Born out of necessity, Baby Boot Camp arrived shortly after Kristen Horler’s first child in August 2001.  Horler searched the San Francisco Bay Area for a challenging fitness class that didn’t require hiring a personal trainer and a babysitter.  Drawing from her experience as a personal trainer, triathlete and mother, she developed Baby Boot Camp to balance the fitness needs of new moms with their desire to spend time with their baby.
As a result of very high demand, Horler began franchising her innovative prenatal and postpartum fitness program, enabling active …

There is no end to parenting advice–on the web, in books, from your neighbors, Dr. Phil…you name it, everyone has an opinion–especially for expecting first time parents.  But it is rare to get actual advice you can USE.  For the most part, the best parenting knowledge comes from other experienced parents in real life exchanges that leave out the psychobabble and aspiration and get down to the reality of it all.
That’s what inspired a couple of friends, Allison McDade and Allison Edwards (a/k/a “The Allisons”) to develop Parent Prep School, …

We are positively THRILLED to announce that Milkscreen has come to Canada, available exclusively at BelliesInBloomMaternity in Victoria, BC!
Milkscreen, a 2-minute at-home test to detect alcohol in breast milk has just been approved for sale in Canada by the Canadian Health Ministry.
Milkscreen enables mom to have the occasional alcoholic drink while still being able to breastfeed safely:

Every woman’s metabolism is different.  Without testing, it is impossible to know exactly how long after consumption alcohol will be out of the breast milk.
Milkscreen is the …

Last month, UpSpring Baby sent out a survey to the women who had bought ShrinkxHIPS from our site this year to get their feedback on this revolutionary product.  As an incentive, we offered participants the chance to win $500 in a random drawing.  The winner was none other than the lovely Ann B. of Las Vegas, NV.  She was THRILLED to have won:
“It was such a great surprise to find out I was the winner of the ShrinkxHips survey…not only did I benefit from using ShrinkxHips, but I also …

Moms are online.  In fact, they may be the most online segment of our society.  Recent marketing statistics have showed that:
The number of moms who use social media regularly (e.g. Facebook, MySpace, BabyCenter Community) has significantly increased from 11% to 63% since 2006; a change of 462%.
Today’s moms are finding both information and socializing online.  Beginning long before their babies are born in forums like BabyCenter, The Bump and CafeMom, these woman compare notes about their pregnancies, shopping recommendations, and photos of their newborns.  In addition to their …

One of the questions we get asked all the time is whether or not ShrinkxHIPS can be worn after a c-section.  The answer is absolutely YES but you must wait until all staples or sutures have been removed.  Once this has happened it is best to try on the belt and see how it feels for you.  Obviously every woman is different so every recovery follows a different timeline.
If you try on the belt and find it uncomfortable, then give your body a little more …

One of our favorite bloggers and a friend of UpSpring Baby is Tom Riles, the man behind the hilarious (and touching) blog Life of Dad.  Tom and his wife Lucy gave birth to a beautiful baby girl this year and struggled with her during her first few weeks of life because she was born with a congenital heart defect.
With the support and encouragement they received from friends and family, Tom and Lucy selflessly decided to  start a fundraising campaign called Tiny Heart Super Heroes to assist other families who have …

My children respond extremely well to progress charts.  I’ve used them in practically every endeavor in training or discipline since they were toddlers (including potty training).  Now that they’re older, they are keen to start earning money and privileges and once again I find myself in need of a chart to help them monitor their efforts.
Since I just bought my very first iPhone, I was positively thrilled to find out about this cool app called iRewardChart.  This handy-dandy little application lets you create and customize unique reward charts for each …

Meet our newest Shrinkx Hips success story, Courtney N. and her beautiful baby girl Aubrey!

What made you decide to use Shrinkx Hips belt after your pregnancy?
I had always heard that after pregnancy your hips and body will NEVER be the same again. That was so depressing to hear, but I had accepted it and was ready for it. I had never heard of Shrinkx Hips until a friend of mine had given them to me as a gift at one of my baby showers. Their claim of …

UpSpring Baby is a passionate advocate for breastfeeding and we believe moms who choose to breastfeed their babies deserve all the support and encouragement they can get.
Since August is National Breastfeeding Awarness Month and August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week, I’m collecting the best links I can find from around the web and adding them to this post.
Please email me at amanda@upspringbaby.com if you have an online article or blog post about breastfeeding that you’d like me to include!

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