At the risk of oversharing, I must report that I am wearing a gorgeous new bra today! It’s a size I never would have tried on - and frankly, didn’t know existed. But a professional fitting by a bra expert confirmed what I’d suspected: I was wearing the wrong size bra. That’s why my straps were always falling down and I just wasn’t comfortable; my band was too big around and my cups - yes, they runneth over. Turns out, most women have the same fit issue. The day the bra fitter came to our offices, we held an open call for staffers to come and get measured. Forty-five women showed up and not one was wearing the correct size! Bet your bra is the wrong size too!
We chose six lucky volunteers to participate in a bra makeover. They let us photograph them “before,” in their old bra, and “after,” in a new bra our expert chose for them in their actual correct size. We chose these women because we knew our readers would be able to relate to at least one of them, whether you’re big busted or small, two different sizes, or maybe losing weight and changing sizes. Check out our makeovers in the April issue, where you’ll also learn how to measure yourself, how to determine if a bra fits properly, where to buy new bras, and even how to put on your bra (chances are, you’re doing it wrong!).
This story was more eye-opening for me than maybe any other I’ve worked on at ShopSmart. It’s incredible that something we rely on every day is really not working for us! When our makeover volunteers put on their new bras, every one of them told us that they felt transformed. They only looked better (thinner!), they stood up straighter, and one woman even said that she stopped having shoulder pain once she was properly fitted!
So why are we getting so wrong? I think there are a few main reasons: Women just keep buying the same size they’ve always bought. They may not bother to try on new bras. But the biggest problem, in my opinion, is that most mainstream stores carry a very limited size range. If you’re very small or very big, you’re probably out of luck. So women do the best they can with what they can find. And most stores that sell bras don’t offer measuring, so we’re really on our own.
No more! Read “The perfect bra for you” in the April issue of ShopSmart. Get yourself measured, either by yourself or by a professional. Then buy yourself some new bras. And let us know the results!
By Jody Rohlena on March 12, 2012 06:02:00 pm
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Saturday, November 13, 2010
The Solution for Breastfeeding Issues - MotherLove
As a first time mom, I remember the first few days of breastfeeding when my daughter was in the hospital under the lights for her jaundice. (above picture) As soon as we were admitted, I sent my husband back home to the get the pump that we had invested so much money in. I got the pump thinking – “now I’m going to produce that milk and make those bottles and we’ll know she’s eating!” That first pumping, I got 2 ounces! I was terrified – I was sure that wasn’t enough.
So I began pumping like a crazy woman and I mean crazy! When we got home with my daughter, I would feed her then pump. At night, like a good first time mom, I would set the alarm to get up with my new little one every two hours to feed her and then every three hours, I would pump. For two solid weeks, I did this! I poured over the books – how much milk are you suppose to produce? “Surely, I’m broken, I’m not making enough. My poor baby is going to starve” – those thoughts are raced through my mind
As some of your veteran moms may already realize, I overdid it. Pushed myself into making so much milk that my daughter could eat on one side and I had to pump on the other side. She had more than enough milk and I was overflowing! There was so much I didn’t know.
I just recently came across a company called MotherLove. I wish I had known about them before my daughter was born. Motherlove is a company devoted to helping mothers and babies breastfeed successfully. They formulated the right herbs to help in the production of milk so you don’t have to pump and breastfeed every hour to get your milk to come in if you are struggling with milk supply.
I love this company because they are devoted to helping throughout your entire journey when having a baby. They have information about infertility, morning sickness, herbs to avoid and herbs to use while pregnant, breast engorgment and mastitis, sore nipples, thrush, bodycare products to avoid while pregnant, and so much more!
I was super impressed with the products that Motherlove has to offer and was sent their Nipple Cream to review. Motherlove‘s nipple cream is the only nipple cream that is USDA Organic Certified. When I received the bottle I expected to read lanolin and many of the same ingredients that other nipple cream’s have. That wasn’t the case. This nipple cream is made with many different herbs and olive oil! This made me feel good about what I was using because not only does my baby consume it when he breast feeds but it has ingredients that are perfectly safe for him!
Because it had olive oil in, I decided to do an experiment. I personally used it and loved and noticed how well it moisturized. For my experiment, I chose to test this on my son’s very sensitive skin. It was very dry and flaky so I rubbed it on his face to see what would happen. It was fantastic! Helped to soothe his skin and provide some of the moisture his delicate skin so desperately needed.
Motherlove has so many great products that you really need to check out! My family is thrilled with Motherlove and we will continue to order our mommy and baby breastfeeding products from Motherlove because of their organic properties and their great support of moms like me!
