Review of Pouch Baby Slings

Baby Slings are typically one shouldered carriers. These types of baby slings are great for newborns as well as toddlers. Little babies are most easily carried in a cradle (laying down) position, older children on the hip. This type of baby sling can be used on the back with older children for short periods.The downside […]

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 […]

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 […]

Medela Baby Bottles

Products Nannies Love To continue our reviews of BPA-free baby bottles today we ask nannies and au pairs their opinions of Medela Breast Milk Bottles. Medela bottles are BPA-free, in addition to all Medela products that come into contact with breastmilk. Medela Bottles, Nipples, Travel Caps, Breastmilk Storage Bags and More, are Made Without BPA. […]

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 […]