Hey there! How was your weekend? We’ve had a fabulous couple of days with family and I don’t think any of us are quite ready to go back to reality.
I’ll be posting the Crystal B and Imaginisce winners later today.
I’ll also be guest posting over at Skip to My Lou later today as part of Cindy’s Teacher Appreciation series. My post isn’t up yet, so I can’t link you, but I promise to post the project here tomorrow as well.
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Have any of you ever been cursed blessed with a kid that screamed for, oh, the first 18 months of his life?
I have. This one:
In fact, the only time he quit screaming was when he was strapped to my body like this:
That worked out OK most of the time, except when I needed to do stuff. You know, stuff like “sit down”, “drive a car”, or maybe even “sleep at night”.
Now I obviously don’t know, but I wonder if something like the Woombie would have helped…
Woombie was started a few years ago by Karen Barski. Karen’s an RN, but also a mom who had a kid who wouldn’t sleep. She says:
We needed to keep our daughter Bella safe and comfortable. Getting up every 2 hours during the night can be draining for not only mom, but everyone in the house- both emotionally and physically. I sought after different products that would work for the baby and myself on a few different levels. First, to swaddle the baby for her safety and comfort, to both prevent her from scratching herself and also prevent the Startle Reflex. It needed to be comfortable and to stay put! Velcro almost always detaches as baby stretches during the night, and blankets unravel and may overheat baby, or end up over the baby’s face contributing to SIDS. I needed something that would stay intact and snug, but at the same time, allow the baby to stretch out if she needed to, where the fabric would then automatically re-conform to a snug cocoon-like or peanut shape afterwards. After searching every store and website for a product that would “stay put”, on went my creative hat. I sewed and sewed until Bella was “contained” with a gentleness. No “arms pinned to the side swaddle”, a stretchy but effective peanut, which was ergonomical to her shoulder, waist and hip curves.
And so, the Woombie was born.
Karen’s original idea has been expanded to include several more options, like the convertible Woombie. This allows you to leave baby’s arms free.
Do you need baby’s legs free instead so you can buckle him into a swing? Check out the Leggies Woombie.
There’s a convertible Leggies option as well.
So, what’s in it for you?
First of all, the nice folks at Woombie are offering ALL of you 10% off using code “SweetDreams” through May 5th.
Second of all, Woombie is giving one luck Crap I’ve Made reader their very own Woombie Donut (a $70 value!).
The donut comes in 3 colors and is great for newborns as well as babies up to 36 months.
TO ENTER:
Head on over to Woombie. Have a look around. Come back and leave a comment ON THIS POST saying what your favorite Woombie product is.
Want some more entries?
Like Woombie on Facebook. Come back and leave a comment on this post saying that you did.
Leave a comment telling me the craziest thing you’ve ever done in an attempt to get your baby to sleep.
Giveaway runs through Saturday April 30th whenever I roll out of bed and shut down the comments. 
YOU MUST LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY! ALL COMMENTS MUST BE ON THE BLOG, NOT ON FACEBOOK OR IN REPLY TO YOUR EMAIL SUBSCRIPTION!
I love the Woombie dougnut!
I would love to win a woombie convertible.
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I liked woombie on facebook
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I could use the convertible leggie woombie. That is a serious mouthful.
I would love the green donut!!
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I'd love to win the Winter Woombie for my sister who is due in December.
I think that the winter woombie would be perfect for my bundle on the way.
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My favorite product would be the Original Woombie. My sister has a new baby that could use one of these!
And the craziest thing I've ever done is driving my baby to sleep and then leaving her asleep in her car seat in her bed. Desperate times call for desperate measures!
Ooh…legs woombie…
I love the woombie! I've been trying to think of ways to make my own for my preggo sister
I could use the legs woombie.
The craziest thing I've done is put my baby strapped in the car seat on top of the dryer. The sound and warmth eventually did the trick…yikes! The newborn phase is a tricky one!
I liked Woombie on FB!
The craziest thing I've done to get my babies to sleep was spending the whole night driving around just to hear them sleep and not cry.
I like Woombie on fb!
I love the winter woombie. I am due in November and i think it would be great for the long winter.
I am having my second baby in July after 12 years! And since I live in Wisconsin…I would love to have the Winter Fleece Woombie, it gets darn cold at night!
I love the ballet pink ruffle woombie
I would love the convertible leggies woombie. Due in October and would love a solution to the newborn sleeping troubles.
Love the Donut! Looks super Soft and cozy!
Well we already have a Woombie and are using it with our 3 month old. And I LOVE IT! So the original Woombie in Raspberry is my favorite product!
I already like Woombie on Facebook!
