Do I need a humidifier in the nursery?

Mereou12

Random post, but I was just looking at the BRU ad for this week and noticed that they have humidifiers and the like on sale....

Do I really need to get a humidifier for the nursery? I live in south Georgia, where the humidity is stifling almost year-round. Is this a necessity or just another needless "recommendation" to get more money flowing in the baby gear business? I could see using it occasionally in the winter, but I'm just not sure.

Thanks.

mrsbird1129

I'm waiting to see if she needs it/my pediatrician recommends it at some point.  I don't believe every baby needs them (from what I've gotten from other moms).

tigergreen

i got one, and now i'm wondering if we need it....we live in memphis, so we're in the same boat as you humidity-wise.  supposedly it only gets used when they're sick, though?  i don't ever remember one being in my house, so i have no clue...

axr8111

Since you're someplace where humidity is not an issue, I would say no. Then again, we never use ours. DS doesn't get dry skin, and it didn't seem to make much of a difference when he had a cold.?

dennice79

They do really help if your child gets a cold, but other than that they are worthless and take up room. I would recommend waiting until you need one to buy one. They are on sale right now because of cold and flu season.

Reagan's Mommy

Nope.  I'm in the northeast where it gets very dry in the winter, but we still only used it once or twice, and I don't really think it helped her anyway...

mags2041

I live in AZ (where the humidity today is 7%) and the only time I've ever used a humidifier is when DC#1 was congested.

EnglishMajor03

I saw that ad too and thought it was a good deal!

Anyway, we have used ours everyday during the winter with DD, but we also are in the northeast where it gets really, really cold and dry.  DD is susceptible to nosebleeds, has eczema and a couple other health issues so for us it was sort of a must-have. 

That said, we didn't register or buy one until we knew we needed it, and with you being in southern Georgia, I'm just not sure you will need one.

chef'swife

We bought one, but our house is super dry in the winter.  I get really dry nose/skin, so I figure we should put a humidifier in her room until my husband has one installed on our furnace to help the whole house.

Mereou12

Thanks everyone!

Sounds like they're just another unnecessary piece of gear to waste money on. Y'all just saved me a few bucks.

pmarie33

At the baby care class we went to on Saturday, the nurse said if the baby is congested, you can put one in there, but only a cool mist one. 

 

mwalliser

I'm in Alabama... we did not get one for DD for this past winter (she was born in December), but I'm highly considering getting one this time.  I think it would have helped with the stuffy nose that she seemed to wake up with all the time.  She wasn't actually sick, but she'd get stuffy and we'd have to clean out her nose all the time (and babies sure don't like it when you have to aspirate their tiny noses).

shainababygirl

I live in KY which has a 80% humidity a lot of the time... we're getting a cool mist one for our bedroom, which is where DD will be sleeping. This is not only for her, but for me as well. Our apartment is SUPER dry and I wake up with a dry throat and super dry sinus's every morning, and have extremely dry skin... so I think she'll probably need it too.

 

My mom (who's an RN) recommends them for whenever baby is sick, but if your house isn't overly dry... I wouldn't worry!

coliecarryon

we bought one..and i had a hard time with what to get..and they are not cheap either!!! I live on the west coast.

tashacu02

I have one since my LO will be here when it is cold and with the heat being on, the air gets really dry in the house. I usually need one for myself in the winter months, so we got one for our LO.