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While we’re delighted to be all getting big, round and ready to pop at the same time, we are sorry we need to shut down the Glow Mama online store for a few months. Please keep checking back with us as we’ll return from maternity leave as soon as possible. Thanks for your Glow Mama enthusiasm and best wishes. We’ll try not to drink all the Glow Mama stock while we’re gone!
Cheers, from Glow Mama Team
info@glowbeverages.com
While its still not clear that pregnant women are more likely to catch the swine flu than non pregnant people, the CDC (Center for Disease Control) has today issued a formal recommendation that pregnant women receive the medication Tamiflu - effective if received within the first 48 hours of symptoms. Click here for more on the symptoms, the stats and the scary story of the pregnant women who died (baby was delivered by C-section).
Yes you May! (Am I the only one who remembers that game?) Welcome to the Glow Mama May Giveaway, ladies! While we celebrate Mother’s Day every day around here (and try to get our husbands and kids too as well) we hope you have something extra-special planned with your family for May 10.
This month we’re celebrating expectant mamas with a special treat from Maggie Maternity. That’s right, you heard Lucy raving about this product line last month! And Maggie is generously offering another Mama’s Choice offer! Choose from the delicious
Model Tank - What pregnant woman doesn’t need a versatile, looks great with everything tank?
OR the
Bump Band - In a range of colors and perfect for all stages of maternity (I-can-still-fit-into-these-jeans-if-I-don’t breathe) and the spare tire “transition” post-partum! Decisions, Decisions!
Can’t wait to find out if you’ve won? Use coupon code GMAMA20 for 20% off any full-price item in the Maggie Maternity store! But hurry, this one expires May 31st.
And, of course, what mama-to-be would be complete without a Two Week Taster of Glow Mama to keep them feeling natural. refreshing. confident.
Be In To Win
Whether your idea of a great Mother’s Day is a relaxing spa, a family trip, or a quiet day of home, we want to hear about it! Comment with your plans for the day, or a recap after the main event.
And don’t forget, 1 extra point for new facebook fans, twitter followers, and tweets.
Good luck and Happy Mother’s Day!
Congrulations Megan! Megan is the proud owner of a Serena & Lily Market Sling and a Glow Mama Mocktail Kit so she can celebrate the arrival of her new baby girl in style. Megan agreed with many of you that every baby & mama is a blessing and should be celebrated.
Amazing giveaway- I’ve been coveting the Market Sling for MONTHS! I’m due in June and would love to have this for the sweet little girl I have on the way (well, I would really love to have it for me!).
Second baby showers are wonderful! What group of girls doesn’t love the chance to get together, eat high fat food, talk too loud, laugh too hard and obsess over a friend! Showers are an amazing excuse to be women together! I’m all for every opportunity to celebrate.
Megan has some great friends, too - we loved this unique gift idea:
I just had my first baby shower last weekend- the most creative idea that came from this celebration was a photograph. I was instructed to wear a simple black dress. All my closest friends put a hand on my belly and a photograph was taken of my pregnant belly and the hands of my dearest friends. It was then blown up in black and white and the matt was signed by all the shower attendees. It is the most cherish item in my little darlings nursery. Beautiful, creative and meaningful shower gift that will last a life time.
Be sure to read the rest of the entries for more creative shower ideas! And don’t forget to support our sponsor, Serena & Lily. Want a free catalog?
My 3 year old thought they were so good, she traded a piece of cake for a glass of Glow Mama.
Now that’s an endorsement - we beat cake! Thanks for the mention Angele!
Ingredients: 
1 cup Glow Mama
1.5 oz lime juice
1/3 cup frozen pineapple juice
1/3 fresh honey dew melon
2 Tbsp sugar
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a blender until smooth and frothy. Pour into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a twist of lime.
More mocktails please!
PS - don’t forget to enter this month’s April Showers giveaway.
Ingredients: 
1/3 Frozen Cranberry juice
1/3 cup Glow Mama
5 fresh raspberries per glass
Directions:
Fill cocktail shaker with ice, Glow Mama and Cranberry Juice and shake until well mixed. Pour through cocktail shaker lid into a martini glass and float raspberries on top.
More mocktails please!
PS - don’t forget to enter this month’s April Showers giveaway.
