July Blog Contest

On the heels of having just announced our June Blog Contest Winner (Congratulations!), we're super excited to announce our July Blog Contest, open to all of our Blog readers who didn't get a chance to win the last time around. This prize is sooooo amazing!!!!



Enter to win a Health Pod Baby Journal!!

Now, if you don't know about this super amazing tool for parents, then let us direct you to this post, where we gush about it's amazing features.

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HOW TO ENTER THE CONTEST
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1.) Reply to this blog post and pick a number between 1, and 200.

2.) In the blog post, leave us your (1) Selected Number and (2) Your Name + E-mail address so we know how to contact you - or e-mail marketing@dearbornbaby.com with how we can contact you if you would prefer not to leave your e-mail address in the blog post. Remember - you DO have to reply to the blog post. (E-mailed enteries don't count)

How we pick a winner:
A random number between 1-200 will be picked on July 31st using Random.org, a random number generator. If a number that is given to us via Random.org isn't picked by a customer, we will redraw a new number until a winning number is found. In the event that 2 people have selected the same number, the person who picked that number first, will be the winner.

Ends July 31st. Open to US + Canadian Residents.

We have a winner!

Here is how we are drawing names for our Blog Contests. We asked you for our June Blog Contest to pick a random number between 1, and 200. Today we asked on Random.org that a random number between 1-200 be given. The number that would be generated, would be the winning number. Easy as pie. Well - it took a few tries - Try # 1, the number that Random.org gave us no one had picked! So we tried, again, and again, and on the 4th try, YIPPEEE! We got a winner. :) We've contacted the winner. If the prize hasn't been claimed by July 9th, we will redraw a new name/number. Our July Blog Contest is being announced shortly!

Health Pod Baby Journal

One of our favourite organizational tools for new parents, the Health Pod Baby, was chosen by Disney editors to be one of their Top Ten Pregnancy Essentials on their Disney Family web site!



{About the Health Pod} Recommended by healthcare professionals and guided by the expertise of doctors, each section of HealthPod Baby guides you to track your child’s most vital health and medical information in a clear and concise format. From prenatal visits to labour and delivery, appointment planning, detailed health records, and family health history, HealthPod Baby helps you track the information needed to assist doctors in making accurate and timely diagnoses and effective treatment decisions.

* Sturdy nylon cover allows for a light-weight product that can beeasily cleaned free of snacks and juice.
* Binder system with zipper allows for customization, expandability and storage.Pages can be replenished providing you with a lifetime product.
* Plastic pockets and card holders ensures materials you receive from your doctor are protected and stored right where they should be—with all of your child’s vital health information.


Available in-store and online at DearBornBaby.com
$59.99 CDN

UP TO 50% OFF!

Save between 20% and 50% on a HUGE selection of Dutailier Gliders and matching Ottomans at Dear-Born Baby! Hurry - it's while quantities last.

Due to the size of the items, this sale is in-store only at our retail location at 72 Doncaster Avenue, Thornhill, Ontario .

New! The Joovy Room²

With over 10 square feet of floor space, the Room² provides your child with almost 50% more living space than traditional playards. The Room² also accommodates all of your existing accessories like play gym mats. The large mesh windows provide a great view so your child does not feel confined.

Additionally, the steel frame is super strong while the exposed aluminum tubing adds an elegant, clean and simple design. The Room² has heavy duty padded floor boards that provide a strong platform, and more importantly, a low center of gravity so the Room² is profoundly stable. All fabric, including the carry bag, is made of the highest quality 600D material and is incredibly durable.

Room2 Playard $229.99 CDN
Available at Dear-Born Baby at 72 Doncaster Avenue, Toronto, ON
Available online on DearBornBaby.com

Road Trip Essentials

Travelling with a baby is possible, and with the weather as gorgeous as it is, we ecourage you to go for a drive out into the country with your wee one, or head up to the cottage. Road trips can be easy + unpainful with the right tools at your fingertips. Here are some items we thought may be helpful and fun for your next road trip!







Links to Products: (From Top to Bottom)

MUSIC
Babies Go...Music Cd's $19.99

SNACKING
Boon Snack Ball, $9.99
Munchkin Snack 'N Serve Cups 3pk $11.99
Thermos Foogo Stainless Steel Food Jar $24.99
My Little Seat Fabric Travel Highchair $39.99

OTHER
Eddie Bauer Rear SunShade $9.99
Kidco Peapod Travel Bed $99.99

A peek inside our amazing store!

We've been voted Toronto's Number One Baby store years running, and as you can see by the pictures below, a lot has to do with the amount of amazing high quality products we offer you, our customers.






Alot of you, our Blog readers, live outside of Toronto, so we wanted to show you what our amazing store looks like on the inside. Our store in Toronto that is filled to the rafters of all of the best names in baby furniture, strollers, car seats, high chairs, gliders, and baby necessities. We've been helping new parents since 1979 find the perfect necessities + cuddle items for babies arrival.

