The First Years Essentials Care Kit

by The First Years

Product Features

• Flex-tip digital thermometer gives fast, accurate readings
• Travel medicine dropper has a covered end to keep it clean
• Aspirator has an insert guard and plug for easy cleaning
• Baby nail clippers to gently trim tiny nails
• 4 emery boards to smooth jagged nails

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 9 x 3 inches ; 1.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• ASIN: B000059XP6
• UPC: 071463033836
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,274 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

This kit for newborns contains high-quality health care products for parents and baby. All the necessities come neatly stored in a handy zippered travel case. The kit includes a Flex-tip digital thermometer for fast and accurate readings, a travel medicine dropper, a hospital-style aspirator, baby nail clippers for trimming tiny nails, and four emery boards. As a bonus, you also get a Shake and See rattle to keep baby stimulated and entertained. Complete instructions, parenting tips, and how-to suggestions are also included. --N. Mered

Product Description

It seems that if baby gets a runny nose or a little fever it happens when you are least prepared. The First Years Essentials Care Kit will get you through those emergencies and more with ease. Contains a digital thermometer, medicine dispenser, hospital-style aspirator, baby nail clippers, tiny emery boards and a Shake and See rattle for bedside entertainment! A great kit to keep on hand and to take with you when you travel.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Must For Every Mother!, August 6, 2001

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Susanne (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The First Years Essentials Care Kit (Baby Product)

This neat zippered nylon case, is perfect for travel. The kit's digital thermometer can take a temperature orally, rectally, or from the underarm area, gets a reading in approximately one minute, and has an automatic shutoff function. The oral medicine syringe and medicine spoon are fairly standard in design but will definitely help make dispensing medicine easy and accurate. The nasal aspirator is a must for stuffy noses not yet trained in the intricacies of blowing; the kit also includes a nail clipper. A rattle is also included with this kit, although it is very colorful.. I feel unsafe for a small baby or toddler.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for on the go, or at home!!!, January 8, 2002

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April Johnson (Sacramento, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The First Years Essentials Care Kit (Baby Product)

I think that this product is well worth the money! I love the nose sucker (as we call it). It has an insertion guard so that you can't put it too far in the baby's nose. I love the nail clippers also. There is enough extra room in the case to put a bottle of infants tylenol, or advil. The only thing that I don't like is the thermometer. Mine takes FOREVER to beep. I got another one for my baby shower, also made by The First Years that has an insertion guard for taking temperature rectaly. I have this one in my kit instead. Other than that, very easy to put in a diaperbag, convienient handle on the top, and great products inside!

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Low quality items in a great package., August 11, 2002

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Jennifer Jensen "jennyvere" (Oceanside, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The First Years Essentials Care Kit (Baby Product)

Out of this kit, I use one item - the nail clippers. The cute little blue case is great, but - the thermometer takes two long to read the temperature. Invest instead in a Safety First High Speed Thermometer - it takles like 10 seconds to get an accurate rectal temp. The medicine thingy is too big and most medicines come with syringes or little droppers which work better. The nasal aspirator does have a strong enough suck. The big green one you get from the hospital works much better - find a way to get more of these. The rattle is cute, but I have toys that I already keep in the diaper bag. Don't buy this - buy everything separately and make a little kit yourself of good quality and necessary items for your baby on the go.