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1 LilSugar Readers' 10 "Must-Have" Items
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2 LilSugar Readers' 10 "Nonessential" Baby Items
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3 Junior Jetset: Carseats on the Go
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4 Mommy's Lil Helper: Mosquito Net
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5 Simple or Swank: Block Wagon
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6 Mommy's Lil Helper: Protecting Your Tot's Tush
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7 Lil Find: Babbaco
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8 10 Products and Inventions That Make Most Mommies Cringe
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9 Are You a Crocs Mom?
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10 What's the Newborn Item You Regret Purchasing?
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11 What Was the First Baby Item You Purchased?
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12 LilSugar Readers' First Purchases For Baby
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13 Celebrate National Handwriting Day With Cursive Practice
Your little scribe may be thrilled to be home from school today, but don't let her get away with skipping her cursive work. Today is National Handwriting Day, and a fitting opportunity to encourage your child to practice her writing skills (even if some schools favor typing these days). Celebrate the joys of unique penmanship today and Read more
The excitement of a new pregnancy can send parents-to-be on immediate shopping sprees. While some are armed with lists of necessary items to stock their nurseries, others splurge on a few fun items to help get them in the baby frame of mind. We asked our readers to tell us about their first purchases for their baby-to-be and received a wide range of answers. Check them out here. Read more
Nine months is a long time to wait for a baby. From the moment the stick shows a pregnancy sign, mamas-to-be enter the magical world of babydom where they are surrounded by a bevy of onesies, rattles and nursery furniture that are just begging to be bought. Like kids in a candy store, pregnant women often can't keep their hands off of all of the goodies they see for the new addition to their Read more
The baby stores and magazines are filled with items that claim to make a new mom's life easier and a baby less fussy. Some of those items are essential for the first year. But first time mamas often fall into registering and buying things that they never end up using, or that their babies don't enjoy. We asked our LilSugar readers to tell us about their baby gear regrets, and we got some great Read more
When a mama-to-be strolls the aisles of a baby emporium for the first time, everything looks enticing. Armed with friends' recommendations and the latest issue of Consumer Reports, a pregnant woman thinks she knows exactly what she needs. But, once the lil one arrives and the new mom gets in her groove she is likely to find that some of the items she swore she would need are not perfectly suited Read more
Aside from the obvious — diapers, layette, and a bed of some sort — mommy may not need a whole lot to get through newborn life, but there are quite a few things that will make her life easier and more enjoyable. When we asked our LilSugar readers to tell us their newborn essential item, we got some responses worth sharing. Check out what goods moms think are crucial to survival and let us Read more
Love 'em or hate 'em, they're everywhere! Crocs have taken tot toes by storm and are still growing and gaining popularity and not just in America. The Japanese are infatuated with the porous rubber shoes as are other cultures. The initial design suited gardeners and the like just fine but the business got sassy and added Mary Jane and ballet flat styles to the mix. Easy to slip on and keep clean, Read more
For every lifesaving mommy product on the market there's another one that makes moms wonder: Are you kidding me?! I've put together some of my favorite, mind boggling, cringe-inducing and playgroup diving products. Check out the lineup. I dare you. Read more
When it comes to baby products, it seems that everything has already been invented. Cushions for car seat straps, mixers for bottles of formula, swaddle blankets for dummies, and loads of other contraptions. So when I see something totally new and creative, I tend to have a, "Why didn't I think of that?" moment. That's what I thought when I saw these funtastic car seat covers from Babbaco ($88). Read more
Airport, mall and restaurant bathrooms often offer the appropriate amount of space to do a quick change, but their cleanliness is not always top–notch. Leave the germs behind by using a large biodegradable Clean and Green Changing Table Cover ($5/pack of eight). Having used blankets and plush teddy bears to keep my wee one's head from touching the surface of public changing tables, these Read more
