https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:46:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bogg-bags#post-2928292 Mon, 10 Jul 2023 11:13:05 +0000 Lahela017 2928292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anyone have a Bogg Bag for swimming lessons/beach time? Are they worth it?</p> <p>Also, it seems like there are a ton of knock-off versions. Maybe they are good enough...? Anyone have a review for me? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/camping-chair-for-elementary-age-kids#post-2928192 Sat, 22 Apr 2023 12:35:55 +0000 meadow 2928192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you have a camping chair for kids in the 7-10 range? </p> <p>I keep finding camping chairs &amp; reviews say they are for max 5 year olds.</p> <p>I wanted to get a chair for DD (7) to watch DS at soccer games.</p> <p>But an adult chair seems like overkill hah </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-hat-exist#post-2927015 Sun, 08 May 2022 20:49:11 +0000 meadow 2927015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have another "does this exist" type post -- haha. I like floppy wide brim hats for the beach to help with sun glare and offer some protection to faces and necks. My kids are going to be 6 this summer - so not babies - but still want to protect them since we spend long hours on the beach for the week we visit.</p> <p>My daughter loves ponytails that are situated at the very top of her head - we even call them pineapple ponytails they are that high - haha .... So last summer we did a visor but I missed having any sort of neck protection...</p> <p>Does anything like this exist </p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Peicees-Ponytail-Protection-Summer-Bucket/dp/B091364XSW" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Peicees-Ponytail-Protection-Summer-Bucket/dp/B091364XSW</a></p> <p>but without the top part of the hat? I'm imagining it like bald man - hahahaha.</p> <p>I can't be the only mom of a kid that doesn't only wear low ponytails :-p </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-disposable-masks#post-2926984 Tue, 03 May 2022 14:39:27 +0000 JennyPenny 2926984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It’s been a while since we’ve had a mask post 😛 Were traveling internationally this summer so I was thinking I’d like to bring a stash of surgical masks for flights and busy places. We’ve used cloth masks for most of the pandemic but I don’t feel like laundering/keeping track while we’re traveling. Does anyone have any brands they’ve particularly liked (or disliked)? We’ll need some for adults and kids (2, 5, 7). Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bogg-bag#post-2926477 Thu, 17 Mar 2022 07:46:09 +0000 LadyDi 2926477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does anyone have a bogg bag? We joined a pool so we will be spending a lot more time there this summer and I think I need a new beach/pool bag situation. People seem to love bogg bags. Are they work it or any other pool bag recommendation? I have three kids whose junk I need to haul around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-bags-for-older-kids#post-2926300 Sun, 06 Feb 2022 18:49:51 +0000 castilrm 2926300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hey all! What kind of bags have you been using with your older kids? My kiddos are now 4 and 6, so they are out of the diaper stage. However, they are still very much in the stage of needing me to bring water bottles, coloring books for restaurants, hats, and snacks. I had been using a large diaper bag backpack (which I loved) since my oldest was born, but the zippers are starting to break. I don’t need anything quite so large considering I’m no longer toting around diapers, toys, tons of extra clothes. What are the more streamlined functional options for older kids? Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-are-your-kids-storingorganizing-their-mask-at-school#post-2918668 Sat, 29 Aug 2020 17:32:01 +0000 charm55 2918668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In my province my two girls will not have to wear a mask in their classrooms or outside (our COVID rate is basically non existant). They are "strongly encouraged" to wear it when walking to the bathroom, in the hallways, etc. I can't figure out the best way to set them up with their masks. Especially when, for example, they wear their mask in the hallway to recess then take it off once on the playground. What do they do with their mask while they play?</p> <p>I thought about a lanyard to clip it on when not in use- but then I got paranoid about them on the playground and getting it wrapped around their neck. Plus, won't it get super dirty flapping around everywhere?</p> <p>I then thought about a fanny pack but I don't know if that would just drive them crazy having to maneuver all day.</p> <p>How are your kids storing their masks at school when not in use? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-masks#post-2917256 Wed, 15 Jul 2020 15:40:40 +0000 bees_knees 2917256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>(who would have thought one year ago that this would be a legit question?!)</p> <p>Anyway. Looking for recommendations mostly for our young kids :) We have some homemade ones but the elastic bothers their ears. Suggestions? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/high-chair-thing-for-island-barstools#post-2917680 Sat, 25 Jul 2020 15:25:07 +0000 bees_knees 2917680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are looking for something for our almost 8 month old ( :crying: ) to sit in on a barstool around our island. Something that attaches to the chair...I guess ideally tall enough so she can use the island as the table but a tray would work too. </p> <p>Anyone have an recommendations? Does this exist? (4th baby but the first time we've had an island :silly: ) TIA!</p> <p>ETA: I want one that attaches to the chair, not the counter itself </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-6mos-wrapscarriers#post-2916451 Sun, 14 Jun 2020 10:29:22 +0000 MoonMoon 2916451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ladies, I'm sooo out of the baby loop. I have a carrier for 6mos+ that I'm really happy with (Onya) but I need one for newborn days. It would be awesome if both parents could use one, but I'd consider buying 2 as well. </p> <p>With DS, I remember trying Björn, Moby, and Ergo with NB insert but none of them were great and we didn't get into the baby wearing groove until after 6 months. I was looking at a ktan, what do you think of those? How about kangaroo type shirts you can insert baby into? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/collapsible-wagon-recommendations#post-2910381 Mon, 17 Feb 2020 18:24:39 +0000 Corduroy 2910381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm considering buying a collapsible wagon and I'm interested in input. My kids are almost 7 and 4.5. My immediate desire is to use it for door to door cookies sales but I envision we'd also use it to bring our stuff to the neighborhood pool during the summer. I don't anticipate needing to use it on the sand at the beach (probably because I've never owned one and always managed to go to the beach).</p> <p>At my kids ages is there any need for them to sit in the wagon? We've been stroller free for over a year and managed two theme parks alright.</p> <p>I've heard I should get one at Costco but there isn't one there now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-bassinet#post-2909470 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 22:39:22 +0000 Sams Mom 2909470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I need everyone's favorite bedside bassinet recommendations please:</p> <p>-under $200<br /> -fairly tall (top of our mattress is 38" ish and I'm having a c section so minimal bending)</p> <p>Nice to have:<br /> Portable for trips to Nana &amp; Pa's house</p> <p>Bonus if it's buy buy baby/Target/bed bath &amp; beyond because I have 20% completion coupons for them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starter-watch#post-2909340 Thu, 30 Jan 2020 21:59:57 +0000 nwm 2909340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is turning 4 in two weeks and has been asking for a watch ever since he saw a little girl his age wearing a watch. any recommendations for that age? i had imagined there might exist a combination digital and analog watch that could work for telling time but also recognizing numbers...but can't find such a thing online. i know this is an early age for a watch but he seems excited about it. would appreciate any suggestions! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fisher-price-rnp-recall-offer#post-2908969 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 14:05:30 +0000 BadgerMom 2908969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’m not sure what I was expecting, but I guess it wasn’t this. Unfortunately we purchased our auto RNP right before the one-year full refund mark. So they sent me a coupon to pick from a limited selection of items. Well THIS was my selection... 🤣</p> <p>Anybody else have any better luck??? </p> [attach=4158/20/q4ml17.277x600.B647DA3B-4E89-4056-A53D-DDD4F0C18A99.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-all-i-need-for-a-swim-diaper#post-2907956 Thu, 09 Jan 2020 13:44:54 +0000 Umbreon 2907956@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First swimming lesson tonight! DH went out and bought a swim diaper, this is what it looks like. This is all he needs? It's super thin so I just wanted to make sure. I read that swim diapers don't keep the key in, so I guess it makes sense that it doesn't feel absorbent? </p> [attach=5948/20/q3us2v.450x600.20200109_124256.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-does-your-4-year-old-use-a-stroller#post-2890477 Tue, 09 Jul 2019 17:54:19 +0000 Sams Mom 2890477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I am shopping for strollers. 