Mom-Built Business Earns a Spot in High-Profile Celebrity Baby Gift Bags
May 21, 2008 by reviews · Leave a Comment
Burnaby British, Columbia–May 14 2008–Tot-To-Go Baby Products has successfully entered the increasingly competitive celebrity gifting circuit. After an impressive first quarter, the Canadian manufacturer of stylish baby slings and accessories has been hand picked once again by premier gifting company, Jewels and Pinstripes to participate in their coveted Spring 2008 Celebrity Baby Bags.
Tot-To-Go, founded by Shani Sam in June 2007, has chosen to feature their popular line of designer Baby Slings in the “New Girls in Tinseltown” and “Let’s Hear it For the Boys” baby gift bags created by Jewels and Pinstripes. The in demand gift bags consists of high-caliber products from different companies including personalized stationary, baby clothing, shoes and accessories. Tot-To-Go already participated in the first quarter of the gifting program from January to March 2008. Read more
Teething Bling by SmartMom
April 14, 2008 by Mom Mag · Leave a Comment
I recently had the opportunity to try out the Teething Blings by SmartMom and I give these stylish teething jewelry two thumbs up. Although, my children are no longer infants, I wish I had these on hand when they were.
Mom Inventor - The Handy Burpee
My name is Sheila McGoldrick - I am the mother of three WONDERFUL children, Tyler, Brody and our newest addition as of September 11, 2007, Laney Paige!!! It is because my children and their horrible acid reflux like symptoms that I started the awesome journey toward inventing the Handy Burpee. My fun-loving husband, Wayne, is my “down to earth” partner in this business.
The Handy Burpee is a NEW style burp cloth with a protective covering for your hand. It protects baby as well from wearing their own spit-up and saves you from having to do extra loads of laundry!
This product is wonderful for any baby whether breast or bottle fed. Big enough for a man or woman’s hand and also works for right or left handed parents/caregivers.
We were also featured in the Pregnancy Magazine 3 months in a row for a contest giveaway and Jennie Garth has received our products. She loved them so and even had time to send us a thank you letter!
To check out this awesome innovation, please go to http://www.LovePrints.net
Car Seat and Booster Seats
December 15, 2007 by Mom Mag · Leave a Comment
It was once said, that all babies and toddlers must ride in a manufactures car seat and or booster seat. In the late 70’s such car seats took a turn from plastic buckets to an actual seat where babies and toddlers could be placed for a much safer ride in the car.
Since the late 70’s manufactures have improved on car seats and booster seats, functions have been added, needed fabric padding, more secure crotch locks, better crash test. However, one thing that has not changed since the mid to early 80’s is the sliding harness clasp.
If you have ever wondered how a baby or toddler can get out of their car seat and or booster seat, this center sliding harness clasp is to blame! Babies and toddlers can figure out real quick that the center harness sliding clasp is easy to move up and down the harness straps. Once a baby or toddler has figured out that they can move the center sliding clasp down, usually toward the crotch, this gives room to wiggle out arms and upper body through the top of most car seats and booster seats.
Now while most parents are driving, keeping their eyes on the road, babies and toddlers are able to slide down the center sliding clasp of car seats and booster seats and slide out through the top of their car seats and booster seats and become free inside a moving car…Have you seen your child free inside your car while driving?
This problem can create a huge safety risk for children and parents as finding a place to pull over off to the side of the road is not always an option right away. Most parents after pulling over to the side of the road will put their baby back inside the car seat and or booster seat, adjust the harness straps tighter and think this will solve the problem… only to find out after they began to drive again that their baby or toddler is now back out of the car seat and or booster seat.. Frantic parents will replace the car seat and or booster seat, however, most manufactures car seats and or booster seats made in the USA have sliding center clasp!
Baby Huggables is a mother invented product to help deter babies and toddlers from being able to wiggle out the top of their car seats and or booster seats while the parent is trying to drive. Baby Huggables is placed directly above the manufactures center sliding clasp. Once Baby Huggables is in place, babies and toddlers will still be able to slide down the manufactures center clasp, but will not be able to slide out of the top of their car seat and or booster seats.
