Getting Ready To Travel With A Baby

On Monday,

 Bresden (my baby) & I will be leaving on an airplane to visit my sister in Connecticut. 

This will be my first time

 traveling with a lap-child

 and you better believe I have been searching for

all the products

out there that will make

traveling with a baby more enjoyable for everyone. 

What Modern Mommy Travel Must-Haves

Do I Have Packed For The Trip?

My Brest Friend Nursing Pillow & Nursing Cover

I know you are probably thinking...."Are you crazy? That pillow is going to take up the entire suitcase!" But I have a little secret....It's an inflatable travel pillow...pretty clever, right?

Baby B'Air Flight Vest

(to keep my little one safe & secure during our flight)

Adorable BEARPAW Boots

(to keep his little feet warm in the cooler Connecticut weather)

I am also excited about what I didn't have to pack...

I have already received confirmation that some other travel necessities have already arrived at our destination thanks to

 www.JetSetBabies.com

 I am so excited about our trip and looking forward to sharing these & other great reviews and giveaways with you when we get back.

Looking forward to also featuring:

A Baby Food Kit From FreshBaby

Personalized Gifts From Craft-E-Family

Perfect Ponies From BebeDoos 

And

Much Much More!

So Stay Tuned, Tell Your Friends

 &

 We'll See You When We Get Back!

I was not paid to feature these companies & products. 

I did receive a free product as compensation for my reviews.



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You Need A WubbaNub!

There was a time when I said that my child would NEVER use one of those soothie-style pacifiers.

You know the ones...

they give them out at the hospital....

they look just like the nipple off of a bottle.

In fact, I was so adamant about it that I even brought my own pacifiers with me to the hospital when Bresden was born to ensure that he would not be given one of "those pacifiers."

But despite my best efforts, my son's pediatrician gave him a soothie-style pacifier when he was getting his circumcision and he has been attached to it ever since.

I guess that is why they say, "Never say Never!"

 As much as I can't stand the way they look....

I just can't take something away that he loves so much.

But I must share the one thing that has made accepting his attachment to Soothie pacifiers a little bit easier for me...

Introducing the WubbaNub!!!

What is a WubbaNub

 & Why Is It A Must-Have?

It's a cute little stuffed animal that is attached to a Soothie pacifier, invented by a mom after an entire night of the ever-persistent "missing pacifier syndrome" and it is sure to become one of your families favorite things.

The slight weight of the plush animal

 keeps the pacifier in place near the baby.

 It also

 provides comfort

 and makes it so much

 easier for the baby to grasp and manipulate the pacifier themselves.

 Which means

 fewer bouncing, rolling and lost pacifiers

 and

 less rooting around in the stroller, crib or bag

 to find where the pacifier went.

No wonder WubbaNubs are being used in hospitals across the nation.

I Love the WubbaNub

 (sent to us free of charge for this review) 

because it helps my little guy keep his paci in his mouth,

it makes his pacifier so much easier to find

 and that cute little animal

takes away from the "bottle nipple in the mouth" look!

He Loves his "Wubby"

because it's his

 favorite pacifier and a cuddly toy all in one.

If you know a new parent or your are a new parent

who could use a little extra sleep at night

(what new parent couldn't?)....

You Need A WubbaNub!

If you just can't stand the way Soothie pacifiers look...

You Need A WubbaNub!

Or

Maybe You Love Soothie Pacifiers...

You Need A WubbaNub!

Check out all the cute WubbaNub Pacifiers @

www.wubbanub.com

&

Find A Retailer Near You!

They say,

"Once You Go Wub, Everything Else Is Just A Pacifier."

I was not paid to feature this review/post! 
 I was compensated only by the product sent for review/feature!

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Need Some Extra Money????

Who couldn't use some extra cash...especially with the holiday season approaching?

What if you could get the money that you desire

by simply cashing in items that you don't want anymore?

I was watching The Nate Berkus Show this morning and learned about a couple of

great websites that I am so excited to share with you....

.
The first website is

Cardpool

Cardpool is a marketplace where customers can buy, sell, or trade their gift cards.

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I'll get credit for your referral & you'll be all set to

cash in your giftcards

or

save when you buy giftcards!

Why Cardpool is a Must-Have:

• You can trade in giftcards that you may never use for cash or for giftcards to amazon.com
• You can save a little cash when buying giftcards from Cardpool as gifts this holiday season.
• If you are planning to make a purchase and trying to get a great deal you can buy a discounted giftcard from Cardpool to make your purchase and then use it with a coupon code or discount to save even more.

