Wednesday, October 22, 2008

To cloth or not to cloth?


There are so many options for diapering your baby these days. It's hard to muddle your way through the plethora of information about cloth and disposable diapers. My suggestion is to first decide whether you will use cloth or disposable. From there, you can narrow your search to the individual brand that will best suit your baby. There are pros and cons to both cloth and disposable diapers and you need to pick a diaper based on those that are most important to you. If your leaning towards cloth diapers and want comparisons and reviews on cloth diaper brands check out http://www.diaperpin.com/. Whether you choose disposable or cloth, trial and error is the best method. Each baby is built different and each baby's skin is unique, so before you make a huge investment into a cloth diaper brand, buy just a couple diapers from a few different companies to try them out. You don't want to be stuck with a giant pile of diapers that don't work for your baby. The same goes for disposable, you'll eventually find the perfect fit for your little one by finding out which ones don't work. I have found from personal experience that the more expensive diapers are not always better. Stick with the more expensive while they are newborn, but try out other brands as they get a little older. I think you'll be surprised with the results.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Just Vote!


Election Day is fast approaching. Don't forget to exercise your right to vote on Tuesday, November 4th. After all, you'll be voting for two if your expecting. Although it's too late to register to vote in the state of Missouri, you still have time in many states to get registered. Check out a list of deadlines and get a voter application at http://www.justvote.org/. Do some research on the candidates if you haven't already and find out where they stand on important issues. We have the ability to shape our nation, don't let somebody else speak for you. Just Vote!


Wednesday, October 8, 2008

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH



It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month. So put some pink on and get the word out. We've painted our blog pink for the month of October in honor of the women who have been affected by breast cancer. Breast Cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States. About 178,480 women in the U.S. discovered they had breast cancer in 2007, according to the American Cancer Society. There are slightly over 2 million women in the U.S. who have been treated for breast cancer. For more information about breast cancer and breast self exam visit http://www.komen.org/ or http://www.nbcam.org/.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

PortaMEe Perfect!


If you're going on a trip soon, check out the PortaMEe baby carrier. I was recently reading about a mother visiting family in South Africa and said she would not have survived the trip without this carrier. Juggling luggage,a stroller, and a nine month old can be very difficult, but the PortaMEe baby carrier lets you carry your baby on your side hands free. You can check out her story on Celebrity Baby Blog. Celebrities such as Katie Holmes, Brooke Shields, Christy Turlington, and Rachel Weisz all love their PortaMEe baby carriers. You can get the PortaMEe baby carrier along with the attachable infant headrest for very young babies at Posh Maternity.