Comments on: Game #5: What was the inventor thinking?

By: twinsanity

twinsanity — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:12:22 +0000

"So, you're probably wondering why this ingenious invention isn't still with us today. Simple. While babies hate rear-facing seats, they hate sideways facing seats even more. Imagine car sick upchuck flying at you from the far reaches of your peripheral vision."

Clearly, you've never had a preemie. Google preemie car bed and you'll see the modern version of the this. A car bed, in which the child is lying sideways across the seat during travel. This is often a medically required device if you want to bring your preemie home from the NICU if they have trouble breathing in a regular car seat or weights less than 5 lbs upon release from the hospital. In general, most of these babies sleep peacefully during their trips home and to doctor visits with no apparent ill effects from their sideways position.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:34:10 +0000

I think it’s a device to measure your baby’s weight in gold. Place the baby on the side with the leg holes and the gold on the other until you have enough gold to balance the device.

By: Janelle

Janelle — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:56:43 +0000

Oh, most certainly a boob bath, an awful spa of sorts to help those sagging bags and the answer to erase the effects of gravity and countless children.

By: Charity

Charity — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:35:51 +0000

A portable changing station? If you have a squirmy baby, just put his/her legs into the holes. Baby can't squirm so easily.

Actually, if I was right the leg holes would be on a shorter end...

My real guess is that it's an outdoor/indoor swing that can be used for newborns and toddlers (sitting or laying down).

By: Christy

Christy — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:36:16 +0000

It’s a mesh baby hammock so if baby wants to sleep on his/her stomach you don’t have to worry about suffocation.

By: Ella

Ella — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:30:00 +0000

It's a baby slingshot.

Or a virtual reality device. Parents want their children to get the full experience of the "rock-a-bye baby" song, so they hold the hanging part while their baby drifts off in the bassinet. Then when they get to the "down will come baby, cradle and all!" bit, they let go and baby drops to the floor. Hours of fun! The leg holes are to restrain the baby once he's caught on to the game, but before you've gotten tired of it.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:30:31 +0000

changing station for camping?

By: Kara

Kara — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:41:10 +0000

I'm thinking that the two different modes of use are laying down and sitting up, hence the two leg holes (#24). But what it attaches to is the question. Perhaps it can attach to the parent's bed frame and be used as a co-sleeper and the cable support attaches to the ceiling?

I'm affraid! Anything I can think of doesn't seem all that safe!

By: Jenni

Jenni — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:00:59 +0000

A baby hamock of sorts? Not sure what to clamp it to; but definatly hung from the ceiling. I'm thinking the holes are for the legs to stick out of, but I just don't get it.

That does it. It's some baby torture device. Stick the legs in the holes, tickle the feet relentlesly until they promise to let you sleep through the night!

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:43:29 +0000

This is a baby bathtub. Yes, the clamps (18) hold it onto the tub or sink while the string can be raised and lowered to get water into the small tray area. The holes on the side are for drainage.

Dunk your baby...what fun :)