And the craziest thing that I've done was to hold my baby literally 24 hours a day. My son was a bad sleeper, still is really, and I had to sit and hold him all the time! Maybe life would have been better with a Woombie!
I could have used this for Madeline. Will is pretty much the best baby on the planet and will sleep anywhere. (Thank you God, Thank you God, Thank you God!) BUT! I would love that donut! That looks like a handy thing to have around!
Wow! I love their stuff… I think I would have to have the donut for sure!
i like the The Summer Woombie. [email protected]
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i let her sleep in her carseat for months cause I couldn't get her to sleep anywhere else. [email protected]
I love the woombie dounut!
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I really like the convertible Leggies. I think that would be awesome for time in the carseat!
My little girl slept in her swing for MONTHS!
I love the cloud blue original Woombie! [email protected]
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I like the convertible woombie, but the donut is pretty fabulous, too!
The craziest things I've had to do aren't really all that crazy. Noise machine, vibrating recliner… Good times.
I would love a woombie donut!!
I'd love a convertible woombie or the woombie donut!
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I've walked back and forth across my house holding my baby for up to an hour to get her to sleep!
I would love the green donut pilloe!
I liked Woombie on fb!
I have sung every song I could think of, rocked for hours, gone for walks in the stroller, you name it, we've probably tried it with this munchkin!!!!
I don't have any babies anymore but what an awesome thing! My son was EXACTLY like yours. He literally had to be touched 24/7. He would even open one eye while sleeping and look. If you were next to him but not physically touching him his screaming alarm would go off. Driving was a nightmare.
I would love to give any of these to my sister in law, prego right now. The original woobie looks like a keeper!
The craziest thing I ever did for a sleeping child? Really, it wasn't to get him to sleep…it was totally for me. After trying to get pregnant for 8 1/2 years we finally became parents and I didn't let him out of my arms. Seriously. For 8 months. I slept with him on me, propped myself up in my bed, and didn't let him out of my arms. Crazy!
I would love the convertible woombie. We gave up on swaddling after realizing that our daughter is capable of destroying even the tightest swaddle!
Love the keylime one! Althought if I found out I'm having a girl, then I would want the ballet pink ruffles one. Too cute!
The craziest thing I've ever done to get the baby girl to sleep is to stand the bathroom in the dark with the shower running, while I rocked and bounced her and we both cried. Glad that's over!
The craziest thing I have ever done to get my kids to STAY asleep: as soon as one of my twins made a peep, I would rush in to nurse him before he could wake up his brother, because if they were both awake in the middle of the night at the same time, it would take hours to get them both back to sleep!
My favorite is the Green Giraffe Mo'Mo Blankie
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I like Woombie on Facebook (Danielle Knapp)
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I haven't had my baby yet, but with my niece they used to have to stand either in the bathroom with the fan running or by the stove with the exhaust fan running to get her to sleep.
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The woombie products all look amazing, but my favorite is probably the convertible woombie.
I have not had my baby yet, so I don't have any personal crazy stories about getting a baby to sleep. However, the strangest thing I've heard of was the sleeping habits of my former boss's first daughter. If she fussed, they would play the Rolling Stones very loudly and then she would sleep.
I love the woombie donut. It would be perfect because we're expecting our first in October!
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Mine is definitely the original – with the ruffles!!! I'm definitely a momma to girls
I SOOO had a baby like this and it seems this woombie might have worked wonders. Maybe with the next one!
So hard to decide… I love the variety of colors the original comes in, but my favorite product is probably the donut.
I love the woombie donut! We're expecting our second child in November and this would be a great alternative to making a pallet on the floor!
I really never had to do anything to get my son to sleep. He was such a great baby and slept through the night since he was about 3 months old. I'm hoping our next baby will be just as easy..knock on wood!
The Woombie Donut LOOKS THE BEST!!!
My favorite would be the convertible leggies woombie.
The craziest thing we've done is just walk around swinging the car seat. May not be too CRAZY, but it sure was a good workout for my arms.
i like the convertible woombie
The Woombie donut looks amazing!!!! Loving it and the minky fabric all over it!
I like the convertible woobie because my first baby never has liked her arms in anything, and the donut!
I'm due in just a few weeks, and would love, love, love to try the woombie! So much better than swaddling with a blanket. I like the fresh pineapple color. Thanks for the giveaway, hope to win
I love the Convertible Woombie. My son sometimes like his arms swaddled, but sometimes not, so the convertible would be amazing!
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I "Like" Woombie on Facebook!
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The winter woombie looks great!
The original woombie! My daughter had to be swaddled to sleep until she was 9 months old, this would have been a lifesaver!
The donut is my favorite thing. It is like a small portable bed, changing pad, and a soft place to set the child down with out worrying that they are going to roll off.
I "like" woombie on facebook!
The original woombie is my favorite – brilliant idea!
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I'll have to update you on my craziest thing in 6 weeks or so when my firstborn is expected.
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Craziest thing would probably be climbing in the crib with my daughter and laying next to her until she fell asleep, then ever so slowly lifting myself up over the front railing, teetering there for a while until my legs were numb and then eventually crawling out of her room very, very, quietly.
I'm loving the woombie convertible!
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My son was up all night one night and I read babies were soothed by the sound of a vacuum cleaner so I sat the vacuum cleaner upright by his crib and let it run the whole time he slept. Which worked great cause it was running for almost 3 hours!
I love just the regular old woombie and am excited for the discount code!
I am IN LOVE with the original Woombie!
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I love the Mo-Mo blanket in giraffe. And the doughnut. (It reminds me of my boy's pillow pets.
I "like" Woombie on facebook.
I had the hardest time getting my second to sleep. He spent a week in the NICU getting hourly blood draws and was super sensitive to noise and light. He hated sleeping at night. When he got tired it was the worst he scream if he couldn't pull on my hair and at the same time try to shove me away with his little feet. He could only fall asleep with me holding him (Daddy smelled wrong) and a fist full of hair.
Tired of having my hair pulled all the time I chopped 12 inches off to donate it to locks for love. I kept one orthodontic band size lock for him. When he was going to fall asleep I'd place it in his hand and "snuggle" him in the middle of our bed with my legs hanging off. When he was asleep, I'd wiggle out of my dirty shirt and leave it on the bed with him. I went through way more laundry but sometimes he'd nap for longer then 20 minutes so it was worth it.
I love the Woombie doughnut…. mostly because I love doughtnuts. but also because I have one-month old and I want more sleep!
And I facebook Liked Woombie too!
I love the woombie doughnut!!!! It goes up to 36 months. nice!!!
The craziest thing I ever did to keep a child asleep was scotch-tape a pacifier in his mouth. About twenty seconds later I realized the stupidity of what I had just done and rushed back in his room to gently remove the tape (which of course, removed the pacifier and woke him up).
love that woombie doughnut! You are awesome!
Woah! I'm 36.5 weeks and I'm so glad I now know about Woombie! The summer woombie looks great (and perfect for my may baby).
Just went to Facebook where I now "like" Woombie!
My favorite Woombie is the summer woombie!
My fave item is the Woombie Donut in Blue, I would love to try it!
I like Woombie on FB.
The craziest thing I've done would be to drive around until my son finally got good and asleep, then I sat in the driveway for an hour with the car running and read a book, just so I wouldn't wake him up by opening & closing the door or moving his carseat around getting him out.
I am in love with all of her products, but have been dying to get one of the woombie donuts!
-Paty
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I love the mo' mo' blanket & the original woombie!
& I like Woombie on fb!
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Love the Original Woombie!
I'd have to go with the donut. They should make a woombie weighted blankie, too.
Craziest thing to induce sleep …. In a fit of sleep-deprived, postpartum anxiety and desperation, I actually tried to convert his baby swing from battery powered to hardwire. Yes, very old metal swing… 120 volts of live electricity…. very small (not rubber) baby. And no, I don't have one shred of knowledge on how to wire anything. Luckily, my engineer husband came home from a business trip before the shock treatments began. New moms should be monitored for the first 6 months.
i LOVE THE CONVERTIBLE WOOMBIE.
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i GOT THE CRAZIES WHEN MY DAUGHTER WOULD FLIP OVER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND COULDN'T FLIP BACK OVER. sHE GOT SO FRUSTRATED (ME TOO!) AND COULDN'T GET BACK TO SLEEP. sO…i PUT THE CHANGING PAD IN THE CRIB (WITH THE STRAPS ATTACHED TO IT), AND LITERALLY STRAPPED HER DOWN TO THE PAD SO SHE WOULDN'T FLIP OVER. fUNNY THING TOO….DIDN'T ACTUALLY WORK. sHE WIGGLED RIGHT OUT! wHAT MOM'S WILL DO SOMETIMES…GEESH.
I Love the convertible leggie woombie and the blue Woombie Donut!!
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I really like the Houdini one!
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i think that donut would be great for a dozen reasons! Pick me, random number generator!!!!!
I love the convertible leggies perfect for naps at home, and more often in the car!
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I want the pink donut really bad!!
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i like woombie on facebook!
my kids are generally ok sleepers but i think i stood and rocked for hours on end to get quiet time once
I would love to have the woombie in paprika. Orange is such a great, gender neutral color!
