Fake bangs for baby? Odd baby products you might not need
Shine.com features a slide show of odd baby products that I thought you might find amusing. There are 20 products included. I just commented on a few below. See what you think.
Baby bangs – Fake hair for babies. I think “Saturday Night Live” did a skit on this one time but it was full on wings.
Baby bum fan – I can’t decide on this one. I remember moms in my first playgroup blowing on bottoms or fanning bottoms with some paper to dry them. Maybe this isn’t a bad product.
Bathroom harness – So you can hang you kid up while you pee. I have peed many times with my baby in the Baby Bjorn and it is not easy. I agree with the write up on the product that I don’t think diaper bags have space for an item you may use once every six months. It’s called a stroller – take it with you to the mall and the baby can sit in it while you pee.
The toddler urinal – I’m not sure I can know this one. You do get desperate to finally potty train and if this would make it easier to finish the job then go for it.
The Riding toy vacuum cleaner – This is odd. Did they think about this too much or not enough?
What do you think: What is the most ridiculous product on their list? What is the worst product you’ve seen a friend use or out in stores?
Tell us what you think about the site
Customer Care »
Vacation stops, manage subscriptions and more
AJC Services
Sections
Other Editions
Visitor Agreement | Privacy Statement
© 2013 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
37 comments Add your comment
Photius
March 7th, 2011
12:18 pm
Baby Einstein & having the fetus listen to Mozart…. and the idiot parents who buy it along with Baby Bangs.
DB
March 7th, 2011
12:29 pm
Eek — those “hands” cuddling a sleeping baby were CREEPY! And the “placenta brooch”? *shudder*. And for the baby that has everything: A Swarovski pacifier!
LOL — and the sad thing is that people will actually BUY this stuff!
jarvis
March 7th, 2011
12:37 pm
The toddler urinal is awesome. I have no problem with that. I despinsed the first few months of potty training that had my son sitting on the toilet to pee. Men don’t squat! .(Unless it’s 5 AM, and they are nursing the early hours of a terrible hangover.)
I also like the last toy; the collage that’s birthing Mickey Mouse. It’s more art than plush toy.
JATL
March 7th, 2011
12:41 pm
OMG -what is up with the freaks making the placenta and child birth dolls and fetus necklaces to sell on etsy?!?! Those were all just disturbing. I do like the urinal, and I can see the ride on vacuum being helpful -but you could also get a Roomba, and your child won’t outgrow it. I saw the “walker-helper” thing in One Step Ahead the other day, and though, “Geeeeez people.” The breastfeeding simulator is also WEIRD. Most disturbing though -an infant, leopard print, string bikini -gross.
JATL
March 7th, 2011
12:45 pm
@jarvis -we were at a kindergarten open house the other morning in our quest to decide where the oldest will land next year, and one of the kindergarten teachers reminded all of us parents that our boys needed to be able to use a urinal, zip and unzip their pants when they enter kindergarten. Evidently LOTS of little boys aren’t being taught to stand and pee! Sad, but when you think about the number of kids who have NO father or male figure in their lives, I guess it kind of makes sense that they wouldn’t know. I was shocked though that this is a kindergarten problem.
Techmom
March 7th, 2011
12:56 pm
The fake bangs is relatively amusing. Some of those products are downright bizarre. The bathroom harness is actually a bit comical except I’m wondering if they get more use in the mall/airport bathroom or lazy parents homes?? Here little Johnny, I’m sick of chasing you, let me just hang out you (of course the Johnny jump-up isn’t much different but at least the kid like it and can move a little).
Stacey
March 7th, 2011
1:06 pm
Were there two different lists? I clicked on the article but I didn’t see some of the things that people are discussing. That said, many of the things on my list literally made me laugh out loud and there were some that I wish I was genius enough to have though of (not because they are good but because people are probably dumb enough to buy them). One item was disposable mitts to put on the kid so her hands aren’t exposed to germs while her bare bottom and thighs are on a public toliet. Toliet paper combined with soap and water serve the same purpose and are usually readily available in all bathrooms.
One product that I would buy if the price is right is the battery operated nasal aspirator. My 10 year old still hasn’t mastered blowing his nose so he usually sucks it down his throat instead of blowing it out.
jarvis
March 7th, 2011
1:13 pm
@JATL, my wife teaches kindergarten. She has had mothers tell her that they had taught their boys to sit because it was “cleaner”.
