Unique and Stylish Travel Bags For Moms with Babies

Traveling with the baby this holiday season? Here's a video featuring Michele Good of ChicTots.com sharing unique and stylish bags she's created to make it easier for moms to travel.  What mom doesn't want travel to be easy? 

Celebrate With Us! Baby Brella by DRIA Giveaway

It's giveaway time!  To celebrate the launch of the Baby Chic Blog, we thought it would be fitting to do a giveaway with a company whose product that we love, love, love. 

Baby Brella by DRIA is a baby product that not only is very chic and fashionable, it's multi-functional. 

Click here to learn more about the Baby Brella nursing poncho/blanket...

One lucky winner will win a Baby Brella nursing poncho in the pattern of their choice:


Giveaway Rules:

• To enter, you can either 1) Leave a comment with a parenting tip and/or 2) Tweet about the giveaway on Twitter with a link to this page
• If entering via comment, please email info [at] babychicblog [dot] com with "Baby Brella Giveaway" in the subject line so that I can contact you if you are the winner.  (Don't worry, I won't spam you or sell your email!)
• If entering via Twitter, make sure to reference "@babychicblog" (This notifies me of your tweet)
• 2 entries max per person
• Open to U.S. residents only
• Giveaway ends on Monday, November 30, 2009 at 11:59 PM PST. 

Why Organic Clothing For Your Baby Is Chic

Did you know...that a baby's skin is thinner, more fragile, and less oily than adults?

That's why it's important that you're aware of the type of clothing that your baby is wearing. Choosing organic clothing for your baby helps reduce the exposure of toxins to your baby's body. 

Besides, buying organic contributes to better working conditions for the people who manufacture the clothing.  Now, that's chic!

We like this organic cotton shirt & pants by Sage Creek Organics pictured here. Click on the photo to purchase at Saks.com.

Lose the Baby Fat: Workouts With Strollers

The Issue:  After the baby is born comes the process of getting rid of that extra weight you gained during pregnancy.   

The Solution:  Take your baby out on a morning jog in a sturdy baby jogger/stroller!  If you find yourself unmotivated to exercise, form a group with other mommies and jog together two or three times a week.

BabyEarth.com has a wide variety of baby joggers including this
Baby Jogger City Mini Stroller in red and black. 

Here are some great ideas for workouts with strollers...

Do you have a tip to share?

Video: Tips On How to Wash Baby Clothes

Babies have brought love...and loads of laundry into our lives!  Here is a video featuring Erin Sheppard, owner of Austin Baby and Austin Diaper Service, sharing tips on how to wash baby clothes...




I like the tip about using detergent that has less chemicals and fragrances.  I recommend Seventh Generation Natural Laundry Detergent, made especially for babies.

Music and The Healthy,Chic Mama

Sometimes being a mother can make you feel just downright tired and frazzled.  Maybe you have a baby who can't stop crying or maybe you're a mother who's trying to juggle a career between taking care of a baby plus other children. 

One thing I can always rely on to help me relax and stay centered when my day seems a little chaotic is music.  Soothing, calming music has the power to heal you.  Music has the power to even soothe and calm down your baby.

That said, I want to share with you a guest post I wrote over at The Cloth Diaper Report titled "Music and Your Baby".  Thanks to Emi for giving me the opportunity to share my thoughts with her readers!

Bottom line:  A healthy mama is a chic mama ;)

Photo Credit: skycaptaintwo

Mommy Blog We Love: Pampered Preggo

Because we believe that every pregnant woman deserves to be pampered, we'd like to share with you, Pampered Preggo, a blog that we've enjoyed reading - not just for the fun reviews, but for the helpful information and advice for men of preggos!

Emily Dickey is the creator of Pamered Preggo and also the mastermind behind Baby Dickey.  Over at Baby Dickey Emily shares with us her journey to motherhood.  She's currently pregnant with her first baby boy and is due on December 18th!

If you're on Twitter, you can follow Emily @pamperedpreggo or @babydickey. 

Yes, you do deserve to be pampered!