Ten Tips for SIDS Prevention

        *October has been designated as SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) Awareness Month. One of the leading educators in the area of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is Halo Innovations, a company started by a SIDS dad...

Helping Baby to Fall Asleep with Comforting Sounds

        I always made a note of sounds that comforted or excited my daughter. Then I would record them. When my daughter was sleepy or irritable or if I needed to complete a task and could hold her; I simply played the...

Save Money on Juice for Babies

        Juice for babies: To save money, buy large size, all natural juice for your baby or small child and simply dilute the juice with water for their bottle or cup.  The “baby juices” that are sold individually...

Getting Babies to Go to Sleep

        To get my babies to sleep and stay asleep, I tape recorded the sound of my vacuum and they slept like angels. Mary, Mom of 3 Sutherland, Iowa

The Proper Disposal of Diapers When Out

        When going out with babies and/or toddlers still in disposable diapers or training pants, always carry a few plastic shopping bags in your diaper bag. After changing a soiled diaper, you can drop the diaper into...

Solution for Those Pesky Rashes

        The best tip I ever received (and have passed on) came from a nurse at my child’s doctor’s office. My 1st born used to get an awful rash in the folds of her neck from her milk and no matter what I...

Diaper Bag on the Go!

        Diaper 911! Stash an “emergency diaper bag” in the trunk of your car.  Keep it stocked with a few diapers, a towel, a travel pack of wipes, change of clothes as well as some plastic bags for easy disposal....

Baby Product Storage

        To keep track of the baby powder and diaper rash cream for diaper changes, I keep a tube of rash cream and a small thing of baby power in the wipe box. It’s easier to store and ables you to keep track of...