2-Year-old Helps Deliver Baby Brother
November 20, 2009 by Eliza Ferree
Filed under Baby Care, Labor & Delivery, News & Media, Parenting
Could you even imagine what you’d do if you had to deliver at home? I’m sure Bobbye Favazza had no inclination that she was about to do just that on Friday the 13th.he’d got up and started the day as normal taking care of her two younger children, 2 year old Jeremiha Taylor and 3-year-old Jamison.
Bobbye is now the mother of four children, at least two were home with her this particular Friday and when her water broke she knew she had no time. Quickly calling her mother, who immediately called 9-1-1 to get some help. Only the paramedics …read more
Pampers Diaper Clutch Giveaway
November 19, 2009 by Eliza Ferree
Filed under Baby Care, Infancy, Mommy Extras, Parenting, giveaway
How many of you hate lugging around those big diaper bags whenever you go out? I’m not talking going away for a few hours, I’m talking going down to the grocery store and bringing it with just in case your little one has an accident along the way.
Yeah, that’s what I thought….I’m guilty of this too sometimes, lately though I just toss one diaper in my jacket and always have a thing of wipes in the car. But that can get bothersome sometimes too and Pampers thought about that.
From now until December 11, 2009 Pampers is doing a special:
For a limited …read more
Babies Being Airbrushed for Magazines
November 17, 2009 by Eliza Ferree
Filed under Baby Care, Beyond Preschool, Breastfeeding, Infancy, Parenting, Toddler
How many of you love seeing those cover models? I know several love getting the magazines just to see who is on the front cover, some like to style after the models and the others wish to look like themNow how many of you are sickened at the fact that most of them are airbrushed in one form or another?
I don’t know about you but I’d like to see the pictures as is, without all the touch-ups.
It has recently come out that magazines actually airbrush babies. Yes, that’s right, not even babies can have a bit of extra weight on …read more
Baby Deals for November 15-21
November 15, 2009 by Eliza Ferree
Filed under Baby Care, Breastfeeding, Infancy, Parenting, Toddler
Yes, we are back with the baby deals, sorry I missed the past few but I have been really under the weather. I still am but wanted to get these out to you.
Keep in mind there are many stores not near me so if you have baby deals near you please list them in the comment section so another reader could take advantage of the deal. After all we do want to help each other out.
CVS:
CVS brand: Ultra Thins $9.99 or Soft Cloths $7.99
Coupon in the CVS flyer for $2 off Enfamil or Similac
Walgreens:
Jumbo pck Walgreens diapers $5.99
Comfort Smooth wipes …read more
Baby Born in the Front Seat
November 14, 2009 by Eliza Ferree
Filed under Baby Care, Infancy, Mommy Extras, News & Media, Parenting
A North Carolina mother of two wasn’t exactly in any rush to deliver baby number three. She was so unprepared that she actually had a little more time, that is until the baby decided to come a little early and demanded an entrance. om, Gricel Mateo, had contractions and her boyfriend was going to help by driving her to the hospital but at a stop sign things went from just contractions to a baby crying. Congratulations to the new mom, hopefully her other kids can meet their newest sibling soon.
I could only imagine the fear, panic and of course the excitement …read more
Babylegs Makes Socks too!
I’ve reviewed Babylegs products before and I’ve always loved them, actually all my kids have loved them. The girls mostly loved them as they were more arm/leg warmers and they just adored showing everyone at school.
I liked them for Little A especially when he was at the crawling stage and they’d protect his knees from getting the knee burn most babies get from crawling.
I did not, however, know that BabyLegs also created socks. Did you? Yes, BabyLegs also makes Baby Socks and they look so cute, even the ones for boys. They recently sent Little A two pairs to try …read more
Thanksgiving Baby Bibs
November 12, 2009 by Eliza Ferree
Filed under Baby Care, Infancy, Mommy Extras, Parenting, Preschool, Toddler
This may be your baby’s first Thanksgiving or maybe they’ve already had one before and chances are you don’t want a mess on that cute little outfit you picked out just for Thanksgiving. Am I right?
This is the one holiday you know everyone is going to try giving her/him stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet potatoes, pie, etc so you might as well prepare for the mess. Start them off in a cute outfit, but top it off with an adorable Thanksgiving bib.
The Personalized Thanksgiving Bib you can find at Walmart. This one has a soft, velvet touch that won’t iritate …read more
80% Pregnant Women Ignore Nutritional Facts
Did you know that a good majority of pregnant women will ignore most nutritional facts that are on a food item/drink? Sometimes they’ll even ignore the doctors orders?kay, so not many are shocked by this. There shouldn’t be, according to a survey done by Pregnancy.org 80% pregnant women ignore important nutritional advice.
Real quickly though, before we get into the survey there is a magazine offer for you: In November Pregnancy.org is offereing a 10% discount on the vitamins by using the coupon code PREG10 during checkout and all orders this month will receive a free copy of the …read more
Tips For Families with Preemies
November 10, 2009 by Eliza Ferree
Filed under Baby Care, Breastfeeding, Nutrition, Parenting
Gretchen Penny created the Easy Expression Handsfree pumping bra but when she met a mother for the first time that had a preemie she learned even more. Here’s her tips for all those new moms out there.
Tips for Families with Preemies trying to Keep Healthy This Season
Employ Good Hand Washing: You don’t have to be an expert to know that hand washing is essential in keeping germs at bay. Preemies are more susceptible to infections and any one coming in contact with a preemie baby should wash his or her hands.
Keep Baby Warm This Winter: While preemies are in the …read more
Stroller Recall
November 9, 2009 by Eliza Ferree
Filed under Baby Care, News & Media, Parenting, recall
Maclaren has issued a one million recall on strollers, all due to fingertip amputation. Yes, as it sounds, OUCH.ue to the way the stroller folds it allows the fingers to get in the way and possibly get lacerated or worse…fall off.
Maclaren has had 12 cases so far, which is why they’ve decided to do the recall. The strollers have a big M on it and the name Maclaren written down the side of the stroller, making it hard to miss. The strollers sold between $100-$350 at stores.
According to the Cpsc.gov:
recall involves all Maclaren single and double umbrella strollers. …read more





