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PRIMO 4 In 1 Soft Seat Toilet Trainer and Step Stool White with Pastel Blue Seat

PRIMO 4-In-1 Soft Seat Toilet Trainer Teach your little one to use the potty like a big kid! The Primo 4-in-1 Soft Seat Toilet Trainer & Step Stool is the only toilet training system parents will ever need. The unique soft seat is easy to clean and will not rip or tear apart like cushions. The 4-in-1 Soft Seat Toilet Trainer & Step Stool by Primo provides a stool for extra leg support. This also comes handy for washing little hands at the sink.

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5 Stars Seat Toilet Trainer
Our baby too young yet to use this product. It is of good quality and exactly what we need for toilet-training purposes.

5 Stars Great potty and great price
I’ve loved this potty for training our 2.5 year old daughter. After a couple of days she actually preferred to just use the ring insert on the big toilet, and we use the step stool feature all the time. Great potty and great price. I would recommend it to anyone.

1 Star step 4 is no good. slides all over
we decided to skip the potty and put the seat right on our seat. it slides everywhere! he could never use it without us lifting him and placing him perfectly. otherwise his thing ends up above the front lip. the stool slides all over the floor. must place a rug beneath, how unattractive.

3 Stars All right, but I prefer the Graco one
We had the Graco soft potty for my son and we liked it a lot. I had some issues with the seat coming off the ring but it can be fixed by gluing on some heavy duty velcro (which in an ideal would you wouldn’t have to do but it’s not an ideal world and I happen to like tinkering with things so…)

I needed a second potty with my twins and decided to try a different flavor. So I ordered one of these.

Honestly, I prefer the Graco one, which is a little cheaper. They are VERY similar. The main body is nearly identical.

Pros – can be totally taken apart and cleaned and reassembled. Pee shield does not come off, so nothing to lose. Generous size for bigger kids.

Cons – Handles feel flimsy. There’s actually two halves to them, an underside attached to the base and an upperside attached to the seat. I guess it kind of keeps it together more but I would prefer one set of solid handles, as the Graco has. Seat is NOT soft – I was expecting a padded seat but this is not, it’s just a layer of rubbery stuff. Granted, I personally can’t stand passed toilet seats myself but the Graco has a soft seat, my kids seem to like it, I was expecting this to have a SOFT seat, and it does not. It also has no skid protection – the Graco came with little rubber feet you could put on so this doesn’t slide all over, but this does not.

This will do for our purposes, but save yourself a few bucks and get the Graco one. I wish I had just stuck with what I knew.

4 Stars Good but could be better
I agree with the other reviewers that this potty chair has too many parts and crevices/corners to clean and to re-assemble the removeable seat after child has played with it is a bear. The blue cushion removes fairly easily from the white plastic and the tabs do not hold it in very well; personally I think it should be welded or molded with the plastic part, not sure why they are separate in the first place since you would always remove the whole seat. The handles on the side are kind of flimsy and the step stool moves a lot all over the bathroom tile floor, needs rubber stoppers. It is especially a problem when you use it as a step stool for the toilet. My 2.5 y/o son was kicking it with one foot while his other foot was trying to get on the stool (could be he’s clumsier than other toddlers too), so I have to hold him and the potty/step stool in order to get him stable on it before helping him pull down his pants. Lastly, the molded blue “bump” in front does nothing to shield the pee in my son is sitting on it – I’ve gotten sprayed several times, even after I’ve helped him tuck his “faucet” down below and behind the bump.

All in all, it’s not bad, lasted through a few years as I trained my daughter -who’s 5 now- on it as well. If I was to do it again, I would probably look for a potty chair that has something for child to hold on to while he/she is trying to sit down. So many times my son (and probably my daughter did too) ended up with his bottom on the floor, b/c he couldn’t see the potty and missed or he accidentally pushed the potty a little and it easily slid over. Amusing to watch, but counter-productive to potty training…

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Sunshine Kids Shade Maker Canopy For Strollers Black

30035 Stroller sold separately Features: -Shade Maker Canopy. -Color: Black. -Adjustable canopy extends the shade beyond existing canopy. -Handy pockets for storage on both sides for both large and small items. -Pop-open design always holds its shape. -Universal design fits any stroller. -Easy Velcro loop straps and ties make attachment easy. -Flips-back and stores out of the way for convenience when not in use. -Material: Polyester/Nylon.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Great item- great price
I love this sunshade. It is very flexible and will fit pretty much anything because it has several options for attachment. It does not come with directions, but is easy enough to figure out. Other reviewers noted that it does not fold back to take out the baby. This is true, however we use the canopy with a Graco travel system stroller (Graco – Quattro Tour Travel System) which has an accordion-type canopy, so we use the stroller canopy to fold the additional sunshade as well. It works perfectly that way and we leave the additional shade on when we fold the stroller with no issues as well. We used it all weekend long as venders at an outdoor Arts Festival in bright sun, the original reason we purchased it, and have used it continuously ever since. It is so easy to adjust to keep our son completed protected at all times. We like this so much I’ve ordered another for my husband’s stroller, so we never have to be without one. Great item at a great price. It has nice big pockets too which can come in handy.

