One of the many, many, many challenges my darling daughter has given me is the challenge to keep her clothes clean at mealtimes. Girlfriend is an anti-bib baby. She is 15 months now and about 5 months ago she started bib-ripping. First it was just the disposable bibs she could jettison from ’round her neck with ease, then she got good at getting the cloth bibs off. For awhile, she’d keep them on if I put them on backwards, but eventually she outsmarted me there, too. So I resigned myself to using a LOT of detergent and Clorox 2 until…
(angels singing, bright lights shining from heaven)
…the Bebe Belay came into my life!
The Bebe Belay was invented by a mom and is one of those simple but genius things I wish I would’ve been smart enough to think of! It’s basically a cute, adjustable ribbon with two very sturdy clips on each end. It can be used as a pacifier holder, a baby bootie connector, or what I’ve been using it for – to create an instant bib out of a napkin, paper towel, dish towel, or burp cloth. Here’s Sophie with her Bebe Belay holding up one of my (very attractive) dish towels as a bib.
I’ve been using this thing three meals a day for a week and she hasn’t bothered with it ONCE! She acts like she doesn’t even know it’s there! And she’s no longer getting food all over her clothes! It’s a miracle!
What I like best about the Bebe Belay is it’s cute, it’s small enough to easily slip in your purse or diaper bag, and it stays put. The clips are very sturdy and they don’t slip. I also like that it’s affordably priced at less than $10! Well worth it for the time & energy I’ve saved stain-treating Sophie’s clothes. And it’s much nicer to make a bib out of a Bebe Belay and a napkin when you go out to eat than it is to pull that crusty bib out of the diaper bag from LAST time you went out to eat! Click here for a list of places you can buy your own!
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That sounds great. I’ll have to try one for sure! Thanks!
Alright, quick brainstorm. What hasn’t been invented yet that is brilliant and could make us millions???
Sophie is just beautiful! 🙂
No need for bib stuff here. But I’m wondering how I could adapt this for a teenager. Hmmmm……
Oh what a great idea! Becca is to the bib pulling off stage too and soaks her front with milk from her breakfast cereal every morning… I love the idea of being able to use a napkin or dish towel!
That is a great idea, Jenna will never wear a bib and I am always trying to get stains out of her clothes.
Yet another genius invention that has been created AFTER I’ve had my kids.
Acutally the adjustable strap would be great for my SEVEN YEAR OLD when she eats spaghetti. hmm, I’ll have to think about that purchase.
Yea, Aiden refused to wear bibs awhile ago too. We usually just take his clothes off while he’s eating. When we’re out, we just try to order less messy foods. I have bought soooo much stain spray it isn’t even funny.
oooh that’s cool!
That is great. Wish I’d found that a couple of years ago.
My mom used an old bike chain and a plastic tarp on me and my brothers.
But this is cool too!
When my kids were little I tied a piece of ribbon onto the back of two barrettes and took it with me. It was pretty much the same thing but not quite as strong. (doubt it would hold a dishtowel) It snapped onto disposable napkins while we were out for instant bibs. I didn’t have to worry about lugging dirty bibs around.