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What’s New on Gugu: April 10, 2019

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I absolutely love finding new products to share with our users. It is too easy to feel “overwhelmed” with all of the new products that hit the market each day. Having just celebrated Gugu Guru’s 4th birthday, our initial little ones aren’t even babies anymore! As your babies grow into toddlers and beyond, don’t hesitate to reach out to us for product help! We LOVE hearing from our users!

For loads of our other ever-changing favorites, please check out our Explore page!

Noggin Wipes: A truly no-mess solution to cradle cap, which affects over 70% of babies before their first birthday. These gently exfoliating wipes are created with an avocado-oil based solution, which continues to moisturize and break up cradle cap well after use. The disposable wipes will begin to work immediately, helping clear away the flaky (and unwanted) irritation.

Target’s Pillowfort Inclusive Line: Pillowfort, Target’s adorable line for kids’ décor, has revolutionized the market for children with sensory sensitivities. They have launched 20 new items, including weighted blankets, floor cushions, and a cocoon seat. Each high-quality product adds something special to this inclusive line. We cannot stop praising this line and Target’s approach to making everyone feel welcome!

Motif Medical’s Luna Breast Pump: Coming this month, The Luna Breast Pump is a great choice for working moms. It is sleek and small on the outside, but strong enough on the inside to help busy moms pump in less time. Plus it’s a ‘closed system,’ which means that your breastmilk will flow directly into the bottle and helps prevent contamination. Check their website for insurance coverage!

Mimish Storage Pouf: I am a sucker for multi-purpose items. Mimish has taken adorable décor and added even more functionality. Ever walk into your little one’s room only to find stuffed animals and toys everywhere? Look no further than this fun line of storage poufs! They will cleverly hide any mess while providing adorable aesthetic to every bedroom.

Edushape Baby Sensory Balls: Edushape’s sensory balls have been around since the late 90’s. There’s a reason why these continue to be a family favorite! We love this new set, which allow baby to explore various textures and colors with easy to grab materials.

 

Like what you see? Check out some other What’s New on Gugu posts:

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What’s New on Gugu: March 27, 2019

What’s New on Gugu: April 3, 2019

Filed Under: Baby Registry, Baby Showers, Breastfeeding, Gift Ideas, Nursery, Nursery Style, Spring Cleaning, Toddlers, What's New on Gugu?! Tagged With: baby essentials, breast pump, breastfeeding, nursery, toddler, toys

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Keeping Your Diaper Bag “Spring Clean”

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It’s a fact, when you’re a mom, you lug around a lot of “stuff”. And every seasoned mom knows that sometimes the “stuff” that you need to carry in your bag can be a bit unsavory (sealed ziplock bag with poopy diaper or a pair of soaking wet, dirty toddler socks, anyone?)  That is why the team at Gugu Guru loves the SmartGear Diaper Bag and the new Weekender Bag from Baby K’tan. 71xhM85VTpL._SX522_ What makes this bag so different and just so genius is that it includes a built-in wetbag with antibacterial lining and water-tight zipper as well as antibacterial pockets that kill germs and odor causing bacteria. 71KZyzexEXL._SX522_-2And – if you didn’t know already – a bevy of pockets is absolutely mandatory to keeping your life organized with a baby.  In our post 7 Tips For A Clutter-Free Life with Kids, Shira Gill suggests creating a diaper bag list “so you can make sure you are stocked up on the essentials before running out the door. Make sure to include healthy snacks, hand sanitizer, lip balm, etc. for your own self care.” The Baby K’tan has you covered here, with a total of 12 functional pockets to store all your essentials and more.

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But we all know that none of this really matters unless the bag is fashionable as well as functional. Baby K’tan gets a big check mark here too with the cute designs (including unisex styles for dad) with over the shoulder and stroller-bar straps included.

Also check out The Weekender Bag from Baby K’tan. It has a total of nine compartments for all your essentials, including a built-in antibacterial wet bag, an extra large insulated pocket to keep food cold and a padded laptop pocket for devices up to 14″. For baby it is outfitted with a matching changing pad with antibacterial lining, a wipes case for easy access wipes pocket and an antimicrobial pacifier pouch.

 

Filed Under: Baby Registry, Bath & Diapering, Chic And On The Go, Dad Style, Diapering, Gear, Gift Ideas, Mom Style, Spring Cleaning, Travel Tagged With: baby, baby essentials, gifts, mom style

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5 Quick Ways to Refresh the Nursery for Spring

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Doesn’t it seem like as soon as Springtime hits, there is a desire to update everything in your house? Call it Spring Cleaning (or maybe nesting?), but everything seems to need to be lightened up, cleaned up, and refreshed for Spring! We rounded up some of our favorite quick and easy ways to refresh your baby’s nursery for Springtime.

