Calendula in Treating Pediatric Eczema

California Baby’s Calendula Cream Calendula is Marigold, and is a popular holistic approach in treating a variety of skin problems ranging from skin ulcerations to eczema. Calendula is available as a cream and salve and has no known side effects. California Baby is a popular brand of gentle products for children with sensitive skin. We […]

Do You Like Aveeno Products for Eczema

Prevention and Treatment of Eczema We have been reviewing our favorite over-the-counter products for children with eczema. One of the most popular brands for treatment of eczema is Aveeno. Aveeno products can easily be found in grocery stores, pharmacies, and online (see below) nation-wide. Aveeno Baby Eczema Therapy Moisturizing Cream – This cream is enriched […]

Have You Used the Bumbo Seat?

Product Review Sunday for Nannies and Au Pairs The Bumbo Baby Sitter is a portable, soft, lightweight (just three pounds), chair for a baby that can already hold her head up. It’s a great way to keep a baby in a safe environment as you and the baby move from room to room. This infant […]

BPA-Free Evenflo Classic Glass Nurser

Product Review Sunday Ever since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had a press conference warning Americans to avoid plastics with BPA we have been reviewing baby bottles without the harmful chemical. The label to look for on plastic dishware, bottles, and containers is, “BPA-free. ” The plastics to avoid will be labeled with, “3, […]

Dr. Brown’s Baby Bottles

Products Nannies Love   This week we have been discussing Bisphenol-A (BPA) a hormone-disrupting chemical that is now considered harmful to human health and the environment. It has been known that scratched and worn polycarbonate feeding bottles will leach this chemical into liquids. This week, we have been reviewing baby bottles that are BPA-free. Dr. […]

Born Free BPA Free Baby Bottles

Products Nannies Love We have been discussing the dangers of ingesting Bisphenol-A (BPA), a common chemical found in baby bottles and many food containers. To see our comments about the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) statements encouraging Americans to avoid BPA click here. Breastfeeding is one way to reduce potential BPA exposure. The American […]

Wee Go Nurser by Babylife

Products Nannies Love We have been discussing recent reports by the FDA suggesting that the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in the plastics used to make many types of baby bottles could cause behavioral changes in babies, contribute to early onset of puberty in girls, and even to cancer. To see our list of 12 BPA-free […]

Admiring Natural Nurser Avent Via Baby Bottle

Products Nannies Love Yesterday we posted 12 BPA-free baby bottles. Today we will start reviewing the first two BPA-free bottles from that list. We would like to know what nannies and au pairs like and dislike about the baby bottles. Please comment below to share your experiences using the following bottle. Adiri Natural Nurser (Out […]

12 BPA-FREE BABY BOTTLES

Which Baby Bottles are Safe for Nannies and Au Pairs to Use With Infants?  On January 15, 2010 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that bisphenol-A (BPA) does affect human development and they are working to take the chemical out of infant formula cans and baby bottles. Meanwhile, Canada has banned all plastics […]