My Favorite Baby Products

I have to admit, I am a little "praning" mom. When I gave birth, I said, "Dapat lahat ng food ni Hailey ay organic kasi darating ang panahon na kakain na siya ng kung ano ano!" And boy that day came so fast. Now at 1 year and 8 months, Hailey eats pasta, french fries, fried chicken - the works! But I am glad that she still eats some organic stuff. I was also very careful on the baby products that I used on her, checking the labels carefully and when I see "paraben," I immediately put it back on the shelf.

So with this blog, I am sharing some of the stuff that I recommend for new moms out there who are also a bit "praning" when it comes to their kids...

DISCLAIMER: Not everything here is organic. Some of it are my tried and tested products which my baby and I both love using. Also, I am not a spokesperson for these products. :) These are in no particular order.

1. Earth's Best Baby Food

Where it buy: Healthy Options
When I was looking around the store, I was surprised na di naman pala siya ganun kamahal. I had this notion na mahal and lahat ng organic products! Bottles are from 29.75 - 69.95php.
What I love about it: Obvious ba, it's organic! Hailey loves it too! There are different mixes of food/flavors per stage. I buy in bulk! This was her food until she was I year old.
Would be great if: There are more choices of flavors/recipes.

2. Bioneem Ointment (for Insect Bites)

Where to buy: I bought mine from happybabies.multiply.com (ad says from leading Mercury Drug outlets eh ang dami dami ko ng napupuntahang Mercury Drug ala pa din ako makita!) 260php per pc.
What I love about it: It lessens the dark marks! Di ba pag nakagat ng lamok si baby nangingitim? This is the one product that minimizes that. Also, it is organic so no worries of side effect! Smells good too.
Would be great if: This can be bought anywhere.

3. Giga Baby Cold Rub

Where to buy: I bought mine from their stall in SM Megamall. If I remember correctly, it costs 120php.
What I love about it: I read an article that Vapor Rubs which are readily available in the market and which are very popular here in our country are not good for babies because it can cause breathing problems. Hailey had a cold when I saw this so I bought it immediately. We don't really give her a lot of medicine, and her Pedia recommends na Salinase Drops lang pag me sipon, so this product was a great help in soothing her. It's base is Virgin coconut Oil and has peppermint.
Would be great if: This can be bought anywhere.

4. Earth's Best Organic Juice

Where to buy: Healthy Options, 29.75php
What I love about it: It's a single serve pack, very convenient to bring around at all times. It has 3 flavors - apple, apple-peach-banana and strawberry-pear. Hailey can finish the whole box in one sitting! Once she takes a sip, there's no stopping her.
Would be great if: There are more flavors.

5. Earth's Best Strawberry-Banana Organic Cereal Bars

Where to buy: Healthy Options, 129php per box (not sure as of this writing. I forgot eh, hehe)
What I love about it: It is individually packed, so you can bring a couple anywhere. When we eat out, we put this on a plate and Hailey eats from there, so parang kumakain na din siya ng restaurant food. :) It is fortified with calcium, vitamin B, iron and zinc. No preservatives also.
Would be great if: There are more flavors.

6. SNR Malunggay Juice

Where to buy: SNR Grocery, 300php, 1 kilo pack.
Why I like it: This is not organic. It has sugar and I guess a couple of preservatives. But, it's main ingredients are Malunggay and Kalamansi. I give this to Hailey (super diluted with lots of water) when we're out of the organic juice and just a very small amount. I still think this is better than those so called vitamin-enriched-with-less-preservatives-and-natural-ingredients store bought instant juices.
Would be great if: They sell it in half kilo packs.

7. Messy Bessy The Little Warrior All Around Disinfectant

Where to buy: Beauty Bar, 70php (50ml)/ 500php (1 liter) - this is what I buy, mas mura. Can also be bought in Rustan's Flower Shop and Sesou (they sell it here for 525php/L)
What I love about it: This one is made locally, hooray! This is made of sugarcane alcohol, aloe vera extract and green tea oil. Whenever I spray this on Hailey's hand, she licks it! Tamis ata for her. :) Of course we tell her not to lick her hand, but I know that it's okay since it is non-toxic and biodegradable. I carry one all the time and I spray it on hands, toys, tables, high chairs, shopping carts, bags - just about anything that I think should be disinfected.
Would be great if: Beauty Bar carries the less 10php off when you have your 1 liter bottle refilled instead of buy one bottle again.

8. Cradle Feeding Bottle Cleanser

Where to buy: Landmark, SM Hypermart (some groceries don't carry this!) At Landmark-240.85 (700), 200++ (500ml refill - which I think is crazy. 40 pesos nalang 700ml na, me dispenser ka pa so we always buy the 700ml.)
Why I like it: Bottles smell good, hindi kumakapit ang amoy. I was a fan of another feeding bottle cleanser which you can also buy in the groceries, mas mura di hamak sa Cradle. Until we noticed, na parang nag iba na yung quality niya kasi para siyang nabubulok. Bumabantot dun sa dispenser mismo. So we threw it out and opted to use Cradle na lang. It is made of natural ingredients which i good for the baby and the environment.
Would be great if: They do a price review on the refill. Di ba dapat refill mas mura na.

9. Johnson & Johnson's Baby Milk Bath

Where to buy: Almost all leading groceries sell this.
Why I like it: I just love the smell of Hailey after using this on her bath. This is definitely not organic and there is much, much debate on the safety of J&J products, I have yet to find a product like this that works for us. Yung organic baby wash kasi na binili ko, bumantot agad si Hailey. I'm glad to see that on the label, wala ng parabens. Plus, it's tear free.

So there. Here are just a couple of the products that I often buy. Though a bit pricy, it's all worth it...