Change up the walls: One of our most favorite ways to quickly change up the look of a room is with wall decals, and when it comes to wall decals, we love Urbanwalls! Created and founded by a mom, Urbanwalls is our go-to place for both gorgeous wall decals and removable wallpaper. If you’re an urban dweller and can’t paint the walls of your apartment, removable wallpaper allows you to express yourself creatively and make your space your own without any trouble down the line of re-painting or taking sticky wallpaper down. Their wall decals could easily adorn any room in your house, but when it comes to the nursery there are just way too many adorable choices to choose from. Plus, you can even personalize some of them with your baby’s name – this is a fantastic way to get the nursery ready for baby without painting anything new! Check out all of the nursery decals here!

Add (faux) flowers: It surely isn’t a Spring refresh if you don’t add flowers – but, sometimes flowers can be sensitive for little noses, so we love weaving faux-flowers into a nursery. These Little Sparrow Co floral letters can be customized to match your nursery’s color scheme – and even use succulents or pompoms, too! These also make a sweet addition to your baby’s monthly photos; simply get the letters of their initials and you can snap a photo every month next to the letters to see how big they’ve gotten in comparison.

Get Some Spring Cleaning Done: When the Spring Cleaning bug hits you, you simply want to take the house apart and clean and refresh every little hting – which, of course, isn’t always possible with a baby in tow – which is why we love the Totokan Baby Monitor. Totokan is a portable and water-resistant baby monitor which allows you to worry less and spend more time enjoying family life. It is so easy to use, just download the free app and connect to your camera, and you’re good to go – feel free to Spring clean all over the house and keep an eye on your little one. You can even take it outdoors to do some gardening, as it is compact and drop- and water-resistant. It’s also ideal for on-the-go, as you sync directly to the monitor without relying on a strangers WiFi signal. Feel free to Spring clean your nursery, house, and do a little landscaping while keeping an eye on baby the whole time!

Organize the Clutter: The BBox Diaper Caddy not only adds a lovely light color to the nursery for Spring, but helps majorly with spring cleaning and organizing of all of baby’s changing items. This light and portable change station ensures you have everything you need for diaper changing wherever you are around the house (some moms also use it for nursing supplies!). For all of our urban dwelling parents, it is a great space saver for apartment living and ideal for two-story homes. Also makes a great art caddy or home organizer once your little one is toilet trained. Just pop a tissue box where the wipes box goes. Plus, it is BPA, Phthalates and PVC free.

Change up the blankets: A really quick way to refresh and lighten up a nursery for Spring is change up the baby blankets! Instead of overly warm plaid blankets from winter time, go for light colored thinner blankets for Spring and summer. We love the gorgeous assortment from Little Faces Apparel – you can actually choose between an organic cotton swaddle and a spandex cotton swaddle!

Looking for more ways to get the nursery prepped for Spring? Check out these posts:

  • Spring Cleaning Must Haves
  • Well Home: Humidifiers
  • Say Goodbye to Dirty Rugs!
  • Top 5 Must Have Essentials: Baby’s Nursery

Filed Under: Nursery, Nursery Style, Spring Cleaning Tagged With: decor, nursery

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Staying Cool with Ubbi’s Bath Toys

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In the hottest days of summer, sometimes the only way to cool off is by jumping in the bathtub, right? Since your little ones need bathes year round, however, it’s imperative to find bath toys which not only will hold up and stay clean, but that your little ones love, too. We are excited to tell you all about Ubbi’s variety of bath toys today, especially about their one-of-a-kind structure.

Squeeze ‘n Switch Bath Toys: Ubbi’s Squeeze ‘n Switch Bath Toys  are perfectly sized for those little hands to squeeze and squirt; to open, fill, close and pour; and to mix and match! These colorful and soft sea critters promise unlimited fun squirting outside of the water and bubbling under the water. Twist them open and close for easy cleaning to eliminate potential risk of mold development. These are PVC, BPA and Phthalate free; you can even wash them in your regular dishwasher!

Stack & Splash Bath Toys: Ubbi’s Stack and Splash Bath Toys are designed to enhance creative and imaginative play in the bathtub. Let them splash, float, fill and pour with their new bath time friends. The fun never stops with these colorful shark and dolphin cups, which even stack together for easy storage when bath time ends. These are PVC, BPA and Phthalate free, dishwasher safe, and can even be used outside, or for regular play, too.

