Daily Life in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Baby Stuff

April 17, 2009

Baby Stuff

I try really hard not to make this into a baby blog... being an expat in Brazil, it is necessary to buy a lot of baby stuff from back home. So I have been doing a lot of online shopping and shipping stuff to my house.

Here are some things I've found...

babycoverz.com
A friend gave me her Boppi (breast feeding pillow) and I wanted to get a washable cover for it, if such a thing existed. It sure does - I bought one in the pattern below - figured it was pretty gender neutral- along with some receiving blankets, and items for my diaper bag. The site features a wide variety of funky, fun fabrics, and a whole bunch of different products, like diaper bags, change pads, car seat covers, aprons for breastfeeding, and much more. Great gifts!

Maternity clothes from TARGET
I purchased a gorgeous dress for US $14.99. Enough said.
Freshpair.com for maternity/nursing bras (they carry the Elle McPherson line, which is really nice).

Restoration Hardware for Baby's Room
I've registered for both a girl's and boy's bedroom on Restoration Hardware. I purchased many linens for our place in Rio from RH last year and am very happy with everything. I also purchased my bassinet there already as I have not seen any bassinets or cradles in Brazil.

Another great site for baby bedding: Layla Grace.

We also registered at Babies R Us where you can get everything from Sophie the Giraffe to carseats, playpens, strollers, etc.

CLOTHES from Crazy8.com - what a great site. Really cheap, lots of sales, good quality, so many cute things, and even many unisex items! You may remember this onesie, which I loved and had to have. I also purchased a "cheeky monkey" one along with several others... that may or may not be gender neutral. The items for the "wrong gender" will just be gifts I figure! PS EVERYONE thinks it's a boy.

Toiletries for Baby
Arbonne can be ordered online and they have a nice line of baby items.
Farm Baby by SweetGrass is another all-natural line that I just ordered a bunch of items from. Like Baby Powder :)
California Baby makes sunscreens that even my most A-type mom friends approve of :) I'm happy to say one of them has already even secured me a bottle of the stuff...

One Brazilian thing I did buy: my diaper bag - from Uncle K.

Posted at 06:00 PM in Having A Baby in Brazil, Shopping & Fashion | Permalink

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I've been getting this feeling of suspense in the last few visits here to your blog. I'm always convinced the next post will be that the baby's arrived! :)

Posted by: Luiz Felipe | April 18, 2009 at 02:13 PM

Aww! Well I danced a lot last night, but no baby yet...

Posted by: Daily Rio Life | April 19, 2009 at 03:35 PM