The Bebe au Lait Culture

Bebe Steps. Small Footprints. We at Bebe au Lait believe in more than just creating high-quality parenting products. We are committed to our common mother, Earth. We strive to recognize our individual and collective impact on the earth and make conscious efforts to behave responsibly in order to lessen our environmental footprint. By taking “Bebe Steps” to minimize our impact and better our world, we hope to inspire others to act on behalf of future generations. We continually review our own business practices in order to make this an attainable goal.

A few of our “Bebe Steps”:

• we package our products using recycled and recyclable materials
• we recycle all cardboard and paper, plastic bottles and aluminum cans
• our kitchen is stocked with silverware, ceramic dinnerware and coffee mugs
• lights are switched on only when necessary
• we enjoy carpooling and riding bikes to work

Nurse discreetly and in style! Moms, celebrities, and medical professionals agree – award winning Hooter Hiders nursing covers are a true ‘Mommy Must-Have’.

Our all-new Hooter Hiders collection has been redesigned with hip moms in mind. We have added feminine design embellishments and new patterns so you can breastfeed anywhere, anytime, and with style.

Hooter Hiders nursing covers are one of the all-time favorite baby shower gifts, and have been praised by mothers and medical professionals alike. Many of our designs have been spotted on celebrities, and our products are regularly featured in magazines, on television and on the Internet.

New Ruffle Detail: This Hooter Hiders design has a ruffle detail along the neckline and at the bottom of the cover.

Pattern: The Mariposa fabric is a blue tiled pattern. This pattern’s soft pallet will work well with a variety of outfits, and is very gender-neutral.

Product Features:

• 100% Cotton
• External Pocket
• Rigid Neckline allows for ventilation and direct eye contact with baby.
• Patented stiffening system in the neckline also prevents fabric abrasion, making it the safest nursing cover on the market.
• Generous sizing keeps mommy covered.
• Packaged in a beautiful, coordinating and reusable bag.
• Proof of authenticity: D-rings are stamped with Hooter Hiders
• Multi-use: Can be used as a nursing cover, a blanket, or even a sunshade to protect baby’s fragile skin from harmful UV rays.
• Rigorously tested for safety and durability. Meets all US standards
• CPSIA compliant

I love Bebe au Lait and all their products. The new Hooter Hiders are right up there on my highly recommend list and recently I was able to try one out. Okay, so maybe not try seeing as I am not breastfeeding, but I was able to give it to a friend of mine who is. When I received it I opened it and put it on (cue baby yearning) I wanted to see how comfortable it felt to wear and I wasn’t disappointed! Not only does it fully cover you but it has a rigid neck so that you can still see your baby and it doesn’t rub or press on the back of your neck.

After giving it to my friend to use I got some feedback from her. She has tried two other covers, one that never seemed to stay in place, and another that she was using at the time I gave her the Bebe au Lait Hooter Hiders. She has since thanked me profusely for showing her this product and swears that she will never use another kind ever again. Whoa! She liked it that much?!?

She really did, one of her biggest complaints with the other covers was that she didn’t have eye contact with her baby, as well as not staying in place, not ventilating well and on and on. She has high praise for Hooter Hiders and she is telling everyone she knows about it. On a recent trip to the mall she had to take a break, so we found some seats and she started to feed her baby. Two different women stopped to ask where she got her cover and I had to stop myself from answering for her, but she told them both to go to bebeaulait.com to see their selection.

So there you have it, two recommendations from my friend and I. If I were to have another child Bebe au Lait would have my business for Hooter Hiders!

A Baby is Born, an Idea is Born. When Claire Ekelund gave birth to her second daughter in 2003, she was proud to be an active nursing mom but recognized that, once again, nursing in public was going to be challenging. Like many nursing moms on-the-go, Claire was quickly reminded of how difficult it is to gracefully feed a wriggling baby and hold a blanket in position. She searched high and low for a solution, but found that nursing covers on the market at the time were clinical, impractical, and difficult to find. Leaving the room to feed Baby in privacy seemed the only alternative, yet this was not always an option.

First Steps. As a modern nursing mom, Claire became increasingly convinced that there was a way to cover Baby and Mother with ease and style allowing Mom to breastfeed whenever and wherever she needed to.

Claire decided to create her own nursing cover, the Hooter Hider (dubbed so by an outspoken male friend): an easy-to-use, machine washable, multi-purpose stylish cover designed with Baby and Mom in mind. The difference between the patent-pending Hooter Hider and other nursing covers is the rigid neckline allowing Mom and Baby unobstructed eye contact during feeding and other thoughtful features such as a small-item storage and clean-up pocket made from the softest terry cloth. Mom sees Baby…Baby sees Mom…discreet…on-the-spot cleanup…perfect!

Read more on how Bébé au Lait™ evolved into the great company it is today here.

I recently had the opportunity to review one of the Bébé au Lait™ bibs and I was surprised at how well it was made. With having three kids I have used many bibs in my day. I remember the plastic ones from when my son was a baby. With my middle daughter I remember fumbling around with ties, which almost always had her hair stuck in them, and the Velcro that I needed to stand up and rip off of her. These bibs put them all to shame, and have become my new favorite product for feeding my toddler. Here are the details of their bibs:

A mealtime revolution.
Our two-sided Double Bib features Bebe au Lait’s signature chic prints on one side and plush terry cloth on the other. Perfectly oversized, it has two double sided magnets that seamlessly and securely fasten the bib across the chest with zero hassle. The absence of Velcro and cumbersome closures also mean Baby’s skin and cloths are protected. Totally reversible, with a possibility of four sides, this innovative bib allows for super clean feeding every time, even when busy moms and dads haven’t had a chance to wash it. (And yes, its 100% machine washable!)

Did you see that? It uses magnets to hold it in place! And it is so easy to remove once you are done with feeding time. I really love this bib. Not only is t extremely functional with the ability to reverse it but it is also very stylish and chic looking. I recommend these bibs to all moms and they even make great baby shower gifts! They have so many wonderful items on their website, so check them out today. And I have been given the chance to give away one of these very stylish and functional bibs in the Valencia style shown above to one Dirty Shirt reader. See below for rules:

Giveaway

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This giveaway will run through midnight on May 23, with winner being announced the morning of May 24. Winner will be chosen using Random.org from all valid entries and notified via email. Winner will have 48 hours to contact me before another winner is chosen. Giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.