Bathe ‘n Switch Bath Toys: Ubbi’s Bathe ‘n Switch Bath Toys are cute creatures designed to ignite your child’s imagination and promote development of hand-eye coordination. Switch up the body and head of the toy and make your own underwater animals with these easy to fit snap pieces. Children can fill, pour, mix, match and pretend with all four soft and colorful sea critters eager to splash and have a fun-filled adventure. As always, these are PVC, BPA and Phthalate free and dishwasher safe.

Bath Toy Draining Bin: With all of these wonderfully fun bath toys, you’re going to need a place to store them! The Bath Toy Draining Bin is designed with ingenuity in mind. This free standing bin allows you to conveniently contain bath toy clutter. Simply scoop the toys out of the tub using the whimsical handles, and place the bin on its base. The large holes in the bin allow for fast drying, and the base collects excess water that can be poured out later. Easy to use and wash, this drying bin makes bath time clean up a breeze.

Thank you to Ubbi for making this sponsored post possible. 

Filed Under: Spring Cleaning, Toddlers Tagged With: bathtime, toys

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Top 5 Must-Have Essentials: Baby’s Nursery

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We know that it can seem overwhelming to register for everything you may need for a baby; so, we’ve broken all the necessities down into your Top 5 Must Haves for every category you may need. Today we’re covering the Top 5 Must-Have Essentials for Baby’s Nursery – don’t forget to add them to your registry! Head to the bottom of the post for a handy checklist you can use to make sure you don’t forget any of these Top 5  Must-Have Essentials for Baby’s Nursery.

Crane Drop Humidifier: A humidifier is an essential item for any space which baby will be spending time and sleeping. The Drop Humidifiers from Crane feature a ultrasonic cool mist which increases moisture in the air for easier breathing and a good night’s sleep; whether it is in your bedroom, the living room, or baby’s room, wherever the family will spend time, or sleep, is a wonderful place to have a Drop Humidifier. It’s so important to have the right amount of humidity in bedrooms, as proper humidity relieves cough, cold, and flu symptoms, as well as nasal congestion, dry cough, sinus irritation, nose bleeds, and dry skin and hair. Furthermore, the clean control antimicrobial material in the base is proven to help reduce mold and bacteria growth up to 99.96%.

Blackout Curtains: Any new parent can tell you that babies sleep better when the room is pitch black; it takes babies a while to “figure out their days and nights,” and blackout curtains at night are an essential for helping baby sleep soundly. We’ve found that basic panel curtains are easy to install, come in a ton of colors, and really help keep the light out so baby can fall and stay asleep.

Baby Care by e–cloth® Safe Home Baby Care: It’s essential to keep a nursery clean and germ-free, but it can be very confusing for new parents to figure out what products to use to clean the nursery. We’re big fans of Baby Care by e–cloth®, because they are an amazing chemical-free way to keep your baby’s room clean. You know that clean smell in most places? The “clean” smell we’re used to are actually dangerous chemicals. 30% of childhood asthma is caused by exposure to chemicals in your home. And it starts with babyhood. The cloth is proven to remove over 99% of bacteria from a hard surface.  These cloths don’t kill bacteria, they collect bacteria from surfaces.  This is another benefit of all of those fibers – they literally scrape the surface clean at a microbial level.  The best part – when you run this cloth under hot water in your sink, all but .01% of that bacteria, dirt, oil and grease is released from the cloth down the sink.  So, there is virtually no transfer back onto clean surfaces. Keep your sweet little one’s nursery clean and toxin free by only cleaning with water. We’re big fans of Baby Care by e–cloth® – these mighty cleaning cloths are gentile, totally safe and remove 99.9% of all bacteria including e-coli and listeria.

Ubbi Diaper Pail: It’s essential to keep baby’s room free from disgusting smells, like diapers! The Ubbi Diaper Pail is made of powder-coated steel to achieve maximum odor control. It is equipped with rubber seals that are strategically designed to lock in odors as well as a sliding lid that minimizes air disruption, keeping the smell inside the pail. Offering a modern and sophisticated twist to a once very industrial product, the sleek Ubbi diaper pail includes a child-proof lock and is available in an array of 13 colors and 5 patterns. All the style and none of the smell — a promising solution for every nursery.

