Some of our favourite Lalabee Bathworks products are all bundled up in the gorgeous Baby Essentials Gift Bag. It’s a great shower / new baby gift, or a nice treat for yourself (well, for your baby). The sizes are perfect for testing the products out to see if you like them (you will!) and they are also great for traveling with or popping in your diaper bag. And it’s on sale for April – $3 off!
Our little diaper-clad boy has only ever had Lalabee Bathworks Bottom Balm on his bum and it does a fantastic job – the beeswax and olive oil make a great barrier, protecting the skin from wetness but light enough to allow for lots of breathability, which is so important for keeping the skin in that really sensitive area healthy. And the ingredients are 100% natural and 90% organic – if you were really hungry you could eat it!
Lalabee Bathworks Baby Wash is so gentle – 100% natural and organic, it’s made for sensitive skin but is good for every little body. It can be used on hair, tummies, bottoms and everything in between, so no need to double up on shampoo and soap. And it gives fantastic lather – what baby doesn’t love bubbles!? There’s even a cotton & bamboo washcloth in the bag so bath time is sorted!
The Lalabee Bathworks Baby Lotion is lovely and light – and made just for baby’s sensitive skin too. There are no scary ingredients here (and everything is pronounceable – as long as you speak Latin). It’s perfect for daily use to keep baby’s skin healthy.
So there you have it – a great combination of wonderful products. All made in British Columbia (Victoria)!
We’re often asked at our workshops if daycares are welcoming of cloth diapers. For parents who plan to return to work it’s an important question – they want to make sure their investment will pay off and also know that they can see their choice to cloth diaper the whole way through to potty training.
Not really sure of the answer, I spoke to a good number of daycares throughout Metro Vancouver and lots of parents. You can find the results in an article I wrote for VancouverMom.ca (but if you can’t stand a surprise, the answer is that many daycares are really welcoming of cloth diapers and try to keep your little one’s routine consistent between home and daycare!).
I’m getting ready to start potty training our little bambino #2. The potty has been taken off a shelf and has been in the bathroom, waiting for its rub down, for a week or more. All that’s required is for me to jump into gear! As part of my mental prep I dug out this article I wrote for the bumbini newsletter a year or more ago – advice I pulled together from the experience of potty training our oldest son. Rereading it has got me revved up and ready to go and I thought posting it on the blog might help motivate some of you too. I’ll keep you posted on how Alasdhair’s potty training is going and what’s been working for us!
Lesson #1 - make a huge deal of switching from diapers to training underwear. Involve your little one in choosing the patterns and colours of their new undies and really talk up what a big kid they are. They will be so proud of their new undergarments. You can find some really fun choices in the Potty section of Bumbini, from Bummis froggy and jungle scenes, to the whimsical Imse Vimse prints including magic dragons and frog princes, and then there are the fantastic colours of the lovely Little Beetle Learners or Flip training pants.
Lesson #2 - positive reinforcement really works. Any little dribble in the potty deserves heaps and heaps of praise and the more you give the more incentive there will be for your tot to do it again. Lots of high fives, hugs, phone calls to Grandma and announcements to the neighbors are in order. They really love basking in all that attention!
Lesson #3 - don’t wait for your child to tell you that he or she needs the toilet. Get yourself into the habit of popping them on the toilet regularly, even if some coaxing is required (we got our little guy there with the promise of a story for each visit to the loo – the bathroom was looking more like a library!). In the beginning you should be making really frequent trips, but it will stretch out as your toddler becomes more aware of their body and starts to know when they need to go. Also, since every second counts, keep the layers of clothes to a minimum – and a bit of naked time every now and then can be fun for your little one and makes for a quick dash to the toilet.
Lesson #4 - early on it may be a bit daunting to take your diaperless babe out of doors, but with a few tricks up your sleeve you can do it with confidence. A great investment is a puddle pad – you can pop it on your stroller or car seat and it will catch any accidents. Some parents have a potty in the back of the car for toilet trips when out and about, and if you’re in a pinch you can always find a quiet little corner and a rosebush in need of a drink. Oh and don’t forget extra clothes.
Lesson #5 - just when you think you’ve got it figured out your little one will leave the largest puddle in the middle of the floor or a neat little package inside those cute training undies. Undoubtedly this will happen when you’re miles from home and without a change of clothes. Take a deep breath. Smile (even if it is through gritted teeth). Give your little one a cuddle. And remember that Rome wasn’t built in a day!
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