And The Winner Is….
February 1, 2010 by Mommy News
Filed under Contests
Thanks to everyone who entered our contest for a Waterpik Dental Water Jet! The lucky winner is Colleen (aka @Halleelujahmom). Congrats Colleen!!
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Best Breastfeeding Posts Of All Time
December 29, 2009 by Mommy News
Filed under Breastfeeding Info & Tips, Breastfeeding Stories, Contests
Hello Mommy News & Views Blog readers! I have a favor to ask. I am helping the Best For Babes Foundation to compile a list of the Best Breastfeeding Blogs and Best Breastfeeding Blog Posts and I need your help! Please leave a comment on this post with your favorites (and links to where I can find them)!!
There are two separate categories:
1) Favorite breastfeeding blogs (and why)
2) Favorite breastfeeding blog post (and why)
Thanks in advance for your help!!
As a thank you for participating in helping us to build this list, one lucky winner will receive a $15 gift certificate to my boutique – just my way of saying thank you for taking the time to participate and help me build this great list. Winner will be chosen one week from today (January 5, 2010)
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**Winner must respond withing 48 hours or another winner will be chosen.**
Product Review: Waterpik Dental Waterjet
December 28, 2009 by Mommy News
Filed under Contests, Product Reviews
A few months ago, I was contacted by Waterpik to do a review of one of their products. I am very selective about the products that I review on this blog, because this is meant to be a breastfeeding and parenting blog, so I will only review products that are relevant to being a new mom. So when I was contacted by Waterpik, I was IMMEDIATELY thrilled!! Why? You might ask – well let me tell you why. Take a look at the image below from their website:
“Waterpik® dental water jets are clinically proven to be up to 93% more effective than dental floss at improving gum health (1)”
I, for one, HATE to floss! And every time I go to the dentist I get the speech about flossing. I am really good for 2-3-4 or even 6 months and then I fall off the wagon again. I just hate to floss and I find it impossible to work it into my daily routine. How does this relate to being a new mom? Well, if you are like me and you already hate to floss, then throw having a new baby (or a baby and a toddler) into the mix and all of a sudden you have a recipe for disaster – flossing falls to the bottom of the list of important things to do.
I was so excited when my Dental Water Jet arrived! I took it out of the box and set it up and my son and I tried it out. We had a great time with it – and my bathroom soon looked like it was located near a waterfall.
This was caused partly by a learning curve and partly by what happens when using a waterjet with a four-year-old. I have to admit, it took me a good month of using the waterjet to get used to using it and to really like it. When I first started using it, I sprayed water everywhere almost every time I used it and I really wasn’t too fond of it. But now that I have been using it for a few months and I have learned to work around its quirks and my quirks, I really, really love this gadget!!
How you use it:
To use the Waterpik Dental Water Jet, you put on the appropriate attachment, fill up the reservoir with water (or mouthwash) and aim the water at your gum line. You can control how hard the water sprays. There is a button on the handle which you press to STOP the flow of water. It took me a long time to get used to this at first because I am used to an electric toothbrush which you press to turn on and then press to turn off. With the waterpik you have to press and HOLD to stop the spray and I was constantly forgetting to “hold” it. Now that I am used to using it, it is like second nature, but it take me a while to get used to it. The instructions say to empty the water reservoir after each use – which I don’t do. It needs to be refilled after about 3 uses, so I just leave the water in it and empty and rinse it out when it needs more water. The instructions also say to let the flow of water just drain out of your mouth as you are rinsing your gums, but I found that to be too messy – so I close my mouth and hold the water in until my mouth is full and then stop the jet and spit the water out and continue – repeating until I am done. I can tell it is working (sorry this may be TMI) because I can see “particles” coming out with the water that weren’t removed with my toothbrush. So it is definitely more effective than just brushing alone would be.
