UpSpring Baby is founded and run by women of many talents. Not only do we invent amazing products for moms and babies, manage a rapidly growing start-up company, and wear mommy hats–we are also creative geniuses (kind of).
Case in point:  Julie Jumonville, UpSpring Baby’s co-founder and inventor of Milkscreen is also a musician with her own band.  Inspired by our newest product, she and her friend sat down in the studio to record what may very well be the next biggest hit to top the charts.
That’s right, folks.  It’s The …

We’re so excited to have been featured on this popular San Francisco television program along with other “problem solving shapewear.” A special shout-out to Heather Ledeboer of Mom4Life.com who sent our belt in to be featured!

We couldn’t be more delighted to announce that Shrinkx Hips is now available in select Pea in the Pod stores around the country:

Madison Ave, NY
Bal Harbour, FL
Paramus, NJ
Livingston, NJ
San Diego, CA – Fashion Valley
Boston, MA – Newbury St
Beverly Hills, CA
Costa Mesa, CA – South Coast Plaza
Atlanta, GA – Phipps Plaza

Pea in the Pod has long been considered one the best resources for stylish maternity clothing, and many Hollywood celebrities turn to them for both casual and formal looks.  This month, Pea in the Pod became the exclusive retailer for supermodel …

This month, we’re launching a new series of posts called Retailers That Rock, where we feature some of the amazing women (and men!) who sell UpSpring Baby products in their stores–both online and off.
We’re very pleased to introduce our first Retailer That Rocks, Ms. Song Pardue of  Pickles & Ice Cream:

Pickles & Ice Cream is a franchise maternity shop which offers the best selection of hip, trendy maternity apparel imaginable.  They also sell a wide array of pregnancy accessories from BellaBand to Skincare, postpartum mommy accessories like ShrinkxHips and Belly …

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From the Blogosphere
There are a million blog posts about how to be a good blogger, but this one from Dragos Roua entitled The 7 Traits of Highly Successful Bloggers is a stand out.
This photo was randomly tweeted by someone this week (I neglected to note who it was) and I have fallen in love with this intense, determined little bird.  He is going places!
An inspiring story from Treehugger about a Guatemalan village building a schoolhouse out of plastic bottles.  Talk about recycling!
I realize it might be …

Our bodies can do amazing things, especially during pregnancy.  Moms watch their bodies grow and drastically change shape in a matter of nine months.  It really is miraculous and beautiful.  But after a pregnancy, many women are keen to regain their shape and get back into their favorite pre-pregnancy outfits.  Who can blame them?  Just because you become a mother doesn’t mean you have lost your interest in fitness and style.  It just means you have to work a little harder to maintain them.
Obviously the most important element to regaining …

This past November UpSpring Baby proudly released our newest product:  Shrinkx Hips.
This postpartum belt can be worn immediately after having a baby (long before you have the “go ahead” to start working out again) and takes advantage of the hormone Relaxin that is released in your body prior to delivery.  Relaxin helps keep your muscles and ligaments loose so that your body can stretch and shift without injury while giving birth.  What few people realize is that it stays in your body for almost two months after delivery, so wearing …

Every Friday I’ll be posting a digest of my favorite blog posts from all corners of the internet, along with my #FollowFriday Twitter list and other points of interest that I’ve collected throughout the week.  If you have a particularly good blog post or think there’s something special out there that should be included for next week, feel free to email me at amanda@upspringbaby.com.
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From the Blogosphere
The Meanest Mom gets schooled about what it means to really be needy during a recent shopping trip at Target.
Problogger has …

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One of the rites of passage for all new mothers is witnessing the way their bodies are put to to the test during pregnancy. They are pushed and pulled, stretched and strained in ways that we never knew were possible. A few lucky moms are able to bounce right back into their pre-pregnancy shape after giving birth. Age, genetics, and a variety of circumstances contribute to how quickly a woman can recover postpartum. But regardless of whether all the conditions are …