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SafeMama Merriment

Posted on: Dec 28, 2008

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We hope you have all been enjoying the holidays! We’ve been on a small holiday break to spend time with our families but rest assured, we’ll be back in SafeMama action soon. In the meantime, we hope everyone had a safe holiday and is looking forward to a happy healthy 2009!

Giveaways galore for the holidays.

Posted on: Dec 22, 2008

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FDA to continue to study BPA

Posted on: Dec 17, 2008

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After a year of nothing but controversy for the FDA regarding it’s (in)decision about BPA, they’ve stated that while they won’t change their decision about its safety, they will continue to “study” the chemical over the next several years: The FDA has maintained that BPA is safe, relying largely on two studies that were funded [...]

SafeMama & The Soft Landing Holiday Giveaway

Posted on: Dec 15, 2008

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Greetings SafeParents! I meant to do this on our 1 year anniversary in November but, life got in the way, as life tends to do for us busy parents. To top off our week of giveaways I thought it would be only fitting to do a big giveaway with none other than our favorite non-toxic [...]

Running Out of Time? Turn to Gift Guides!

Posted on: Dec 11, 2008

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I know I’m struggling to finishing my shopping this year in enough time to ship everything and stay under my budget. Luckily I’ve gotten a lot of inspiration from my fellow bloggers to speed thing along with great ideas. I just wanted to share with you my favorite gift guides this year in case you [...]

Wee Generation Diaper Bag Giveaway!

Posted on: Dec 11, 2008

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We’ve mentioned this diaper bag in the past, and I really think it’s a fabulous bag and a great idea. A group called Wee Generation is the collaboration of Seventh Generation, Healthy Child Healthy World and Rickshaw Bagworks which has joined forces on a great project. They’ve created an Eco-Friendly diaper bag. A “labor of [...]

SafeMama Review: Maya Wrap (giveaway)

Posted on: Dec 10, 2008

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When my son was born, I didn’t really get into the wrap scene, as I was always afraid of him falling out of the bottom of one. We had a Bjorn, but he was never a fan of it. I preferred carrying him around if I needed to, only adding a hotsling to our collection [...]

SafeMama Review: B nature organics

Posted on: Dec 9, 2008

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Before my son was born, I received what seemed to be a lifetime supply of 0-3 month onesies. Everyone told me: “you can never have enough onesies, especially in the beginning.” While, yes, I went through my fair share of onesies, a large portion of the stack went virtually untouched. I did laundry often enough, [...]

BPA and Phthalate Free Breast Pumps

Posted on: Dec 9, 2008

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Last year when I found out I was pregnant one of the many questions that I was asked was whether I would breast or bottle feed my son. At that time melamine had not been found in infant formula in China but it had been found in dog food in the USA so I was concerned. I decided to contact several manufacturing companies but most of them would not release the origin of ingredients. After that discovery I decided that I wanted to breastfeed (but I still had to supplement with some formula). It took me a long time to get the hang of it and I can tell you from my experience that if I had not had a breast pump I would not have been able to continue breast feeding my son. Here is some information for those of you that are looking for a breast pump.

If you have any questions about any of these products, please contact the companies directly. Everyone that I spoke with or received an email from was very nice and was willing to answer any questions.

These companies use the abbreviation DEHP for phthalates.

Medela-The company states that “all Medela products and components that come into contact with breastmilk are made with polypropylene plastic and have always been BPA and DEHP-free”.-I’ve personally used 2 Medela products (an electric and hand pump) and found them easy to use and they have great customer service that can assist with questions. (SafeMama Favorite!)
Bailey Medical Deluxe Nurture III Double Electric Pump & Basic Nurture III Breast Pump- Are BPA and DEHP free.
Ameda (Evenflo)-They have been BPA free and DEHP Free since April 08. Look for the P at the end of the model # to make sure.
Dr. Brown’s-Currently has BPA in the connector piece (and yes that comes in contact with breast milk) and the pump comes with polycarbonate bottles. Currently they are DEHP free. They said they will be coming out with a new version soon that is BPA free.

BPA/Phthalate Free Breast Pumps Coming Soon:

Philips Avent – BPA free model coming out soon. Currently there is BPA in the funnel.
Playtex - BPA free model coming out at end of 08 and notification will be on package.
Lansinoh- “Our BPA-Free version of the Double Electric Breast Pump should be available in most major retailers by the beginning of the new year (Babies R Us, Wal-Mart, Target). It will run the same price.” -Thank you Marisa for sending us this info!

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Taking the Homeopathic route for cold and flu season.

Posted on: Dec 5, 2008

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With cold and flu season upon us, parents are probably wondering what they can do for their children now that it’s practically illegal to give them over the counter cold medicine. Over the counter cold medicines carry a bevy of side effects and dangers to young childen under two, and new studies show that even [...]