We here at The Wise Mommy love giving you the scoop about the best baby and mommy products that we have had the chance to use and test in our own homes. Well, so do the great moms at Babygizmo.com, and now they have come out with a great book titled The Baby Gizmo Guide: From Pacifiers to Potties . . . Why, When, and What to Buy for Pregnancy Through Preschool. This book is one of the best encyclopedias of baby gear and products compiled for moms and parents who want the scoop on what they need at any stage of their children’s lives. The Baby Gizmo Guide doesn’t review based on brands, but rather it compares the range of a product to narrow the choices and help you decide what kind of product is best for your needs. This is definitely a must have for parents-to-be, new parents, and even the seasoned parent with toddlers or preschoolers! It is designed to help you be a smarter, more efficient baby product shopper, so go check it out!

The Baby Gizmo Guide is available on Amazon.comand don’t forget to check out the Baby Gizmo Website for even more scoop on what the best products out there are for you and your children!

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The Wise Mommy is giving away a fabulous onesie complements of Peace Love Mom!

This exclusive Peace Love Mom onesie is size 18 months, 100% cotton, baby blue with a smiley face and the words Happy Baby on the front. If you’d like a chance to win this onesie, just leave your thoughts and comments about Peace Love Mom and their products! One commenter will be chosen at random on Mother’s Day, May 11, 2008 at 11:59pm EST.

Peace Love Mom has a fantastic collection of baby wear in addition to their hip mommy attire. Check it out in their PeaceLoveBaby section! From layettes to tees and caps, Peace Love Mom has something for every hip baby. And don’t forget to check out their hip mommy attire while you’re there! I absolutely love my Soft Jersey Tee and wear it all the time! And if that wasn’t enough, they also have a cute collection of Bags and Belts and Charming Jewelry.

And as a special Mother’s Day present to you, Peace Love Mom is running a great promotion until May 5, 2008 - Just use MOTHERSDAY in the coupon code when checking out and Peace Love Mom will send you a sassy tote bag with any order over $75.

As an added bonus, Peace Love Mom has given our readers a fabulous exclusive coupon code - enter WISEMOMMY in the coupon code at checkout and get 10% off of all purchases over $20, good until May 15th!

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The sun is coming out and what better way to protect our little ones heads than a great cap! My son has been sporting his Madcapz dinosaur cap for the last two weeks since the sun has been in full force here in the Midwest. He has become a big fan because he just loves the colorful dinosaurs and it fits him so well. I also like it because it is machine washable and air dries quickly, which is important with my son who loves to get into the sandbox!

Madcapz are the creation of a mom who was looking for something more fabulous than a traditional men’s baseball cap, both for herself and her children. Madcapz manufactures and sells all styles of infants’, kids’ and women’s caps, and also women’s visors. Lightweight and comfortable, Madcapz are 100% cotton caps made in the USA. These caps are more stylish and sporty than the traditional baseball caps, and have fun designs for kids - both for boys and girls. The infants’ caps fit most babies between 3 and 9 months and have an elastic band in the back for a comfortable fit. The kids’ caps fit most kids between the ages of 4 and 10 and have a Velcro strap for easy adjustment. My son is almost 3 years old and his cap fits him well with plenty of room to grow.

Definitely check out the Madcapz website and take a look at their great products. They are very reasonably priced and will surely be a big hit with you and your kids!

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Blogging has taken the internet by storm! And now there is an easy and fun way to blog about your baby for your family and friends to see.

Babyblogger.com is an advertising-free way to create an informative, creative blog about your little ones. Family and friends can visit your baby’s blog and read about how your baby is growing and see pictures that you upload. Keep your loved ones informed with memories and photos on your own “Baby Blog”.

Babyblogger.com is very user friendly, geared toward even the non-seasoned blogger. You can have little to no internet know-how and still create a professional looking blog about your baby. Personalize your baby’s blog with one of Baby Blogger’s themed templates, and change the entire look of the site at anytime with one click. A couple more clicks, and your family and friends can see your latest photos and read your most recent journal entries. And one of the most important features of Babyblogger.com, your baby’s website is kept private and is only visible to those people you invite, so you don’t have to worry about strangers lurking on your kiddo’s blog.

So, go try it out! Your friends and family will absolutely love reading your baby blog, and you’ll have a ton of fun creating it!

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Celebrate Motherhood with Peace Love Mom!

