Lullabelly

Last week on MomSpace TV (our web show if you missed it… every Tuesday night 8-9pm on www.minglemediatv.com ) I talked about 3 great products for new moms! One of those was the Lullabelly.

The Lullabelly is a prenatal music belt that is basically an alternative to using headphones on your belly like women used to do while they were pregnant. Your iPod can plug right into the super soft belt as you play music for your baby in the womb. Playing music for your baby is said to help with fetal brain development, reduce stress levels, and creates a bonding experience with your baby. Active listening usually begins around the 24th week of pregnancy. I used to play music for Brody all the time when I was pregnant with him. I would listen to Coldplay, Jack Johnson, and he would seriously kick like crazy! To this day, he still loves the same music!! He claps and gets so excited when he hears the same songs that used to excite him in the womb.

The Lullabelly is great, you can use it while walking, working out, or just hanging out at home. The fabric is really soft and it comes in pink, blue, or green, it’s perfect for a shower gift! I loved receiving this belt, since I am pregnant with my second, I am usually running around chasing Brody and I have slacked off doing things like reading to the baby in my belly… but I left the Lullabelly on our kitchen table and it was a reminder to pop in my iPod and play music for the baby. You will be hooked once you feel your baby instantly move and kick when the music starts. The Lullabelly is such a cute, comfy, easy way to start bonding with your baby.

You can purchase your Lullabelly,
or a Lullabelly for a friend right
on their website at:
www.lullabelly.com



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Traveling With Baby

In August my husband Matt and I took our first vacation with Brody to Aruba.
Now, I have never been one to be afraid of flying, my step-mother is a flight attendant and since I was little I have flown all over. For some reason with this trip I was having horrible anxiety. I realized it was because it was going to be Brody’s first flight and the anxiety was more about the logistics of the trip. How will I entertain him in a small confined space for four plus hours? Do I bring our own pack-n-play or use the hotel’s? (other answers coming soon… )
Do I bring his car seat, and if so, how do I transport it?
Our close friends who recently traveled to Europe with their one year old gave us a great piece of advice.
They told us to about the gogo Kidz Travelmate. It is basically a plastic attachment with wheels that hooks onto to your convertible car seat. The best part, you can check your stroller and your child can sit in the seat while you pull them through the airport. Brody loved it! It is easy to attach and take off when you need to either gate check the seat or fasten it into the airplane seat. It also fits perfectly in the overhead compartments. It was a life saver! So many people commented on our new device, especially the parents who were lugging their own large car seats while trying to push a stroller.

http://www.gogobabyz.com/product-i14550-c26-g6-b0-p0-gogo_Kidz_Travelmate_.aspx

gogo Babyz also makes an version for infant seats, Infant Cruizer.

http://www.gogobabyz.com/product-i14474-c27-g6-b0-p0-Infant_Cruizer_AT.aspx