1/12/13: Vicks Cold and Flu Survival Guide and a Giveaway!

CONTEST CLOSED:  CONGRATULATIONS TO DAIVA FOR WINNING!
The outbreak of flu this year has been all over the news.  I am happy to say that Vicks has teamed up with the charity Baby Buggy, founded by Jessica Seinfeld to provide $25,000 worth of cold and flu products to U.S. families.  For every email, Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest "Share" of Vicks Cold & Flu Survival Guide from pediatrician and American Academy of Pediatrics fellow Dr. Jennifer Trachtenberg, Vicks will donate a Vicks® Behind Ear Thermometer and Starry Night Humidifier to the non-profit.  
I am giving you a chance to win the Vicks Behind Ear Thermometer (a $50 value) here on my blog.

We own this thermometer and love it.  I personally love that it lights up Green if your child has no fever, yellow that their temperature is slightly elevated and red if they have a fever.  It is a great visual when you are in a panic that your child might be sick.  Plus in the middle of the night when you don't want to turn the light on to bother them you can easily take their temperature behind their ear as there sleeping.

Here is a quick video on it.

We also own the Vicks Starry Night Humidifier as my daughter has times at night where she coughs continually.  The Starry Night Humidifier is great for her and she loves the projected stars on her ceiling.  If you participate in the sharing of the Cold and Flu Survival Guide you can also enter to win a Vicks Starry Night Humidifier here.

Check out http://www.coldandflushop.com/SurvivalGuide/ for more details.

In addition to thermometers, they have additional products that are a necessity during the winter months including:  humidifiers, vaporizers, and humidity monitors.  

Disclosure:  I was provided with the Vicks thermometer for giveaway purposes.  The Vicks products I own were provided to me from an event I previously attended with Vicks.  No other compensation was received and all opinions are my own.

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12/13/11: Vicks Behind the Ear Thermometer Event at Finale in Boston

I was lucky enough to attend a Winter Warm Up Event with other Boston Parent Bloggers hosted by the makers of the new Vicks Behind the Ear thermometer.  We were treated to a lovely lunch and desserts at Finale in Boston as we listened to Dr. Meg Meeker.  Dr. Meg is a pediatrician who so graciously gave us tips for Cold and Flu Season.  She also authored the book “The 10 Habits of Happy Moms” which I am looking forward to reading as she provided us a copy. 

 

I appreciated many points that she stressed during her presentation.

-  Trust your gut and you know know your child best.  You are your child's biggest advocate and you know when there is something wrong.  Make sure you bring all concerns to your Pediatrician.

-  We as Moms today are under so much pressure.  One comment she made was that if your child has the potential to become and Olympic Skier and you don't put them in classes and push that you feel like a bad Mom.  It is true that we all feel these pressures.  You can see some of my posts that highlight this thought:

Mommy Guilt and the Green Shirt

Slacker Mom or Burnt Out?

Activity Mom

- Kids just want to spend time with their Moms and Dads and hang out with them.

- The benefits of the Vicks Behind the Ear Thermometer and how it takes an accurate reading, plus displays a Green, Yellow or Red helping a panicking Mom or Dad when it is the middle of the night.  Plus hello, this is so much better than putting a thermometer in a baby where the sun don't shine.

In addition to thermometers, they have additional products that are a necessity during the winter months including:  humidifiers, vaporizers, and humidity monitors.  The starry night humidifier projects stars on the ceiling!  How cool is that?  I know my daughter tends to have issues with post nasal drip at night and coughs and a humidifier in her room is a necessity.

 And look at this wonderful spread at Finale.  Their desserts are fantastic!

Disclosure:  Food and Vicks products were provided to me for this review.  No other compensation was received and all opinions are my own.