Making mommy attire hip, Peace Love Mom has by far the coolest collections of mommy wear I’ve come across! Their 100% cotton tops add instant hipness to your closet. I definitely am a t-shirt kind of gal especially when at home with my kids. My personal favorite is the Rock and Roll Mom tee, which defines my personality and style as a mother. The fit is perfect and the fabrics are so light, soft and truly a pleasure to wear. So I say, why get a run-of-the mill t-shirt when you can have a high quality and sassy tee which proudly displays your celebration of motherhood.

Created by a a trio of moms inspired by their passion for motherhood, Peace Love Mom features designs that both inspire and empower mothers everywhere. Whether your edgy, sweet, or somewhere in between, their designs capture the essence of you as an individual. Their tops all have great signature lines such as “Happy Mom”, “Lucky Mom”, and my most recent favorite “24 Hour Mom”. They also have a fantastic collection of baby wear which is just as hip as their mommy attire. So, not only can you dress yourself in style, your little ones can out-sass anyone on the playground!

Now’s the perfect time to add these great tops to your wardrobe! Celebrate Mothers Day with any of Peace Love Mom’s Soft Jersey Mom Tees or Classic Tees and definitely get ready to enjoy the warm weather with their hip and sassy line of Simply Mom Tanks. And as a special Mother’s Day gift, Peacelovemom.com is running a great promotion - receive a Peace Love Mom tote bag with every purchase over $75 by entering MOTHERSDAY in the coupon code at checkout. How cool is that!

And as an added bonus, Peace Love Mom has given our readers a fabulous exclusive coupon code - enter WISEMOMMY in the coupon code at checkout and get 10% off of all purchases over $20, good until May 15th!

So go check out their site at Peacelovemom.com and celebrate your Motherhood in style!

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As a mother of two under the age of three, the task of using the public restrooms has become a scary one, especially when you think about your little ones hands touching all of the nastiness in the bathroom. Gotta Go Mitts have made using the public restroom much less daunting and have helped protect my little one’s hands from touching any less than sanitary surfaces. My oldest absolutely loves to put on his mitts to go potty, and I am so thrilled that his hands don’t have to come into contact with the toilet seat. Gotta Go Mitts have become a necessity to have with me at all times. I keep them in my purse so that I have them handy where ever we go. And with the Spring and Summer season approaching with fairs and festivals, I am truly glad to have found this wonderful product to make going potty outside the home a much more pleasant experience.

Gotta Go Mitts were developed by a stay-at-home mom and mother of two who was concerned about her children’s cleanliness when out of the house. They are made from a thin 100% polyethylene material and are completely waterproof. They come in a small, discrete package, containing 20 mitts, which can easily be put in your diaper bag or purse, and the mitts dispense easily one at a time. They slip on little hands easily and can fit hands of children up to age 7. Additionally, there are many different uses for Gotta Go Mitts other than just protecting hands while in the bathroom. You can use them to prevent hands from getting dirty when your children are, for example, eating popsicles or ice cream, and you can use them when if your child is riding in a grocery cart. The possibilities are endless! For additional information and to order Gotta Go Mitts, please visit the Gotta Go Mitts Website.

GIVEAWAY!

Leave your thoughts and comments about the Gotta Go Mitts and win a pack to try for yourself! The Wise Mommy will be giving away one pack to two lucky commenters! The two readers will be chosen at random on April 27, 2008 at 11:59pm EST, and will be sent a package of Gotta Go Mitts complements of Stephanie at Gottagomitts.com! So leave your comment for your chance to try out this great product!

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Traffic Glam Car Seat Covers are definitely the sassiest covers you’ll find for your baby’s car seat! It’s always good to have a cover for your car seat especially one that can be washed easily. In my situation, it’s essential to have a car seat cover. My son has recently developed motion sickness while in the car, which means occasionally big messes. Having the Traffic Glam Cover over the past few weeks has been a blessing! It is so easy to put onto your car seat and also to take off. But by far the most important thing is how well it protects my Britax car seat from getting dirty. Before having the Traffic Glam Cover, I had to take the whole seat out of the car, strip it down and hand wash the fabric seat.   Now, I am able to take off the cover and throw it in the washing machine, making cleanup a breeze!