Inventor Sherri Frushon, who is a stay at home mom, suffered through several car seats with her now 10 year old daughter, saying, I tried everything I could think of to keep my baby inside her car seat. When nothing worked, I would purchase yet another car seat thinking this would solve the problem. After awhile I had 5 car seats in my garage which had cost me a lot of money! After I started to look at these car seats I noticed one thing in common all these car seats had, the center sliding clasp! My daughter finally grew out of her car seat and then booster seat, but my mind would not allow me to stop thinking that if my child could escape out of her car seat, other children must be doing the same thing.
It was not until Mrs. Frushon had her last child, a boy, who was able to escape out of his car seat that again she started to dig in to this problem and designed Baby Huggables.
Baby Huggables can be placed above the manufactures sliding center clasp, or below the manufactures sliding clasp on almost all car seats and booster seats. It takes seconds to clip on, with it’s plastic soft teeth so not to harm the harness straps, and less time to remove.
Baby Huggables will allow parents to focus on the road ahead for a much more stress free drive. Baby Huggables works on those with more then one baby, such as twins and multiple births who’s parents suffer the same problem of their children being able to get out of their car seats and booster seats.
Visit the site today to find out how you can get peace of mind and put your eyes back on the road!
Baby Diaper Cakes
November 13, 2007 by Mom Mag · 3 Comments
On the lookout for a stand-out baby shower gift? Look no further. For the cost of a bouquet of flowers, you can present one of these adorable baby diaper cakes and be the talk of the baby shower, guaranteed.
Baby diaper cakes are really gaining in popularity as the must-have baby shower gift for a new mom. And that should come as no surprise, considering the absolute practicality of this very unique gift. They come in several sizes and are constructed with 25 to 120 disposable diapers depending on which cake you choose. The baby diaper cake is easily disassembled and every diaper is intended to be used by the new mom. The makers of this cake, Diaper Cakewalk, even offer an EcoFriendly diaper cake made from chlorine-free disposable diapers and loaded with organic baby care items.
Diaper Cakewalk offers over 90 designs to choose from, including a cake for twins. And if you are hosting a baby shower, their diaper cakes make ideal baby shower centerpieces, and can double as your gift to the expectant mom. Their prices range from $35 to $179, so there really is a baby diaper cake for everyone. Give the expectant mom on your list a gift she will remember for years - a baby diaper cake from DiaperCakewalk.com.
Medela Pump in Style Original Breast Pump
The Medela Pump in Style Original Breast Pump is a hospital-grade double electric breast pump with electrical cord and battery pack. Read more
Infantino Happy Hippo Gym
August 6, 2007 by Mom Mag · Leave a Comment
The Happy Hippo Gym is a baby mat with a toy bar above where baby lays. The mat is very colorful, but smaller than most baby mats. It has a slightly cushioned head-rest so that baby is slightly inclined.
What’s The Cost: $24.95
Pros: The toy bar has three toys; A mirror, a crinkle toy and a musical teether. The toy bar sets inside two plastic couplings, which makes the toy bar removable. You can attach the toy bar to a crib. The Happy Hippo gym has an easy zip-up design. You simply fold up the mat in half and zip closed. It has a handle to make travelling very easy. This mat is one of the less expensive mats at $24.95. The age range for this mat is 0-6 months.
Overall, I liked the mat because of the bright colors and the lower price. It’s a bit smaller than most gyms, with only one toy bar, but serves the purpose and stimulates baby.
Cons:My only criticism for this baby gym is that the toy bar continually pops out of the plastic couplings. When my four month old baby pulls on one of the hanging toys, one side of the toy bar will just pop out of place. Perhaps for a younger baby this would not happen, but it was frustrating having to constantly put the bar back in place.
Where to buy:
Infantino Happy Hippo Gym
Submitted by: Candace Sabo; San Antonio, TX
Modest Mums Nursing Covers
Beautiful and practical nursing covers to help keep you covered up while your baby nurses. A wide variety of stylish fabrics are available and all styles are reversible.
What’s The Cost: Prices Vary.
