• Travel

    Toddler’s Travel Potty

    February 15, 2025 - By 

    I was concerned that my daughter would lose her good potty habits and act as a young diaper-only baby once more when if she spent too much time without a potty. Most places are not like Sesame Place, which has child-sized toilets for the very young. After some research, I purchased this potty: The look resembles a potty, which I think is important for the baby visually. Some travel potties look like a collapsible crate with a vaguely oval hole on the top. At about one foot tall assembled, this was not too big for a 1-year-old. The dimensions when…

  • Life

    Bétta Carry me! Baby Carrier from Japan

    October 25, 2024 - By 

    When I decided I wanted to try the Bétta Carry me! baby carrier, I had been looking into baby equipment marketed in Asia. Many of the baby carriers marketed in the US were just were not comfortable for me. Problems included carriers being too long, too heavy, excessive leftover tail length after tightening, straps lying in uncomfortable places, waist-based types set too high if secure and just better positioning my infant to scream in my ear, etc. Being a shorter torso-ed Asian woman, I hoped that a baby carrier from Asia would suit my Asian body better. (A similar concept…

  • Life

    Pigeon Baby Fever Cooling Patch from Japan – Useful If Your Child Tolerates It

    April 25, 2024 - By 

    In my most recent trip to Japan in 2023, I purchased baby cooling gel patches from Pigeon, a line of baby products made in Japan. These patches, typically used for fevers, are a somewhat popular item with Japanese mothers that can be purchased at most drugstores and some Don Quijotes. It is easy to pack away; the box is neither very expensive nor large and can be squished without issue. To further reduce weight/volume, one could consider taking out the contents— which are labeled— and trashing the box. The penguin-decorated gel patches are designed for use by babies (For those…