tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42522293824942098912024-02-20T15:45:27.757-08:00Baby aWEARnessA Natural Source for your Blossoming BabyBaby aWEARnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829689818924301634noreply@blogger.comBlogger188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252229382494209891.post-19427678490242313362012-04-04T13:09:00.000-07:002012-04-04T13:09:27.038-07:00Mom Review: Gro-Via Stay Dry Soakersby Ivee Higa<br />
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<b>Background</b>: For those of you not familiar with GroVia, they make All-In-One (AIO) and All-In-2 (AI2) diapers. AIO diapers are most like disposables - clean diapers are ready to be put on baby and after being worn, the whole thing must be laundered. AI2 diapers consists of two parts: the shell and an absorbant pad. GroVia shells can be used for multiple diaper changes; wet or soiled pads are replaced with fresh ones. Their AI2s are also called Hybrid because of the option to use either a disposable pad or a reusable fabric pad. The pad that I am reviewing is one of the 3 pad options to use in the GroVia shell. For more information on GroVia, visit their website: https://www.gro-via.com or FB page: https://www.facebook.com/GroViaDiaper. <br />
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<b>Description</b>: The Stay Dry Soaker Pad is made of one layer of micro fleece (top layer against baby that wicks moisture away so they feel dry), four layers of hemp/cotton blend, and a layer of waterproof backing. The shape of the pad is oblong with the back slightly wider than the front. The underside of the pad has 2 snaps which secure it to the shell. GroVia's cloth pads are uniquely sewn together to allow better washing and faster drying.The pads also have leg gussets to contain mess (vs gussets on the shell). The gussets on the Stay Dry are made of soft micro fleece. <br />
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<b>Performance</b>: After prepping the pads the minimum 3 times, I noticed the fleece top was looking a bit wrinkly because the attached hemp/cotton layers had shrunken a little. Other than that, the soakers felt the same - soft and flexible. <br />
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<b>Our first test was during the day</b>. When I snapped the pad into the shell and laid the diaper down, the top layers sat on top of the leg gussets. I arranged the leg gussets around the top layers then put the diaper on my son. When I picked up my son, the pad stuck out of the shell in the back and when tucked in, the diaper was bunched up. I chuckled at my son's "fluffy butt."<br />
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Although a bit poofy in the back, the diaper is trim - all fit within his onezie. My son (7 months old) crawls and also stands up so I liked knowing the Stay Dry wouldn't be too stiff or wide for him to move around in because it's so flexible. About 2 hours later we did a diaper change. I was surprised to see the front of the pad bunched towards the middle of the diaper and barely covering my son's privates! But his skin was still dry. <br />
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The fleece top didn't even feel wet. Maybe a little warm, but dry. I had to look between the layers to find the front half of both layers wet. Because the soaker got squished downwards, the shell was a little damp. I let it air out and continued to use it in rotation throughout the day. It just wasn't as fresh smelling.<br />
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<b>Our second test was at night</b>. I add a booster to my son's nighttime diaper and did the same thing with the Stay Dry. This time however, I didn't worry about the leg gussets. But I did make sure to pull the front of the pad up as far as it would go before closing the diaper around him. I honestly was a bit worried when I put my son to bed - he's a tummy sleeper and I kept thinking about the bunched up pad from earlier that day! Almost 6 hours later I did a diaper change. The Stay Dry and booster were soaked with pee but didn't leak. My son's skin was a little sticky but he was not red. (Same as with his usual nighttime diaper.) I had to feel the fleece top several times to determine that it was slightly moist -- it felt more dry than wet. The Stay Dry was not as bunched up as the initial daytime test. But probably due to my son barely moving around rather than my extra effort of pulling the pad up when diapering. <br />
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<b>Poop</b>: Since those initial testings, we have also changed a couple poop diapers on the Stay Dry. There are no stains on the fleece top or lingering odors on the hemp/cottom layers. My son's poops are solid so I can't speak for how it would contain younger babies' liquid poop. I'd worry that it might be messy if time is not taken to arrange the leg gussets around the top layer. And even at that, the top layer doesn't really lay flat (because of the shrunken hemp/cotton) so accidents might still happen. In Comparison to the Original Organic Cotton Soaker Pad: My son is primarily diapered in GroVia AI2s with the Original Cotton Soaker Pad. I add a homemade fleece liner (which goes between the pad and his bottom) to help him feel dry. That extra piece of fabric actually intimidates my husband from changing diapers. So imagine my excitment when I heard GroVia came out with a Stay Dry (all attached) Soaker Pad! When I first opened the Stay Drys (in my car in the parking lot!), I thought they were much wider than the Originals. When measured against each other, they are actually the same size. After further comparison, I figured out that the top layer of the Originals are narrow, giving the Stay Drys the illusion of being wider. The Stay Drys were just as soft and flexible after prepping. I remember being a little disappointed after my Originals finished laundering for the first time - they weren't as pliable as out of the package. (Good thing its stiffness doesn't affect the absorbancy.) The Stay Dry takes about half as long to dry compared to the Original. When put in the dryer for half an hour on medium, they are completely dry and ready to use. (The Originals would either need another round in the dryer or finish drying on the line.) <br />
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I also noticed that the Stay Drys are much lighter when they come out of the washer than the Originals. Does the longer drying time of the Originals and lightness of the Stay Drys say something about their absobancy? Hemp is known to be more absorbant than cotton, but the Stay Dry only has 4 layers of hemp/cotton compared to the Original's 5 layers of cotton. All I know is we haven't had any leaks with the Stay Dry and the rare leaks we've had with the Originals was due to diaperer error. Here's a side by side comparison of the pads in shells, ready to be put on baby: <photo id="10"> On the left in the airplanes shell is the Stay Dry. </photo><br />
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<photo id="10">On the right in the green shell is the Original. (They are both at the medium rise setting.) Once snapped into the shell, the back of the Original pad meets the back of the shell. As you can see, the back of the Stay Dry lays higher than the back of the shell. That exposed part needs to be tucked in once the diaper is secured - an additional step. And, as I mentioned, this creates "fluffy butt" which you do not get with the Originals. Notice also how the pads differ at the front of the shells. The Original looks like it would stick out the top of the diaper, but it actually ends up being just right. As you can see, the Stay Dry starts out low even before going on baby. Maybe not as much of a problem for girls, but not adequate coverage for boys. I even tried pulling up on the Stay Dry as I closed the diaper on my son (rather than just holding the shell). Same result at (daytime) diaper change - exposed privates and a damp shell which would become stinky. The top layer of the Originals fall into place between the leg gussets on its own. Arranging the Stay Dry leg gussets around the top layer was something I was only willing to do once. Not doing this extra step has been fine for us but maybe because my son is on solid foods and a tummy sleeper. </photo><br />
