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Listen Up! Ear & Eye Protection Your Kids Will Actually Wear (& Love)

by Erin Lem
Partner Content

Slathering on sunscreen, healing cuts and bruises, and correctly buckling your kids into their carseats is just a normal day of parenthood. After all, you’re a mother hen whose instincts to protect and keep your family safe are always alert. Continue to look out for your brood’s best interests with BanZ, a dad-founded company that cares about your kids’ health as much as you do. Read on to find out how BanZ’s innovative hearing protection, wrap-around protective lenses and sun protection will help you keep your kids safe and having fun–just like you always wanted.

BanZ’s Products: What You Need to Know
What started out as a company focused on wrap-around, 100% UV protective lenses has now expanded to produce collections of kids protective wear that include earBanZ hearing protection, UPF50+ swimwear, sun hats and more.

Their first product–wrap-around, banded design and 100% UV protective lenses–are a hit with families. Available in a variety of colors and styles, BanZ offers up a product that’s functional and comfortable (and one that your baby and kids will actually keep on!). The lenses are outfitted with a rubber nose and brow piece, and have passed the most stringent standards on sunglasses in the world.

While eye protection is a huge concern for parents, equally so is ear protection. So the pros at BanZ created their infant and kid hearing protection line. Designed like big earmuffs with no protruding parts that can catch on things, BanZ’s protectors keep out loud harmful noises without shutting out other ambient sounds. We think they’re perfect for sporting events, concerts, a loud playground or even to create a silent atmosphere to calm your babes down.

Where to Buy and a Special Offer
Shop in-store (click here for BanZ store locator) or buy via their website at usa.babybanz.com. Protective lenses start at $15 and ear protectors start at $30.

Use coupon code RED2016 to save 30% off your order at usa.babybanz.com through July 31, 2016.

 

Have you tried BanZ? Is this a product your family will use? Leave us a comment below!

 

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D.C.’s Most Ahh-mazing Prenatal Massages

by rtjamybond

You may have that pregnancy “glow” everyone keeps talking about, but as your baby bump grows, so do the aches and pains that go along with making a new life.  Many pregnant women agree that prenatal massage is not a luxury, but a necessity.  It helps to ease tense muscles, improve circulation, and enjoy complete relaxation. See below for seven great places to get a prenatal massage. Then drop a few hints around the dad-to-be about how helpful a massage would be for improving your mood. Gift certificate, please!

Photo: Boobie Palooza

M3 Massage and Spa
According to M3 Massage, touch is vital to a pregnant woman’s physical and emotional well-being, and who could argue with that? Their prenatal massages are tailored to your changing body and designed to relax tense muscles, ease sore spots, improve circulation and mobility, and just make you feel great. Ahhhhh, sounds so good!  Note: They do not massage women in their first trimester.

Cost: $100 for 50 minutes.
3070 M St., NW (Georgetown)
202-333-6151
Online: m3massage.com

Healthy Self Therapy and Wellness
Award-winning massage therapist, Andon Kostadinov, offers prenatal massages designed to release tension in the lower back and abdomen, ease aches and pains, and relieve overall body stress.

Cost: $60 for 30 minutes.
1150 18th St., NW (Adams Morgan)
202-604-9786
Online: healthyselfdc.com

TuSuva
TuSuva offers prenatal massages that work to effectively increase energy, reduce fluid retention and slow the process of varicose veins, as well as to help relieve common pregnancy discomforts, such as swollen feet and lower back tension.

Cost: $90-$135
2701 Ontario Rd., NW (Adams Morgan)
202-320-0250
Online: tusuva.com

My Orange Wellness
My Orange Wellness specializes in prenatal massages.  Their treatments are designed to address pregnancy-related body issues such as weight gain, fluid retention, postural misalignments, round ligament pain, and lower back and hip pain.   Depending on your needs, each message combines stretching, deep tissue, NMT and/or Swedish massage to increase circulation, strengthen the immune response, reduce swelling and relieve sore muscles.  Sounds ahhhh-mazing!

Cost: $110 – $140
418 10th St., SE (Capitol Hill)
202-510-5246
Online: myorangewellness.com

The Spa Room
The Spa Room lets you mix and match different treatments in order to create a customized prenatal massage that’s perfect for your needs.  You can make the experience even better by adding a spa enhancement to your massage, such as a Wild Rose Facial Cleanse, Pomegranate Hand Treatment, Garshana Silk Glove Exfoliation, or a Birch Back Cleanse. Hey, do it now before it’s too late!

Cost: $60 – $195
4115 Wisconsin Ave., NW (Tenleytown)
202-241-6095
Online: sparoommassage.com

Nusta Spa
Nusta’s Mother to Be Massage addresses body aches and pains that come with the physical demands of the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.  Choose from organic Lavender or Chamomile oil to moisturize your skin during the massage.  You can also add a belly treatment of a rich, buttery balm with the healing properties of Gotu Kola and Calenduly that enhances the skin’s elasticity.

