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Tubby Todd review (treating eczema)


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I’m very excited about today’s post! When I come across a product that I love, I want to make sure everyone knows about it. And that’s exactly how I feel about the Tubby Todd All Over Ointment.

I want to start by saying that this is in no way a sponsored post. I say that so you know this is a 100% honest review of a product I purchased and loved. They don’t even know I exist. I don’t want it to sound like a sales pitch. I want to simply spread the news in case you are also struggling with treating eczema or other skin issues!

tubby todd all over ointment

When my oldest, Liam, was about 3 months old, he started getting horrible, red, dry, itchy patches all over his skin. It was diagnosed as eczema. Little did I know that I would be treating eczema for the next 7 1/2 years (and counting) on 5 little bodies. Over the years, I have tried all kinds of treatments and remedies with little success. The most improvement we ever saw before was with a prescription steroid. But as this thins the skin and can cause issues down the road, I didn’t feel good about applying it to my babies multiple times a day.

When I say eczema, I mean their skin is usually cracked and bleeding from all the scratching. When it showed up on Desmond a couple of months ago, I knew I needed to find something that would be effective.

After debating between an essential oil and this Tubby Todd ointment, I ultimately decided on Tubby Todd because it is odorless (I heard that the oil had a strong smell) and I thought it would be easier to apply because he had so many patches, and also chapped cheeks. I thought that an ointment would be better near the eyes.

I read many positive reviews about the ointment and how well it treats eczema. I’ll admit that I am a skeptic at heart…about many, many things. So I wasn’t sure how I’d really feel about it. But I was so fed up, I thought it was worth the price to try it out.

The Before and After Pictures:

Before
eczema treatment before
After
eczema treatment after

I took the “before” pictures last Thursday right before I applied the ointment for the first time and I took the “after” shots today, before I applied. I also forgot to apply yesterday. So this is technically only after 5 applications! I decided to experiment by only applying once a day, and not applying directly after a bath. Can you imagine the improvement if I was more aggressive? I just wanted to test the effectiveness at the “lazy mom” level. And I think the pictures prove how amazing it is!

Before
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After
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Sorry if it’s a little hard to compare between the two sets. It’s pretty difficult to take pictures of a crawling baby when I have no one around to help me. But I hope you can see the improvement anyway.
Before
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 After
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The Spots Have Definitely Faded!

When I mentioned to Don over the weekend that Desmond seemed like a much happier, content baby all of the sudden, he brought up the fact that we had just started using the ointment and maybe that was the improvement. I really do think that it has helped reduce the itching so much that he has become a happier baby. Happier than he’s been in months. Maybe it’s a coincidence, but I really do think it was because of this change.

A little bit of ointment goes a long way. So this jar will last me quite a while. All products from Tubby Todd are 100% natural. They are created by a mom with sensitive-skinned babies in mind. One of the biggest selling points to me was that this is a small business. I love supporting small businesses and I’m even more excited when I find one that I love. I will definitely be purchasing more products from them in the future! (Like their hair and body wash and their bubble bath!)

If you have a sensitive-skinned baby, I definitely recommend them! Also, if you sign up for their newsletter, they will send you a code for a 10% discount. If anyone else tries it, I would love to know what you think!

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February iphone and kids say


February was a pretty interesting month. I knew about my pregnancy the entire month but waited to announce it until after I had my ultrasound (for personal reasons.) I can’t really complain about the amount of sickness I’ve had. Compared to others, I have it easy as far as that goes. But the exhaustion and taking care of 5 other children is what’s really doing me in. But even then, I am blessed to have it relatively easy.
 
Anyway, just sharing my pictures from February. And if you follow me on instagram, I’m pretty sure these are all repeats so feel free to just scroll on down to ‘kids say.’
 
There’s a new (free) iphone app called A Color Story for editing photos. I use it for all of my photos now! I absolutely love it. I did purchase the bundle but even the free filters/tools are awesome. They had a little color challenge back at the beginning of the month–here are some of the photos
(obviously orange, yellow, green, blue)
february iphone pictures 1
You have no idea how many years I’ve driven by this purple building and wanted to take a picture. Finally made my dream come true! You can bet that you will see more pictures of us here in the future. Also, we painted Evangeline’s room pink! Her choice, not mine. But I think I’ll love it. It’s not exactly how it looks in the photo below..
purple wall and pink paint

 

a few Valentine’s shots
valentines day cookies and pink hot cocoa

 

love these two! (also, that’s a more accurate portrayal of Evangeline’s wall color. It’s a bit overwhelming right now with all the pink but hopefully once we start hanging up some wall decor, it’ll tone things down a bit! 
february iphone pictures 4

 

Always lots of sweets in our house. The elephant cookies in the first photo are from a giveaway that I won on instagram 🙂 And the cadbury mini eggs? I literally almost cried when I realized they were back on store shelves. I’m obsessed!
sweets and treats

 

1) I love this picture of us. 2) Those socks are my favorite!! I pretty much want to revolve all her outfits around them now. 3) Evangeline’s BFF, Legacy, turned 3 last week. It’s adorable to watch them play together. 4) It was 77 degrees a couple of weeks ago so we had popsicles on the front porch….in February!! C’mon spring!!
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Don–“Night night, Evangeline. I love you.”
Evangeline–“No. Call me ‘pink ninja.'”

Evangeline–“Are you washing the dishes?”
Me–“yeah”
Evangeline–“Is washing a dishes makes sense?”
(Umm, does that question make sense?)

Kingston–“I’m starting to get a headache.”
Evangeline–“I’m going to start getting a headache too.”

I asked the boys (Liam, Kai, and Kingston) to go pick up a burger for me.
Liam–“We can’t drive.”
Me–“It’s not too hard. One of you can push the pedals and another one can steer.”
Liam–“There’s an age limit to drive. You have to be like 8 or 9.”

Kai–“This is not a night night kiss…”
***gives me a kiss****
“….its just because I love you.”

Watching a video from 5 years ago…
Kingston–“Where am I in the video?”
Me–“You weren’t born yet.”
Kingston–“I was in Daddy’s tummy?”

Me–“Kingston, can you make some cake for us?”
Kingston–“No. You should make it because you’re the big one.”
“….you’re a big person. So you should make cake….because you’re like that.”

Evangeline was talking about her daddy moving into her room with her.
Me–“Well where would he sleep?”
Evangeline–“Right here” **points to her crib.
Me–“In your crib? I don’t know how he’s going to feel about that.”
Evangeline–“He’s going to feel nice.”

Evangeline–“Mommy, I have sneeze in my hair.” (Snot)

Kingston asked me to read the bottom of a Star Wars toy for him.
Me–“It says ‘Hasbro’ and ‘China.'”
Kingston–“Kai, this guy’s name is ‘hashbrowns and chino.'”