This week’s swap is for all of you adventurous parents out there! In from Topanga, CA, our swap of the week is a Deuter KangaKid Carrier. A must-have for the outdoors family, the carrier features several pockets, a safety belt for your child, and will support a child weighing up to 30 pounds! For more information on this great backpack carrier, and to view other great swaps, be sure to stop by www.babyswap.net!

This week’s Swap of the Week is an almost new yellow and green baby bedding set complete with bumper and bed skirt from Seattle. For those of you who may not know, the Wendy Bellismo brand of bedding retails for over $400.00 and this swapper originally paid $500.00! However, she is letting this beautiful set go for only $225.00.

For more information, check out our swapper’s listing at BabySwap.NET!

The newest Swap of the Week comes in from Monterey Park, CA and includes all the essentials to go along with its beautiful appearance. Some of the features of this great item include a night light, music, and a light vibration for the basket. Additionally, the basket can be easily removed from its base for portability, or, it can be converted to a rocking cradle by simply rotating the casters. Want to personalize your baby’s sleeptime? Well, you can even record a short message for your little loved one. This great swap is listed at $75 and can be found at BabySwap.NET!

First and foremost, Happy New Year! After a nice break over the holidays, we are back and ready to bring you the best swaps for 2007. Be sure to keep an eye out because you never know what specials may arise!

This week’s swap comes in from Cumming, Georgia and is featuring two items for the expectant mom. The first is a stylish, knee-length, stretch denim skirt from Old Navy (size large) that features a full belly panel with an adjustable waistline. It is a must-have for your pregnancy wardrobe in any season. And next, to complete the outfit, is a neutral colored, sheer blouse with a pink, blue, and light brown floral pattern. It is beautiful blouse that will complete any of your work outfits. It also has a cream colored camisole attached underneath.

These two items are listed separately, and are offered at $10 and $15, respectively. Be sure to stop by BabySwap.NET to view all of the most recent listings!

Happy Swapping and Best Wishes to you all in 2007!

Ever find that there is never enough time in the day to do only half of the things on your “to do” list? As a full-time father, business owner, and student, I tend to find myself having to prioritize errands too often due to lack of time available, and as parentrepreneurs, I’m sure you all are having the same issues. Let me introduce you to a clever idea for all of us, Platinum Timing.

Platinum Timing is a premier concierge business servicing the greater Los Angeles area. Their professionals take care of the everyday mundane tasks for you so that you can enjoy more free time with your little ones!

In Los Angeles, where most people spend 2-4 hours a day in their cars, it is easy to see that your time can disappear quickly from even the smallest of errands. Platinum Timing was created with the understanding that living in Los Angeles is a lifestyle choice which has its challenges and that personal errands and commitments become difficult to maintain. As a result, the professional staff at Platinum Timing eases this burden by utilizing the most advanced technology available, and by making your daily tasks, their daily tasks, which provides you more time to spend with your family.

To view this week’s swap, stop by BabySwap.NET, or follow the link to Platinum Timing!

Happy Holidays, and as always, Happy Swapping!!!

This special Christmas Swap features a girls “Santa” dress that is sized 3-6 months. The velour dress has white furry trimmings and silver embroidered snowflakes on the chest. Top it off with some white, furry booties and a traditional Santa hat.

It’ll have you saying, “Awwww” before you know it. You can find this, and other swaps at BabySwap.NET, or by following the link directly to the Santa suit swap.

We wish you all a Happy Holidays and as always, Happy Swapping!

This week’s swap hails from Dallas, Georgia where, incidentally, thanks to a great write up in BabyCheapSkate-Atlanta, many of our latest swappers are from!

This Georgian swapper has two boys outfits that are brand-new, never-worn and never-washed: 1 cute footed sleeper and 1 two-piece play outfit; both selling for only $12.00! Check them out here or at www.babyswap.net!

This week we are giving you some relevant information about healthy diapers! Straight from the Diaper Diva herself, Shelly Tween from Kingston, New York.

When you think of cloth diapers, what comes to mind? If you don’t use cloth for your baby, you likely have visions of dirty, leak-prone, hard to manage diaper changes that you’d prefer a root canal to dealing with the mess.

