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I know quite a few lovely ladies have these Gro Clocks and we are thinking about getting 1 or 2 for the girls as DP is quite sick of the girls coming into our beds BUT i was wondering if they are worth the $$ is there an alternative?
I had a look on Toys R Us and they are nearly $80 and most of the ones on e-bay are similar once you add postage.
Is there somewhere cheaper, is there a another option and are they worth it?
I can ask mum - she bought DD's and has just gotten one to give DS for his bday in July. She buys them online, bambino baby or something I think.
We love DD's. She rarely gets out of bed now before 7am unless something is wrong. Can't wait to get DS's happening!
We love DS's too. The first few days were a disaster with it - the first morning he brought it into us to show us it wasn't glowing green yet :), and the next morning he sat in his room shouting to us it wasn't glowing green yet and he was awake lol. But once he got the hang of it, it's been great. We got ours from Aldi about 2 months ago for about $30. The only morning he doesn't have to use it is the morning our garbage truck comes because he gets up at 5.30am to wait at the window for it :asleep:There is no stopping him on that morning.
Ohh hope Aldi brings it back :rofl:
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I have one but scored it when bambino pronto had a half price sale! Definitely worth it once they get the hang of it! No one is out of bed before 7am unless they need the toilet!
The best price i found was Ebay from the UK.. came out about $44-50inc post i think, search Gro Clock (two words) seller is 'gamingsaving' it has a UK plug but includes the adaptor.
There is a MoMo Monkey Clock that does the same thing. Not sure how much, but it's very cute.
I have one and love it. You just have to get lucky with the price. I just saw an add in Melbourne's Child for another Sleep Trainer Clock, it's $49.99 and free shipping. It's on moosebaby dot com dot au. It looks very cute!
I got mine from Baby Bunting and when I did buy it I signed up as a member and got a discount on it.
I think the monkey one is around $50. I got a GroClock and love it. He comes in every morning SO excited because "the sun is awake mummy" so he knows he can come into our room. I love that you can set it for naps as well if you want to, later on it can be an alarm clock as well, plus it's almost like a night light as well. Worth the money for us!
pampers nappies online have a cow one for $45
now you have got me looking think we might need one, actually we might need two this could get expensive!
We have one here. Can't rave about it enough. Love it.
I want one too!
Think we could get a discount for 3 bought at once?
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We use the globetrotter shep clock here
I got one from Aldi! A little while ago, but it seems I definitely got lucky at around $30. Mixed results. He knows what it means, but at just over 2.5, he has little patience and it really depends on when he wakes. If he wakes at 6:10, waiting 5 mins is easy, if he wakes at 5:30, well that's a whole 'nother story. Looking forward to him learning to go back to sleep!
They had similar ones at Aldi recently for $30!! I grabbed one. It's great although DD still comes out at 6am lately :( instead of 7am!!
I haven't got one, but you asked for another option - we got DD to stay in bed by asking her "When do you get up in the morning?" and she'll reply with "When the sun comes up." We talked about the light coming into her room from the window and would give her masses of praise when she stayed in bed. Did that for about a week and now she doesn't get up until around 6.30-7 and then she'll climb into bed with us, often for another hour. Just another idea :D
Thanks hun, we've tried that with Ava but it's still quite dark out here by say 6am and we don't mind her coming up then before DP goes to work. She sleeps with her curtains open (thats how she likes it) and will often sleep until say 7am but it's when she wakes at 1am and decides to come upstairs - the other morning it was about 5am and we'd told her she has to stay in bed until morning... she was sobbing in her bed and when i went in she said "it's still dark and i can't tell if it's morning" when i asked why she's crying she said "cos daddy leaves early and it's still dark time" :wall::
So if i could set it to 6am and say no problem look the suns up on your clock then it would solve the getting upset at missing daddy... IYKWIM?
Nawwww Ava :(
daily deals had them a little while ago. i will keep watch out for you
The other option then would be to promise Daddy will come in and give her a kiss and a cuddle before he goes to work - even if she's asleep. My uncle (dairy farmer) used to go in to his kids, turn the light on and say good morning before he'd milk the cows (I would have killed him), but the kids got used to it, said good morning and went back to sleep when he left. Then on days Daddy isn't working, she'll sleep til the sun comes up, and on days he's going to work she still gets her kiss and cuddle, and if she comes in to you afterwards, it's ok?:
Just another option.
I ages ago bought 1 but havent used it yet. Its a thomas tank engine one where they cant get up until he has his eyes open. Got it at a toyworld for $20.
Think I need to start using it as now DS2 is sleeping with DS1 he gets up around 0600 and wakes DS1 who normally would sleep till 0700 - 0730.
Cool will keep an eye out.
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Ok someone said bambini pronto have 40% off store wide but they don't have the gro clock they have another sleep trainer clock (monkey shaped).
Think they are normally $50 so that would be a decent saving (would have to check postage) but does anyone else have one, are they as good as the gro clock?
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Checked it out, can get free shipping so could get 2 for $60.
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It's the Momo sleep monkey but there are mixed reviews about it online... i know it was mentioned previously but does anyone actually have one?
If so do you like it?
a couple of other ideas that i think i read here years back were to get a normal digital clock radio, cover up the minute numbers with tape and teach the child that they have to wait til they see a 6 or a 7 before they can get up. You could also put stickers on a normal face clock, you have to wait til the small hand points at the 6 or Heart sticker and then you can get up. Can also help with learning to tell the time.
Thats a good idea - she has a clock in her room already but i don't think it would be easy to see in the morning - maybe a small digital clock would work.
Hmmmmmmmmmmm good ideas!
Bambino pronto tried to have a sale start last night with 40% 0ff store wide which means the gro clocks would of been on sale. However site has crashed so they are working on getting it up and running again! Keep your eye out or I'll pop back In when I see it going!
I had a look this morning on bambini pronto??? but they don't have the gro clock only the monkey one.:
Me too, very disappointed!:
me three. i noticed on fb someone has asked if they could have a sale when they have more stock available cos so much is out of stock!
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My mum got one recently for DS from Bambini Pronto I'm sure, a gro clock. She's definitely got one, she's holding it for his bday in July, I'll ask her where she got it...
So they HAVE had it, I'm pretty sure...
We bought the globetrotter one, eBay has them. Ours currently needs new batteries o have switched DD2 to a ingests alarm clock and did the same thing we did for DD1 which is what hot1 sad and overed up the minute numbers
Mum got it from Bella's Little Ones. She paid full price, so $69.95. Don't know if that helps.
Don't know where the gro clocks have gone on the website and have had no replies to my email or question on Facebook about them! Sorry girls thought of you when I saw the sale but didn't realise they don't have any.....it's worth buying at 40% off!
Friend has the monkey one and she says it is ok, it still does the job well!!