Lansinoh HPA Brand Lanolin

It has been my experience that Lansinoh is a nursing mom's best friend. The products that I have tried - the contoured nursing pads and their HPA Brand Lanolin - are top-notch and deliver what is promised. I'll talk about the nursing pads in another post. Right now, I want to tell you about the lanolin.

I recently had my fourth baby. I've nursed all of my babies. My first child lost nearly a pound after birth, and I ended up having to supplement nursing with formula feedings. We persevered, however, and she was completely weaned only at 13 months. Breastfeeding has gotten easier with each child, and Buddy Bear and I are doing great after only two weeks.

One thing that has not gotten easier with each child is the adjustment and toughening up period. Buddy Bear nursed well from the beginning, but I had more problems with cracked and bleeding nipples than I had when I nursed the other children. In desperation, I bought Lansinoh's Lanolin.

What a relief! The instant I used it, the pain abated, and by the next nursing session, I could tell that healing had already begun to take place. Wow! Now that is a product that delivers!

What is lanolin, anyway? Lanolin is the greasy wax-like substance produced by wool-bearing animals. Lansinoh Lanolin uses medical-grade lanolin that is subsequently refined to a pure, hypo-allergenic state. Pure lanolin is not harmful to your baby and does not need to be removed prior to breastfeeding.

Lansinoh's HPA Brand Lanolin can be used before birth as preparation for breastfeeding and can of course be used after birth as both a preventative and a remedial measure. It can be purchased through retailers, such as Wal-Mart, or online.

In case you can't tell, I highly recommend Lansinoh's HPA Brand Lanolin.

New Zealand

It's no secret that I would like to travel the world. In addition to traveling Europe, I would like to visit New Zealand. I actually have a blogging friend who lives in NZ, and I enjoy reading her blog and catching glimpses of everyday life in that country. I am always fascinated when she refers to gas as petrol or uses other colloquialisms. (I bet she finds some of my words and phrases just as fascinating.)

While I would love to visit, I don't think I'd want to go so far as to move to New Zealand. Despite the downward spiral in which I see my country engaged, I love being a citizen of the United States of America. I don't think there is another country on Earth that can compare to our great land.

Have you ever considered leaving your native land for another country? Would New Zealand residency tempt you to leave the land of your birth?

Review Your Car Insurance Coverage

The law of the land requires that vehicles be insured. Yet there are many vehicles that are either uninsured or under-insured. If you happen to get in an accident with such a vehicle, you and/or your insurance company will most likely end up paying for some or all repairs and medical bills resulting from the accident.

Assuming that you do have car insurance, do you know that your vehicle is adequately covered? If you aren't completely sure, call your insurance agent and ask him to review your policy with you. If you do determine that you need to increase your coverage, don't automatically assume that your insurance company offers the best value for your needs. Take the time to request quotes from other agencies. This does not have to be a time-consuming and tedious process. Instead of calling individual agencies, follow the example of many other drivers and shop online for a car insurance quote.

If you do not have car insurance, do remedy that situation with all haste. Take the advice in the previous paragraph and shop online for quotes. Whatever you do, make sure you get the coverage you need as soon as possible.

Mail Boxes

Have you ever looked at a neighbor's mail box and sighed with envy? I particularly like the ones that have a flowerbed at the base with climbing flowers twining around the post. I also like the mail boxes that have been hand painted - as long as the artist knew what he was doing, that is!

If you suffer from mail box envy, take a look at Mailboxixchange.com. They offer many types of mail boxes, including but not limited to single-unit mail box and post packages, wall mounted mailboxes, commercial mailboxes, and post mailboxes.

I mentioned that I like hand painted mailboxes, and I was surprised to see the large selection of scenes offered through Mailboxixchange. There were plenty of scenes to suit a wide variety of tastes: birds, flowers, hunting scenes, nautical themes, and landscapes are just a few of the types of illustrations offered.

If you prefer clean and classic lines, there are plenty of choices that fit that description as well. In fact, it seems to me that, no matter your preference, Mailboxixchange is the place to begin your search.