Mom Life in the PNW

How to Fight the Anti-Aging Battle with Clinical Skincare Options

How to Fight the Anti-Aging Battle with Clinical Skincare Options

As I reached the ripe age of 36 last month, I have been worried about my skins texture. As you know, your skin changes in appearance and consistency when you age. It is normal for changes in dryness, thickness and tautness to occur over time. Such changes happen because your body will naturally produce less of the materials that strengthen skin cells as you get older. Collagen is one of the most important of those materials. Luckily, collagen can often be replaced and strengthened through the use of various anti-aging treatments. Anti-aging treatments can be used to make your skin healthier in other ways as well.

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Breast Isn’t Always What’s Best For Mom

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I received product and compensation from Mead Johnson Nutrition to create this post written by me. All experiences and opinions expressed in this post are my own and not those of Mead Johnson Nutrition. You can contact Mead Johnson Nutrition with product related questions or comments toll-free at 1-800-BABY-123 (1-800-222-9123).

In 1 week (give or take), we’ll be the parents of 2 little ones. It’s a little scary to think about.

♡Parents of two♡…

I’ll be honest, I’m rather nervous. Nervous about loving this one just as much as Arya, nervous about breastfeeding again since it was not a joyous time for me. Nervous about postpartum stress syndrome since I was angry at my husband all of the time. I’m not going to lie, It was hard.

When I was breastfeeding, I felt trapped, pained. You’re constantly cluster feeding tied to the couch… I simply felt alone.

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Tasty Vegan Burritos From Alpha Foods

Tasty Vegan Burritos From Alpha Foods

This is a sponsored post with Alpha Foods on their new Alpha Burritos. I received Alpha Burritos for free as well as monetary compensation to review and write this post. As always, all opinions are my own and were not influenced in any way.

Back in the day, I could go through a 12 pack of frozen burritos in less than a week when I lived with my grandparents. Today, I rarely eat frozen burritos, but that doesn’t mean they still aren’t tasty, nor unhealthy.

Let’s just say I cook a little more from scratch. But, I could always use a quick and easy meal when I’m super busy, which is going to be me REAL SOON with the baby here in less than 3 weeks.

Now, if you know me, then you know I am a meat eater, but I am always open to trying to new things, even Vegan food options. I actually just tried the Alpha Vegan Burritos that come in 4 different flavors: Chick’n Fajita, Pizza, Philly Sandwich and Mexicali. They each have 11g of protein, are GMO-free and are 100% plant-based.

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Bring Your Child’s Dried Out Play-Doh Back to Life With This Hack

Bring Your Child’s Dried Out Play-Doh Back to Life With This Hack

This post is sponsored by ReynoldsKitchens Quick Cut™ Plastic Wrap. All opinions are my own.

We love playing with play-doh at our home. But, sometimes my daughter doesn’t want to put it up right away or gets sidetracked with something else and then it completely dries out and gets crumbly after we both forget about it and it sits out too long. Well, instead of tossing it and buying more every time, bring your child’s dried out play-doh back to life! Unfortunately, I don’t have a miracle hack for the poop brown colored play-doh that you see here that happens when your child blends all the colors together after you tell them a million times not to. But if you’re experiencing dry play-doh, try this simple hack.

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Benefits of Saving Your Child’s Cord Blood

Benefits of Saving Your Child’s Cord Blood

This post is sponsored by Cord Blood Registry®, CBR®. All opinions are my own.

You’re about to be a parent to that cute little bundle of joy whose about to be your number one responsibility. There are so many things to do, so many things to research and you may be slightly overwhelmed. I get it, I really do. And if you made it here, you’re probably curious about Cord Blood Banking? I never really heard much about it when I had my first, otherwise, I probably would have opted to do it. Now that I am pregnant for the third time, I most likely will since there are so many potential benefits and it would bring me peace of mind.

 

What exactly is cord blood banking?

Cord blood banking is the process of collecting and storing your baby’s umbilical cord blood stem cells for potential medical use. You can either donate it to a public bank where your baby’s cord blood is available for anyone who may need it. Or, you can use a family bank like Cord Blood Registry (CBR), where you can preserve your baby’s stem cells for potential future family use. Cord blood collection is a painless procedure for mother and baby since it only involves extracting the blood from the umbilical cord once it has been clamped and cut.

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