Growing Your Baby - Parenthood from Pregnancy to Pre-school » Playtex http://www.growingyourbaby.com Parenthood from Pregnancy to Pre-school Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:02:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 http://www.growingyourbaby.com http://growingyourbaby.com/wp-content/plugins/maxblogpress-favicon/icons/favicon-54.ico Growing Your Baby - Parenthood from Pregnancy to Pre-school Parenting Magazine Lists Their Top 20 ‘Mom Tested’ Products http://www.growingyourbaby.com/2008/05/05/parenting-magazine-lists-their-top-20-mom-tested-products/ http://www.growingyourbaby.com/2008/05/05/parenting-magazine-lists-their-top-20-mom-tested-products/#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 05:48:01 +0000 Lisa http://growingyourbaby.com/2008/05/05/parenting-magazine-lists-their-top-20-mom-tested-products/

Every mom has their favorite baby products. The one thing that will turn a crying baby into a smiling baby or the one invention that literally cuts precious time from your routine.

Parenting Magazine looks back at the last 20 years of innovations and lists their top 20 products. I agree with some, while other leave me thinking REALLY?

Here is the list and my thoughts:

  1. Crayola Washable Markers (1987) – I like the idea of washable markers now that my son has discovered his creative side. I have a feeling I will appreciate this fab invention more in the new few years.
  2. Cuisinart Mini-Prep Plus Food Processor – Selling new moms on prepping their own baby food is easier when the gear they are using is efficient. While I have never used this food processor, I have heard many great things about it.
  3. Boppy Pillow (1990) – I never bonded with my Boppy. My son sag when he breastfed on it and he didn’t fit on it properly when he got bigger, causing me to give up and just use a regular pillow to breastfeed.
  4. Baby Trend Snap N Go (1994) – This stroller frame was definitely a great mom invention. Parents who travel with babies find this product a godsend because of its ability to act like a stroller without the bulkiness.
  5. Tiny Love 3-D Gymini Activity Gym (1993) – The Gymini is definitely a product that would go in my top 20. While the first models were not as fancy a current offerings. Newer Tiny Love Activity Gyms heavily promote tummy time, which is needed now that babies are on supposed to sleep on their backs.
  6. Playtex No-Spill Sippy Cup (1994) – Have one, my son loves it!
  7. Medela Pump In Style (1996) – The double electric breast pump will go in history as one of the best accessory for breast feeding moms. Both sides at the same time with have to manually do anything? Need I say any more?
  8. Shout Stain Remover Wipes (1996) – I have never used this product…
  9. Powdered Formula Dispenser (1997) – Great idea – not necessary. I used to just bring a tupperware container with an extra scooper in it.
  10. Swiffer Sweeper – Just a glorified sweeper to me. I drives me crazy that it doesn’t actually clean, it just picks up. With that being said, my husband swears by his Swiffer.
  11. Liquid Band-Aid – I have never tried it
  12. Portable DVD Player (2000) – Trips to Gramma house have not been the same since we got our portable DVD player. LOVE IT!!
  13. SkipHop DUO Diaper Bag (2003) – The introduction of a diaper bag that can be attached the stroller handle without tipping it was definitely a huge moment for moms on the go.
  14. Ergo Baby Carrier (2003) –
  15. Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (2003) – Hmm…has Parenting magazine never read the e-mails?
  16. Fisher-Price Spacesaver High Chair (2005) – Great idea, I agree!
  17. Diaper Genie II (2006) – I will never be fond of the Diaper Genie whether it is first or second edition. Parents find the refills expensive causing them to abandon the whole system. If you have ever been to a baby consignment shop, you will see hundreds of these things lined up to be sold…
  18. Graco Digital Baby Monitor (2005) – I need this! I can’t tell you the number of times I ran upstairs thinking my son was crying, just to find out that the baby next door was unhappy.
  19. Fisher-Price Power Plus Swing (2005) – The power swing – a great invention.
  20. EasyShare V803 (2007) – Nicely priced digital cameras are definitely a great mom invention.

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VIA MSNBC

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*Updated May 9th

*TODAY is the last day the store will accept these bottles without a receipt – Thank you Trish!*

Here is the full list of BPA products that has been recalled by Zellers. If you take your bottles back to their customer service counter the retailer will give you FULL retail prices for your BPA bottles.

Consumers with the bottles and original receipt will receive a cash refund, those with just the product will get a store credit

If you do not see your bottle, sippy or pump on here then the store will not take it.

Products that are exclusively sold at other retailers are also not accepted – even if they have BPA in them.

Walmart is probably using the same list, but they need receipts and packaging in order to issue credit.