By Rachael Coe
Disclosure: This review is based on my own opinion of Motherlove and Motherlove Nipple Cream. You may or may not agree with my opinion. I was sent a jar of Nipple Cream to review and keep. No one from Motherlove was involved in the writing of this post.
A Keeper At Home's Money Saving Tips: MotherLove Review - The Solution for Breastfeeding Issues
As some of your veteran moms may already realize, I overdid it. Pushed myself into making so much milk that my daughter could eat on one side and I had to pump on the other side. She had more than enough milk and I was overflowing! There was so much I didn’t know.
I love this company because they are devoted to helping throughout your entire journey when having a baby. They have information about infertility, morning sickness, herbs to avoid and herbs to use while pregnant, breast engorgment and mastitis, sore nipples, thrush, bodycare products to avoid while pregnant, and so much more!
Because it had olive oil in, I decided to do an experiment. I personally used it and loved and noticed how well it moisturized. For my experiment, I chose to test this on my son’s very sensitive skin. It was very dry and flaky so I rubbed it on his face to see what would happen. It was fantastic! Helped to soothe his skin and provide some of the moisture his delicate skin so desperately needed.
Motherlove has so many great products that you really need to check out! My family is thrilled with Motherlove and we will continue to order our mommy and baby breastfeeding products from Motherlove because of their organic properties and their great support of moms like me!
By Rachael Coe
Disclosure: This review is based on my own opinion of Motherlove and Motherlove Nipple Cream. You may or may not agree with my opinion. I was sent a jar of Nipple Cream to review and keep. No one from Motherlove was involved in the writing of this post.
A Keeper At Home's Money Saving Tips: MotherLove Review - The Solution for Breastfeeding Issues
Stuff Parents Need: Motherlove Nipple Cream
While the cream is designed for sore, cracked nipples, I began using it even before the soreness began. While I can't scientifically prove it, I believe that using this product from the start kept my nipples from getting as sore and cracked as they could have been (though they definitely got sore, and I experienced one crack, I believe). I had a sample of lansinoh's lanolin that I also tried out, and I found it to be much stickier than Motherlove's product.
Motherlove's cream smelled much nicer! From Motherlove's website, you can read about two other great benefits to this product. It reads, "Does not contain lanolin which contains several pesticides; or Vitamin E which should not be ingested by infants. According to the Skin Deep toxicology database, Vitamin E is considered a health concern by the Amierican Hospital Formulary Service because it can cause liver dysfunction and is "potentially fatal" to low birth weight babies."
I highly recommend this product by Motherlove. It helped me get through the toughest part of breastfeeding for me (the beginning!) and it was 100% safe for my baby.
Stuff Parents Need: Motherlove Nipple Cream
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Toys 'R' Us Maclaren, Peg Perego, Medela, Baby Bjorn, Britax Face Class Action
Toys 'R' Us, Maclaren, Peg Perego, Medela, Baby Bjorn, Britax Face Class Action
Suit Alleges Price-Fixing With Manufacturers on Strollers, Other Products.
By JOSEPH PEREIRA
A federal judge granted class-action status to a consumer lawsuit that accuses a unit of Toys "R" Us Inc. and five manufacturers of conspiring to fix prices on a variety of baby goods, including strollers, high chairs, car seats and breast pumps.
Plaintiffs say prices on more than $500 million in baby products sold by Babies 'R' Us between 2001 and 2006 were controlled by minimum-pricing agreements. Above, a Toys 'R' Us/Babies 'R' Us store in Elizabeth, N.J..
Defendants in the case had sought to have it dismissed, relying in part on a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that minimum-pricing agreements between manufacturers and retailers were no longer inherently illegal, as they had been treated judicially for decades. The high court said the pacts could be lawful if consumer benefits -- such as better service -- outweighed the harm of paying higher prices.
The baby-goods suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia two years ago, is unusual because similar price-fixing allegations have been thrown out by judges in the wake of the Supreme Court decision.
The suit seeks an unspecified amount in compensatory and punitive damages.
In her ruling Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge Anita Brody said that while agreements "setting minimum resale prices can have pro-competitive justifications," the Supreme Court "stated that lower courts must be diligent in eliminating their anticompetitive uses from the market." Judge Brody also pointed out that in its decision the Supreme Court warned that minimum pricing agreements enforced by a "dominant retailer" could also be anticompetitive.
Plaintiffs argued that the Babies "R" Us unit of Toys "R" Us is such a retailer. Plaintiffs attorney Elizabeth Fegan said prices on more than $500 million in baby products sold by Babies "R" Us between 2001 and 2006 were controlled by minimum pricing agreements.
