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Blogiversary Celebration – Mothers En Vogue – CLOSED

Mothers En Vogue is a Singapore-based breastfeeding and maternity company. I have carried their items in my Boutique Store for several years now. I love their items because they are high quality, unique and have easy breastfeeding access. I especially love their dresses and the new dresses that they introduced this season for fall are breathtaking! They are hip, they are sexy and they are designed with breastfeeding mothers in mind! What more can a mom ask for?

Many of the Mothers En Vogue styles are designed for use both while you are pregnant as well as after the baby arrives for easy nursing access. As I have mentioned in other Blogiversary posts, that is one of my favorite features of some of the newer maternity/nursingwear! Who wants to spend all that money on something you will only wear for the last few months of your pregnancy – you might as well invest in some great dual-function items that can be worn throughout your pregnancy and beyond for stylish, easy breastfeeding!

As part of our blogiversary celebration, Mothers En Vogue has sent us two nursing tops to be giving away to two Mommy News & Views readers. The first top is the 3/4-Sleeve Maternity & Nursing Wrap Top in Black, Size Large and the 2nd top is the Signature Bamboo 3/4 sleeve top in Moss, size Medium. Since they sent us the tops ahead of time to avoid international shipments, we only have these two size/color combinations available – so entrants will have to be able to fit into a Medium or Large top or know someone who can.

To be entered into this contest please visit Our website and let us which design from the Mothers En Vogue collection is your favorite and why – 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 tops 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) 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! Be sure to come back here and leave a comment with a link to your blog post so that we can find it!
2) 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).
3) 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)
4) 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.
5) Purchase any item from Mothers En Vogue 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 nursing tops from Mothers En Vogue!! This contest ends 11/12/09 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 US-Mailing Addresses ONLY. Winner must respond to email within 48 hours or we reserve the right to choose another winner.

Blogiversary Celebration – Milk Nursingwear – CLOSED

When Elisa from Milk Nursingwear contacted me about carrying her items in my store, I was so thrilled. She is the original founder of Expressiva Nursingwear (who I featured earlier in my blogiversary celebration) and when she sold that company, she started up another one called Milk Nursingwear. Milk Nursingwear is wonderful! They have such cute designs. I carried one of their dresses in my store for the Spring/Summer season and it did fabulously! I will be adding some of her fall/winter styles soon. In the meantime, you can check them out on the Milk Nursingwear site.

Why do I like Milk Nursingwear so much?

• The styles are innovative – there is something for every mom – from conservative to hip!
• Their prices are amongst the best in the business – this line is so affordable – every mom can afford to purchase something!
• The quality is fantastic - to be honest, I have figured out how she does it! Such great items, with such high quality at such an affordable price!

Last summer I carried the Flirty Halter Dress in my store and I even had to restock it because it sold so well. As you can see, I only have a few sizes left in stock. So if this is something you’d like – now is the time to get it!!

For our blogiversary celebration, Elisa has offered to give one Mommy News & Views Reader an item from her Fall Collection. So one lucky reader will get to see this fantastic top before I do! It is the Smocked Babydoll Top in long sleeves – and boy is it supercute!! With a super-chic design and easy empire-style nursing access – this top is sure to be a favorite amongst breastfeeding moms! One lucky winner will get her choice of size (XS-XL) and color (Brown, Blue or Plum).

To be entered into this contest you MUST help us spread the word about this contest and our blogiversary. The ways in which you can spread the word are listed below. You must complete TWO of them to qualify for a prize – This is MANDATORY in order to be considered for a prize.

After completing the first two mandatory activities, any additional that you do will give you extra chances to win! Just be sure to come back here and leave us a comment for each one – letting us know which ones you completed.

1) 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! Be sure to come back here and leave a comment with a link to your blog post so that we can find it!
2) Spread the word! After following Milk Nursingwear on twitter, 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).
3) 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)
4) 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.
5) Become a fan of Milk Nursingwear on facebook – don’t forget to come back here and let us know that you did this!

That’s it! Lots of ways to win a super cute nursing top from Milk Nursingwear!! This contest ends 11/8/09 at 5 PM. All entrants will be verified and must complete the mandatory entries before completing the ‘extra’ entries. