Handy Burpee Has Many Practical Uses

You may not have heard yet of a certain product that was developed by a mom. You know the story: she had a problem and found the solution, and realized that it might be a solution for many moms in similar situations. The product is the Handy Burpee.

You can see her story here , and what I'm going to tell you about is the actual product. I asked Sheila to send me a Handy Burpee so that I could see how useful it would be for a baby past the "burping" age. I provide day care for a baby who is now 11 months old who was a BIG spitter early on. I did not provide care for him then, and if I did I would have a closet full of Burpees! But even a couple of months ago, he would spit up during play for no reason at all. So I have been able to test the Burpee for a number of purposes, which I will get into below.

First, I have to say that the Handy Burpee arrives in the cutest little package with information and a drawstring organza bag. "This would make a great gift!" was my first thought. The print was so cute, too. The sewing of the product is impeccable (and I'm picky) and the quality of the flannel is first rate. Overall, a well-made product. But would it prove useful?

Let me start off by saying that for the past month, we have been sick. I've not seen so much snot in one house at one time. And if you have a baby, you know that every time he cries, the snot pours out. Eeewww is all I can say. The Handy Burpee really comes in "handy," pardon the pun, when runny noses abound. It is thick and absorbent enough to wipe up spit-up pools from your beautiful hardwood floors, and it is soft and pliable enough to wipe little noses all day. The pleat in the Burpee provides extra fabric so you can literally (if careful enough) use the same Burpee all day long.

While you can learn about the original use for the Burpee at Sheila's website, I would like to encourage you to purchase this product because it is useful past the point it was intended for. It's WONDERFUL for protecting your hand when burping a little one, but its use does not end there. So it would be well worth your money to invest in a few (or six) Burpees if you have a very spitty baby.

To summarize, the Handy Burpee can be used for

1. newborn babies who spit up a lot when burped
2. crawling babies who still spit up when they play (to wipe off the baby, floor, toy, etc.)
3. snotty noses.

Buy one today and you'll see what I mean!