We are over at The Wise Baby today with our Straight Up Crib review I love, love, love this crib, it's perfect for the little Man's nursery. Not to mention, it's a safe and solid piece of furniture. Check out the post for more crib details.
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Showing posts with label baby products. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baby products. Show all posts
4/21/2014
The Wise Baby :: Baby Jogger City Mini GT Review
I'm over at The Wise Baby with a review of our Baby Jogger City Mini GT stroller. I'm so glad we went with this option, among the endless choices. It's light-weight and so easy to use, plus the little Man loves it.
4/08/2014
The Wise Baby :: Convertible Car Seat Review: Foonf by Clek
I've over at The Wise Baby with a review of our new convertible car seat the Foonf by Clek. What the Foonf? Get all the details on why I'm in love with this modern and safe care seat over at The Wise Baby. And get up close and personal with the Foonf here.
2/25/2014
The Wise Baby :: How to choose a diaper bag
I was one of those ladies who thought my Coach tote would suffice as a diaper bag. But one diaper change fumbling for wipes and trying to find diaper cream changed all that. I'm over at The Wise Baby with my tips for choosing a diaper bag that's right for you. And in case you were wondering, I settled on the Skip Hop Versa in cream links. Happy Tuesday!
1/28/2014
The Wise Baby :: Boon Naked Collapsible Tub
Hi lovelies we are back. I can't believe how quickly the past two weeks have flown by. And now we're at home adjusting to the time change with a baby. I can't wait to share our trip with you soon, but in the meantime we are over at The Wise Baby with our Boon Naked Collapsible Tub review. Love this tub, and you can enter to win one for yourself. Happy Tuesday!
1/14/2014
The Wise Baby :: Whisper Diaper Pail Review
We are over at The Wise Baby today with our Whisper Diaper Pail review. See why I recommend this over the Diaper Genie & enter to win one for yourself.
12/03/2013
The Wise Baby :: Boon Flair Highchair Review
11/05/2013
The Wise Baby :: Chewbeads Reviewed
I'm over at The Wise Baby today with our Chewbeads review. And you can snag a Chewbeads Perry necklace for yourself, enter to win one before noon on November 10th. Happy Tuesday!
10/23/2013
The Wise Baby :: Best Baby Teethers
We are over at The Wise Baby today with our favorite teethers for all stages of teething! Happy Wednesday!
10/03/2013
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9/23/2013
Motherhood Monday: Surviving Baby's First Cold
Did anyone catch the Emmy's last night. I heart NPH, he might have that hosting disorder his HIMYM costars were discussing, but who cares he so much fun. We all know why we really watch award shows, for all the red carpet glory. Here are the gowns from last night's Emmy's that I'd like to borrow for my next red carpet event, ha. I can dream of red carpet events while covered in spit up, right? But I do love the silhouettes of these stunning gowns: Cobie Smulders, Zooey Deschanel, & Taylor Schilling. And how sweet were the 'In Memorandums' this year.
The Emmys were a nice reprieve from the little Man's first cold. We were in the middle of sleep training when the little Man came down with what started off as the sniffles, and quickly morphed into a congested and miserable baby. Sleep training a 6 month old is a whole other blog post, but we're proof that it can be done. Fast forward to last night when the little Man only cried for 30 minutes (the first night he cried for almost 2 hours) but his voice was so hoarse from the cold that he was silently crying. Oh man, talk about, major guilt and me itching to rescue him, but I didn't and he slept soundly through the night. Here are some helpful hints on surviving your child's first cold.
1. Invest in a humidifier, we had the one in his nursery running all day, and another one in the living room. If that doesn't work you could always snuggle in the bathroom with your little one while running a hot shower.
2. Saline is your friend, it works by loosening all that mucus. Even though your child is congested it doesn't mean that getting that junk out of their tiny airways will be easy.
3. Suction. Please don't use a bulb nasal aspirator, think of the blue thing you left the hospital with, they're a breading ground for mold. Which is the last thing you want to use on a sick child. I personally recommend the Nosefrida. Your little one may not enjoy the suction but they will feel so much better after, the proof is in the smile and giggles.
