10 Tips & Must-Have’s from a Mom

I have two kids William, who is 5 years old and another 19 months old Tom. The following are some facts about best buys for babies and toddlers present in the global market that fetches good value for the money spent.

Ever since Tom entered into my life, the market has witnessed the entry of several value added products. In this article I have included some of the best baby products available in today’s market.

Every one might have better solutions than I have mentioned here. If that’s the case do comment on this article while you read through them.

10 things I couldn’t live without

1. A new changing mat from Rabbitts

Wriggly babies do require this kind of changing mat. Had you been into a Moto service workstation changing cabin, you would have experienced this one, I presume that what I speak is known to you. Safety harness is provided in this changing mat to facilitate the maximum ease to the baby. One can prevent running away of the baby during the change of nappy by strapping the toddler onto this harness. Once Tom is strapped he remains calm allowing me to do the needful job with utmost ease.

Anti roll technology is imbibed into the changing mat to avoid any kind of roll of mat at the time of nappy change. Mat costs around £30 still could be rated high for the money spent. Once cotton changing mat of Urchin, which I had used for my elder kid William had been stopped, I had to look out for another kind of changing mat that would suite but my expectations were never betrayed. This can be acquired from www.rabbitts.com

2. Entertaining Motion musical mobile giving divine Love Symphony

Music mobiles had always entertained both my kids in large way but only constraint is that it can be adopted until they sit on their own. I got new mobile for Tom when I noticed William’s mobile was too old to be used. Still the new one was worthwhile buying. New model mobile come up with remote control enabling easy operation even form the bed. This can’t be once used when the baby is old enough to use them more comprehensively. It is left alone refereed often as iPod for toddlers.

3. Special Newborn dummies

I was not comfortable unless I use newborn dummies but this won’t win hearts of many. While William was three months old he could be disturbed in the dusks. This was the only thing that would make him comfortable. Tom had his own tried and tested method of using his thumbs to make himself more calm and settled. But initially he too tried newborn dummies.

4. Cotton sleeping bag- combi sleeper type

Sleeping bags are popular among different parents present all over the world. I tried the original Grobags from www.bumpto3.com for William during initial growth period, especially for daytime sleep.
Combi Sleeper from the Little Company offers utmost comfort to the user bestowing with rich taste of luxury imbibed in it. This two layered sleeping bag can be effectively used based on the ambient conditions that prevail in the baby’s adherent atmosphere. This could also give effective sleep to the kids who often find themselves uncomfortable with normal bedding available. Tom feels heaven and fells asleep at once he is put on the sleeping bag. All details about stockists are available at www.littlecompany.nl.

5. Cotton cellular blankets

During the first few weeks or months to provide sufficient cushion to the carrycot or pram or Moses basket one must use lots of blankets available in store for buying. This is found relevant when the baby is new to sleep in sleeping bags. William still uses them for comfort though he goes top school now. Tom, an ardent fan of muslin and still he uses muslin fan for getting utmost comfort. (Visit Martine’s recommendations) .

6. Portable high chair- HandySitt type

For babies who are six months old or even more this seems to be the best alternative for high chair present, still my boys used them when they were bit older than specified age as above. It is made of wood making it portable and easy to use. It is quite different from the dining chairs that are present. Since tom has grown I use them at kitchens as it occupies less space compared to any other furniture present at my home.

It has traveled with us during our holidays too. One disadvantage associated with them is that they are too heavy to be called as lightweight but still they serve the purpose well. John Lewis and other baby store are efficient brand names available in the market now.

7. Breastfeeding bras from Elle Macpherson

Elle’s breastfeeding bras are best ones available in the market that is rationally priced compared with other products. These breast feeding bras do have number of salient features. They are sturdy and trendy coming up with different colors to attract customers. La Mere bras are even more qualified when compared with ones of Elle’s. Breastfeeding bras can be obtained fromwww.figleaves.com – available at your doorstep with just a click away.

8. Front carriers from Baby Bjorn

I was gifted baby carriers that could help me out to carry my boys to a long distance without any fuss. It is advisable to use pushchair if you commute a lot in public transport such as buses and trains. This would also make the kid asleep at once. Baby carrier would presume to look comfortable to carry William when we are in holidays. This could facilitate utmost comfort to me. If it couldn’t be owned for a long time, this could be sold as it has best resale value.
9. Best Baby swing

This is the new dimension as updated from last posted article. William didn’t ask for much but Tom had demanded Baby swings to benefit from the efforts to make him sleep. I could still imagine the leisure time that could be spent to swing Tom. He sits happily at the baby swing but initially he had some inhibitions in sitting on it.

I had a wind version baby wing acquired from friend but still modern day market would yield you different variety of swings. I could just get few hours of rest before I make Tom sleep. The usual behavior of Tom is that he would sleep only when he is put on the baby swing. This could facilitate good sound rest in between my work time. It would always be a long day making Tom sleep at the swing. He would generally sleep at 4.30 am and it may take just fifteen minutes for me to wind up the swing and place it at the required position. The commercial markets now come up with number of swings. It can also be sold at reasonable price since they do have good resale value as compared to other baby products.

10. Bibs for babies

Bibs have evolved in a sophisticated manner. Hard- I had real difficulty in getting William to keep them on. Tom likes the “roll and go” bibs from Tommee Tippee (www.tommeetippee.com), which fits in dishwasher making it even more advantageous for use. I do use Ultra Bib, a neoprene derivative from www.bibetta.com , which facilitate easy cleaning. This is accounted to be the outstanding feature concerned with Ultra Bibs. Also neoprene products could do lot of goods to the durability of the product.

Few tips in handling baby products

1. Knapsack for babies
if you are forced to walk long then this system can support otherwise it is waste of cost. This product rate hit margin of £100 before five years itself. It might help people when they are out for the holiday trip but even at that time the light weight system will support the user much than the other types.

2. Bag models in existence
Initially at the time of William’s birth they were not available as the pretty models and they were very heavy and huge ones. But later during tom’s period both the luxurious, aesthetic look of the bag improved as well as the cost of the product also increased. The common shoulder bag is sufficient on special requirement the bottle and food carrier can be brought separately.

3. Bath tub for babies
at first they were very huge and filling water in that itself was considered to be a tedious operation. The practical one is the simple fabric bath sheet when compared with other models. When they are purchased from main dealers like john Lewis then can be bought at a much cheaper rate.

4. Baby Playpen
The best substitute for this highly expensive product is the travel cot which is also found to be very easy to handle. Have done a great mistake by purchasing as per tom advice which was initially used to protect his train set from crawling advances of tom, which is now considered to be a useless product and is shifted to the store room after a week usage in spite of the factor that they are very costly.

5. Swindle blankets used for babies
This is one among the rocking item which is been widely used, but the thing which is to be noted is that they can raise the temperature of the baby body and may result in baby experiencing that hot. The best choice would be the cotton cellular products which can be made as blanket by layering them and can be used.

6. Perfumes for babies
While handling these products one need to be very careful since some times they can cause irritation to the soft skin of the baby.

7. Wipes warmers for pale skins
They are not essential to the peak so think twice before purchasing those

8. Anti colic drugs usage
It is found that they do not produce any drastic change which was observed during feed time of William. It is found not to succeed to the expected level.

9. Napkins disposal technique
They are considered to be luxurious unessential products. The most important factor is that they are not eco friendly since it provokes usage of plastic items to the peak for disposal. Even they are found not to hide the smell. So it always advised to dispose the napkins properly each day in the bath room with out accumulating it in the living room.

10. Nappy stackers and suitable boxes
Considering all other items they are little expensive. But these items like nappy creams and spare nappies also play a mighty role at critical situation which could be stored and can be used on requirement.

10 Tips & Must-Have’s from a Mom

I have two kids William, who is 5 years old and another 19 months old Tom....