1) because our lawnmower burned in our garage and ruined my Chicco Activ3 jogger 2) because baby #2 will be here Feb./March.</p> <p>My predicament is, my son will turn 4 in early April after the baby is born. Every double stroller I've looked at has a 40 lb per seat weight limit. My son is 3y3m and weighs 42 lbs &amp; is 43.75" tall. So should I be looking at single strollers with a kickboard? Rumble seat? Just a single stroller because he won't use it?</p> <p>We primarily used the current stroller 4-5 days a week going on walks, we also have a zoo membership that we use frequently. I never used the stroller shopping at the grocery store with my son, but occasionally go to the mall. (Which might change with 2 kids 😂) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-use-the-infant-swing#post-518541 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:15:19 +0000 shopaholic 518541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got the Snugabunny swing, which I'm planning to use mainly because it can plug into the wall. We were also gifted 3 hand-me-down swings I thought would be useful to leave one at the family vacation home and one at each grandparents' house. But now DH brought 2 of them home and they are HUGE! IDK why I thought they would fold up small? No way we can fold them into a small closet for the vacation place and store it. I think one of them we can keep in our room "just in case" she needs a place to sleep in our room. I think my dad will have a heart attack if we leave a big swing at his house too! </p> <p>And the 2 that DH brought home yesterday are from his old boss whose baby is only 9-10 months old. So DH said the swings don't seem to have a long shelf life? </p> <p>I'm thinking of trading one of them in for the BRU trade-in event, but feel guilty since the 2 newer ones are both still over $120 each! </p> <p>How long did your LO use a swing for? Seems like they are kind of big ticket items that have a short life-span? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/experience-with-hands-free-pumps#post-2897196 Wed, 18 Sep 2019 07:01:52 +0000 karenbme 2897196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi, wondering if anyone on here has tried the Elvie/Willow/Freemie style pumps. A friend just went back to work with an Elvie and raves about how great it is—apparently it’s discreet enough that she’s able to pump at her desk while working. From what she says it sounds ideal, but I’m looking to get some other opinions. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/umbrella-strollers-worth-it#post-2905106 Mon, 09 Dec 2019 12:50:44 +0000 Mrsbells 2905106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi all! I have been missing off these boards for a while since I can't really post at work execute y on my phone which can be so glitchy. Anyway I have never used an umbrella stroller with any of my kids but our youngest is 14 months and we will be traveling internationally. His regular stroller is a Graco travel system stroller. I usually gate check it but it is pretty bulky. Is an umbrella stroller worth it? Or should I just take my regular stroller </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-size-pbk-anywhere-chair-for-almost-4-year-old#post-2904746 Thu, 05 Dec 2019 20:15:46 +0000 MLE81 2904746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am debating getting my almost 4 year old DD an Anywhere Chair for Christmas. Right now there are some good options for 30-40% off online (I’m in Canada).</p> <p>Just wondering if she’s already too old to make it worth it, though? And, if she may still get good use out of it, would the regular size work or should I get the oversized one? I also have a 3 week old DS who could eventually use the chair once she outgrows it... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graco-car-seat-base#post-2904059 Mon, 02 Dec 2019 09:16:04 +0000 Sams Mom 2904059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I've only ever had a Chicco infant seat, and Graco convertibles. I need help</p> <p>My mom ordered my sister's twins the Graco SnugLock SnugRide 35 LX with TrueShield Technology. I assume they need the SnugRide SnugLock LX base, but I honestly can't find anything to confirm that because all the 3 base options say they work with all click connect seats. </p> <p>Anyone know for sure? </p> <p>Link to seat: </p> <p><a href="https://www.gracobaby.com/en-US/Infant-Car-Seats/snugride-snuglock-35-lx-trueshield-8az100" rel="nofollow">https://www.gracobaby.com/en-US/Infant-Car-Seats/snugride-snuglock-35-lx-trueshield-8az100</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graco-sense2soothe#post-2904519 Wed, 04 Dec 2019 19:39:53 +0000 Sams Mom 2904519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Any one have this swing? Thoughts and opinions? My son hated his swing, and we lost it to smoke damage in the Attic when our garage burned this summer. My mom ordered my sister's