Thursday, October 29, 2015
BeliBea Nursing & Hands-Free Pumping Bra
I got the chance to try the new BeliBea Nursing & Hands-Free Pumping Bra. I chose to try the XL as I am a larger busted woman (only to get a bit larger during pregnancy/nursing). It turned out to be a little too small for me, but I am going to make my observations assuming it was the perfect size. (I hope they make larger sizes soon, it is difficult to find any bra large enough, never mind a hands-free pumping bra).
The bra is set up in layers, so you can open the outermost panel (which also has removal pads) and use the second panel to hold your breast pump or you can open both and nurse to your heart's content.
Unfortunately this bra got sent to me just as I stopped pumping, so I was never able to test how well it worked hands-free, but I did try putting the flange through the hole and looked at how it held. It appears that it would work pretty well.
There is no support in this bra, so if you are at all larger, it will really only work as a around the house bra. The clips to open the panels with work well and can easily be manipulated one handed.
Overall, this is an excellent bra for around the house if you are much smaller chested than I am.
I received the product mentioned above for free or greatly discounted in exchange for my review. Regardless, I only recommend products I like and use personally.
BeliBea Nursing & Hands-Free Pumping Bra
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Santamedical Wrist Digital Blood Pressure Monitor
Since I donated my kidney several years ago, I need to be able to check my blood pressure pretty regularly. I thought this would be an excellent monitor to try. Once we figured it out, it works pretty well. Unlike the higher quality Omron I've used, this one needs to be up against your wrist and very tight.
The way it works is it pumps all the way up and then takes the readings as it releases. It is not as reliable as I'd like, but for the price, it's pretty good.
I received the product mentioned above for free or greatly discounted in exchange for my review. Regardless, I only recommend products I like and use personally.
The way it works is it pumps all the way up and then takes the readings as it releases. It is not as reliable as I'd like, but for the price, it's pretty good.
I received the product mentioned above for free or greatly discounted in exchange for my review. Regardless, I only recommend products I like and use personally.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Reusable Pouches - Planes by Basics Best
This is the second type of reusable food pouches that I have tried. I like them quite a bit. There are no corners for food to get stuck in. They are fairly easy to fill. I saw a review that mentioned using a breast pump shield as a funnel. That is a really good idea, and I hope to try it soon. They are also adorable! I love the planes and the cute saying "Fill & Go". Perfect for my truck loving son!
My son loves food pouches and is thrilled to get to feed himself the more "messy" foods (like apple sauce, yogurt, soup). He has not yet learned how to use a spoon and is just now working on how to use a fork. Even once he masters those utensils, these will still be excellent snacks to keep in a thermal in my diaper bag for him while we are out and about.
I would highly recommend that you be sure to rinse the pouch out as soon as you're done with it. I could imagine them becoming a nightmare to clean if the food dried out or went bad.
Disposable pouches are quite expensive and don't have as interesting of food choices as we can make ourselves, so making our own is an excellent choice. We still use disposable pouches as well (they work well when I don't want to worry about keeping food cold while we're out and about), but I'll be using these reusable pouches regularly.
I received the product mentioned above for free or greatly discounted in exchange for my review. Regardless, I only recommend products I like and use personally.
My son loves food pouches and is thrilled to get to feed himself the more "messy" foods (like apple sauce, yogurt, soup). He has not yet learned how to use a spoon and is just now working on how to use a fork. Even once he masters those utensils, these will still be excellent snacks to keep in a thermal in my diaper bag for him while we are out and about.
I would highly recommend that you be sure to rinse the pouch out as soon as you're done with it. I could imagine them becoming a nightmare to clean if the food dried out or went bad.
Disposable pouches are quite expensive and don't have as interesting of food choices as we can make ourselves, so making our own is an excellent choice. We still use disposable pouches as well (they work well when I don't want to worry about keeping food cold while we're out and about), but I'll be using these reusable pouches regularly.
I received the product mentioned above for free or greatly discounted in exchange for my review. Regardless, I only recommend products I like and use personally.
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Reusable Food Pouch by Baby Go-Green
My son has recently discovered food pouches and loves to use them. Disposable food pouches are expensive and don't use any spices (my son loves "real" food, he thinks that plain veggies with no spice at all is boring), so I was very excited to get the chance to try a reusable pouch.
I washed them out using hot water right away. They open easily and were easy to prep.
The first morning I had them, I filled one with apple sauce and put it in our thermal with his milk to go upstairs. Apparently, when he spotted that pouch, he immediately grabbed it, ate all of it, and was super excited about it! My mom then made baby cereal in it and he gobbled that right up. We are now keeping a supply of reusable pouches upstairs where she can easily get at them during the early part of the day as well as some downstairs where we can use them at night.
These pouches are quite durable and should last for a while. There are no corners to get food stuck in, but I would recommend that you immediately clean or at least rinse out these pouches after you use them. If the food drys out or goes bad, it would be very difficult to get them clean again.
I am very happy with these and for the price, they'll pay for themselves in just a couple of uses (each pouch).
I received the product mentioned above for free or greatly discounted in exchange for my review. Regardless, I only recommend products I like and use personally.
Reusable Food Pouch by Baby Go-Green
I washed them out using hot water right away. They open easily and were easy to prep.
The first morning I had them, I filled one with apple sauce and put it in our thermal with his milk to go upstairs. Apparently, when he spotted that pouch, he immediately grabbed it, ate all of it, and was super excited about it! My mom then made baby cereal in it and he gobbled that right up. We are now keeping a supply of reusable pouches upstairs where she can easily get at them during the early part of the day as well as some downstairs where we can use them at night.