Read below - there is an AMAZING June blog contest that you don't want to miss!

June Blog Contest

CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED! Thanks for entering! Blog contest winner will be announced shortly. Stay tuned for our July Blog Contest

This month it's all about the spa...for your baby! Take a read at this amazing, awesome giveaway that you can win, all by simply replying to this blog post! (Read how to enter, after we tell you what the prize is!)



Win a Spa Baby Tub loaded with spa goodies!*
Prize value is $105.00

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JUNE BLOG PRIZE PACK IS
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{A SPA BABY TUB} (Valued at $40.00) filled with Burts Bees, Baby Bee Shampoo and Wash. (Value $10.00) 3 bath towel set in cream including a large towel, a mid-sized towel and wash cloth all embroidered with a sheep motif, just ready for you to snuggle your warm, clean spa baby out of the bath. (Value $30.00) and a big, cozy frog and lily pad plush toy . (Value $25.00 )
Total Prize Value $105.00

*Baby in the picture although we think is a pretty sweet goodie, isn't included in the prize pack. :)

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HOW TO ENTER
CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED! Thanks for entering! Blog contest winner will be announced shortly. Stay tuned for our July Blog Contest
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1.) Reply to this blog post. This month, you have to pick a number between 1, and 200 and tell us what your pick is. Any number will do. :) There is no right or wrong answer. :)

2.) In the blog post, leave us your e-mail address so we know how to contact you - or e-mail marketing@dearbornbaby.com with how we can contact you if you would prefer not to leave your e-mail address in the blog post. Remember - you DO have to reply to the blog post. (E-mailed enteries don't count) But you CAN e-mail us your contact info if you don't want to display it on our blog.

3.) Tweet about it! As well as replying to the blog post, if you Tweet about it on Twitter, then you get an extra entry! Be sure to @dearbornbaby in your Tweet so we can see it!

Ends June 30th. Open to US + Canadian Residents.

May Blog Contest Winner

Yipeee! Jenine is our May Blog contest winner! :) Stay tuned for our June prize pack that we're going to announce shortly!

Perego Tatamia

JUST ARRIVED!
Peg perego Tatamia High Chair

This super cool high chair for Peg-Perego just arrived and we just had to tell you about it! The new Tatamia High chair is made for babies straight from day one, all the way up to 36 months. Get this - the high chair also is an ultra-compact baby recliner AND swing. That's right. It's a High Chair, Baby Reclined AND Swing, all in one.

Here are some neat facts:
* The high chair can be reclined in 4 positions.
* The 5 point safety strap and anatomic front bar strap retain your child in complete safety.
* Tatamia has 9 different height positions to make it multifunctional.
* Tatamia can be easily folded into a compact unit that requires very little space.
* The cushion cover can be cleaned with a damp cloth.

Price $319.99 CDN
To read more visit www.DearBornBaby.com or also come into our store at 72 Doncaster Avenue in Toronto. To view map, click here.

Modern Nursery

Every so often we like to provide some inspiration for our customers on nursery decor using items found in our store....Pop into our landmark location to see more, or visit us online at www.dearbornbaby.com!

When you come into Dear-Born Baby, one thing that our customers love us for is our Nursery room designs that we have set up. One of our favourites is a modern nursery look, which is SUPER easy to achieve. The term modern changes with time, as modern today, will be much different than modern tomorrow, however the underlying denominator of a modern look we feel is clean lines, and pops of colour.

We love the Oeuf Crib, or a Stokke Crib as a starting point for a room. The natural colour of the Stokke, or the gray of the Oeuf are perfect, perfect, and even more perfect for this look. The nice thing about the look of these cribs is that should you change the look of your nursery for baby # 2 perhaps, these cribs easily blend into other decors as well.

Next, why not pick a soft soothing pallet of light gray, or a neutral for the walls, but pick a fun accent wall for a pop of pure, energizing colour. We love picking colour schemes from something that we adore in a room, and for this room we've gone with an art print from our friends at PennyPeople.com - (You can buy their prints in our store now to save on shipping, or order them online at www.pennypeople.etsy.com)

All of the items shown are available at www.DearBornBaby.com or in-store at our landmark location at 72 Doncaster Avenue, Toronto, ON.

Items Shown:
Nursery Furniture, Storage Tote, Alphabet Print, High Chair,

May Blog Contest!!

Wheee! It's time for another Blog Contest! This month the contest is to win a BOON Prize Pack! Here in Toronto, we're getting the Spring Showers, so what better than some water toys for this month?

PRIZE PACK FOR 1 LUCKY WINER
Boon Bath Scrubbles $14.99, Boon Bath Splat $12.99, Boon Bath Water Bugs $12.99
A total value of $40.00!

