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RECALLED 3/23/2010 for safety / suffocation issues.  Click Infantino recall for longer article. Bottles? check! Diapers? check! Sling? uh-oh! Unlike a few years ago, today you see many a parent wearing their little one – the sling is back and they are popping up all over the place. With so many to choose from, where [...]
Category Archives: Babies
Review: HotSlings
October 20, 2008 – 7:33 am
Through the next few reviews, I will focus mainly on the ins and outs of various slings – pros and cons from both a parent’s point of view as well as my perceived pros and cons from my child’s point of view.
…A note on picking your size and tip on using the Hotslings should keep you in good stead: it is imperative make sure you buy the correct size, not only for your comfort, but for your child’s safety and avoid overly baggy/loose clothing which may bunch and bundle under the shoulder area if user is not careful. Pros: Contemporary design Keeps baby extra snug Ability to hold baby or toddler a minimum of 3 different ways Cons: Price Slings are so individual – each one and every company has a different feel and style.
Baby Lift Strap – a must-have for new dads
October 2, 2008 – 3:32 pm
When you take that baby home in the little carrier on the first day, you’re going to feel a little twinge when your spine curves a little to the side of your favored arm. Because the baby carrier is wide, you have to hold it out even further from your body than a suitcase or briefcase, which feels very unnatural. … Check out the Baby Lift strap, a very low-tech device that gives you a little more support in carrying the baby and his carrier.
Boon snack ball
October 2, 2008 – 2:37 pm
Boon Snack Ball – Simple, but elegant, our kids fight over these little balls filled with goldfish or other snacks. I don’t put them in their lunches though, for fear of losing them in the crowd. $6 from Amazon and BabiesRUs.
Cloth diapers and health risks by Alison Manes
October 2, 2008 – 10:05 am
Everyone needs to make the best informed choice on this “paper versus plastic-type” debate, but it’s in everyone’s best interest to know the facts.) Cloth diapering your young one’s bum is not only eco-friendly; it offers a solution to the highly absorbent chemicals found in disposable diapers. … 3 Sources: 1 http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu 2 Whitewash: Exposing Health and Environmental Dangers of Women’s Sanitary Products and Disposable Diapers, what you can do about it.
Ubimed Cleanoz Aspirator a good replacement for that gnarly rubber aspirator bulb
September 18, 2008 – 10:15 am
We had a chance to meet the inventor, Jose Bensoussan, of the Ubimed Cleanoz Nasal Aspirator Kit at the recent ABC baby and kids product show (2008) and he told a compelling story about this new device. … Many parents have been suspicious of the bulb since there is no way to really clean it out or sterilize it and it’s used inside the mouth and nose of very small babies. Better to leave it on the ground the next time it rolls off the changing table and use it as a dog pull toy.
Baby Light and Clip – great gadget for fingernail-clipping dads
September 18, 2008 – 8:07 am
Baby Light and Clip – Nail Clipper for Babies If you’ve ever struggled to cut a baby’s finger or toenails, you’ll love this little gadget. It’s a very simple little tool that incorporates a basic baby fingernail clipper and a light so you can clip in the dark while they are sleeping. And, if you’ve ever cut down too close and actually cut your baby (yes, it does happen) because baby was struggling, or you couldn’t see, this clipper has finger guard so you can’t push in too deep.
What is it about dads and babies in cars?
August 22, 2008 – 12:51 am
A dad shopping at a Best Buy store in Phoenix apparently forgot that his infant girl was with him and left her in his car Thursday morning, Phoenix Fire reported. [From Shopping dad forgets infant in car ] Maybe we new dads need to put a post-it on the windshield that says, “Don’t forget the baby!” … One time — and my daughter remembers it and reminds me all the time — I walked away from the car and left her locked inside.
France bans broadcast of TV shows for babies
August 21, 2008 – 12:55 am
You can argue about the protectionism of the State, and whether this is too much control, but there is wisdom behind the recent decision by the French broadcasting authority to ban French television from airing TV shows made for kids under three years old. … The advent of BabyTV in 2006 in the US spurred a national debate and the American Academy of Pediatrics made a pronouncement that babies should be kept from television completely. … As the the French ruling noted, “Television viewing hurts the development of children under 3 years old and poses a certain number of risks, encouraging passivity, slow language acquisition, over-excitedness, troubles with sleep and concentration as well as dependence on screens” ( AP 8/20/08 ) While many of these TV shows are said to be designed especially for babies, in the Baby Einstein vein, the reality is that many parents (guilty as charged, your honor) use these shows as an electronic baby sitter, for even extended periods of time (not guilty on the second charge).
A top obstetrician on why men should NEVER be at the birth of their child | the Daily Mail
May 14, 2008 – 9:35 am
This top UK obstetrician, as he writes in the the UK Daily Mail thinks that men should not be allowed in the delivery room: For many years, I have not been able to speak openly about my views that the presence of a father in a delivery room is not only unnecessary, but also hinders labour…. But having been involved in childbirth for 50 years, and having been in charge of 15,000 births, I have reached the stage where I feel it is time to state what I – and many midwives and fellow obstetricians – privately consider the obvious…. I’m sure the good doctor will get a lot of approving head nods from people wishing we also lived in a time where skirts covered women’s ankles and children were allowed to work in garment factories.