One of the biggest differences between my kids is when it comes to eating. The K Man was very happy to lap up baby mush (a.k.a. purées), spoon-fed by one of his primary caregivers – morning, noon and night. In fact, there are still times, at 4.5 years old, that he asks Big B or me to feed…
Stroller Spa stroller repair (guest review)
IMPORTANT: Please note that I am not running a stroller repair service. This is a review of the service only. Please contact the company directly via the links below. Thanks. Jen has a one-year-old baby and a seven-year-old stepdaughter at home. She just returned from maternity leave last month. She received a free stroller repair…
Inspired laundering: method Baby Laundry Detergent & my new laundry room
How much time do you spend in your laundry room? Between the sorting, the stain removal, the stuffing-into-the-washer, the re-stuffing-into-the-dryer, the hanging up and the folding, I estimate that I spend an average of seven hours a week in mine. Thankfully, I’d already had one child before we built our current home, and I knew…
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Au Fait Mama Foster Breastfeeding Scarf (guest review)
When I received an email about the Au Fait Mama breastfeeding scarf, I couldn’t think of anyone better to test it out than Taya Griffin. You can read more about Taya – a lactation counsellor – on her website, and you can read more about her pre-natal breastfeeding class in this guest review. ************************************************************* I’m shocked…
“Blast Off” CD by the Space Chums
When you live in the suburbs like we do, unfortunately you spend a lot of time in the car. Admittedly, our kids watch a lot of TV shows and movies from the back seat’s entertainment screens. I try, however, to balance this with music time. Turning off the screens and singing at the top of…
Hunter-gatherer parenting on Global TV
Have you read Jared Diamond’s piece in Newsweek about the merits of a “hunter-gatherer” approach to parenting? It’s interesting to say the least. And while many of the current philosophies on attachment parenting are clearly evolved from hunter-gatherer times, it is – undeniably – evolved. I consider myself an attached parent in many ways: I…
“The keys to breastfeeding success”: prenatal education with lactation counsellor Taya Griffin (guest review)
Guest reviewer Cynthia had the opportunity to take a breastfeeding preparation class with Taya Griffin, arguably one of the Greater Toronto Area’s finest lactation counsellors (and I’m not just saying that because she’s a friend of mine). Taya studied at the renowned Newman Breastfeeding Clinic, and is committed to helping women understand the realities, benefits and…
Win Pampers diapers for a year! (sponsored post)
It’s bum week here at Mommy Gearest, I think. Earlier this week, I posted a review of Charmin bathroom tissue. And today, it’s Pampers. If you read my Huffington Post piece about the cloth vs. disposable diaper debate, you know that I think each choice has merit. At the P&G mom event that was held…
Charmin Ultra Soft: that’s right – toilet paper.
I wipe a lot of butts. In fact, if you want to get all math-y, I wipe 75 per cent of the bums in my household. We haven’t been totally brand loyal when it’s come to toilet paper, but we don’t just buy the cheapest stuff on the shelf either. No – I don’t mind…