The Gro Egg

This next product is something we stumbled upon out of necessity, and it was EXACTLY what I was looking for. We live in Florida, and my son's room stays 3-5 degrees warmer than the rest of the house, which I was already concerned with.  When our first coolsnap hit, I discovered his room also gets much colder than the rest of the house, and panicked when his little hands felt like icicles one morning. We love our Samsung SafeView monitor, but sadly, it does not display the room temperature, like some others do.  I Googled around and came up with this- the Gro Egg room thermometer.

It lights up four different colors to display, not only the room temperature, but also how appropriate it is for your little one.  I had heard that a cooler room can help prevent SIDS, but I was very surprised to see how chilly the recommended temperatures were! 

It turns blue when the room is too cool, red when the room is too warm, yellow for ideal, and orange for acceptable. It also displays a happy face when yellow and orange, and a sad face when blue and red. We usually keep our house at 74, but the Gro Egg turns red as soon as it hits 75.  I wasn't too sure about all this when we got it, but believe it or not, my baby sleeps very well in the recommended yellow zone (61-67). It's not feasible to keep the house that cool in the Florida warmth, so that only happened in the winter. We cool the house to keep him in the orange zone, which is pretty close to what we prefer anyway. 

Pros: user friendly (no programming, only one button), easy to read and understand, not battery-operated, has a nice nightlight glow (we needed a nightlight anyway!), easily moved if you need to take it to a caretaker, 

Cons: placement limited to length of cord/access to outlet, not really necessary if your monitor tells you the temperature, if you disagree with the temperature ranges, you'll have to get used to the red light and just read the temperature display, hubby doesn't like that the button is on the bottom. 

Overall, I am so happy we bought this product.  It gives me peace of mind that I'm providing an appropriate temperature for my son to sleep in. You may or may not need it, but now you have the facts! 

Thanks for reading!