More Nuby Fun!

We got a new package from Nuby the other day!  We were quite excited that a new cup was inside!  It's a Softflex Natural Nurser.  The whole concept of it was intriguing to me.  It's designed to make breastfeeding and bottle feeding work better together.  While we are skipping the bottle all together with Maura, we thought their line of Natural Nursers would help us transition to cup a little easier.  The regular nipple it comes with mimics the breast.  The shape seems very natural when Maura holds it.

It also came with the No-Spill Spout.  This spout is already a hit with our Infa-feeder, so I really like that we've got two cups with it.  Maura really just takes naturally to the spout of it.  It's perfect for breastfed babies!

There are few other benefits of this cup I'd like to share.  First, it's parts are all interchangeable with the Natural Touch product line - meaning I can put this top on the Infa-feeder and vice versa.  The handle also comes off and can be used on both, and the nipples are all interchangeable as well.  It's nice to see a product out there that will actually transition with your little one rather than becoming obsolete so quickly!

You can find the SoftFlex Natural Nurser at the following retailers:

Nuby Snack Keeper!

Want to see the best snack keeper ever?  Nuby sent me this awesome snack keeper recently.  It's great because Maura has been eating a lot of snacks, and I get to take them with me now!  

It makes it really easy for me to hand to her so she can use her fine motor skills to get snacks out without spilling them all over!  It does a pretty good job of keeping them from spilling all over the floor or my car!  The top is easy for her to get her little hands in, as you can see.  She doesn't get frustrated!  

It's a decent size, holding a little more than a cup of snacks!  I really love this snack keeper!

You can find your own here:

 I did not receive any compensation for this review, however I did receive samples from Nuby to review!

Nuby Nibbler!

Between teething and exploring solids, Maura has been using the nibbler non-stop lately.  We even took it camping!  You know why?  There's something different about this nibbler.  

It comes with a cover!  Isn't that ingenious?!  We aren't limited to using this nibbler at home anymore.  I can cut up small bits of fruit and bring it with us when we are out and about on the go!  

I also really like the way it opens and closes.  It has a squeeze and twist locking system that's easy for me to open and close it, but difficult for Maura.  Patrick, my 4 year old gadget man, hasn't even figured this one out!  

Something else I really like about this nibbler is that the mesh inserts are really easy to clean.  I've tried mesh feeders in the past and gave up simply because I couldn't get them clean.  This one cleans up really easily.  I can even replace the mesh on them if they get too grungy!  It's a nice option to have.   

It's also really easy for her to grasp with its ergonomic handle.  Maura still has some fine motor issues and this helps a lot.  

We also use it a lot for ice.  Maura seems to break multiple teeth at once.  Of course, we have the typical freezer teethers, but they seem to get soft/warm so easy right now in the summer.  Having the nibbler allows me to add crushed ice to it when she wants it.  I don't mind her having it in the living room either because after all, it's just water!  

You can find the nibbler at the following places:

 I did not receive any compensation for this review, however I did receive samples from Nuby to review!

Nuby Infafeeder! Success!

One of Maura's biggest challenges so far, oddly, has been using a cup of any sort. Yes, I know, you can tell me I did it to myself.  I remember distinctly telling the doctors at CHOP that she had no need to take a bottle, that I would be solely nursing her anyway, but here we are at 15 months, and guess who is still solely nursing that dear child?!

We've tried quite an array of sippy cups.  She's very resistant to them!  So when my Softflex Infafeeder arrived from Nuby, I was very excited to give it a try!  After all, they also sent me a variety of interchangeable tops for it!! The top it comes with is a spoon.  It's actually wonderful to use with baby food because it's soft in her mouth.  I wish I had this earlier in our difficult days of feeding purees!! It's shape is so natural that Maura just know what to do with it!

We also use it for learning how to drink from a cup.  There are several other tops to choose from, so we went with the spout.  So far, Maura has taken to biting sippy cups.  Having a vast array of cups from Patrick to try, I feel like we've tried them all.  When I handed this one to Maura, she had no problem grabbing it and getting it to her mouth.  The soft sides of the Infafeeder make it easy for her to pick up.

The other day, our speech therapist came out to see Maura and she LOVED the cup!  She hadn't seen it before, but there were a variety of things we liked about it:

- It's assistive - The bottle itself was made of silicone.  As Maura drinks, I can help her along by squeezing the sides of it to get a sip to her when she tries to "bite" it.

- The valve is soft - muchlike a breast, it has a soft wide valve.  This helps Maura get the idea of "latching" on to it.

- A variety of nipples and tops can be used for it! Starting with a bottle?  No problem!  It easily transitions to a soft spoon that feels familiar on gums, as well as a variety of sippy spouts!

- The shape is a familiar shape that transfers eventually to regular Nuby sippy cups.  I love how everything transitions so seamlessly!

We won't be going anywhere without our Nuby cup.  It's really been the one that's worked best so far.

You can pick up a Nuby Infafeeder right here:

Nuby Weaning Spoons

I've gotten picky about my spoons.  After 2 kids, I guess you just do get picky about them!  I'd saved my spoons with Patrick, but somehow, they just didn't seem to work as well for Maura.  After all, Maura is spending a bit more time in puree land than he did.  So when I needed something a little deeper, I set out to find the right one, but I ran into a problem.  Sigh...

I'd either seen the same spoons I always had that were small and shallow, or I'd see sets that included forks and knives...  Seriously?! My 15 month old needs a knife?  No...nothing to cut for her!  I just wanted a deeper baby spoon to pick up a little bit more of her purees each time!

When I got my hands on the Nuby Weaning Spoons, I was pleasantly surprised.  They were not only a little bit deeper, but they were also longer, so when I do get larger jars of baby food, the food doesn't always end up on my fingers!  They also work really well with yogurt!


The ends have a soft grip which makes them fun to hold.  Now I know that sounds silly, but I feel like we are stuck in that time period when the baby is ALWAYS eating.  She gets up, she eats, she naps, she eats, she has a snack, she plays, she eats...you *know* what I'm talking about.  It seems like they are constantly in their highchairs at one point or another, so it's nice to have a spoon with a nice grip, especially with a baby who isn't about to feed herself any time soon!

They came in 6 pack, so I was able to drop one in my diaper bag, leave one in the car, keep one at the pool, and still have some at home!  And I don't even have a bunch of random plastic baby knives laying around to go with them!  You can't beat that, now can you?

You can find these at at the following retailers online:

I did not receive any compensation for this review, however I did receive samples from Nuby to review!

Blogging for Nuby!

Having a second go round at this baby thing, I feel like I've honed my baby gear skills.  I know what I want this time.  I don't just go into the store and settle for the first thing I see.  Maura has posed me with even more challenges developmentally, with both play and eating.  So when the opportunity came along to be a Nuby Mommy Blogger, I was eager to jump right in.  I mean, why not take a look at some great products and tell you all about them?  Who wouldn't want to do that?

The other day, we got a box filled with Nuby goodness.  Can you tell Maura was quite stoked?  So right now, we are taking some time to try things out, and we'll be reporting back to you in the next few days on the goodies we got!

In the meantime, take a minute to check out Nuby over on Facebook and also on Twitter!


I did not receive any compensation for this post, although as part of this program I may receive items to sample or review.