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Medela 100% Cotton Washable Nursing Pads: Good for You, Good for the Environment

January 2, 2012March 18, 2021 Sarah1279 Views 0 Comments green products min read

Whether you plan on breastfeeding for one month or one year, I recommend that you get yourself some Medela 100% Cotton Washable Nursing Pads. Not only will they save you money, but you’ll get to feel good that you’re doing your part to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Plus, they’re comfortable. There are other brands of reusable nursing pads, and I’m sure they’re all perfectly fine, but these are the ones I use and these are the ones I like. I recommend getting 4-5 pairs — what, you think with a new baby you can get away with doing laundry only once a week? Believe me, you’ll be doing lots of laundry, so 8-10 nursing pads should be plenty. Now, sorting through that huge pile of clean laundry is another story. So I recommend that you get one box of disposable nursing pads as backup. For these, I highly recommend the Lansinoh Disposable Nursing Pads. These are the thinnest yet most absorbent nursing pads I’ve come across. They won’t bulk up under your clothes and won’t end up dripping with excess milk. They’re excellent backup nursing pads. Happy breastfeeding!

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Long Sleeve Sleep Sacks

December 20, 2011March 18, 2021 Sarah1264 Views 0 Comments blankets, child safety min read

Babies are not supposed to sleep with blankets or toys in their cribs. For young babies, these objects can pose a suffocation threat (poo poo poo), and for older babies, they can give the baby a leg-up to help him/her climb out of the crib. Therefore, what do you do with baby on a cold winter’s night, or even in the summer, when a pair of regular pajamas isn’t enough to keep baby warm? We’ve mentioned the Grobag Baby Sleeping Bags here on this site, and that’s a great option if it’s really warm in the nursery or if your baby is wearing really warm pajamas underneath, among other layers. But it’s not really a replacement for a warm blanket. The following sleep sacks, or “wearable blankets,” are cozy, long-sleeved baby sleeping bags that, with a pair of pajamas underneath, will keep your baby warm (and sleeping better) without using a blanket. The sleeveless ones really just don’t make so much sense to me. 1. Just One Year (Joy) SleepBags – Midweight fabric. 2. Summer Infant Slumbersack – Lightweight microfleece. 3. Safe Dreams Wearable Blanket, by HALO – Fleece. (This one comes in an X-Large size (18-24 months), which is

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5 Great Gifts for Your 3-Year-Old

December 19, 2011March 18, 2021 Sarah1416 Views 0 Comments min read

Here are our top picks — 1. Fisher-Price Classic Doodler (Magna Doodle) – Here’s a toy that will satisfy your child’s creative side, as well as keep you (the parent) happy due to its portability and the fact that it’s noise-free. 2. Mega Bloks 200-Piece Duffle Bag – While some 3-year-olds are ready for the smaller sized Legos, many younger 3’s will have an easier time building with the larger Mega Blocks. They’re similar to Lego’s Duplos, but cheaper! 3. Pretend Food – There are dozens of companies that offer make-believe food of varying quality, but you really can’t go wrong with any of the Melissa & Doug products. There are wooden fruit cutting sets, pizza sets, an ice cream parlor, and more. Some are wooden, some are plastic, all are high quality and loads of fun for the 3-year-old who loves to play in the kitchen. 4. A Tricycle – Most 3-year-olds aren’t quite ready for a bike, but have long lost interest in the ride-on toys of their youth. A tricycle is an excellent transitional bike and come in various sizes. We like the Radio Flyer Classic Red Trike. 5. Classic Board Games – Congratulations! Your child is finally

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Toy for Life: Fisher-Price Kid-Tough Classic Doodler with 2 Stampers

December 18, 2011March 18, 2021 Sarah1281 Views 0 Comments min read

Are you looking for the perfect gift for your kid that will last for years? The Fisher-Price Kid-Tough Classic Doodler (also known as a Magna Doodle) is a sure-thing kid-pleaser for children between the ages of 2 and 7. (If you are new to the world of toys, then I will just tell you that this is a good thing; many toys will only appeal to your kid for a year or two, if even that long.) The Classic Doodler is portable, with convenient carrying handles. Your kid will use this magnetic doodling tablet on the couch, in bed, in the car, at a restaurant, in the doctor’s waiting room, on an airplane, on the toilet — have I made my point yet? The Classic Doodler comes with a magnetic pen and 2 stamps — a circle and a triangle. Your kid doodles and then erases his/her creation by sliding the eraser along the bottom of the doodler. And then the fun begins again. My kid can sit for about 30 minutes uninterrupted drawing on her Magna Doodle. That’s a long time in the life of an attention-span-challenged 3-year-old!

