Is an umbrella stroller the stroller for you? Now you may be wondering: What can an umbrella and a stroller possibly have in common? Surprisingly, more than you think. Umbrella strollers can easily be recognized by their handles. Rather than join in the middle, they curve upwards, much like the handle of an umbrella. But the best part about umbrella … [Read more...]

Your boob juice is super important to your baby. Anyone who tells you that there is no point crying over spilled milk has never spilled their own. After a vigorous pumping session, it can be devastating to see any of your booby juice spill out over the floor. This is doubly frustrating if the culprit was a leaky container A good breast milk storage container is just … [Read more...]

There is no way around it. Unless you want your home covered in poop, you will have to wrap your baby’s bottom in a diaper. But buying diapers isn’t cheap. If you are on a budget then buying disposable diapers feels like this: But your baby doesn’t care, he just stares at you with that smug little face, oblivious to the fact that he is literally pooping your … [Read more...]

Baby laundry detergent is a touchy subject. Ask three different parents what detergent they use and you will very likely get three very different answers. Which is interesting because laundry detergent isn’t one of those optional things that you buy for your baby. Every single one of you is going to use detergent on your baby’s clothes. So with all this differing opinion, … [Read more...]

Contents Use the links below to jump to your preferred section. An introduction to sit and stand strollers Best sit and stand strollers: Baby Trend Ultra Graco RoomFor2 Joovy Caboose Joovy Caboose “VaryLight” Joovy Caboose “Ultralight” Or continue reading from top to bottom. It’s all great information covering everything you need to choose the right sit … [Read more...]

Time for a car trip? For the first 12 months (and then some) of your babies life he will be sitting in a rear facing car seat. This is all well and good as it is the safest way for a young baby to travel. The problem is that when you look through your rear view mirror you cannot see your baby. The back of the car seat completely blocks your view! I am not the most … [Read more...]

Take a good look at the furniture around your home. The sink. Your bed. Your kitchen Table. All this furniture was designed with an adults height in mind. Now take a look at your toddler. Notice anything that is missing? If you answered: A couple of inches Then you would be 100% correct. Fortunately, it is incredibly easy to give your toddler that extra few … [Read more...]

Imagine a crazy world where toddlers and young kids can get employed. If you were to look on their resume you can bet you would see getting sticky listed under their set of skills. Whether it’s getting covered in mud, crawling under your dusty couch or just taking the lollipop out of his mouth to poke it (honestly, why?), toddlers are stickiness experts. A good soap … [Read more...]

Eating spaghetti with your hands. As a baby it is absolutely adorable. As an adult it is creepy and weird. As your baby grows up there will come a time when you need to introduce him to the wonderful world of utensils. Even if the only classy thing that you manage teach your baby is how to use a knife and fork, you have succeeded as a parent. 1. Spoon Feeding … [Read more...]

It’s a cruel fact of life: Your belly is going to expand but the waistband of your pants wont. In the first trimester you are going to rapidly gain baby weight and that can lead to all kinds of problems. One common complaint of pregnancy is that your jeans and pants that were comfortable just days earlier will begin to dig into your waist, poking and chaffing you with … [Read more...]

I am sure you have all heard this before: The frantic pitter patter of running (or crawling) foot steps. Then suddenly… THUDD! Followed by just enough silence to make you wonder whether you imagined it. But then, out of nowhere…. WAAAAAAAAAAAH! Your little baby has given himself one monster of a bump. I am confident that when my baby looks at himself in … [Read more...]

If you are anything like me then you will let your baby crawl around the house in nothing but a diaper when it’s hot. Why? Because my baby is an absolute wiggle monster who puts up one hell of a fight when I try to get him to wear pants. So much so that I am convinced he was a professional wrestler in a past life. If I am just staying at home it’s much easier to let … [Read more...]