Savvy Rest Organic Wool Pillow Giveaway
The Perfect Gift: For Sleeping Better
Every night I lay down on my Organic Shredded Latex Pillow and I sleep soundly. It is definitely the best pillow I ever had and I hope it lasts me forever! If you remember I reviewed it back in February. Check it out because you will want one too!
This month we are reviewing the Organic Wool Pillow from Savvy Rest. You notice that I said ‘we’ because this has become Hubby’s pillow. Lucky guy!
When I told him it was wool, he instantly backed off, as he is a hot sleeper and was afraid this pillow would make it worse. Did you know that the opposite can be true? Wool is a very breathable fiber and can keep you cool if your body needs that. If you don’t believe me then read the Savvy Rest description…
If you “sleep hotâ€, you’ll appreciate how this pillow’s organic wool fill helps stabilize your temperature. Wool fiber is a natural insulator (from heat or cold) and improves air flow. Wool also promotes moisture evaporation for drier, cooler comfort.
Neat huh?
Now why you should have Organic Pillows…
Synthetic fillings and polyester fabrics are manufactured from petrochemicals, which can cause gas toxins and sensitivity-causing fumes. Down/feather pillows harbor dust mites and cause allergic reactions in many people.Â
Nasty? Wonder if you had health issues already? You’re just making it worse when you sleep.
We spend a third of our day in bed. We want to be breathing in fresh air to prepare our body for the next day. It’s just healthier! Plus we sleep BETTER knowing that we are SAFER!
Maybe Savvy Rest will let me review their Organic Mattresses next! 
WIN an Organic Wool Pillow ($89) & start sleeping organic!
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Savvy Rest Organic Shredded Latex Pillow Giveaway
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I am in love. I finally have a real pillow. Hip hip hooray!
I owe it all to Savvy Rest who makes organic pillows, bedding, and mattresses, including their natural latex mattress. I know what you are thinking. Latex? It makes you think of Dr’s gloves right? Well this is natural and soft shredded latex using two processes called Dunlap and Talalay (click to learn more about that).
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 This intrigued me so I did a little research.  Did you know that there was such thing as a Rubber Tree? Yep, a tree! That is where natural rubber/latex comes from. The tree is called Hevea Brasiliensis and it’s acquired through a method called “tapping†where the latex serum is collected from the latex ducts. The tree is not harmed at all in the process and can continuing produce for around 30-40 years.
 Isn’t that cool?
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Back to my pillow. A big box arrived…and it was heav-y! I wondered what they had put in there. One pillow! That’s all it was. Curious me, I instantly took apart the pillow to see what was inside. I was totally surprised! And I don’t know how to describe it to you. Soft flakes is the best way I can come up with. Sooooft.
I guess a lot of softness = heavy? 
In case you’re worried if I ruined my pillow by taking it apart you are wrong. It comes in a zipper case so that anyone can remove the latex out it and customize the squishiness of the pillow. Some of us like it firm while others need a bit more bounce. And the cover itself is organic cotton. Love it!
I was afraid Hubby would want to try it first, but the nice guy that he is, hasn’t complained once since I haven’t given it up yet! ha! It is awesome. My head and neck finally have some support. I really think that I am sleeping better and Hubby hasn’t had to adjust me (he’s a chiro in case you didn’t know) as often because of the kinks in my neck all the time.
I also appreciate the fact that it is a wonderful sit-up-in-your-bed pillow. I spend my evenings on my laptop, sitting in bed, and this pillow is the best to lean back on. I am lovin’ it! Oh, did I say that already?
I’m excited that I get to give one of my BeachBums a standard size pillow! (RV$89) Can’t wait to hear your cheers!
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Savvy Rest sent me a pillow for this review but I was not compensated in any way for the post and all opinions are my own. This giveaway will end on March 4, 2011  at 10:00pm EST. Winner will be drawn via random.org. Once a winner is drawn I will contact them and they will have 48 hours to reply before I draw a new winner. Giveaway will be shipped for free to anyone in the lower 48 states in the US and you must be 18 years of age or older.
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WINNER #219 ~ Shannon
No Sleep, Caffeine & Breastfeeding
I’m a sleeper. In a perfect world I could sleep ten hours at night and nap everyday. I also pride myself on having children who sleep good. My older two always napped well, were maybe up once in the night to eat, but slept through by their first birthday. My six year old will still take a nap on his own if he’s tired and admits he’s kind of nervous about first grade where there is no rest period. But baby P’Diddy? He doesn’t like to sleep. The reasons that always go through my head are:
1) He’s still little and hasn’t figured things out yet
2) He’s breastfeeding (my other two weren’t by this point) and on no schedule
2) He does not want to miss out on anything
3) He has to much energy and doesn’t need as much sleep
4) He got 6 teeth in his first 5 1/2 months
But being up for hours in the middle of the night? WHY? Not taking a good nap the whole day? GEEZ!
This does not happen everyday, but often enough that I complain and whine and wonder what I’m doing wrong. Then one evening Hubby said, “maybe you are drinking to much caffeine” Hmmmm….
My research began. I start with Google but it instantly takes me to Kellymom.com – one of the top websites for breastfeeding support. I should have known. It’s a great resource and I’ve spent a lot of time there already.
The first line that jumps out at me “Caffeine is approved by the American Academy of Pediatrics for use in breastfeeding mothers. Most breastfeeding mothers can drink caffeine in moderation” Phew! But I keep reading because I am not one who believes everything medical societies have to say.
“Babies whose mothers avoided caffeine completely during pregnancy seem to react more to caffeine in mom’s diet.” Well I AM drinking more. I would drink a few soda pops a week during pregnancy and now I was drinking one or two a day. “A baby who is being overstimulated by caffeine is a wide-eyed, active, alert baby who doesn’t sleep for long. He may also be unusually fussy.” BINGO!
I’m happy that I may have found my answer! Maybe I can get some sleep again! I decide that maybe I should read the whole page word by word instead of sentences that jump out at me.
I find the article goes against my idea that it is probably caffeine affecting him. Not that caffeine may not effect a baby, but probably not in my case because I don’t drink enough of it. They have a great chart that shows how many ml of caffeine a drink has in it. A can of soda pop or two is not enough to matter. Plus, after consumption it would affect a baby most after about an hour and dwindle down in the next couple hours. We were staying up for hours at night so this couldn’t be it could it? Another fact I learned is that caffeine will affect a newborn more and by the time they are six months old it shouldn’t be much of an issue. We are right at that point.
I stopped drinking my soda pop past the lunch hour. I began bragging to Hubby that P’Diddy got up at the same time each night to nurse and then woke up each morning the same. Three nights in a row! It’s a miracle! He’s finally getting it! I got cocky and had a Dr.Pepper last night. Guess what? We were up for two miserable hours last night from 3-5am. A coincidence? I don’t think so. What do you think?
Resources: http://www.kellymom.com/health/lifestyle/caffeine.html
http://www.breastfeeding.com/all_about/smith_answers2.html#coffee
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