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OC Pregnancy & Beyond Fair 2012

May 7, 2012

Wow, it’s one full day after the OC Pregnancy & Beyond Fair and I still am riding high on the amazing energy that filled the OC Pregnancy & Beyond Fair yesterday. The vision I had started last year to provide pregnant and mothers a day of education and resources grew from a small gathering to [...]

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Granola Babies in Beverly Hills

April 17, 2012

Granola Babies is growing! During the Pregnancy Awareness Event on May 16th at Evolue in Beverly Hills, Granola Babies will also be celebrating our grand opening in Beverly Hills at the same location. I’m so happy to be partnering with our friends at Evolue to provide the mothers and mothers-to-be of Los Angeles area with [...]

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Homeschooling Resources

March 15, 2012

Homeschooling is truly such an amazing journey to be in. As a family, we homeschool for many reasons, but something we also enjoy are the many resources available to homeschooling families. And so in this blog post I’ll gather homeschooling resources – some of my own favorites and some contributed by other homeschooling families. Not [...]

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5 Steps to a Healthy Nursery

July 18, 2011

By guest blogger, Lisa Beres, BBEI, CGBP is author of Just Green It! Simple Swaps to Save the Planet & Your Health and founder of The Healthy Home Dream Team . Taking toxic materials out of the nursery is becoming a top priority for new parents. Creating a green nursery just makes sense since your [...]

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Healing with doTerra Essential Oils

March 29, 2011

At Granola Babies we’re proud to be the first to offer doTerra essential oils here in Orange County, CA. I first learned about doTerra from a dear teacher and friend that introduced me to doTerra and opened the doors for me to do more research, testing and learning about doTerra. I found doTerra essential oils [...]

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Intro to Cloth Diapers

January 12, 2011

WHY CLOTH DIAPER? If you’re just starting your cloth diapering journey, you may be surprised by the degree of passion people feel about their choice to cover their baby’s booty in cloth. If you ask a zealot why you should cloth diaper, they may talk to you for an hour. We’ll try to be more [...]

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Basic Baby Carrier Types

January 12, 2011

Baby slings are carriers used to carry a child. Slings can be used from newborn stage through toddlerhood. The six basic baby sling types are woven wraps, stretchy wraps, ring slings, pouches, mei tais and buckle carriers. A woven wrap is a long piece of fabric used to carry a child in various positions, including [...]

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Should I get a Beco Butterfly II or a Beco Gemini?

December 31, 2010

I’m so confused! Which should I get?!? Beco Gemini (Left) and Beco Butterfly II (Right) If you’re having trouble deciding between the Beco Butterfly II and a Beco Gemini, then you’re in the right place! I help parents just like you each day at my store and have been doing so for years as a [...]

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Top 5 Reasons To Cloth Diaper

December 30, 2010

There are numerous reasons why parents choose to cloth diaper instead of using disposable diapers. Many do because of economics, others for the environment, but these are the top 5 reasons why parents choose cloth over plastic for the baby’s bottom. Savings: At nearly $40 for a package of regular disposable diapers and even more [...]

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Cloth Diapers vs. Costco Diapers

June 4, 2010

Have you ever talked about cloth diapering with a friend, telling her how much she will save and then you hear, “Oh, well…I use Costco (or any other discount large store) diapers, so it’s cheaper for me.” And so many times we think that’s true! At least I did. But, I was pleasantly surprised when [...]

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