Baby brain makes you forget things.
Baby brain makes you forget things (smile).
New parents are often pushed to their limits, with lack of rest, stress and an overwhelming sense of insecurity.
Glow Baby understands this and can help alleviate some of this pressure, especially in the early days. By keeping adequate track of your baby's activities with their journals, you can know when to seek help and when you and your baby are on the right track.
Piece of Mind is Only a Journal Entry Away.
Glow Baby is a Canadian company whose focus is providing unique and user-friendly scheduling tools for today's busy parents. Glow Baby products are all about helping parents save time and reduce the stress of the day to day. Glow Baby Journals, Calendars and Lists help parents keep track of daily activities such as; feeding, sleeping, diapering, bathing, first foods by type, meal planning, family activities, general to do lists for daily tasks, groceries etc. All Glow Baby products are designed with both function and fashion in mind.
After the birth of my first daughter, my in-laws were visiting and helping with the supplemental feeding of formula. It would have been really handy for everyone involved to have an organized system like the "Baby’s First Journal" for recording feedings and diaper changes.
The journal is printed in Canada and contains over three months of pages. It can easily fit in a diaper bag or purse and is coil-bound so it lies flat when opened. A real convenience when writing with only one hand! I like that there is space to record both breast and bottle feeding as we've had to do a bit of both this time around as well.
Nursing mothers that are concerned about their food intake affecting baby's stomach could also easily use the "notes" section on each page to track what they themselves eat, in order to identify any issues. I especially loved the checkbox for "vitamins" which I can never keep track of.
Things got really interesting last time when we introduced solid foods so I was excited to also get a chance to review the Baby’s First Foods journal.
The journal is laid out by food group (Grain, Veggie, Fruit, Protein, Dairy and Snack) and includes a sample page for suggested use. A parent or caregiver can track the foods tried, the texture, child's reaction and any sensitivities. Again, there is space on each page for notes.
Another useful tool in our home are the meal planning and favourite recipes sections. They help with variety in my meals and ensure that I'm not forgetting any important foods. I'd find it useful to have a list of items we play to try so I'll be adding that checklist to my journal.
Overall, I found both journals very helpful and easy to use. They would be a useful addition to any parents collection of baby-care tools, especially those that have low birth-weight (slow-growing) kids like The Zoo or ones with other caregivers. Knowledge transfer made easy with journals from Glow Baby!
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Prize: | Baby’s First Foods and Baby's First Journal from Glow Baby. Valued at $38. |
Eligibility: | CANADA ONLY. |
Duration: | The contest will run from Monday, March 4 until Monday, March 18, 2013, inclusive. |
Shipping: | Included in the prize. |
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Disclosure: | A Contributor to Journeys of The Zoo received a copy of this product(s) that enabled us to complete this review. |
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ReplyDeleteSomething like this would have been handy with my younger two children. I pumped for the twins, so they got breast milk for a short while but never latched on right after they got out of NICU with all of the oxygen and monitors. But my youngest 2... LOL! No problems! They never took bottles. EVER! And I had to watch what I ate cause some things I ate made them cranky. Never thought to actually keep notebooks to keep up with it. Great tip :) Thought I would visit you back from "feeling the empty nest" May you have a blessed day:)
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ReplyDeleteI like My Story - A Book of Memories - Cornflower Blue
ReplyDeletethat you can make a list for absolutely everything!
ReplyDeleteWish I had these journals when my kids were babies. They would be perfect for my daughter.
ReplyDeleteI love Glow Baby products and have a few of them. I use their menu planner every day, and would love to have the memory book to keep my daughter's cards, art etc. in
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ReplyDeletelove the memory books and journals
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ReplyDeletei love the memory books...actually all their products are pretty cool
ReplyDeletei would also like to have the organized family calendar
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ReplyDeleteA chore chart would be super helpful.
ReplyDeleteThe organized family calendar would be great
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ReplyDeleteI really like the The Organized Family Menu Planner.
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ReplyDeleteI like the Shopping List Notepad
ReplyDeletetheir products are about saving time and lessening stress on parents
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ReplyDeleteI learned that all of their products seem to have room to keep track of everything!
ReplyDeleteI am luving the shopping list notepad.:-)
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ReplyDeleteI love Glow baby products I used the feeding book for my daughter. Kept me on track with her breastfeeding and eliminations. LOVE this product! I can't remember how many times I pulled this book out at the doctors office when discussing her weight. This kept the information accurate.
ReplyDeletei really like the chore chart. that will really come in handy one day
ReplyDeleteI like the babysitter notes!
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ReplyDeleteI like the idea of the The Organized Family Menu Planner.
ReplyDeleteI learned that glow baby is about so much more than just baby journals.. with meal plans , memory books and calenders to name a few. A great gifting website for moms to be.. and nana's too..
ReplyDeleteI like the idea that I can record the food I eat to see how it affects my baby.
ReplyDeleteI also like the Organized Family Calendar
ReplyDeleteI like the The Organized Family Menu Planner
ReplyDeleteI love the "My Story - A Book of Memories - Green Apple" and the "Baby's First Journal - Green." Thank you for a great giveaway! :)
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I like their menu planner, it looks really neat! The Affiliate Program sounds great, too.
ReplyDeleteI love the Blue - My Story - A Book of Memories. What a lovely idea and their "little feet" logo just adds that extra sweetness. :)
ReplyDeleteThey have so much other than journals! memory books, menu planning, calendars... great site!
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I like the menu planning and the chore charts. I've been debating for awhile now buying a chore chart or making one. While I still think I need to make one for my son, that chart might be good for me to use! lol
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