Little Giraffe Baby Blanket: What’s a nursery without a blanket to cuddle baby in? We think baby blankets are an essential for any nursery; even if your baby isn’t sleeping in their crib yet, we highly recommend spending time in the nursery to get them used to their space, and a soft blanket from Little Giraffe is a Must-Have item for your baby’s nursery. Their chenille baby blankets are incredibly soft and perfect for wrapping babies, toddlers, and kids up for a sweet snuggle. The Herringbone blanket pictured above comes in multiple colors and would make a great baby shower gift. However, Little Giraffe has a ton of blankets to choose from – in all different styles and colors – even polka dot and chenille with satin trim. Make sure you like the blanket, too, as many moms sleep with their baby’s blanket so it smells like mama!

Thank you to Ubbi, Crane, Little Giraffe, and E-Cloth for making this sponsored post possible.

 

Filed Under: Essentials, Gift Ideas, Nursery, Nursery Style, Spring Cleaning Tagged With: baby essentials, decor, nursery

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Nursery Essentials: Crane Penguin Adorable Humidifier

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It’s no secret that we think Crane USA Humidifiers are a must-have for any nursery, especially when it comes to a healthy nursery for baby and preventing congestion for tiny noses. Today we’re excited to introduce you to the Crane Penguin Adorable Humidifier, which is a must-have essential for any nursery or child’s room. Featuring award winning, child-friendly animal designs and top rated performance, Crane’s Adorable Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifiers provide up to 24 hours of soothing moisture to help relieve the effects of dryness and congestion, helping you and your Family to breathe easy and sleep through the night peacefully.

Puffington the Penguin is an adorable way to add humidity and wellness to your baby’s room. Did you know that humidifiers are a recommended non-medicated alternative to over the counter cough and cold medicine? The Crane Penguin Adorable Humidifier is the perfect size for any nursery and the removable 1 gallon tank easily fits under most bathroom sinks. Plus, it runs whisper quiet up to 24 hours, so it won’t wake even the fussiest of sleepers. The ultrasonic cool mist increases moisture in the air for easier breathing and a good night’s sleep.

Humidifiers are especially important for Newborns because they are Obligate Nasal Breathers, breathing only through their tiny noses for their first 4 – 6 months. Any congestion can make breathing, feeding, and sleeping incredibly difficult for your little one. Not only that, but many pediatricians recommend the use of a humidifier as a safe, non medicated, all natural alternative to help relieve congestion from the common cold and flu instead of potentially harmful over-the-counter cough and cold medicine. Did you know humidifiers are an ideal choice for relieving the discomforts of nasal congestion, dry itchy skin and hair, chapped lips, nose bleeds, and dry throats?

Crane’s cheerful designs complement any children’s bedroom decor. Not only are Crane humidifiers adorable, but they are easy to use, whisper quiet, and feature Antimicrobial Material in the Base to help reduce mold and bacteria growth by up to 99.96%*. This compact, BPA Free unit uses ultrasonic technology to add humidity to the air, is more efficient than a household light bulb, and includes a built-in auto-shut-off feature that engages when the water tank is empty to ensure safety.

You can find Crane USA on their website, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Thank you to Crane for making this sponsored post possible. 

Filed Under: Baby Registry, Baby Safety Zone, Nutrition and Health, Safety, Sleep, Spring Cleaning, Technology Tagged With: preemie

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Well Home: Crane Humidifiers

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When thinking about Spring Cleaning, we often overlook the most important aspect in the house: the air we breathe. When it comes to keeping a Well Home with babies, it’s significant to keep the air clean and humidified, to prevent tiny nasal passages from getting clogged up. Crane USA Humidifiers are the perfect way to keep the air in your home just the way you want it; with their line of drop humidifiers in a huge variety of colors, you are sure to find a color which matches every room in your house.



The drop humidifiers feature a ultrasonic cool mist which increases moisture in the air for easier breathing and a good night’s sleep; whether it is in your bedroom, the living room, or baby’s room, wherever the family will spend time, or sleep, is a wonderful place to have a Drop Humidifier. It’s so important to have the right amount of humidity in bedrooms, as proper humidity relieves cough, cold, and flu symptoms, as well as nasal congestion, dry cough, sinus irritation, nose bleeds, and dry skin and hair. Furthermore, the clean control antimicrobial material in the base is proven to help reduce mold and bacteria growth up to 99.96%.

Plus, these Crane Drop Humidifiers are super easy to have around! The removable 1 gallon tank easily fits under most bathroom sinks, and they don’t even require a filter. How easy is that?! They run whisper quiet up to 24 hours, providing your house the proper humidity it needs. One Drop Humidifier effectively humidifies small and medium rooms up to 250 square feet, and the auto-Off function activates when water tank is empty. Additionally, these humidifiers are more energy efficient than a household light bulb – up to 45W. There’s simply no reason to not have at least one of these Drop Humidifiers in your house!