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Under clothes, you really can't see a difference between the two pads. But you can instantly feel the difference - the Stay Dry feels much softer/squishy than the Original. Here you can see the slight fluff difference: <photo id="11"> Final Say: The Stay Dry Soaker Pads can stay in our cloth diaper stash because they: keep my son's skin dry, launder/dry well, are trim fitting, and haven't leaked<b>.</b></photo><br />
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<b>Conclusion</b>: Despite its great features, the Stay Drys are not my "go-to diaper" because: the shell gets damp (even after making sure the pad is pulled up well in the front) and the extra step to tuck the pad in in the back.<br />
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The Stay Drys would be good for: girls (the bunching would be in their wet zone), families who air dry diapers (feels half dry out of the washer), pocket diaperers who want to lessen their laundry (shells can be worn multiple times), and diaper changers intimidated by flapping fleece liners (the fleece is attached).Baby aWEARnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829689818924301634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252229382494209891.post-63840359297580215552012-02-15T12:15:00.000-08:002012-02-15T12:20:56.827-08:00Baby A Mom Review: bumGenius Freetime Diaperby Amanda Tutt<br />
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I have been waiting anxiously to get my hands on the bumGenius Freetime diaper and am so excited to write a review about it.<br />
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The other day while I was perusing Facebook, my favorite cloth diaper retailer Baby Awearness announced the Freetimes had arrived and they were looking for testers to review the product. Within minutes of their post I was on the phone with debit card in hand to secure my spot as a tester. (Then I sent a text to my neighbor and fellow cloth obsessed friend to let her know and within minutes she too was on the phone securing her spot).<br />
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Now onto the review, which is divided into the following components: Description, initial thoughts, drying time, nighttime, ease of use, and fit.<br />
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<b>Initial thoughts</b>: The diapers looked so beautiful and perfect in their packaging which I immediately ripped off the second I go to the car. I inspected it and of course it seems to have the high quality that I have come to expect from bumGenius products. I carefully undid the hook and loop and attached them to the laundry tabs. I noticed how soft the interior was and naturally rubbed it on my cheek. I am telling you it is so soft that I want to wear it. After I got over the softness, I inspected the semi-attached inserts (I will call them flaps for the review) of the diaper and I am going to be honest, I held it up, let the flaps fall and thought, “This is the craziest diaper I have ever seen.” I spent a little time playing with the flaps, folding them in different combinations and started to become a little skeptical of how easy this diaper was going to be to use, and although I was excited about the new features having a crazy, flappy diaper allowed, (fast drying time, putting extra layers where needed, and no stuffing.), I was thinking it might just be a giant pain and not worth it.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAFhwYVERHbrj8c2ZXo41G1J2C6NKJZroDXlqpWvPGLof0lITQJxtg3Z94s_o8BDPjCP7jyC9yqwVEEnScTTD6dNSZox2DvTzxnBYW4XyapR6YiBVlQtcx6lxo0GLIiEHauBjPGypWuuQ/s1600/freetime3.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAFhwYVERHbrj8c2ZXo41G1J2C6NKJZroDXlqpWvPGLof0lITQJxtg3Z94s_o8BDPjCP7jyC9yqwVEEnScTTD6dNSZox2DvTzxnBYW4XyapR6YiBVlQtcx6lxo0GLIiEHauBjPGypWuuQ/s1600/freetime3.png" /></a><b>Drying time</b>: I washed the diapers and threw them into the dryer (note: according to the care instructions the Freetime should be line dried—I choose to dry my diapers in the dryer on low) for the drying time test. One of the claims/features of this diaper is with the new crazy design it will dry faster. And by faster I mean compared to AIO (all-in-ones) that typically take a little extra time in the dryer (which I find to be extremely annoying—I want everything dry at the same time b/c I hate when I am stuffing diapers and I have random dipes, or diaper pieces that are still wet and I have to go all the way upstairs to put the back into the dryer)! I closed the dyer door, and shook my pointer finger and said, “Good luck little diapers, you can do it, dry fast!” (Elapsed time) Buzz! That’s the dryer, up the stairs I bounded. I opened the dryer and dug around of the free times and sure enough they were dry along with the rest of my stash! Yay, score 1 for Freetime! (That is just a saying; there are not real points to be obtained in this review).<br />
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<b>Nighttime</b>: I got the diapers prepped and ready to go just in time for bed time. I was getting my son’s stuff ready for bed while daddy had them in the bath. I always get his diaper and pajamas out and on his changing table so I am ready for the wrestling match that is required to get the aforementioned items on him. I have the diaper open and am playing around with the flaps and debating what to do. I had to decide which way I wanted to lay the flaps: Both of them flat or fold the front one for extra upfront protection for my boy. And I had another issue, typically I put him to bed in an older version BG with 2 inserts and they are both (the inserts, not the baby) saturated in the AM. Now the Freetime has 5 layers of microfiber built in, but he usually has 6 layers on, and I was not in the mood to wake up in the middle of the night with a wet baby, so searched around for an insert to add to the diaper. I am picky about the amount of bulk I will put on my child, I do not like to send him to bed with a huge diaper butt. I found a BG newborn insert that came with my 4.0 and it fit perfectly at the bottom of the Freetime diaper, plus it did not add a ton of bulk. I placed it under the crazy fold out flaps and laid the back one over it and folded the front wing in half for the extra upfront protection. Bath time finished, the wrestling match ensued and resulted in bedtime. I closed my sons door, shook my pointer finger and said, “Good luck little diaper, you can do it, keep the sheet dry!” (Elapsed time) Pop! That is the sound of my son’s monitor; I reach up grab it, squint and see his smiling face standing up in his crib, so I bound down the hall the get him. I pick, him up and pat his PJ’s and yes, they are dry! I wrestle him out of his Freetime and into a different diaper and hand him off to daddy so I can inspect the effectiveness of the diaper. I am a weirdo, I know, and this next sentence will prove it. I check out the diaper and was impressed to see that the front wing was soaked, the insert was wet and the back half was damp. I find it exciting that his little hiney was pretty much dry! * I have used the Freetime this same way for several other nights and am happy to report that the results were the same.<br />
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<b>Ease of use</b>: Now this one is tricky, because I don’t exactly think it is hard to use, but it is not as simple as other types of diaper either. I think the tricky part came mostly from deciding the best way to place the flaps in the diaper, but once I decided how I wanted the flaps the actual putting on of the diaper was not any different/more difficult than any other diaper I have used. Okay that might be a lie, there is a potential learning curve to making sure the flaps stay how you want them when you put the diaper on the baby, but that is affected by many factors like how you have the flaps, and how cooperative your baby is (mine requires wrestling). I have other diapers that have a sewn in or snap in insert that I have to hold into place as I put it on my son and this is the same as those. (I am not sure if that makes any sense at all, it does to me, but I wrote it). One concern I did have was what it was going to be like when I had a poopy Freetime to deal with. I was not concerned about how well it would hold the BM, but how it would work to get the poops out of the diaper with as little mess as possible. I finally managed to get the opportunity to test my concern.<br />