If you’ve ever been a nursing mother you know that although it’s natural, beautiful, and necessary, breastfeeding in public isn’t always comfortable. A little blanket or burp cloth can be ok for keeping things under wraps, but that only lasts as long as it takes for your little nursling to grow old enough to start flapping their arms around while they eat.
Modest Mums Nursing Covers are the perfect solution to this dilemma. These lovely, reversible covers are well-made, soft, and come in a wide variety of fabric types and prints in order to suit your personality and wardrobe. Although they easily roll right up into a small bundle that can easily fit in your purse, backpack, and diaper bag, it is wide enough when in use to cover you, your baby, and your post-partum love handles as well.
One of my favorite features about these covers is the neckline that features a flexible-but-firm wire of some sort (I assume plastic because it is nicely lightweight) that holds the fabric away from your body so that you can still make eye contact with your baby and make sure they are latched on correctly. I love it that the baby doesn’t have to have the fabric sitting right on their face, making them hot. They will get plenty of air flow while cozily tented under these covers.
Most mothers know that babies go through a stage when they are easily distractible while eating. When they hit that stage, even the most modest mother can find herself with her breast hanging out for all the world to see when her little 6 month old decides they have to break away from their meal to check out the noise they just heard. This cover is especially great for that time period, even for bottle feeding moms. Just the ability to cover the baby up, and to block out some of the light and visual stimulation can be a big help.
Where to buy: Modest Mums
Submitted by: Erica Johns ; Lancaster, KY
Transitions Highchair
May 17, 2007 by Mom Mag · Leave a Comment
The purpose of the Transitions Highchair, as with all highchairs, is to seat a baby in a confined seat that is elevated sufficiently to provide the parent or other care giver ease when feeding the child.
What’s The Cost: $119.95
Pros: The Transitions Highchair is an excellent choice for parents to make when choosing a highchair for their infant who is about six months old. The transitions highchair is designed to accommodate a child who weighs about 40 pounds.
The Transitions Highchair features: Five-point safety harness, Three-position seat recline, dishwasher-safe insert tray; removable, adjustable main tray, bottle/cup holders in tray. It converts to toddler table and chair. The chair removes from base with an easy push button; the base converts to table, pencil tray and book. There is support on the toddler table. It has removable, washable seat padding. The Transition Highchair is very easy to use and exceptionally easy to clean.
Cons: There are no real cons for the Transitions Highchair except that the color choices may make it hard to fit in with some decors.
Guarantee: Gift wrapping and shipping charges are only refunded if the BabyCenter Store made a mistake on an order. All other charges are completely refundable within 30 days of a purchase. The BabyCenter Store guarantees each customer’s complete satisfaction with every item that is purchased from them.
The Value : The value of this highchair is doubled because it converts into a toddle table and chair that can be used until a child is ready for a simple booster seat and ready to sit at the table with the family.
Where to buy:
Combi Transitions Highchair
Bumbo Baby Seat
The purpose of the Bumbo Baby Seat is to provide a safe place for an infant to be able to be in a sitting position without the use of safety straps, harnesses or other restraints.
What’s The Cost: $39.95
Pros: The Bumbo Baby Seat is constructed of a very light weight, low-density foam. The material is non-toxic and safe. It is suitable to use with babies as young as 3 months and useful up until a baby is about 14 months of age depending upon his or her physical development.
The unique design of the Bumbo Baby Seat allows a very young infant, who is not yet proficient at sitting alone, to be placed in an upright position so that they can get another view the world and easily look around.
Parents can choose a color that suits them. There are five color choices available.
Cons: There are no cons for the Bumbo Baby Seat. It is lightweight, easy to use and safe.
Guarantee: Most items can be returned within 30 days of purchase for a full refund provided they are in their original packaging and have not been used. Items that cannot be resold and are not returned in original packaging will be charged a 25% restocking fee. Any items that are damaged or unusable will be refunded at 100% of the cost and will include shipping charges.
The Value : The Bumbo Baby Seat is an excellent value for the price. It is well constructed and will last for as long as the child needs it - and beyond.
Where to buy:
Bumbo Baby Seat