Weekly Email Archives

beyond the blues

Filed Under Tips & Tricks | May 28, 2009

Imagine yourself as a new mother, sitting happily with your baby nestled in your arms. Let’s face it – we all long to be that radiant glowing mother. But the reality is that over 80% of us experience some degree of postpartum blues linked to hormonal changes and the enormity of the transition into motherhood.

June Contest: Kiddo

Filed Under Contests | May 28, 2009

This contest is now closed. Congratulations to the winner, Krissie Helfrich.
In our June contest you could win a $100 gift certificate to Kiddo, a great new, local store featuring a mix of consignment maternity as well as new and consignment baby clothes and gear.
Kiddo recently opened on 25th just off Main street and in their [...]

sole baby

Filed Under Going Green, Stuff | May 21, 2009

When Jessica Jacobs, the mama behind the scenes at Little Soles, decided to expand her line of infant and children’s shoes to include shoes for babes, she was surprised to find that there aren’t a lot of safety regulations around baby footwear. In fact, your baby’s toys are subject to more stringent safety regulations than their shoes. It seems that Health Canada assumes that babies will put their toys in their mouths, but not their shoes.

Dedicated Email: TENS not Tense

Filed Under Dedicated Emails | May 21, 2009

Labour’s a rather big undertaking so the more tools you have in your labour toolbox the better prepared you’ll be to meet the twists and turns of giving birth.  Birthing Buddies is all about empowering women to have a positive birth experience. Purveyors of Birth Pools and TENS units, they also offer personal prenatal classes. [...]

milk bar

Filed Under Tips & Tricks | May 14, 2009

Before your babe is born your vision of breastfeeding may include a glow of contentment and a vintage rocking chair. Ours did. But the reality involved cracked nipples, mastitis and the woes of trying to get our baby latched. Like us, most women have only limited exposure to breastfeeding before giving birth, so how do you get prepared to breastfeed? Here are a few of our favourite simple steps to improve your chances of a healthy breastfeeding experience from the get go.

fits to a tee

Filed Under Stuff | May 7, 2009

We tend to approach most nursing wear with caution. There always seems to be an alarming amount of flaps, zippers and extra layers in odd place, so we were a bit wary of Mountain Blue Eyes’ active wear for nursing. But after we put their Nursing Tank to the test, we realized our caution was unnecessary.