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Your Mama Loves Robeez

By Maria on January 4th, 2010

When it came to learning to walk, both my sons struggled to walk with traditional shoes on. My pediatrician recommend (both times) that we try a soft-soled shoe. I bought a Target brand soft-soled shoe and found that they cut into the back of my son’s ankles. After that I went ahead and tried Robeez, a brand that the moms at my weekly mom’s group recommended.

robeez_sandalI ended up picking up some little black and white wingtips and a pair with pirates on them. My first son wore them for about ten months. When he grew out of the tiny ones, we got one more pair in a brown sandal style. By the time he was almost two, he could walk in regular sneakers, but I still used the Robeez for going to the mall or grocery shopping or anywhere he wouldn’t land on super rough terrain. I found that the Robeez were extremely easy to get on and off. They were also surprisingly durable.

How durable? More than two years after purchasing the first two pairs, my second son is now wearing the the same shoes. In fact, he’s still wearing them after I accidentally left them in the back yard for a week. Thanks to the supple leather and how well-crafted they are, I just had to roll them around and spot clean them to get them back to their normal softness.

My younger son recently wore his Robeez all over Walt Disney World with no problem.

They’re pricier than the knockoffs, but absolutely worth it in my experience. The shoes molded easily to my sons’ feet (and re-molded as hand-me-downs.) They look adorable with clothes, and most importantly, they allow babies to grip with their toes as they’re learning to walk.

I’ve used my Robeez indoors and outdoors with no problem. But I wouldn’t recommend them for mud or anywhere you anticipate your baby walking over sharp objects. (Actually I wouldn’t recommend letting your baby walk over sharp objects at all.)

robeez_vdayIf I had an endless stream of cash, I’d totally end up with like 10 pairs of them, because the designs are REALLY cute. (They also make me wish I had little girls to dress up.) Check out the Valentine’s Day heart prints and the patriotic print booties for the upcoming Olympics. SO CUTE.

They’ve got a bunch of Robeez on sale right now.  They’re also available from our affiliate, Amazon.com.  (I’ve also seen them pop up on a few one-sale-a-day sites lately.)

Free Stuff Alert

I contacted Robeez to tell them how much I love them and they offered to give one lucky reader a pair of Robeez of their choice. (Subject to availability.)

To enter to win you MUST:

  • Tell us what current print and style you love the most.

For extra, optional entries you can:

  1. Follow Robeez on Twitter. Comment separately to let us know.
  2. Follow Your Mama Reviews on Twitter. Comment separately to let us know.
  3. Blog, Tweet or update your Facebook status about this giveaway. Comment separately to let us know.

Contest ends 1/11/2010. Winner must be a resident the United States. You must leave a valid email address to enter. Your entries must follow the rules as stated above or your post will be deleted.  Winner will be chosen via Random.org.

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About the author:  Maria is surrounded by boys. She gets all aflutter when she finds good deals, new episodes of Gossip Girl, and big bold bottles of red wine. Read more from this author.

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