In honor of Father's Day, The Diaper Baker is giving away an "I Love Dad" Diaper Cake. If you are a soon-to-be dad or know of one, enter for your chance to win this one-of-a-kind custom two tier Father's Day diaper cake. Infact, all of you expectant moms out there can even enter to win one on his behalf!

- You must follow the rules stated above.
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- The winner will be chosen at random via Random.org. It is very important that you post each entry as a separate comment for this very reason.
- Contest ends Saturday June 11, 2011 at 11:59 pm EST.
- Winner has 3 days to respond. If you fail to respond, another winner will be chosen.
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The Diaper Baker would like to wish every father-to-be a very Happy FIRST Father's Day!

Happy Contest Entering!! Best of luck to each of you!

It's that time of year! Keep your eyes peeled for our upcoming Diaper Cake Giveaway announcement. We enjoy giving back to the online community by presenting one of our unique custom diaper cakes FREE of charge to one lucky winner.

The Diaper Baker is busy "baking" up a neutral diaper cake to include in the giveaway and should be completed shortly. Stay tuned for more details. Perhaps YOU could be our next winner!!

Toys change over the course of time - the material used, the effects, the overall look... Regardless of how many variations, one toy that has always prevailed with little girls is the traditional baby doll. My daughters had their very own baby dolls as did I and my mother. Today there are a thousand accessories available for the baby doll from strollers to cribs, bottles to bibs, and everything in between!

As parents, it is inevitable that we will at one time or another purchase a baby doll for our daughters. Aside from being a cute toy, we enjoy seeing our daughters love and nurture their "baby" the way that we do them. In many stages of life - primarily the early ones - our children want to do everything that we do. They want to be just like us. After all, our children are the blueprints of us, right?



Is there a new baby doll product that is taking this whole theory a little too far though? A company is Spain manufactured and launched Bebé Glotón, a breastfeeding baby doll. As a matter of fact, it has already hit shelves here in the United States. The purpose behind the manufacturing and creation of this baby doll is to promote breastfeeding at an early age and teach our daughters the importance of it. Each package includes a halter that is to be worn by the little girl while playing with Bebé Glotón. There are two flowers on the halter which are to represent nipples. When the baby doll is brought in towards the chest and near the flower, a sensor in the doll's mouth goes off and a sucking noise is released from the doll to simulate breastfeeding.
The doll even cries when "hungry" and burps after their feeding.



I do not knock breastfeeding in any way, shape or form. Infact, I am a former breastfeeding mom. With two daughters, I elected to bottle feed my first and breastfeed my second so I am versed on the pros and cons of each. I have never been one to push my thoughts or opinions on another nor have I ever looked down upon someone for doing something that I wouldn't necessarily agree with or do myself. To each is own, in my opinion. What works for someone may not work as well for another.

So, as thrilled as I am that the importance of breastfeeding is trying to be taught to our children at an early age, does that mean that I am thrilled with this practice being conducted by a three or four year old child? No, I'm sorry to say that I'm not. As I said before, I do not disagree that breastfeeding is natural and important but I also don't feel as though a little girl should be pretending to supply her baby doll with breast milk when she otherwise wouldn't even know yet that milk comes from her breast. All the talk has been on the little girl but let's address the little boy who is playing alongside this little girl with her Bebé Glotón. What is he seeing and learning from this? Is he able to understand the reasoning behind this doll and the promotion it's designed to do ... or is he just seeing that it's acceptable to latch on to a girl's breast? Certainly many questions are bound to be presented to us as parents.

Now, let's talk about an older girl, pre-teen perhaps. At this age and with a lot more education, I can find this doll to be acceptable. I can see the benefits of instilling the natural way of feeding and the teaching of feeding alternatives to bottles. If you are a nursing mother, of course you would want your daughter to understand the reasoning behind why and would want her to take that knowledge with her when she becomes a mother herself.  However, as I said earlier, I do not oppose to those that elect to formula feed though bottles. As a mother who has practiced both methods, I strongly feel as though the decision lies in your hands alone.

This product has certainly created a stir of mixed emotions as it's made its way into the U.S. and I would love to hear from our readers on this topic. Do you agree with this Spanish manufacturer and condone the Bebé Glotón for all of the valid promoting it is trying to accomplish or do you find it just plain old creepy and inappropriate for our youngest generation?

Diaper cakes make a great baby shower gift. Diaper showers are more common among moms who plan to use disposable diapers. Diaper cakes can also be made eco-friendly for the “going green” mom-to-be.

Diaper cakes have become extremely popular over the past years as a baby can go through as many as 15 diapers a day. Instead of buying all the traditional gifts, diaper cakes and diaper showers are more of a practical and unique way to help celebrate their new bundle of joy.

Diaper cakes are typically decorated with newborn essentials such as, baby blankets, washcloths, baby bath products, pacifiers and many other useful baby items. They can also be offered in a theme or color to match a nursery.  

Some of the popular themed diaper cakes for girls are hearts, butterflies and ladybugs. A popular color scheme this past year has been pink and lime or pink and brown. Some of the popular themed diaper cakes for boys are sports and jungle animals. So whether you have a theme in mind or a color scheme, a diaper cake can offer just what you’re looking for as well as exactly what the new parents to be need....DIAPERS!

Congratulations! You've found out that you're expecting!! You've shared the news with your family and friends ... and in some cases with everyone you've come in contact with because you're just bursting with excitement! With a million and one emotions and thoughts going on at one time, it's almost inevitable that the question of "Is it a boy or a girl" will enter your mind. Even if you're one of the few who still enjoy the element of surprise and wish to wait until the delivery date for the baby's grand debut, the thought has had to cross your mind a time or two. In the majority of pregnancies, however, the 20 week sonogram is one of the most highly anticipated events pre-delivery. This is when you hope to discover the answer to the question that has been on your mind for weeks..."What am I carrying?"

                           
                        
Debuting in 2006 with an accuracy rate of 90%, IntelliGender is one of the most intriguing ways of answering this impending question prior to your 20 week sonogram. For those moms who just simply can't wait, IntelliGender closes the gap for you. The simple urine gender prediction test can be used as early as 10 weeks (6 weeks from the day of your missed period) and will display results within minutes in the privacy and comfort of your own home! Results are easy to read...Orange indicates a girl and smoky green indicates a boy!

                                    

Wondering if IntelliGender works on those mothers carrying twins? It sure does! According to the FAQ of IntelliGender's website, they state:

"If you are having identical twins, the test works just like testing a single baby. However if the babies are fraternal twins, typically study results indicate that if the test indicates GIRL than one can assume the babies are all girls. If the test results indicate boy, than one can assume at least one of the babies is a boy. Some studies have indicated that with fraternal twins, and the test indicates BOY in less than the first five minutes of the undisturbed period, it is most likely all the babies are boys."

  IntelliGender is available at Walgreens, Target, CVS, Rite Aid and other retailers. For additional information, visit IntelliGender today!