Having a baby is expensive. I was unwilling to compromise on quality, function, and form when it came to most baby items but I also needed to deploy resources smartly to save where possible. I found it hardest to find low priced dupes when it came to things like textiles — bamboo and organic cottonContinue reading “Ikea Nursery on a Budget.”
Category Archives: Buying Guide
How to Choose a Stroller.
Of all of the purchasing decisions you make in the lead-up to having a baby, choosing a stroller is arguably the biggest one. It’s generally the largest single-item financial investment you will make up front, and because it’s gear, it’s often one of the items that husbands get involved in choosing. I will be honest:Continue reading “How to Choose a Stroller.”
Month Two in Review (or An Even More Condensed Baby Registry List).
Nine weeks into life with baby. We are packing to head home to Toronto from Los Angeles, and packing has made me realize how much crap we’ve accumulated in the two short months we’ve been here — despite our best efforts not to overbuy. Part of the crap-accumulation is due to the anxiety of noviceContinue reading “Month Two in Review (or An Even More Condensed Baby Registry List).”
You Can’t Sip With Us.
Ah, Regina George and Mean Girls will always occupy a special place in my heart; it may be 17 years post-release, and a veritable lifetime later, but hey, there’s always a place for a good Tina Fey reference in a mum’s blog review of baby bottles. Our baby was exclusively bottle fed. Fed a combinationContinue reading “You Can’t Sip With Us.”
Bottles and Models.
Three weeks and four days into motherhood, baby’s corrected age 37+3. Finally getting the hang of it. Figured out the right bottles for baby today and feeling pretty happy about that. Small victories. Four of the most widely available brands for bottles, in America and Canada anyway, are, in no particular order: Dr Brown’s, PhilipsContinue reading “Bottles and Models.”
Milk & Money 