What I like about this product:
- I love the fact that I don’t have to floss anymore. Now the jury is still out on this one – because until I go to my dentist (in February) and she tells me that my gums look great or at least better than they did the last time I was in, I won’t know for sure if this claim is true – but if you read the literature – it appears that the Dental Water Jet is at least as effective at flossing. And for me – it is more effective (see the next bullet to find out why)
- I actually use this devise! For me this is probably the most important thing – since I never flossed regularly and even when I did – it was a constant struggle to remember to do it and I hated every minute of it. With the Waterpik Dental Jet – I use it every day, sometimes twice a day and I really don’t mind using it. I have easily fit it into my routine.
- My son loves using it! Flossing a 4 year-olds teeth is not very much fun – but using a Dental Water Jet is an adventure every time – he loves it, I have fun doing it and as long as the bathroom isn’t covered in water at the end – it’s a great time for everyone.
- There are lots of different attachments - so no matter what your problem area is – there is something for you – a regular water jet, a tongue cleaner, a toothbrush, an attachment for use with braces and even an attachment for getting into deep areas or areas that have had significant dental work. This is great for me because I have a tooth that is an implant and I really want to make sure it gets cleaned well.
Things that I would change about this system:
- The toothbrush doesn’t vibrate. As mentioned above this system contains a toothbrush attachment. When I first received it, I thought this would be the attachment that I used the most – since I could accomplish two tasks at once – brushing and flossing. But for me, this didn’t work out. I regularly use an electric toothbrush and this tooth brush attachment is more like a ,non-electric toothbrush. It doesn’t vibrate. I found that I didn’t like using it and preferred to use the electric toothbrush followed by the Dental Water Jet. I think if you are used to manually brushing your teeth, this solution would work well for you – but for me it didn’t. Also, when using it this way, because you are squirting water into your mouth while brushing, it would rinse away all of the toothpaste before I was done brushing. If I had to change this, I would make the toothbrush attachment more like an electric toothbrush where it actually vibrated and aided in the cleaning of your teeth.
- The on-off button is not intuitive. As mentioned above, it took me a long time to get used to using this without squirting water all over the bathroom mirror. I don’t know if this is just me – or if others would find this frustrating as well, but it seemed like the machine should start squirting water when you pressed the button and then stop when you pressed it again (like an electric toothbrush does). But instead, it starts squirting when you turn the machine on and stops when you press (and hold) the button on the hand-held portion of the devise. I did get used to using it this way, but still find it to be counter-intuitive.
- I can’t bring it with me. This is a good thing for the makers of the Water Jet – because it means that I really like it – but when I was packing to go on vacation, I was really sad that my Water Jet was too large to bring with me. I have the countertop version. After browsing their website, I do see that there is also a cordless and more compact version. So if I had that one, I would have been able to bring it with me.
All-in-all, I really like my Dental Water Jet and I used it daily (sometimes more than once per day). I think that this devise would help any new mom who is worried about her dental health but just doesn’t have the time or energy to put into taking care of herself. Let’s face it, as a mom, our own health and well-being often falls to the bottom of the list after taking care of our families. So if you could have something that enabled you to take better care of yourself – and it was easy to incorporate into your daily routine – wouldn’t you want it?
Well today is your lucky day because the makers of the Waterpik Dental Water Jet have offered to give away one of their Countertop Dental Water Jets to one lucky Mommy News & Views Reader.
To enter this contest, simply visit the Waterpik Webpage and then come back here and leave a comment letting me know why you think this Dental Water Jet would help you with your daily routine. This is mandatory in order to be considered for a prize. One lucky winner will be chosen by random draw at the end of this contest.
For bonus entries, please do any of the following activities. Just be sure to come back here and leave us a comment for each one – letting us know which ones you completed.
1) Follow @Waterpik on Twitter.
2) Become a fan of Waterpik on Facebook.
3) Blog about this post ! Be sure to come back here and leave a comment with a link to your blog post so that we can find it!
4) Spread the word! Tweet about this post and link back to it – be sure to include @MommyNews in your tweet and a link back to this page, and leave a comment here with a link to your tweet (you can do this once per day during the contest).