HOW TO WIN
(1) Repy to this blog post and tell us what your favourite product is on www.DearBornBaby.com!

(2) Please include (a) Your Name and (b) your e-mail address. If you don't want to include your e-mail address in the post, please e-mail marketing@dearbornbaby.com and let us know what screen name you posted under, and how we can contact you if you win.

That's it! But...if you want to get EXTRA entries, here's how!

TWITTER
If you're on Twitter, Re-Tweet, or Tweet about our giveaway. Let us know that you re-tweeted, and we'll give you a second entry, just for telling others about our giveaway!
http://twitter.com/DearBornBaby

April Blog Contest Winners!

We have our April Blog Contest Winners!
**If you won a prize, please read how to redeem it below. **

Grand Prize Winner of the Valco High Chair, Valued at $149.99
We used Random.org to select a winner from that particular blog post, which gave us a Blog Entry # of 10. (We skipped our replies, as they don't count) And so our winner is...

Sherry C!!!

Sherry wrote: "I love shopping at Dear Born too I bought my 4 year olds tripp trapp chair there which we love. I'm expecting baby #4 any day now and would love a new high chair as the one i one has already seen 3 kids. Please enter me in your contest.”

However, we have MORE winners!

Winner(s) of a Valco Cup Holder, Valued at $19.99
We were giving away 5 Valco Cup Holders, but since we had 6 replies in the Cup Holder Post, just ONE more than we were giving away, we though that we'd up our giveaway to 6 cup holders...so everyone who replied to that Blog Posting WINS! Yippee! Winners are Cate, Alan, Angela, Aida, and Heidi!

HOW TO REDEEM YOUR PRIZE: Reply to this blog posting with the the same screen name that you won under and include the following information (a) Your full name (b) Your E-mail address and (c) Your Shipping Address. This blog posting will NOT be published for the public, it's just a way for you to contact us privately with your personal details. If a winner has not claimed their prize within 1 week, we will redraw for the prize(s) that were not collected.

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Our May Blog Contest will be announced shortly, so be sure to pop back to be enter to win that!

Drum Roll...

We're picking our April Blog Contest Winners, and we're also going to announce our MAY Blog Contest too. So stay tuned! Remember, winners will be posted here, so be sure to check back to see if you won. :)

Storage Solutions

Let's face it, staying organized is pretty hard, especially when we've added a new one to our lives. The key to organization is to have places for things. These storage totes that we offer at Dear-Born Baby are perfect for the nursery, or even in your living room or kitchen. To tidy up the toys, toss them in the bins! Voila! You have tidied up!

Available in-store and online at www.DearBornBaby.com. Click on the links below to see + read more about each product! Skip Hop Bin-Go Large Storage Bin, Carters Canvas Tote, Kidsline Collapsable Tote, Skip Hop Bin-Go Tabletop Organizer

Some New Items on Sale!

Click here to view items on sale! (While quantities last!)

eUpdate List!

If you're not on our eUpdate list, be sure to sign up today by subscribing to our fabulous e-mail list. Join others as they hear about sales + promotions first!

And don't forget about our fun Blog contests this month! (Scroll down to see what we're giving away!)

More prizes for our April Contest!

To add some more fun to our April Blog Contest, we're making it so that not only one person wins, but six! The grand prize is the fabulous Valco High Chair (below) but 5 other blog commenters will win a Valco Universal Cup Holder valued at $19.99.

About the prize: The Valco Universal Cup Holder Fits most stroller frames. It attaches to the frame and allows you to adjust for the best position. Holds bottles, sippy cups and large drinks as well. Keeps beverages from spilling while on the go!

See the post below for rules + details on the contest.

April Blog Contest

It's April, which means it's time for a new blog contest!

Well, this prize is pretty awesome - By replying to any blog post in the month of April, you are automatically entered to win this Astro High Chair by Valco (Retail Value $149.99). It's that easy! (UPDATE! We've added 5 other prizes of valco Universal Cup Holders! 5 other people will be chosen to be winners!)

How to Enter:
(1) Reply to ANY April Blog Post and give us your feedback on what we wrote - Or, reply to this post and let us know what maybe your favourite item is that you found in our store, or online at http://www.dearbornbaby.com/. And lastly, if your shy - you can just say "pick me!". :)
(2) Include your city of residence (Ex. Toronto, Canada after your message)

Why are we doing this contest?
It's pretty simple - We think this is fun! And hey - winning things is always cause for celebration. We also like to hear from our customers, and we want our customers to feel comfortable replying to our blog posts. So check back often, and reply to our blog posts, we love to hear your feedback + comments!

OPEN TO US + CANADIAN RESIDENTS
Winners names will be posted here on the blog at the end of the month and will have 5 days to redeem the prize. If a prize isn't claimed within 5 business days, then we will redraw a new winner. Good luck!

March Blog Contest Winners!

Adrienne, Jess + Mommy - You've all won a Personalized Alphabet Print from our friends at PennyPeople.com! Congratulations!! To claim your prize, e-mail Penny People at info@pennypeople.com and they will provide you with details on how to redeem your print! They also added a new colour of Alphabet print (see the picture!) which is a nice new option as well.

New Clothing Line, Mokopuna

This new line of super sweet baby clothing is something we just had to announce! Mokopuna is a line from New Zealand, and is 100% natural.

FEATURES:
- pure New Zealand
- 100% natural
- silky soft against young skin
- easy care - machine washable
- winter warm and summer cool
- the safe fibre for your baby

Click here to see the Mokopuna line. It is available online at http://www.dearbornbaby.com/ and at our store in Toronto at 72 Doncaster Avenue.

*Scroll down! Remember that you can enter our monthly blog contests by replying to any posts for the month of March.

While you're here...

Are you on Twitter? So are we! Click here to follow us on Twitter. We'd be so honoured!
And don't forget to read below - we have our first ever blog contest that is super easy to enter. Really. It's SUPER easy.

Win an Alphabet Poster!

We know we have wonderful visitors to our Blog as when you come into our store + mention that you saw something that we talked about, we're so delighted! We'd love to have you comment more on our blog, so we're starting a new monthly contest over here at the Dear-Born Baby Blog!

{The details}
Comment on ANY of our March posts, say hello, or even leave feedback on the product. At the end of the month, we'll pick 3 winners to win an 8x10 Personalized Alphabet Print that is super hot right now from our friends over at Penny People Designs. The value of the prize is $15.00 and will be shipped directly to you.

{What you win}
1 8x10 Alphabet Print poster from our friends over at PennyPeople.com. They are giving us THREE to give away and will ship them directly to the winners. How cute would these be in your nursery!? Check out their blog to see photos sent in from their customers - some great nursery decor ideas!

{Why we're doing this?}
We just like contests - hey - who doesn't!? But also, we want our customers to get comfortable commenting on our posts!

We'll post the winners names at the end of the month, and details on how you redeem your prize! And be sure to keep checking back, we'll have a NEW contest starting in April.

Babies first travel bag!

How cute is this!? Kushies My Bag Travel Bags are a must have for the upcoming Spring & Summer months as you plan your vacations away from home. It contains everything your child needs to make your life easier! And we must confess, we wish there was an adult sized version for us Mom + Dads to help us organize OUR stuff!

Available online at Dearbornbaby.com or instore at 72 Doncaster Avenue, Toronto.
Price: $79.99 *



*Although prices posted are accurate at the time of posting, pricing is subject to change. We recommend that you either visit us online, or instore, for the most current pricing on this item.

Colour Fun!

With today's weather being so beautiful we started thinking that Spring may not be far away. With Spring comes colour - and oh-how we miss colour! So for today's post, we were inspired by all things bright, and thought that you may enjoy the colour infusion. At Dear-Born Baby we not only carry the best selection of Nursery Furniture, Strollers, Car Seats and Nursing items, we also carry the sweetest toys around.

PRODUCTS SHOWN
(1) Sassy Earth Brights Simply Natural Rattle $11.99 Click here to view online
(2) Sassy Earth Brights Happy Caterpillar $10.99 Click here to view online
(3) Disney Lumpy Tunes $24.99 Click here to view online
(4) Tinylove Baby Parrot $7.99 Click here to view online

Available at Dear-Born Baby at 72 Doncaster Avenue in Toronto, or online at www.DearBornBaby.com

Cute name, adorable print, amazing car seat!

Coming this March is the Britax Boulevard Click & Safe Cowmooflage Car Seat! Ummm, how cute is this!?

Here are some details about this car seat... (Apart from the name and the fabric being absolutely adorable!)

• Click & Safe Harness Adjuster clicks when the harness straps are snug as an audible aide to help determine when the harness is snugly secure
• Higher Forward-Facing Seat Capacity allows children to remain harnessed up to 65 pounds
• Rear and Forward Facing Recline for child comfort and positioning
• Tangle-Free, Five-Point Harness for a snug and secure fit

Available soon at http://www.dearbornbaby.com/ and instore at Dear-Born Baby, 72 Doncaster Avenue, Toronto.

Bella Bands

We love to feature great things for baby - nursery decor, bouncers, cribs, and strollers - but we thought that today we should address something that will be a nice benefit to Moms. You may have heard of this popular product called the Bella band. When your pants, skirts or shorts aren't fitting just so, slip this little number on over your waistband. Instant hold, instant comfort, instantly smooth.

Click here to view a video on how Bella Bands started by the founder, as well as a helpful video on how the Bella Band works throughout your pregancy, and after!

