'll also be missing out on the changing pad and baby wipe container none of the other kits come with.
The little remedies kit will have everything else you may be missing from a medical sandpoint.
Customer Review: Convenient, Economical and Useful
Summary: 4 Stars
This Nursery and Bath Care Set contains a number of highly useful baby items stored in a case that's compact and sturdy enough for regular travel. Our son recently turned two and we still have the kit on-hand for almost daily use.
The best items include
* the well-designed medicine spoon: It stands upright on its own so you can pour liquids into it and see how much you've dispensed; the guidelines are metric on one side and English on the other; the spoon itself is sized well for baby with little to no mess
* the nail clippers: Big handle for sure gripping while holding a potentially squirmy customer
* the bath thermometer: Much more accurate than so many other bath toys that try to do double duty as a thermometer).
The most disappointing component was predictably the thermometer. It's a pretty simplistic digital model that needed to be held in place too long to get very accurate readings from a baby. My wife and I use it ourselves and it works fine. If your baby tends to get a lot of fevers, invest in a high-end ear or forehead thermometer for the best combination of accuracy and speed. The toothbrush is also not very helpful because by the time baby is ready to begin brushing, he or she will want a less clinical-looking model with a smaller, softer head than this one has.
One note on the negative review at the top of the page: maybe everyone should move to Ann Arbor, MI before delivering because the hospitals and pharmacies are much more liberal with their giveaways there. We loved our hospital experience, but our parting gifts consisted of a bulb aspirator (which wasn't as nice as the one in this kit), a pat on the back and a "have a nice day now". Leaving the hospital and coming home with a newborn, especially your first, can be an unbelievably hectic time - I wouldn't want to rely on the possibility of freebies to help us take care of our baby.
Given the low cost of this kit, it's well worth knowing that you're prepared to come home with your newborn. And the Nursery and Bath Care Set will continue to pay off with its travel convenience and useful contents for years to come.
Customer Review: Pretty Good for a First Time Mom
Summary: 4 Stars
I put this on my registry and received it at my shower. I have been pretty pleased with it as well!
*At first, I didn't think I'd need the thermometer because I also had an ear thermometer, but my child's pediatrician said they aren't accurate with newborns or infants, so I've gotten plenty of use out of it as an under-the-arm thermometer.
*I didn't like the bulb syringe at all... it's not very flexible. I much prefer the one given to us at the hospital.
*The nail clippers work great! I use them quite a bit since my son's nails grow so quickly. Some say to just tear the end of the nail off, but I'd hate to accidentally get it tearing into the nail bed! Ouch!
*I won't use the medicine measurer anytime soon thanks to the little syringes the hospital gave me, but once he's bigger and takes larger doses of medicine, I'm sure they'll come in handy.
*The brush is pretty soft, but his hair isn't long enough for the comb yet.
I think it's a great set, but this is the only one I have and I haven't checked out any others. I'd definitely recommend it with the fact that you won't use everything at once in mind.