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Baby Shower Alternatives

Are you wondering what to expect for your very first baby shower? Or maybe no one has offered to throw you one yet? I have never been a huge fan, but if you are pregnant, you will most likely be thrown a shower. Don’t get me wrong, I love getting gifts, but being the center of attention, when you already feel like a giant pregnant lady, can sometimes be intimidating. For me, when I was pregnant with my first, I was living out of state from any family, and did not know many people. Luckily, a girl from church threw … Continue reading →

The Alternative Gift Registry

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I never realized that some people have a negative view towards store registries until reading a very interesting essay on GetRichSlowly.org, entitled, “Wedding Registries: A Love-Hate Relationship,” by Betsy Teutsch. The author recently wrote an update on her own blog that details how her son and daughter-in-law created an alternative registry on AlternativeGiftRegistry.org.The alternative registry allowed the couple to list general needs, rather than specific items from one specific store. While they were able to link to specific items when desired, overall the list allowed guests the freedom to pick out their own gift and still have the convenience of … Continue reading →

Choosing a Store for Your Baby Registry

Before you pick what goes on your registry, you have to choose a store to host your registry. Sometimes picking a store seems harder than choosing the right stroller. Here are some things to remember when selecting the right store to build your registry. First of all, think about your shower’s guest list. Where do they live? Are they willing to travel? It is important to choose a store that your guests will easily be able to get to. A registry won’t do any good if the people who are shopping don’t even have access to it. You also want … Continue reading →

Baby Registry Problems

My wife and I have been having problems with our baby registry at a certain national retail chain of baby related goods that will remain unnamed. If you’ve been reading this blog you know that I am currently a doctoral student in the arts, particularly theatre, but what I haven’t said before is that I have an undergraduate business degree. I worked for a number of years as a lead teller at another national bank before the questionable ethical behavior (at least at those lower levels) made me too uncomfortable to continue cashing in in the business world and I … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Month in Review: August 2008

Isn’t it crazy the way babies grow so quickly? It seems that you just get used to one stage and boom they are already into another. Tonight, were busy getting the household all set for my eldest child’s first day of second grade. My two younger ones are excited and want to start school, too. It will be a busy month. Don’t worry about the missing last week of blogs. I’ve gotten quite a few questions about where I have been. The Baby Blog tends to go on hiatus the last week of the month. That may change in the … Continue reading →

Are Jumpers Safe for Baby?

Do you know what a jumper is? I’m not talking about a sweater or a pull over, but rather a device that is hung in the doorway that provides suspension for your infant to bounce and move around. Jumpers provide infants with vigorous exercise before they are able to be mobile themselves. But are these jumpers safe? That’s definitely the question. The idea of a baby jumper is to let your little one bounce around happily, though they are limited only to bounce in the doorway where the jumper is suspended. There are some problems that you should be aware … Continue reading →

Shopping for Baby – What You May Want

Ready to go shopping for your baby? Don’t forget that your best friend may have some clothes for your baby and that you’re likely going to be getting several presents at the upcoming baby shower. This doesn’t negate the fact that you need to shop for your baby. So here are some tips that may come in handy on those shopping trips. Don’t let the salesperson overload you with items you don’t need Keep in mind how often you will likely do laundry – when my daughter was a newborn and infant, I did a load practically every day – … Continue reading →

The Baby Blog Week in Review – Tally for the End of November

We’ve been a little crazed here in the Baby Blog and we’ve been short on articles and for that you have my apologies. We’ll be picking the slack back up this month, but in the meanwhile, I wanted to give you a rundown of the last few days to cover some of the articles that you may have missed. In What if I Don’t Get a Baby Shower? we offered some suggestions in how to hostess your own or let your family and friends participate in getting you what you need for your new baby if you don’t get a … Continue reading →

Maternity Care in the U.S.

The recent birth of the royal prince cost $15,000.  That sounds like a lot, right?  It is, but it’s only half the cost of a birth in America.  That’s right: the average price of a birth — in a normal hospital, not a luxury wing — in the U.S. is $30,000.  That makes us, according to an in-depth article by The New York Times, the nation that pays the most for maternity care.  Yet, we also have one of the highest infant mortality rates in the developed world.  It seems like these two things should counter one another, but in … Continue reading →

Register Faster

I recognize not every woman loves to register for gifts. It can be time consuming, and when you’re pregnant, spending that much time walking through the store, aisle by aisle, can be daunting. Registering online is certainly an option, but what I discovered when I was registering for my baby shower, is that stores like Babies R Us have a completely separate stock on their website than they do in the store. I talked to an associate recently and he told me that the online store is run separately from the stores; they do not even share the same warehouse! … Continue reading →