Cost: $115 – $175
1129 20th St., NW
202-530-5700
Online: nustaspa.com

Ohana Wellness
At Ohana, massage is a necessity, rather than a luxury.  It’s a way to settle your mind and tune into your body and spirit. They don’t just offer pregnancy massages, but postnatal and fertility massage treatments as well.  Their pregnancy treatments work to alleviate the discomforts of pregnancy, including joint pain and postural imbalances.  In addition, treatments are designed to improve breathing and relaxation, and relieve uncomfortable digestive issues (goodbye snoring and heartburn!).

Cost: $65 – $170
4815 St Elmo Ave. (Bethesda, Md)
301-215-6388
Online: ohanawellnessbethesda.com

Natural Healing Massage Services
Natural Healing focuses on massage services that improve the skin’s elasticity while relaxing the body and relieving heavy legs.  Their treatments promise to reduce that all-too-familiar swelling that comes with pregnancy.  Pillows are used to relieve pressure in your back and pelvic region.

Cost: $80 for 90 minutes
205 South Whiting St. (Alexandria, Va)
571-490-6750
Online: naturalhealingms.com

Have you ever had a prenatal massage? Tell us all about it in the comments section below. 

—Jamy Bond

 

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Gordon Ramsay’s Wife Suffers Pregnancy Loss at 5 Months

by Red Tricycle

Photo: Gordon Ramsey via Facebook

Heartbreaking news struck the Ramsay family recently. Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey and his wife Tana lost the son they were expecting. Gordon announced the devastating news on Facebook:

“Hi guys, Tana and I want to thank you so much for your support over the past couple of weeks. We had a devastating weekend as Tana has sadly miscarried our son at five months.

We’re together healing as a family, but we want to thank everyone again for all your amazing support and well wishes. I’d especially like to send a big thank you to the amazing team at Portland Hospital for everything they’ve done. Gx”

Our hearts go out to the Ramsey family.

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You’ll Get on the Soapbox Over These Natural Bath Products

by rtsusanbanchek

After a day of don’t-stop-till-I-drop play, it’s a serious task to scrub those tiny fingers and toes to squeaky-clean perfection. If you think the list of stuff in the average bathtime products sounds scarier than what’s in a can of cheese whiz, opt to keep it simple with naturally produced products (no sulfates, no phthalates, no-nothing-ates!) to get the job done. We searched high and low for everything from bubble baths to tear-free shampoos and found our new favorites. Browse through the slideshow below to find out exactly what made a splash.

Honest Co. Healing Balm

Grease up eczema-prone areas and dry spots with this extra thick ointment. We dig the subtle herbal scent and organic ingredients so much that we’ve probably used half the tube on our own chapped hands and elbows.

Available at Amazon.com$12.98.

What is your favorite natural bath time product for kids? Share with us in the comments!

—Susan Banchek

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Portland Yoga Classes for Babies, Kids, & Families

by Beth Shea

Every parent could use a dose of Zen in their life, so we’ve unearthed several yoga classes geared toward babies, kids and families who are interested in chanting ‘Om’ together. In addition to being a healthy and fun form of exercise, yoga classes may help aid in everything from an infant’s digestion to an adolescent’s ability to concentrate. Yoga helps improve body image and has been proven to help lengthen attention span as well. So get ready to perch atop a mat with your pint-sized yogis, and re-channel your chi at one of the following classes.
*Note: Call studios or visit websites to confirm schedules, which are subject to change.

Sellwood Yoga
Sellwood Yoga’s Kid’s Yoga Portland class is geared toward kids ages 3-7 years old. Singing, dancing, games and relaxation round-out the session, which incorporates traditional and creative yoga poses. Fridays 4:00 – 4:45 pm, Kid’s classes drop-in fee $10 or buy a Kid’s Yoga 5 pass for $40 ($8 per class, expires after three months.)

Zenana Spa
Zenana Spa offers yoga classes for moms, babies and kids. Their kid’s yoga class, on Friday’s at 9:30 am, is an interactive class designed for parents and children ages 2-5. This class highlights imaginative thinking and takes a playful approach to yoga, as participants become dogs, cats and elephants and partake in storytelling, music and games. $15 per class.

Zenana Spa also offers a class called “First Saturday Yoga for You and Baby Too!” on the first Saturday of each month from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. This postpartum yoga class is designed for new mamas to share their birth stories, create community with other mothers and to restore their body with gentle yoga geared toward healing, strengthening and toning. The other Saturdays of the month, “Yoga for You and Baby Too! Movement Class” is taught from 11:30 am – 12:30 pm and the focus is more on practicing yoga with baby than on bonding with other moms. $12 drop-in or 5 classes for $55.

Stumptown Yoga
Stumptown Yoga has a kids & parents yoga class on Mondays & Wednesdays from 10:30 – 11:30 am. The class is geared toward ages 2-6, but kids of all ages are welcome to attend. Highlights include yoga poses, games and family bonding activities. Stumptown Yoga also offers a kid’s yoga class for ages 6-11 on Saturdays from 12:30 – 1:30 pm. Drop in rate is on a sliding scale from $8-$10 per family, or per child for the kid’s yoga class.

—Beth Shea

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