Mother Tucker! The Mother of all compression tanks. We didn’t get attacked this year by the owner (last year she literally ran up to us and almost knocked us over), instead we went to her booth because we love the Belly Bandit so much. Over the last year we have had dozens of moms use the Belly Bandit to help shrink their post-pregnancy belly. But what do you do after you no longer need the Belly Bandit, but still aren’t back to what you were before…say hello to the “Mother Tucker”: the ultimate tummy sucker. It’s made from a soft seamless knit with a compression center which creates a slimmer silhouette. They have incorporated “muffinology” (the science of slimming ones muffin top) to the bottom 3″ of all of our tanks to show off your shape, not your budge. It reshapes your middle without unsightly creases. It will be available in black and nude in sizes 0 – 14.

I’m sure everyone knows how crazy we are about slings and carriers at Bellani. They are one of our favorite things to talk about (besides nipple, breasfeeding and another mom topic!). We have vascilated back and forth about carrying a Mei Tai for will over three years. Why, the company we really like just had to many fabrics. Can you believe it? We didn’t order a carrier because there were too many choices. I have to say, it is completely overwhelming the first time. There are well over 200 fabrics an 15 different liner choices. Who can choose. But with much perseverance at 5:00 pm tonight, Kelly and I sat down in the BabyHawk booth and placed our first order. We have 10 BabyHawk Mei Tai’s that will be arriving at Bellani in the next few weeks. Very exciting stuff! I can’t wait to have you all try them on.

Cloudb is one our favorite companies to help children sleep. We all know them by the wonderful Sleep Sheep and Twighlight Turtle. Last year they came out with the Gentle Giraffe, which works like the sleep sheep in the fact that it is a plush giraffe and make 4 sounds to sooth your child. It was so popular they came out with a Gentle Giraffe On the Go. So now you will have the choice between the Sleep Sheep on the Go and the Gentle Giraffe.

Clearly, I love car seats. I like studying them, learning more about them, and am truly concerned about the safety of my children when they are riding in a vehicle. I am not a particularly wonderful driver, and earlier in my driving days I was known to get into an accident or two. I think this is where my desire came from. As many of you know Bellani Maternity carries the Maxi Cosi Car Seat line as well as Sunshine Kids. We are proud to also welcome Chicco infant car seats to the family. Chicco makes the fabulous Key Fit 30 that holds a child up until 30 lbs in weight or 33 inches in length, Emilia isn’t even that big yet (she’s 16 months!). What else makes this seat special? There is a full-body insert for newborns 4-11 lbs, so they are truly supported from head through toe. The seat is amazing easy to install, even for someone who isn’t a Car Seat Tech! Also, the Chicco Keyfit’s energy-absorbing EPS foam liner offers additional side-impact protection. This seat will be great for big babies, and for little ones alike. Remember, your baby will be rear-facing until they are at least one, and at least 20 pounds!

Then we were off to Zo-li, this really neat company in California. These people know parents! They created an electric, operating off of two AA Batteries, nail file for babies. We all know how tedious nail-filing can be on the super soft first nails, this takes all the work out of it. There are four removable heads, with a different grit for as the nail gets thicker. There is also a case for the nail file, and a stand to set it up in the nursery. Brilliance, I say!

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