Here is a nourishing and refreshing smoothy recipe from the ladies over at Mamatini.

Ingredients:

8 ounces Mamatini
1 cup of your favorite frozen fruit – blueberries, strawberries, pineapple
1 scoop whey protein powder
1 tsp/packet of your favorite natural sweetener
Optional Scoop of Green Vibrance Superfood Powder

Place ingredients in a high powered blender. Blend on high speed until smooth. Pour into a tall glass with straw and enjoy!

Mamatini was specially designed to help expectant and new mothers absorb and retain the minerals their body needs to have a more energetic and healthy start to motherhood while providing baby with the nutritional building blocks he or she needs to grow. In addition, Mamatini helps increase milk supply in mothers and aides to relieve baby’s colic symptoms. Click here to meet my write up on the brand from earlier in the year.

I have just recently come across this delightful California based on-line store named Sprout Baby. It is a one-stop URL destination for all thing eco-friendly baby, parents and home. Next time you are shopping for yourself, friends or families, add this site to your bookmark of favorites.

SproutBaby also features a new EcoPass ($99.00) that grants customers:

• Free Shipping on every order
• 15% savings on every product we sell
• Advance looks at new products.
• Exclusive offers and promotions.

Click on the images below to read more about a few of my favorite products from the site

Grass Countertop Drying Rack $19.99

Organic Diaper Clutch $62.00

Sweet Knee Bun Glaze $9.95

Boon Mini Bath Goods $10.99

Sprout Foods Variety 12-Pack for Babies Seven Months and Older $15.49

The team over at Plum organics have just added to their garden of delicious and healthy foods for your growing tot. Simply named “Just”, the product line is a offering of single fruits which are Non-GMO & USDA-certified organic, gently cooked and pureed. The fruit is then packaged in a BPA-free, lightweight pouch that pours easily onto a spoon for a mess-free eating experience. This method is designed for the reduction of food waste and eliminates the need for double dipping

The options include JUST Apples, JUST Peaches, JUST Pears, JUST Bananas, JUST Prunes and JUST Mangos. They are portable, convenient and durable for whenever you are on the go or don’t have time to prepare.

The “JUST” line is exclusively available at Babies R Us/Toys R Us at the suggested retail price of $1.19 – $1.29 for a 3.17oz. Single pouch and $7.19 – $7.29 for a single variety 6-count box. Soon, Plum will be extending its distribution to Buy Buy Baby, HEB, Food Lion, and online at Target.com, Diapers.com, and Drugstore.com.

FOR NORMAL SKIN AND/OR ACNE PREVENTION AND CONTROL

NOVENA ORGANIC FRUIT FACE WASH

$32.00

This citrus fruit cocktail in a bottle thoroughly cleanses your skin while leaving your skin fresh and vibrant. Novena Organic Fruit Face Wash is a blend of citrus and berry extracts, oils such as tea tree, rosehip and organic olive oil, and aloe juice. Its a pregnancy skin care favorite. This paired with Novena’s Organic Citrus Blemish Lotion is exceptionally favorable for those mothers-to-be who are experiencing a case of pregnancy acne. Acne is a common and pesky side effect for some women during their pregnancy. Yet, most acne treatments contain chemicals which can potentially have adverse effects to a baby. Fortunately now, mothers-to-be can now be thankful for Novena Maternity.

Some Great Stats:
100% vegan, free priority mail shipping, dissolves makeup effortlessly

FOR NORMAL TO OILY SKIN

ACTIVE ORGANIC MILK FOREST PURIFIER

$32.00

Though Red Flower is not branded as a strictly pregnancy skin care line, its products purity are safe and gentle for anyone. The active organic milk forest purifier is high in omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids, vitamins a, b12 and d to strengthen and stimulate vitality leaving a more supple skin tone. The creamy rejuvenating purifier helps to reduce toxicity in the skin while increasing cellular turnover. It is rich with vitamin c, cloudberries, evergreens, herbs, and potent energizing extracts to deliver intense anti-oxidants, nature’s most powerful arctic berries.

Some Great Stats:
one hundred percent botanical, free of all synthetics, parabens, dyes, petrochemicals and sulfates, made with certified organic ingredients, contains the spirit of life, packaged in 77% post consumer recycled paper and printed at a 100% wind powered plant.

10 years ago, when I first started design school, there were two things that never crossed my mind. One, I would eventually become a doula and a designer and two; one of my design idols Karim Rashid would design baby bottles. People, anything and everything is possible.