Breast Pumps

Avent

  • Avent Isis pump with 4oz bottle

The First Years

  • Natural Transitions Manual Pump
  • Natural Comfort Breast Pump

Sippy and Trainer cups

Small Wonders

  • 7oz no spill cup assorted

Nuby

  • Luv n Care 7oz 2 handle cup
  • 2 Stage starting cup 7oz
  • 3 Stage wide neck grow nurser, 9oz 270ml
  • 2 handle flip it cup
  • No spill up 9oz 266ml

Gerber

  • Little Suzy Zoo Two Handle No Spill Cup 177ml/6oz
  • Fun Grips two Handle No Spill Cup 177 ml/6oz

 

Playtex

  • Baby Einstein sippy cup 9oz

Evenflo

  • spill proof trainer cup 7oz/200ml
  • The dazzler with imagimotion insulated straw cup 10oz/300ml

Gift Sets

Small Wonders

  • 16 pc Bottle Bank Gift set – Pink, Blue and Mint
  • 13 pc tote bag gift set – Pink, Blue and Mint

Kangaroo Bear/Baby bank 13pc Little Sport NHL Sport Baby Bottles

  • Superbaby 9oz 250ml baby bottle with silicone nipple
  • NHL 9oz 250ml baby bottle with silicone nipple
  • Team Canada 9oz 250ml bottle with silicone nipple
  • Ottawa Senators
  • Edmonton Oilers
  • Vancouver Canucks
  • Montreal Canadians
  • Detroit Redwings

Bottles

Avent All Avent bottles including

  • 4oz/125ml Natural Feeding bottle Airflex reusable system
  • 9oz/260ml Natural Feeding bottle Airflex reusable system
  • 9oz/260ml 3/pk Natural Feeding bottle Airflex reusable system

Playtex

  • Advance VentAire bubble free system 9oz standard 266ml
  • Advance VentAire 9oz bottle
  • Advance VentAire bubble free system 6oz/177ml
  • Advance VentAire bubble free system pk of 2 – 6oz and 9oz
  • Advance VentAire bubble free system- complete feeding set
  • Cherubs 8oz 3 pk reusable
  • Decorator Bottle Cherubs 6oz
  • Decorator Bottle Cherubs 8oz/237ml
  • Playtex Precision reusable nipples
  • Playtex Precision Flo 6oz reusable
  • Playtex Advance Starter Kit
  • Insulator Bottle 8oz

Gerber

  • NUK Ortho Nurser 5oz/150 ml
  • NUK Ortho Nurser 10oz/300ml
  • 3pk – 266ml comfort hold bottle
  • 3pk – 148ml comfort hold bottle
  • 3pk – Gentle Flow bottle 266ml bottles with nipples collars and hoods
  • 3pk – 10oz/300ml medium flow bottles with silicone nipples
  • 3pk – 5oz/150ml slow flow bottles with silicone nipples
  • Premium feeding system infant starter set

Evenflo

  • Comfi nurser system 9oz/270ml

Nuby

  • Non Drip Bottles
  • 4oz 120ml feeding bottle
  • 8oz 240ml feeding bottle
  • 3pk – 8oz 240ml feeding bottle

Small Wonders

  • Baby bottle 125ml
  • Baby bottle 250ml

Holiday Joy

  • Baby bottle 250ml

The First Years

  • 3pk -Disney Baby – The slim one 8oz
  • 9oz wide neck bottles

Accessories

Avent Express Steam Microwave Sterilizer

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]]> http://www.growingyourbaby.com/2008/04/29/the-full-zellers-bpa-recall-list/feed/ 19 Canadian Moms Don’t Throw Out Your BPA Bottles – They are Worth $$$ http://www.growingyourbaby.com/2008/04/28/canadian-moms-dont-throw-out-your-bpa-bottles-they-are-worth/ http://www.growingyourbaby.com/2008/04/28/canadian-moms-dont-throw-out-your-bpa-bottles-they-are-worth/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:03:04 +0000 Lisa http://growingyourbaby.com/2008/04/28/canadian-moms-dont-throw-out-your-bpa-bottles-they-are-worth/

EXCITING NEWS!!

A friend called this afternoon to tell me that she had just got back from Zellers with a $180 CREDIT.

She emptied her cupboards of any bottle or sippy that she was using that had BPA in them and took everything back to Zellers.

They happily credited her the FULL retail price for everything in the form of a store credit that is good for 2 years. After hearing this I called and received the list of goods that are being recalled and REFUNDED by the store.

I am just putting that list together and it will be up for parents to look over this evening.

In the meantime dig out your bottles.

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