Nuby
This is a review post
When it comes to baby stuff, you can get lost in a sea of choices. What’s the essentials? What can we do without? What can’t we do without?
Since I was sure after I had my third child that I was done having kids, I sorta never kept hold of much in the way of baby essentials. So when I figured out that actually, I’m not done having kids I got to start from scratch with baby stuff. Sounds fun in theory, but really it’s just super expensive. On the other hand, I’ve been amazed at how quickly these things advance but thankfully not everything plays music and lights up. My sanity people, is already on the edge.
So in the midst of all my headspinning complexities of baby crap, Nuby got hold of me and said honestly lady, it’s not that hard. Let us send you some stuff to prove it’s really not complicated. So I agreed and made them pinky swear that they wouldn’t send me anything in girl colors, since my son has a reputation to uphold and can’t be caught out with a hot pink barbie bottle or something weird. He’s way too much of a man for that. So was I impressed with the selection of goods Nuby had on offer? Cross my heart and hope to get bombed on by a bird if I’m lying – this stuff is fast becoming essentials for Jared and I. Let me give you the low down.
Cherry and Natural Flex orthodontic Soothers I knew about these prior to being sent them, since Nuby and Tommie Tippee used to produce these together. None of my kids have yet to take to a dummy (pacifier for us US folks) but Jared is a let me see if I can get milk out of there sort of kid. However NO dummy to date has been able to win him over. I did my homework about which type breastfed babies tended to go for, and this was the one always suggested by other Mom’s. But here in the UK, parents were giving their right arm on Ebay begging to get hold of the old Tommie Tippee ones which were discontinued a while back. Fret no more, Nuby is selling them on their own now and even Jared will take to this one once in a while! (But he’s still not a die hard dummy baby – he’s trying to be a thumb sucker). The unique design? The dummy isn’t just a piece of silicone attatched to plastic. It’s actually a soft silicone base on the plastic piece that gently moves in and out when the baby sucks, mimicking a breast. It’s also slightly textured to help sooth gums for teething. I’ve heard of Mom’s swearing by this dummy alone, so it’s certainly worth a shot if your baby loves dummies.
Silicone Nurser bottles These are the coolest thing and not something I’ve actually seen anywhere else so far. The entire bottle is soft squeezable silicone, designed for the first stages in bottle feeding. Now Jared is a breastfed baby, but recently we’ve had to top him up with a bottle or two a day of formula because I’m not joking or exaggerating when I say I was feeding 90% of the day. Although these are designed for first bottle feeds, I think we will be using them until he gives up the bottle habit. Since he is breastfed and trying to hold his bottle with his fists, when he touches these ones he seems to be a bit more comforted. I think the soft silicone is the closest thing to feeling ”fleshy” – in a good way guys! Also, you can give it a squeeze to push out the air creating a bit less air gulping. I also got sent their ”normal” bottles from the Natural Touch range, which are lovely bottles, but nothing vastly different from the other bottles you can get on the market with the breast shaped teats.
The Nibbler As soon as Jared is actually on solids, I doubt I will be anywhere without this. You might have seen something similar before, but this is a weaning thing (I dunno, tool? Thingy-ma-bob? Doo-hickey?) that you twist open and pop solid bits of food (like say carrots, fruit, ice cubes, etc) into the mesh bag and let the babies nibble on them safely. It prevents the babies from getting any big chunks in their mouths and choking, but allows them to get the flavor and have fun munching on stuff. It is so awesome! They are also not expensive at all, Nuby has them on their website for £3.99. So when I got it, I thought the only major downside was if the mesh wore out, got a hole, ripped, whatever. But I was looking on their website and BAM! they sell 3 packs of mesh replacements for the same price as the Nibbler. It’s like they read my mind. The handle is a nice and chunky, very durable and easy to hold for little ones. I put one in Jared’s hand (he’s coming up to 4 months) and even he could hold it. There is no way the babies could accidentally twist these open when you weren’t looking, you have to actually push in the sides and twist, for any Mom’s out there who would be worried about that. We know how sneaky those kids are….
Grip N Sip cups Jared can’t use these yet (we tried, he stared at me like You do know how old I am right? You fail at Motherhood) However, I’d like to think four kids makes me a sippy cup expert since I’ve already seen three of them past that stage in life. Most sippy cups are hard plastic things, with plastic tops that eventually get teeth marks ingrained into the spout and people look at you as though you’ve let your dog chew on them before shoving them into your kid’s mouth. Which may or may not be true, that part is irrelevant. These ones though, are hard plastic bottoms, with a tough plastic lid BUT…the actual spout bit is soft silicone (Nuby loves their silicone huh?) almost like a bottle teat. I really think this makes it far better on the little one’s mouths, and since there really isn’t a way that they can treat this like a bottle (I mean what would be the point if that was the case?) this is still a step away from the bottle itself. So then I was like yeah but what if the spout eventually rips from wear and tear? Goodbye cup! So once again I got onto their website and Badda-Bing! Nuby sells replacement spouts for the cup for £1.99! So, no more being judged by other people who think you are too cheap to buy your dog his own chew toy, these will stay free of teeth marks and be nicer for your little one to drink out of.
IcyBite teething keys I actually remember buying these keys for my daughter. Keys are always something kids love, even key shaped toys and although I’m sure it’s the noise they make when they jingle, they are the sort of thing that always makes the toy box. These are nice, because the keys themselves are stuffed with a safe gel material. Pop the keys in the freezer and the gel freezes up and stays cold for a while to soothe baby’s sore gums. Now Jared might only be coming up to 4 months, but he’s been teething since he was 2 1/2 months already (yes all my kids get their teeth early – my older son was 12 weeks old and cut TWO at once). Between the gum numbing gel and these keys, he’s coping with the pain but not really getting a grip on the drooling thing. These keys actually won the Practical Parenting Bronze award and are only £3.99 on Nuby’s website – well worth the four quid if you ask me.
So there you have it, some essentials to pop on your baby list and even a few bonus things that you can pick up for a seriously reasonable price. I’m really impressed with the quality, but most of all the price of the stuff on their site to be honest.
A huge thank you to Nuby for being so generous! And thanks also to Mom Bloggers Club for putting us all together for this. If you want anything for your little one here’s their website. In the US? Nuby is there too, here’s where to go if you’re Stateside!
Things have come a long way since I had my little ones….37 years ago!
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