Jill found an ideal reuse for an old computer desk: When our son was born, we basically put a crib into the room that had been our office. With company coming, we were forced to convert the baby's room into a real nursery to make room for little cousins who'd be sleeping on the floor. […]
Topless undershirt makes a great nursing coverup
Nursing coverup? Bah! Who needs ’em? At least that’s what I thought while nursing my first child during the temperate Northern California fall. But there’s nothing like a blast of Northwest winter air while you’re nursing outside to open your mind. Rachel of Blush got in touch to introduce me to a solution: the "topless […]
Baby Daze helps you track the details during those hazy newborn months
Oy, I get tired just thinking of those newborn months the first time around. There seemed to be so much to remember — when did he last nurse? when did I give him the Tylenol? who bought him this hideous jumper? — right when my brain capacity was at its lowest. The founder of Baby […]
Mesh tops hide nursing leaks
Shannon's practical fashion tip for nursing moms: As the (leaky) nursing mother of a 2 1/2 month old, I've resigned myself to changing myself to pretty much only wearing black in public and always packing an extra t-shirt so that I don't sit around with huge wet spots on my chest. I recently bought a […]
Automotive microfiber cleaning towels as cheap spitup rags
Joshua discovered ideal burp cloths in the automotive section: Our son, now two months old, goes through an inordinate number of small towels. Between burping and spitting up, breast milk misfires, and daddy knocking things over at 2AM, it seems we are always wiping things off our baby, or wiping thing up near our baby. […]
Advice for expectant parents: Bring your pediatrician’s number to the hospital
Wow. These hacks have really been taking me down memory lane. I, too, had some scares in the hospital, no doubt magnified because I was recovering and hormonal and (!) a new mom. Great advice, Sara. I find myself giving this advice to anyone who is expecting: Take your pediatrician's office number to the hospital. […]
Use a dimmer switch in the nursery
Rachel shares her love of light dimmers (a love I share): In our attempt to decorate the nursery on a budget, I kept fussing over the lamp decision. No lamp under $40 looked appropriate for a nursery. Finally, my father-in-law suggested we add a dimmer switch to our overhead light. It was super-easy and cheap […]
The “random play” button makes kiddie music more bearable
Kathy's found the best use I can think of for the "Random Play" button on the CD player: have a fourteen month-old who loves music and has just begun to dance, and prefers a few of the children's nursery rhymes and the Baby Einstein Baby Bach/Mozart/Beethoven CDs. She's a delight to watch, but just putting […]
Baby furniture tip: will toys roll underneath?
Elizabeth thought to write down a piece of advice that every parent should hear about nursery and kid's furniture: I just have to warn parents to be if they are going furniture shopping before the baby is born to look seriously at any and all furniture that sits directly on the floor. I swear I […]
Handy postpartum gadget: a reacher
Here's how Jennifer got the "third hand" we all wish for while nursing: when i was still pregnant, i had bad hip pain which made it difficult for me to bend down and climb stairs (let alone a ladder to reach a high shelf), so i got a grabbing stick [also called a "reacher." — […]
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