Baby Wipes

Yup a whole post about what to use when wiping your baby’s butt.  There are many different brands and I’m sure there are many different opinions.  I’ve tried a few different ones and I think at the moment my favorite for price and usefulness together is the Kirkland Brand from Costco.  But on to my reviews:

Kirkland Wipes

The Kirkland (Costco) wipes are my favorite I think.  The price is awesome and the wipes work well without too much perfume.  I’m not as fond of the package they come in as other brands, but that can be solved by taking them out of the package and putting them in an existing container (I like the Huggies containers and have saved them for that exact purpose).  Basically the little lid on the Kirkland packages doesn’t really stay shut very well. 

I would say the Kirkland ones are my favorite by far. 

Baby Life

I kind of like the Baby Life brand from Shoppers Drug Mart.  I’ve only really used them for their travel packs (a bit o the expensive side but they fit so well into my diaper bag).  The wipes are big enough, do the job and don’t smell too perfumy.

Pampers

The Pampers wipes are good.  Some of them can be on the perfumy side and they tend to be on the more expensive side too.  But I would probably  buy the Pampers one when they are on sale. 

President’s Choice Baby Wipes 

I must say, I’m a little on the disappointed side here.  Usually I’m quite happy with any of the PC products.  They are one of the reasons I shop at No Frills, Loblaws and the Great Canadian Superstore. 

Sadly in this case I’m on the disappointed side.  I find that the wipes are on the small side and therefore take more to so the job.  And there is more danger in getting poop on you too.  Other than the small size though they are ok. 

Rexall No Name Brand

I wasn’t fond of these ones.  They seemed a little thin and scratchy to me.  But if there is nothing else they will work.

Huggies Wipes

The Huggies wipes containers are fantastic.   I’m not quite as fond of the Huggies wipes.  They tend to be more expensive and on the perfumy side.  I’m not a huge fan of scents in my wipes.  I tend to refill the

Baby Swings

Well, I was going to do a review of the baby swing we have for the little guy, but it looks like they don't make it anymore.  I'm not terribly surprised.  It was a hand me down, hand me down.......  It's too bad they don't make it anymore as it's fantastic.  It is an old school crank model.  No batteries to replace or motors to make a weird noise.  Munchkin loves it.  He hated the other swing we borrowed.

That being said, there are a bunch of baby swings out there now that run on batteries etc... that I'm sure are quite good  I can't remember the model that was lent to my parents for the cottage when Munchkin is visiting, but it seems fine.  Not quite as awesome as the crank one, but pretty good.

So I'm sure all of you out there aren't going to find this terribly useful.  But babies do tend to like swings and especially if you can get a hand me down or something and have the room it is probably worthwhile.

Baby Connect iPhone App

I find this little app pretty useful when I need to track my wee Munchkin's sleeping, eating and pooping habits.  It's pretty cheap and super useful.  You can also have it on Multiple phones and it has a web interface.  So I recommend it.  And now Munchkin needs my attention so off I go!

http://www.baby-connect.com/

Soothers

I'm not going to get into the soother debate (the good v evil).  I'll let you all decide that on your own.  

Our little Munchkin isn't much on soothers.  Most of the time he doesn't want one, but then every once in awhile does.  We kind of wish he wanted one more.  He did seem to like them at the beginning (only the one kind) and then for some reason all of a sudden decided "NO I DO NOT WANT ONE".  Now he's wishy washy about it.

We've been using the Soothie brand by Phillips as that's what he had when he was in the hospital.  He has consistently refused all other kinds.  

We have gotten him some Wubbanubs so he can try and hold onto them a bit himself when he is in the mood for a soother.  He quite likes them even if he hasn't quite figured out how to really pop it back in properly.  He enjoys chewing on their hands and the sides of the soothers.  

Joe Fresh

Just sayin.....Joe Fresh has some pretty nifty inexpensive baby clothes.  You do have to check frequently as the stock changes, but it can be worth it.  Especially if you luck into clearance day.

Not that my little man needs any more clothes at the moment.  But ti is cool to keep an eye out for anything super nifty.

Carters Baby Clothes

I must say, I really like the Carters baby clothing.  It's generally very well priced, super cute and fits well.  I've had several people give me some and it's been some of my favorites for dressing my little Munchkin.  That's pretty much all I have to say about them.  Cute, good price, fits well!

Baby Food Storage

Just thought I would share a couple of things about baby food storage.

Freezing is awesome for storing baby food.  I basically make a batch of something (say sweet potato) and then put it into an ice cube tray an freeze it.  Then I put the cubes into a ziploc bag.  This way I don't have to make a million special things a day and I can take a couple of cubes out at a time and defrost them depending on how much I need.  Now it doesn't work with everything, but it does work for a lot of veggies and fruit.

They do sell special "baby food" trays and I was loaned a couple.  They're good, but you can use an ice cube tray too.  You probably already have a couple and they are cheaper than buying the special ones.

That being said, I did get one of these.  They been kind of useful when making a batch of something and I want to use the next day.  I don't find the tray part terribly useful, but the little containers yes.