Happy Bambino carries the SAFEST sunscreen for babies. Badger is an awesome company located in Vermont (of course!). Their sunscreens have received the highest safety ratings from the Environmental Working Group. Check out Badger Sunscreen’s screenshot from EWG’s Safe Cosmetics Database (an amazing resource, by the way!)
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Let’s Go! is a four session class every Friday from June 8th – June 29th at 9:30am. Registration is now open and those who register at least 10 days prior to the class starting can get up to 15% off.Posted in Uncategorized
Our midwifery community- both home birth midwives and the Madison Birth Center is looking to you GHC members to VOICE your support for this model of care. If you want to get involve, please call the Birth Center (821-0123) and they will put you in touch with the organizers.
Midwives have great outcomes and are low cost for normal healthy pregnant Mamas. Thankfully, in Wisconsin, our hospitals are “Committed to Quality and Transparency” and provide (publicly) their costs and outcome data. See below for a summary of cost/outcome data for Dane County, taken straight off of the Wisconsin Health and Hospital Association. Thanks to our supporters for putting this together!
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Mother’s Day for the Mama-to-be is especially special in my opinion. You are in the process of becoming a mama, and it’s all somewhat abstract. Unless of course you’re a mama already, in which case, it’s probably all too real and fam
iliar. Yesterday I suggested a Proud Body Belly Cast Kit for a pregnant mama to mark that moment in time. I never felt more beautiful than when I was pregnant and I wish I had taken the time to create a cast. Like I said, pictures are nice, but a cast is life-sized replica of your beautiful body. Today its all about keeping that beautiful body comfortable and well oiled, literally! Bath and body products from locally made Lusa have been our favorites wince we opened. Not only are they all natural and organic, but they smell heavenly too. Stop in today for Belly Balm, Mama and Labor Massage Oils, Post Partum Herbs, and plenty of other mama and baby friendly salves
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Mother’s Day for the Mama-To-Be
Mother’s Day is only 6 days away but there’s still plenty of time to find the perfect gift for the mama-to-be in your life. Pregnancy is such a special and fleeting time and sometimes we don’t take the time to stop and smell the roses (sometimes the roses make us nauseous). Personally, I think that a pregnant body is an ever changing work of art that should be treated as such, and what better way to commemorate this amazing time than with a belly cast? Pictures are nice, but a belly cast is a life-sized reminder.
The Proud Body Deluxe Belly Cast Kit ($36) includes 5 rolls of premium belly casting material, a dropcloth, all-natural belly lubricant, two pairs of non-latex gloves, a sanding screen, finishing sealant and applicator, a decorator sheet, and a belly cast smoother. We sell the Vintage and Bold decorating kits ($13.95) to embellish your masterpiece.
Stop in the store this week and get free chocolate!
~Carolynn
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How sweet are these? Preemie-Yums, a new line for Happy Bambino, just sent these darling sleeper/cap sets. They are 100% cotton and made in the USA. They are as teeny tiny as they look , and the perfect gift for a teeny tiny bambino (4-6 lbs).
For most of us, it’s hard to imagine having a baby small enough to wear what look like large doll clothes, but every single day all across America, itty bitty babies are born too soon, needing extraordinary assistance just to survive. For over 40 years, the March of Dimes has been funding research that has made great strides in helping us understand the special needs of premature babies. It also supports community programs that help mamas have healthy full-term pregnancies.
This Saturday May 5th, millions will join Team Happy Bambino in the March for Babies to raise money for the March of Dimes. It’s an amazing organization that has helped millions of babies, and since 1970, millions of mamas, papas, kiddos and babes have marched to support it’s continuing good works. I remember walking 20 miles for the March of Dimes in high school with my little brother. It was hard, (and my bratty brother walked ahead and met some girls) and I had blisters for days, but I was so proud to raise that money. I’ll be pushing my boys in the stroller this year, and maybe the four year old will even walk a little, and I will be proud of us all.
There’s still time to join us in Madison. Click here to learn more and to join team Happy Bambino:
http://www.marchforbabies.org/team/t1867072
It’s on Saturday and starts at 9:30am near the capitol square. We’ll be meeting in front of Brocach at 8:30 and then moseying over to registration. We’ll be the happy ladies and kiddos with the giant purple elephant balloons (yes, I said giant purple elephant balloons).
~Carolynn and the ladies at The ‘Bino
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Happy Bambino is hiring for one more Pregnancy & Early Parenting Specialist (PEPS) position.
This position is the “second person on” every other Saturday – meaning you will work and train with one of our well-seasoned PEPS. The shift starts at 10 or 11 every other Saturday (depending on whether or not we have an early event that day) and goes for 3 to 4 hours as needed. After training is complete (likely several months), you will go on our sub roster as well so that you may pick up other shifts.
We are looking for someone who is great with people! Experience with Happy Bambino products and services is a definite plus. Previous sales/customer service experience helpful.
If interested, please email hello@happybambino.com with the subject line: “Saturday PEPS.”
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Happy May!
Mother’s Day is just around the corner on Sunday May 13th. One lucky mama’s gonna be psyched to get our rockin’ Mother’s Day Give-Away package:
Woo-hoo! So here’s the deal…you can enter to win this gift package for yourself or for any lovely mama in your life. And here’s how – for each purchase you make in-store at Happy Bambino May 1 to May 7 you can throw your name in the drawing box. The winner will be drawn on May 8. Pick up is between May 8 and Saturday, May 12. (We’re closed on Mother’s Day – May 13). GOOD LUCK!!
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This Saturday, May 5, Happy Bambino will be walking in the March of Dimes “March for Babies.”
Every day, thousands of babies are born too soon, too small and often very sick. Happy Bambino is walking in March for Babies because we want to do something about this. The mission of March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.
You can register to walk with us on our Happy Bambino Team Page.
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So, you’ve decided to stay home part time or full time for a few years with your adorable bundle of joy. I did too. 
Before kids I worked full time as a career counselor, a job I unconditionally love. I took a very part-time position at Happy Bambino, unsurprisingly a very family friendly workplace, and did freelance career counseling on the side. Nearly every day I know that staying home part time with my kid was the right decision. I cherish the relationship we have in her formative years.
But it often seemed as if I was sending my career on a fast track to nowhere by taking time off. This is often a concern I hear from would-be stay at home parents as a part of their decision making process. After a lot of research and learning from other parent’s success stories, I’m here to say that staying home with your kid will certainly change the trajectory of your career but it does not mean that those changes will be negative.
My new class, Raising your Kids without Killing your career, will give you concrete tips to make sure you can balance your time at home with a long and satisfying career. For example, learn how to handle gaps on your resume, stay connected in your field or learn about alternate fields, and keep your skills relevant.
The class runs Saturday May 5th from 10:30am-11:30am and is $20. Using your time at home with your kids wisely can help you to have a satisfying life at home and a great return to the office, eventually. REGISTER NOW!
This class is relevant for part-time and full-time stay at home parents as well as parents and expectant parents who are debating staying at home with children.
Hope to see you there,
Kristina
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