These pouches are quite durable and should last for a while. There are no corners to get food stuck in, but I would recommend that you immediately clean or at least rinse out these pouches after you use them. If the food drys out or goes bad, it would be very difficult to get them clean again.
I am very happy with these and for the price, they'll pay for themselves in just a couple of uses (each pouch).
I received the product mentioned above for free or greatly discounted in exchange for my review. Regardless, I only recommend products I like and use personally.
Reusable Food Pouch by Baby Go-Green
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Jola Case for Samsung Galaxy S5
Anyone who knows me knows that I tend to be very rough on my phone. It gets dropped (sometime drop kicked) or thrown, chewed on (by my 10 mo son), thrown in my bag or pocket, I've even fallen off my horse and landed on my phone in my pocket. This means I'm always on the lookout for a good phone case that will keep it in excellent shape.
So far, the Jola case seems to be holding up well to my abuse. It is one piece and snaps easily and securely onto my phone. I had to pull it off today to put on a new screen protector; it was not easy to get off, but it was nowhere near impossible. My phone will certainly not fall out of the case when it gets dropped.
The hole around the earphone plug is large enough that it doesn't impede using a headphone jack (previous cases I've had have made it difficult to use headphones). It is still a bit tricky to pull the cover off of the charge port, but as long as you have some finger nails (not chewed down to the quick) you should be fine. The charge port cover is a problem no matter what case you get.
My one concern with this case is that it is very slick. I have been afraid that it would simply fly out of my hand and onto the ground, but as of right now, that hasn't happened yet. It still feels insecure in my hand though. The one positive about this is that my phone slides easily into my back pocket. This case is fairly light, which is nice. I enjoy not having a lot of extra weight on my phone.
Other than the slickness, I really like this case. I'm going to drop one star (down to 4/5) because I am constantly afraid I'm going to drop it. Otherwise, it is one of the best cases I've dealt with.
I received the product mentioned above for free or greatly discounted in exchange for my review. Regardless, I only recommend products I like and use personally.
Jola Case for Samsung Galaxy S5
So far, the Jola case seems to be holding up well to my abuse. It is one piece and snaps easily and securely onto my phone. I had to pull it off today to put on a new screen protector; it was not easy to get off, but it was nowhere near impossible. My phone will certainly not fall out of the case when it gets dropped.
The hole around the earphone plug is large enough that it doesn't impede using a headphone jack (previous cases I've had have made it difficult to use headphones). It is still a bit tricky to pull the cover off of the charge port, but as long as you have some finger nails (not chewed down to the quick) you should be fine. The charge port cover is a problem no matter what case you get.
My one concern with this case is that it is very slick. I have been afraid that it would simply fly out of my hand and onto the ground, but as of right now, that hasn't happened yet. It still feels insecure in my hand though. The one positive about this is that my phone slides easily into my back pocket. This case is fairly light, which is nice. I enjoy not having a lot of extra weight on my phone.
Other than the slickness, I really like this case. I'm going to drop one star (down to 4/5) because I am constantly afraid I'm going to drop it. Otherwise, it is one of the best cases I've dealt with.
I received the product mentioned above for free or greatly discounted in exchange for my review. Regardless, I only recommend products I like and use personally.
Jola Case for Samsung Galaxy S5
Baby Caboodle Back Seat Baby Mirror
My son HATES being alone in the back seat, and I've tried a cheaper backseat mirror from Walmart. That one was difficult to install correctly and it didn't stay solidly in one spot very well.
The Baby Caboodle back seat mirror didn't come with any instructions, but it was pretty easy to put together. You have to attach the mirror to the back plate, and it takes a little force (be sure it clicks!) Once it was put together, it was simple to attach it to the headrest. There are four straps that attach together to wrap around the headrest. You tighten the straps down and the mirror doesn't move. The mirror has a ball pivot so that you can adjust where it is looking.
Before I installed it, my son would hold it while in his car seat and smile/talk to it. He enjoys having it installed and will talk to himself in it and I think he can see me. I really like being able to see him while we are driving as well. This mirror has saved me from many hours of a screaming child while driving.
I would really recommend you spend the little bit more money here and get this mirror rather than spending only ten dollars at Walmart and getting a mirror that wiggles and is hard to adjust properly.
I received the product mentioned above for free or greatly discounted in exchange for my review. Regardless, I only recommend products I like and use personally.
Baby Caboodle Back Seat Baby Mirror
The Baby Caboodle back seat mirror didn't come with any instructions, but it was pretty easy to put together. You have to attach the mirror to the back plate, and it takes a little force (be sure it clicks!) Once it was put together, it was simple to attach it to the headrest. There are four straps that attach together to wrap around the headrest. You tighten the straps down and the mirror doesn't move. The mirror has a ball pivot so that you can adjust where it is looking.
Before I installed it, my son would hold it while in his car seat and smile/talk to it. He enjoys having it installed and will talk to himself in it and I think he can see me. I really like being able to see him while we are driving as well. This mirror has saved me from many hours of a screaming child while driving.
I would really recommend you spend the little bit more money here and get this mirror rather than spending only ten dollars at Walmart and getting a mirror that wiggles and is hard to adjust properly.
I received the product mentioned above for free or greatly discounted in exchange for my review. Regardless, I only recommend products I like and use personally.
Baby Caboodle Back Seat Baby Mirror
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