The second website is

Gazelle

Gazelle offers an easy and fast way to sell or recycle gadgets.

www.gazelle.com

Why Gazelle is a Must-Have:

• Cuts down on the clutter
• Gives you money for electronics that you no longer use.

I was not paid to post this feature but I may receive referral rewards from Cardpool if you register using my link.

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A Special Gown For A Special Day...

If you have 9 months to prepare and plan

what you will wear on one of the most

important and special days of your life....

Would you choose to wear
a faded, sack-like, chemical soaked hospital gown that has been worn by countless strangers?

You wouldn't think so.... but so many mom's do!

When I found out that we were expecting I started searching for things that would make my hospital experience extra special and when I came across Hot Mama Gowns I decided this alternative to the generic hospital gown was a Must-Have!

Hot Mama Gowns Help Mom's Look & Feel Their Best!

Childbirth is a beautiful thing....but let's face it....after all the laboring and pushing most mother's are far from beautiful and their appearance can use all the help it can get.

How many women can say that someone complimented them on their appearance while in labor or right after their baby was born?

Thanks to Hot Mama Gowns..... I can!

But vanity is not all that made Hot Mama Gowns a Must-Have for me.

First you need to understand.....I have a major issue with staying in hotels because I cannot stand sleeping in sheets that countless strangers have slept in before me. In fact, I try to wear as much clothing to bed as I can when staying in a hotel to keep my skin from coming in contact with the sheets.

I know that hospitals are much cleaner than hotels but I have the same feeling about hospital gowns that I do about hotel sheets. Thinking about all the bodies (not to mention bodily fluids) that have come in contact with that faded hospital gown kind of makes my skin crawl.

I can't help but wonder...when a patient dies in the hospital do they dispose of the gown?

Maybe knowing that hospitals sanitize their linens should comfort me but instead it just makes me think of all the chemicals that the fabric has been soaked in. So you can probably see why I also would not want a hospital gown to be the first fabric that my baby's skin comes in contact with.

I love that Hot Mama Gowns are made of organic cotton in a variety of fashionable prints and now they even offer luxurious swaddling blankets to match.

I love the design of Hot Mama Gowns as they don't look like your typical hospital gown but are still very functional. The gowns have a full snap-down back to keep mom's "assets" covered but still allows doctors easy access. The two individual ribbon-tied panels (that add so much style to the gown) also allow for quick, easy and discreet nursing.

I do have to tell you that one nurse

(obviously on a jealousy induced power-trip )

tried to keep me from wearing my own gown, telling me that it would get messy and that in an emergency situation they may have to cut it off of me.

I just told her that I understood and would take my chances (praying that wouldn't be the case)!

I am happy to report that my Hot Mama Gown is still in one beautiful piece and since we ended up having to stay an extra day in the hospital and I loved wearing my Hot Mama Gown so much... I sent my gown home with my husband to be laundered so that I could wear it the second day too. It washed up very nice and was so comfortable.

Hot Mama Gowns expand to fit your pregnant belly and contract for wear as nursing pajamas after your hospital stay. So it is something that you can continue to wear long after you have taken your baby home from the hospital as a nursing gown or you could always pack it away for your next hospital stay.

If you are expecting and want to treat yourself to something that will make your hospital stay extra special or are looking for a special gift for a mommy-to-be...

I would highly recommend checking out...
www.HotMamaGowns.com
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I would also like to note that Hot Mama Gowns

come beautifully packaged and ready for gift-giving.

I would like to thank Deidrea Haysel, The "Hot Mama" behind HotMamaGowns.com for sending me a gown (free of charge for this review) and for giving me the opportunity to share my Hot Mama experience with you.

Anyone Notice The New Header?

I apologize that I have been MIA for a while...but as you may have figured out by the new header (changed from pregnant woman to woman holding baby) our little guy has finally arrived!

Bresden Parker Witherspoon

was born June 25th 2010, weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces and measuring 20.5 inches long.

We could not be more excited...or more exhausted!

I appreciate your patience & understanding during this time of transition.

I have a lot of great reviews and giveaways lined up that I am excited to share with you so I hope that you will please stay tuned.

It should be a fun transition from doing maternity reviews to baby product reviews.

Thanks for your continued support!