The Orbit Has Landed at Real Baby!

We love the new Orbit Stroller!  This new parent "starter kit" includes everything you need for your newborn. Easily dock and rotate the Infant Car Seat onto the Base or Stroller from nearly any angle, fold the Stroller frame with one hand, and confidently install the Base in your car with just the turn of a knob. 

This package offers the most secure car seat on the market in an ergonomic, premium travel system. As your little one grows, you can continue to use the

Base and Stroller with other Orbit seats.

The Clek Oober Booster Seat is at Real Baby!

The Oobr from Clek is a  full back booster seat that provides superior protection for your child without sacrificing comfort, convenience or style. Designed with a removable back, Oobr easily converts to a backless booster to grow with your child. And, with its exclusive Elemental Safety System and proprietary use of Crypton Super Fabrics, Oobr is the new standard in booster seats.

The uber cool clek oobr Booster Seat features a mod look, LATCH installation, an adjustable headrest, and a drink holder. And when the need arises, convert the oobr from a full back booster to a backless booster. Clek delivers one slick belt-positioning car booster seat in the oobr. With such a cool look, older kids will probably sit in the oobr without complaint. As a full back booster car seat, the oobr is for kids 38 - 57 inches tall and 33 - 100 lbs. As a backless car booster seat, the oobr is for kids 40 - 57 inches tall and 40 - 100 lbs.

The Hushamok has landed at Real Baby

Perfect Sleep
hushamok is the ideal sleeping environment for your baby, providing you with the safety your baby requires without sacrificing style.

Style
hushamok’s unique design is a welcome addition to any room in the home. The versatility of hushamok not only provides a sturdy anchor for the safety of your baby, but is also a fashionable design addition that complements any style decor. hushamok is durable, lightweight and portable, making it ideal for around the home or packed for travel.

Health Benefits
hushamok guards against potentially serious health concerns that can arise during baby’s sleep. The innovative design of hushamok enables baby to sleep soundly on their backs, which is a key recommendation in the prevention of SIDs. hushamok creates a restful and nurturing sleep environment. Preventative of: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), Flat Head Syndrome, and Infant Acid Refulx.

Restless Sleepers
For years, doctors have recommended baby hammocks to help soothe babies with restless sleep. Doctors recommend hammocks as traditional approach to improving sleep that has been used successfully by many cultures for centuries. Other doctors also recommend the natural swinging, rocking and bouncing motion of a baby hammock to induce sleep. Unlike adults, babies are triggered to sleep by motion; as many mothers notice during pregnancy when baby is asleep during the day and awake at night.

My Seat - The Organic MySeat is the hottest item for “awake” time while the Hushamok baby hammock continues to offer babies the best in sleep. Using both the Hushamok baby hammock and MySeat combines a sleeping and seating system that is easy to use and best of all eliminates all that extra clutter in your home.
MySeat can be used for babies as they become more alert and interactive (approximately 8-12 weeks old). Simply use the attached tether, neck support, and harness system to ensure baby is secured safely into their MySeat. The seat an hold a child up to a maximum weight of 50 pounds/22kg.

Real Baby gets 5280 Magazine Top Of The Town Award

We are happy to report that the readers of 5280 Magazine have chosen Real Baby as the Best Baby store in Denver for 2009! We are very proud to be chosen and will continue on with our great service, knowledgeable staff , and unique and helpful products for 2010! Thank you Denver.

Real Baby is featured on Denver A la Mode!

 

We are excited to be featured on the new website Denver A la Mode.  Please click on the link below to see the page and watch the great video they produced about us.  

Denver A La Mode 

All Sunscreens Are Not Created Equal

I just came back from a 10 day beach vacation with my spouse and our two children. We spent up to 4 to 6 hours everyday on the beach or by the pool in full sun. Needless to say we went through numerous bottles of sunscreen. I find it amazing and confusing how they all can be so different in both price and effectiveness. Here is a basic breakdown of important terms used on sunscreen labels.

UVA- ultraviolet A radiation. Penetrating rays that cause sunburn, wrinkles, and age spots and contribute to skin cancer.

UVB- ultraviolet
B radiation. Can cause sunburn and other skin damage and contribute to skin cancer.

SPF- sun-protection factor, a measure of UVB sunburn protection on treated skin as compared with untreated skin. Basically, if your skin normally takes 10 minutes to turn red, SPF 30 lengthens that time to about 300 minutes.

Broad Spectrum- implies that the produt blocks UVA and UVB radiation, but doesn't indicate how effective the blocking is.

PABA Free- contains no esters of para-aminobenzoic acid, an older sun blocking ingredient that caused allergic reactions. Most sunscreens do not use this ingredient anymore.

Very Water Resistant- maintains the claimed SPF after 80 minutes in water. "Waterproof" has no FDA accepted definition, but it is used by some manufacturers to mean very water resistant.

Confused? I still am. What I found that works best for my children is not so much the brand name or claims, but how you apply and re-apply the sunscreen. It is recommended that you buy a sunscreen that is labeled very water resistant or waterproof and with an SPF of at least 30.

Apply the sunscreen 15 to 30 minutes before sun exposure. I found this to be the key factor in protecting my children. Easier said than done of course. Reapply every two hours is another key factor. Again, good luck! we found sprays to be affective but difficult to apply outdoors. The key to sprays is to do them early, often, and indoors. Of course the sun protective rash guards are a great addition to your sunscreen arsenal. It saved my sons shoulders this year.

Here are a few of consumer Reports recommended sunscreens from the July 2009 addition.

Coppertone Water Babies SPF 50 lotion
Aveeno continuous Protection Spray SPF 45
Walgreens continuous spray sport SPF 50
Banana Boat Sport performance SPF 50 Lotion- We liked this one
Target Sport Continuous spray SPF 30

Muu Kids is in at Real Baby

Muu thinks the way you do. Want products for your family that are safe, non-toxic and useful? So do we. Furniture built with a dedication to quality and craftsmanship? That, too. Designs that fit the style of a modern home and will grow with you? Got it. Concerned about the environment and how our choices impact the next generation? Absolutely.

But since no one knows your style better than you, we’ve put the final choice in your hands: Muu furniture can be personalized with one of our unique design panels, created exclusively for Muu and custom-printed with your child’s name.

Speaking of names, Muu is inspired by the Zen term Mu, which teaches that there is no difference between us and our environment. This belief guides our designs as well as our commitment to sustain

Take a look at the Muu line on line at Real Baby.