I would get the original woombie in paprika!!
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I like Woombie on facebook:)
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I don't know that I did anything too crazy to get my first child to sleep. I think I was more paranoid about getting him into bad habits that I was always worried about holding him too long to get him to fall asleep, or sleeping with him. So in that sense I was crazy:) I guess!
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I totally need one of the Woombies with ruffles! Because ruffles make just about anything better. And I now actually have a baby that needs to be swaddled. Woohoo!
I suck hardcore at swaddling! I'm having a baby in 4 weeks and would love this!!!
love the convertible woombie!
I think the donut is my favorite. You could use it the longest amount of time. Looks comfy!
I also liked Woombie on Facebook.
I never did anything TOO crazy because I only have one and he slept well. I did just throw back the recliner and slept holding him sometimes because he wouldn't stay asleep.
I like the good ol' original Woombie. I WAS the child who cried/screamed for the first year, so I figure I probably have a difficult sleeper coming my way down the road.
My little guy was born at the beginning of a very cold spell in March and seemed to love being roasty toasty. One evening he wouldn't sleep at all, the rest of the house was really cold, and I didn't want to wake up Daddy for the umpteenth time that evening…so we parked it in the bathroom, I cranked up the heat so it was nice and cozy, and the little guy and I crashed out right there on the bathmat for the rest of the evening. Yes, I was THAT tired.
I'm having a baby in two months and need to be able to sleep! (Since I get to work in the mornings and have two other kids.) Please have random.org pick me!!!! I want the convertible wombie!
I like the original woombie!
I like Woombie on FB
Ironically, my favorite Woombie product is the donut. What a great gift!
I guess the craziest thing I have done to get a baby to sleep is to strap them in their carseat and place them on the washing machine. It didn't work but I tried. Ended up driving around instead.
The woombie donut looks perfect to take on the road for a much more portable cozy bed for baby! That's what I want!
I don't know what I like best! Everything looks great. I guess I'd have to pick the woombie original. Looks so cozy!!!
I liked them on FB!!!
I guess the craziest thing I ever did for sleep with my newborns was the all night nursing sessions. Not on purpose though! It seems I would fall asleep with the baby nursing and wake up again when they would start nursing a few hrs later.
Love the woombie donut. Thanks for the giveaway.
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I placed the car seat on top of the dryer & turned the dryer on to gt my baby to sleep! Crazy, right?!! Thanks for the giveaway.
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I am a die hard woombie fan! I am known to say that it saved my marriage! My son is now 10 months and sleeps like a champ after spending so much of the first few months of his life in a woombie! My favorite product is the organic woombie, but we also loved the original. The craziest thing I've ever done for my babies to sleep was to drive all the way to a town 2 hours away in an attempt to get her to wind down in the car! I'm sleepy just thinking about it.
oops! Forgot to say that I liked woombie on facebook!
I didn't know something like this exsisted! I need one! My 3 month old has reflux and doesn't sleep well at all. She ends up with her face covered by the blankets we try to wrap her tight with. I love the original woombie!
I liked woombie on Facebook!
With our first child we would turn on the actual vacume to calm her down. But the vacume started to wear out. I found a cd at Deseret Book called "Soothing Sounds". It has a bunch of different sounds on it but I have always used the vacume one. I just play and repeat during naps and at night. Seems to help!? Or maybe its just all in my head?! Either way, I think it works!
I love the original woombie
I love the original Woombie in blue. I do like pink but a little boy is planning on making his way into the world soon, and this little tool would be so helpful!
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Probably not that crazy to me as I am sure so many other parents have done it, but one night in our new house my son would not sleep. I resorted to driving him in the car to get him to go to sleep, even for only a bit.
In my new city, I got lost and we both slept in the car for the night until the morning . Uugg!
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Love the ballet pink with ruffles for little girls, but since I'm about to have a boy, I'm loving the original.
My daughter slept in her car seat for 2 weeks straight in an attempt to get her to sleep
I love the original Woombie. It looks like a great swaddler! The donut would be nice to have with my three month old twins! amyheadlee at gmail dot com
I'm expecting a new baby Thanksgiving Day. I love the Houdini Woombie!
I love the original peanut swaddle!!
We would drive and drive and drive to get my little girl to sleep.
I missed the discount as I ordered one last week for my soon to be born granddaughter! Her daddy, my son, was colicky and wow could I have used this! I ordered a summer woombie in blue polka dots…I might need to order another with the discount this tme, or maybe I will win!
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Oh man how I love the Ballet Pink Ruffles Woombie!! So so adorable! I'm due with our first daughter in 7 weeks and this would be a lifesaver!!