carseats for her twins and told me to add one thing to it for the bundle3 discount. I picked this swing (sale and code got it for $140), and now I'm second guessing myself 🤦🏼‍♀️. </p> <p>I feel like baby gear has changed so much in 4 years. </p> <p><a href="https://www.gracobaby.com/en-US/sense2soothe--1#facet:&#038;productBeginIndex:0&#038;orderBy:5&#038;pageView:grid&#038;minPrice:&#038;maxPrice:&#038;pageSize:&#038;amp" rel="nofollow">https://www.gracobaby.com/en-US/sense2soothe--1#facet:&#038;productBeginIndex:0&#038;orderBy:5&#038;pageView:grid&#038;minPrice:&#038;maxPrice:&#038;pageSize:&#038;amp</a>; </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-fitbit#post-2902946 Wed, 20 Nov 2019 09:29:10 +0000 hitchhiker 2902946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 6 year old asked for a "running watch with step counter" for Christmas. She's currently very into running races and does Marathon Kids 3 days a week after school, so this seems like a reasonable request to me. Does anyone have experience with the Fitbit Ace or have a different kids activity tracker that they would recommend? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-holder-recommendations#post-2898176 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 20:32:26 +0000 Ms. RV 2898176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Looking for ideas of a baby holder to keep on the main floor of the house to keep a newborn away from a rambunctious, climbs on everything, cruises on everything 17 month old. We have a swing, but I wouldn't trust the toddler around it (even if the newborn isn't in there!). Same with a bouncer-- he would want to climb in. I would also like something that doesn'y just lie flat.</p> <p>Are there any baby holders out there that would work? Surely I can't be the first mama to want to be able to pee or get a snack without having to take the toddler or newborn with me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-obnoxious-princess-bedding-besides-pbk#post-2892692 Mon, 29 Jul 2019 13:13:25 +0000 graceandjoy 2892692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've Googled, looked at Target/Walmart/BBB, and can barely find Disney Princess bedding that's not super colorful/crazy. I LOVE the sets at PBK but buy two sets becomes more expensive than the bed itself... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/oeuf-sparrow-cribtoddler-conversionorganic-mattress#post-2891434 Wed, 17 Jul 2019 17:01:12 +0000 Madison43 2891434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hey all,</p> <p>Back in the day, I would have posted this on the classifieds page, but that page appears to be dormant! If anyone is interested in purchasing a gently used Oeuf sparrow crib, toddler conversion kit and organic mattress and you’re in the NYC/NJ area, wall me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-travel-stroller#post-2890388 Tue, 09 Jul 2019 00:46:28 +0000 Eebolleh 2890388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi, we are travelling to Hong Kong this October with my daughter. We have an uppababy vista and I’d like to bring something a little more lightweight. My daughter is NOT a stroller napper, so full recline is not a priority to me. She is 17 months now and will be 20 months by October. Tell me what to get! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-need-city-mini-adapters-graco-or-britax#post-2887843 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 09:33:48 +0000 bhbee 2887843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm assuming no one checks classifieds anymore . . . </p> <p>I have two sets of car seat adapters for the city mini - one for britax and one for graco. I feel bad throwing them away so I'll pass them on for free if anyone wants! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-coming-off-of-crib#post-2887219 Fri, 07 Jun 2019 14:20:58 +0000 PurplePumps 2887219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is this normal, and more importantly, safe? My baby is pulling himself up in the crib now and chewing on the rail and I find him with paint chips all over his face, and I'm sure he's eating some. I can only guess this is typical, but I would have guess the paint wouldn't come off so easily? Did you have this problem? I guess we could drop the crib one more notch to the last one and hope that he's out of the chew everything stage (it's already pretty hard on my back to put him down now) or get one of those cloth things for it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swim-vest-for-25-yr-old#post-2887128 Fri, 07 Jun 2019 09:49:02 +0000 jennlin821 2887128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does anyone have recommendations for a toddler swim vest? I like the idea of these to help her float a little and be able to move her arms. I don't want a puddle jumper. We will be swimming in lakes and the ocean. </p> <p>I know that true swim lessons and no floaties are really the answer, but we are not there yet! </p>