How many of you had an emergency situation where you were frantically running around the house looking for answers? Or better yet, you call everyone you know and no one picks up, including a spouse. I have been in those situations many a times. When it comes to me cutting my nails off, getting a minor burn, falling and spraining my ankle, I am pretty cool-collective. However, when it comes to my children, it seems like the end of the world. When my daughter got a 2nd degree burn, I was balling. When she had her fever at 105 and it kept rising, I felt like a bad mother, and thought that brain damage was seconds away from happening. As parents, we definitely feel so much more for our children because they look to us to have the answers and the healing powers.
I never went to med school nor was I super-attentive at my high school CPR class. Looking back on it, I should have been. Most of the time, when something happens, I go on the internet and do a Google Search. For example, “Baby fever 105 degrees.” You get a whole array of information from Doctors’ sites to real life experiences from mothers on message boards. Some useful, some not. But I know when I am panicking, on the verge of a mental breakdown, going on the internet is the last thing on my mind. I actually tried going on the internet, when my daughter had her 2nd degree burn, and guess what, the internet was down in my area! What do you do when that happens? Call 911?
Baby MEDBASICS Combo Pack
Well, you definitely have options depending on the severity of the situation. However, you want to be able to cover all your medical basics at home and when you are out and about. If your child stops breathing and your CPR skills are a little rusty, you want to be able to reference something. So that is why the husband and wife team behind Baby MEDBASICS came up with an emergency pack that can be used at home, or one that travels with you. Created by a doctor-dad and a nurse-mom, they knew what parents dealt with and came up with an action plan for parents and caregivers. Everything from CPR to caring for your choking child.
One of my favorite quotes from their site, “Baby MEDBASICS turns your moments of panic into moments of action.” I looked through the pack and all the instructions were very simple to follow with pictures to reference. Even for the most instruction challenged parent or caregiver, this pack is as simple as simple can get. The great thing about Baby MEDBASICS is that it comes in a Home Pack and a Travel Pack. So you can always have one for your home and one that goes with you. When you drop off your child and the diaper bag to your child’s caregiver, just as diapers and bottles are essential items, the Baby MEDBASICS should be added to the bag. You should have your caregivers attach it onto the handles of the stroller or the diaper bag and always have it on hand. I know that many parents require their caregivers to get CPR certification, but information from an 8 hour class takes time and practice to process. CPR classes are also taken online ( a little scary with no hands on practice), so it’s up to you to decide what is right for you and your baby. Personally, knowledge is power and according to the MEDBASICS site, “Knowledge=Love.” For more information go to the MEDBASICS site here.
(Disclosure: Product was provided free of charge for review purposes and does not affect my views or feedback of the product. This review is based solely on my personal opinion and experience and results may vary person to person.)