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<b>Fit</b>: I love the fit of this diaper, it fits my 27lb 1 ½ year old great and he still has room to grow. I want to point out how trim the diaper is—remember it has 5 layers of absorbency; which for most diapers means and extra insert and we all know what extra inserts mean—lots of bulk. Not with this diaper, it has the extra absorbency without the extra bulk. I will be recommending this diaper to anyone who complains of a heavy wetter child that is leaking through other diapers. I would like to see how this diaper fits on a small baby. I think with the crazy flap design it will allow for a trimmer fit on smaller babies. When I used the BG pocket on my son when he was little the insert drove me crazy. It snaps down so it will fit in the diaper on the smallest setting, but then has this weird extra bulk and it drove me crazy. I really wish I had the free times when he was little. One of the features of BG diapers is there unique butterfly closure with stretchy tabs. The Freetimes have this feature as well and they allow for a great fit every time. <br />
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To sum it up I think it is pretty evident that I really like this diaper. It does everything it says it will do, it is made of great quality and add new features and options to the modern cloth diaper. It may look a little crazy, but in this case, crazy makes for an absorbent, trim, and fast drying diaper!<br />
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To read the additional Baby A mom review, check out <a href="http://eightdaysaweekmom.blogspot.com/2012/02/bumgenius-freetime-diaper-review.html">Savannah Cooper-Hughes' of Eight Days A Week's thoughts</a> on this diaper!Baby aWEARnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829689818924301634noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252229382494209891.post-4715976552092396102011-10-02T17:12:00.000-07:002011-10-02T17:53:20.667-07:00A Bit About Breastfeeding: Manual Pumping vs. The BreastpumpIn my years of practice, both as a midwife and as a Lactation Consultant, I have always advised mothers to learn to hand express their breast milk. One of the reasons for this is that doing so aids latching-on by newborns and increases milk production and flow.<br />
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A very recent research article has confirmed this practice. A small study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood showed that expressing breast milk by hand in the first days after birth is better for boosting breastfeeding rates among poorly feeding newborns than the use of a breast pump.<br />
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The results are based on the findings from 68 mothers whose newborns were latching on to the nipple or sucking poorly 12 to 36 hours after birth. The women were randomly assigned to either 15 minutes of using a breast pump or 15 minutes of manual breast milk expression in a bid to encourage their babies to breastfeed. <br />
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Afterwards, the amount of milk produced and suckled, pain levels, and confidence in breastfeeding were assessed. Breastfeeding rates were then monitored when the babies were one week, one month and two months old. By the age of two months, breastfeeding rates were higher among those babies whose mothers first expressed their breast milk by hand than those who first used a breast pump; almost all the mothers (97%) assigned to manual expression were breastfeeding compared with just under 73% of those assigned to the breast pump.<br />
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Most who used a breast pump at two months said they did so to store milk for occasions when they would be unable to feed their child in person. Just 15% said they did so to boost their milk supply. But mothers who expressed manually said they were more comfortable being seen to do so than mothers who used a breast pump. <br />
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The authors point out that breast pumping is a fast, efficient method of milk expression, once the milk supply is established. They strongly suggested, "Providers should consider teaching hand expression instead of pumping to mothers of healthy term newborns feeding poorly after birth, in cases where either method of expression might be appropriate." <br />
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A Lactation Consultant can advise on manual hand expression of breast milk and it is important to get this education as early as possible after giving birth, before any breast feeding issues arise.<br />
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(To make an appointment with our boobie guru, and hear more sage words from this wise woman, call Lani at 226-9063)Baby aWEARnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829689818924301634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252229382494209891.post-20841048464427435232011-07-29T18:03:00.000-07:002011-07-29T18:03:07.549-07:00Keeping it Simple<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4x_FTSNLh5sBTPOumikj7ffOpoAdvIKkEtbDZuFaT3XVpW09EYIm29JZQ_n0NX2RvGUMva-2_jD_GcLjez94ltnm7os8ekB107jYKJ7GQOfDDv5P2yAdDQg1KbgojFIYWOyS5FJXZqIF/s1600/whole+foods+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4x_FTSNLh5sBTPOumikj7ffOpoAdvIKkEtbDZuFaT3XVpW09EYIm29JZQ_n0NX2RvGUMva-2_jD_GcLjez94ltnm7os8ekB107jYKJ7GQOfDDv5P2yAdDQg1KbgojFIYWOyS5FJXZqIF/s320/whole+foods+pic.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br />
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I am big believer in keeping things simple. You'll never see me doing one leg squats, balancing on a Bosu board, doing a bicep curl with one hand and a shoulder raise with the other. That's more trouble than it's worth. I try to apply the same uncomplicated philosophy to what I eat and the dietary recommendations I make to my clients. Truthfully, any type of diet can work in the short term; how short that term is really depends on how restrictive the diet, how much effort it takes to stick with it, and how well it integrates into your life and the life of the other people you have to feed. However, yo-yo dieting takes a toll on your metabolism, and makes you feel terrible both physically and emotionally.<br />
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I believe that if you eat a well-balanced, properly portioned diet of whole grains, healthy fats, lean proteins, and tons fresh fruits and vegetables you'll have little difficulty reaching and maintaining your health goals. Buy local when possible; the food is actually more nutritious when it's fresh! Avoid things packaged things and products with ingredients you can't pronounce. Don't buy in to the supplement scheme; unless you have a specific deficiency or issue synthesizing a certain nutrient your generally wasting your money. You absorb nutrients much better in food form than from a pill, and food tastes much better anyway. If you want some specific action steps:<br />
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Don't drink your calories. The average American consumes around 450 calories in beverages a day, and liquid calories don't really contribute to satiety. Cut out soda, desserts masquerading as coffee, smoothies, and juice drinks. Even 100% juice contains calories and a ton of sugar. Reach for water instead, and try to drink at least 2 liters a day. <br />
Watch your portion sizes. It doesn't take a Harvard research study to conclude that portion sizes are huge and so are our waistlines. Familiarize yourself with what a standard portion size really is. Even things that are healthy can become a problem if you overeat them. Brown rice is great, but if you have 3 cups of it with your stir fry, that's about 650 calories in rice alone. An occasional glass of wine may be beneficial for heart health; three glasses every evening with dinner caps you r day off with about 375 non-nutritional calories. <br />
Eat some protein at every meal or snack. Protein slows down your digestive process so that you can feel fuller longer on the same number of calories than if you were only eating carbohydrates. Think about this: which seems more satisfying, 4oz of chicken breast or a slice of white bread? Meat and fish aren't the only good sources of protein: cottage cheese, eggs, edamame, tofu, beans, nuts, seeds, plain Greek yogurt are all packed with protein.<br />
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Include at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables in your day. Juice doesn't count here! Think of fruits and vegetables as low calorie plate-fillers that will fill you up without filling you out. Try to dedicate about half of your plate space to vegetables at every meal (can you even sneak some in at breakfast?). As an extra bonus, fresh foods like these contain numerous antioxidants and vitamins that help you look youthful both inside and out. <br />