4. Baby Vicks. The soothing eucalyptus, rosemary, and lavender help sooth baby. And who doesn't enjoy having Vicks rubbed on their chest when they're sick.
5. Elevation. If it's possible, have your little one sleep with their head elevated. This will help decrease the irritation caused by post nasal drip.
6. Thermometer & Baby Tylenol. If your little one has a viral cold, there's nothing you can do but wait it out. But if your little one starts running a fever, Baby Tylenol will help with that.
7. If you are still breastfeeding, keep it up. It's soothing for your little one & if you caught what your little one has, the antibodies your body makes that you pass on in your breast milk can only help.
8. Patience is key. Your little one will be fussy, and no amount of rocking or fun toys will make it better. All you can do it cuddle, and spend plenty of time snuggling while you wait out.
9. You know what's normal and what isn't for your little one. If anything is setting off red flags for you, call your pediatrician.
And if you are sleep training, keep with it. Your baby might cry for longer than the previous night, but keep with your bedtime routine, as tough as it might be.
The Emmys were a nice reprieve from the little Man's first cold. We were in the middle of sleep training when the little Man came down with what started off as the sniffles, and quickly morphed into a congested and miserable baby. Sleep training a 6 month old is a whole other blog post, but we're proof that it can be done. Fast forward to last night when the little Man only cried for 30 minutes (the first night he cried for almost 2 hours) but his voice was so hoarse from the cold that he was silently crying. Oh man, talk about, major guilt and me itching to rescue him, but I didn't and he slept soundly through the night. Here are some helpful hints on surviving your child's first cold.
1. Invest in a humidifier, we had the one in his nursery running all day, and another one in the living room. If that doesn't work you could always snuggle in the bathroom with your little one while running a hot shower.
2. Saline is your friend, it works by loosening all that mucus. Even though your child is congested it doesn't mean that getting that junk out of their tiny airways will be easy.
3. Suction. Please don't use a bulb nasal aspirator, think of the blue thing you left the hospital with, they're a breading ground for mold. Which is the last thing you want to use on a sick child. I personally recommend the Nosefrida. Your little one may not enjoy the suction but they will feel so much better after, the proof is in the smile and giggles.
4. Baby Vicks. The soothing eucalyptus, rosemary, and lavender help sooth baby. And who doesn't enjoy having Vicks rubbed on their chest when they're sick.
5. Elevation. If it's possible, have your little one sleep with their head elevated. This will help decrease the irritation caused by post nasal drip.
6. Thermometer & Baby Tylenol. If your little one has a viral cold, there's nothing you can do but wait it out. But if your little one starts running a fever, Baby Tylenol will help with that.
7. If you are still breastfeeding, keep it up. It's soothing for your little one & if you caught what your little one has, the antibodies your body makes that you pass on in your breast milk can only help.
8. Patience is key. Your little one will be fussy, and no amount of rocking or fun toys will make it better. All you can do it cuddle, and spend plenty of time snuggling while you wait out.
9. You know what's normal and what isn't for your little one. If anything is setting off red flags for you, call your pediatrician.
And if you are sleep training, keep with it. Your baby might cry for longer than the previous night, but keep with your bedtime routine, as tough as it might be.
9/13/2013
The Wise Baby :: Prince Lionheart bebePOD Flex Plus Seat Review
We are over at The Wise Baby today with our Prince Lionheart bebePOD Flex Plus Seat review. I love this versatile chair and so does the little Man. Hope you lovelies have a great weekend!!
This week, you can pick up the bebePOD Flex Plus Seat from Walmart for $30.
7/17/2013
The Wise Baby :: Favorite Products Share
Today I'm sharing my favorite new mom products over at the Wise Baby. I love the phenomenal job Lindsey's done with the Wise Baby, it's such a great resources for new parents. On a side note, Lindsay is a fellow Chicagoan whose Mister is also a resident. As part of our Baby Week series I posted all of the items we included in our registry guide. I will say that we ended up returning almost fifty percent of the stuff we registered for because we just didn't use most of it, but as new parents we didn't know better. So if you are dying to know which products made the 'can't live without list' check out our Real Mom's Favorite Products post.
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