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29 Weeks Pregnant: BellyBuds Wearable Speakers for Expecting Mamas

June 13, 2010 By nancy 2 Comments

My unborn babe and I are loving bellybuds ($49) – which are wearable speakers for moms-to-be that plays music and sounds to the womb. Just use the splitter to hook it up to your MP3 player, put the bellyphones on your belly using the hydrogel rings, and choose any music you want, or even play recorded voice messages from family members.

The bellybuds Deluxe Package includes:
(1) set of bellybuds bellyphones
(2) sets of hydrogel adhesive rings
(1) set of bellybuds buddons
(1) one neoprene storage pouch with belt clip
(2) bellyphones dock
(1) audio splitter

*Adult headphones and mp3 player not included.

The little guy in my tummy goes crazy and kicks like mad when I use the bellybuds. bellybuds include a standard 3.5mm audio jack that works with ipods, iphones and most other digital music players. I only wear it at home right now, usually after my other two kids are asleep. My baby’s favorite song seems to be Glee’s version of “Can’t Touch This”! And I love to feel him kicking like crazy when I use the bellybuds. The company recommends to limiting the length of time to 1-2hrs per session when using bellybuds, so as not to risk over-stimulating your child and encourages users to consult with their doctors before use.
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Pregnant? Celebrate this holiday season with a little bubbly!

December 20, 2009 By kristi Leave a Comment

That’s right. Just because you’re pregnant doesn’t mean you can’t have a fun, bubbly drink over the holidays. Pre-pregnancy, my husband and I spent many an evening with a good dinner and a great bottle of wine. For the past six months we’ve certainly continued to eat well, but the only one enjoying our collection of great wines is my husband. More often than not, I spend dinner sipping water from my 24oz Camelbak. So, you can imagine my excitement when I received samples of a non-alcoholic drink made with real wine grapes!

Vignette Wine Country Soda is a light-bodied soda sweetened with var vignette-wine-country-soda1 ietal wine grape juice from California vineyards. It’s only slightly carbonated and isn’t super sweet like most fruit juices. It’s beautifully packaged in small glass bottles and looks great in a wine glass!

The soda is available in Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Rosé varieties. They are all-natural, non-alcoholic, and caffeine free. They have no added sugar, color, preservatives, or high frutose corn syrup; all of which adds up to a great drink for us pregnant ladies!

Vignette Wine Country Soda can be purchased from their online store or at a variety of specialty stores, restaurants, and wine-tasting rooms across the country. A 12-pack retails for $28.50 and would certainly boost your spirits (no pun intended) this holiday season!

Samples of Vignette Wine Country Soda were provided for review on MWS.

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Pregnant? Can’t stomach another glass of water?

September 25, 2009 By kristi 1 Comment

Being 18 weeks pregnant with my first baby, I regularly hear about how much water I should be drinking to stay hydrated. I fully understand why I need to drink so much, but honestly there are days where I feel like I just can’t stomach one more glass. Be Nice prenatal drink mix is a great alternative to the H2O-woes of many pregnant women. Plus, each packet contains 25% of the doctor recommended supply of folic acid, vitamins and minerals, as well as life’sDHA. Life’sDHA is extracted directly from algae, not fish, and so is free from contaminants, mercury and hexane.

Be Nice mix is all natural and doesn’t contain any artificial color, flavoring, or sweetners – something which is extremely important to me. It doesn’t hurt that it also tastes pretty good.

The drink mix comes in Berrylicious and Lemonade flavors and is supposed to be mixed with 16.9 fluid ounces of water (the equivalent of one bottle of water). I’m not a huge fan of sweet drinks, so I mixed mine with 24 ounces of water cutting back on the sugary taste.

For expectant moms who have a difficult time swallowing their prenatal vitamins, this may be a great substitute. You can take three to four packets a day to receive your RDA for vitamins, or you can drink one or two packets in addition to your prenatal vitamin. Of course, it’s always advised to consult your healthcare professional to determine individual supplemental needs.

Be Nice prenatal drink mix is sold for $13.99 per box of 10 packets. Enter coupon code MWS10 at checkout before the end of November and you will receive 10% off of your purchase.