5) Spread the word some more! Post about this contest on facebook and tell all of your friends about it! (you can do this once per day during the contest)
6) Don’t have a blog, not on facebook or twitter? No problem, we want you to have extra chances to win too – so go ahead and send an email to any of your friends. Be sure to cc: us on your email (info@mommynewsblog.com) and leave a comment here too! We promise not to add anyone to any mailing lists unless they specifically request to be added.
That’s it! Lots of ways to win a Waterpik Dental Water Jet!! This contest ends 1/30/10 at 5 PM. All entrants will be verified and must complete the mandatory entry before completing the ‘extra’ entries. Invalid entries will be disqualified. This contest is open to people with US-based mailing addresses ONLY. Winner must respond to email within 48 hours or we reserve the right to choose another winner.
Disclaimer: We received a complementary Countertop Dental Water Jet as part of this review. This gift enabled us to properly review this product and did not affect the objective nature of our review.
Our Blogiversary Was A Blast!!
November 10, 2009 by Mommy News
Filed under Blogiversary Celebration, Contests
Our Blogiversary Celebration was a HUGE success and we couldn’t have done it without all of you!! All of the give-aways have been listed and there are still quite a few open – so be sure to come by every day and sign up to win!!
As a “thank you” for coming by and celebrating with us for nearly two months, we are going to do one final give-away on this post. The prize – YOUR CHOICE! We will be giving away a $50 gift-certificate to our boutique as our final “blogiversary prize!”
To enter: You MUST send pregnant and breastfeeding moms to our blog. How? There are lots of ways. Please complete any of the items below for a chance to win. You may complete 1 or more. Be sure to leave a comment for each one.
1) Blog about our blogiversary and the remaining contests. Your post must be ONLY about our Blogiversary (and how wonderful you think it is!). Please do not combine it in with other information/giveaways or bury it at the end of one of your posts. Your post must be NEW with a date of 11/10/09 or later. You must link back to our blogiversary and highlight at least TWO of the remaining giveaways with separate links to them. Please leave THREE comments on this post with a link to your blog post – you will get THREE chances to win for each time that you write a blog post about our blogiversary between 11/10/09 and 11/30/09.
2) Tweet about this gift certificate drawing. You can do this up to 5X per day for the remainder of the celebration. Please leave a comment on this post for each tweet with a link to your tweet. Please include the hashtag #blogiversary in your tweet.
3) Send an email to your pregnant or breastfeeding friends. Please cc: us on the email. Encourage your friends to come by and sign up for some of our give-aways and read our blog for great parenting and breastfeeding information. Please leave a comment here telling us that you did this.
That’s it – three simple ways to enter for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to our boutique. Help us spread the word and end our blogiversary celebration with a BANG!! This contest is open to anyone world-wide. This contest ends 12/1/09 at 5 PM. All entrants will be verified. Invalid entries will be disqualified. Winner must respond to email within 48 hours or we reserve the right to choose another winner.
In addition to great give-aways (see below for a complete list), we also had some great guest blog posts during our blogiversary celebration! Please visit each of them and leave a comment with your thoughts for the authors. Below is a summary of the guests whom were featured during our celebration.
Courage Is The Price Life Exacts For Granting Peace, by Shannon O’Donnell, Pumpin’ Pal, International
Returning To Work? Yes, You CAN Continue To Exclusively Breastfeed!, by Wendy Armbruster Bell, Snugabell Mom & Baby Gear
Tongue Tie and Newborns, by Dusk
Stress-free Nursing In Public, by Elisa Minsk Hartstein, Milk Nursingwear
Mom’s Most Supportive Friend: 5 Things To Look For To Fit The Perfect Nursing Bra, by Alina Szober, Bravado Designs
One Mom’s Breastfeeding Story, by Tiffany Holley, As For My House
Parenting Curriculum?, by Tracy Liebmann, Transforming Family
Becoming A Doula, by Amy Farr, Blessed Arrivals
Below is a list of the give-aways that were part of our blogiversary. They are all closed now, but there is lots of great information in each post, so please visit them anyway to learn about these great items for maternity and nursing!