The world’s leading industrial designer, Karim Rashid has partnered up with the team at iiamo, founded by Rasmus Schmiegelow and Nikolaj Leonhard-Hjorth, to design a new self-warming feeding bottle. Based in Denmark, iiamo’s product, iiamo go, is the only feeding bottle in the world which will warm up 180 ml milk to the recommended 37°C (body temperature) in only about 4 minutes – without the use of electricity. No power, no cord, no limitations. It’s secret element, the iiamo warm, contains only salt (CaCl2) and water and causes a natural heating reaction.

All iiamo products are without BPA, parabens, phthalates, perfume and other harmful substances. As where as I believe the concept of this bottle is so close to being a brilliant design, I do hope that the iiamo team arrives at a reusable version of the iiamo warm. The disposable warmers are only good for a one time use. Perhaps, if the warmer evolves to incorporate cradle-to-cradle principles, and then one can just toss the warmer into one’s garden, this will truly be a phenomenal design.

The founders at iiamo have great intentions as they are both parents as well. They adapted the philosophy into their design practice “happy mom = happy baby”. “They discovered that it is important – really important – to have a Life After Birth.” I will be checking in on this new company often.

$50 for the bottle $12 for the warming cartridges(six a pack)

Let’s face it, pregnancy can create and leave behind pesky side-effects. But no worries, nature provide numerous remedies for anything, including stretch marks. Here are two simple and natural remedies to combat stretch mark as oppose to using cocoa butter. These simple yet efficient solutions leave you with a gentle and delicious scent by the essences of nuts, flowers and citrus oils:

ONLINE AND ON THE SHELVES

Elasticity Belly Oil

4 oz- $39.00

Belli , the number 1 recommended skin care by OB-GYNS, has a wonderful product called Elasticity Belly Oil. The product is a luxurious blend of essential oils and ingredients which nourish your skin while protecting against pesky stretch marks. With almond oil as its main carrier, this oil is easily absorbed into your skin and does not leave a greasy residue. In fact, your skin is left feeling soft like a baby’s bottom. The blend’s Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil’s calming scent is an added bonus. In published medical research* (referenced from Belli), the combination of it Gotu Kola extract, Vitamin E and Collagen Hydrolysates was shown to decrease the risk of stretch marks by 39% compared to placebo treatment.

IN YOUR PANTRY

Using either almond or sunflower oil as your base, add 4 to 5 drops of orange blossom essential oil and then gently massage into your skin. It’s that simple. As well, remember that eating good whole grains and organic fruits and veggies rich in nutrients will also help you keep your skin firm.

Happy Baby, the leader in premium organic baby & toddler food and Healthy Child Healthy World, the nation’s nonprofit innovator in preventive health education for children, has announced an exciting partnership. Happy Baby will be contributing articles and nutritional information for HCHW outreach efforts.

“Educating parents and caregivers about food grown without GMOs, hormones, and chemical additives is more important than ever in light of the increasing rise in childhood illnesses, such as food allergies, early onset obesity, and ADHD,”

-Healthy Child’s CEO/Executive Director Christopher Gavigan

This logical yet respected partnership will make it easier for parent to research, compare and orchestrate their child’s nutritional wellness. Make sure to frequent both companies’ websites for valuable information.

Happy Baby’s complete organic line of fresh frozen baby food, cereals, finger foods, yogurt snacks, and grab-and-go pouches provides healthy yet convenient options for parents.

Mama Meditation & Shopping Event at EGG Baby
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
6:00pm – 9:00pm
EGG baby pop-up shop in Dumbo, Brooklyn

Join Tender Shoots Wellness Founder, Latham Thomas, for a guided meditation for moms followed by a shopping soire with EGG Baby and Maternity.
RSVP to press@egg-baby.com

The Pregnant New Yorker Series
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
6:30pm – 9:00pm
Renew Physical Therapy
149 Madison Avenue, Suite 903
(Btwn 31st and 32nd)
Register

Cara Muhlhahn, as featured in “The Business of Being Born” will be at this month’s Pregnant New Yorker to answer your questions about midwifery and childbirth. I will be discussing and answering questions about being a doula, and other guest will be discussing how to keep fit throughout your pregnancy and after wards. How physical therapy, chiropractic and massage can help you through your pregnancy and the benefits of having a baby nurse. Get easy and economical ways to green your home in preparation for a baby. Plus come see some great products on everything baby and mommy.