*I was sent a Naturepedic mattress pad in exchange for this post. All opinions are my own. Several years ago I read some statistics about how much weight a mattress gains in 10 years time due to sweat, dead skins cells, etc ending up in the mattress itself. Since then, I've always kept a washable mattress pad on my bed. I would rather invest money in a nice mattress pad that I can wash, that will protect my mattress than have all of that gunk end up in my mattress itself which is nearly impossible Read more [...]

When I had our first child over eight years ago, I didn't personally know anyone who wore their baby.  I did purchase a really cheap carrier on a whim before our daughter was born but ended up being extremely disappointed in the lack of comfort it offered me and our daughter seemed to hate it so I only used it once.  By the time I had our second child, the baby-wearing movement was spreading in our area and I now knew a handful of people who wore their children.  We now have four children and Read more [...]

Thank you Bébé Au Lait for providing me with products to review, free of charge. These are my own honest opinions. Breastfeeding has been a part of my life for a little over 20 months with my daughter. She is now weaned but I'm about to start another breastfeeding adventure with Baby no.2. I never considered breastfeeding an obstacle that prevented me from doing whatever I wanted. I breastfed anywhere: at restaurants, at the park, at the mall, even in planes! I was never really shy about Read more [...]

I never used to give much thought to the mattress we use on our crib and toddler bed.  However, I just attended my first Bump Club Gear-A-Palooza last month and I learned a lot from Jamie Grayson, TheBabyGuyNYC.  He made the point that many parents will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on the crib and then buy a cheap or used mattress to put in it.  The fact of the matter is, though, your child's face and body are laying directly on that mattress.  The materials that a mattress is made Read more [...]

*I was sent an Elmo chair from Delta Children in exchange for this post. All opinions are my own. My niece Kelsie was born in March, when Drew was 2 years and 7 months old. He's adjusted really well and really enjoys his baby sister and almost never shows signs of jealousy or negative emotions towards the baby. A few times he has made comments about how many "seats" Kelsie has and he's definitely right. She has a car seat, bouncy seat, napper, swing, portable swing, crib, jumparoo, walker, high Read more [...]