CLOSED GIVEAWAYS (and winners!):
Ameda Breast Pumps – Purely Yours Breastpump Giveaway – ends 10/31/09 – WINNER: christina
A Mother’s Boutique - $50 Gift Certificate - ends 12/1/09 – WINNER: Andrea Kruse
Annee Matthew Maternity & Nursingwear – TWO Nursing Tops Giveaway – ends 10/17/09 – WINNERS: Megan & Carrie
Baby Blanket Suncare – THREE Suncare Packages for Babies & Kids - ends 11/18/09 – WINNERS: Logan, Kam A, Lauren @ Hobo Mama
Bebe Au Lait – Nursing Cover – ends 10/29/09 – WINNER: Andrea Kruse
Belly Bandit – Couture Belly Bandit Giveaway – ends 10/20/09 -WINNER: Sarah Halstead
belmama and cherub – The Shower Hug – ends 11/30/09 – WINNER: Over 30 Mommy
Blessed Arrivals Birth Doulas – Childbirth book and Class – ends 10/28/09 – WINNERS: Jennifer Moore and Judy
Blue Whale Invitations – Custom Design & 20 Free Invites!! – ends 10/21/09 – WINNER: Christina
Bravado! Designs – Sublime or Allure Nursing Bra and Panty Set – ends 10/28/09 – WINNER: Krystal
Breast Is Best Clothing For Nursing Mothers – Bamboo Nursing Bra - ends 10/27/09 – WINNER: Jaimie
Concept 9 – two belly-band combo pack – ends 10/21/09 – WINNER: Over 30 Mommy
Easy Expression Products – Two Hands-free Pumping Bras! – ends 10/23/09 – WINNERS: Melissa & Jasmin
Expressiva Nursingwear – “I Make Milk” Breastfeeding Advocacy Tee – ends 10/24/09 – WINNER: Slee
Fancee Free Manufacturing – Bamboo Nursing Gown – ends 10/25/09 – WINNER: Melonie Collmann
FertileMind Maternity & Nursingwear – SIX items for pregnant moms – belly belts, undergarments, tights & more!! – ends 10/26/09 – WINNERS: The Jacobsen Family, Jasmin, Brigid, andrea, Krista, Michelle @ Women Who Win
Glamourmom – Nursing Bra Tank – ends 10/28/09 – WINNER: Jusitne
Innovative Home Creations – Nursing Bra Washing Cube - ends 10/30/09 – Winners: Brigid, DesignHER Momma, Tiffany (As For My House), Jackie
Japanese Weekend Maternity – Three Sets of Maternity & Nursing PJs – ends 10/31/09 – WINNERS: Erin Branscom, Kerry, Mary Beth
Kadin James Designs – Circle of Love Pendant - ends 11/1/09 – WINNER: Michelle
La Leche League International Intimates – Two Nursing Bras – ends 11/2/09 – WINNERS: Erin Branscom and Andrea Kruse
Larrivo – Celebrate The Arrival – Two Maternity/Nursing Cami’s or Chemise’s - ends 11/3/09 – WINNERS: The Jacobsen Family and Amy Farr
L’ovedbaby Nursing Shawl – 3 Nursing Shawls – ends 11/4/09 – WINNERS: Krista, Kirsten, Brigid
Majamas – 4 Organic Easy Bras – ends 11/6/09 – WINNERS: Kim, Krista, Holly Smith, andrea
Melinda G Maternity & Nursing Bras – Nursing Cami/Tank – ends 11/7/09 – WINNER: Kim
Milk Nursingwear – Nursing Top Giveaway – ends 11/8/09 – WINNER: Jasmin
Miravos Nursing & Maternity Wear – Chrystie Nursing Top – ends 11/9/09 – WINNER: Dee
Moboleez Breastfeeding Bonnets – Breastfeeding Hat - ends 11/11/09 – WINNER: Beth
Mothers En Vogue – Two Nursing Tops – ends 11/12/09 – WINNERS: Jen and Felicia Eis
Nine Moons – SwellyBelly Maternity & Nursing Belly Band – ends 11/14/09 – WINNER: Lauren @ HoboMama
One Creative Mama – Two Breastfeeding Advocacy Baby Bodysuits – ends 11/15/09 – WINNERS: Amanda T, Katie
Passion Spice Maternity & Nursingwear – $50 Gift Certificate – ends 11/17/09 – WINNER: Kelsey
PumpEase – Hands Free Pumping Support - ends 11/20/09- WINNER: Dana
Slimpressions – Shapewear and Pregnancy Book – ends 11/19/09 – WINNERS: Felicia Eis, Megan
Pumpin Pal – Hands-Free Pumping Package – ends 11/21/09 – WINNER: Mary Beth
The Golden Pickle – Children’s Audio CD – ends 11/22/09 – WINNER: Slee
RockStar Moms – Maternity Tee – ends 11/23/09 – WINNER: helenlam
Sassybax – Bralette – ends 11/25/09 – WINNER: Krista
Straplettes - Nursing Reminder – ends 11/29/09 – WINNER: PunkRockChicBlogiversary Celebration – The Shower Hug – CLOSED
November 7, 2009 by Mommy News
Filed under Blogiversary Celebration, Contests
The Shower Hug was created by a mom – just like you and me! She had her first baby and thought “there must be a better way!” Every time she showered, she was rushing to try to be out before her baby needed her –
and the whole time she was in the shower, she couldn’t relax and enjoy it because she was too busy trying to shield her tender breasts from the harsh jets of the shower head. The beauty of the breastfeeding community and the businesses in it is that they were all started by moms who thought “there must be a better way!” And The Shower Hug by Belmama & Cherub is no different! The founder, Ane, knew that if she had tender breasts in the shower, then there were a whole number of other moms who had the same problem. So she created The Shower Hug – a wonderfully soft, luxurious knit terry velour wrap that provides expectant and new moms with gentle bust line support and soothes sensitive nipples and breasts associated with pregnancy and breastfeeding.
As part of our blogiversary celebration, the creators of The Shower Hug have offered to give away one of their fabulous Shower Hugs to one lucky Mommy News & Views reader! So if you would like one of these great devises, just read on to see how you can get one for yourself!
To be entered into this contest please tell us your funniest showering while caring for a new baby story by leaving a comment below – This is MANDATORY in order to be considered for a prize.
But you don’t want just one chance to win do you? How about a few more! You can enter for extra chances to win this Shower Hug by doing any of the activities below. Just be sure to come back here and leave us a comment for each one – letting us know which ones you completed.
1) Follow The Shower Hug on Twitter.
2) Become a fan of The Shower Hug on Facebook.
3) Blog about this post or our Blogiversary Celebration in general! Help us to tell other new moms about all of our great give-aways this month and into November! NEW BLOG POSTS ONLY – if you have blogged before, please do it again – we have lots of great prizes left this month! Be sure to come back here and leave a comment with a link to your blog post so that we can find it!
4) Spread the word! Tweet about this post and link back to it – be sure to include @MommyNews in your tweet and a link back to this page, and leave a comment here with a link to your tweet (you can do this once per day during the contest).
5) Spread the word some more! Post about this contest on facebook and tell all of your friends about it! (you can do this once per day during the contest)
6) Don’t have a blog, not on facebook or twitter? No problem, we want you to have extra chances to win too – so go ahead and send an email to any of your pregnant or nursing friends. Be sure to cc: us on your email (blogiversary@mommynewsblog.com) and leave a comment here too! We promise not to add anyone to any mailing lists unless they specifically request to be added.
7) Purchase any item in our Boutique Store - and leave a comment here with the last 4-digits of your order number. You will get 4 extra chances to win for every purchase!That’s it! Lots of ways to win The Shower Hug!! This contest ends 11/30/09 at 5 PM. All entrants will be verified and must complete the mandatory entry before completing the ‘extra’ entries. Invalid entries will be disqualified. This contest is open to people with US-based mailing addresses ONLY. Winner must respond to email within 48 hours or we reserve the right to choose another winner.
