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Here is a fab-a-lous Mommy Tip from my veddy good friend Lori:

I wanted to let you know of a concoction that Brantley (her husband is a pharmacist) came up with to help Luke’s severe diaper rash. He has double ear infections (again) and is on a strong dose of Augmentin.
His diaper rash was so bad that he couldn’t sit down and it hurt him to walk. So pitiful it made ME cry too.
Brantley did a little research and decided to compound one container of Triple Paste (which contains bees wax, zinc and lanolin) with half a bottle of extra strength cherry Maalox (to neutralize the acid in the poo). He was a little afraid that the mint would burn, but not sure about that. Since he is no longer working in a traditional pharmacy, he came home and mixed it up in the good ol’ Kitchen Aid mixer.
We put it on Luke that night and set the alarm clock for the middle of the night for another application. By morning it was MUCH improved and he is no longer crying in anticipation of a diaper change. It makes a thin enough paste that you can apply it without much rubbing. HUGE difference in a very short time.

Thanks, Lori!

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Is there any mother alive who enjoys clipping baby fingernails? They are so tiny and if you clip your baby’s skin even once it’s enough to break your heart. Once their fingers get big enough to actually see, they are so squirmy and wiggly you are still terrified of cutting them.

So here is the dealio, I keep a pair of baby fingernail clippers in my car, and clip my baby’s fingernails (usually in the Wal-Mart parking lot) after Sadie falls asleep in the car. But you can do it in your driveway, at your Momma’s house or wherever you happen to end up with your baby asleep in a 5-point harness. Also, you have the added bonus of natural light to aid you in this process.

(I realize generations of mothers have bitten their babies fingernails, but I’ve never been smart enough to figure out how to do this…)


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This one comes from my best friend, Lizzie, aka my Sister-Wife. You will love this if you have a baby who detests baby food like Miss Sadie Plum does. Take a sweet potato and poke holes in it with a fork, then wrap it in a wet paper towel and microwave it for 6 minutes. Let it cool for several minutes then cut it in half. The insides will be the PERFECT consistency, you can dice it while it’s still in the skin and scoop it out for Baby. This is wonderful because a) Sadie hates baby food b)Sadie wants to feed herself c) Sadie has approximately 3.5 teeth.


Got any great Mommy Tips that make your life so much easier? Post them under the comments or shoot me an email so I can share them! zebandrobin@hotmail.com

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Sometimes, you can bathe your baby with a baby wipe instead of giving them an actual bath. They may not be clean, but they will smell better and the baby wipe will remove all the crusty spots so that other moms don’t judge you when you drop your older kids off at school.

New Addition: Mommy Tips

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So at the suggestion of my MS BFF Lizzie, I’m adding Mommy Tips to the blog. Here’s your first one: If you ever wonder if a pair of toddler panties/underwear are clean or dirty, waste the water and wash them again. Do NOT under any circumstances, smell them.

You’re welcome.

Cabbage Leaves: Explained

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I mentioned in Breastfeeding The Final Chapter, that I smelled of Chinese stir-fry due to the cabbage leaves under my three sports bras and ACE bandage. This has caused a bit of confusion for some of my childless and/or boobless readers.

Here’s the dealio, there is some sort of enzyme in the actual cabbage leaf that helps when you are engorged with milk. It works when your milk first comes in (but you are supposed to use them SPARINGLY if ‘n you plan to breastfeed, so it doesn’t effect your milk supply) and it works especially well when you have had enough and decide it’s time to wean, whenever that may be. Not only is the enzyme helpful in easing your pain, but if you keep your cabbage in the refrigerator, the leaves are cold and just HAPPEN to be shaped the right way to fit in your brassiere.

Helpful hint: If you are especially blessed in this area, you might tell your husband to get the BIGGEST HEAD OF CABBAGE he can find so you don’t have to put small bite size pieces of cabbage all over yourself, but can just use one large leaf per boob…if not, you will end up with what is essentially coleslaw in your bra and then you have the joy of retrieving small dried up pieces of cabbage from all over your house because they fell out the bottom of your bra.

Not that I know, I’m just saying…it seems perfectly logical that that COULD happen to someone. If say, their husband bought a head of cabbage the size of a brussel sprout.