Glow Mama's Blog (5)

As a mom who spends about 1/3 of her days under the cloud of a migraine… it’s a subject I continue to research. I wasn’t surprised to hear that the 30million migraine sufferers in America cost employers over $13Billion a year in lost work productivity (and that doesn’t include us momtreprenuers)… and I know from experience that no migraine medication is officially safe during pregnancy and nursing… but I was surprised to hear two of the latest suggested treatments… BOTOX and a scary gun-like dev… Continue

Are you staring down the barrel of the impending holiday season as a non-drinking, exhausted new mom or mom-to-be? Are you dreading the parties, schmoozing and office party shenanigans now that you’re off the booze and supposedly a responsible adult? Here’s a couple of survival tips for the holiday parties from those of us who’ve been there.. 1) Look glamorous and you’ll feel better. If the budget can stretch to one of the new gorgeous dresses for the big of bellied (or nursing mamas) then yipp… Continue

Yes the 2nd annual Feel your Boobies week has officially begun and we're doing our part in reminding you to do as it says... and check out the girls. Mammograms are almost always focused at the 40+ ladies and there are plenty of formal embarrassing self-examination pamphlets around,... so this great organization is there for the younger chicks. As the "boobies girls" know from first hand experience, "feeling your boobies is just as effective in identifying lumps and changes as doing a formal sel… Continue

It wasn't that long ago that connecting with other moms meant a trip to the park, a playdate, or a coffee out... all of which meant some level of exercise, dressing up and hygiene. But now that we spend many glorious hours (ok maybe not everyone is as addicted as me) chatting to our new friends on twitter, twittermoms, facebook, blogs, etc... we can get our support, friendship and laughs without the latest fall fashions, without styling our hair... even without brushing our teeth or getting out… Continue

As well as being Pizza Month and Halloween, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month... and that's big news here at Glow Mama. We are big fans of our "girls" especially now they've turned from being ornamental into functional feeders. We are so incredibly supportive of all the work that the fabulous Breast Cancer Research Foundation does that we've decided to donate 5c for every bottle sold online during the month of October. Yaaaahhhhh! It's no surprise then that our October Glow Mama Giveaway… Continue