What’s HOT and What’s NOT! BABY PRODUCTS & ACCESSORIES - LADY SPY LOOKS AT WHAT IS POPULAR AND VITAL FOR EARLY PARENTING. THIS MONTH’S TOPIC GOES WELL WITH OUR BABY BLOG.
WHATS HOT? • Baby Wearing - slings, wraps, front carriers – anything that is designed for safe, secure and comfortable baby wearing. See www.mynaturalbaby.co.nz or www.mobywrap.co.nz for some great baby carriers.
Check out the following brands Mocka, Little Kiwi and Tripp Trapp for awesome designs. • Woollen Singlets / merino stretch n grows – You can’t go past these traditional baby undergarments. Cute, simple and understated, these woollen layers provide babies with a warm layer of protection that keeps them safe and healthy in cool and cold weather. • Modern Cloth Nappies Now we are not talking the old square red-lined nappies but the new way of wearing cloth is easy, convenient, dry quickly and cost effective. Start-up costs can set you back a bit but the savings are great over time.
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• Wooden Highchairs that grow with your child. No more piling cushions on dining chairs as these highchairs turn into a chair that changes as your child gets bigger.
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When choosing cloth, you don’t have to use these exclusively, team them up with disposables for night-time or when needed to complement the cloth nappies. Check out TotsBots, Pea Pods, Punea Tails, Itti Bitti and
Bebops for a range of pocket, pre-fold, fitted or all in one nappies. The Nappy Lady also provides excellent advice and service and even workshops for using cloth nappies. There is even online support as part of the website www.thenappylady.co.nz In saying this hold on to those old-school cloth nappy squares as they make excellent spill clothes, change matts and countless other uses. • Weleda Baby Products These natural baby products provide parents with complete piece of mind that their babies’ skin will contact only natural products with no nasty parabens, additives or colourings. Nurture your baby naturally. Check out www.weleda.co.nz or read a copy of Wendyl Nissen’s “Mother’s Little Helper – An old fashioned guide to raising your baby chemical-free”.