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• Plush Baby Photo Albums from Gund

  Baby books for newborn babies are always a good gift, but I've always been a fan of baby photo albums. We've been the recipient of a few soft sided books with family pictures in them over the years, but my favorite are from Gund. Read More... Posted Jun 25 2008, 02:19 PM by moderndaydad with | with no comments Filed under: plush, baby, big sister, babies, gifts, newborn, amazon, gift, grandma, mdd, photo albums, amazon.com, photo album, grandpa, gund

• First Week Home: 5 Things That Didn't Work Out

  Safety 1st "Safe Saver" Bathtub, $12.99 - I'm a sucker for any product that says it saves space, but this sink bathtub, while tiny and collapsible, didn't fit in my fairly standard kitchen sink. In fact, it was a hand-me-down from another set of parents, who didn't want it because it didn't fit in their sink. Even when we used it in the bathtub, it felt flimsy and a little unsafe. Luckily, for only $4 more, you can buy the Safety 1st Comfy Bath Center -- which has served us quite well. Read More... Posted May 01 2008, 09:10 AM by editors with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: products, bamboo, washcloths, bottles, baby, bath, newborn, pacifiers, first week home, shower, registry, newborns, nursing pads, bathtubs

• First Week Home: The Best Bottle

  As you may have gathered from my previous posts, I’m breastfeeding. But due to weight gain problems, we had to supplement for a while – and now, I occasionally have to leave the house for more than two hours, so my husband bottle-feeds him pumped milk. We tried a number of bottles during those first difficult weeks. Some of them, he wouldn’t take at all. Others, he’d drink from, but it would be a messy, long process with frequent burping. Until we discovered…   Read More... Posted Apr 28 2008, 04:25 PM by editors with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: products, feeding, bottles, baby, newborn, nursing, liners, bottle, first week home, shower, registry, newborns, drop-in, drop-ins, formula, playtex

• First Week Home: 3 Places to Put Down Your New Baby

  Like many new babies, mine wanted to be held constantly at first – so it was a relief to realize, after a few days, that we could actually put him down: in his crib, or the bassinet in the play yard, or the middle of our bed. Here are three more products that have helped give our arms a break.   3. Bright Starts Bouncer – $15.99 on Amazon An infant bouncer is a great thing to have in the living room; it allows the baby to be semi-upright and look around, but it’s comfy enough that he can take a nap.   Read More... Posted Apr 28 2008, 02:15 PM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: products, organic, baby, Crib, Kushies, newborn, Natural Mat, play mat, bouncer, first week home, shower, registry, newborns, bright starts, cocomat, coco mat, shangrila, shangri-la, crib mattresses, activity mat, crib mattress

• First Week Home: 3 Great Non-Girly Diaper Bags

  Let’s be honest with each other: any bag can be a diaper bag. But although I sometimes leave the house with only a few diapers and a burp cloth stashed in my regular purse, I really like these 3 diaper bags.* The abundance of pockets and super-practical design means I’ll probably continue to use them long after I stop using diapers. And since they’re not pink and frilly, my husband and I can switch off without shame.    Dadgear “Messenger” Diaper Bag - $82 Best Feature: The main pocket has an ingenious Velcro closure, allowing for easy access to all your stuff – even when you’re holding a baby. Downside: For a large bag, it has a pretty narrow space – so bulky items don’t always fit. Read More... Posted Apr 25 2008, 04:21 PM by editors with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: products, diaper bags, baby, Scout, petunia pickle bottom, messenger bag, Dad Gear, diaper bag, skip hop, newborn, first week home, shower, registry, newborns, dash, picklebottom, dadgear