Traffic Glam Carseat Covers come in many different gender neutral and gender specific patterns.  You can currently choose from two different types of fabric - 100% cotton canvas and natural suede.  All are machine washable and dryer safe.  The covers go on and come off very easily because there is no need to detract the car seat straps.  Traffic Glam Carseat Covers come in two sizes to fit most 5-point harness child/toddler car seats - small (which fits a Britax roundabout or similar sized seat) and large (which fits a Britax Marathon/Decathlon or similar sized car seats).  For more information or to order Traffic Glam Carseat Covers please visit the Traffic Glam Online Shop.

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One of my biggest worries lately has been how to keep my preschooler safe in parking lots while taking his baby brother out of the car seat. He is at that age that he tries to wander off sometimes while I am taking the baby out of the car. So, when I heard about the Parking Pal Magnet, I jumped at the chance to try it out to see if it helped keep my son standing at the car, rather than wandering off away from us. Before we went to the doctor last week I showed the magnet to my son and explained to him that when he got out of the car he had to keep his hand on the magnet until we were ready to go. When we got to the parking lot, I whipped out the Parking Pal Magnet and placed it on the side of the car where I would be taking my youngest out. I brought my oldest out and showed him the magnet, and would you believe he stood there with his hand on the magnet the entire time I was taking my youngest out of the car! This was great! It seemed to give him a fun game to play while waiting for mommy. He was so proud of himself that he stood there with his hand on the magnet, and I was proud of him too.

The Parking Pal Magnet is a fun, colorful magnet with playful illustrations and a palm drawn in the middle. It gives kids a place to put their hands when they are outside of the car, essentially keeping them in a “safe spot” away from the dangers out in the parking lot. The mission of the Parking Pal Magnet is to keep children safe and reduce injuries in parking lots. So whether you’re loading or unloading packages, rifling for keys, or tending to the baby, it helps keep your kids focused and prevents them from running off. It was invented by a mom with three kids, who needed a way to keep her kids focused to reduce the likelihood of them wandering around or bolting away from the car. I am very impressed with how well this works for us and definitely feel it is a great product to have on the side of your car to help keep your little ones safe. For more information and to get your own Parking Pal Magnet, please go to the Parking Pal Website.

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Living up north and having to run the heat all winter long makes for very dry air inside my home. I needed a small humidifier for each of my boys’ rooms to help ease their breathing especially at night. I found the Crane Adorable Humidifiers in Target for about $30, and thought I had nothing to lose. Well, I am super happy I took the plunge and bought two, one for each of their rooms. The Crane Adorable Humidifier, first off, is just a super cute addition to any nursery or kid’s bedroom. It is whisper quiet, even on the maximum setting. And even though the capacity is small, I have had a fill last two full days and nights at a comfortable humidity setting, and at the maximum setting, a fill will last about 11 hours

The Crane Adorable Humidifier is an ultrasonic cool mist humidifier which has a one gallon capacity. The removable water tank is easy to carry and refill, fitting in most standard bathroom sinks, and it is also very easy to clean as the design is simple and smooth. A simple turn knob on the front adjusts the mist output into the room, and can be set to have up to a 2.1 gallon water output per day. The humidifier is equipped with an auto-shut off when the tank is empty. The Crane Adorable Humidifiers come in several colorful animal versions: Cat, Frog, Pig, Panda, Cow, Elephant, and Penguin. Definitely a cute, colorful, and healthy addition to any child’s bedroom!

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These were the first bottles I used with both of my children. I was breastfeeding at the time and needed a bottle which was suitable for pumped breastmilk. The Avent Natural Feeding Bottles were the perfect bottle to use with the Avent Isis Manual Breast Pump that I was using at the time. You could pump directly into the bottle, then store the milk in the refrigerator directly, and then heat the milk when you needed it, all without having to change any containers. One Avent bottle served all these purposes, which saved so much time. It was especially important to me that the Avent bottles were recommended by my pediatrician to help with my first son’s reflux. And, indeed, I noticed a decrease in the amount of air he was ingesting, which thus reduced the amount of spit-ups after bottle feedings.

The Avent Natural Feeding Bottle is recommended by many doctors. It features a nipple with a unique anti-vacuum skirt and one-way air valve that has been clinically proven to reduce the incidence of colic. It is microwave and dishwasher safe. The bottles come in 4 ounce and 9 ounce sizes, and are nice and wide for easy cleaning and/or mixing formula if needed.

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