Avoid the white stuff. White rice, white flour, and white sugar (and alcohol!) all break down very quickly in your body, leading to spikes in blood sugar that cause insulin (a fat storing hormone) to be released. Spiking blood sugar can also later cause fatigue, sugar cravings, inflammation in the body, and eventually even diabetes. Stick to fiber-rich whole grain products like whole wheat bread, brown rice, quinoa, and rolled oats to help you stay slim and stabilize your blood sugar. <br />
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Amy Forsyth is a personal trainer specializing in women's fitness and weight loss. She is currently running ladies-only morning boot camp programs across Oahu in Manoa Valley, Aina Haina, and Mililani. For more information and class schedules visit www.honolulupersonaltrainer.com. Mention Baby Awearness and receive a $15 discount off any August session. Baby aWEARnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829689818924301634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252229382494209891.post-66375784978673507362011-07-27T19:22:00.000-07:002011-07-27T19:22:30.883-07:00World Breastfeeding Week at Baby A<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArJakUHHXfiTJb-X9nrpx4Kw8dTJzpyPeSrhzsOo-IUfVOZjun_ph3Qey4pUCBffVuvZOqipZBhDJrU281VSPip1uXMSDwW8pvvr6BYn5lbop7YOYDwYoiI77K8biI14qmpe12O8lMzcW/s1600/WBW2011flyer-web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArJakUHHXfiTJb-X9nrpx4Kw8dTJzpyPeSrhzsOo-IUfVOZjun_ph3Qey4pUCBffVuvZOqipZBhDJrU281VSPip1uXMSDwW8pvvr6BYn5lbop7YOYDwYoiI77K8biI14qmpe12O8lMzcW/s400/WBW2011flyer-web.jpg" width="248" /></a></div>Join us to support moms who breastfeed the world over! All are welcome to learn about the power and beauty of how nature designed us to feed our babies. This is a great time for moms to feel renewed and encouraged in their decisions to include breastfeeding into their parenting and family lifestyle as well as for expecting moms to get questions answered or learn where they can go to for local communities that support breastfeeding. All discussion groups are free and held at the Baby Awearness store. For more information, call 988-0010.Baby aWEARnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829689818924301634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252229382494209891.post-60316407660051952382011-07-08T19:40:00.000-07:002011-07-08T19:52:28.997-07:00Help Baby A Support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Honolulu!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSZ0YrjQEUZdvqTEvu2f0RmEfiYhNKZwOQk2b3eurhFSU46xhfbgRRa2a3YS-bC2NjoVIpXUhOuMlvqg_WiUP3cIex3ytQLCg38hhPPFqAgWdCG5dhypw_6bgm1zUiLvuyQWwltVGb_GS/s1600/BFKS2011Flyer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSZ0YrjQEUZdvqTEvu2f0RmEfiYhNKZwOQk2b3eurhFSU46xhfbgRRa2a3YS-bC2NjoVIpXUhOuMlvqg_WiUP3cIex3ytQLCg38hhPPFqAgWdCG5dhypw_6bgm1zUiLvuyQWwltVGb_GS/s400/BFKS2011Flyer.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br />
The staff at Baby A is participating in Big Brothers Big Sisters' upcoming fundraiser event Bowl For Kids' Sake in August. Through our bowling team, we are collecting donations to help support the awesome mentoring programs that benefit Hawaii's youth and families.<br />
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If you would like to help us reach our goal of raising $600, please make an online donation on <a href="http://honolulubowl.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=475560&lis=1&kntae475560=CC00852B862044D29109F87DAC120A8D&supId=330968432">our Baby Awearness page</a>, or stop by the store and drop some love into our collection jar.Baby aWEARnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829689818924301634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252229382494209891.post-38378847393591330542011-07-07T11:48:00.000-07:002011-07-08T15:56:27.507-07:00Join us for story time<b>Monday July 11 at 10:30 a.m.</b><br />
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In launching a new line of board books for kids, we are offering a free 20-minute story time by the staff at Baby Awearness. <br />
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Published by local publisher <a href="http://www.beachhousepublishing.com/BeachHouse_Publishing/Home.html">BeachHouse Publishing</a> (an imprint of Mutual), all of these stories are written and illustrated by local talent. From learning your 1-2-3-s to surfing the high waves, these stories capture the magic of growing up in Hawaii. Perfect for children ages 0 to 5 years.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A fun series teaching all the shapes, colors, numbers, opposites, and textures found in Hawaii's waters</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Only in Hawaii do you find geckos jumping on the bed! A cute story to lure any child to sleep</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A young boy learns the power of imagination along with his desire to surf the high waves.</td></tr>
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<b>Wednesday July 6 at 6:00 p.m.</b><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaNTfskiAeWRDsUmL-9lxdEX8TMFl08hZQSgQ6b1qPDrde_Cn7XsiH9MHqitOcw_b-CqazIyNKQb3A6hivy5ZB_mjDtk-uELFlq6DuLv7XpAhM32EP3xFHMhY3ujLqOx24GugOl2tPeDJ/s1600/Dr.EricPhoto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaNTfskiAeWRDsUmL-9lxdEX8TMFl08hZQSgQ6b1qPDrde_Cn7XsiH9MHqitOcw_b-CqazIyNKQb3A6hivy5ZB_mjDtk-uELFlq6DuLv7XpAhM32EP3xFHMhY3ujLqOx24GugOl2tPeDJ/s200/Dr.EricPhoto.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Chiropractic Wellness Practitioner, Dr. Eric Schaid, speaks about creating a sustainable quality of life for you and your baby. With less than 1% of hospitals having chiropractors on staff, new moms need to learn about the benefits of chiropractic care for their children. Dr. Eric will also apply the concepts of eating well, moving well, and thinking well during the first year of life. </div><br />
Dr. Eric Bio<br />
With a background in personal training and bodybuilding, Dr. Eric Schaid has always had a passion for health and fitness. After graduating Valedictorian from Palmer College of Chiropractic with a Doctorate in Chiropractic, Dr. Eric pursued courses in pediatric care, wellness, and lifestyle management. Dr. Eric has a passion for educating and empowering families to create healthier lives through the Chiropractic Lifestyle which includes eating well, moving well, and thinking well. The most distinguishing factor about Vitality is that we utilize state of the art technology, certified by the Space Foundation and used by NASA, for evaluating our communities’ health.Baby aWEARnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829689818924301634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252229382494209891.post-19195741228344153302011-06-04T18:55:00.000-07:002011-06-04T19:00:50.741-07:00Broccoli Cheese SoupGrowing up one of my fav restaurants served the best broccoli cheese soup. Every year, when I return to Houston, I eat there...Until now - because the recipe below BLOWS my hometown's soup out of the kettle!<br />
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I added cauliflower because I am trying to eat more non-diary forms of calcium. I swear even the most suspicious children will not be able to taste it if you puree it finely enough.<br />
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Hope you enjoy and let me know your thoughts!<br />
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<b>Broccoli Cheese Soup </b><br />
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Serves 5<br />
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<b>Ingredients</b><br />
* 5 tablespoons unsalted butter<br />
* 1 cup yellow onions <br />
* ½ teaspoon salt<br />
* ½ teaspoon freshly ground white pepper<br />
* ½ teaspoon minced garlic<br />
* ½ teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves<br />
* 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour<br />
* 4 cups veggie broth<br />
* 1 cup pureed cauliflower (steam, puree until fine/smooth)<br />
* 1 head of fresh broccoli (finely diced)<br />
* ¼ cup heavy cream<br />
* ½ cup reduced fat milk<br />
* 1 ¼ cups shredded sharp Cheddar<br />
* Croutons, for garnish<br />
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<b>Directions</b><br />
In a medium pot, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, thyme, onions, salt and pepper, stirring, until soft, 3 minutes. Add the flour and cook, stirring until the mixture is well blended and smells fragrant, 2 minutes. <br />