WTF? Cleaner? A little pee is not nearly as messy as the years of therapy that will be needed to help him deal with the daily harrassment he’s going to take during his formative years as a result of “peeing like a girl”.
JATL
March 7th, 2011
1:22 pm
@jarvis -Cleaner? I agree with you! My oldest never sat -he started peeing standing on his steps from the beginning of potty training. However, my youngest is doing the sit before standing method, and I’m already trying to get him to stand more. Half of the time he remembers to “point it down” into the toilet bowl, but the other half he just pees out in front of him all over the floor and his pants! NOT cleaner!
mom2alex&max
March 7th, 2011
1:32 pm
jarvis: sure I agree. However, live with having to wipe down your own damn toilet before you can even think about sitting down to pee and maybe you’ll change your tune.
And NO, I do not make my sons sit. I’m just saying..
Becky
March 7th, 2011
1:40 pm
The people that buy these things have more money than brains.. As jarvis said, the urnial would be a great thing to have for boys, esepcially if there isn’t a Dad around..I had a fish that like the duck told you if the water was the right temp..Bought it at a yard sale for .25, was planning on sending it to my neice (first time Mom), kids found it and basically used it as a toy..
I have always hated those harness things for the kids..I don’t care how busy or hetic things are, you still can hold on to your kids..Been there, done that with twins..Yes, Theresa, you can go to a public restroom with twins..
Cammi317
March 7th, 2011
2:00 pm
This stuff is hilarious! Of course, I used to think Your Baby Can Read was a hoax until my neice started reading flash cards at 18 months. It is the most bizarre sight. She is 21 months now and it still cracks me up to watch.
cc03
March 7th, 2011
2:06 pm
I don’t have kids, but I can’t imagine wanting to purchase anything on that list. The baby bangs, baby string bikini, and the birthing dolls were just creepy to me. I could see someone maybe using the toddler urinal, the bathroom harness, or the parent/child leash. But otherwise, everything else was just weird. Very amusing!
deidre_NC
March 7th, 2011
2:42 pm
i always put cherrios or fruit loops in the toilet and told my boys to sink them.
some of the things people come up with blows my mind. i swear.
motherjanegoose
March 7th, 2011
2:50 pm
@ jatl….I met a Kinder principal once who told me that he put those shower floor stickies inside the toilets and urinals to show the boys where to “aim”.
Birth 2 School » Blog Archive » Fake bangs for baby? Odd baby products you might not need
March 7th, 2011
3:11 pm
[...] thе original: Fаkе bangs fοr baby? Odd baby products уου mіɡht nοt need Related Posts:Express.co.uk – Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | Odd News :: … [...]
jarvis
March 7th, 2011
3:18 pm
@mom2alex&max, that was pretty sexist. You think because I’m a man, I haven’t participated in potty training my kids?
TinaTeach
March 7th, 2011
3:22 pm
We’re teaching our son to sit while peeing, at least to start. My husband sits or stands depending on how rushed he is or what else he’s gotta “do”. I figure once our son is old enough to point and aim we’ll drop some Cherrios in the toliet and let him try to sink the battle ship!
Lady Strange
March 7th, 2011
4:27 pm
I wish my son was interested in potty training. So far I can’t get him to care enough to even try except on rare occasion. I’m not trying to make him, just trying to get him interested enough to try. LOL
motherjanegoose
March 7th, 2011
4:33 pm
Two things that never were an issue with mine, when they were young:
potty training and pacifiers. I do not remember any drama with either one. Guess I was lucky.
CrBids » News about Funny News issue #1
March 7th, 2011
7:59 pm
[...] away from the first meaningful caucuses and twenty months away from the general e more… Fake bangs for baby? Odd baby products you might not need – Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog… – blogs.ajc.com 03/07/2011 Fake bangs for baby? Odd baby products you might not needAtlanta [...]
cofthenight
March 7th, 2011
8:04 pm
If they can walk up the steps to the changing table…. yeah… time to be potty trained! Bizarre stuff!
Sam
March 7th, 2011
8:30 pm
Slow blog day, huh?
Kat
March 7th, 2011
9:31 pm
Some of the products make sense – if you are too rushed/stupid to hold onto your baby (leash or baby hanger), then whoever buys these products will have a visit and close monitoring from DFACS because obviously children are secondary in their lives or they don’t have a clue.
