One tip I learned from our pediatrician -- hang a chime from the ceiling above the changing pad (not within reach of baby, of course.) The pediatrician has them above examination table to distract ...

That looks great. But does anyone know if you can attach it directly to a breastpump the way you can with the Playtex nurser bottles?

I love the yellows and reds! So uplifting. Well done.

We use an self-inflatable twin size Aero Bed for our 4 yr old when we travel. He loves it -- especially the part when it inflates. When deflated it fits into a small duffel bag. Adults have u...

Yes! I registered for Rosenthal's studio line moon white series and have been using it every day for years. It's refined enough, modernist and sculptural, to be elegant for dinner parties -- and re...

Another option is to buy a regular ol' nursery glider on craigslist -- you can find them for $100 or even less if you're lucky -- and then sell it back for half the price when you are done with it....

You can also get cheaper knock-offs of the eames rocker: http://...

You could put some gears and mechanical parts on a canvas -- and then spray paint around them in various colors creating a sort of silhouette effect. I've seen it done and it looked pretty cool. Th...

Anything by German maker PLAYMOBIL is a wonderful investment. Their realistic toys are brilliantly designed to come apart instead of breaking (so you can just snap doors and wheels back on.) ...

For some reason, i'm getting a message that "thumbs up voting" is closed for this entry. I give you a thumbs up anyway. It's hard to arrange a small room once you move to a twin bed. We are t...

Fantastic mural of Where the Wild Things Are! I wish I had the talent to pull that off.

Vanessa, I don't think we disagree. I wooden high chair with a harness sounds like a good compromise; the one if the photo does not have harness, however. The booster seats don't perch...

I don't think that chair would be safe for a young child. When your baby first starts sitting and eating solid foods,s/he will only be around 5 months old and still small. There is an easy alternat...

We have a lot of books and we found we had to cover the lower shelves with clear plastic sheets to keep our guy from constantly pulling them off the shelves and occasionally shredding them. He even...

We live in a 2 bedroom condo and I work from home. When our son was 6 weeks old, we turned my office into a nursery, and moved my desk into a corner of our bedroom. For the first two y...

You can get all this stuff (cribs, bassinets, etc.) for next to nothing on Craig's list. If it doesn't work for you, just pass it on to the next person. We had our son in a crib from the beginning,...

Some hospitals won't let you drink any water during your delivery (in case you need emergency c-section.) I was told to bring popsicles in case I was thirsty. Found some great fruit juice popsicles...

As a mom, I don't have a problem with this at all. My husband and I once tried to have a very rare grown-up date night, got the sitter (not cheap where we live), dressed up, and when we got to the ...

We had a similar challenge. For a while, we were downloading white noise onto our iPod and playing it through speakers into the crib. Then we realized that setting the radio to soft random static w...

We live in a small condo and kept things to a minimum. The first few months are all about the breastfeeding and sleeping. For feeding, make sure you have a comfortable place with decent back suppo...