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<u>Slowly</u> add the veggie stock, whisking constantly, and bring to a boil. <br />
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Add pureed cauliflower<br />
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Reduce the heat and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. <br />
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Add the broccoli and cook, stirring, until tender, for 10 minutes.<br />
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Remove the pot from the heat and puree with a hand-held immersion blender. (Alternatively, in batches, puree in a blender or food processor and return to the pot.)<br />
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Add the milk and cream. Bring to bare simmer to heat through. Add the cheese and cook over low heat, stirring, until melted. <br />
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Remove from the heat and ladle the soup into bowls. Sprinkle croutons over the top of the soup and serve immediately.<br />
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Croutons:<br />
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* 1 cup 1/2 to 3/4-inch cubed olive bagette <br />
* 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil<br />
* 2 tablespoons finely diced parsely and basil<br />
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.<br />
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Place the bread in a medium bowl and toss with oil, garlic, and herbs. Spread evenly on a small baking sheet and bake, stirring twice, until light golden brown on top, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool slightly before serving.<br />
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Yield: 2 cupsBaby aWEARnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829689818924301634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252229382494209891.post-86917462317925657472011-06-01T15:01:00.000-07:002011-06-01T15:01:53.545-07:00Mililani Bootcamp!Hi Ladies,<br />
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For those of you who've attended Radical Homemakers or visited the store during events, Amy Forsyth is a wonderful personal trainer who I have worked with personally. She's not just in wicked good shape and super motivating, she thinks locally and sustainably, which you know I love. Since many of you live in Central Oahu, I wanted to give you the heads up on the new classes her company is putting on. Even better - I've asked Amy to give all my Baby A mamas a discount. Hope you'll consider attending. <br />
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Outdoor workout programs are no longer for townies only. Honolulu Personal Trainer has brought lady boot camp to Mililani! Each four week session of this women-only program combines strength training, cardio, balance, core work, flexibility exercises, and plyometrcis to deliver dramatic fat loss, energy gains, and chronic pain reduction. All ages and physical abilities are welcome; exercises can be ramped up or down so that classes can accommodate everyone from the marathoner to the new exerciser. Class will run Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:30am to 9:30am in Mililani. There are also morning class options available in Manoa Valley and Aina Haina. Please contact Amy Forsyth at amy@honolulupersonaltrainer.com or 808-783-2558 for more information or check out the summer schedules at www.honolulupersonaltrainer.com/fitness-bootcamp/<br />
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<b>Mention Baby Awearness to receive $10 the retail price of $180 for 12 classes. Prorated options are available for sessions already in progress.</b>Baby aWEARnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829689818924301634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252229382494209891.post-87457619449274273432011-05-31T23:21:00.000-07:002011-05-31T23:21:15.943-07:00Healthy Pregnancy Lecture: Lamaze<b>Wednesday June 1</b><br />
<b>6:00 - 7:00 p.m.</b><br />
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Come to our free healthy pregnancy lecture and learn all about the Lamaze course for couples led by Piper Lovemore, local doula and natural birth advocate.<br />
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<strong>Next class series: Monday evenings from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m., starting June 6th</strong><br />
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Discover how you and your partner can experience a blissful, fearless, and powerful birth of your desires!<br />
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Lamaze can provide these powerful tools of reference regarding a woman's labor and delivery:<br />
<ul><li>learning how to reframe our thinking about birth</li>
<li>learning how to experience birth beyond fear </li>
<li>breathing exercises and insight into addressing labor pains and concerns</li>
<li>and ultimately gaining the tools to clear any preconceived negative influences on the birth experience.</li>
</ul>Let us help you pave the way for an empowered, in-tuned birth experience!Baby aWEARnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829689818924301634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252229382494209891.post-36543230555962618782011-05-20T09:30:00.000-07:002011-05-20T09:31:32.096-07:00Your Keiki Can Sign presents Sing, Play, Sign! Classes<b> FREE Preview Class: Friday, May 27 at 10:30 a.m.</b><br />
June 3 – July 22, Fridays at 10:30 a.m. at Baby Awearness in Manoa Marketplace <b></b><br />
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<i>Babies Crawl Before They Walk, and Sign Before They Talk </i><br />
Enjoy these many benefits by learning how to sign with your little one! <br />
<ul><li>Children and parents bond together while learning true American Sign Language (ASL) vocabulary</li>
<li> Improve early communication and learning skills in pre-verbal infants and children to age 4 </li>
<li>Baby Signing Time materials used in this course feature a fun, multi-sensory approach to learning such as visual cues, catchy original tunes, ASL and other activities</li>
</ul><b>Cost: 8 weeks of 45-minute sessions for $100, or $15 per drop-in class</b><br />
Pre-registration required for all classes<br />
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Course led by Akie Kagawa Baby Signing Time Instructor, Certified by the Signing Time Academy <br />
Call: (808) 258-8588 or email: akie@signingtimeacademy.com <br />
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Come sign with us!Baby aWEARnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829689818924301634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252229382494209891.post-72086393520072662342011-04-20T22:25:00.000-07:002011-04-20T22:25:15.931-07:00Keiki Earth Day Line Up<div style="font-family: inherit;">Aloha Mamas,</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"> </div><div style="font-family: inherit;">As you plan your weekend, please take a look at our Event timeline. Its going to be a fun filled day!</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: inherit;">10:30-10:50 Kachuzzi the Clown </div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;">10:30-12:30 Face painting with Kiko</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;">11:00-12:00 Uncle Wayne (2 - 20 min sets @ 11 and 11:40)</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;">11:30-12:30 <a href="http://www.foodscapeshawaii.com/">Foodscapes Herb Gardening </a>- Mini seedling green houses from recycled materials!</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;">12:30-1:30: Re-Use Hawaii Craft time with Manny Pangalinan</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;">1:30-2:00pm: <a href="http://www.besspress.com/">Bess Press Book Reading</a> with Aunty Karyl</div><br />
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Hope to see your there!<br />
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AshleyBaby aWEARnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829689818924301634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252229382494209891.post-24539640502606153192011-04-19T13:18:00.000-07:002011-04-19T13:19:06.770-07:00Solving the Breastpump Mystery<b>Saturday, May 7th at 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. <br />
Led by: Pat Bilyk, IBCLC<br />
Cost: $20/person or $35/couple</b> <br />
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Have you ever asked yourself....<br />
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*Do I really need a breastpump?<br />