Happy Birthday Mama Earth! Glow makes a conscious effort to support earth-friendly business practices - from printing our business cards, marketing materials & labels on soy ink, to bottles made from PET ((polyethylene terephthalate). PET is easy and relatively cheap to recycle back into goods we use everyday, like the Glow Mama blankets we sell!
And in case you missed it, read Lucy’s blog post on all the crazy ways bottles can be recycled. Who knew?
Don’t forget to dispose of your Glow Mama bottles into recycling receptacles, please! Or use them creatively around the house 
No matter how many different formulas out on the market today, the formulas are not exactly the same as breast milk. If you are looking to cut cost, then breastfeeding is the way to go today, saving a parent ~$2000 a year in formula plus extra savings from unnecessary doctor visits.
Benefits for breastfeeding for your baby to help reduce health problems:
Breast feeding also helps moms reduce their weight & their health risk of:
Breastfeeding helps to have a healthy, happy baby. So why do 1/3 of the ¾ women who start breast feeding only make it to 6 months? I have gathered some tips to help with couple problems you might have during breastfeeding, so you can keep breastfeeding the recommended amount by American Pediatric Association of 6 months to 1 year.
Dealing with sore nipples:
Engorgement
New and expecting moms are invited to shop at Appel & Frank’s ‘Babes & Babies’ event because their little ones should look as stylish as they do! Over 50 talented, emerging designers will be offering unique items specifically for modern moms and their trendy tots. A portion of the door proceeds will be donated to Bay Area Diaper Bank.
The event will be held on Saturday, April 25 from 10:00am – 2:00pm at the JCC in San Francisco (3200 California Street).
Tickets are FREE by entering GLOW online at www.appelandfrank.com. The first 300 guests to arrive will receive a coveted Appel & Frank goodie bag! Don’t forget to pick up your free bottle of Glow Mama to quench your thrist while browsing…
Congratulations to Baby Boot Camp Huntington Beach Team for their March win. Luckily, they’re thirst will be quenching with some Glow Mama to celebrate…they deserve a mocktail! See April’s challenge!
Stretchmarks. One of those pesky side pregnancy side effects most everyone glosses over while emphasizing the glossy, thick hair and strong fingernails. From what I’ve read of the research, stretchmarks are hereditary - and there’s not a heck of a lot you can do to prevent them initially. But now you can help minimize them once they’ve appeared. And with spring upon us and summer just around the corner….well, as my toddler, would say - buh-bye stretchmarks!
And hello Belli!
Belli Motherhood’s Stretchmark Minimizing Cream from Maternitique was formulated by Dr. Jason Rubin - originally for his own wife and baby. All the products in the Belli collection are made specifically to keep moms and babies safe, and the ingredients are scanned through the LACT-MED database for harmful chemicals. No artificial dyes or parabens here!
So now for what IS in it. Well, ingredients shown in independent clinical trials to be effective on minimizing stretchmarks including darutoside (a plant extract), registril, and avocado oil (no wonder this California girl liked it so much!).
I was well into my 8th month of pregnancy before my pesky belli-marks showed up, so I’ve been trying out the cream for the past month. First of all, it smells scrumptious - good enough to eat. And it goes on easily with no greasy film left on your fingertips. Oh, and did I mention its the #1 OB/GYN recommended product for stretchmarks? That alone is a good enough reason to try it! But even better, my stretchmarks are definitely less noticeable than before using this cream - I’m sold.
The label recommends twice daily application for the first 4-6 weeks, and then once daily until desired results are achieved.
You can find Stretchmark Minimizing Cream (retail price $52) and whole Belli collection, as well as loads of other natural products for expectant and nursing moms over at Maternitique. Maternitique offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee, so there’s no risk! They stand behind and test every product they sell. And you are in luck - Maternitique is offering a free 4 oz body firming serum with each Belli product through April 30th!
Our lucky March winner, Julie, received a tube too! Don’t forget to enter our April Showers giveaway for other great mama products!
Congratulations to Sandy and Liza who both won Glow Mama Two Week Tasters this week! Be on the lookout for reviews and giveaways from a mommy blogger you read, or send us your suggestions (infoATglowbeveragesDOTcom)!
Mamá Contemporánea tried Glow Mama this week - if you’re ready to test your Spanish skills - read her review.
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