Does Your Baby or Child Have Eczema?

We've struggled off and on with baby eczema on our boy's scalps. I've tried so many shampoos, oils and lotion products.

First off I should begin with the fact that many kids get eczema because they are allergic to certain foods. Cows milk is a hug culprit. If you think your child may be allergic to cows milk and is getting eczema, try another kind of milk. Rice and almond milk are great alternatives!

I've also read here that babies can have an overload on antibiotics. That may be a big reason why doctors have chosen to do away with antibiotics for most ear infections.

My boy's got lots of antibiotics when they were babies because one had meningitis and the other had a life threatening staph infection. My boy's don't seem to have problems with foods, but sometimes flair up in the heat with baby eczema. I blame the antibiotics that saved their lives for their eczema issues. I truly believe that my two son's have to be healed from the inside out. Creams and oils don't do that.

The best way I've dealt with this problem:
It doesn't go away over night!

• Get a good probiotic! 

This puts the good bacteria back into their systems. Antibiotics takes away both good and bad bacteria. Probiotics put the good back in. They are ok for anyone to take.

Look for the cultures to be listed on the container. Walgreens has some for kids, but I noticed that they didn't have the cultures listed. Also get it in a powder form, so it can be mixed in with food or drink. I wanted one that was refrigerated. If you have a live bacteria, it only makes since to me that if it's not refrigerated that it would not last.

• Rub Olive Oil on their head!

That's right Olive Oil. It's hard because in my case it's on their scalp. I do this the evening of bath night. It sit on their head for a few hours before bath. Commercially they sell many creams and oils for babies. Some have steroids in them! I've read that keeping eczema moist helps it from peeling and cracking. Olive Oil works well. No steroids!

• Give them an Oatmeal Bath!

This helps with itching! Works well with chickenpox to! Grind 2 cups of oatmeal in a mini food processor. Add it to your child's bath. My son's LOVED this! Then I used a screen to catch the remaining particles, so the drain wouldn't get clogged.

• I've even read that applying breastmilk to a babies eczema outbreak helps! I have not tried this, but it may be worth a shot.

A few good articles:
Natural Remedies for Eczema
Baby Eczema Treatments - Natural Remedies
Baby Eczema

Snack Bags for First Foods

If you are in need of first food snack bags, Cora Carolina is your place to go!

I love reusable snack bags! I use them daily and wish I would have known and bought some of these when my kids first started snacking.

They are a bit pricey, around $9. Think about how many boxes of sandwich bags you wouldn't have to buy!

These are safer, reusable, dishwasher/washer safe! They work great for school age kids lunches!

Finger Food Ideas for Older Babies:

Veggies:

• Small dices of soft cooked veggies mixed as a "veggie salad" 

Make sure you don't introduce too many foods at once

• Small bits of soft baked {acorn or butternut} squash
• Soft baked sweet potato dices or fries
• Small bits of soft baked green beans

Fruits:

• Soft baked bits of peaches
• Small dices of ripe banana
• Dices of ripe pears
• Small bits of avocado

Other Ideas:

• Cereals {Multi-Grain Cheerios}
• Tofu cubes "dusted" with wheat germ or cereal dust
• Diced toast

Bamboobies and a Book Giveaway

What are Some Breastfeeding Must Haves?

• Bamboobie breast pads for leaky breasts
• Lanolin nipple cream for sore nipples
• Medela Pump in Style double breast pump
• Breastfeeding bras

What are Some Breastfeeding Wants?

• Boppy for pillow support
  
• Breastfeeding jewelery to remember which side you fed on last
• Spit up rags
• Medela wipes to quickly clean off parts

 Awhile ago I reviewed Bamboobies through ecomom! I liked them so much that I decided to purchase some more to giveaway to one of my US readers! To me this product is a must have for new moms that choose to breastfeed.

What are Bamboobies?
They are super soft bamboo breast pads.

Why do I like Bamboobies?

• They are thin. No one can see them through your shirt.
• They are leak-proof. 
• They are packaged in their own laundry bag.
• They are better on your skin because they are made out of bamboo.
• They are heart shaped.
• Each bag comes with daytime pad; as well as nighttime ones. The nighttime ones are thicker and bigger then average pads.

