Archive for the ‘Newborn Essentials’ Category
28
Jul
Giveaways Day 28 – 4moms mamaRoo
Categories: Baby, Newborn Essentials
My personal experience with swings amounts to this: you get a swing, you spend half a day assembling it, and then your baby refuses to sit in it. Most of the time I tell expectant parents not to register for one – some babies like them and some don’t. If you’ve got a baby who… read more!
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9
Jul
Giveaways Day 9 – Baby Bjorn Prize Package
Categories: Baby Carriers, Giveaways, Modern Nursery, Newborn Essentials
Today’s giveaway is a prize package – a trio of fabulous products from Baby Bjorn that includes the Baby Bjorn Travel Crib Light, the Baby Bjorn Babysitter Balance, and the brand new Baby Bjorn Comfort Carrier. Over the years, I’ve sung the praises of all three of these products, and with the exception of the… read more!
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3
Jul
Giveaways Day 3 – Astro High Chair – Sakura Bloom Sling – Sleep Sheep
Categories: Baby Carriers, Feeding, Giveaways, Newborn Essentials
This year’s giveaways are off to a great start, and today we have THREE prizes to give away to ONE lucky winner. The Valco Astro high chair is a simple, lightweight folding high chair with a generous tray and an easy-to-clean seat. It is contemporary enough to satisfy parents who are more design-oriented, but it… read more!
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7
Jun
Pebble Mattress leaves no stone unturned
Categories: Baby, Modern Nursery, Newborn Essentials
I get to see a lot of interesting product concepts in this job. But the new Pebble Mattress from Nook Sleep Systems completely stopped me in my tracks. It isn’t so much a mattress as a total reimagining of the infant sleep environment. Aesthetically, it is stunning. The asymmetry of the pebble shapes and the… read more!
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9
Oct
Puj Tub reinvents the infant bathtub
Categories: ABC Show 2009, Baby, Newborn Essentials, Travels & Trade Shows
This is what happens when product designers become parents: very creative problem solving. The Puj Tub (pronounced “pudge”) is the coolest new baby product I’ve seen in a long time. Bathing infants in a sink is always a challenge, but not anymore, thanks to this clever foam and magnet concoction. Snap it together and it… read more!
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20
Aug
Getting warmer: reusable baby wipes
Categories: Baby, Eco-friendly, Newborn Essentials
If you’ve thought about cloth diapering and decided it’s not for you, here’s an interesting alternative. Prince Lionheart has come out with Warmies, a baby wipes system that takes reusable, ultra-soft bamboo washcloths, and keeps them warm and damp. I’m a fan because the wipes are extremely gentle on the baby’s delicate skin, you save… read more!
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28
Jul
Day 28 – Babysitter Balance
Categories: Baby, Newborn Essentials
We’ve had our fair share of funny coincidences surrounding these giveaways. Like all the winners from the South Shore area, one of whom even won twice! But we weren’t laughing when we got a call that our scheduled giveaway for today was going to coincide with a voluntary recall announcement. Yep, that’s right, today’s giveaway… read more!
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11
Jul
Day 11 – Hotsling, Aden + Anais Wraps, & Boppy
Categories: Baby, Newborn Essentials
For today’s giveaway, we put together three of my all-time favorite products for new babies: a Hotsling, a package of Aiden + Anais blankets, and a Boppy pillow. My expertise with slings goes way back to my first daughter, when my first sling was puffy blue cotton number festooned with bright yellow moons. There was… read more!
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23
Apr
Baby101 this weekend
Categories: Baby, Local: Boston, Newborn Essentials
I am very excited to be participating in Baby101, a new, informational Sunday brunch presented by Viacord and designed especially for expectant parents. In addition to chatting about cord blood banking with an Obstetrician, attendees will also hear about 3D/4D ultrasound from our neighbors at Goldenview Ultrasound, see amazing prenatal and newborn photography from Judith… read more!
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