Available online at http://www.dearbornbaby.com/ or in our store at 72 Doncaster Avenue in Toronto.

Roundup of ... Sitters & Bouncers

Bouncers, or Sitters are something we recommend for new parents. Bouncers cradle your child and transform your baby's smallest movements into a soothing, rocking motion. Sitting cozy and secure your child can sleep, rest, or take part in the things going on around him/her. We thought we'd post some of our favourites for you to see, but of course, we have tons more in store, and on our website at www.DearBornBaby.com.

View all of the sitters/bouncers available online at DearBornBaby.com here, or visit us instore at 72 Doncaster Avenue in Toronto.

Slings

We're in love with slings, and from seeing some of our friends toting around their little ones, we realize we're in good company. For today's post we thought we'd showcase some of our most fabulous, stylish slings - but be sure to visit our store, or online boutique, as there are most certainly many more that we just couldn't fit into this blog post.

Each style of sling have uniquely different looks and features - which will make one of these styles, perfect for you to carry your little one. Click here to view our full collection online at DearBornBaby.com


DR. SEARS ADJUSTABLE SLINGS

(Picture Above) Not only are these slings SUPER stylish, you will be happy to know your baby is cuddled in a Dr. Sears designed Sling that has been thoroughly tested for safety, versatility and comfort. Click here to read more about Dr.Sears and our line of these slings.

BABY BUDDAH


Next is the Baby Buddha line of Slings - don't you just love the name? The Stretchy baby carrier is made from top of the line breathtech fabric designed for Olympic Athletes' track suits and used by top Sporting goods companies. This carrier keeps it shape and keep you warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Click here to view the collection online, there are so many different options for the Baby Buddah, that we're linking you to our Sling collection.

MOBY WRAPS


Next up is the fabulous line of Moby Wraps - The Moby™ Wrap is a wide piece of fabric that is wrapped over both shoulders. It is amazingly comfortable and easy to wear. There are no buckles, snaps or other fasteners. It is easy to adjust the fit of your Moby™ Wrap by varying how tightly you wrap yourself and your baby.

More available online at www.DearBornBaby.com and instore at 72 Doncaster Avenue, in Toronto.

Nursery Design Ideas | Nature

If you're like us, you love to take time in decorating your home, and especially, your babies new bedroom. We have an amazing assortment of sweet decor for your nursery and we thought that we would dedicate some of our upcoming blog posts to creative ideas on how to create a nursery that suits your tastes.

The first theme is a Nature Theme for your nursery! We've worked in some different product lines that work amazingly well together.

We've put two of your major purchases shown in this vignette - a Crib & Glider, mixed in with some super sweet Accessories.

The Mobile is soft and calming, Owls, Raccoons, Birds, Squirrls, and a baby fawn will dance sweetly as your baby sleeps. On the lamp you have two little deer in a grassy meadow, which ties in with the theme of your mobile. The natural look of the Stokke Sleepi crib ties in with your nature theme. We've shown one of our standard gliders in a natural tone here, but a dark brown or green will be abaoslutely perfect as well, and only make your room pop that much more!



For room colours, you have a wonderful array of options in our opinion, really, any natural tone will compliment your nature theme. From browns, to greens, and even white, all will work well in your room.

Products Shown in the Nature Theme Nursery
Stokke Sleepi Crib (not available online, please see store for details),
Lamp: Kidsline Lamp & Shade "Willow" $59.99
Mobile: Lambs & Ivy Mobile "Enchanted Forest"$69.99
Glider: Assorted Gliders

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Tripp Trapp Convertible Chair

Stokke's Tripp Trapp Convertible Chair was featured in this weekends edition of the Toronto Star! It's a fabulous high chair and with it's mention, we wanted to post some more details about this award winning high chair for you, our savvy shoppers!

- Adjust to be used when a child is ready to sit on his own (around 6 months) through adulthood.
- Seat and footrest are adjustable to the size of your child.
- Ergonomically designed to provide stability, comfort and confidence.
- Made of cultivated beechwood, providing strong, solid and durable product.
- Meets US and international safety standards.
- Five-point safety harness.
- JPMA certified.
- Holds up to 300 Lbs.
- 7-year warranty on all wooden components.
- H 31” x D 19.25” x W 18”

See more colours that are available online at DearBornBaby.com or in our store.

Babies first flat screen TV

If you're looking for a Baby Monitor for your upcoming arrival, or simply, just to upgrade, this Monitor may just make you swoon. Let us introduce you to the Summer Day and Night Color Flat Screen Monitor available at Dear-Born Baby.

A little bit of background to monitors....When you hear a sound, we wonder if we should go into the nursery to check on our baby - our little one could simply be stirring in their sleep, and by going in, we risk waking a perfectly sound child who was just getting comfy. The beauty of this monitor is that when we hear a sound, we can look at the monitor to see if the baby was ok first. We have 2 senses now - sound AND sight.