5 Stars Works Perfectly!
This shade is a no-frills, get-the-job-done item! Far superior to the others we looked at and half the price. It fits both my jogging stroller as well as our everyday Chicco stroller. As others mention, you can’t fold the stroller with it on it, but that’s easily solved by unstrapping just one side since the shade lays flat once unattached. Highly recommend, especially when traveling, but it has come in very handy even for simple trips to the bus stop to wait for siblings:-)

5 Stars So far, so good
I just bought a Graco Twin IPO stroller, and I needed the extra shade, but I didn’t want to spend 55.00 on one shade. I bought 2 of these and they fit just fine side by side. I haven’t had them in the sun yet, but I know they will keep a lot more sun off my girls than the shades it came with. They were cheaper too. It also helps keep them a little more separated, since from time to time my 14 month old likes to bug my 3 yo. Since we are going to Dollywood in about a month, I couldn’t wait 6-8 weeks for these shades, so after a lot of searching, I found them at [...]. Everywhere else they were out of stock or backordered.

5 Stars Why don’t stroller manufactures make all sun shades this long!?
We have the bugaboo chameleon, which we love, except the sun shade isn’t long enough to shade our child’s face most of the time, and if we pull the shade all the way down, she can’t see. We tried getting her to wear a sun hat, but we all know how long kids keep hats on. We also tried hanging a light blanket over the edge and the wind just blew it off. I was so sick of flipping the sun shade back and forth on what were supposed to be leisurely strolls, that I went searching for an alternate. I put this sun shade on the minute it arrived and it worked like a charm! Easy to attach, adjustable, and SUPER light. The only negative is you can’t fold it back when taking the child in and out, but it’s easily bendable, so it’s easy to just nudge it back with your shoulder. Plus, since it twist and folds in a snap, and it’s so easy to take on and off, it’s not really a huge negative in my mind. I can actually do long strolls without constantly having to check if the sun is blazing down on my child’s face. Another plus is that it also fits on our light travel stroller, which is perfect for trips this summer. It has great side pockets for a light wallet, chap stick, keys or sunglasses. So great, because I don’t have to go fishing around the stroller bag for small items anymore! It would also fit a cell phone, but because of reports about radiation and cell phones, I wouldn’t suggest it. I keep my cell under the stroller in a bag and away from her brain. I find myself constantly asking why bugaboo doesn’t just make their sun shade exactly like this one?!

4 Stars works well
This product works fine, at least when your stroller has a little canopy where the shade maker stretches over. It adjusts well, gives the extra shade, the original canopy does not, so it is fine. I did not rate it with five points for the following reasons. First, it is really hard to fold it again once it has popped up. Second the attaching strings are not thought-out well. There are four points to be tied with very short straps and two more with hook-and-loop fastener that i did not figure out how they are supposed to be attached… The good thing is, that you actually only need two ties to make it work.

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Summer Infant Swaddleme Flannel Blue Gingham Small

The SwaddleMe Story: Once upon a time, the Kiddopotamus founder struggled to keep her infant son securely wrapped in traditional blankets. Frustrated that her baby could only sleep for short periods before startling awake again, she set out to design the w

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5 Stars Can’t live without this thing!
We just had our 2nd baby and have now used the swaddle in this brand for both. We have tried others, but they don’t work as well. I don’t think we would get any sleep without this!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!

5 Stars Awesome Swaddler
Absolutely LOVE this. When my son was born 5 years ago this was something that we never heard of and never used, and had a hard time alays getting him to sleep. We would swaddle over and over and over and he would always get out of it and there was little to no sleep some nights.

Our daughter was born this last year and WOW, I bought this on a whim and based on a lot of the reviews that were good. I was happy to have been a proud owner of 4 of these the last few months and don’t think my daughter would sleep any better without this. She does find her way out of it sometimes, but she doesn’t seem to mind. I have tried the cotton flannel and microfiber and love the flexability of the microfiber material and it is SOFT!! I literally used every one of these up to the point of no more velcro was left to swaddle anymore!

If you are thinking of buying…DO IT! This is a life saver!

4 Stars Easy to use
I absolutely love the Kiddopotamus SwaddleMe line. Although if you’re looking for something light weight, I would just stick to the 100% cotton vs the flannel. The flannel is a bit stiff and doesn’t stretch as much or feel as soft as the regular cotton SwaddleMe.

3 Stars Poor Material
I have another SwaddleMe in yellow which is in a better material (slight stretchy) but this flannel looks worn from Day1. its so crumpled after wash. Doesn’t make sense to me to iron them for each use?! Its a good idea to swaddle newborns and having this is better than wrapping babies with just the receiving blankets when you’ll probably have to keep wrapping as they break lose so often. but this size didn’t even last me for 1 month. Just too small for my bb. get this but maybe not this material. and there’s no point having more than 2 as they out-grow really fast, have just enough to rotate between washes and through your bb’s 1st month and soon it becomes a “keep for future” or “hand-me-down”.