*What is the best breastpump for me?<br />
*How do I know the best breastpump for my specific situation?<br />
*How do I use a breastpump?<br />
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Then this class is for you! <br />
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Join Pat Bilyk*, an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) as she shares her expertise on the "hows" and "whys" of the breastpumps presently on the market plus go over the top and most popular pumps on the market today. <br />
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*Pat Bilyk is an IBCLC, masters prepared nurse who has practiced in Hawaii<br />
for 27 years. Her experiences have been as a Lactation Consultant at Kapiolani and Kaiser Medical Centers, Executive Director at Hawaii Mother's Milk, Sales Rep for Medela and a Lactation Consultant in her own business-Healthy New Beginnings.<br />
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Please call 988-0010 or e-mail lani@babyawearness.com to RSVPBaby aWEARnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829689818924301634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252229382494209891.post-51647467349158650032011-04-14T00:19:00.000-07:002011-04-14T00:19:36.375-07:00Post-Partum Rejuvenation<b>Healthy Pregnancy Lecture</b><br />
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Wednesday, May 4th<br />
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.<br />
Led by: Tara Mattes, LAc</b><br />
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Cost: FREE!<br />
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The Postpartum Period is a vital time for a woman's present and future health. It is often considered the fourth stage of pregnancy as it is an essential time to heal, nourish and bond with her newborn baby. The mother's health and state of being is the foundation for building a new or growing family, but in this fast-paced modern world it is often the most neglected. This lecture will be about what all traditional cultures have known and practiced since the beginning of time; the importance of postpartum care and recovery. Understanding these universal and time tested traditions, we can adapt and apply them in a way that fits to our modern lives.<br />
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In the lecture, we will examine cover topics such as perineal care, nourishing foods, rest, warm therapy, proper support, mental and emotional well being, breastfeeding and cultivating energy. The aim is to best prepare mothers and/or their caretakers for the postpartum period that creates a positive experience and healthy start to a new life.<br />
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Tara Mattes is a licensed acupuncturist, certified doula, and certified detox counselor. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies and Pre-medical Studies from University of Colorado. She later studied in Hawaii under Taoist Master Chang Yi Hsiang at the Tai Hsuan College of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine. Her training in Chinese Medicine focuses on qi gong, acupuncture, herbal medicine and Taoist philosophy and arts. When not serving her patients, she enjoys receiving acupuncture treatments, dancing, hiking, swimming, and playing with her daughters.<br />
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TO RSVP for the lecture: e-mail lani@babyawearness.comBaby aWEARnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829689818924301634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252229382494209891.post-7058666627841689632011-04-12T09:10:00.000-07:002011-04-12T09:10:45.426-07:00Book and Toy ExchangeSave time, money and reduce clutter by bringing your gently-used and loved children's books and toys to our BOOK & TOY EXCHANGE held during Keiki Earth Day.<br />
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How it works:<br />
The idea is to give books and toys your family no longer uses in exchange for "new" books and toys your family may want. Bring your items for advance drop-off at Baby Awearness during store hours from April 18 - 21. You will be put on a list and given a bag.<br />
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On Saturday April 23, during our Keiki Earth Day festivities, you may peruse through our exchange tables to fill your bag and teach your children the joy of recycling.<br />
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Guidelines:<br />
Wooden, nontoxic, eco-friendly toys and puzzles -- no plastic or stuffed animals!<br />
Toys must be unbroken and in working condition with all pieces intact<br />
Toys & books must be clean<br />
Books must not have ripped or missing pages<br />
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If you have questions about whether a toy is eligible for the exchange, please call the store first. Leftover toys and books at the end of the event will be donated to BAX and/or community nonprofit organizations benefitting children.Baby aWEARnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829689818924301634noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252229382494209891.post-83079488875423161582011-04-05T23:21:00.000-07:002011-04-04T23:23:46.896-07:00A Must-Know for All Working Moms!<b>Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace and the New Health Care Law Regulations<br />
Thursday, April 14th at 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.<br />
Led by Pat Bilyk, RN, IBCLC<br />
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</b>Cost: $20 per person / $35 per couple<br />
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Offered for the first time, this incredibly important and relevant presentation will cover all the essential issues working moms wanting to breastfeed need to know. Pat Bilyk, a seasoned lactation consultant, will share how women can influence their work environments to make it a more breastfeeding-friendly place, in addition to instilling the confidence to do so through informed rights and choices.<br />
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Learn about<br />
<ul><li>What is a Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace?</li>
<li>How to plan to return to work</li>
<li>The New Health Care Law Provisions for working, breastfeeding women, their rights, and their worksite.</li>
</ul>Partners are strongly encouraged to attend.<br />
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Pat Bilyk is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, masters-prepared nurse who has practiced in Hawaii for over 27 years. Pat has specialized in breastfeeding in Hawaii for nearly 30 years and her experience as a lactation consultant includes helping moms at Kapiolani and Kaiser Medical Centers, as Executive Director of Hawaii Mother's Milk, a Medela sales rep, and through her own private practice, Healthy New Beginnings.<br />
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Nicky Naoko Lawnsby, Baby Awearness's full-time, in-store lactation consultant, will also be present. Nicky is an IBCLC certified Lactation Consultant and has over 20 years of experience in midwifery, breastfeeding, and women's health.<br />
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To RSVP, please contact 988-0010 or lani@babyawearness.com<br />
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Coming up on May 7th: Solving the Breast Pump Mystery ~ a workshop on tips and troubleshooting breastfeeding and pumping issuesBaby aWEARnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829689818924301634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252229382494209891.post-63110198551043698262011-04-05T12:05:00.000-07:002011-04-05T12:06:43.180-07:00Kale Pita PizzaLast week, at our <a href="http://www.babyawearness.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=123&Itemid=200">Radical Homemakers Reading Group</a>, I shared my easy, 30 minute Kale Pita Pizza Recipe. Although I love to cook dinner for my family, there are some nights when dinner is best when its made in under 30 minutes. Rather than reverting back to my college days and making a frozen pizza, these kale pita pizzas are made from fresh ingredients and I promise - the whole family will love them.<br />
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I've made the receipe as a CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE. for the picky toddlers, take the pureed route. Kids love dipping, so if you're open to a bit of a mess, let them dip in their own little dish of baba ganoush.<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