The Gugu Guru team loves products which overlap wedding and baby registries, If you’re getting married, the Drop Humidifiers make the perfect wedding gift, as they have a sleek and modern design, a full line of colors to chose from, and most importantly, will keep you healthy year round; plus, if you have any musical instruments which need humidity, Crane has you covered with these easy to use Drop Humidifiers. Any pregnant woman can tell you how important humid air is, as sinus pressure and dry skin are #pregnancyproblems for many women; the Drop Humidifier makes the ultimate baby shower gift, so don’t forget to add it to your registry today.

Use special promo code GUGU17 for $10 off your next Crane purchase! 

Filed Under: Baby Safety Zone, Nursery, Nursery Style, Safety, Spring Cleaning Tagged With: decor, safety

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Spring Cleaning: Tot Squad

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Imagine if there were a company who would take apart your baby gear, clean it all, and reassemble it spick and span, shiny and new…? Well, we are here to tell you, your dreams have come true with Tot Squad! Tot Squad is a mobile service that offers baby gear cleaning, car seat installations and stroller repairs at different retail locations daily in Los Angeles, San Diego, New York City and Washington DC; they also make house calls.

Tot Squad has traversed the globe seeking the best, non-toxic, baby-safe and mom-approved cleaning products around. Their sanitizing, but baby-safe cleaning process uses high powered vacuums, eco-friendly cleaning products from the Honest Company, commercial steamers and lots of elbow grease.  They offer 4 cleaning packages to turn baby gear from dirty to divine. Tot Squad was founded by Jennifer Beall Saxton in 2010.  She was inspired to start a business to help busy Millennial parents looking for work-life balance solutions.

Tot Squad has some Spring Cleaning tips to share with us:

  • If there is something especially dirty or stained with grease, my “go to” is blue Dawn dish soap combined with a lot of elbow grease. I like to scrub with a toothbrush which is thorough, yet gentle.
  • Most fabrics or cloth items should have a tag with the manufacturer’s washing instructions. If it doesn’t have a tag, spot cleaning with a mild detergent is the safest way to proceed. You can also launder many items on your washing machine’s gentle setting and hang them to dry.
  • With items where safety is a factor, I always recommend going to a professional. Taking apart and putting back together a car seat with all those parts and straps can be daunting, for example. The Tot Squad has been my go to cleaning service for every baby item I’ve passed along to friends and family. I also like to have them clean things before I pack them away. This helps prevent stains that show up over time (such as baby spit-up and breast milk) from later popping up.

You can find Tot Squad on their website, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.

 

 

Filed Under: Car Seats, Gear, Spring Cleaning Tagged With: stroller

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Spring Cleaning Baby Must-Haves

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It’s the first week of Spring and we will be honest: we thought it would never come.  Though the “spring forward” time change can be challenging for parents, the sunny longer days to spend outside with your babe are welcome.  Spring is also the season for cleaning, of course.  When you become a parent, you’ll see that the amount of cleaning you have to do is directly proportionate to the age of your baby.  Newborns not so much but by the time your child is a toddler, get ready for sticky finger prints, artwork in every crevice of your home and just general messes.  Don’t be scared though – we are listing some of our favorite Spring Cleaning practical finds here:

Lorena Canals

Lorena Canals Machine Washable Rugs and Cushions

It’s no secret that Gugu Guru loves Lorena Canals‘ gorgeous, eco-friendly and totally MACHINE WASHABLE rugs and cushions.  They’re available in a plethora of styles and colors to complement any decor but our favorite thing about these rugs hands-down is that from sippy cups spills to muddy prints and more, you can just throw Lorena Canals rugs and cushions in the washing machine for a spin and they’ll be good as new.

Lorena Canals products are super versatile for your wedding registry AND your baby registry. Our founder, Monica, explains why here:

Be sure to check out Lorena Canals’s new styles for Spring 2017.

Venta Airwasher

Venta Airwasher 2-in-1 Humidifier & Air Purifier

We’ve talked about how the Venta Airwasher is great for sleep but it is also an essential for all around the year cleaning. The Airwasher humidifies dry room air while simultaneously purifying it by removing dust, pollen, pet dander, and other allergens. Clean air makes not only for better sleep but also a happy, healthy home.