• First Week Home: 3 Breastfeeding Essentials

  1. Medela Freestyle Pump –about $350; go here for stores. I started out with a Pump in Style, heretofore the gold standard of home breast pumps. Mine was nine years old (you can buy new kits to keep things sterile) and still worked great. But when it was time for a new one, I opted for this brand-new Medela pump with a hands-free option. I am still in awe of it: for one thing, although it’s more powerful than the larger pump I was using, it’s about the size of a stopwatch. Read More... Posted Apr 25 2008, 02:07 PM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: products, baby, breastfeeding, newborn, first week home, shower, registry, newborns, lansinoh, bella b, nursing pads, medela, nipple cream, nipple nurture, breast pads, freestyle, pump in style

• First Week Home: 3 Reasons To Get a Boppy

  To sit on, during the inevitably bumpy, pothole-filled ride from the hospital. If you had a vaginal delivery, this use alone will be worth the price.   Read More... Posted Apr 24 2008, 01:44 PM by editors with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: products, baby, newborn, first week home, shower, registry, newborns, boppy

• First Week Home: 5 Essential Babble Bests

  I based most of my registry off our Babble Best lists – because I know how much time and effort our writers put into testing all those products, and Lord knows I didn’t have time to test all the available diaper pails myself. I highly recommend this strategy. Here are 6 Babble Bests that are getting lots of mileage in my house (as modeled by my son). — Gwynne Watkins   1. Eddie Bauer Complete Care Play Yard - from Babble Best Play Yards  It’s a changing table, bassinet and play area in one. The design is ingenious. And my baby is obsessed with the included mobile. Read More... Posted Apr 24 2008, 11:04 AM by editors with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: products, baby, petunia pickle bottom, Babble Best, socks, newborn, eddie bauer, swaddleme, kiddopotamus, diaper pails, swaddle blankets, first week home, shower, registry, newborns, my brest friend, pack n play, babble bests, diaper dekor, nursing pillows

• First Week Home: 5 Surprising Things You’ll Need in the Delivery Room

  1. Camelback water bottle – Three words: Built. In. Straw. Tipping a water bottle over to drink from it is going to seem like a Herculean task while you’re busy pushing out a baby. And you’re gonna be thirsty. Trust me, you will want this. $11.95 on Amazon.     Read More... Posted Apr 23 2008, 01:58 PM by editors with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: products, organic, baby, newborn, labor, water bottle, camelbak, first week home, shower, registry, newborns, hospital bag, little stork, lip balm, delivery

• First Week Home: Introduction

  Hi, Babble Editor Gwynne here. I recently came back to work after having a baby. This baby, in fact:   Now, I’m not a big shopping person (more of a hand-me-down gal), so when I was putting together a baby registry a month before my due date, I found it really stressful. How was I supposed to know what he’d need? Could such a little guy possibly require so much stuff? Read More... Posted Apr 23 2008, 11:55 AM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: products, baby, newborn, first week home, shower, registry, newborns

• The Babble Review: Nesting Pillow by Blessed Nest

  Having never been thrilled with the look or performance of my borrowed Boppy or My Breast Friend, I was thrilled to come across this Nesting Pillow ($79) by Blessed Nest. While its price is nearly double that of the competition, being comfortable while nursing seems invaluable after the sore neck, arms and back I experienced the first time around. This crescent-shaped nursing pillow is available in thirteen beautiful, washable cotton fabrics (check out the Partridge and Lark) and is filled with organic buckwheat hulls. The hulls give it a decidedly different feel — my favorite attribute is that the hulls are more breathable than a polyfiber-filled pillow and therefore stay cooler. And since the stuffing is made up of little particles instead of one solid blob, I was able to redistribute the hulls to one end of the pillow to create a high side and low side. While the Original Nesting Pillow is made of nearly all organic materials (organic top and bottom slipcover fabric, interior pillow fabric and buckwheat hulls), you can go all the way with their All Organic Nesting Pillow ($84) which guarantees that the decorative fabric panel is organic as well. — Katie Bayless Posted Aug 28 2007, 10:15 AM by Gwynne Watkins with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: organic, pillow, Babble Review, breastfeeding, new mom, newborn