Comments on: Virtual Vacuum http://morediapers.com/2005/02/19/virtual-vacuum/ Eric Sagalyn's quest for modern fatherhood. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:55:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5 by: Russ http://morediapers.com/2005/02/19/virtual-vacuum/#comment-294 Sun, 20 Feb 2005 00:30:29 -0600 http://morediapers.com/2005/02/19/virtual-vacuum/#comment-294 LOL! My kids loved the vacuum too! My son, who's now 3 years old, still follows me around the house when I'm vacuuming. I use the big upright vacuum and give him the handheld dustbuster. The only problem is he doesn't want to stop when I'm done. The dustbuster runs on rechargeable batteries, so I just let him go until the batteries die. I imagine he'll grow out of his vacuum fascination, but wouldn't it be nice if it lasts through the teenage years?!? LOL! My kids loved the vacuum too!

My son, who’s now 3 years old, still follows me around the house when I’m vacuuming. I use the big upright vacuum and give him the handheld dustbuster. The only problem is he doesn’t want to stop when I’m done. The dustbuster runs on rechargeable batteries, so I just let him go until the batteries die. I imagine he’ll grow out of his vacuum fascination, but wouldn’t it be nice if it lasts through the teenage years?!?

]]> by: Alyssa http://morediapers.com/2005/02/19/virtual-vacuum/#comment-301 Sun, 20 Feb 2005 18:10:39 -0600 http://morediapers.com/2005/02/19/virtual-vacuum/#comment-301 What an excellent public service (the .mp3) - I recall my sisters claiming that the vacuum helped them when the kids were more colicky or cranky during the first few weeks. By the time they were 8-10 weeks old I think they got over it. But what do I know? I'm just the crazy aunt. Hope you get over the hump soon! What an excellent public service (the .mp3) - I recall my sisters claiming that the vacuum helped them when the kids were more colicky or cranky during the first few weeks. By the time they were 8-10 weeks old I think they got over it. But what do I know? I’m just the crazy aunt. Hope you get over the hump soon!

]]> by: DadSteve http://morediapers.com/2005/02/19/virtual-vacuum/#comment-309 Mon, 21 Feb 2005 16:40:49 -0600 http://morediapers.com/2005/02/19/virtual-vacuum/#comment-309 I had two colicky kids. One is now 2.5 and the other is now 8 months. I consider myself a veteran now, as I've been through the battle to keep those kids happy :) A couple of other ideas that work in a pinch: -The vent fan on your stove -The fan in the bathroom -A white noise machine The supposed reason it actually works, in case you're interested, is that it's actually very noisy in the womb. Most of it is white noise -- the mother's blood flowing, heart beating, and all kinds of other stuff. Anything you can do to simulate that white noise *might* help. If that doesn't work, there's always Benadryl (yes, I'm kidding!) I had two colicky kids. One is now 2.5 and the other is now 8 months. I consider myself a veteran now, as I’ve been through the battle to keep those kids happy :)

A couple of other ideas that work in a pinch:

-The vent fan on your stove
-The fan in the bathroom
-A white noise machine

The supposed reason it actually works, in case you’re interested, is that it’s actually very noisy in the womb. Most of it is white noise — the mother’s blood flowing, heart beating, and all kinds of other stuff. Anything you can do to simulate that white noise *might* help. If that doesn’t work, there’s always Benadryl (yes, I’m kidding!)

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