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6 Baby Products that Fix Common Parenting Problems. As soon as you have a baby, once relatively simple tasks — from cleaning your kitchen to eating at a restaurant — become a bit (or a lot!)

6 Baby Products that Fix Common Parenting Problems

More challenging. The messes are bigger, you have even more stuff and another person to care for, and, of course, you're always putting a bit of extra pressure on yourself to do everything "right. " The good news: A growing number of manufacturers are incorporating parents' needs into their designs and offering new ways to make parenting a bit easier. WhatToExpect.com is at the 2015 ABC Kids Expo in Vegas, and we've selected six of the best products to address common parenting problems.

Look for them on shelves in the coming months (if they're not online already) and watch as your life becomes at least a little simpler as a result. 1. Skip Hop is known for its diaper bags, but its new line of activity gyms truly impressed at this year's expo because of the company's simple solution to a tech problem modern parents know too well. 2. 3. 4. 6. Dads: how to share in your partner's pregnancy. Few mums-to-be believe their partner really understands what pregnancy is like.

Dads: how to share in your partner's pregnancy

And the fact is, most men don't. We talk about it. We show interest. We’ll even read up about it. But our experience of having a baby is fairly removed from the real thing until we're face-to-face with nappy changing and sleep deprivation. For Dad During Pregnancy. Haberdashery Fun. The countdown is on.

Haberdashery Fun

Baby diy - get domain pictures - getdomainvids.com. Baby diy - get domain pictures - getdomainvids.com. 10 Cute Baby DIYs. How to sew a baby boutique blanket with cotton and minky fabric. Home » DIY Baby Shower Gifts, DIY Nursery Decor & Bedding by Christina Dennis This post on how to sew a generously fluffy boutique blanket has been quite popular for the last few months, and I’ve also received a few questions via comments and emails on how this blanket would work for babies (as a great shower gift, perhaps).

How to sew a baby boutique blanket with cotton and minky fabric

When it comes to baby & toddler blankies, I think it’s important that they not only be soft but washable and sturdy as well. While the fabric I used in this tutorial is wonderful for a living room throw or a master bedroom accent blanket, I like to use quilting cotton instead of decor cotton for the primary side of a blanket like this. Here is my suggested method on how to slightly tweak the boutique blanket to make it a boutique blanket perfect for a baby!

Materials: 1 yard 100% cotton quilting fabric (pre-wash it so that it doesn’t shrink later!) 10 Cute Baby DIYs. 32 Free DIY Tutorials for Making Your Own Baby Shoes. DIY Toys for Babies. I gathered this list of DIY Toys for Babies for a good reason.

DIY Toys for Babies

Did you know that babies are learning more in the first 3 years then during the rest of their lives? This is a very busy time for them. There are a lot of “windows of opportunity” where they develop certain behaviors. The best way to stimulate the brain is through play at this age. Of course, toys are perfect. But don’t rush to the toy store just yet. This list of DIY toys is categorized by the developmental skills. Diaper bag with a divider « Warehouse Fabrics Inc Blog. Sewing for Baby: 20 Great Gear Tutorials and Patterns. 10 Baby Gifts You Can Sew! {DIY} Maternity Photography Session. Over the weekend, we had maternity photos taken by another artist.

{DIY} Maternity Photography Session

But as the artists of don{thao} photography, we also took some of our own. I was already dressed and made up – why not? Yes, that is what happens in our home – I am in my third trimester, still craving chocolate and sugar of most kinds. Donny often finds himself looking up to see my mouth wide open, about to chomp on something sweet. I feel like I eat all day and that I am completely insatiable. Plant. eat. create.: DIY Baby Toys. Posted by Kristin.

plant. eat. create.: DIY Baby Toys

A Universal Shopping Cart and High Chair Cover (A Tutorial and Free Pattern Download) A Universal Shopping Cart and High Chair Cover (A Tutorial and Free Pattern Download) 14 Adorable DIY Projects for Baby. Baby Changing Mat/ Diaper Clutch Tutorial. I've recently discovered Laminate Cotton Fabric .

Baby Changing Mat/ Diaper Clutch Tutorial

It's cute fabric that is laminated which is perfect for snack bags,diaper bags or diaper mats (basically anything you need wipe down easily) I didn't have one for my first baby, but now that we're having another little one, I've decided that it would have been very useful to have. The nice thing about this changing mat is that it can also be used to hold diapers and wipes. See below for the full tutorial. Sunny Felt Mobile. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my Monthly Newsletter.

Sunny Felt Mobile

Thanks for visiting! My sister in law is due any day and I have a million ideas for things to make for the baby. I have real trouble picking what to actually make, but knew I wanted to do a mobile. I liked the idea of the happy little sun looking over the baby, so played around until I was happy with it. The sun, clouds and raindrops are made out of felt and I embroidered the face on the sun by hand with some perle embroidery thread.

10 Baby Gifts You Can Sew! Diy baby - Google. What Parenting Really Looks Like {In Pictures!} - TodaysMama. Parenting can be exhausting.

What Parenting Really Looks Like {In Pictures!} - TodaysMama

Photographer Danielle Guenther broke it down in portraits. Check out her “Best Case Scenario” photo collection. Here are a few of our favorites! My personal favorite! (and I even wrote a post about it) More on TodaysMama.com: Mother & Daughter Genetic Portraits Elderly Kids Portrait Series. Dads: how to share in your partner's pregnancy - BabyCentre. Six healthy fixes for pregnancy junk food cravings. DIY Maternity Jeans - Sew Much Ado. Childbirth: What to pack for the hospital or birth center. Things You Should and Should Not Do During Pregnancy. There are quite a few things you can do during your pregnancy to help improve your and your baby's health. You can also avoid risks that can complicate or terminate a pregnancy. For example, you probably know that getting enough Folic Acid is important.

But did you know it is just as important to avoid cats? You probably knew that X-Rays are harmful to the fetus, but did you know about electric blankets? Some of the items listed here (such as avoiding microwaves and electric blankets, fish, etc.) are controversial. This page contains an extensive catalog of the different activities you should encourage or avoid during your pregnancy. One of the best reasons for you to plan your pregnancy (rather than having it happen by accident) is so that you can have control of all of these different factors starting from conception.