Well, good-bye to the cloth diapers of your childhood – self-proclaimed Diaper Diva Shelly Tween is here to set the record straight.

Self-proclaimed Diaper Diva Shelley Tween urges parents to reconsider the health risks of plastic, disposable diapers. “The lack of disclosure of health risks with throwaways needs to be challenged. Cloth diapers are an important health product.”

Consumers have been kept in the dark, allowed to feel that throwaway diapers are a benign health choice and without risk. Cloth diapers have been completely reinvented. They are hi-tech, modern, and nearly hands-free. They are easily fastened with Velcro, and when they’re soiled, you throw them in a hamper, instead of a garbage can.

Most importantly, cloth diapers give babies healthy, rash-free skin. Cloth breathes, just like our skin, keeping babies cool and comfortable. Cloth users rarely experience diaper rash. In fact, most users stop using ointments and are amazed by the results!

Read more of what Shelly has to say on BabySwap.net.

We would like everyone to meet (if you haven’t met already) our friends at Project Cuddle! They are a very deserving and worthwhile charity that helps prevent baby abandonment and has helped save the lives of hundreds of babies since its inception 10 years ago.

Please check out their website at www.projectcuddle.org and show your support!

Also, through January 31, 2007, BabySwap will be donating 15% of the proceeds we receive from all our service provider listings to Project Cuddle. To sign up through BabySwap, please visit our website at www.babyswap.net.

Thanks for swapping!

Laura and Scott

Just in from Roswell, GA, a beautiful and gently used Pali Crib with mattress. As many of you know, Pali is a company based in Italy and all of their products are non-toxic, including laquers and stains, and contain no cadmium or lead. All parts of the crib incorporate smooth, rounded egdes, and the solid construction was provides a safe, restful haven for baby. Check it out and hurry at only $175.00 this swap won’t last long!

Go to BabySwap.net.

You want them, you need them, well…. our swapper from Wintersville, Ohio has them! Six adorable, new burp cloths featuring an array of designs on them, from cars to stars. She would like to find boys clothing ranging from 3-9 months and 4T-5T. View her listing here for more information.

A Special Pricing Offer for all Clever Parents Business Owners!

For the month of November, we are offering all Clever Parents Business Owners the opportunity to list their service on www.babyswap.net for $75 for an entire year. (That’s more than 35% off the normal price of $120.) Contact us at sales@babyswap.net to take advantage of this great offer and be sure to stop by BabySwap.NET to view all of our listings.

Give your little jumping bean a safe and fun place to exercise her strong legs with this Fisher-Price Deluxe Jumperoo. It is height adjustable to grow with your baby and it will hold the infant seat securely on four reinforced, covered springs. Play tray has 2 toy bars. The play tray’s flashing lights and sounds are activated by the push of a button on the tray, or by your baby’s bouncing. As an added bonus, the toy tray may be removed for use as a snack tray. Seat is removable and machine washable. Frame folds easily for storage.

This item normally retails for $65-$70, and our member is will to swap for another item or is asking only $30 without a swap! What a deal!

As always, check out this swap and more at BabySwap.NET!

View the Swap of the Week item here: Fisher-Price Deluxe Jumperoo

Brrr!!! It’s starting to get cold out there. This week’s swap will be sure to help keep your little girl warm. The swap is two pink winter coats sized at 6 months. The regular retail value for just one of the coats was $65 and this swapper is letting them both go for $30 – a bargain at more than 75% off their retail value.

Be sure to prepare for the winter before it gets too late. You can check out this swap and more at www.babyswap.net.

Learn more about this swap.

Happy Swapping!!!

Today we goto The Best Nanny Newsletter to get some tips on how to interview household employees.

Interviewing household employees such as nannies, chefs, personal assistants, housekeepers, health care aides, and butlers is important. Each family and home has unique needs. Many potential problems can be avoided if the interview is properly conducted. During interviews the families and the job candidates often rely on their intuition. Although it is not wise to jump to conclusions, it is natural to get a sense of what individuals are like in the first minutes of meetings. As prospective employees and family members learn more about each other they can make informed decisions if their relationships may work.

In-person interviews are essential in helping families and potential employees determine if they are compatible. For example, in nanny in-person interviews the parents can judge how nannies and their children interact. Parents can describe activities their children enjoy to see if nanny candidates have an interest in those areas.

