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Consumer Reports Tests Find BPA in Canned Soups, Juice, and More

Kathy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:21:45 +0000

Here we go … BPA in the news again. I have been wanting to post something about this since I saw it on the evening news the other night. Consumer Reports just published new findings (but none of it is really news to us) about levels of BPA in canned food. We knew it was [...] Related posts:

Giveaway: BABYBJÖRN Baby Carrier Active Organic!

Kathy — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:29:47 +0000

Boy, do we have some great giveaways for you. This first one comes to you from the makers of BabyBjörn! Baby wearing is really popular right now and as the mother of a new baby and an almost 4 year old, baby wearing saves my day. Hands free is the way to go. So [...] Related posts:

PVC Free PuddleGear & Awesome Giveaway

Kathy — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:43:57 +0000

Earlier this year we did an article on PVC free rain gear thanks to some reader questions and stumbled on PuddleGear. PVC can contain mercury, phthalates and dioxins which al can be harmful to your health and the health of your little ones. Why smother your kids body in PVC when there are great alternatives [...] Related posts:

H1N1 Vaccine: Get It or Don’t Get It?

Kathy — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:46:33 +0000

It’s been quiet here, I know. Having a new baby in the house has really tested my organizational skills and I am failing miserably! I have tons of stuff to write about on SafeMama.com and very little time to actually do it! To get the ball rolling in the right direction I wanted to post [...] Related posts:

Partial Tylenol Recall

Statia — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:33:27 +0000

Tylenol is issuing a “warehouse recall” on several different types of Infant and Children’s Tylenol due to a contamination. According to the folks at Babble, the drug is still safe, but you may want to call and find out if your bottle is part of the recall: The best news? The drug is safe. It’s a [...] Related posts:

Is your cell phone safe?

Statia — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:00:06 +0000

Remember when we were kids, phones were attached to the wall? You generally had one line for the whole house to share, and you had to practically cut the lines so your sister would let you use the phone already! Now we live in a day in age where just about everyone has a mobile [...] Related posts:

Rocky Mountain Soap Company (Review & Giveaway)

Kathy — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:28:28 +0000

As I get more particular about what products touch my kids skin, the less options I seem to find myself faced with. However, serendipitously I was contacted by Rocky Mountain Soap Company because a few of our wonderful readers contacted them asking if we’ve reviewed their products. You have been holding out on me folks! [...] Related posts:

Do Lavender & Tea Tree Oils Mimic Hormones?

Kathy — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:07:18 +0000

I had heard a while ago that both lavender and tea tree oils can be estrogenic and cause breast tissue to develop in young boys. An article floated around about a study done in the New England Journal of Medicine regarding a case of 3 boys who developed gynecomastia and apparently all had one thing [...] Related posts:

BlackBerry Visor Mount Speakerphone

Kathy — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:50:32 +0000

I don’t normally post electronics to SafeMama™ but this one I decided to review because one of my biggest pet peeves of drivers is people who talk on their phones and drive at the same time… not that I don’t expect anyone to ever do it, it’s just that so many people are BAD at [...] Related posts:

Review: Bumboosa Wipes

Statia — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:43:08 +0000

I have to admit, since having my daughter, I’ve been a bit lazy (read: frazzled and learning to balance life and being a mom of two) about using the cloth wipes, like I was using for my son. I don’t like that I’m using more of my share of disposable diapers and wipes these [...] Related posts:

Booster Seat Safety and the Britax Parkway SG

Kathy — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:42:23 +0000

I’m at the point where I started wondering when it was appropriate and safe to graduate my 3 1/2 year old to a booster seat. Turns out, not yet. I started to think about it because it’s become increasingly difficult for him to climb in an out of the Britax Advocate he’s using. While I’m [...] Related posts:

Your SIGG Bottle May Contain BPA

Kathy — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:57:32 +0000

It’s come to light that some older models of SIGG reusable aluminum water bottles contain BPA in the epoxy lining inside the bottle. As you may already know, the lining on the interior of SIGG’s has been questioned for some time and many skeptics thought that the epoxy may contain BPA… turns out they were [...] Related posts:

Re-Useable Produce Bags: We love Carebags!

Kathy — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:23:31 +0000

A SafeMama reader actually wrote in to us about CareBags a while ago. We as eco-conscious shoppers go through the trouble to bring our own bags to the grocery store but then get to the produce aisle and are faced with plastic produce bags. I was just skipping them but to be honest I hated having [...] Related posts:

Have Ingredient Questions? Stephanie Has Answers

Statia — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:50:41 +0000

If you’ve been reading here long enough, you know that we never shut up about Bubble and Bee, or Stephanie. We love that woman for so many reasons. One is her lengthy knowledge of chemicals. I never hesitate to bug her when I have a question about an ingredient. She’s even guest posted for us [...] Related posts:

Review: Spa Baby Bathing Tub

Kathy — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:31:09 +0000

With my new addition to the family I’ve been reconsidering a lot of things I used the first time around, including our baby tub. I had a basic blue baby tub with the infant sling attachment and my son always screamed through baths as a little baby. Only did he start liking being bathed when I [...] Related posts: