Baby Bellamy Blue is now two months old, and last week she got the green light from her doctor to go swimming. Since our family spend several days a week at the beach and at the pool, this brought excitement to everyone in the family. Of course, Bellamy Blue already has several swim [...]
Having a great nursing pillow is essential for good nursing positioning both for baby and mother, which is something I learned the hard way this time around. It only took one time nursing Bellamy Blue without a nursing pillow for me to strain my neck, and I was bothered by neck pain for more than [...]
After having nursed four children, I feel pretty comfortable about nursing in public. However, despite feeling comfortable with nursing in public, I still feel a strong need to be completely covered up. Dragging around everything needed for nursing while covered up can be a bit of a hassle though, so when I discovered the Peek [...]
With a little one in the house once again, I have been searching for the best lightweight stroller. I needed a stroller that was light weight, easy to fold, had storage, good wheels and which was comfortable for my baby girl. With my three oldest children, I have always made sure to pick out neutral colors, [...]
Bellamy Blue hates diaper changes, in fact diaper changes is the only point, where she can get her crying up to a level that wakes up the entire family. As much as she hates diaper changes, she loves snuggling up in her Halo Sleepsack Swaddles, so I was very curious to see if the Halo [...]
Nursing your baby provides great health benefits to your little one, and it can also save a family a lot of money. Besides a few nursing bras, nursing shirts and a nursing pillow, the only actual expense that comes with nursing is nursing pads. Nursing pads were one of those things that I never [...]
I recently discovered Pink Taffy Designs, and I have spent lots of time browsing the store to find the perfect gift for my baby girl. Baby Bellamy Blue has been named after a very talented ballerina, I once babysat, so when I came across the Baby Aspen Ballerina layette set, I knew I had found what I was [...]
Bellamy Blue is a snugglebug, and at a week old her favorite place is as close to me as possible. I am a strong believer in keeping baby close for the first many months, which helped me have three happy baby boys, and so far it seems to make my baby girl very content as well. With all [...]
I absolutely love my stroller, and it has been by my side for seven years, as it is passed down from one child to another. In fact my 3 ½ year old son has just passed the stroller on to his baby sister, and I know it has at least another 3 years in it. [...]
I am always excited to try out new, innovative baby products, so when I heard about the Li’l Helper, I was eager to give it a try. The Li’l Helper (www.lil-helper.com) is a baby bottle holder that helps parents save time duirng feeding time. The Li’l Helper was created by Joe Murillo, after the birth [...]
One of the essentials in the first months after birth are burp cloths, because with a good burp cloth you can prevent yucky, hard-to-remove stains, as an infant’s spit up can leave yellow, impossible stains behind on the cutest baby outfit, your new after birth outfit, crib sheets etc. When I was growing up, I [...]
A new brand of maternity clothing and nursing wear has arrived in the US, and as a pregnant, soon to be nursing mom, I am thrilled to get more alternatives to maternity wear and nursing clothes. The Thyme maternity and nursing wear collection launched at Babies R Us this past November, and I am especially [...]
In my search for the perfect first baby walking shoe, I came across TinySoles, and I spent more than an hour browsing the TinySoles website before I finally decided on the right first baby walking shoes for our little princess. From my experience as a mom of three, I know that a first baby walking shoe [...]
I have always needed several pillows in order to get a good night’s sleep, but when pregnant the need becomes even bigger. As I am entering into the last stretch of my fourth pregnancy, I am especially feeling the need for extra pillows, and this is the first time that I have tried using a [...]
Our baby girl is still snug and warm waiting to arrive, but here at the Frugality Is Free house, we are in big time preparation mode, as my due date approaches. The crib is up, the dresser, the changing table, and we have put together the Tiny Love 3-in-1 Rocker Napper. The Tiny Love 3-in-1 [...]