So why do we love this? First of all - it's a flat screen monitor. How neat is that!? The other "wow" feature is that the image on the screen is colour. Full, wonderful colour. And at night, when the colour from the rooms fades into the night, and you have a dark room with a baby sleeping - the screen has night vision so you see your little one even in a pitch black room. You always have eyes on your baby. Lastly - it's wireless. It keeps getting better doesn't it? Have your Monitor mounted in the kitchen under your cabinets, in your living room beside the couch.

Available at Dear-Born Baby in-store and online at http://www.dearbornbaby.com/
Available here
Cost: $249.99

*Disclaimer - Prices at the time of posting are accurate, however prices are subject to change, and we recommend that you view the link to the product for the most accurate up to date pricing.

At Dear-Born Baby, we know that there are so many choices on the market for items like strollers, car seats, and even diaper bags! We're launching a new series of eUpdates that will focus on major items where the choices sometimes seem endless. Our goal is to help you understand the differences between every item, so that you can find something that is perfect - just for you. If you have any suggestions for upcoming "Let us help you find" updates, we'd love to hear your thoughts!
Click here to see our first edition on finding the perfect Stroller!

2009 Uppa Baby Stroller

They've arrived!!

The new, 2009 Uppa Baby Vista Strollers are now here! Part sports car. Part super-utility vehicle, the Uppa Baby Vista is one amazing stroller. UPPAbaby blends the best of everything into one impressive piece of equipment. We love the look, the functionality, and oh the colours. We're pretty sure you'll love this stroller as well!

Some neat features of this stroller:
* Includes both bassinet and seat—completely interchangeable and requires no fabric swapping
* Bassinets fully lined with organic soybean fiber and cotton
* High performance extra wide aluminum spoke wheels
* Convenient zip-in weather shield and mesh bug/sun shield included

WATCH VIDEO FROM UPPA BABY: Click here

Price: $799.99
Available online at: DearBornBaby.com and in-store at our retail location at 72 Doncaster Avenue, Toronto, ON

*Although prices are accurate at the time of posting, prices are subject to change and we recommend that our customers visit our online, or retail store for the most up to date pricing.

Sophie the Giraffe

If you haven't met Sophie the Giraffe yet, we are so excited that we can introduce you to her! Sophie has been around since 1961, and is one of our favourite little items - both a toy, and teether, Sophie is safe to chew on, and not to mention, pretty darn cute.

Made in the French Alps with natural rubber and non-toxic paint, Sophie has been safely cuddled and chewed for over 40 years. ‘Sophie’ is make in natural rubber (phthalate-free) and is soft, light, and easy to grasp and fits perfectly into little hands.

We just adore not only the fact that it's safe to chew and perfect for babies - but the retro look brings us back to memories of our childhood. :)

Available in-store at Dear-Born Baby or online at
DearBornBaby.com
Price $19.99*

Although the prices listed are accurate at the time of our blog posting, prices are subject to change and we recommend to our customers that they check our website, or visit us in-store for the mos accurate up-to date prices.

The HiLo Chair

We love the HiLo chair and just had to post about it to our Dear-Born Baby followers. Designed by Canadian Parents, Patrice Guillermin and Genevieve Grenier, the chair is unique, stylish as well as functional: safe, easy to clean, and simple to adjust. When your bundle of joy gets older, simply flip the seat atop its sturdy wooden legs and, voila, you go from a high chair to a lower one that older children can push up to the table.Thus the HiLo can be utilized from 6 mos to 6 years.

Available in-store at Dear-Born Baby
or online at DearBornBaby.com
Price* $299.99

*Prices listed at the time of posting are accurate, however may differ at a later date. We encourage our customers to visit our website to view the most current pricing on an item.

Inflatable Nursing Pillow!

Available online at: DearBornBaby.com

We adore the Gr8x Inflatable Nursing pillow for so many reasons. The pillow are helpful for our new Mums (we'll explain why below) and secondly, the actual look of the pillow is so trendy in design.

Why we love it: The compact pillow allows you to comfortably feed baby without the need to take bulky feeding pillows with you. There is no inflating the pillow by air - The pillow self inflates, and has an easy-open valve that allows pillow to deflate as you roll it up for storage. When you're done, pop it in it's matching carrying bag.

Available online at DearBornBaby.com here or in store.
Price: $39.99 CDN

Look what "strolled" into Dear-Born Baby

You must check out the newest addition to the collection of fabulous strollers that we carry at Dear-Born Baby. Straight from New Zeland, "Phil & Ted's" strollers are high quality and absolutely stunning. Click here to see the Phil & Ted Collection at Dear-Born Baby.