UviCube

UviCube eliminates 99.9% of harmful bacteria on surfaces exposed to UV light so you can conveniently sanitize toys, mobile phones, remote controls, electronics and more.  It also pulls double duty as storage, which is key for keeping an organized home. With the UviCube, you can dry and store baby bottles, pacifiers, cups and utensils in one convenient place.

Molly’s Suds

For baby’s laundry, we are huge fans of Molly’s Suds. Molly’s Suds offers Laundry Powder and other household products that are truly safe for humans. The company uses the purest of ingredients to formulate products without carcinogens or known human toxins.

Ubbi Diaper Pails

Spring Cleaning involves the sense of smell too – you want your home smelling fresh. That can often be no minor feat when you have a little one in your home.  We find that Ubbi Diaper Pails are a preemptive strike against unwanted smells; they’re constructed with powder coated steel and rubber seals to lock odors in.

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Mompreneur Spotlight: Monica Leonard of Molly’s Suds

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Today’s Mompreneur Spotlight is on Monica Leonard, the founder of Molly’s Suds. Molly’s Suds create soaps, detergents, cleaners and more which are all safe for both the environment and your skin and body, both on the outside and inside. Molly’s Suds products are made with earth and plant derived ingredients. If there’s something which needs to be cleaned, Molly’s Suds has a healthy solution for it! 

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GG: How did you decide to launch your business? Tell us a little more about Molly Suds.

ML: We launched Molly’s Suds in 2008, 3 years after the loss of our daughter, Molly. I was a nurse and mom to 3 at the time she was born, and never would have expected a stillbirth. Though I have a faith in God, I wondered why she was not breathing, no life at birth, what did my body do different. As a pediatric nurse, lactation counselor, and mom to 3 other healthy children, I was struggling for answers. After a few months passed, we were pregnant again, and I started doing research about stillbirths. I came across a study that would change the course of our lives forever.

It was my moment… I felt duped by the system, fooled, defeated. I found out the chemicals that we come into contact with every day are not really regulated, alter our endocrine systems, are found in the cord blood of newborns, and are passed on for generations via DNA. It was outrageous. And who knew? No one knew including my obstetrician, coworkers, and family.

I felt like I needed to educate myself more on the chemicals my family and I were being exposed on a daily basis, and see where it took me.

Molly's Suds Starter Pack

I started small by filling a big black trash bag with all of the toxic products we had after researching the ingredients and discovering the negative effects they have on human health.

We were not left with much on the shelves. I started to learn more about ingredient integrity, and talked to people that were on the same quest for safer products. I talked to people in the environmental science, healthcare, alternative medicine, and chemical industries; and I didn’t stop there.

I really talked about it to anyone who would listen; a lot of family and friends thought I was nuts. They believed the products on grocery shelves were all completely safe, and that the household names we all came to know and trust were just fine.

At this point, I had given birth to a healthy baby boy following Molly’s stillbirth, and I was able to find better organic or natural alternatives to use in place of the conventional brands we had been using…except when it came to laundry detergent. It was the only product I could not seem to replace comfortably. We decided to work with an organic facility to help us perfect a product I worked on for a couple years. I ultimately found my audience at farmer’s markets, mom groups, La Leche League, and other similar places, and in late 2008, at a farmer’s market in Buford, GA we sold our first bucket of Molly’s Suds – the rest is history!

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GG: How do you balance work and family?

ML: Work life balance is very important to me. It can be done – we just have to set limits. I’ve had a pretty experienced journey at the game of life, and realize that we don’t get these years back. I’m manufacturing and selling laundry detergent, and so I have to remind myself, it’s not heart surgery. Emails and calls can wait. After work hours, I spend time with my family, which in turn keeps me less stressed and more productive when I am working. I also have an extremely supportive and loving husband, whom I think is the key to my success in our family business.

leonard family

GG: What’s the best part of being a mompreneur?

ML: I love being a mompreneur because nobody can tell me I have to miss a field trip or performance, or find someone to watch my sick child. When I was a nurse, I missed a lot when it came to kids and family, because my shift always had to be covered. So I am thankful for the opportunity to be able to be there when I need to be. It’s hard work owning a company, and after the house winds down, I still may send out a few emails or sit on the patio with my husband to strategize. It’s good for the kids to see me working out of passion, making a difference, and allowing Molly’s little life make the world a better place one wash at a time!

Filed Under: Baby Registry, Baby Safety Zone, Baby Showers, Ecofriendly, Gift Ideas, Safety, Spring Cleaning Tagged With: mompreneur

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