Throughout this kids’ safe sleep series, I’ve written a lot about the reasons that organic sleep products can be so beneficial for your child – like eliminating off-gassing – and for the earth, by using products that are plentiful. This week, instead of starting off with an anecdote about something noteworthy from my family life…
Highland Feather bamboo sheets #SafeSleep
I first discovered bamboo sheets four years ago while browsing at Baby on the Hip in the east end of Toronto. I bought the crib sheet on the spot, and it has since been used with both kids. Extensively. It’s my favourite, so it’s got holes in the corners – but I always put it…
aden + anais organic fitted crib sheet #SafeSleep
Although we never registered for baby shower gifts (because [a] I’m not into showers, as I quickly discovered during my wedding shower where I felt supremely awkward; and [b] because I had my first baby at age 33, with a good job, and we didn’t need help buying things to set up our nest), I…
Guest review: aden + anais Cozy Sleeping Bag
Mommy Sarah C. has her hands full with six-month-old Miss H and her three-year-old Brother B. On maternity leave from her teaching job, Sarah had the opportunity to test the “jungle jam” aden + anais Cozy Sleeping Bag, which is four layers of muslin – designed for the cooler weather we just got here in…
Essentia Comfort pillow #SafeSleep
I’ve been hearing from those of you’ve been reading my safe sleep series and are thinking about going organic at night. But the thought of doing it all at once is just a tad overwhelming. So my advice is NOT to do it all at once. I was chatting with a colleague a month or…
Naturepedic waterproof mattress protector pad #SafeSleep
The K Man didn’t move into a big boy bed until he was well past his fourth birthday this year. Part of this was his own hesitation about leaving the comfort of his little toddler bed, which – to him – still felt so much like the crib he’d loved for more than three years…
Safer swaddling with the Halo SleepSack Swaddle
When I’m asked to review something that I can’t test with my own family, I turn to my Facebook page and offer my readers a guest review opportunity. Guest reviewers can be moms, dads, grandparents or other caregivers. They receive the products for free and get to keep them in exchange for their honest reviews. Like my own…
Grobag sleeping bag (a.k.a. sleep sack)
Sleep is my obsession. This goes for me and my kids. I like to have at least nine hours at night and my kids are 12-hours almost without fail. Of course I write this the day after The K Man had a nightmare at 3 a.m. and Miss Q had me up at 5 a.m….
Organic Lifestyle shredded rubber pillow
I never was much of an environmentalist. In fact, in my university days (back in the ‘90s…sigh), I admit that I even littered on occasion. Some of my more progressive friends were in planet-saving mode, and while I respected their point of view, I certainly didn’t share it. I was just ignorant. I did a…