When I was pregnant with The K Man, there were some things that I researched to death before I bought them, while others were purchased with much more spontaneity. As I wandered through a baby store one sunny afternoon when I was about eight months along, I stopped in front of the breastfeeding pillows. There…
Simple Wishes hands-free pumping bra (guest review)
Every now and then I get asked to review something that doesn’t quite work for me – either it’s for the wrong age or it’s for something related to pregnancy or a stage of breastfeeding that no longer applies to me. Instead of turning down opportunities to introduce you to new products, and help determine…
ergobaby Aussie Khaki: Dad-approved
Welcome to the first in a series of toddler babywearing reviews (which made its debut at Pink and Blue Baby Magazine last week). If you’ve read my first ergobaby review or followed any of my ramblings on Facebook or Twitter, you know that I’m a die-hard, fully obsessed babywearer. And with all of the hoopla about “attachment parenting” these days (cough, cough – TIME…
BOOB Design: The B • Warmer & other best breastfeeding tops
If you told me a few years ago that I’d use my nursing wear for as long as I have – altogether between two kids, going on 30 months (with no end in sight) – I’m not sure I’d have believed you. See, although I always planned to breastfeed, I was met with this recurring…
ergobaby Original Carrier: babywearing at its best
I have owned every conceivable type of baby carrier. Let’s start there. Slings, wraps (of both the three-part variety and the nine-feet-of-material variety), facer-inners, facer-outters. I love love babywearing, and the right carrier makes all the difference. I don’t believe that you’re going to find one carrier that works right from birth all the way…
GR8X Inflatable Nursing Pillow
If you’re a new Mom or Dad reading this, you’ll understand. Surely there’s been at least one time that you’ve thought of something and decided that a patent might be wise, lest the idea be stolen from the clutches of your grey matter only to show up in mass production at Babies ‘R Us making…