Day Time Pads

Nighttime Pads

I'm giving away one bag of Bamboobies along with my favorite breastfeeding book! 

This giveaway is open to US only and ends Sept 16 at 11:59 pm. There is only one entry for this giveaway!

1. Tell me if you are a first time mother, a mother of more then one, or someone that's here looking for a baby gift? Leave your email address with this entry. one entry

The other entries are optional. Be sure to leave a new comment for each.

1. Google Friend this blog. one entry
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4. Leave a comment on a non giveaway post. Let me know the title of the post you comment on. You are free to leave many comments, but only one entry for this giveaway. one entry
5. Blog about this giveaway. Link back to this post. Leave a link. five entries
6. Enter any of my other blogs listed on the sidebar. Each one you enter counts as an extra entry. Just leave the name of the one you entered. one entry per giveaway
7. Vote for me on We're on the Fence! Just click on the button {on my right side bar} to vote. one entry

You do not need to enter all of the entries to be qualified, just the first mandatory entry.

Remember to leave your email address if it is not public in your profile.

This contest closes September 16 at 10 pm.

The winner will be chosen using random.org.

Disclaimer:
The opinions on this post are my personal take on the products. This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me.
I am not compensated to provide my opinion except for receiving the products themselves to test out. In this case I bought the product. If you have questions about this post please contact me at: alissa4illustration AT hotmail DOT com

Earth Mama Organics Milkmaid Tea and Mug Reveiw and Giveaway!

I've been looking for baby stuff to get my sister. I wanted things that she would find useful.

I went to some of my favorite baby stores to look around! The Baby Store Plus is one of them. They have a variety of products. Not just for baby, but for kids and mom to!







I ended up getting my sister a box of Earth Mama Organics Milkmaid Tea. I bought extra to giveaway!

I love this tea! I had some when my son Isaak was getting better from meningitis. While he was sick, he wanted little milk. When he got better he wanted a lot of milk. The trouble was, my supply got low. This tea really helped!  

The Baby Store Plus is closing their doors. That means that they are having a HUGE sale right now! Everything is marked down. No codes needed. They have a flat $6.95 shipping rate for anything under $75.

I ordered something to giveaway just to one of my readers! Yep that is right, you! One of my US readers is going to get two boxes of Earth Mama Organics Milkmaid Tea and the 11 ounce mug featured below.

This giveaway is open to US only and ends September 16 at 10 pm. Leave a separate entry for each. Make sure the first mandatory entry is filled out before all others.

1. For your first mandatory entry, tell me what breastfeeding product you could use from The Baby Plus Store! Leave your email address with this entry. one entry

The other entries are optional. Be sure to leave a new comment for each.

1. Google Friend this blog. one entry
2. Add my Milking the Issue button to your site. Leave me your site link. one entry
3. {Like} Me on Facebook. Leave your Facebook name in your entry. one entry
4. Leave a comment on a non giveaway post. Let me know the title of the post you comment on. You are free to leave many comments, but only one entry for this giveaway. one entry
5. Blog about this giveaway. Link back to this post. Leave a link. five entries
6. Enter any of my other blogs listed on the sidebar. Each one you enter counts as an extra entry. Just leave the name of the one you entered. one entry per giveaway
7. Vote for me on We're on the Fence! Just click on the button {on my right side bar} to vote. one entry

You do not need to enter all of the entries to be qualified, just the first mandatory entry.

Remember to leave your email address if it is not public in your profile.

This contest closes September 16 at 10 pm.

The winner will be chosen using random.org.

Disclaimer:
The opinions on this post are my personal take on the products. This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me.
I am not compensated to provide my opinion except for receiving the products themselves to test out. In this case I bought the product. If you have questions about this post please contact me at: alissa4illustration AT hotmail DOT com

ecomom

ecomom is pretty darn cool if you ask me. Find out for yourself with FREE Shipping on EVERY order. They have Plum Organics, Revolution Foods, BOBA Organic G2, Melissa & Doug, Episencial Skin Care (5 star products). They also have a ton of great stuff for BREASTFEEDING too!

Pink BabyLegs Giveaway

I bought a pair of pink BabyLegs awhile ago because I kept thinking that someone in my family was bound to have a girl. The next generation in my family seems to be mostly boys.


BabyLegs can be worn not only on the legs, but also the arms. Check out my two sons wearing the same pair of Bones BabyLegs:

I simply love how they can be worn on the legs, later under their shorts and further down the road on their arms!


They were perfect when Isaak had meningitis. It was a pain to dress him. BabyLegs kept his legs warm! The nurses loved them too!

About BabyLegs:

They started when a mom had problems with her daughter having diaper rash. She wanted to keep her legs warm, but the rash needed air to heal. The mom used a pair of adult socks to keep her child's legs warm.

Soon the socks feet were cut off. She realized that they helped protect her daughter's knees with crawling, made diaper changing and potty training easier.

BabyLegs Socks:

More recently the company has started selling socks. My only negative critique on them is that they only go up to age 2. I bought their football set for my youngest son! He only wanted to ware these socks! Then he was upset when he outgrew them!

Giveaway

I am giving away to one lucky reader a pair of pink BabyLegs {shown above}. This giveaway is open to US only and ends September 1 at 10 pm.

Leave a separate entry for each. Make sure the first mandatory entry is filled out before all others.

1. For your first mandatory entry, tell me what pair of BabyLegs leg warmers or socks you like! Leave your email address with this entry. one entry

The other entries are optional. Be sure to leave a new comment for each.

1. Google Friend this blog. one entry
2. Add my Milking the Issue button to your site. Leave me your site link. one entry
3. {Like} Me on Facebook. Leave your Facebook name in your entry. one entry
4. Leave a comment on a non giveaway post. Let me know the title of the post you comment on. You are free to leave many comments, but only one entry for this giveaway. one entry
5. Blog about this giveaway. Link back to this post. Leave a link. five entries
6. Vote for me on We're on the Fence! Just click on the button {on my right side bar} to vote. one entry

You do not need to enter all of the entries to be qualified, just the first mandatory entry.

Remember to leave your email address if it is not public in your profile.

This contest closes in 2 weeks, September 1 at 10 pm.

The winner will be chosen using random.org.

Disclaimer:
The opinions on this post are my personal take on the products. This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me.
I am not compensated to provide my opinion except for receiving the products themselves to test out. In this case I bought the product. If you have questions about this post please contact me at: alissa4illustration AT hotmail DOT com

The story goes like this...

My sister has had a lactation consultant at her home a lot. Having a child that has one extra chromosome takes a lot of work! Not just with breastfeeding, but with everything else to!

Emerson pulled his feeding tube out 2 nights ago. Lucky for my sister, she's a nurse. It took her one try to get it back in! Yay for her! She's not even a pediatric nurse.

She was telling her lactation consultant about my blog, Milking the Issue. Now the lactation consultant has my blog on her list for new mom's! :) I'm so happy! 

By the way, Emerson now is 8 weeks old! Happy 8 week birthday! Aunt Lissy loves you!

All my nephews and niece call my "Aunt Lissy." My name is really Alissa. I think that got started with my niece because she couldn't say my name. It stuck because it's just so cute to hear a little voice say, "Aunt Lissy!"

Baby Clothes Rule!

I have to say that I wish they made the same t-shirts that they do for babies for adults to. :) Some of them are so darn cool!

Now that my boys are a little older the selection of clothing has gone down hill.

I found a new shop I like today called Organic Baby Gift Boutique.

Here are just a few things I spotted that I like:

I'd love to get this for my nephew Emerson. It comes in brown to!

Then they have these t-shirts of every letter in the alphabet! These run bigger. How cool is that!?! My son's names are Mica and Isaak, so naturally I'd want to get the m and i shirt.

New Age Mama is giving away a $25 gift certificate to this store!

PS I will be having some giveaways on this site later this month. I'm so excited!

Posh Nursing Pads

Posh Pads is a really great company! I had never heard of them until just now! I'm super excited to tell you about finding this company!

Life in the Lost World is hosting a giveaway for Posh Pads! One winner is going to receive a 4 pack of her adorable heart shaped, "My Heart Belongs to You" nursing pads!

Name Books

I love books that can be customized! I really feel that kids have a better connection with a book when they see their name in it. The also learn how to spell their name early on when they see it repeated.

One lucky winner is going to receive the personalized book of their choice from I See Me at New Age Mama.