Comfort, security and versatility are just a few of the many adjectives you could use to describe the moby baby wrap! Its design uses the strength of your back and shoulders to carry the weight of your baby. Using only a wide piece of fabric (there are no fasteners, snaps or buckles) you and baby are comfortable as you decide how tightly and in what position you wrap baby to yourself. If you have twins, there’s even a Twin Hold for your babies.

With easy-to-follow instructions, single-stretch cotton and the width of the moby wrap, you’re ensured of a secure hold. If your newborn’s head requires cradling, you can easily arrange the fabric for that purpose. With your hands free, you can go anywhere and do anything while knowing your baby is securely held to you. And your contented baby is free to hear your heart and feel your warmth.

The moby baby wrap is perfect for premature babies, because they benefit from the skin-to-skin practice of something called kangaroo care. As your baby thrives and grows, the baby wrap accommodates up to 45 lbs. Because experts agree on how important it is to hold your baby closely and frequently, baby wraps uniquely fit the bill. Your body provides the pleasure, security, sound and warmth that are so essential to healthy development. When baby gets fussy, use the moby wrap and see how quickly baby will settle and naturally fall asleep. It’s so versatile you can wear it with baby facing you, the world, on your back or on your side. And, when baby’s grown out of the moby wrap, maybe it will become baby’s blankie! Cleaning is a snap because the baby wrap can be machine washed and dried.

The basic baby wrap instructions are simple. With the logo tag at your navel, place the moby baby wrap at your waist and cross the sides behind your back and up and over each shoulder. Tuck each piece under the logo tag fabric, cross those pieces in the front, and bring the remaining fabric behind your back. You can either tie a knot here or, if there’s enough fabric, cross the pieces and tie a knot at your front. Then spread the fabric over your back and across your shoulders for a comfortable fit. Now you’re ready for baby!

One of the versatile holds you can do with a moby wrap is called the Cradle Hold. Now that you’re wearing the basic baby wrap, fold the shoulder fabric in half so a pocket is created on each shoulder. In the pocket closest to you, place baby’s upper body in that pocket, and spread the fabric over baby’s torso and bottom.  Supporting baby’s legs with the opposite arm, place baby’s legs in the other pocket, and spread the fabric to support baby’s legs, bottom and back. Finding the logo section at the center waist, pull this fabric up and over baby. Spread the fabric on your shoulders. You are both comfortable and secure, ready for anything.

Nursing in public is a topic that has been open for discussion for many years. Discretion is sometimes not easily accomplished under a blanket with a kicking baby! For moms who are on the go, this delicate situation is no longer a problem with a Bebe Au Lait or Hooter Hiders nursing cover. Nursing in public can now be done with ease and comfort, stylishly and discreetly.

The Hooter Hider (of course it was a man who gave this nursing cover it’s nickname) were first developed after Claire Ekelund discovered this open niche needed to be filled after the birth of her second daughter in 2003. Soon, other parents took notice of the original design and superior quality, and a booming business was born. These nursing covers are easy to use, machine washable, stylish and have multiple uses. The design is so unique, there’s even a patent pending! The difference between these nursing covers and others is the rigid neckline which allows mom to see baby while nursing, and a soft terry-cloth lined pocket that can be used for storage and clean up. These nursing covers have been featured in numerous magazines, and have been worn by Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Julie Roberts, Mira Sorvino, Gwen Stefani and Liv Tyler.

After two years of producing hooter hiders, the company’s name was changed to bebe au lait to reflect the elegance that both the products and the company embody. However, hooter hiders had become such a brand unto itself, with many loyal followers, that this tongue-in-cheek product line still remains, whereas the bebe au lait line is geared more for the chic mom. What won’t be separated, though, are the fashionable fabrics used to make all of their nursing covers. Choose between solid colors, bright colors, bold prints and chic, sophisticated design prints that are hand selected and expertly designed.

This environmentally-friendly company’s passion for creativity and innovation has led to two new nursing cover lines: Their beautiful and functional 100% certified organic line called Simple by bebe au lait. You may choose either solid-colored linen or cotton fabric from this all-organic line. A silk line of nursing covers that folds up into a black clutch is called Monaco, and its arrival is eagerly anticipated.

No matter which line of nursing cover you choose, you can be stylishly discreet while you nurse in public. Nothing’s open for debate any longer. While you’re ordering online, don’t forget to check out their other parenting products.

Medela tubing is used on all Medela breast pumps, but what is it used for, where can you find it, and which kind of tubing do you need? All good questions, and hopefull I can answer them here for you. Thankfully, they don’t have many different kinds of tubing, although depending on which medela breast pump you have, the tubing adapter/connector end will be different.

Essentially, Medela tubing is color coded, depending on which breast pump you’re using it with. The two colors are a cream color and a yellow color that matches the color of their pump in style and symphony breast pumps. The tubing with the yellow colored adapters on the end is typically suitable for all the electric breast pumps that Medela offers, with the exception of the lactina which is a hospital grade pump and comes with it’s own kit to interface with the main pump. The cream colored tubing adapters typically go with the double electric standard pump and the manual pumps.

In case you’re wondering, the whole reason to get backup Medela tubing for your breastpump is that sometimes no matter how you clean and/or sterilize your breastpump and the parts that go along with it, breastmilk residue can collect and be impossible to get out, especially in the tubing which has a narrow diameter is can only be cleaned by running water through it. If you’re not careful and you let the tubing sit without cleaning it for a day or two, breastmilk can easily harden inside the tubes, making it impossible to remove.

Thankfully, the Medela tubing is cheap and easy to find, so you won’t have to run out and buy a new breast pump in case you can’t get all the parts as clean as you’d like. Since the entire line of Medela pumps is easily disassembled and the pump parts are modular in in easy supply, you can buy what you need, when you need it, without too much expense and hassle.