Baby Looney Tunes Happily Healthy – Week 6 *Giveaway*
June 14, 2010
This giveaway is now closed. Thanks for stopping by. The winner is Linda K. Congrats.
Don’t you just love feeding babies? We just started our little girl on solids and I think we’ve enjoyed it more than she has. When my son was a baby, we attempted (unsuccessfully) to make his baby food. Perhaps if I would have followed Dra. Aliza’s advice I may have been more successful.
Each week, Dra. Aliza offers education and advice to new and expectant parents. If you have a question for Dra. Aliza, be sure to post it on their Facebook page. You can read more about the program in my initial post.
Be sure to check out their Facebook page which includes links to important tips and information.
And since this is the sixth week of the program’s launch, I have another Looney Tunes’ themed giveaway for you! And don’t forget you still have time to enter to win an entire crib makeover.
Win It! One of you will win a Baby Looney Tunes Gift Set (including bottles, bib, rattle). Simply visit their Facebook/Twitter page to find the key word of the week (there will be one each week, announced on each Tuesday). Then send an email to giveaways@rockinmama.net to let me know what the word is (be sure to include the number of the week you’re entering….that’s 6 this week!). This contest will run until next Tuesday. US residents only. Comments are moderated. If you don’t see your comment in a reasonable amount of time, send me an email. Bloggers and non-bloggers may enter. If you don’t want to leave your email address, please be sure to check back for my announcement on the winner. Please note that winners must respond within 48 hours of being announced/contacted or another winner will be drawn. Want an extra entry? Do any or all of the following and receive an extra entry for each one.
Be sure to leave me a separate comment for each additional entry.
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No compensation was received for this post. I am participating in an 8 week campaign with Warner Bros. and Baby Looney Tunes.
Baby Looney Tunes Happily Healthy – Week 5 *Giveaway*
June 4, 2010
This giveaway is now closed. Thanks for stopping by. The winner is Audra. Congrats!
First, I hope you’ve had a wonderful, short week! Isn’t it nice to start off with only four days? This past week FLEW by since I was in Chicago with Wilton so I apologize that I am a bit late getting this post up. But rest assured that you’ll still have a week to enter (and you’ll be able to find this week’s word on both their Facebook and Twitter pages). If you have any difficulty please don’t hesitate to contact me.
This week, Dra. Aliza discusses homemade baby cuisine, as part of the Baby Looney Tunes Happily Healthy Program. I failed miserably at making baby food for my son and hope to do things differently when my daughter starts eating.
You can read more about the program in my initial post. Each week, Dra. Aliza offers education and advice to new and expectant parents. If you have a question for Dra. Aliza, be sure to post it on their Facebook page.
Be sure to check out their Facebook page which includes links to important tips and information.
And since this is the fifth week of the program’s launch, I have another Looney Tunes’ themed giveaway for you! And don’t forget you still have time to enter to win an entire crib makeover.
Win It! One of you will win a Baby Bugs Plush. Simply visit their Facebook/Twitter page to find the key word of the week (there will be one each week, announced on each Tuesday). Then send an email to giveaways@rockinmama.net to let me know what the word is (be sure to include the number of the week you’re entering….that’s 5 this week!). This contest will run until next Friday. US residents only. Comments are moderated. If you don’t see your comment in a reasonable amount of time, send me an email. Bloggers and non-bloggers may enter. If you don’t want to leave your email address, please be sure to check back for my announcement on the winner. Please note that winners must respond within 48 hours of being announced/contacted or another winner will be drawn. Want an extra entry? Do any or all of the following and receive an extra entry for each one.
Be sure to leave me a separate comment for each additional entry.
Follow Baby Looney Tunes on Twitter and tweet about the contest (weekly entries via Twitter)
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Blog about this giveaway. It doesn’t have to be a separate post. Just include a blurb about it when you blog about other giveaways.
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No compensation was received for this post. I am participating in an 8 week campaign with Warner Bros. and Baby Looney Tunes.
Baby Looney Tunes Happily Healthy – Week 4 *Giveaway*
May 25, 2010
This giveaway is now closed. Thanks for stopping by. The winner is Clarissa. Congrats!
This week, Dra. Aliza explores the reasons why babies cry as part of the Baby Looney Tunes Happily Healthy Program. I remember my daughter crying at the same time each night for weeks. While I *thought* it was colic, it turned out she had reflux.
You can read more about the program in my initial post. Each week, Dra. Aliza offers education and advice to new and expectant parents. If you have a question for Dra. Aliza, be sure to post it on their Facebook page.
Be sure to check out their Facebook page which includes links to important tips and information.
And since this is the fourth week of the program’s launch, I have another Looney Tunes’ themed giveaway for you! And don’t forget you still have time to enter to win an entire crib makeover.
Win It! One of you will win a Baby Looney Tunes Light-Up Plush Set (which includes Tweety, Bug, and Taz). Simply visit their Facebook/Twitter page to find the key word of the week (there will be one each week, announced on each Tuesday). Then send an email to giveaways@rockinmama.net to let me know what the word is (be sure to include the number of the week you’re entering….that’s 4 this week!). This contest will run until next Wednesday when a new word will be posted. US residents only. Comments are moderated. If you don’t see your comment in a reasonable amount of time, send me an email. Bloggers and non-bloggers may enter. If you don’t want to leave your email address, please be sure to check back for my announcement on the winner. Please note that winners must respond within 48 hours of being announced/contacted or another winner will be drawn. Want an extra entry? Do any or all of the following and receive an extra entry for each one.
Be sure to leave me a separate comment for each additional entry.
Follow Baby Looney Tunes on Twitter and tweet about the contest (weekly entries via Twitter)
Like Baby Looney Tunes on Facebook
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Blog about this giveaway. It doesn’t have to be a separate post. Just include a blurb about it when you blog about other giveaways.
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No compensation was received for this post. I am participating in an 8 week campaign with Warner Bros. and Baby Looney Tunes.
What Not To Eat
May 22, 2010
I wish there was a product…some device that would tell me what I should and shouldn’t eat. It would take into account my dietary intolerances, my food preferences and my lifestyle. I could access it while on the go at fast food restaurants and the grocery store. Maybe it would even have the ability to compare prices and provide nutritional information…
I recently sat in on a webinar for PICKKA, a tech company launching an effort to help Americans get healthy. With Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution and First Lady Michelle Obama’s campaign to address America’s obesity crisis making headlines, consumers are looking for the tools to achieve this.
PICKKA‘s new iPhone/smartphone applications were designed to help consumers make better decisions on food choices. Shop to Lose guides the consumer in his/her food choices to maintain a healthy weight. PICKKA‘s search technology turns a set of general health guidelines into a personalized decision-making assistant. I’m not certain how true this is for you, but when I go to the grocery store, at least 25% of the foods I purchase were not on my list (they were impulse foods). Shop to Lose helps curb impulse shopping by providing education and recommendations for the right foods. The application (which is currently free for the next six months) includes 130,000 packaged food items and tens of thousands of restaurants. It’s like having your own personal dietitian at the touch of an iPhone button. Do you have Diabetes? High blood pressure? Are you looking for low-calories foods? Or simply want to eat healthier? Check out Shop to Lose.
Eat This?, which launched last week, makes it even easier for you to decide whether or not a food is good for you. Perhaps you don’t understand the labels on food packages. Eat This? eliminates deciphering labels. Simply set your healthy goals (i.e. weight control, high blood pressure, healthy eating), scan the bar code on any of the 130,000 products in the system, and view the health meter to see if the food fits within your health objectives. The application also gives consumer reviews on taste and offers food alternatives.
I don’t have an iPhone (yet) so I haven’t actually had an opportunity to have hands-on experience with the applications but they look to be easy to use and beneficial in realizing health and nutrition goals. For more information about the above two applications and their initiative, just visit PICKKA.
No compensation was received for this post. I received a gift card for attending the webinar, courtesy of the company.
Baby Looney Tunes Happily Healthy – Week 3 *Giveaway*
May 19, 2010
This giveaway is now closed. Thanks for stopping by. The winner is Carolyn. Congrats!
This week, Dra. Aliza offers parents some practical advice on teething (something we’ll be going through very shortly with our baby girl), as part of the Baby Looney Tunes Happily Healthy Program. You can read more about the program in my initial post. Each week, Dra. Aliza offers education and advice to new and expectant parents.
Be sure to check out their Facebook page which includes links to important tips and information.
And since this is the third week of the program’s launch, I have another Looney Tunes’ themed giveaway for you! And don’t forget you still have time to enter to win an entire crib makeover.
Win It! One of you will win a 7″ Baby Looney Tunes Tweety Plush. Simply visit their Facebook/Twitter page to find the key word of the week (there will be one each week, announced on each Tuesday). Then send an email to giveaways@rockinmama.net to let me know what the word is (be sure to include the number of the week you’re entering….that’s 3 this week!). This contest will run until next Wednesday when a new word will be posted. US residents only. Comments are moderated. If you don’t see your comment in a reasonable amount of time, send me an email. Bloggers and non-bloggers may enter. If you don’t want to leave your email address, please be sure to check back for my announcement on the winner. Please note that winners must respond within 48 hours of being announced/contacted or another winner will be drawn. Want an extra entry? Do any or all of the following and receive an extra entry for each one.
Be sure to leave me a separate comment for each additional entry.
Follow Baby Looney Tunes on Twitter and tweet about the contest (weekly entries via Twitter)
Like Baby Looney Tunes on Facebook
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Blog about this giveaway. It doesn’t have to be a separate post. Just include a blurb about it when you blog about other giveaways.
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No compensation was received for this post. I am participating in an 8 week campaign with Warner Bros. and Baby Looney Tunes.
Baby Looney Tunes Happily Healthy – Week 2 *Giveaway*
May 12, 2010
This giveaway is now closed. Thanks for stopping by. The winner is Vickie C. Congrats!
Last week, I told you about the launch of Baby Looney Tunes Happily Healthy Program. You can read more about the program in last week’s post. Every week, Dr. Aliza offers education and advice to new and expectant parents.
Do you have questions about choosing a safe, age-appropriate toy? Or whether it’s greener and more cost effective to choose cloth diapers? You’ll find these answers and more when you visit the site. Be sure to check out their Facebook page which includes links to important tips and information. Today they posted an informative article on potty training (so timely…did you read my post on potty training today?).
And since this is the second week of the program’s launch, I have another Looney Tunes’ themed giveaway for you!
Win It! One of you will win a Baby Looney Tunes Blanket. Simply visit their Facebook/Twitter page to find the key word of the week (there will be one each week, announced on each Tuesday). Then send an email to giveaways@rockinmama.net to let me know what the word is (be sure to include the number of the week you’re entering….that’s 2 this week!). This contest will run until next Wednesday when a new word will be posted.
US residents only. Comments are moderated. If you don’t see your comment in a reasonable amount of time, send me an email. Bloggers and non-bloggers may enter. If you don’t want to leave your email address, please be sure to check back for my announcement on the winner. Please note that winners must respond within 48 hours of being announced/contacted or another winner will be drawn. Want an extra entry? Do any or all of the following and receive an extra entry for each one.
Be sure to leave me a separate comment for each additional entry.
Follow Baby Looney Tunes on Twitter and tweet about the contest (weekly entries via Twitter)
Like Baby Looney Tunes on Facebook
Follow me on Twitter AND tweet about the contest
Subscribe to my feed via email or reader.
Blog about this giveaway. It doesn’t have to be a separate post. Just include a blurb about it when you blog about other giveaways.
Click on one of the very cute buttons below and digg, stumble, fav, etc. Just let me know what you did in the comments!
No compensation was received for this post. I am participating in an 8 week campaign with Warner Bros. and Baby Looney Tunes.
Baby Looney Tunes Launches the Happily Healthy Program *Giveaway*
May 5, 2010
This giveaway is now closed. Thanks for stopping by. The winner is Trisha. Congrats!
This week, Baby Looney Tunes launched it’s Happily Healthy program, and I am so excited to announce my participation over the next 8 weeks. The Happily Healthy program is a new initiative designed to provide fun, attainable health and safety tips for new and expectant moms by Dr. Aliza Lifshitz.
Dr. Aliza is a renowned physician, health reporter, and author. Her book, Healthy Mother, Healthy Baby was the first bilingual guide to pregnancy and childbirth. She is also the Editor in Chief and Principal of VidaySalud.com.
Some of the information you’ll find on both their Facebook and Twitter pages includes alerts to the latest news stories and articles on kid’s health, videos, and fun tips and games from Baby Looney Tunes.
Every week you’ll have the opportunity to win Baby Looney Tunes prizes. At the end of the 8 weeks one of you will win the grand prize of a crib makeover (right here on my site). This week marks the launch and I encourage you to check out the Happily Healthy Program on their Facebook and Twitter pages.
Win It! One of you will win a Baby Looney Tunes Crib Make-Over which includes a comforter, 4-sided bumper, crib sheet, and dust ruffle. Simply visit their Facebook/Twitter page to find the key word of the week (there will be one each week, announced on each Tuesday). Then send an email to giveaways@rockinmama.net to let me know what the word is. This contest will run for the next 8 weeks and I will give you an end date as we approach it.
US residents only. Comments are moderated. If you don’t see your comment in a reasonable amount of time, send me an email. Bloggers and non-bloggers may enter. If you don’t want to leave your email address, please be sure to check back for my announcement on the winner. Please note that winners must respond within 48 hours of being announced/contacted or another winner will be drawn. Want an extra entry? Do any or all of the following and receive an extra entry for each one.
Be sure to leave me a separate comment for each additional entry.
Follow Baby Looney Tunes on Twitter and tweet about the contest (weekly entries via Twitter)
Like Baby Looney Tunes on Facebook
Follow me on Twitter AND tweet about the contest
Subscribe to my feed via email or reader.
Blog about this giveaway. It doesn’t have to be a separate post. Just include a blurb about it when you blog about other giveaways.
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No compensation was received for this post. I am participating in an 8 week campaign with Warner Bros. and Baby Looney Tunes.
American Heart Association National CPR and AED Awareness Week
May 8, 2009
When I was pregnant with my son, I had a little “heart to heart” with my family. I knew that there was going to be a time where I’d have to leave my son with one or all of them. I’m an RN so I don’t worry about how I would react if a friend or a neighbor needed CPR or assistance because he/she was choking. I also don’t worry about my ability to deal with a similar incident should it ever happen to my son (although I can’t presume I’d be as calm as I am with my patients). But up until a few months ago, I couldn’t say the same thing about the people in my life who were about to take care of my son. So I sent them all to get CPR certified at our local hospital. It was the only way I could have peace of mind leaving my 6 month old with, say, my father.
Summer is coming very soon and there are lots of activities for children to enjoy. But with activities like swimming, come real facts about what happens when people are not prepared. Unfortunately, more drownings occur in the summer months. For many families, summer is synonymous with water. You may vacation at the lake or spend weekends at the beach or tote your kids to swimming at the community pool. Regardless of how you plan on spending family time this summer, might I encourage you to get CPR trained? It’s easy and painless (I promise). Many of you may think, why? Maybe you think you can just call 911. Those vital minutes you spend calling and waiting for the ambulance to arrive can be spent doing CPR and increasing a person’s chances of survival.
The first week in June begins National CPR and AED Awareness Week. I highly encourage you to get trained (have I driven the point home yet?). Honestly, I hope no one who reads this ever has to use CPR. However, I hope that everyone who reads this, makes it a priority to get trained. As a busy, working mom, I understand time and child care restraints. The thought of trying to take a class right now makes me want to laugh since I know I have no one to watch my son. The American Heart Association realizes that adults are busy and may not be able to attend a traditional course in a classroom (which they do offer, by the way). For those of you who are self-learners, the AHA offers a self-directed course called CPR Anytime. In 22 minutes you (or anyone) can learn CPR (infant and child/adult). The kit comes with an inflatable, reusable mannequin and instructional DVD. We have one at home that my husband used since he couldn’t attend a physical class before my son was born and he learned a lot from it. What’s nice is that you can practice or brush up on the skills in the comfort of your home at your leisure, thereby building confidence.
We use the CPR Anytime Kits in the NICU where I work for parents getting ready to take their babies home, and they’ve been very effective when a class is unavailable. Once new parents have viewed the video, we have them practice and return demonstrate the skills, thereby encouraging questions and providing feedback.
I highly recommend checking out the site and finding a CPR training that works with your schedule.
Profuse thanks to Mom Central for this review opportunity!
Review: Slendertone EnerVive
October 7, 2008
You wouldn’t know it by looking at me, but I used to love running and was in pretty decent shape before I got pregnant with my son thanks to 8 months abroad. Whether it’s intentional or not, backpacking trims and slims like no other workout!
I don’t often blog about fitness because I feel like I should set an example if I’m going to pretend to be an expert impart my expert opinion. I am actually extremely passionate about health, wellness, and fitness and am hoping that will transfer into measurable weight loss!
Beth at Role Mommy offered me the opportunity to review Slendertone’s EnerVive Muscle Conditioner. Having had some experience with EMS (Electrical Muscle Stimulation) I was very interested to see how effective a consumer version could be. The basic premise behind EMS is that an electric impulse delivered to the muscles elicits a muscle contraction. EMS has been approved by the FDA and is used to rehabilitate and strengthen muscles. It is also used as a complement to sport training because of it’s ability to enhance muscle performance by increasing strength, improving endurance, and speeding up recovery.
When I was in high school, I sustained a back injury after a horse decided that I was weighing him down. I primarily sustained muscular injuries and was sent to physical therapy to assist in my recovery. The therapist utilized EMS to help my muscles heal and return to normal functioning.
The hands-free EnerVive unit allows you to select from six different muscle conditioning programs including excercise preparation, endurance and strength building, and exercise recovery. Despite it’s initial appearance, it was actually really easy to set-up. You insert the battery, apply the pads to one of seven different targeted muscle areas, and select your program (you may need some help placing the pads on your back). You can manually control the intensity of the contractions with the unit. You also have the option of varying the pre-set contraction-relaxation cycle via the Trigger mode. When utilized, you’ll be able to control the length of the contraction.
I’ve been using the EnerVive unit for about a week for exercise recovery after walking/running. I have to say that my muscles have not really been sore after working out which is most likely due to the system (and good stretching!). I’m actually going to start using it on my abs in hopes that I can do something to tone this baby belly! I’ve been trying to think about how to describe the way EnerVive feels…it’s almost like a sustained muscle twitch (but that’s not entirely accurate because it actually feels relaxing, not annoying like a muscle twitch).
In summary, I’ve compiled a list of the pros and cons.
Pros:
1. The unit is approved by the FDA
2. The unit is very easy to use
3. The unit allows for numerous variations in settings
4. It is effective for relaxation and muscle recovery
5. EnerVive is a high-quality, professionally designed unit
Cons:
1. At $179.99, it’s definitely a luxury
2. When you open the manual, you’ll find four pages of warnings, contraindications, and precautions which can be a little
3. Pads will need to be replaced after 20-30 sessions (a set of three retails for $49.99)
For more information on EnerVive and all of the products offered by Slendertone, visit their website!