OMNITV Babytime Show at Dear-Born Baby

For the Trendy Mommy

For the style concious Mommy, our Giraffe Diaper Bag will surely match with your style. The OiOi Giraffe Tote comes in Black, and brown and is trimmed in antique nickel hardware.

{About OiOi Bags}
OiOi Baby bags are stylish, innovative and practical bags known for their superb quality and reliability. The bags are loved for their spectacular designs, vibrant fabrics, and functional styles

Please visit DearBornBaby.com to read more about this stylish bag

info@dearbornbaby.com
www.DearBornBaby.com
72 Doncaster Avenue, Thornhill, Ontario
905-881-3334

Babytime Show 2008

We had a wonderful time at the 2008 Fall Babytime Show! We met some wonderful new customers.
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Be sure to visit www.DearBornBaby.com to see our amazing online store, or visit our Toronto location at 72 Doncaster Avenue, Thornhill, Ontario
P: 905-881-3334
E: info@dearbornbaby.com

We're Hiring

We’re hiring BABY ASSOCIATES!
Love kids? Looking for a part-time job?

If you are energetic, friendly and customer-focused,
then Dear-Born Baby is the right place for you!

We offer: ● Competitive wages ● Employee discount ● Flexible hours ● Fun, team-oriented work environment
Drop your resume at our Customer Service Desk or email info@dearbornbaby.com

Today's Parent Toronto

Check out Dear-Born's write up below, published in Today's Parent Toronto August issue!

Visit the GTA's favourite Specialty Baby Store!

Your one-stop baby shopping experience…

Buying for a new baby? Dear-Born Baby in Thornhill is the place to be. You will find everything you are looking for, plus all the new must-have items for today’s savvy parents. Dear-Born Baby features a bright and clean environment, well-stocked shelves, a vast selection of products and services; and a warm and knowledgeable staff.

Dear-Born Baby prides itself on quality merchandise and is even home to exclusive furniture collections. Create the picture-perfect nursery you’ve always dreamed of with an amazing range of cradles, cribs, changers, gliders, linens and accessories. You will find everything to give your room that final touch. Wondering what the perfect stroller is for your lifestyle? The proficient Dear-Born team can tell you the ins and outs of each brand and assist you in selecting the best stroller to meet your needs. Want the safest car seat to protect your little one? Dear-Born Baby only carries car seats that meet Transport Canada’s strict requirements. You may also opt to have one of Dear-Born Baby’s Certified Car Seat Technicians install your car seat to ensure its safety. Remember: eighty percent of car seats are installed incorrectly and a seat is only safe when it is installed properly.

Next you will need to consider high chairs, play pens, bouncers and carriers. With many models and brands to choose from, you will find the perfect products to fit your lifestyle. Dear-Born Baby also offers a vast array of baby clothing and layette, nursing wear and accessories, feeding products, safety equipment, toys, and more!

The staff at Dear-Born Baby not only enjoy working with new parents, they also have the knowledge and experience to guide them in selecting the right products. Shopping for a new baby can feel a little overwhelming and you can feel comfortable talking to the staff and having your questions answered.
The great products are not where the Dear-Born Baby experience ends. The computerized baby gift registry service, complete with the assistance of a Registry Consultant, makes selecting the perfect items for your baby shower a breeze. If you need your stroller serviced or repaired, Dear-Born Baby’s Repair Centre can take care of any job – big or small. They also do furniture repairs and touch-ups, product assembly, and arrange delivery to anywhere in the GTA.

With 28 years of providing for new moms and dads, Dear-Born Baby is ready to serve the next generation of new parents. It is still the one place to find all the latest and greatest products to make parenting convenient, rewarding and enjoyable.

Conveniently located @
72 Doncaster Avenue, Thornhill
(one set of lights north off Steeles, east off Yonge St)
(905)881-3334
www.dearbornbaby.com

NEW! Pediped Shoes

New at Dear-Born Baby!

Pediped footwear is designed to be ‘the next best thing to bare feet’. These shoes allow children’s feet to develop naturally and provide optimal support and protection during the developmental stages of babies’ feet – from the initial crawl to the first steps and beyond.

Recommended by Podiatrists Pediped footwear combine comfort, quality and style into a shoe that is podiatrist-recommended.

15 Styles to select from, for both boys & girls
$39.99

NEW! Seventh Generation Enviromentally Friendly

NEW AT DEAR-BORN BABY!
Seventh Generation Enviromentally Friendly Diapers, Laundry Detergent & Wipes

From chlorine free diapers and wipes to specially formulated Baby Laundry Detergent , Seventh Generation provides you with products you can trust. Most diapers and wipes are made with materials that have been whitened with chlorine. But these whiter materials come with unpleasant consequences.

Seventh Generation Baby is a line of baby products that are better for babies and the earth they will inherit, and that perform as well as traditional brands. Now you can safeguard the health of your little ones and the world they crawl on – without sacrificing performance.

