AllerMates Review

Disclosure: I received the below products in exchange for my honest review. All opinions and experiences are my own. 

AllerMates

AllerMates was created by Iris, a mom of three children. Her son Ben was diagnosed with severe food allergies and asthma and she wanted to find a way to help teach him about his health concerns in a way that was fun and wouldn't intimidate him. One day she drew up a few allergy-related characters and wrote funny stories and poems about them. Her children loved helping her come up with silly names for her characters. Soon her friends were asking to see the characters that her and her children created again and again, until they too knew all of their names and stories by heart. This showed her that kids are eager to understand health issues when there is a friendly engaging way to learn about them. 

It dawned on Iris while she was creating these fun things for kids to help educate and protect them that parents could benefit from having easy-to-understand info too. "Let’s face it… most of us do not have PhD’s to decode what our doctors tell us!) As Moms and Dads, we are our children’s first and best educators, and teaching them about their health is one of the most important things we do. It builds confidence and assists in keeping them safe as they navigate an unpredictable world."

Thus leading to today - the AllerMates community is made up of thousands of parents, children, caregivers and educators who rely on the simply, friendly and reliable resources to do just that. AllerMates popular medical alert bracelets are now available in over 5,000 stores and in several counties! 

A FEW of AllerMates Products!

We received a lunch bag full of awesome products from AllerMates. 

Our lunch bag included: 

AllerMates "I'm Wheat Gluten Free" Lunch Bag - $12.99ARV

AllerMates Wheat Gluten Free Snack Pack, Small - $6.99ARV

MultiCharm Package: Includes Multi Bracelet plus Six Allergy Charms - $16.99ARV

I Have Allergies Silicone Bracelet - $7.99ARV

AllerMates Peanut Allergy Bracelet "P. Nutty" - $6.99ARV

AllerMates Dairy Allergy Bracelet "Pint" - $6.99ARV

AllerMates Wheat/Gluten Free Bracelet "Professor Wheatley" - $6.99ARV
AllerMates Diabetes Bracelet "Tab" - $6.99ARV

AllerMates Asthma Bracelet "Puffer" - $6.99ARV

Wheat-Gluten Free Alert Stickers, 24 pack - $4.99ARV

AllerMates Wheat/Gluten Alert Labels for Food Packages, 24 pack - $4.99ARV

AllerMates Activity & Coloring Booklet - $3.99ARV

Lunch Bag & Snack Pack

AllerMates Lunch Bag and small Snack Pack are perfect for sending safe foods and snacks with your child whether they are in school, going to camp or even for a day trip with grandparents and other relatives. AllerMates has Lunch Bags for Wheat/Gluten allergies/intolerance, a basic "I have allergies" in Aqua and Purple and Blue for boys and girls to choose which color they prefer. The Snack Packs are available in multiple colors as well for basic "I have allergies" as well as a Gluten/Wheat allergy/intolerance and also for those who are Vegans. The Snack Packs are available in small ($6.99ARV) and tall ($7.99ARV). 

Ezio doesn't go places often without me so we currently use his lunch bag to hold his Epi Pen and oral antihistamine. AllerMates also has Medication Bags specifically for this, but this works for now until we get one. 

The Lunch Bag is an insulated lunch tote that helps raise awareness of your child's wheat or other allergies. The Wheat/Gluten Lunch Bag features Professor Wheatley which is both practical and fun. There is a side pocket with an allergy info card that slides into the clear pocket to help alert others of your child's healthy concerns, you can also write other important information on the back of the card. There is a front zipper pocket and a mesh pocket on the back. 

The Snack Packs are a single zipper closure pouch. We use this for taking safe snacks to the park, parties and other outings. It's always good to have safe snacks on hand. 

Health and Food Package Alert Stickers/Labels

The Alert Stickers/Labels are great for labeling foods for younger children, as a reminder to your child and others which foods are safe or not safe. Say a babysitter is watching your child, you probably left a note of what your child can or can't have, but lets face it, teenagers probably are not going to sit in your pantry and read every label. These stickers will help make finding safe foods easier for everyone in your home, maybe even yourself if you're in a rush and need to grab a quick snack for your child. 

AllerMates also offers other labels and stickers for various allergies and intolerance. The one above is perfectly amazing! While it doesn't have all of my son's allergies on it, it would still help a ton! Often times, my 9 year old daughter and even 5 year old son love to help get their little brother a snack, but they don't always know what hidden ingredients are in these products, these stickers would help make that easier on them while keeping their little brother safe. 

Bracelets! 

AllerMates medical awareness bracelets are kid friendly and fun as well as designed to be noticed. These bracelets are perfect for reminding others of your child's allergies or other health concerns. The bracelets are adjustable with snaps and fit most children from age 3 and up. They are also BPA, phthalates, nickel and latex-free. 

AllerMates offers bracelets in a MultiPack as well as individual bracelets for specific alleriges or health concerns. The multipack is perfect to help keep children safe who have multiple allergies. The charms allow you to customize the bracelet with all or most of their allergies/concerns. The multi pack comes with a bracelet and six of the most common allergens: Peanut, Nut, Dairy, Egg, Wheat and Shellfish. The bracelet holds up to six charms. This bracelet is perfect for easily adding, rearranging or even removing charms if your child outgrows an allergy. 