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5 Top Limited Edition Strollers

December 13, 2011March 18, 2021 Sarah1378 Views 0 Comments min read

Here are my top 5 picks: 1. Maclaren Quest – Beatles Yellow Submarine ($224.37) 2. Maclaren Juicy Couture Stroller, with matching Juicy Couture Footmuff (What, you don’t have $1000 to spare on an umbrella stroller + accessory?) 3. The Bugaboo Meets Missoni Stroller (Price: You don’t want to know.) 4. Baby Jogger City Mini – Fuchsia/Black Limited Edition ($199) 5. Bugaboo Chameleon – Demin Limited Edition ($1029) For more designer strollers for your ultra hip baby, check out this if it’s hip, it’s here post.

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Motherhood Wrap Nursing Sleep Bra: The Only One You’ll Ever Wear

December 8, 2011March 18, 2021 Sarah1130 Views 0 Comments bras min read

Motherhood Nursing Sleep Bra A couple years back I wrote a post about the only nursing tank you’ll ever need (also by Motherhood), so in the same, very enthusiastic vein, I want to introduce you to the Motherhood Wrap Nursing Sleep Bra. There’s not much to say here other than addressing that most important concern we all face when searching for “The Bra,” and that is: It is comfortable. Very comfortable. Why the Motherhood Wrap Nursing Sleep Bra is so comfortable: There’s no underwire, nor is the band that goes under your breasts too tight (though I did buy a size up). There are no clips to fumble with in the exhaustion of night feeding. It’s soft and comes in a variety of colors. It’s supportive enough (at least for me) to wear during the day as well as at night. (And in case you don’t trust me, the reviews I’ve read say it’s excellent for large-breasted mamas too.) One thing that may bother you is that it’s not 100% cotton. It’s a cotton/spandex blend, which I find perfectly fine, but still, there’s a heads up for you.

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Phil & Ted’s Most Excellent Stroller Review

December 6, 2011March 18, 2021 Sarah1124 Views 0 Comments double strollers min read

Phil & Ted’s Sport (Explorer) Our Joovy Caboose died last week. I think I had mentioned that this stroller doesn’t take hills very well; apparently it doesn’t take little cracks or raised lines, not to mention curbs, very well either. And so, last Friday night, we were pushing the stroller down a hill and hit a tiny little bump and one of the wheels snapped off. Not a snap in a way where you can snap it back on, but like the plastic around the wheel cracked and the entire wheel section snapped off. It now rests in peace in a nearby dumpster. Thanks to our generous dinner hosts, we borrowed a Phil & Ted’s Sport (Explorer) stroller (with doubles kit) for our walk home. As someone who has for a long time wanted to try out a P&T stroller, I was thrilled, and after our long, uphill walk home, I was sold (well, sort of). This is a good stroller. Okay, so the sun shade is not as good as the Baby Jogger City Mini sun shade and the basket is hard to access (though it is really nice and roomy), but it is still the best double stroller I have

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Melissa & Doug Child-Safe Scissor Set: The Real Deal

December 5, 2011March 18, 2021 Sarah1035 Views 0 Comments min read

I’m sure I’ve mentioned somewhere on this site that we have an amateur paper-cutter on our hands. Hila (almost 3-years-old) wakes up in the morning and heads straight to her scissors, and more often than not, her scissors are the last thing she puts down before going to bed. (The little bits of paper all over the living room were part of the inspiration for my post on play yards — the spacious, playpen alternative for the modern family.) The Best Scissors for Your Tot! If you’re looking for a safe and reliable pair of scissors (or two pairs) for your child, then I highly recommend Melissa & Doug’s Child-Safe Scissor Set. The set comes with one pair of straight-edged scissors and one pair of zig zag-cut scissors. They will work for righties or lefties, and are metal-free (i.e. no sharp blade), which means they won’t cut clothing or hair or skin. They come in a convenient pouch for storage. Note: Because these are all-plastic scissors, your child may have trouble cutting construction paper or any other type of thick paper. These are best used on regular printer paper, magazine paper, or newspapers.