Milk Nursingwear Review

I have a squirmy, wormy, snack-happy, vivacious little girl. She LOVES to nurse and does not care when/where/why and if she just ate fifteen minutes ago. When she wants to nurse, she wants to nurse NOW. In the beginning of her life, this generally meant that I stayed home, too afraid to venture into to public and accidentally expose myself. I had yet to find a comfortable nursing top that actually fit me appropriately until I came across Milk Nursingwear.

Milk was created in 2009 by the lovely Elisa, mother of 4 breastfed little ones who dreamed of creating her own line of clothing for the like-minded nursing mother. Tops, dresses, sleepwear, bras, accessories, and mommy essentials are all part of Milk's extensive store.

I had the grand pleasure of reviewing the smocked waist dress in teal.
For only $49.99, this dress is a steal! The cross-wrap front aids in discreet nursing and ensures 'easy assess' when nature (your baby) calls...in my case, cries!I was not sure what to expect with a thin cotton dress. The majority of the time when I wear similar dresses, you can always see my panty line. Thankfully, the smocked waist dress never showed my panty line and was very breathable. Breastfeeding was a cinch with the cross-wrap front and made it easy to nurse in front of guests without exposing myself. Being a rather 'small-chested' woman, I have trouble finding nursing tops that adequately fit me. The sizing chart that Milk Nursingwear provided was very adequate and made it much easier to shop online.
I will definitely be ordering more from Milk in the future and recommend their store to anyone who is currently breastfeeding or pregnant! The braided maternity and nursing nightgown is a favorite too...but I would for sure where it during the day!

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I'm Dreaming of ...

...new headboards. Having just moved to our first house a few months ago, I am still renovating and thinking about upgrades that I want to make. I had no idea what theme I wanted our bedroom to be and was just going to paint it the same color as our living room and hallway. After painting the living room and hallway, I wanted nothing else to do with that color and decided to just run to Sherwin Williams and pick out a random color. Hubby said that he trusted my painting expertise and I came home with something he never expected: intuitive. To make things a little more exciting, I purchased some robin's eggish colored curtains. When I came across this headboard at CSN Stores, I fell madly in love! What do you think?

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How To: Lanolizing Wool Diaper Covers

Here is a quick video about how to lanolize your wool diaper covers. For more info on why wool is an excellent choice for cloth diapering, click here.

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Time to Upgrade...Need Advice!

We have reached that pivotal time...the infant carrier has got to go. Although Lauren is technically still in the weight and height limit on our infant carrier car seat, her feet are hanging over and it is MIGHTY heavy to carry back and forth. The majority of the time we just keep it in the car but on that occasional instance when she is asleep, we tote her back and forth.

So...I need your advice! What kind of convertible car seat do you use? Do you like it or not? About how much did you pay? What features are a must?

I guess now that the infant carrier is not being used, we should have another baby, haha!

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Cloth Diapers in Cartoons

I won some Eebee's Adventures DVDs when I was in the hospital after having Lauren. I didn't even remembering entering the giveaway so it was a pleasant surprise to have some cartoons waiting for us when we returned home. A few months ago, we whipped out the DVDs and let her watch them...which she LOVED by the way.
Much to my amazement...Eebee wears wool soakers! I can't until Lauren recognizes that they have something in common.

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Giveaway Link Up (7/15)!

Link up as many giveaways as you would like. Be sure it goes directly to your giveaway and not just your blog. If you aren't a follower yet, click on the link on the right!

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Wordless Wednesday

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Little Beetle Wool Cover

I know I have mentioned before that I LOVE wool diaper covers but haven't really explained why they are so great.

Just a little background info on wool...instead of being waterproof like most diaper covers with PUL, wool diaper covers are water repellent. When a sheep is out in the rain, his coat does not soak up water, but repels it instead. That is because sheep naturally produce lanolin. That is the same reason that people who cloth diaper should not use diaper rash cream that contains lanolin...it would leave a residue on your diapers that would repel urine. That is also the same reason that Earth Mama Angel Baby makes a lanolin-free nipple butter so it is considered vegan.

Anyways...since the wool is no longer attached to the animal when it is so cutely displayed on a little one's bum, it no longer has lanolin being naturally produced on it. Therefore, every few weeks or so, the wool soaker needs to be soaked with lanolin in order to keep it water repellent. You can either take a bar of lanolin and rub it on the wool cover or dilute some lanolin, baby wash, and water and let it soak. Baby wash ensures that the lanolin mixes with the water instead of separating. You can also purchase wool wash like Eucalan that contains lanolin. You DO NOT wash wool covers with your cloth diapers in the washing machine and dryer! You only lanolize and spot clean when necessary.

So why use wool? For starters, it is actually very breathable. Unlike disposable diapers and waterproof PUL covers, wool covers are natural fibers that allow air flow. The flow of air not only helps your baby regulate their body temperature but decreases the ammonia odor especially after a long night of sleeping. The presence of air flow will also help with diaper rash!

In the picture above, Lauren is wearing a Little Beetle Wool Shortie over a prefold. I love this cover! It pulls on which works better for us since Lauren has completely mastered taking off velcro and is starting to figure out snaps. I guess it probably won't be long before she figures out how to pull this down too! The cover has successfully lasted through the night with a prefold underneath too!

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Giveaway Link Up (7/8)!

Link up your current giveaways!!

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Benefits of Homeownership...

We lived in small apartments before with no yard space and limited outside space altogether. If I wanted to line dry my clothes, I found myself scattering them all over the apartment only to take days to completely dry. I LOVE having my new clothesline! Yay for cheaper electricity bills...and it is a lot more fun and cute when you look out the window and see little clothes hanging on the line.

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