Product Review of The Week: Little Duck Tiny Fruits

I remember the first time I gave my baby a snack on the go. It was a magical moment of transformation. Right before my very eyes was a baby in the midst of a total meltdown and with a simple snack ta-da! The crying, body thrashing and remarkable redness in his cheeks disappeared.

Ever since then we take our snacks on the go very seriously. 

We don't leave the house without them. Ever.

I particularly love Little Duck Organics Tiny Fruits because its actually just 100% real freeze dried fruit. It has no preservatives, additives or artificial flavors and best of all, there's no choking risk. It dissolves in a second in their mouth. We once had a choking incident with a rice crisp that induced projectile vomit in the middle of a busy street in NYC and let me tell you, it was enough to scar me for life. The dissolving factor is key when you are first starting your baby out on snacks. Tiny Fruits comes in 3 different mix types and my baby literally hyperventilates with joy when he catches a glimpse of the bag. Do yourself and your baby a favor and buy in bulk.

Available here.

To learn more about the seriously cool company go to www.littleduckorganics.com

Product Review of The Week: BabyGanics Germinator

As you can probably guess from my obsession with healthy food and the welfare of my child, I am also a complete clean freak. Living in New York City kind of sets me off into crazy lady territory on a daily basis. The past few months have been a new challenge for me as my baby begins (is forced) to become a social butterfly. Music class, gym class, free plays, playdates...they are all wonderful, but I do have to make a concerted effort to leave my crazy thoughts at the door.

In an effort to keep my sanity and not plunge my baby into a bath of purell as soon as class is over, I like to use Babyganics Germinator Hand Sanitizer. Its alcohol and fragrance free and kills 99.9% of germs naturally. Bada bing. Bada Boom.

Available here.

Product Review of The Week: ThinkBaby Thinkster Sippy Cup

So remember my bib story and how I bought like 4 different types of bibs before I found the one and only? Same thing applies to my quest for the perfect sippy cup. I bought so many types of these ridiculous cups, that the “baby section” of my cabinet looked like I had 4 kids. Some people get lucky in the drinking department and their babies chug down water like its…water. For some weird reason my baby cringed when he drank water, it was like he was taking a shot of tequila. So I got the sippy cup with the nipple, the one with the bigger nipple thing, the trainer cup, the one with the spout, the one with the straight straw, the one with the bent straw, until finally I found one that worked.

Holy hell Halelluyah. Crisis averted.

If your baby DOESN’T DRINK WATER you will understand how I feel.

I introduce to you ThinkBaby Thinkster cup. The only sippy cup that my baby will drink from. Why? I don’t know. Maybe because the water doesn’t flow too fast, maybe because my baby can hold it easily, maybe he thinks opening and closing the cap is fun? Who knows and I really don’t care, it works. The feeling of watching your baby chug down water when you’ve been struggling to get drops down his throat is probably one of the best feelings in the world. This is what motherhood does to you. It makes you appreciate the small victories in life. 

The ThinkBaby Thinkster cup is made from smart plastic that’s completely free from Bisphenol-A (BPA), PVC, phthalates, nitrosamines, and lead. Did you know that when this company came to the market, 95% of baby bottle companies were making bottles with BPA, a chemical that disrupts the endochrine system. Learn more about what that means here http://www.thinkbabybottles.com/learn.html . Its information like this that really gets under my skin and aggravates me. Why poison our babies? Why don’t corporate a-holes care? Why is it all about profits? Ugh, im going to live on a mountain one day…mark my words.

Read more about the great company that is ThinkBaby here. http://www.thinkbabybottles.com/ourstory.html

ThinkBaby Thinkster Bottle available here.

http://www.giggle.com/eng/product/thinkster_bottle_with_straw/thinkster

Product Review of The Week: Earths Best Diapers

Nothing external about me screams organic super freak but deep down inside I am an earth loving kumbaya singing hippie. Sometimes I dream about living in the mountains, surviving off of my own vegetable garden, washing my laundry in the river…well, maybe not that. But you know what I mean. Being totally green isn’t as easy as it seems and it’s not my goal at all but there are some great companies out there that are making it easier and possible to make small changes in your life that are significant.

Example numero uno, baby diapers. Now, my first experience with organic diapers where brown paper feeling type things I saw my friend use on her baby and I remember thinking “poor baby.” When I had my baby I used pampers at first and I loved the way they felt and smelled. Yes, I smell everything. After a few weeks I realized hmmm, why do they smell so good? Why does his tushy get so red all the time? Chemicals! My poor little baby and all babies in the universe wear these things on their bodies 24/7, they cant have chemicals seeping into their unsuspecting bodies!

So began the hunt for the perfect natural diaper.

Earths best diapers are environmentally friendly and more importantly chlorine and chemical free. They’re plain white, with no characters on them, no smell…its like wearing a diapers in the 1950s and I love it. Its soft compared to others, my baby moves well in it and he hasn’t had a red tush since I made the switch. The only thing I must say is that for overnight use, try using a size up to prevent leaks. 

Available Here.