Like many people of my generation, I didn’t grow up having sunscreen slathered on me every time I set foot outdoors. While I know the health benefits of wearing sunscreen today, that doesn’t mean I like applying it – to me or my infant daughter.
Many sunscreens feel greasy, tacky and oily after application. Put something [...]
Tags: baby products, Earth Baby organics, Green, Oleosome technology, organic, product reviews, Skin care, sunscreen
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This was the must-have baby product when I was pregnant, and along with all the other moms of newborns that I knew at the time, I bought one, despite the nagging doubt that I was wasting $40 on a blob of plastic. The buzz on the Internet swayed me – rave reviews from other moms [...]
Tags: baby milestones, baby products, bumbo, potty, Potty Training, sitting up
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The day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday, is one of the busiest shopping days of the year. This year, with the credit crisis, the shops might be a little quieter. Or maybe not, as retailers slash prices even more than usual to attempt to get the customers in their stores and spending money.
Black Friday is also [...]
Tags: baby products, black friday, craigslist, Green, thanksgiving
Posted in: Frugal Living, Green, Holidays
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I have a love-hate relationship with many of my favorite baby products. There are those magic wands which help our babies fall asleep (think: pacifiers), and we love them for that – until the baby can’t live without them. Or worse yet, it gets lost (think: favorite stuffed animals). Then we hate those things.
But it’s [...]
Tags: baby products, swing
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Baby product manufacturers, especially makers of formula, frequently offer product rebates. I know I have about three product rebate forms filed away in a folder labeled ‘baby coupons,’ to use when my due date approaches.
According to the writers of the book Baby Bargains, if you check the box marked ‘plan to breastfeed’ on any pregnancy [...]
Tags: baby products, formula, money, rebates, savings
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