Now there’s an alternative. We were lucky enough to be asked to review a rinse-free shampoo from oopsy daisy! It was developed by a mom who appropriately called it their High Chair Hair Care Rinse Free Shampoo.

Our son Jack is out of the stage of putting food in his hair, so trying this out required a fun experiment. I actually put peanut butter in his hair. As directed, I wiped away the excess food (it was a blob) and then started with their three easy steps: apply foam, lather and wipe away! Just make sure you are generous with the shampoo. You can check out the how-to video on their website to see how it works.

The result…It worked and I have to say that peanut butter is a good test, since it’s very sticky. The Orange, Vanilla, Lavendar scent made his hair smell great too, much better than going the rest of the day with sticky, peanut butter smelling hair.

Giving back: oopsy daisy! will be donating a portion of their proceeds to the Susan G. Komen Foundation and will add a pink ribbon to their bottles during the month of October.

“Who Knew?” is a new Baby Blog Addict column that will mostly be based on my own crazy experiences and discoveries during pregnancy and motherhood. It’ll touch on the things you don’t always find in the books, but you probably should. I’ve often thought, “How am I supposed to just know that?” That’s how this column,”Who Knew?” came to be.

Along with my own experiences, I’ll also share stories that I hear from my mommy friends or that I find while blog hopping. You can participate too. Feel free to submit your own “Who Knew?” experiences to share with the Baby Blog Addict community.

My first experience was with different size bottle nipples. Who knew there were different size nipples for baby bottles?

I don’t even remember how old my son was when I was walking through Babies ‘R Us and came across different Dr. Brown’s nipple sizes. I got this nervous feeling in my stomach, because I had no clue that there were different levels. Who Knew?

For all of you who are preggo and doing your baby registry or a new mom using Dr. Browns bottles, here’s what’s available:

Level 1 Nipple – for feeding newborns; comes with the bottle
Level 2 – three months +
Level 3 – six months +
Level 4 – also six months +
Y-cut – Faster flow for thicker liquids
Preemie Nipple – for feeding preemies

So, now you know.

The National Toxicology Program said in a recent draft report that there is “some concern” that bisphenol A can cause changes in behavior and the brain, as well as reduce survival and birthweight in fetuses. It drew its conclusions from animal studies.

Toys ‘R’ Us announced today that it will phase out bottles and other “baby feeding products” containing BPA by the end of the year.

Stanford University pediatrician Alan Greene, author of Raising Baby Green, encourages parents to reduce their children’s exposure to BPA. “I wouldn’t use it for my children,” says Greene, a father of four.

Greene says parents can avoid BPA by choosing glass bottles or shunning plastics labeled with a number 7 recycling code. Some bottles, such as BornFree, Medela and Adiri, are now marketed as BPA-free. Greene notes that BPA is found in a number of products, including the linings of formula cans. Because BPA may be less likely to leach into dry products, powdered formula could be a safer choice than liquid, he says.

BumpyName Orbit Labels are a great solution for labeling bottles, sippy cups, snack containers and other drink containers. I haven’t used them yet, but I’ve heard a lot of great things about them from other moms. They are non-adhesive, so you can use them to tag different items, but if you want to keep them on the same cups and containers all the time, they are also dishwasher and microwave safe.

$12.95 will get you four custom labels and you can get a four pack of two-line custom labels for just $1 more. The two-line labels are also great to list a food allergy below the child’s name as a reminder to child care providers.

My favorite is to adapt dishes to child-friendly shapes and sizes. I think that has been one of our most successful ways to get Jack to eat things he would not touch otherwise.

More on picky eaters tomorrow…

You may want to skip over the high chair when you are registering. Instead, check out the infant to toddler feeding seat from The First Years. It’s much more compact, it’s portable and it grows with your child, so instead of buying a high chair and a booster seat (and later storing both in the attic), you can just get the smaller feeding seat from the get-go.

We went the route of the high chair and booster seat and it worked for us the way our kitchen and dining room were set up, but I can easily see how skipping the high chair altogether could be a better option for some. What do you think?

She says… “My husband’s coworkers are always hosting what I like to call “driveway” parties, and expect everyone (even those with little ones) to attend. The problem is that the parties are never kid friendly. They’ve planned another party, so I would like to provide some kid-friendly foods for the toddlers to enjoy. I mean, do they really expect a two year old to eat ribs and stuffed jalapenos? Does anyone have suggestions for great party food for toddlers? Also, any ideas for keeping them entertained and out of the street would be appreciated.”

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