Glow Mama Blog http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog Glow Mama Founder Lucy Leahy and her Glow Mama Friends Share Information About Motherhood, Parenting Tips as as well as update on Glow Mama Products Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:06:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en We’re on Maternity Leave! http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1404 http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1404#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:06:50 +0000 lucy http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1404 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

]]> http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1404 Join Glow Mama and Mommie Daze http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1399 http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1399#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 12:12:57 +0000 amy http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1399 Mommie Daze Virtual Baby Shower, May 15 - June 8.  Join the celebration!  International event with amazing sponsors and fabulous prizes.  Win for yourself or for a mom-to-be/new baby you know.  Link up and party with us here and here.  Event hosted by Comfort Joy Designs.

]]> http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1399 Their saving the strong stuff for us preggos http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1401 http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1401#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 00:37:45 +0000 Glow Mama http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1401 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).

]]> http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1401 Mama May I? http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1388 http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1388#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 12:45:53 +0000 amy http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1388 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!

]]> http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1388 Congratulations April Showers Winner: Megan! http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1393 http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1393#comments Sat, 02 May 2009 17:40:35 +0000 amy http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1393 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?

]]> http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1393 Kiwi Klips http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1386 http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1386#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:20:38 +0000 amy http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1386

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!

]]> http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1386 April Showers: It’s a Boy! http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1380 http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1380#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:03:25 +0000 amy http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1380 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.

]]> http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1380 April Showers: It’s a Girl! http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1377 http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1377#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:58:03 +0000 amy http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1377 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.

]]> http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1377 Mama Earth http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1373 http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1373#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:44:41 +0000 amy http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1373 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 :)

]]> http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1373 Breastfeeding Tips http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1371 http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1371#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:27:45 +0000 dieticianmama http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/?p=1371 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:

  • ear infections  - diarrhea   - asthma
  • stomach viruses  - respiratory infection     - obesity
  • diabetes   - childhood leukemia
  • SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome)
  • nectrotizing enterocolitis (affects gastrointestinal tract)

Breast feeding also helps moms reduce their weight & their health risk of:

  • diabetes   - breast cancer
  • ovarian cancer  - post partum depression

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:

  • rub your nipples with some breast milk which has natural healing properties & make sure you air dry and keep them dry
  • change positions each time you breastfeed & make sure the baby is on the breast not just the nipple

Engorgement

  • make sure the baby is latched on properly; don’t let more than 4hrs go by before breastfeeding again during the first few weeks; don’t overuse the pacifier
  • if going back to work, make sure pump about same time; also try pumping some milk out to save for later if filling full
  • some women swear by placing cabbage leaf over breast with cut out for nipple & changing the leaf with a new one after old one has wilted
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