Help for moms-to-be
You may have missed Amy's great comment over the weekend. She's an expectant mom who would like a blog category for moms to be. She rightly points out that she probably has more time now to read the blog than she will when her baby comes in June. And now's when she could use our help with the following:
I'd love to know of a local place to look for cribs and such so I don't have to resort to a chain. I'd love to know if any Baltimore moms use diaper services (I've had a hard time finding any on the internet) or use gdiapers to try to be a bit more green ...?
Does anyone have advice for Amy? (She got two good tips under her comment already, but I know there's more intel out there.) Please give us some ideas for her crib purchase, which as we all know is one of the most important and nerve-racking a new mom will ever make. And I'd love to hear about cloth diaper services; I'd like to post more on green parenting later, but if you have any leads now I'm sure readers could use them. Meanwhile, there's now a new Expecting category along the right rail, where you'll find posts of use to families awaiting a new addition. Thanks for the idea!
(Sun file photo, 2006, of Graco Windsor Travel Lite Crib)
Comments
You might want to at least consider buying cloth diapers and washing them yourself if you're thinking of going that route. It's probably easier than you think, I did it with my son and found it a breeze and very cost effective. I used primarily fuzzibunz which can be found online. As far as furniture, I got my crib at C-mart but if I was in the market for another one I would probably look at Ikea first. My changing table and high chair are both from there and were amazingly cheap and held up really well.
Posted by: Emily | March 10, 2008 2:52 PM
Sorry, not a mom but I have some advice anyway. We have been using Seventh Generation chlorine free diapers and are very pleased with them. We have had no problems with diaper rash, and they do not seem to leak any more often than pampers or other regular diapers.
Thanks, Brian -- dads as well as moms are always encouraged to comment on any post here!
Posted by: Brian | March 11, 2008 8:53 AM
There is a ritzy baby furniture store in Belvedere Square (I can't remember the name). Good used cribs at Little Lamb consignment shop on Wyndhurst.
Posted by: Karen | March 11, 2008 9:22 PM