I'm a full-time mummy

I stumbled upon a pitch by Icecreamfairy looking for bloggers to review their products and I immediately emailed to ask whether they are OK with international bloggers, and my oh my, they are happy to provide me with the products of my choice from their website for my review!

Although their products are only being sold in Korea both online and offline at the moment, but they will be available in US in the first half of 2012. So here goes my review for the products by Icecreamfairy:

Description of the products:

"California-based icecreamfairy develops superior-quality baby accessory products made with high-quality materials tailored towards trend-leading parents and the babies in style! 

Our baby accessories not only complete the style, but protect baby's neck, shoulder, head and spine, in the sun, during the nap, and various weather conditions in any mobile situations. icecreamfairy's premium materials prevent germs, odor and bacteria, and its ergonomic designs provide comfort and convenience while preventing head deformation and shaking baby syndrome. 

Enjoy icecreamfairy's hip, colorful, yet stylish products and give your little ones the best gift ever!"

I received a total of 3 products for my review, so I'll break them down by each product:

Seriously people, did you see the gorgeous packaging or not? I felt so reluctant to open them up and wanted to just leave the items inside, untouched so I could continue admiring them! Anyway, because I have promised to review items and promises must be fulfilled, so, here goes my feedback on the 1st item of this post: 

1) Frosty Boots in Pink Birdy

I requested for size 12cm for Alyson, just in case she suddenly you know, grow taller or something... anyway, rules in getting children's clothing, better get bigger size!

Now, the material is soft and fluffy, good to protect and keep her tiny little feet warm. It is easy to put on and it is elastic so it doesn't hold on to the ankle tightly.

Of course, we don't have winter season in Malaysia but I was thinking of the family outings we are going to have at Genting Highlands (one of the coldest place in Malaysia) and I think this cute little boots are going to do their job just fine!

2) Dreambow Latex Pillow in Pink Birdy

The Dreambow Latex pillow was originally designed as head support cushion in a mobile environment (stroller, car seat, etc) to prevent babies heads from shaking. Now, this is one cute pillow! The material is soft and yet sturdy for Alyson to rest her head on and she looks so comfortable lying there on the bed playing!

I like the ergonomic designs which are contoured to fit and support the head and neck nicely! Don't forget the latex material helps prevent germs, bacteria, mold and dust mites!

3) Nappy Pocket in Skyblue Daisy

Prior to this, I actually use 2 plastic bags, each storing 2 spare new diapers for Benjamin and Alyson.

I love the vibrant colors! Pink and blue, and I can squeeze up to 4 diapers with a bit more space to spare! I like that there is a flap at the back which I can put plastic bags and tissue papers in case I need to use them, perfect for short trip outside!

Love how convenient it is to stuff my kids' diapers in style now!

You can check out the collection of products at their website

Now, my sponsor has generously offered a Dreambow Latex for me to host as a giveaway to 1 lucky winner! Please note that this giveaway is only available for US residents. (Apologies to the rest, please don't get mad, OK?)

To enter the giveaway, kindly read and follow the instructions as stated in the Rafflecopter form below.

• You can enter either via login through your Facebook account OR just key in your name and your valid email address. 
• Please also leave your valid email address in the post comment so that I can contact you if you win this giveaway.

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I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the product by Icecreamfairy in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine.

I came across a Tweet on the opportunity to review a kids related iPad app, of course being the usual busybody mummy blogger, I immediately checked out the company and the app and find out that it is an app to track a child's growth, vaccination schedules and more! What a cool app that I must simply review! Hahaha... Anyway, long story short, my review as below...

* Title: My Kid's Health
* Price: $8.99
* Category: Health & Fitness
* Released: Jan 18, 2012
* Version: 1.0
* Size: 6.3 MB
* Language: English
* Seller: Pomelo Limited
* Rated: 4+
* Requirements: Compatible with iPad.Requires iOS 4.3 or later.

Description from the product page:

"Vaccination schedule, doctor/dentist appointments, growth & illness history, and more. Reminders sync with the iPad calendar. All through a beautiful, user-friendly interface. Developed by parents, for parents, to create the perfect tool for keeping track of your kid's health and development. No more looking for papers, it's all there on your iPad! "

Here in Malaysia, when a child is born, parents will be given a medical book which will list down the vaccinations taken, required and so on. Picture below is how my daughter's medical booklet looks like.

What's good?

I started off with this app by selecting my country (Malaysia) followed by entering my children's details.

* I am impressed with the objective of selecting the country (there are 194 countries in the list), which is to personalise the vaccination schedules for my child, and this data are provided by the World Health Organisation and national health organisations.

