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Good deals on baby-mama products

Mariam Sobh — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:00:13 +0000

Ladies whether you have kids or not you can definitely keep up to date on great deals for those baby-mamas out there.

Tell your friends, co-workers, heck.. just keep an eye on these yourself because you may be a baby-mama some day .

I like to call these products baby-mama because they’re for the baby technically, but if they’re chic enough the mama can definitely do some major paparazzi posing with them.

First I have to tell you about a great stroller giveaway that’s happening… if you’re a mom to be you know that you have to have the top of the line stuff. Check out Trends For Kids. They’re really cool. And right now on Facebook if you become a fan and are the 600th person to join you get a free stroller. Talk about hot!

Next I have to tell you about Billion Dollar Babes… the sample site is having a sale on Mutsy another stroller brand, I’m not sure if it’s just accessories or the actual stroller. However, it doesn’t hurt to check it out.

So these are two great things you can save some $$$ on right now.

I’ll keep you posted on anything else I happen to come across. If you have tips do send them my way!

info at hijabtrendz dot come with SAVVY HIJABI in the subject line.

Marvelous Mama: Elective Cesearean

Mariam Sobh — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:00:10 +0000

Once upon a time, women hoped and prayed for a natural labor and delivery. These days, the rising rate of women going under the knife to deliver is alarming, although not worrying to most physicians.

Why? This is because the cesarean section is ‘elective’ or chosen by the mother as her way of wanting to give birth. Yes, this may seem odd to most of us, but it is true.

The myth that surrounds the ‘elective’ surgery is that women are choosing it out of convenience while in reality, it is more so a procedure that is being pushed upon them by their OB/GYN.

The time you deliver is planned down to the minute, you know how long (more or less) recovery will be, and you don’t go through such a long labor.

On the downside, a lot less women will end up breastfeeding their newborns because of the pain associated with the surgery, as well as the increased risk of developing infection postpartum.

Whether you need to have a cesarean section, elective or medical reasons aside, we have found a postpartum kit that will help soothe your postpartum aches and ease you into motherhood.

It is called the C-section Healing Kit by EarthMammaAngelBaby. The kit includes:

C-Mama Healing Salve™ 30 ml (1 oz)
Monthly Comfort Tea, 4 Tea Bags
Happy Mama Spray 30 ml (1 oz)
C-Section Recovery CD

The best part about it? At $45.95 a percentage of proceeds are donated to the International Cesarean Awareness Network, which is a non-profit organization working to improve maternal-child health and prevent unnecessary cesareans through education and support for cesarean recovery and Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC).

Yoanna Vadim CD, CBE is a certified birthing assistant and child birth educator. She lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband and son. Her column runs every Tuesday.

Marvelous Mama: A Natural Birth

Mariam Sobh — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:00:51 +0000

What with the pain interventions that doctors have available to you in hospital these days, is there anything that suggests a natural birth? Not if you equate “natural” to “drug-free”. We have all heard of the choices in pain reduction that is available to the mother in labour – epidurals, spinals, IV injections…. But what if you want to give birth with minimal pain and not take these pain meds?

If you have a midwife or doula with you in hospital, they can help you have a natural birth, with massage, rocking, changing position, and aromatherapy just to name a few alternatives. If you choose to have a midwife or doula, they help you stick to your birth plan and encourage you, supporting your decisions all the way through your labor and birth of your baby.

When should you choose a midwife?

If you want to have an informed choice and be the active decision maker during your birth, a midwife can help you keep and carry out the birth plan you want.

Whether your choice is to give birth in the hospital or at home, a midwife will cater to both of these choices, where as an OB/GYN will only deliver in hospital.

A midwife, unlike an OB/GYN, is available on a 24/7 basis in case of questions or emergency. You do not have to worry of being passed off to another doctor whom you have had no other association with up until this time. It can give you peace of mind, especially if this is your first pregnancy.

For more information about midwives, how to become a midwife, or to find one in your area, please go to American College of Nurse-Midwives

http://www.midwife.org/find.cfm

Yoanna Vadim CD, CBE is a certified birthing assistant and child birth educator. She lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband and son. Her column runs every Tuesday.

Marvelous Mama: Swimwear

Mariam Sobh — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 05:29:20 +0000

The Baby’s not the only One who’s Swimming….
You are pregnant. You want to excise… what is a low impact sport you can do that is generally safe for every pregnant woman? Swimming. You can swim in your own pool or join in some prenatal exercise classes at your YWCA or local health club. Of course, you want to swim in style so I found you some beautiful swimsuits from Nordstrom, each for under $100.

So there you have it. With your health care providers go-ahead, you should be able to be one fit mamma in no time, and look great doing it!

For those of you who want to go straight from swimming to a walk by the riverside with your significant other, we suggest you make a quick change into this lovely outfit from Old Navy, and throw your swim stuff in this cute go-anywhere tote.

Yoanna Vadim CD, CBE is a certified birthing assistant and child birth educator. She lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband and son. Her column runs every Tuesday.

Video Message

Mariam Sobh — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:00:16 +0000

It’s Friday,

Enjoy!

See you all back here tomorrow