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4 Whole wheat pitas<br />
Mozzarella cheese – 2 cups<br />
Feta or Ricotta Salata – ½ cup<br />
Kale – 1 cup<br />
Garlic – one clove<br />
¼ cup finely diced onion<br />
Cherry or Grape tomatoes – ½ cup cut in half, lengthwise<br />
Salt pepper<br />
Olive oil<br />
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Prep time: 15 minutes.<br />
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Baba Ganoush – Locally, Olive Tree Café in Kahala has the BEST baba ganoush – but if you’re looking to make your own, its easy.<br />
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Preheat Oven to 350.<br />
Rub pita with olive oil. Set aside.<br />
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Sautee garlic and onion in olive oil on medium heat until slightly browned. Add in kale and ricotta salata until kale is semi-wilted (2 minutes).<br />
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FOR KIDS: Once kale is sautéed, puree in blender. This way they won’t be able to pick out the kale chunks. Spread the kale puree on the pita as though it were pesto or pizza sauce. If your child is notoriously anti-greens, start with less.)<br />
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FOR ADULTS: Layer mozzarella cheese, kale/ricotta salata, and tomatoes on top of pita.<br />
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Bake for 20 minutes until browned.<br />
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Now a recipe usually ends with a pic of the finished product - but in this case - the product was too delicious to take a photo!Baby aWEARnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829689818924301634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252229382494209891.post-24793178486311110312011-04-04T19:49:00.000-07:002011-04-04T19:50:10.980-07:00Keiki Earth Day!<b>Saturday April 23rd, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. **FREE**</b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1THbIPjAVeXgzjGY8hbUnPnpTAC7OohzkSEQ552TzQVFhv7PsjiA0KioqVliq8zA83DOio6KIrFQqxN1QcMBWVeLH0GqaeqUFO7V0_eSsV1yZRccthAA-Tmk4yvvwUZJt21CW5FMlcSjl/s1600/Keiki+earth+day+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1THbIPjAVeXgzjGY8hbUnPnpTAC7OohzkSEQ552TzQVFhv7PsjiA0KioqVliq8zA83DOio6KIrFQqxN1QcMBWVeLH0GqaeqUFO7V0_eSsV1yZRccthAA-Tmk4yvvwUZJt21CW5FMlcSjl/s320/Keiki+earth+day+2011.jpg" width="256" /></a></div>Baby Awearness will be hosting its Annual Keiki Earth Day to celebrate our planet, our children, and living green!<br />
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The event will be on Saturday April 23rd from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and offers a free fun-filled day for the entire family. Join us as we sing and make music with Uncle Wayne, recycle with a book-and-toy exchange, enjoy a healthy snack-making demo by radical homemaker Ashley Lukens, as well as various DIY craft and skills sharing activities including recycled container gardening and toy-making.<br />
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Local publisher Bess Press will also present storytelling hour and showcase their new season's line-up of books with eco-friendly themes and stories.<br />
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There will be activities for adults too. Experts will be on hand to educate you on cloth diapering, baby wearing/sling techniques, preparing healthy meals and more. Enjoy the store's natural parenting resource center filled with eco-friendly educational materials and money saving tips.<br />
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For more information contact the store 808.988.0010 or visit www.babyawearness.comBaby aWEARnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829689818924301634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252229382494209891.post-20614093126504733282011-03-21T10:52:00.000-07:002011-03-21T10:57:36.704-07:00All About Macrobioticsby Leslie Ashburn<br />
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Macrobiotics is a flexible and practical approach to living based on using the world’s healthiest foods and traditional lifestyle practices to achieve wholeness, balance, and harmony in all dimensions of our lives. Food is energy and helps us create and become who we are. Macrobiotics is not a set of rules. It’s about personal power and choices, recognizing that each individual has the ultimate ability to decide how to apply these dietary principles and becomes responsible for everything that is put into one’s mouth and body. Everyone is different and no one set of standards or rules will apply to an individual condition. It’s important to make connections between what we eat and how we feel. With reflection, we can begin to empower ourselves to live better and healthier lives.<br />
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Emphasis is placed on:<br />
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<ul><li>eating a wide variety of foods grown locally, organically, and in season</li>
<li>utilizing a wide variety of simple cooking techniques</li>
<li>centering one’s diet on plant-based, unprocessed, unrefined foods</li>
<li>avoiding chemicals, pesticides, and other non-traditional methods of preparation</li>
</ul><br />
There are many benefits to a whole foods diet.<br />
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We develop strong mental, physical, and emotional health.<br />
<ul><li>Studies show that a diet centered on plant-based foods improves blood sugar control, weight loss, and cardiovascular health, reduces cancer risk, and minimizes food addictions, to name just a few diet and lifestyle related items.</li>
<li>Eating consciously is good for the environment, farmers, and local economy.</li>
<li>Reducing intake of animal food reduces our carbon footprint.</li>
<li>Eating locally is more sustainable; besides being fresher, it supports local farmers and the local economy.</li>
<li>Eating organically is good for maintaining healthy ecosystems and protects the Earth, farmers, their children, and the local community from dangerous chemicals.</li>
<li>Eating seasonally keeps us harmonized with nature like traditional societies have practiced for thousands of years.</li>
</ul><br />
We know ourselves better<br />
<ul><li>Practicing macrobiotics is not about following a rigid set of rules. It’s about making conscious connections between diet and lifestyle, and then how we feel as a result, and deciding what type of life we’d like to lead. It’s about flexibly adapting day to day to help us live our best possible life.</li>
</ul><br />
Basics for the kitchen<br />
<ul><li>A person enjoying macrobiotic principles fills his or her kitchen with a wide variety of whole grains, beans and bean products, land and sea vegetables, fresh fruit, nuts, seeds and natural condiments such as good quality oils, sea salt, shoyu, miso, brown rice vinegar, umeboshi vinegar, and natural sweeteners like brown rice syrup, amasake, and barley malt.</li>
<li>Cooking utensils typically include a variety of items such as stainless steel and earthen ware pots, a grater, pressure cooker, knife, steamer basket, mesh strainer, and bamboo mats.</li>
<li>Cooking techniques may include raw, steaming, blanching, boiling, sautéing, deep frying, pan frying, pressing, pickling, pressure cooking and baking</li>
</ul>To learn hands-on techniques in preparing delicious macrobiotic foods, consider signing up for Chef Leslie's popular <a href="http://www.macrobiotichawaii.com/events/easy-whole-foods-cooking-for-busy-people-3/">cooking series</a>. Starts April 10th!<br />
<ul></ul>Baby aWEARnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829689818924301634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252229382494209891.post-63879371050684270362011-03-16T02:30:00.000-07:002011-03-16T04:24:12.397-07:00The Art of Menu Planningby Ashley Lukens<br />
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I love to cook. I try to cook 4-5 nights a week, as schedule permits. Over the past 2 years, since my daughter was born, I have realized that in order to balance my busy schedule and ensure that my family gets the full range of fruits and vegetables into their diet, I MUST plan my menus out. <br />
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Menu planning, for me, is a deal maker.<br />
