Technology's come a long way in the last few years, helping make parenting a fair bit easier (but much more expensive). And while you definitely don'tneed all of these futuristic gadgets, they'll help put your mind at ease and make getting from A to B with a tiny human much simpler.
Using pulse oximetry (a technology that doctors use in hospital) to keep an eye on your baby's vital signs, this gadget shines small LED lights on the skin to sense how much light makes it back to the photo receptor. It alerts you or any issues by sounding an alarm if the heart rate dips too low – or spikes too high.
Gone are the days of testing the temperature of your baby's bottle on the back of your wrist; this clever band lets you know when the milk is the perfect warmth for your tot.
This world's first Bluetooth smart pacifier monitors a baby's temperature by transmitting the data back to a parent's smartphone, via the free associated app. Parents don't even need to be in the same room as a child – it works from a distance of 30 metres.
From checking your baby's sleep status and listening in on him, we think you'll agree this smart baby monitor is pretty genius. A turtle monitor is attached to a onesie, which sends data and audio to a lilypad monitor before sending it on to your smartphone.
Forget about hauling your child's car seat from one car to another or lucking out when you're travelling abroad – this genius design can be completely deflated and inflated in less than 40 seconds. It's perfectly safe, too, and uses a technology developed by the military.
Measuring your child's sleep patterns through a smartphone app, these beds are definitely a thing of the future. They don't come cheap but they adjust to fit your child as he grows and uses a full-body algorithm to assess the quality of his sleep.
Ideal to use on holiday or when your little one's staying with the in-law's, this collapsible bathtub can be used from age newborn to 18 months – and in two different positions.
Designed to give you peace of mind when your child's in the swimming pool, the iSwimband is a wearable accessory which alerts your Bluetooth-enabled phone, tablet or music player if your child has been submerged beyond a preset time limit of if a non-swimmer (like your toddler) goes in the water.
This has to be the ultimate baby bouncer. It has five unique motions to soothe and bounce your baby as if he were in your arms – all of which can be adjusted from your smartphone.
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