Category: wellness

New Philips Avent Anti-Colic Bottle With AirFree Vent
Jess
February 12, 2018
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I have exclusively breastfed both my son and my daughter. My son was close to two years old when I weaned him, and I thought I would never break him from wanting to just comfort nurse. My grandmother expressed concern with both of my children, she thought that they should at least know how to take a bottle. I heard the same question more than once, “What if you got sick or something suddenly happened and you couldn’t feed the baby?” My daughter is going to be six months old at the end of the month, and I’m finally taking her advice to heart. We’re trying to introduce her to drinking expressed breastmilk from the new Philips Avent Anti-colic bottle with AirFree vent. Today I’m sharing a few reasons why I decided to use this bottle and a few tips for how to transition your child from bottle to breast.

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Things You Should Know About Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing
asouthernmother
February 22, 2017
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On my first prenatal visit with my nurse midwife, they gave me a folder of useful information. One sheet laid out the purpose of each of my prenatal visits and their frequency, while a second sheet listed all of the prenatal testing options that we had. Since I would be over 35 when I gave birth, I had a few more testing options than younger mothers. Our prenatal provider didn’t discuss any of our test options at length, so I had to research most of them them on my own. Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (or NIPT) is a newer test for a few select genetic anomalies which requires a blood sample. Here are a few things you should know about Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing before you consider having the test done.

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Tips To Help Prevent Dehydration and Manage Morning Sickness
asouthernmother
December 2, 2016

This post was sponsored by Premama as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.

I had almost forgotten how rough my pregnancy with my son Gabe was. I was diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) when I was almost 7 weeks pregnant. I had been vomiting all day, every day, for several days straight. I was working in the Clinical Laboratory at the University of Kentucky and after nearly vomiting all over my equipment, I nearly passed out from dehydration. I was rolled up to the obstetrics floor of the hospital and I spent the next several hours being pumped with IV fluids. Nowadays, IV therapy can be done from home, and is popular among people looking to tackle dehydration, as I was, and boosting energy levels. This iv hydration therapy session is definitely something you should look into if you struggle with dehydration, and it will avoid a situation involving hospitalization! I ended up on prescription medication to help control the nausea and vomiting, and I still was hospitalized several times for dehydration. Typical prenatal vitamins were out of the question; every variety that I tried seemed to make my nausea worse. And I kept having people who weren’t pregnant telling me that I should have a look at how CBD oil UK could help when it comes to my nausea. I really wanted to give it a shot because my nausea was honestly making me feel horrible, but I just knew that this wouldn’t be the best course of action to take whilst pregnant. I’ll definitely be considering it as an option if I feel nauseous anytime soon though. But at that moment, I had to find something else. Anything else.

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Does Your Child Have Allergies? Check Out The Smart Allergy Mom™ Toolkit
asouthernmother
November 4, 2016
The Smart Mom Allergy Toolkit

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My son has terrible seasonal allergies related to certain plants, which is rough on someone who loves playing outside and lives on a working farm. Every year he comes out in hives and we spend what seems forever trying to find a hives treatment that works for him. We have used Claritin for several years now to help make his allergy symptoms more manageable. Does your child suffer from allergies? If your child does or you suspect they have allergies, you should check out The Smart Allergy Mom™ Toolkit created by the makers of Children’s Claritin®. It has lots of information for parents and caregivers about allergies.

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Looking For A Probiotic? Check Out Nature Made® Probiotics At Walmart SuperCenters
asouthernmother
November 2, 2016
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This post was sponsored by Nature Made® as a part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central.

I’ve had digestive issues as along as I can remember, and my stressful lifestyle doesn’t help. My husband is constantly flying or traveling, and my son is involved in several after school activities; our busy lifestyles and hectic schedules certainly don’t help. With all of this built up stress in my life no wonder I have all of these health issues! Luckily though there are plenty of things out there you can try such as supplements, vitamins or even specific ones to target the gut like those from gundry md.

You could also procure supplements which could alleviate your stress like porcine glandular and similar others through various e-stores (but make sure you consult a medical practitioner before you do). Though extensive search on the internet and local stores have led me to find many supplements that could relieve me of my problems. And as suffering definitely isn’t an option in my case, searching about for a product that could help me out was a must! I’ve tried many probiotic products such as those by Activated You to help with things such as bloating, constipation, and irregularity. Nature Made® Probiotics are available at Walmart SuperCenters and they don’t need refrigeration. Today I’m sharing my experience with Nature Made® Probiotics Advanced Dual Action.

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Farmhouse Style Wooden Bathroom Sign Tutorial
asouthernmother
October 27, 2016
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One of the last rooms to be decorated in our newly built home is our bathrooms. We purchased nice vanities and fixtures, and got some great bits and bobs from Factory Buys to decorate with, but I’ve struggled with accessorizing the room. I didn’t want to invest a lot of money in a room that we only use a few minutes a day, but I wanted it to reflect the style throughout the rest of our home. Even though we weren’t planning on investing much, one of our friends did tell us that bathroom renovations can increase the overall value of the home. From there, she recommended that we might want to buy frameless shower doors because they’re quite popular in modern bathrooms apparently. A lot of people do always say that having a modern bathroom is an investment, especially because a lot of potential buyers look out for recently renovated bathrooms. If we were going to get those shower doors, we’d probably upgrade our shower too at the same. When doing this, it would probably be best to use Portland plumber Sarkinen Plumbing, or another one more local to your home, to ensure that the shower was installed properly. Whilst a new shower looks nice, it’s something we’ll definitely keep in mind for a later date. However, for now, our main focus was to decorate the bathroom and ensure that it looked good. I found an inexpensive solution for an otherwise boring bathroom by creating this farmhouse style wooden bathroom sign. It cost less than $15 to create and adds a bit of whimsy. There’s nothing overly complicated about this Wooden Bathroom Sign and there are no power tools required if you have a home improvement store cut the wood for you.

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Fall Reading List For The Entire Family: Friday Fresh Picks
asouthernmother
October 21, 2016

The one thing that I hate about the Fall and Winter months is the decreasing amount of daylight. The sun doesn’t rise until later and it sets earlier. Here in Kentucky darkness approaches about 6:30, and the temperature outside quickly falls. We have to spend more time indoors, and I don’t want our house to be be glued to electronics. I’ve created a fall reading list for the entire family for our bi-weekly series Friday Fresh Picks. I’ve tried to include a little something for everyone and I’ve even included a great new inspirational coloring book.

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