Posts from ‘February, 2010’

Preparing For a New Baby Minimalista Way, The Not-So-Necessary Baby Equipment

My other posts from this series:
Furnishing a Nursery
Choosing a Stroller and a Car Seat
Choosing a Jogging Stroller
Necessary Baby Equipment
In this post I will focus on articles that I found unnecessary either through my own experience or judgment. So here is my list:
Breast pump. I’m sure it depends on the type you get, but the one [...]

40 Weeks and 3 Days Pregnancy Update

Today’s visit to my gyno was a little disappointing. My cervix is still completely closed, not even a hint of dilation or ripening. Before my visit I was pretty sure that something was happening, since I had quite a bit of cramping for two days in the row, just couple of days ago.
It’s pretty different [...]

Preparing for a New Baby Minimalista Way, Necessary Baby Equipment

My other posts from this series:
Furnishing a Nursery
Choosing a Stroller and a Car Seat
Choosing a Jogging Stroller
In this post I am going to focus on other baby gear that I personally found important to have and why. If you’re about to have a baby shower for your first child, walking through the baby store’s isles [...]

Pregnancy Update Week 40

Preparing for a New Baby Minimalista Way, Choosing a Jogging Stroller

Before I even start talking about choosing a jogging stroller, here are some questions I think you should ask yourself:

How often are you planning to use the stroller? Once or more per week, once a month, when the opportunity comes up? This could decide the quality of the stroller you want, besides just the features. [...]

Preparing For a New Baby Minimalista Way, Stroller and Car Seat Selection

In my earlier post I talked about saving money on furnishing and decorating the nursery. In this post I’ll be talking about picking the right stroller.
In my opinion, an every day stroller is not a thing to buy at the garage sale. Since it has a few nuts and bolts, moving parts, folding mechanism, you [...]