He's pouting, but this is the best and least blurry picture I have of him wearing his customizable charm bracelet. 

The bracelets are my favorite products from AllerMates as Ezio not only has many food allergies, but he is also a runner and a very friendly little guy. Aside from the obvious fears of not knowing where your child may be when you are searching for them, there is also "Is someone feeding him something he shouldn't have?!". While I have taken all steps that I can to prevent him from getting out of the house and we always insist on holding his hand, it's still an extra ease of mind for him to be wearing his bracelet. Things happen and some kids do run, while others do not. Also sometimes while we're at the park some parents try to be friendly and share their child's snack with other children, I hope that this bracelet will be noticed by these parents and ward them off from giving him anything. Although I do appreciate the sharing, if you're a parent who does this please always check with the parent! 

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Sew Cute Sew Fine - Review & $20 GC Giveaway US 10/5

Sew Cute Sew Fine

Sew Cute Sew Fine offers a line of various handmade items from sheets for your little one to ruffled fashionable scarves for you as well as breastfeeding items and even pouches! Something for mom and baby. 

Pack n Play Sheet

 

100% Cotton pack n play sheet ($12.50ARV), this is a fitted sheet that is made to fit a standard sized pack n play that measures 26" x 36.5". An adorable green with monkeys print 100% cotton. Flannel sheets are also available in various prints for baby boys and girls.

This sheet has elastic sewn at each end to make it fitted and then surged all the way around to make a nice finished edge. This sheet tucks around all four sides and corners nicely, not too tight, but also not too loose. You will have a nice and secure fit. Ezio tosses and turns like crazy in his sleep and has yet to move enough to get this sheet off. 

This sheet matches nicely with his blanket, he loves soft blankets and this definitely a favorite of his. I am unable to get a photo of him sleeping in the pack n play with his matching monkey sheet and blanket, because he is such a light sleeper. Even just opening the bedroom door wakes him sometimes. 

These sheets are available in multiple adorable prints for baby boys and girls and they make awesome baby shower gifts! 

I love how it is the perfect fit! No excess fabric to get bunched up while baby is sleeping means no worries. The secure fit is definitely a plus. Even with the sheet tucking under the pack n play pad it does not cause the pad to be raised as there is really little excess fabric under the pad as well. The pad is also still able to velcro to the bottom of the pack n play allowing for the pad to still be securely in place.

Crib Sheet, Bib & Pouch

The 100% Cotton crib sheet fits just as nicely and securely as the pack n play sheet. Again with little excess fabric so it doesn't bunch up while baby is moving in his or her sleep. I love the fun vehicle print this 100% cotton fabric is as well. 

The grey zippered pouch ($10ARV) is about 13 by 8 inches and would make a great make-up bag, crayon pouch, purse organizer pouch and so much more! It really is an all around multi-use pouch. Jedilynn is currently using this pouch for her lip glosses and some other small miscellaneous things. She loves it!

Waterproof Bib

Blue Stars Waterproof Bib ($4.25ARV) is made with 100% cotton flannel as the front with the print and is backed with white PUL, the PUL is what makes it waterproof. Between these two layers there is a middle layer of terrycloth as the absorbent layer. With a nice finished surge all the way around for a secure hold of all three layers of fabric. The bib has a snap to help hold it closed, there are two snaps to make it a little more adjustable and more snaps can be added for a very small fee! 

Ezio loves to wear bibs! Weird kid I tell ya! As a baby we tried putting bibs on him and he always ripped them off or threw a fit immediately, now he goes in his drawer and brings them to me or Jedilynn for one of us to put it on him. This bib from Sew Cute Sew Fine is truly awesome, it is our only waterproof bib and I'm so glad he brought it to me to put on him while he was wearing his Batman shirt because he decided to spit or at least allow red juice to dribble down his chin. I was quite worried that the red would have wicked around to the other side of the bib and stained his shirt anyhow, however, I was wrong! 

His beautiful disaster... that didn't quite work like he probably had planned because little did he know, this is a waterproof bib. Nothing like the other cheap-o bibs we have the cause his shirt to become soaked anyways. I was definitely impressed and daddy was happy that the Batman shirt was not ruined with red juice. 

A tiny little bit got on the back side, but I'm almost certain that was from Ezio's hand when he grabbed his bib and decided he wanted it off after playing with his juice. Anytime he eats a popsicle or anything that could possibly ruin whatever shirt he has one I use this bib! This is definitely our on the go bib as you can't just whip your tots t-shirt off in a restaurant if he is going to have a messy meal. Even though Ezio is 21 months old, this is still a very nice bib on him, some of the cheap-o bibs we have are barely two inches below the collar of his t-shirts... not very good protection, plus they are not waterproof like this bad boy! 

These bibs are also available in many other absolutely adorable prints for both baby boys and girls! These would also make amazing baby shower gifts! I know I would have loved to received some waterproof, but not plasticy bibs for either of my baby showers.

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