4 Stars Good, but we only used it for 2 weeks
We bought this based on the recommendation from a friend saying that this was a true “live safer” to get her baby boy to fall asleep at night. We used this on our baby girl for approx. 2 weeks and stopped using it altogether. Nice product, but we found that our child didn’t like to be swaddled to tightly and instead this actually agrivated her and kept her up at night unless we had her arms totally pinned into the Kiddopatamus. Each kid is different I suppose.

When we first brought her home and the first two weeks afterwards the Kiddopatamus did help to calm them and beat us trying to swaddler her with just using a blanket.

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Kiddopotamus Cradler Adjustable Head Support for Newborns to Toddlers Ivory Teddy Bears

The Kiddopotamus Cradler Adjustable Head Support has a patent pending design that goes over your child’s shoulders and cradles the jaw to keep the head from slumping forward or sideways. Its adjustable design allows you to custom fit it to your child’s head for a soft secure support, and it grows with your child from Birth to Age 5. It comes with self-fastening taps to secure it in place around harness shoulder straps. Plus it has been crash tested for safety. The Cradler has no padding behind baby’s head so the head stays safely reclined. In addition it won the iParenting Media Award!

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Works well to support head and neck
This worked the best to support my baby’s neck and head. However, it was a little uncomfortable for the baby, because he couldn’t turn his head easily. I don’t think there is another way to stabilise his head for safety though. Overall good product – durable to washing also.

5 Stars Wonderful Support!
I was hesitant to buy this product after reading some of the reviews, however, i ordered it and am VERY happy I did. I have not been able to find a way to keep my daughters head from slumping forward when in the car and this product completely solves that problem! I can see where perhaps some people had issues if they did not connect the supports to the straps appropriately but if you use it correctly then you shouldn’t have any problems!

2 Stars Does not work
This product does not work at all for keeping baby’s head from slumping forward when installed by the instructions. However, for my nine month old, if you attach the velcro together under the car seat straps on baby’s chest, then the cushions somewhat cradle his chin and keep his head leaning to the side as long as you are not stopping and starting the car. In other words, it halfway works installed underneath the chin instead of behind the head and only if you are just coasting down the highway.

1 Star Pushed head forward when sleeping
We bought this product when my 6-month-old son moved up to a convertible car seat from his infant car seat. Because the car seat is more upright, his head was dropping forward when he fell asleep in the car. We installed the product as shown, but the first time he fell asleep, his head was pushed so far forward he snored loudly and then started wheezing. I pulled over, woke him up, and removed the pillows. We threw them away after one use. We got cushioned strap covers intead, and they seem to work better because nothing goes behind his head.

5 Stars That baby in the picture
The baby in the picture was so cute i had to rate this product 5 stars. I have already ordered 2 based solely on the picture, and plan to order half a dozen more when my paycheck comes in.

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ERGObaby Sucking Pads

ERGObaby Sucking PadsThe ERGObaby sucking pad was created as a result of parents remarking how great it would be to have something other than the shoulder straps for baby to suck on! We also noticed that, while working with babies they indeed like to suck on the straps. ERGObaby’s answer is this pad, available in either Mocha, Cream or Natural organic, in a package of two.The ERGObaby sucking pad was created for your baby’s teething years. This reversible pad will not only extend the life of yo

User Ratings and Reviews

3 Stars Use car seat strap covers instead
I just used the car seat strap covers widely available at BabiesRUs, Target, etc. I had to double up to make them wide enough to fit one shoulder strap but that’s still cheaper than buying the official ERGObaby ones. Plus, I can get car seat strap covers in a large variety of colors (like black) and textures, and now I have a back-up set of covers for my actual car seat. Cheaper, better selection & multi-purpose.

5 Stars Helps keep straps clean
I would recommend this sucking pads. My son kept on sucking on the straps and I had to wash the carrier all the time. I started using the sucking pads and now I only have to wash the pads…i still wash the carrier but not every time I use it. The picture is a little different from the product as my sucking pads came with 3 snaps instead of velcro.

4 Stars They work
They suck up the drrol and keep my babys face from the rough material of the carrier

4 Stars Perfect for tiny mouths
I bought these as soon as I noticed my son was mouthing the Ergo straps.

I ordered the Mocha colored ones because I was concerned about stains showing.

However, the vendor in charge of fulfilling the order sent me the cream ones. They show EVERYTHING, but I got over it because it’s a baby thing.

Mocha or not, they work beautifully and make my little one very happy.

4 Stars Perfect for tiny mouths
I bought these as soon as I noticed my son was mouthing the Ergo straps.

I ordered the Mocha colored ones because I was concerned about stains showing.

However, the vendor in charge of fulfilling the order sent me the cream ones. They show EVERYTHING, but I got over it because it’s a baby thing.

They work beautifully and make my little one very happy.

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