Blogiversary Celebration – Straplettes – CLOSED
November 6, 2009 by Mommy News
Filed under Blogiversary Celebration, Contests
Most lactation consultants recommend that you begin each feeding on the opposite breast that you began the last feeding on. Why? Well – for a variety of reasons, but most importantly, to keep your supply regulated. Your baby nurses stronger and harder when first put on your breast. So the first side, gets “a better workout” than the 2nd side. So if you started on the right for your first feeding, you’ll want to start on the left for your 2nd and so on. This way, each breast gets the strong, early stimulation from your baby’s nursing.
This will keep your supply equal in each breast and it will help you to avoid or minimize your chances of clogged ducts and mastitis.
As a new mom, we have all experienced some degree of “mommy brain” and forgetfulness – and when it comes to remembering which side you nursed on last, it can often be more difficult than one might imagine!
This is where today’s Blogiversary Celebration comes into play. Straplettes is a great invention! Made by mom and business owner, Lisa Saenz, Straplettes are cute little nursing reminders that attach right up to your bra strap. They have adorable ribbons, even cuter charms and are a special little reminder of which side you nursed on last – so that you don’t forget which side to start on next time! Because they are so beautiful, straplettes can easily be placed into your baby’s keepsake box when your nursing days are over too. Straplettes come in three different varieties – the Simply POSH Collection – which is – well…POSH, the Simply Sweet Collection – which has very sweet designs and the Simply Adorable Collection – which is – well…ADORABLE – how else would you describe a nursing reminder with a photo of your own baby on it!
As a part of our Blogiversary Celebration, Lisa has offered to give away THREE of her fantastic Straplettes to three lucky Mommy News & Views readers!
To be entered into this contest all you have to do is tell us what you currently do to remind yourself which side you nursed on last and then tell us why you think the Straplette would be a better solution – This is MANDATORY in order to be considered for a prize.
But you don’t want just one chance to win do you? How about a few more! You can enter for extra chances to win one of these great prizes by doing any of the activities below. Just be sure to come back here and leave us a comment for each one – letting us know which ones you completed.
1) Become a fan of Our Boutique on Facebook.
2) Blog about this post or our Blogiversary Celebration in general! Help us to tell other new moms about all of our great give-aways this month! Be sure to come back here and leave a comment with a link to your blog post so that we can find it! New blog posts ONLY – if you have blogged about it before, please do so again. You can find our blogiversary buttons here.
3) Spread the word! Tweet about this post and link back to it – be sure to include @MommyNews in your tweet and a link back to this page, and leave a comment here with a link to your tweet (you can do this once per day during the contest).
4) Spread the word some more! Post about this contest on facebook and tell all of your friends about it! (you can do this once per day during the contest)
5) Don’t have a blog, not on facebook or twitter? No problem, we want you to have extra chances to win too – so go ahead and send an email to any of your pregnant or nursing friends. Be sure to cc: us on your email (blogiversary@mommynewsblog.com) and leave a comment here too! We promise not to add anyone to any mailing lists unless they specifically request to be added.
6) Purchase any item from Straplettes- and leave a comment here with the last 4-digits of your order number. You will get 4 extra chances to win for every purchase!That’s it! Lots of ways to win one of THREE great prizes from Straplettes!! This contest ends 11/29/09 at 5 PM. All entrants will be verified and must complete the mandatory entry before completing the ‘extra’ entries. Invalid entries will be disqualified. This contest is open to anyone with a US-Based Mailing Address. Winner must respond to email within 48 hours or we reserve the right to choose another winner.
