safety patrol

planning your funeral to reflect your wonderful life

December 2, 2010

Death is a topic that many shy away from, and understandably so. When we think of death, we often think of sadness and loss. It wasn’t until my first pregnancy that I started to have anxiety about dying. I would have dreams that I passed away and left my daughter to grow up without her [...]

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help your newborn sleep better | soothetime infant sleep essentials

September 9, 2010

It wasn’t until my daughter was about 6 weeks old that I discovered my daughter’s love of being swaddled, and man I wish I had known about it sooner! While there are about a gazillion baby brands providing swaddlers these days, I was recently introduced to the zzzTIME products on SootheTIME.com and I quickly became [...]

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tub-side assistance | SAFTEY HAZARD UPDATE, i had to cut my daughter free!

June 22, 2010

I had to share on update on this product because I have encouraged so many moms to try it out and I feel a moral obligation to do so. More importantly, I don’t want any lil’ ones getting injured or going through what my little Ashlee went through. Last night my girls were laughing and [...]

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cosmetic choices–make the right ones | hip mom goes green

May 26, 2010

The average adult uses nine personal products a day with roughly 120 chemicals included in their composition. Daily exposure to toxins over a lifetime can add up and simple changes can greatly reduce the risk of compromising the immune system, causing diseases like cancer and increasing the risk for obesity, fertility problems and respiratory issues. [...]

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man accused of raping 9 month old baby girl | who is caring for your children?

May 16, 2010

WARNING MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR SOME READERS!! It is time to take a closer look at our caregivers!!! How well can we really know the family, friends and neighborhood kids that we leave our children with? Luckily, there are a multitude of sites and services that can help us run background checks and get [...]

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pampers dry max | no chemical burns

May 6, 2010

The recent Facebook page created to point out the faults in the new Pampers Dry Max diapers was deemed “completely false.” The company said it has received fewer than two complaints about diaper rash for every one million diapers sold, which it said is average for its business. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has [...]

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oprah’s challenge | no phone zone

March 9, 2010

Do you find yourself on the phone while driving-whether chatting or texting? Any idea how dangerous it is? While traveling overseas, we’ve lived in places that have mafia affiliated governments, many cities who leave speed tracking completely up to a camera, and some that don’t stress about drinking and driving. Although many of these laws [...]

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absolutely disgusting | how clean are your bath toys?

March 3, 2010

I caught a glimpse of this story on the Today Show this morning and thought I was going to throw up my breakfast. We all have bath tubs, we all use them to bathe our children, and a great majority of us have bath toys for the little ones. Do you think your bath toys [...]

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bpa damages intestines

February 9, 2010

Here on Happy Hour Mom we don’t typical re-publish entire articles, but in this case I really couldn’t have gotten the point across better myself, so I am re-posting a re-post. In fact, until reading this article myself, I really didn’t understand the extent of the studies that had been done on products containing BPA [...]

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new clues regarding SIDS

February 3, 2010

Researchers discovered a new clue regarding the scary Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) that kills nearly 2,300 infants before they can celebrate their first birthday. Babies who suffer from this syndrome make low amounts of serotonin (message-carrying brain chemical) that is needed to sleep, breathe and regulate your heart rate. The published the findings in [...]

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WARNING RECALLS! graco strollers and dorel asia cribs

January 21, 2010

Specific Dorel Asia crib models pose strangulation and suffocation hazards.  To date, there has been one reported death of a 6-month old infant from Cedar rapids, Iowa, as well as, 10 injuries due to the drop-side of the crib to fall and entrap the child. Use of these models should be immediately ceased until replacement [...]

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play yard with bassinet RECALL

January 5, 2010

The Dorel Juvenile Group recalls about 213,000 units Safety 1st Disney Care Center™ Play Yard and Eddie Bauer Complete Care Play Yard due to risks of suffocation. The one piece metal bars supporting the floorboard of the bassinet attachment can come out of the fabric sleeves and create an uneven sleeping surface, posing a risk [...]

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ALERT!! carseat recall | select safety 1st, cosco, eddie bauer and disney branded infant car seat carriers

December 19, 2009

There is nothing more important than the safety of our kiddos, so make sure you are not carrying around a car seat with one of the specified models listed below. Apparently the carrier handles are coming off and creating a falling hazard to the little babes.  Below is a PRNewsWire article for your reference: WASHINGTON, [...]

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keep an eye out with a mobicam

December 16, 2009

Come buy from  Happy Hour Mom at OpenSky! LOVE LOVE LOVE this monitor! We were given this as a baby shower gift and it was such a lifesaver. For new parents it’s difficult to get to the point where you are ready to drop the little love bug off in their crib without any cuddling. [...]

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h1n1 recall

December 16, 2009

First we get bum rushed into thinking we’re going to witness the new epidemic, then there isn’t enough to go around. Now, the vaccines that each family fought through storms of people to get may not even work! The problem with me is that I am confused enough as it is on immunizations all together. [...]

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warning! storkcraft crib recall

November 24, 2009

If you bought a crib between January 1993 and October 2009 please read on. For those curious if their crib is affected by the massive cribs recall today — the largest in U.S. history — here’s a checklist to find out. Directly from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Web site, the following cribs [...]

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I.C.E. | in case of emergency

November 18, 2009

There is danger lurking all over the place. God forbid, something should happen to you, make sure that you take care of yourself. Many health care advocates promote one small task to their clients. Take a few moments to add an entry in your address book named, I.C.E.-in case of emergency. If anyone were to [...]

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calling all maclaren stroller owners | important recall information

November 11, 2009

Has your little one lost a fingertip from a stroller malfunction? Maclaren USA is recalling a million strollers that have been manufactured since 1999. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that the hazard for the recall includes the stroller’s hinge mechanism that poses a fingertip amputation and laceration hazard to the child when the [...]

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fighting the flu

November 2, 2009

If you follow Happy Hour Mom on Twitter or Facebook, you may have seen my recent comments that the H1N1 virus has hit our home just has it has many homes across the country. My husband was the first to get it, hitting him hard at 1 am last Thursday. I woke up to him [...]

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tips for keeping your kids away from sexual abuse

October 27, 2009

What do you consider as your number one priority when it comes to responsibilities of being a parent? Is it keeping them happy, healthy or safe? I have a internal burning desire to keep my son safe from anything harmful. The absolute thought of something bad happening to him makes me sick to my stomach. [...]

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