Whether you are pregnant, breast feeding, starting the weaning process or hiding vegetables in your toddlers meals, fruit and vegetables are paramount to raising a healthy child. In the UK we are advised to eat 5 portions a day from a wide range of fruit and vegetables, but should we be buying organic?
Mindful Mum has created the following guide to picking and choosing organic fruit and vegetables. The guide is based on ‘buying organic’ when the pesticide residues in a particular food are high. There is no need to go organic when the food does not contain high levels of pesticides.
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Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a nutrient you should consume every day if you are pregnant because your body cannot store it. A good rule of thumb is to aim for at least 3 servings of vitamin C each day. If you are a fan of fruit this shouldn’t be a problem. Mindful Mum provides a list of Vitamin C food below and highlights why its such a great nutrient for you and your growing baby.
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Heinz is recalling an isolated batch of Heinz Fruity Custard, Fruit Medley baby food in 4 x 100g pots because of the potential presence of small pieces of plastic from the inside of the pot which could present a choking risk. The batch code affected is 9307 with a best before end date of 03/11/10.
- Heinz Baby Food: Fruity Custard, Fruit Medley Baby Food
- Plastic pots: 4 x 100g pots
- Batch code: 9307
- Best before: 03/11/10
- Hazard: Plastic pieces in pot could potentially cause an infant to choke
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The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have issued a recall to repair in cooperation with Regal Lager Inc, distributor of CYBEX Strollers due to risk of fingertip amputation and laceration hazards. The recall has been issued in North America and the following information has been provided by the distributors for US and Canadian citizens.
The recall includes the following strollers:
- Cybex Ruby
- Cybex Onyx
- Cybex Topaz
The Cybex Ruby, Onyx and Topax buggies are available in the UK from Mama and Papa’s department store and online department store Very.co.uk. Mamas & Papas signed an exclusive deal with Cybex in January 2009, “as Mamas & Papas believed their European counterparts offered an outstanding range of products which deserved to be introduced to their UK customers through Mamas & Papas brand so that parents were assured of the same quality and value for money they have come to recognise from the UK Superbrand.”
Mindful Mum is contacting Cybex (based in Germany), Mama & Papas and the UK Trading Institute to find out if UK strollers are affected and if the recall will also be announced to customers in the UK / Europe as part of Mama & Papas ongoing commitment to assure UK customer of their “strict quality and safety controls.”
Please contact Mindful Mum if you have a Cybex Stroller / Buggy in the UK.
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Orange Tree have announced a recall of their toy ‘Animal Train’. The barcode for this toy is 506706430350.
Orange Tree have discovered a a potential quality problem with the above animal train. The carriages are linked together with magnets and some of these have come loose, due to the size of the magnets this may cause a potential choking hazard. Orange Tree have stopped selling the ‘Animal Train’ and are asking customers not to use it.
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Graco have issued a voluntary safety notice on select strollers manufactured before March 2008. The canopies on the following buggies may have the potential to cause small children injury:
- Graco Spree
- Graco Passage
- Graco Alano
- Graco Oasis
Some of the canopies on select Spree™, Passage™, Alano™ and Oasis model strollers, manufactured by Graco prior to March 2008, could potentially expose small children to a risk of injury, i.e a possible fingertip laceration.
No other Graco strollers are affected by this notice.
What to do if you have a Graco Buggy
If you have any of the above buggies, Graco will provide you with a canopy hinge cover free of charge. Follow the following steps to see if you need to order a free hinge cover from Graco.
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Following the articles on the Dentinox Teething Gel recall and How to Relieve Baby’s Teething Pain Mindful Mum investigates the homeopathic remedy Chamomilla (Matricaria) teething granules.
Homeopathic remedies are non-toxic and gentle making them safe to use for babies and children. Chamomilla can be used as a first aid treatment to alleviate both the physiological symptoms (extreme pain) and emotional issues (clinginess and irritability) of teething.
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Mindful Mum explains the benefits, research required, midwife reaction and a downloadable birth plan for a normal birth with minimal intervention used successfully by a Mindful Mum to deliver her first baby.
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