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I like Woombie on facebook!
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Wow, my kids are adults now, but I remember taking them for car rides to settle them down..many years ago we never had anything as neat as a Woombie!
Barb
OKay well the craziest thing we ever did to get our baby to sleep was well, we had been driving all day to go see family. When the baby was in the car, he slept. He basically slept the entire 8 hr drive. So when we got to the hotel and were ready fir bed, our baby was all geared up and ready to party. So my husband and I took turns swinging his carseat back and forth for 2 1/2 hours, rocking him until he fell asleep. Let's just say our arms looked amazing after that workout!
I liked Woombie on Facebook!
Barb
I would love the original woombie in tahiti blue!!
I like woombie on facebook!
Hmmm craziest thing I have ever done to get my baby to sleep would have to be the vacuum cleaner non stop!
I like the woombie with the detachable sleeves. I'm not pregnant and won't be in the near future, but my friend is having a baby in June, and this would be a great gift for her.
I like Woombie on facebook.
I think the craziest thing I've ever done would have to be turning the vacuum cleaner on. So weird.
I love the convertiable leggie woombie s!They are like adorable baby straight jackets! LoL
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I'm in love with the donut!
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I must say, I love the Mo'Mo Blankie, its too cute
Why have I not heard of the Woombie before now? This would be perfect for my newborn! I love the original.
I would love to get the winter woombie because Im due Dec.17th! Thanks, [email protected]
I love the donut. My son has special needs and we're always looking for a mat for the floor for him to lay on!
The craziest thing I have ever done? Oh boy there are lots, I have a nonsleepr. For 3 months DH and I slept in shifts, I've walked around a park for hours after 2 hours of sleep for a week, I've put him in the bouncer and laid on the floor next to it, so I oculd doze off while bouncing it, there is so much more I can't even remember.
Oh my goodness – what an amazing product! So simple and brilliant.
My Favorite Woombie is teh Summer woombie… Maybe its becasue my baby is due thsi summer July 4th.
I have liked woombie on FB.. Gee I hope I win
I think the Convertible Woombie looks great. Thanks for the chance to win!
I have 6 babies and THEN someone invents this? *smacking my forehead*
I like the regular Woombie. I'm having a baby in August and didn't realize babies could fight their way out of swaddling so easily!
I like the woombie donut!
I liked woombie on facebook
Don't know that I did anything crazy to help my youngest sleep — although I was nearly crazy from lack of sleep. She finally started sleeping 4-6 hours in a row by 6 months – then 2 weeks later had to have surgery to correct a birth defect – and she promptly quit sleeping at night again until she was 13 months old!
I like the The Woombie Donut
I also liked Woombie on facebook!!
The leggies are awesome! The only time my dd naps is in the swing.
I like the convertible woombie!
What a great idea! I'm pregnant with my first and would love the either of the Deluxe Woombies with ruffles! So going on my registry.
I liked them on Facebook!
I like the Woombies Donut, (looks very comfortable), and the Leggies Convertible…I like the baby's legs being separately covered!
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Hahaha…if it works to get a babe to sleep, then I don't consider it crazy, just magical! I put my kids in their babyseat on the dryer (old school version of a bouncer!), ran the vacuum, and sang many, many verses of "you are my sunshine" while running my fingers over their forehead….that little massage would usually put them to sleep. Might take a while, and seem like my hand would fall off…hahaha!
The leggies woombie looks pretty dang awesome! However I hopefully will find the donut to be the most amazing once I win it.
I just liked woombies on facebook.
It's not that crazy really! At first my son didn't seem to like his swaddle, so we gave it up. Then around 2 months he started to give up on napping or sleeping long stretches. Out of desperation I tried his swaddler again and VOILA! We then used that bad boy nonstop til he started rolling over.
My favorite product is the yellow wombie donut, it's so perfect! My best friend is having a little girl in a month, and it would be the BEST gift for her little girl!
Liked Wombie on FB!
Wow! I must be blind, the wombie donut I thought was yellow is actually GREEN! ha!
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aw, crap, have i missed the deadline for the competition? my llittle bundle of poo is only 10 days old im still trying to adjust ive had your webpage open for the past few days trying to find the time to read through the instructions and enter (sleep deprivation is not helping either!) i love the range it looks great and made me laugh when i first saw it, i like the convertable woombie best i think i will have to try some one
crazy things to get them to sleep…. i think giving birth also removes the part of the brain that allows you to think before you speak, i have so far found myself uttering lines like ‘lets get you out of those wet clothes and into a dry martini’ and making up songs while doing late night changes, I am sure its only gonna get worse as time goes on