Learn how our products help people and the planet When I created bebe milestones, I thought a lot about its impact on our world. I wanted to make people feel good and help them celebrate special moments. Additionally, I wanted my products to foster connection among parents and normalize all parts of parenting: the good, …
How my own ‘milestone’ journey unfolded
In 2015 I decided to start a family on my own. Over the course of three years, I took many difficult steps to make this happen, ultimately choosing donor conception and in-vitro fertilization (IVF). To say this experience was “life-changing”, is a sheer understatement. It was so many things: more arduous than I ever imagined, …
Slicing prices over here…
Friends, it’s been a minute… As a new entrepreneur, I had big plans. I came up with an idea for a cool product, I designed it, found someone to manufacture and then launched it. And guess what? Not much happened. Turns out there’s this thing called hustle that you need to sell products. Who knew? …
Baby’s first moments: What’s a photo album?
People are taking more baby photos than ever before, but they’re not printing them out and putting them in albums to document baby’s first moments. Here’s why: Big, bulky photo albums can be expensive and take up a lot of space, and for those who are into minimalist lifestyles or don’t have much living space, …
Join us Saturday, June 11 at the Hamilton Book Crawl!
Our newest product “Real Firsts” will be featured at the Hamilton Book Crawl at the Concession Street Festival in Hamilton Ontario. I’ll be joining a dozen or so Hamilton authors who will be showcasing their work. You can also check out my new book about family diversity – “Mimi, the Solo Magician Mom, and Cameron“. …
Real Firsts just launched on Amazon.ca!
AMAZON.CA LAUNCH PROMO Amazon is one of the leading search engines. As a new product just starting out, organic traffic is very important during the first 2 weeks of launch. Securing reviews is also essential to product success. HOW YOU CAN HELP Purchase your own “Real Firsts” to give as a gift from Amazon.ca. Get …
Real Firsts is #realtalk
REAL FIRSTS by bebe milestones 👶🏽🤰 This HILARIOUS collection of what baby’s first year actually looks like is sure to be this year’s top gift in 2022 for new parents. 👍 Each set of these funny baby milestones contains 30 durable, vibrant, matte photo cards developed with kid-safe, soy-based ink to help you capture, overshare …
The Birth (of Real Firsts)
Hey, everyone. I’m Melissa, the creator and founder of Real Firsts by bebe milestones. I created a set of 30 fun, photosharing cards as a tool to help new parents navigate through the often isolating first year of parenthood as we embrace all the nitty-gritty moments in baby’s first-year. During my own maternity leave as …
First time around the sun
first trip around the sun