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 [...]
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Getting warmer: reusable baby wipes
Thursday, August 20th, 2009If 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 [...]
20 Uses for Aden+Anais Blankets
Monday, August 10th, 2009If there’s one baby product I wish I’d had with my first two kids, this is it. Aden+Anais muslin blankets are incredibly soft, large square blankets that are designed to be great for swaddling newborns. But their usefulness extends far beyond swaddling, and even with a toddler, I never leave home without at least one, [...]
Day 28 - Babysitter Balance
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009We’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 [...]
Day 11 - Hotsling, Aden + Anais Wraps, & Boppy
Saturday, July 11th, 2009For 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 [...]
Baby101 this weekend
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009I 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 [...]
L’oved Baby = good karma
Monday, March 30th, 2009This is a story of paying it forward. This past September, I was in Las Vegas for the ABC Show with a 5-week old infant. I was seriously ill with, I would later learn, Crohn’s Disease. I was trudging through the convention center, completely miserable and exhausted, trying to take care of both myself and [...]
Baby Sitter Redux
Saturday, September 13th, 2008Just weeks after my hubby declared our unwavering adoration for the Baby Bjorn Baby Sitter 1-2-3, they went and redesigned it. The overhaul includes a name change - the seat will now be called the Babysitter Balance. Structurally, the changes are (thankfully) minimal. The basic design of the seat hasn’t changed. But they have replaced [...]
Bjorn Necessity
Thursday, August 21st, 2008It’s been 2 weeks now since the birth of our son, Zev, and I am going to pinch hit for Sheri again as she enjoys lots of well-deserved quality time with our baby.
I’ve been really excited about sharing with the spillingthebeans readers all of the wonderful new toys and gear that we are getting to [...]
A better bumper
Thursday, May 15th, 2008If you have the temperament for it, one of the most fun parts of preparing for a new baby is decorating the nursery. Even for a decor-challenged mom-to-be (that’s me), there’s a thrill to choosing the colors and patterns that will adorn the baby’s room. Bedding is a big piece of the puzzle, and most [...]
