A “No Toys” Baby Shower?
Is it rude to tell guests what NOT to buy for a baby shower? We have opinions on this.
Is it rude to tell guests what NOT to buy for a baby shower? We have opinions on this.
Mistakes, I’ve made more than a few.
Save some money by avoiding these useless infant products. Vote for the most pointless infant product. We really want to know your top pick.
Another peek into the environmentally friendly and adorable (and yet thoroughly overwhelming) world of cloth diapers.
The “YOU MUST BUY THIS” people have claimed another terrified pregnant victim.
Everything you wanted to know about poop and cloth, and probably a few things you could have gone through life never knowing, thank you.
Yes. We’re still talking about cloth diapers. Hooray!
If you have to carry diapers around in your handbag, why not get ones that coordinate with your shoes? Ooh, pink….
Entering the brave new old-fashioned world of prefolds, covers, pins & fasteners.
It’s a cloth diaper cage match! In this round, Fuzzi Bunz take on the bumGenius.
It’s harder than you think.
Our swaddling blankets became a few of our most prized possessions. And since I still get questions about whether such-and-such blanket is worth the money or how many blankets should I register for or HALP MY BABY PUNCHES HERSELF IN THE FACE AT NIGHT, I figured it’s time to just put all my Very Important Opinions all in one place.
Gifts that please both the parents AND the child: do they even exist?
Is there a polite way to say “No Thanks” when friends and family want to buy off-registry baby gifts?
Overpriced doohickey or the future of modern parenting? Do I really need one? If so, which one?
Or, Do You Really Need All This Crazy Stuff?
Everything I ever wished somebody had told me about pumping breastmilk…and a couple of things somebody DID tell me that I wish I’d listened to.
Gift registry etiquette is always a sticky subject and even more so when the guest of honor is coming in from out-of-state.
In the spirit of Amalah’s famous-among-a-few-very-bored-people Deodorant Wars series, it’s time for baby bottles to go head to head, brand to brand, and nipple to nipple.
Amalah is on maternity leave and Amanda from Mandajuice and the Naked Ledger joins the Alphamom Virtual Village and steps in with her expertise.