Features & Benefits

• Totally chlorine free absorbent materials – do not contribute to dioxin pollution


• Soft, cloth-like comfortPremium absorbency


• Hypo-allergenic


• Super-stretchy resealable closure tabs


• Close-fitting thin diaper


• Super-stretchy leg gathers


• No latex, fragrance, or TBT (tributyl tin)

Diapers
Size 1: 8-14 lbs., 56 diapers ($19.99)
Size 2: 12-18 lbs., 48 diapers ($19.99)
Size 3: 16-28 lbs., 40 diapers ($19.99)

Baby Wipes
80 count Refillable Tub ($7.99)
80 count Refill Pack ($7.49)
40 count Travel Pack ($4.99)

Liquid Laundry
50 oz. 16 loads ($9.99)

Come into Dear-Born Baby to see these new items!

NEW! Babylicious Bedding

We absolutely love Babylicious' fun, hip designs. Known for their hip baby-gear such as bibs, blankets, and other fun accessories, we're excited that their new beddings collections have arrived at the store!

Some of the new prints are featured below!

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"Happy Collection"
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"Groovy Blue"

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"Groovy Pink"
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Come in to check out the new modern, fresh prints at Dear-Born Baby!

Medela Breast Pump Rental

Now available at Dear-Born Baby is the Medela, Symphony Breast Pump rental.

Rental Pricing
$4.00 per Day
$28.00 per week
$112.00 per month

Please contact Dear-Born Baby and speak to a customer service representative to receive more details about this fabulous new service we're offering.
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Comments About Our Breast Pump Rental:

The Medela Symphony Breast Pump is a multi-user, hospital-grade breastpump.

When renting the pump, each user must purchase a pumping kit which contains the tubing, breast shields and bottles. Each kit also has a protective membrane component that allows the pump to provide suction without breastmilk ever interacting with the mechanism of the pump. The kit is yours to keep and reuse whenever needed. The surface of thepump itself is cleaned with antimicrobial sanitizer when it is returnedby eachuser. The rental rate is $4 per day or $28 per week. Pumping kits are $24.99 fora single side or $49.99 for the double kit. Pumps such as the Pump in Style, Swing or other electric pumps are single-userproducts with no barrier to prevent breastmilk from reaching the pumpmechanism. For that reason, pumps such as these should only ever be used by one individual and never rented, borrowed or purchased second-hand (even if used only once!).
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ABOUT THE MEDELA SYMPHONY BREAST PUMP
Medela is the leading breastpump name in hospitals and with breastfeeding experts. Proven to reduce pumping time Symphony is Medela’s latest innovation in hospital-grade electric double pumps. With breakthrough 2-Phase Expression® pumping, Symphony is proven to reduce pumping time through faster let-down and milk flow. Symphony implements the results of extensive research on electric breastpumps initiated by Medela® and conducted by internationally renowned lactation researcher Peter Hartmann, Ph.D.

More efficient than ever—automatic or manual switch to expression mode for individual performance.
Adaptable for the future—a program card supplies the necessary information for 2-Phase expression pumping; alternate cards may be released in the future.
Clear & concise information—LCD display indicates the pumping mode, vacuum level, battery status and other handling and service information.
One-knob comfort control—one knob combines vacuum level and the number of cycles per minute in the expression mode.
Single or double pumping—switch between single and double pumping simply by applying or removing the second Collection Kit to the breast .

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Available at Dear-Born Baby
905-881-3334 or e-mail at info@dearbornbaby.com

Nursery Collection at an unbelieveable price!

Dear-Born Torino Collection (Pictured Above)
Convertible Crib, Combo Dresser and Mattress
Available in Cherry or White

Regular Price: $1129.99

Now: $699.99

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These sale prices subject to change. Limited quantities, in-stock only (no special orders)

NEW! Mutsy 4 Rider Strollers!

The 4Rider features Mutsy's signature profile with a contemporary minimalist look. The modern single spoke wheels have pneumatic tyres for an edgy look that is also maximally comfortable for baby. The car seat adaptor and Fun Seat are available separately. All components can be easily interchanged onto the 4Rider frame.

$929.99 Available at Dear-Born Baby!

Have you met Sophie the Giraffe?

Sophie is a teething toy that has been so popular, we've been sold out for some time! We're excited to announce that Sophie is now back in stock!

Born in 1961, her success is legendary in France. Made in the French Alps with natural rubber and non-toxic paint, Sophie has been safely cuddled and chewed for over 40 years! The famous giraffe ‘Sophie’, in natural rubber (phthalate-free) is soft, light, and easy to grasp and fits perfectly into little hands. Sophie is loveable and amusing. She even makes a happy sound when squeezed. Babies especially love her bumpy head to soothe their teething gums.

$19.99, Available in-store!