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Bottled Water for Babies
Poll

Nourish Water Bottles: Kid Friendly or Are You Kidding?

Being a mom also means being an acrobat.
by babysugar

Being a mom also means being an acrobat. We juggle schedules, children, and our own needs in order to get everything done in a 24-hour period. It also means that we have to juggle our lil one's items as we run out the door or are standing in line.

For any mama who has tried to fill a bottle of formula while holding a screaming baby, Nourish Water Bottles ($3.50 each) were designed just for you. Each BPA-free, PET bottle is filled with eight ounces of purified spring water and is closed with a ready-to-use reusable nipple meaning that fixing your next bottle on the road simply involves adding your favorite powdered formula. No more running into a store to buy a bottle of water and no more measuring. For tots who have moved beyond the bottle, but aren't ready for a standard bottle of water, the company also makes a 10-ounce sippy cup version of the bottle.

Would you stock up on these ready-to-go bottles?

Haitian Relief Efforts for Children
Health and Fitness

Breast vs. Bottle Debate Enters the Haitian Relief Efforts

While the images of the death and destruction in Haiti have spurred an outpouring of support for the devastated nation, they are also re-igniting the never-ending debate about the best way to feed a baby.
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While the images of the death and destruction in Haiti have spurred an outpouring of support for the devastated nation, they are also re-igniting the never-ending debate about the best way to feed a baby. Since the catastrophic earthquake hit, many relief agencies have sent out email, Facebook and Twitter requests for baby formula, bottles and nipples to help nourish the littlest ones affected by the disaster. With so many wee ones orphaned in the wake of the tragedy, the call for food seemed natural.

But breastfeeding advocates and disaster response experts are sending a different message – send money, not food. As new mamas can attest, formula (in particular powder formula) feeding requires clean water for both food preparation and bottle cleaning. Given the current state of the Haitian water supply, and the lack of access to electricity to boil the water that does exist, formula feeding may be more harmful to Haitian babies than expected, risking contamination, infection, diarrhea, dehydration, malnutrition and death.

Though US milk banks are collecting pumped breast milk for eventual distribution in Haiti, experts agree that sending money rather than milk, will allow relief agencies to provide mothers and wet nurses with the food and water they need to continue nursing babies, rather than having to provide them with unsafe bottles.

Have you donated to the Haiti relief efforts? If so, how?

Lil Tip: Powdered Formula Dispenser
Behavior Tips

Lil Tip: Powdered Formula Dispenser

Toting a can of formula around is a pain, but carrying a plastic baggy full of the white powder can earn you some odd looks.
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Toting a can of formula around is a pain, but carrying a plastic baggy full of the white powder can earn you some odd looks. So what is a mother to do?

Thanks to companies like Sassy, for $5, you can purchase a dispenser with four single-serving compartments and a snap lid that keeps the contents fresh and secure until you are ready to prepare baby's bottle.