For a limited time, the Hawaiian Ergo Baby Carrier is on sale. Capture the Aloha Spirit with this amazing vintage print. Also on sale is the coordinating backpack and pouch. Visit La Stella Blu today to find all Ergo Baby Carriers and accessories.
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Swaddling your baby is a great tool for calming young babies. Once you swaddle you will be amazed at how it helps your baby settle when overstimulated and sleep longer. Below is a quick run down on the technique. Check out our Moby Wrap swaddle blankets for a great selection of organic and regular fabrics.
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Plants evolved to either encourage their consumption by tasting sweet or turn herbivores away by tasting bitter. Humans taste buds evolved to detect which foods were nutritious and safe to eat. Sweet foods typically have a higher energy content than bitter foods, so it is of no surprise that people are drawn to sweet tasty treats. However that is not the end of the story.
It turns out that there are two different gene sequences that make up our bitter taste buds. Once sequence allows the compound that makes up bitter taste to pass unnoticed, while the other sequence will cause the bitter taste to be apparent. So it is no wonder that some children will not think twice about eating a plate full of broccoli, carrots, and cauliflower. For those children who are labeled picky eaters it is not a picky disposition. They truly do not like the taste of veggies, and it is due to genetic make up.
If you or your spouse were a picky eater as a young child, there is a good chance your child will be too. What is parent to do with a child that simply does not like their vegetables? Cut your children a little slack, but make sure you still offer a variety of wholesome choices. You can also resort to adding vegetable purees to food that you know they will like. Some of our favorites are scrambled eggs with pureed cauliflower, pasta sauce with pureed sweet potato or carrot, and pancakes with pureed beets.
Most importantly remember that in the end you learned to like vegetables, and your child will too. A healthy dose of patience as well as repeated exposure to new foods, textures, colors, and smells is the best way to encourage your child to expand their palette.
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You just found out that you are pregnant and could not be more excited. Then morning sickness sets in. If you are like more than half of all pregnant women, you will experience some degree of morning sickness during pregnancy. The nauseated feeling you get during pregnancy can begin as early as the fourth week of pregnancy and usually stops by the end of the first trimester. Unfortunately for some women morning sickness lasts all through pregnancy.
Morning sickness is a little bit of a misnomer since it can occur at any point during the day. Nausea is usually the worst in the morning with symptoms gradually improving throughout the day. For some women the nausea may be a minor inconvenience, but for others it is quite debilitating and vomiting may occur. No matter what degree of morning sickness women may have, there are several things to do to alleviate the symptoms:
If none of the home remedies help you with your morning sickness, you may need help. Ocassionally morning sickness can be so severe that medical intervention is necessary. Severe morning sickness is known as Hyperemesis. If you consistently cannot keep food or water down, talk to your doctor. A doctor can prescribe medication to help alleviate vomiting and nausea. Whatever the degree of morning sickness a women may have, she can look forward to the most precious reward at the end of pregnancy, a baby.
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Once you found out you were pregnant, you started taking the best possible care of yourself. You took prenatal vitamins, drank plenty of water, and ate a healthy well balanced diet. All of that is great, but have you considered exposure to toxins from the environment. It is never too late to reduce exposure to potential toxins, and household cleaners are a great place to start.
You may be wondering if non-toxic cleaners really get your house clean, and they do. Not only are there many green cleaners available on the market, you can make many yourself. Use baking soda as a scouring agent on non-scratch countertops, bathtubs, and sinks. Vinegar or lemon juice make a great cleaner for wooden chopping blocks. Make a vinegar and water solution to clean windows and mirrors.
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If your wee one refuses to eat anything that is green or remotely looks like a vegetable you are not alone. Many toddlers refuse to even try eating something new based on its color, texture, or smell.
Several months ago I stumbled on a cookbook by Jessica Seinfeld called Deceptively Delicious. She recommends pureeing vegetables and adding them to foods that you know your child will eat. Scrambled eggs with pureed cauliflower, chicken noodle soup with pureed sweet potato, and pink pancakes with pureed beets have become staples around our house. You cannot even taste the added vegetables.
I started following recipes in the cookbook, but now I simply add the pureed veggies to whatever I am cooking. Once you are ready to experiment on your own start small with proportions and add the vegetables to similar colored dishes. I make the purees monthly and freeze the extra portions until I am ready to use them.
Tricking your toddler into eating their veggies is a short term solution that can offer you peace of mind. However, remember to keep offering wholesome choices to your toddler. Most experts agree that it can take up to 20 times or more of offering a food before your baby or toddler tries it.
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Make sure you head over to The Eco Chic to check out the Eco Summer Blog Party. Calley is hosting a different give away each day from July 1st – 15th. There will be fantastic prizes including baby announcements, baby food recipes, and much more. We are even sponsoring the give away of an Ergo Baby Carrier. Don’t miss out and check it out today!
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