I don't know whether to laugh or cry about what appeared in a hammacher-Schlemmer catalogue. For those who don't know, this is a pretentious catalog of expensive things, which I only opened because I couldn't identify the gadget on the front. It looked like a kitchen bowl and turned outto be a wood-fired hot tub. Anyway. . . A few pages in we have THE ONLY INFANT CARE TIMER by "itzbeen" http://www.hammacher.com/publish/73861.asp This looks like a cell-phone-sized digital clock with five times--the bottom is the actual time. The other four are are in a vertical column above it, and have buttons next to them. One miscellaneous (asterisk), then a diaper, a bottle, and "zZz." One sets the chosen intervals, and when baby has awakened, been fed, or had a diaper change, one presses the appropriate (ahem) button, and it begins the preset countdown. The it beeps to let mom or sitter know that baby needs attention. (When I pay a babysitter, I expect *real* attention) It "eliminates the need for tracking childcare needs by memory or using a chart." Has a belt clip, and built in flashlight, and a sliding nursing button to help keep track or which side was nursed on last. $24.95 USD Sheesh. Lynn *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]