YOU Pillows

As the resident “Baby Products Tester” at Wundermums.com I get to try out some pretty neat new items, and since this is my fourth baby, let me tell you I have been around the block a few times! When I received the YOU Pillow package and opened it up, out popped the biggest nursing pillow I had ever seen! Now, I am pretty particular about my nursing pillows, since nursing is such a big part of my day…it needs to have a removable and washable cover, it needs to be soft but not flimsy, and the YOU Pillow lives up to all of my stringent requirements.

 

Some of the benefits of YOU Pillow include the promotion of relaxation and restful sleeps during pregnancy.  It’s a comforting support tool while labouring and giving birth, its ergonomic design helps position baby comfortably at mom’s nipple, and it offers versatile yet firm positioning for breast-feeding, bottle-feeding, nursing twins or even tandem feeding.  The YOU Pillow supports mom’s back, arms, shoulders and neck, is excellent for tummy time and learning how to sit for baby.  Beyond the baby years it’s a perfect cushion for all ages for relaxing, reading or resting. The only complaint I have about my nursing pillow is that I have to fight to get the pillow away from everyone else!  With a husband who is routinely curled up with it to watch a movie, my older children wrestling over it, and the sweetest moments when my toddler climbs under it while I am nursing to be part of the action, it is easy to say that this is a pillow that you will not be looking to unload at your next garage sale, even after nursing is over.  The YOU Pillow will take you through your pregnancy, nursing, and beyond.  Much like our new baby, the YOU Pillow is a much loved addition to our family.

 

WIN IT:  Win your very own Relaxation Gift Package (includes a YOU wrap, 2 eye pillows, and an Ouchy YOU) from YOU Pillows!  Simply check out www.youpillows.com and then go to the Contests section of Wundermums’ forums and tell us what you would use your YOU Pillow for.  Contest closes August 1, 2009.  Good luck!

Reviewed by Sarah Howard for Wundermums.  All rights reserved.

QuickSnaps

Kids can be crazy.  Kids can be hyper.  And kids, unfortunately, can be clumsy.  My kids manage to find enough things to trip over on their own without worrying about their shoelaces on top of it all.  I absolutely love Chuck Taylors but the inevitable time it takes to get them done up and done up again had made me favour the ugly yet practical alternative of Velcro.  No shame to Velcro… it’s handy.  But it certainly does not scream out “I’m fashionable”, which is very important to little kids (or perhaps it’s their moms)!

QuickSnaps are my happy compromise.  They are small, plastic clips that attach to your child’s shoelaces so that they can easily and quickly snap their laces open and closed.  They come in a nice array of colours to match just about every shoe as well as neutrals for those who would rather just blend in (yikes!).  My four year old can now wear her Chucks without my help and any near misses when trying to make it to the bathroom.  What’s even better, they stay where they are supposed to stay and make tripping over their laces a thing of the past. 

After a few months of my kids using QuickSnaps it dawned on me that I may too benefit from these.  So I put them on my running shoes and was happily surprised.  Although I am capable of doing up my own laces (and in a relatively small amount of time), I am often in a rush and sometimes don’t take the time to tighten up my runners properly before each run.  With QuickSnaps I just slide in my foot, snap and go.  It’s so much easier than the alternative and safer than me running with my laces trailing behind me.  After all, I may have just a teeny tiny bit to do with where my kids got their clumsiness.      

All in all I was impressed with what one little piece of plastic and one great idea can accomplish.  There’s nothing fancy or elaborate here… just a great product that does exactly what it claims to do.  So if you have any small children, elderly parents, or a bit of a lazy streak I suggest picking up a pair of QuickSnaps and trying them out for yourself.  I’m a big fan of the pink.

 

WIN IT: Win your very own pair of QuickSnaps!   Simply check out www.quicksnap.ca and then go to the Contests section of Wundermums’ forums and tell us who in your family would most benefit from QuickSnaps and why.  Contest closes July 15^th, 2009.  Good Luck! 

 

Reviewed by Melanie Morgan for Wundermums.  All rights reserved.