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If I don’t plan my meals out, I find myself feeling stressed and overwhelmed at the thought of making dinner. I am scrambling for ingredients, going to the grocery multiple times a week – wasting both my time and my money. I also find that I’m wasting money on ingredients that I can’t effectively use – and that I rely more on processed and preserved foods rather than fresh produce.<br />
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Menu planning requires that we re-orient ourselves toward eating and cooking. With menu planning we have to de-couple convenience and spontaneity. While menu planning can increase the convenience of eating – it takes away that spontaneous, “I want tacos tonight” moment. Convenience and spontaneity are the touchstones of industrial eating. <br />
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In order to get me and my family back to eating healthy, real food, I had to take a well thought-out, proactive approach towards our weekly meals.<br />
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So what does a meal planning session look like for my family? <br />
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Our goal is to eat at home as a family 5 nights a week. Four nights I plan, the 5th we enjoy with our friends and extended family. By prioritizing a community meal, we check in with our support system – we share a meal, build memories, and help relieve the stress of cooking and childrearing.<br />
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On Sunday morning over breakfast and everyone picks a meal for the week. We keep our respective schedules in mind – as well as any events that we might have that week. <br />
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I write the meals on a top of a piece of paper and then organize my shopping list according to the sections of my grocery store: Produce, Dairy, Bulk, Frozen, Prepared foods, and finally processed. Having your meals and their ingredients organized in this way allows you to take a step back and look at what you’re feeding your family. If your shopping list is weighted in processed and not produce – think about how you can change that. If a recipe calls for canned tomatoes – try fresh. Canned Mushrooms? Try dehydrated. Canned beans? Go for the bulk aisle. <br />
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If anything requires a special trip to a specialty store, create a box for it. <br />
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Feeling uninspired? My favorite thing is to google a delicious ingredient and see the recipes that appear. My favorite website for recipes is the Food Network, but I also read cooking blogs, watch cooking shows, and read cook books for inspiration. <br />
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We strive to eat leafy greens multiple times a week.<br />
We have 2 easy 30-minute meals and 2 or 3 that are more complex.<br />
We cook enough so that we have leftovers for lunch.<br />
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We also make sure that the recipes make sense when taken together and that ingredients don’t go to waste. For example, if Monday’s meal calls for ½ a container of spinach, I make sure we can use the rest of the container before it spoils. <br />
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Meal planning is a skill we’ve lost over the generations as industrial food has crept in and alienated us from our kitchens. Give meal planning a try for a month – if it doesn’t make your life more livable – call me a liar and let me know. <br />
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Hope to see you all at our radical homemakers reading group Thursday, March 24th. We’ll be reading the second half of Radical Homemakers and the skill share will be a 30-minute meal prepared 3 ways.Baby aWEARnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829689818924301634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252229382494209891.post-53071143591882484132011-03-15T12:00:00.001-07:002011-03-15T12:00:38.296-07:00More Sessions, Longer Classes Starting April!<div style="font-family: inherit;"><span _mce_style="font-size:
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<span style="font-size: small;">子供のための歌遊び,リトミックのクラス</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">日本語で歌を歌うこのリトミッククラスでは、簡単な手遊び歌や童謡、歌遊びを通じて、日 本語に親しみながら、お子様の脳に刺激を与えます。指先や体を動かすことにより、体全体でリズムを感じ音感を養います。日本語と日本の童謡は、脳にとても 良いということが、最近の研究で明確になってきました。クラスでは、絵本の読み聞かせや、折り紙、お手玉などを使って楽しく日本語に親しみます。お母様も ぜひご一緒にご参加ください。</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">教える人: 佐藤しのぐ</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">連絡 先;phone 808-988-0010 or smashiamo@hotmail.com</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">秋のクラスのお知らせ</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">*9月か ら12月までのセッションを募集しま す。(9/13&27, 10/11&25, 11/8&22, 12/6)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> このセッションは、最後の日がクリスマス会になります。</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> * 第2と第4の月曜日, 4時30分から5時(新しい時間帯です)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">** 参加費 は、前払いで、3か月分1コースとして$35いただきます。</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">**ファミリープライス もあります。お子様お2人/ $50 お子様3人以上/$70</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">**Walk-in は、お子様お一人につき、$8です。(割引はありません</span></div>Baby aWEARnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829689818924301634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252229382494209891.post-40130827302790209242011-03-10T19:28:00.000-08:002011-03-10T19:28:48.752-08:00New Cooking Classes for the Whole Family!<b>Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Cooking: Autism and ADHD Diets Made Easy With Warrior Mama Katie Berry</b><br />
March 10 at 10:00 a.m. and repeated on March 20th at 11:00 a.m.<br />
Class Cost: $15 per person, or $12 pre-registration (3/10 class only) <br />
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This unique and first (but not last!) GFCF Cooking Class will inspire and guide parents onto the off-the-beaten path of cooking well and eating well. The class will cover: <br />
What is GFCF?<br />
What the benefits are?<br />
How this ties into children with Autism and ADHD<br />
Personal story (can share mine)<br />
Showcase list of "no" foods and their alternative<br />
Where can you buy GFCF products?<br />
Personal recommendations of GFCF products<br />
Showcase GFCF recipe and demonstrate how to make it (may bring two small things) <br />
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Taught by Ashley Lukens<br />
Sunday March 27th at 11:00 a.m.<br />
Class Cost: $10 per person <br />
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This follow-up to our ever popular Super Baby Foods Class will cover how to integrate fruits, veggies, and most especially leafy greens into your toddler's diet. We'll discuss ways to make simple changes to your meals and meal planning to make sure your child is getting 3 square healthy meals a day!Baby aWEARnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829689818924301634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252229382494209891.post-14465601465710953082011-02-25T23:41:00.000-08:002011-02-25T23:41:54.046-08:00Spanish Sing-Along Class - Free Preview on March 1st!Tuesdays 10:15 - 10:45 a.m. <br />
Open House (free) on March 1st, start of 10-week spring session <br />
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Baby Awearness hosts Oahu's first ever Spanish-language classes geared specifically toward children ages 0-5 years of age. SOL Spanish stories & songs will immerse your child in Spanish language and Latino culture through singing, playing games, reading stories, and doing crafts-all in Spanish! <b></b><br />
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Download this form to pre-register or contact <a href="mailto:lonuevolomejor@msn.com">Gabby</a> for more information.Baby aWEARnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829689818924301634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4252229382494209891.post-8443684700918147192011-02-25T20:35:00.000-08:002011-02-25T20:35:45.234-08:00BAX Buy-In Event!<b>Saturday, March 5th</b><br />
<b>10 a.m. - 4 p.m.</b><br />
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Clean out your playrooms and diaper stash to get cash or store credit AND join us for some delightful storytelling in English, Spanish and Japanese! We will also have a special BAX Bargain Basket filled with goodies (everything $3.50 or less!) as well as a donation drive of any books and toys we don't accept for resale. It will be a fun-filled family day that will leave you feeling good all around!<br />
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