Blogiversary Celebration – Slimpressions – CLOSED
November 5, 2009 by Mommy News
Filed under Blogiversary Celebration, Contests
I was first introduced to Slimpressions as a company when I entered a contest on Twitter and WON! I was so excited! I never win anything, so when I won shapewear – I was super-excited to get something to help me look great underneath all of my more fitted garments. As my prize, Slimpressions sent me three items – the
Tanks-A-Lot, the Tanks-A-Little and the Long-Leg-Shaper. I was a little bit hesitant when it came to giving them my size for my samples to be sent to be because I was worried that I would get these great items and they wouldn’t fit. In my experience with most shapewear brands, they items run much smaller than their size charts indicate! So I looked at the Slimpressions Size Chart and picked size 2 (I wear a size 10 pant) – and to my surprise, when they arrived – they FIT PERFECTLY!
I absolutely LOVE my Long-Leg-Shaper! I wear it underneath all of my dresses to give me a smoother silhouette. And when I looked at the Tanks-A-Little, a light-bulb went off in my head! Not only was this top great for women who want to have a little belly support under their garments, but it also doubles as a nursing cover for breastfeeding moms! Now I knew that there would be a great relationship with my boutique and Slimpressions!
This garment is just what every nursing mom wants – it covers your belly while you are nursing and it offers gentle support to help that post-partum tummy look like it did pre-baby!
In addition to great shapewear from Slimpressions, Amy Pedersen, co-founder of Slimpressions is also an author. She wrote a book entitled “The Miracle of ME: From Conception To Birth.”
This book is unique because it is a journey through pregnancy from the baby’s perspective. While it is written in a way that is appropriate for children, it is also a great read for expectant moms (and dads too) to see what is going on inside of their bodies during each week of pregnancy. It contains very simple summaries and beautiful photographs of the developing fetus.
As part of our blogiversary celebration, Slimpressions owners Jon and Amy Pedersen have offered to give away TWO great prizes to TWO lucky Mommy News & Views Readers. The first one is your choice of one garment from the Slimpression Top Sleekret or Bottom Line Collections and the 2nd one is an autographed copy of Amy’s “The Miracle of Me” book! Those are two great prizes for anyone!! If you are pregnant, the book will be great for reading yourself and sharing with your older children to help them experience the miracle growing in your belly and if you aren’t, the great shapewear from Slimpressions will be your favorite undergarment – I guarantee it!!
To be entered into this contest please tell us which Slimpressions Garment is your favorite and if you win, whether you would want one of the garments or the book – This is MANDATORY in order to be considered for a prize.
But you don’t want just one chance to win do you? How about a few more! You can enter for extra chances to win one of these great prizes by doing any of the activities below. Just be sure to come back here and leave us a comment for each one – letting us know which ones you completed.
1) Become a fan of Slimpressions on Facebook.
2) Follow Slimpressions on Twitter
3) Blog about this post or our Blogiversary Celebration in general! Help us to tell other new moms about all of our great give-aways this month! Be sure to come back here and leave a comment with a link to your blog post so that we can find it!
4) Spread the word! Tweet about this post and link back to it – be sure to include @MommyNews in your tweet and a link back to this page, and leave a comment here with a link to your tweet (you can do this once per day during the contest).
5) Spread the word some more! Post about this contest on facebook and tell all of your friends about it! (you can do this once per day during the contest)
6) Don’t have a blog, not on facebook or twitter? No problem, we want you to have extra chances to win too – so go ahead and send an email to any of your pregnant or nursing friends. Be sure to cc: us on your email (blogiversary@mommynewsblog.com) and leave a comment here too! We promise not to add anyone to any mailing lists unless they specifically request to be added.
7) Purchase any item in our Boutique Store - and leave a comment here with the last 4-digits of your order number. You will get 4 extra chances to win for every purchase!That’s it! Lots of ways to win one of TWO great prizes from Slimpressions!! This contest ends 11/19/09 at 5 PM. All entrants will be verified and must complete the mandatory entry before completing the ‘extra’ entries. Invalid entries will be disqualified. This contest is open to anyone with a US-Based Mailing Address. Winner must respond to email within 48 hours or we reserve the right to choose another winner.
