Everyone looks for a good stroller – everyone. The stroller is a typical mainstay when travelling with a baby, at the mall or further from home. Before the stroller, and rarely in the Western World, everyone else was using slings or other devices to carry baby on the body – there is even Egyptian artwork from the age of the Pharaohs depicting use of slings! So when did the stroller come about? The prototypes of today’s modern strollers are built on the first baby carriages and perambulators (prams) of Victorian England. Now, whether going out for a walk around the park or for slightly more extended travel plans, moving along with baby is never easier on body. Today, I have the pleasure...

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 you do you even begin? Right here! This review will focus on the Infantino SlingRider. Never before could I believe that a sling could be so comfortable for both parent and child – but Infantino has proved me wrong. For baby, the sling is wide, so that they are comfortable and not crushed in by both sides, while the opening is elastic – creating a nice, semi-closed top...

The Renaissance of the Sling is in full effect and with many, many brands available, which ones are worth your money – and your time? 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. Today we focus on the popular HotSlings. So, with newborn in arm, I tried the HotSlings over a couple of days. With the informative DVD and step-by-step picture instructions there was no way I could do anything wrong and it left my mind at ease about dropping baby! I practiced putting it on and taking it off to make sure I had a fluid motion. While,...