* I like that I am able to personalised each of my child's records by selecting their photos from my albums on the iPad

* I also like that I can enter details such as blood type, weight, height & head circumference by different dates and then view those data in graphs (growth charts)! Look at the picture below of Alyson's record on the app. And I can also see her growth rates indicated by the blue line are above the normal range in green line hahaha... (This was also mentioned by our paed few months ago)

* I am also impressed that the app can prompt the next vaccinations which are due to be taken (even the date!)

* I think this is a very handy and useful app to help a parent to track the health and development of their child as all the information is available right at our finger tips! No more flipping through pages of records and books!

Room for Improvement?

* I would love to see notes of what to look out for or to be alert for (such as growth spurts at which months and what symptoms or clues to look out for) as these would be an added special touch for the app user.

* I would like to have the option to email the details out as well.

You can purchase the "My Kid's Health" app from the iTunes App Store.

I am so excited to be able to hold this giveaway for my lucky blog followers and readers! TWO of you lucky people are going to win a copy of this awesome and useful app! You will absolutely love it! Now, let's read below for the giveaway terms and conditions OK?

To enter the giveaway, kindly read and follow the instructions as stated in the Rafflecopter form below.

• You can enter either via login through your Facebook account or just key in your name and your valid email address.
  
• Please also leave your valid email address in the post comment so that I can contact you if you win this giveaway.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the promo code by the sponsor to redeem the application for free from iTunes Store in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine. And if you'd like to read my previous iPad Apps reviews, you can do so by reading this post of mine called "My iPad App Reviews"

I came across a Tweet on the opportunity to review breastfeeding cover and after a couple of tweeting and emails to and fro, I was contacted by Janell with the green light to not only review one of her breastfeeding covers, I also get to offer another breastfeeding cover to one lucky follower of my blog! (Yes, yes, that means, another worldwide giveaway!)

For those of you who are staying out of Malaysia, we don't nurse in public and what we do is either cover up or we nurse in nursing/baby rooms if they are available, else, we have to make do with hiding somewhere to nurse I guess...

Without further delay, here's my review on the awesome life & time saving BabyButton Breastfeeding Cover, and yes, you get to see my face which is rarely shown on my blog! (* blushing *)

"We take great pride in sourcing the highest quality materials at an affordable price. We see the BabyButton collection as no ordinary baby product, this collection has been inspired by a Mum made for Mums. These products are not mass produced that adds no real purpose to the baby or the mum. We offer practical solutions to real problems that Mothers face. Baby products that have a purpose, we make a difference to the whole Motherhood experience. We offer real products, real solutions to common baby and Motherhood problems." 

I requested to review the Big Blue Jacks Breastfeeding Cover design because it looks oh-so gorgeous, I'm into blue colors now and I really like the pattern (kinda like molecules or DNA right?).

FYI I tested the breastfeeding cover on the following areas:

* Washing - Colors stayed and did not stain other clothing

* Drying - Dries up really fast due to the cotton material and size remains the same

* Features - With approximately 74cm in width, it is able to cover up both my sides, front and top.  I like the Easy On/Off Buckle which can be easily manoeuvred and the strap on the neck is also easy to adjust by one hand. In addition, I like the plastic covering for the neck support which is softer, and not as stiff as my other breastfeeding cover. It also allows me to peep in to see my girl while I'm breastfeeding her.

* Storage - Due to its cotton material, I'm able to fold up the breastfeeding cover into my small diaper bag. It takes up very minimal space in my often cramp diaper bag.

* Other Usage - I also used the breastfeeding cover as a blanket when my girl is in her stroller.

* Functionality - It covers all the sides and areas that are supposed to be covered, front, both sides and top. I feel at ease to be able to breastfeed wherever I am.

* Ventilation - Very good ventilation and breathable material and I don't feel myself or my girl being hot while she was tucked inside the cover during her nursing time.

* Places I use the breastfeeding cover so far - Church and shopping malls that we frequently go to.

You can find a lot of designs and products from BabyButton's website at: http://babybutton.com.au/shop

As mentioned earlier, BabyButton has generously offered a Breastfeeding Cover for me to host as a giveaway to 1 lucky WORLDWIDE winner! Say it loud and clear now, BabyButton and I'm a full-time mummy are totally awesome! Woohooo!

To enter the giveaway, kindly read and follow the instructions as stated in the Rafflecopter form below.

• You can enter either via login through your Facebook account OR just key in your name and your valid email address. 
• Please also leave your valid email address in the post comment so that I can contact you if you win this giveaway.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the Big Blue Jacks Breastfeeding Cover by BabyButton in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine.