I try to ignore my eczema. I've suffered from eczema since I was 8 years old. I remember my feet being so itchy I would rub them against that ugly brown carpet my mom had in my room. The friction would create a rug burn on my foot that would create a temporary relief of my symptoms. Of course, this led to an infection and my mother searching for answers and relief. She took me to a highly regarded dermatologist in the city who prescribed a myriad ...
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High Quality Sun Care Products The Whole Family Can Use
This post was sponsored by La Roche-Posay as part of an Influence Central campaign and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. Every summer since my first baby was a year old, I've researched just about every sunscreen for babies and kids I came across. I wanted to make sure my kids were getting the best possible protection in a nourishing formula that wouldn't dry out their skin. My 3 kids all have very different skin types, so if I can ...
You Can Have a Doctor in Your Pocket with Doctor On Demand
Everyone I've spoken to in the past two weeks has mentioned their children catching colds lately. It seems that spring has sprung and so have cases of strep throat in our school. Since my oldest has had her tonsils out in October, strep hasn't invaded our home but we've had our bouts of other viral activity in here. From the flu to bronchitis, my kids have had their share of illnesses- but a few days ago after my little guy received a viral ...
Kids Have Guts! Take Good Care of Them! #YourKidHasGuts
Disclosure: This post was brought to you by Smarty Pants. All opinions are my own. I'll never forget the first stomach virus that swept through our house when my oldest daughter was just a year old. It started off as a typical childhood virus that wouldn't go away and lead to a weakened immune system and back to back illnesses. After we finally kicked the first virus, within a few days she was hit with a stomach virus, and after she healed ...
Keeping Kids Comfortable During Cold Season
This has been a pretty mild year for our family as far as viruses go. Aside from my middle daughter and her flu from hell a few weeks ago, we've been pretty lucky to have stayed away from the recurring strep infections from last year. Chalk it up to a mild winter, better hand washing, or stronger immune systems, but whatever it is, I'll take it! I counted my lucky stars until yesterday when my oldest started complaining of a sore throat, which ...
Soft, Smoochable Lips with @ChapStick + a Giveaway!
Samples have been provided by Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Valentine's Day falls during a bad time of year. My skin is dry, my lips are cracked, and threats of snow keep me from leaving the house on a February day. If there was one thing I've learned from over 30 years of winters, it's how to keep lips from drying out in the winter. ChapStick® is what my mom use to buy me as a kid and still what my lips prefer in this weather. ChapStick® has ...
What Nutrients to “Chews” When Expecting #BeActiv
From the time I was pregnant with my first baby, I knew Calcium would be an important nutrient in my diet. I was aware of calcium deficiencies during pregnancy from a friend who had many issues with calcium absorption during her pregnancy. Her calcium deficiency was so bad, she developed cavities which her dentist attributed to this deficiency. I just had my third baby, and while my whole world changes with the birth of each child, my ...
Sick again? Keep them comfortable with these top items
Tis the season for colds, viruses, and whatever else comes through that door! I'm not excited about my kids getting sick, especially now that I have two in school and an infant at home. For a few weeks now my little guy can't shake the after effects from the girls having bronchitis. He's miserable, they are miserable, and my husband and I are in full survival mode with limited sleep. It's not fun. Our only saving grace at the end of the day is ...