National Woman's Health Week

Did you know that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in celebrating National Woman's Health Week? The week of May 9th to 15th was dedicated to empowering women to make their health a top priority. In honor of this, I would like to remind women that breastfeeding is a health preventative behavior that reaps benefits for a lifetime. Avoiding or abandoning breastfeeding increases a woman's risk of developing premenopausal breast cancer, ovarian cancer, type II diabetes, hypertension (high blood pressure), hyperlipidemia, and cardiovascular disease.

The decision to breastfeed greatly promotes good public health behavior that benefits not only infants but also their mothers. During National Women's Health Week, communities, businesses, government, health organizations, and other groups work together to educate women about steps they can take to improve their physical and mental health as well as lower their risks of certain diseases. Women are often the caregivers for their spouses, children, and even their own elderly parents that they forget to focus on their own health. But research shows that when women take care of themselves, the health of their family improves.

Healthcare providers are urged to remind the childbearing population of women that they work with of the importance of breastfeeding as a method of reducing diseases and conditions that can rob them and their family of a healthy mother. Heart disease, for instance, is the number one killer of women in the U.S. Epidemiological data suggests that women who do not breastfeed or wean too early face a higher risk of disease and early death.

We should celebrate National Woman's Health week by wishing all moms a Happy and Healthy Mother's Day, every day.

Big News!

Hi Everyone,

As 2010 quickly approaches, we are gearing up for a new and exciting year for Baby aWEARness. If you've been in the store recently, you might have noticed that there are some MAJOR changes in the works. In the spirit of providing everything a family would need to grow healthy, happy keiki, Hot Mama Maternity and Baby aWEARness are now under one roof!

We might be a little biased, but we think that Baby aWEARness and Hot Mama are an absolute dream team - Hot Mama Maternity keeps Hawaii's moms feeling blissful and beautiful during pregnancy; Baby aWEARness provides eco-friendly, natural products for Hawaii's blossoming families. Now sharing our space on the second floor of Manoa Marketplace, we can better serve Hawaii's moms and moms-to-be, providing essential resources and excellent products that are better for baby, better for the environment, and best for mom! Whether you are expecting a little one, or they have just arrived, Hot Mama Maternity and Baby aWEARness are now sharing a space in Manoa Marketplace, providing everything an expecting or new mother could need!

Also for your enjoyment, we have permanently extended our store hours!
We are now open:
Monday - Saturday: 10-6pm
Sunday: 10-1pm

In celebration of this new partnership, Baby aWEARness and Hot Mama are co-hosting "Hawaii's Next Hot Mama," a contest honoring and empowering the mothers of Hawaii. The contest will be held from January 1st to February 11th, 2010. As the face of the Baby aWEARness/Hot Mama partnership, Hawaii's Next Hot Mama will serve as an inspiration and role model for mothers and families throughout Hawaii. The winner will be the face of Hot Mama/Baby aWEARness for 2010 and will receive an entire package of perks including over $1,000 in prizes, a well-deserved spa package, and much more!

Hawaii's Next Hot Mama can be an expecting-mom, a brand new mommy, or a mother of many! She can be a full-time mom, a business-minded mom, a military mom - any kind of mom! You can nominate yourself, or a candidate that you think would best represent Hawaii's Next Hot Mama.

Stay tuned for more contest details!
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All our love to your blossoming babies,

Ashley, Nicky, and Mel (from Hot Mama!)

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Baby aWEARness in Honolulu Magazine