CALL FOR ENTRIES: Little Stinker Brand Ambassador

Brand Ambassador 2012

“No More Stinky Kids” Campaign

At Little Stinker, we believe in creating a community and having fun. We are looking for though leaders in the baby and toddler blog community. You will launch our “No More Stinky Kids” campaign.

By creating a brand ambassador program we hope to: 1) Spread the word about our products; 2) Create loyal product users; 3) Increase Amazon sales.

It’s not just about doing a blog post or giveaway, it’s about incorporating the brand into your day to day life.

As a Little Stinker Brand Ambassador, you’ll be part of a community of moms like you. As a Brand Ambassador you will have access to an exclusive “The Embassy” Facebook group where you will have insider information on contests and promotions.

You’ll be able to brag to your friends with a spiffy “Little Stinker Ambassador button”. You’ll also get your own fancy business cards to pass out at blogger events and conferences.

If this sounds like something you'd like to be apart of, fill out the information below and send it to Kathy.

Sound like something you’d like to be apart of?

1. Send 2-3 paragraph summary or video why you’d like to be a Little Stinker Brand Ambassador to kathy@littlestinkerusa.com

2. Include your stats (ambassadorship is not determined on stats, we’re interested more about community and readership).

a. Name

b. Email

c. Phone

d. Are you expecting or have recently had a baby?

i. Yes or no

ii. Age of Children

e. Have you been a brand ambassador before?

f. Blog URL

g. Twitter Handle & number of followers

h. Facebook Page & number of followers

i. Press Kit (if you have one)

j. Monthly Page Views

k. Monthly Unique visitors

l. Klout score (if you have one)

m. Alexa score

3. Anything else you feel should be considered

The Sunscreen Smokescreen

(via Swiss Miss)

See the Environmental Working Group’s assessment for health sunscreens:http://breakingnews.ewg.org/2011sunscreen/

All our data, calculations and references here:
http://www.bit.ly/sunscreensmoke

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RESEARCH & DESIGN: DAVID MCCANDLESS
RESEARCH: MIRIAM QUICK
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH: JAMES KEY, PEARL DOUGHTY-WHITE
ADDITIONAL DESIGN: PIERO ZAGAMI, DEREK GUO, JOE SWAINSON
SOURCES: THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, CANCER RESEARCH UK, WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION, PUBMED, NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH, HEALTH CANADA, SKIN CANCER FOUNDATION, NATURE, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY, NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH & WELFARE, JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, THE ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP, NEW YORK TIMES, WIKIPEDIA.
DATA & RESEARCH: SEE IT ALL HERE: HTTP://WWW.BIT.LY/SUNSCREENSMOKE

Affiliate Program Beta

Are you looking to earn a little extra money?

Little Stinker would like to support those that love our products by rolling out our Affiliate Program. Right now we are Beta testing the concept and would love to have your feedback.

What kinds of affiliate programs have you used?
What do you like about those programs?
What would make it totally rock?

A Little Stinker Affiliate can offer free shipping to their readers and simply place a button on their blog. This button will have a unique use code that is tied to your account. For every product that someone else buys you can earn between $1.00-$1.50. You might not be able to retire off this but a little extra cash to pay for gas or something fun at Target is always nice!

Email me if you're interested: kathy (at) littlestinkerUSA (dot) com

American Baby Magazine

Have you seen the July issue of American Baby Magazine? Little Stinker's Cooling Breast Cream is featured on page 15 :)

I love getting the mail, especially when there is a nice surprise like this:

The Cooling Breast Cream was developed to help relieve the discomfort associated with sore and tender breasts.

Perhaps the least talked about topic is how uncomfortable nursing can actually be. Often when your milk first comes in or when trying to ween, engorgement can be a real issue. The heat and and discomfort can sometimes make you feel like you're going to burst. Our naturally-inspired Cooling Breast Cream is formulated with a high concentration of cabbage and just a touch of spearmint oil to help quench that fire.

1 fl oz. / 29 ml
Price: $14.95

Awesome Uses
• Massage cream onto each breast as needed in circular motions.

• Store in the refridgerator between uses for an extra cooling sensation with each use.

Ingredients Water, Brassica Oleracea Capitata (Cabbage) Leaf Extract, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Water, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter*, Vegetable Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 60, Vegetable Stearic Acid, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Mentha Viridis (Spearmint) Leaf Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Gluconolactone, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate. *Certified Organic

Breastfeeding 101: Starting solids

(via Cafe Mom )

The American Academy of Pediatrics and the World Health Organization, to name a couple, all suggest breastfeeding exclusively for at least the first six months of a baby's life. That means no water, formula, or anything else that could mess with the internal flora of baby's sensitive gut.

Eventually, they will start eating solid food called "complementary foods," which aren't there to provide too much for the baby yet, as breast milk is still their MAIN source of nutrition. The WHO says the transition period from breast milk to solids takes place between 6-24 months, meaning this isn't an overnight or quick process -- foods are meant to just be introduced slowly.

But when introducing solids to a breastfed baby, you have tofind a good balance between the solids and breastfeeding, or your supply can take a hit.

Wait until your baby is ready to start solids: some will be ready at 6 months, others aren't yet.Some people think their babies are ready before, but often it's growth spurts or natural curiosity about Mommy's things they're seeing. Babies like to mimic mom and dad, but that doesn't mean their body's ready for food.

If your baby is under 6 months but wants to grab your plate, offer an empty bowl and baby spoon for them to play with (invisible dinner!), or even consider some frozen breast milk in a mesh feeder (great for teething!). Since we can't see into the intestines of every infant to see if the cell lining of the gut has closed up, we have to go by external guidelines.Your baby is ready to start solids if:

• They're 6 months old or more.
• They can sit up unassisted for a period of time.
• They can pick up food and maneuver it into their own mouth.
• They no longer have the tongue-thrust reflex where things put in the front of their mouth are pushed out instantly (putting spoons deeper into their mouth can bypass the tongue thrust, but doesn't mean they're ready).
• You've accounted for growth spurts (common at 6 months) and baby still shows some signs of hunger.

If you've met all that, then go ahead and NURSE YOUR BABY FIRST (always nurse before offering solids) and then try a simple first food like sweet potatoes or avocado. Rice cereal really isn't necessary. If you're going the baby food route, consider making it yourself so you can find textures your baby likes best, or go the baby-led solids route and let baby start out feeding themselves whole, soft pieces with their hands.

Just like with breastfeeding, respect your baby's signals. If they turn their head away, don't open their mouth, or spit food out, just stop. Don't try to play games to get them to open their mouth so you can push food in. They don't NEED foods yet anyway. All food in the first year is really for learning, so the nutrition still is coming from you. Some babies don't want to start solids until they're closer to their birthday, and that's okay.

More than anything, keep up your nursing, always nurse before offering food, and if baby is eating solids well but nursing less, cut back on solids. The breast milk is much more important to their nutrition at this point, and even into the second year, it provides at least half of the nutrition they need, so you've got plenty of time to allow your baby to go at their own pace. Slow down and enjoy it.

How did you introduce solids to your EBF baby?