Read more on the Baby Swap site…

Thanks for SWAPPING!

This week we go to Zanesville, Ohio for the swap of the week. What to Expect When You’re Expecting is a book that has been on nearly every mother’s shelf for 18 years! Utilizing a month-to-month format, the book answers every question you could possibly come up with up to, and after, delivery. The book has sold more than 10 million copies since its inception, and is being offered for $5 – that’s nearly 65% off the list price of $13.95!

Check out this, and other swaps, at www.babyswap.net!

How’s this for clever: premium disposable diapers and wipes – delivered straight to your door for free – for the same price (often less than, in fact) what you’re already paying!Doo and Dee Diapers, one of our biggest supporters, is located in San Antonio, Texas. They provide a premium diaper delivery service, and are committed to delivering peace of mind, ease of life, and more time with your baby. They offer free delivery of their diapers to the contiguous 48 states.

Find out more…

This week’s swap comes out of Orlando, Florida. It is an array of cute, gently used maternity camisoles and tops for the stylish and budget conscious mother to be.Shirts like this purple lace camisole you can dress up with a skirt or pair with your fave maternity jeans are priced from $3 to $8 each!

See more on the Baby Swap site.

The Swap of the Week comes from Los Angeles.It is a beautiful white bassinet that can easily be converted into a toy box. This bassinet retails for over $50.00 but the seller is only asking $30.00!

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Scott’s Pick of the Week comes from Paul Tedesco, a BabySwapper from Villa Park, Illinois, whose business Protective Parents (protectiveparentschildproofing.com) provides childproofing services and services in the Chicagoland area. The good news about this swap? You don’t have to swap anything to get this week’s info: What is BabyProofing anyway? in which Paul shares 6 critical childproofing tips every parent should know.

Did you know that The National Safety Council states that over 2,500,000 children are hurt, injured, or worse each year around the home? Studies show that the greatest number of these accidents result from falling down stairs, choking, strangulation, poisoning, electrical burns, and drowning.

Want to learn more? Check out Paul’s article, What is “BabyProofing” anyway? on www.babyswap.net.

As babies grow, they leave in their wake a trail of happy memories, sleepless nights, and tons of barely used and untouched clothes, toys, equipment, and other stuff. From the newborn clothing baby outgrew before wearing them to the second bassinette you received as a gift, but couldn’t return, having a child means having stuff. But what to do once baby has grown? Scott and Laura Reathaford have your answer: swap it.While shopping one day for their not yet born daughter, Scott and Laura ran into another parent who complained she had a ton of baby stuff she no longer needed, but didn’t know how to get rid of it. Scott and Laura looked at each other and thought, there must be a business in this. A few months later, Babyswap.net was born—and so was their daughter, Emma Grace. BabySwap is an online venue where people can buy, sell or swap used baby goods, baby related services and baby related information.

BabySwap is more than an online classifieds site for several reasons. First, Scott and Laura realized that as new parents, they needed help! Help from other parents and help from professionals who provide baby services. However, they soon realized that there was no one place to find all of the goods, services and information they needed. So, BabySwap includes a place to find useful baby services simply by searching by city, state or zip code as well as an on-line forum where parents can chat about baby-related topics. Second, BabySwap does not accept banner ads like most classifieds and the site is intentionally designed to avoid the low-end classifieds image. In support of that image, the site has a clean look and no flashing ads. Laura says “we are really trying to avoid that ‘bargain basement classified’ image. We want people to list everything…from their high-end baby crib or stroller to their barely used baby onesies that are in great shape but are no use to their growing baby.”

Unlike other sites like eBay that take a percentage of the sale, BabySwap is free for individuals to swap goods or services, the site makes money from service providers who pay $10 a month for a listing. BabySwap does not act as a financial or transactional middleman, so ‘swappers’ determine how they complete their transactions.

So, has anything offered surprised them? Laura says that people wanting to swap services was something they didn’t expect, “first, when we initially started, we never thought people would be willing to swap services! But, if you look at some of the listings, we have people who are willing to provide nanny or daycare in exchange for web development and PR….that blew us away.”

Visit www.babyswap.net to swap all of the treasures your baby no longer needs.