Marie Rinkowski-Spangler is Baltimore’s babywearing expert and is certified through Babywearing International.  In this entry she puts the My Baby Nest baby sling to the test: I totally get it.  The idea is to have the comfort, support, safety, and cuddliness of a wrap, but easier to learn and faster to put on.  I think [...]

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Are you looking for hip baby products at great prices?  Check out Baby Steals- a deal of the day site.  Basically, every weekday they post one product (sometimes in various styles, sizes, and colors) that is reduced by 50% at least (sometimes more).  They are usually overstocks from past seasons, but, It is always trendy [...]

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I know you have been there.  You are in a public restroom and about to change a diaper, and feel so bad for your baby as you have to lay them down on a cold, hard surface to change their diaper with only a thin, flimsy changing pad between them and the table.  Or you [...]

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Special Beginnings Birth and Women’s Center will host its fall Natural Baby and Child Fair, Sunday, November 16 from 10 am to 4 pm. Local vendors will be on hand to offer their goods, just in time for the holiday season.  It’s also a great opportunity to check out Special Beginnings and its array of [...]

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There’s still time to show your support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, in October and beyond.  Bumkins Finer Baby Products is offering a special promotion in an effort to raise consciousness regarding this deadly threat that affects approximately 240,000 women annually.  They have placed their popular Grande Diaper Bag (Rose Circle Print) on sale for $36.95 [...]

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Are you a babywearing mama (or papa) who’s secretly jealous when you see parents with strollers at the coffee shop? Do you cringe at the prospect of your child putting her mouth all over the high chair that’s been used by a dozen other kids and has the food stains to prove it? Have you [...]

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Kalencom‘s $70 laminated buckle bag, shown here, comes in more than 50 designs to make a bag lover’s mouth water. Unfortunately, the images on their web site don’t do their products justice, so it’s hard to get a good look at the wide array of choices. As for the “pretty stripe watermelon” model I am [...]

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“Cool!” and “where have you been all my life?” were my first reactions when I saw the Lil Rinser “crazy hat” (as my toddler calls it). After buying every “no tears” shampoo on the market, I realized even my favorite fancy botanical brands were lying about this claim. I resigned myself to shoving bath time [...]

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Petunia Pickle Bottom is synonymous with luxury diaper bag.  The bags are beautiful, functional, and have the price tag to match.  Definitely a splurge!  But, twice a year they clean house and offer up a sample sale.   Samples, seconds, and overstocks are sold at 30%-70% off retail prices.   Needless to say, quantities are limited.  [...]

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A little digression as prelude to my review of the Cricket and Monkey “Skylar” diaper bag (pictured below)…all growing up, my mother seemed to change purses every few weeks, forever muttering complaints in her quest to find the perfect bag. In my unconscious, persistent, and thorough mission to be unlike her, I found myself indifferent [...]

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