The other defendants named in the suit include: Maclaren Ltd. of the U.K.; Italy's Peg Perego SpA; Medela Inc., of Switzerland; Sweden's Baby Bjorn AB; the Britax Childcare unit of Carlyle Group LLC.
Plaintiffs said Babies "R" Us accounted for between 10% to 50% of the manufacturers' U.S. sales.
Toys "R" Us, based in Wayne, N.J., declined to comment. Officials at the manufacturers couldn't be reached.
Greg Gundlach, a marketing professor at the University of North Florida, who isn't involved with the case, estimates that consumers paid $85 million to $100 million more for the goods in question than they would have without pricing agreements. Mr. Gundlach said he based his estimate on a U.S. Department of Justice study in the mid-1970s that found consumers historically have paid between 19% to 27% more when vertical pricing agreements are implemented.
Write to Joseph Pereira at joe.pereira@wsj.com
Toys 'R' Us Faces Class Action - WSJ.com
Suit Alleges Price-Fixing With Manufacturers on Strollers, Other Products.
By JOSEPH PEREIRA
A federal judge granted class-action status to a consumer lawsuit that accuses a unit of Toys "R" Us Inc. and five manufacturers of conspiring to fix prices on a variety of baby goods, including strollers, high chairs, car seats and breast pumps.
Plaintiffs say prices on more than $500 million in baby products sold by Babies 'R' Us between 2001 and 2006 were controlled by minimum-pricing agreements. Above, a Toys 'R' Us/Babies 'R' Us store in Elizabeth, N.J..
Defendants in the case had sought to have it dismissed, relying in part on a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that minimum-pricing agreements between manufacturers and retailers were no longer inherently illegal, as they had been treated judicially for decades. The high court said the pacts could be lawful if consumer benefits -- such as better service -- outweighed the harm of paying higher prices.
The baby-goods suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia two years ago, is unusual because similar price-fixing allegations have been thrown out by judges in the wake of the Supreme Court decision.
The suit seeks an unspecified amount in compensatory and punitive damages.
In her ruling Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge Anita Brody said that while agreements "setting minimum resale prices can have pro-competitive justifications," the Supreme Court "stated that lower courts must be diligent in eliminating their anticompetitive uses from the market." Judge Brody also pointed out that in its decision the Supreme Court warned that minimum pricing agreements enforced by a "dominant retailer" could also be anticompetitive.
Plaintiffs argued that the Babies "R" Us unit of Toys "R" Us is such a retailer. Plaintiffs attorney Elizabeth Fegan said prices on more than $500 million in baby products sold by Babies "R" Us between 2001 and 2006 were controlled by minimum pricing agreements.
The other defendants named in the suit include: Maclaren Ltd. of the U.K.; Italy's Peg Perego SpA; Medela Inc., of Switzerland; Sweden's Baby Bjorn AB; the Britax Childcare unit of Carlyle Group LLC.
Plaintiffs said Babies "R" Us accounted for between 10% to 50% of the manufacturers' U.S. sales.
Toys "R" Us, based in Wayne, N.J., declined to comment. Officials at the manufacturers couldn't be reached.
Greg Gundlach, a marketing professor at the University of North Florida, who isn't involved with the case, estimates that consumers paid $85 million to $100 million more for the goods in question than they would have without pricing agreements. Mr. Gundlach said he based his estimate on a U.S. Department of Justice study in the mid-1970s that found consumers historically have paid between 19% to 27% more when vertical pricing agreements are implemented.
Write to Joseph Pereira at joe.pereira@wsj.com
Toys 'R' Us Faces Class Action - WSJ.com
Rights for Breastfeeding Mothers - 13WHAM.com - Rochester News, Weather, and Sports
There could soon be new rights for breastfeeding mothers in New York State.The New York State Senate has just passed a bill that would require mothers to be informed of breastfeeding options before they deliver -- and while they're in the hospital. The bill would also give mothers the right to refuse any product samples or take-home packets of formula.
The Senate says too many mothers are pressured out of breastfeeding because of the information they receive from formula companies -- despite the health and economic benefits that breastfeeding provides.The bill also passed the House. It now goes to Governor Paterson.
Rights for Breastfeeding Mothers - 13WHAM.com - Rochester News, Weather, and Sports
The Senate says too many mothers are pressured out of breastfeeding because of the information they receive from formula companies -- despite the health and economic benefits that breastfeeding provides.The bill also passed the House. It now goes to Governor Paterson.
Rights for Breastfeeding Mothers - 13WHAM.com - Rochester News, Weather, and Sports
Sunday, July 5, 2009
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