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Event this Tuesday!
Come to the Pomegranate Open House this Tuesday from 6:30pm-9:30pm
Pregnant in East Van
I will have Natural Belly Bars on sale for $9 (reg 13.95)
Home Birth kits on sale for $22 (reg $28)
Postpartum Bath Teas on sale for $5 (reg $8.95)
Serious savings at this wonderful community event! That’s just from Natural Creation – meet and explore the amazing support for growing families in the Vancouver. Hope to see you there!
Emily
Posted in Birth and Postpartum Doula, Breastfeeding, Events, Pregnancy, Uncategorized, Vancouver Doula
Also tagged aromatherapy, birth doula, hospital birth, labour, massage, postpartum doula, pregnancy, Vancouver Doula
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Sweet Baby Massage & Bath Oil
Our Sweet Baby Massage & Bath Oil is one of the oils, it seems, we can’t make enough of! The sweet mixture of mandarin and chamomile makes it a favourite scent among our customers (big and little).
The essential oils in this blend have properties that are known to help calm over tired and cranky babies. Incorporating massage into a “bed time” routine is a great way to calm children and prepare them for sleep. Scent is closely tied with memory. Using the same relaxing scent before bed can help children anticipate bed time and associate the smell with sleeping.
The mild analgesic and anti inflammatory properties of Roman Chamomile make the Sweet Baby Oil great for teething. When added to a bath the vapors help ease teething pain. Chamomile has been used for hundreds of years by many cultures as a solution to relieving constipation and intestinal cramping. Mandarin is also excellent for soothing the stomach when used in massage. By adding the oil to a bath or massaging gently into your little one’s feet and lightly over the abdomen, this oil can bring relief to an uncomfortable baby.
Send me an email or FB message if you would like a free sample chelsea@naturalcreation.ca
Posted in Aromatherapy for Children, Motherhood, Products, Uncategorized
Also tagged baby oil, baby sleep, bed time routine, chamomile, colic, gassy baby, mandarin essential oil, massage, massage oil, pain, relax, sleep, soothing babies, sweet baby, teething, teething pain
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Recipe for a sleepy toddler.
Things were getting a little tricky with having the bear go to bed for a while there… It was stressful and would take over an hour of singing, cuddling, etc. I felt like my whole evening was taken up and I was exhausted by the end of it. When he was a baby I would give him a massage with the Sweet Baby massage and bath oil every day…somewhere in there things got busy and it stopped happening. So last night I decided to get back in to a good bed time routine. Here’s the recipe:
Ingredients:
Bath
Sweet Baby Massage and Bath Oil
A story book of choice
A comfy cozy bed
Directions:
We started with a bath at 7pm. He washed himself (yes he is very independent at 21 months) with the Sweet Baby Hair and Body wash, and played with some old shower curtain rings and tupperware mixed in with the usual bath toys – the shower curtain rings actually make a great toy – he loves to put them in the tupperware one by one and we count together. How fantastic is it hearing them learn to count? I love this stage where the vocabulary is exploding – so much fun! Anyway, I let him play in there for about 20 minutes, and then we did the usual putting away of bath toys and watching the water drain away…all part of the routine that he’s chosen to set out 
. After that we go to his room and put on a clean diaper, then I give him a massage with the Sweet Baby Massage and Bath Oil – he picked up quickly on what the routine was and tonight he reached for the massage oil and then laid down on his tummy on his bed so that I could rub his back. His eyes kept closing as I rubbed his back – that chamomile blend works wonders! Then he rolled on to his side and lifted his foot and pointed to it – he loves foot rubs He kept saying “nice”, “nice” – pretty much the only word he knows to express that he likes something. After rubbing his feet he co-operated soo well getting into his PJ’s (this isn’t usually the case) and we misted the bed with the Restful Room Mist. Then he snuggled up on my lap to read a story. He got up once and left the room, but I just called his name and told him it was bed time and he came back and snuggled up again. Both nights, by the time I was 1/2 way through the second round of “Franklin is Bossy” he climbed off my lap and laid himself down on his bed. He was asleep within about 10 minutes of that (8p). Easiest bed times in ages!!!! And I have the rest of my evening to relax and blog as he sleeps soundly.
Makes for a happy mama and toddler