Spit-up On My Shoulder

Click here to enjoy an entry from a blog at The Dollar Stretcher.
The writer, Meghan Whitmer, shares lots of tips on how she saved money while expecting, along with what she wishes she’d done differently. In these tight times, every bit helps!

by Michelle Kennedy Hogan
8. A “Diaper” Bag - If you must have all the pockets and little goodies, go ahead. But if you have a tote bag in the closet (LL Bean boat totes work great! Of course, you’ll want to find them at a yard sale.) from the library or anywhere else, then just [...]

I found a great article this week at The Dollar Stretcher titled 10 Baby Things You Don’t Need by Michelle Kennedy Hogan. Michelle was kind enough to give me permission to share it with all of you. It’s one of those articles I wish I had read when I was a pregnant with [...]

An important message from MomsRising.org about car seats:
“I think back to all the times when my baby was teething or gnawing on the side of her car seat, and my heart sinks wondering about what her tiny body ingested.” –Bobbi (mother of a one year-old)
Can you believe it? A recent study conducted by the watchdog [...]

Great tip for expectant parents from mom, Terri Strack: Purchase an eye mask to use in the hospital and when you get home. Hospital staff often have to come in and check you while you’re sleeping. When they turn on the light, it can wake you up and ruin the sleep you desperately [...]

Last Monday, (2/25), a report was released by the U.S. Census Bureau titled, “Maternity Leave and Employment Patterns of First-Time Mothers.” I found the charts and statistics fascinating in the report as a window into how women’s lives have changed since the 1960s.
The report first analyzes trends in women’s work experience prior to their [...]

I thought this article in the 11/14/07 of Dollar Stretcher for Parents gave some interesting points about the financial and environmental benefits of using cloth diapers.
I used both cloth and disposable diapers with my girls, but I wish I had known at the time how much I could have saved by using cloth [...]

An interesting article came out earlier this week on the importance of bedtime routines for both infants and toddlers. I strongly encourage you to establish a bedtime routine with your baby as soon as possible. Some options to include in the bedtime routine (pick as few or as many as you like, as [...]

I discovered a new product for parents that I love - the Itzbeen Baby Care Timer. The Timer helps parents keep track of when their baby last fed, napped, or had a diaper change. It can also keep track of things like when the baby last took her medicine.
The Timer blew me [...]

Have you heard about this movement (excuse the pun) to potty train babies from birth? Click here to read the Associated Press article that came out on August 28th about it.
Of course, we all love when we’re done with diapers, but I find it hard to believe that newborns have any bladder or bowel [...]