Theresa: I do recall a skit on SNL about the baby thong diaper so your baby doesn’t have that embarrassing poofy look in his/her clothes.
HB
March 8th, 2011
12:35 am
Honestly, the bathroom hanger looks pretty handy to me. How would using that mean a parent is rushed or stupid? Around here (DC), a lot of people prefer babywearing before tbe kid gets too heavy to strollers because they feel it’s easier for getting around on the metro, visiting museums, etc. Being able to hang baby within arms reach on the stall door where she can’t touch anything and you can be unencumbered for a few seconds instead of having to try to hold her seems like a pretty good idea to me.
JJ
March 8th, 2011
8:18 am
These topic lately….I swear…..do you think we can tackle some older kids issues?????
Kat
March 8th, 2011
9:33 am
You are still rushed or stupid to buy any/all of these products. Seriously. How did women EVER make it through having babies in years past? It will be such a shame when that thing malfunctions and sweet little baby hits the hard floor. Consider the carrier/stroller idea.
HB
March 8th, 2011
10:09 am
Yeah, because strollers and carriers have been around since the dawn of time, and no model of those ever malfunctioned. Sheesh. Women made it through motherhood before those, sippy cups, and disposable diapers in years past too — does that mean they’re all stupid to buy those?
Of course, parents should do their best to make sure any product they use is safe (none of us can tell for sure from these pictures), but I’d take wearing a baby over lugging a 6 month old around the city in a carrier or walking two extra blocks with the stroller to use the lone Metro station elevator only to find it’s broken any day. Getting around by bus with a stroller is loads of fun too. Not everyone lives in the suburbs and drives everywhere, and those who don’t might find this product as useful as a stroller.
Tina
March 8th, 2011
10:58 am
I’m with JJ on this one….stupid topics the last week or so when there’s so much out there to blog about…
motherjanegoose
March 8th, 2011
11:19 am
@ HB…LOL…I chatted with a friend whose daughter is bemoaning the cost of gas….2 tanks per week for work. She has a fancy SUV. I reminded her that her daughter chose the vehicle for herself. The reply was that she had to have it due to the child’s car seat. WHAT? We drove little cars when ours were in car seats as we did not have money for an SUV or Mini Van. Not convenient but what we had to do! Guess there are those out there who do not even own cars….what a concept :)
HB
March 8th, 2011
11:30 am
Seriously, a good third of parents I know here don’t own cars. The rest don’t use their cars daily, so they only own one family vehicle. One woman just told me they’ve only used their child’s car seat a few times in two years — in taxis for a couple of dr. appts not convenient to public transportation, airplanes, and rental cars when visiting family in Tuscon. I use my 13-year-old vehicle once or twice on weekends, but often that’s just the short drive to the grocery store. I only buy half a tank of gas every 6-8 weeks, and it’s an SUV with lousy mileage! :)
JJ
March 8th, 2011
12:40 pm
With regards to this opening statement “fake bangs”. Sure why not. Start the babies off knowing that what is natural is no good. Women must have fake hair, fake eyelashes, fake nails and fake tans in order to be “something”. The sooner our girls learn this, the better off they are.
And string bikinis for babies…..again, why not? We must start them off early. The earlier the better. Can’t have a 1 year old in a one piece, no we must start showing off her body at that tender age. What will the 1 year old boys think?
Kat
March 8th, 2011
1:41 pm
To spend money irresponsibly is stupid. To “hang” a baby from anything is ludicrous. So, there you go.
Fake bangs for baby? Odd baby products you might not need … | agenproduk.co.cc
March 8th, 2011
3:16 pm
[...] this link: Fake bangs for baby? Odd baby products you might not need … This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged airport-bathroom, bathroom-harness, [...]
Fake bangs for baby? Odd baby products you might not need … | Weird Cars!
March 8th, 2011
10:33 pm
[...] for a couple of dr. appts not convenient to public transportation, … … Read more: Fake bangs for baby? Odd baby products you might not need … ← “The Water Cooler”: Have you ever had a dispute with your [...]
denial
March 10th, 2011
12:34 am
Thank you for this. Potty training was actually quite easy for us (knock on wood), but it is the teeth brushing that is getting us. Ugh! The pictures haven’t worked and we have tried a sticker incentive. Maybe I should try that again! Good luck with the PT!
Potty Training
JJ
March 10th, 2011
10:10 am
@denial – I used to tell my child “only brush the teeth you want to keep”….