q about humidifiers

[baconista]

Does anyone use one in their baby's room?

I was going to get one since DS is a bit congested but the daily and weekly maintenance that I'm reading about is sort of scaring me off.

How much work is it to keep clean/hygenic?

I feel like it's going to be worse than maintaining a fish tank.

[birdmom]

Ours is pretty simple. It's the Vicks Cool Mist Humidifier. You can put Vicks cartridges in it for when he's really stuffy. And it has a little projector thing that projects stars and moons onto the ceiling in different colors. He likes it!

[kittycatlove]

We use one and it is kind of a pita to keep clean. I can't remember which one we have right now, but I know it has a lot of nooks and such that are hard to clean. The only reason we keep using it is because it really seems to help DS.

[jamlsull]

We use this one in DD's room every night.
www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3176082

No filters to clean or cartridges to buy. My only complaint so far is after a few months it started being loud when you turn it on, but that last for only a minute. It's worked great for us!

[froggy76]

We have the Vicks Cool Mist one and also use it as a night light. It does seem like a pain to maintain, but DH takes care of it. It smells musty if you let water sit in it for even just a day.

[birdmom]

Froggy, that's the one we have. I thought it was very low maintenance until you said something. That's when I realized that my husband does it. That's why its easy for me...haha.

[baconista]

LOL - I guess the key is to have DH do all the work.

[birdmom]

He researched and picked it out, so I guess he just took that on as his ”job.”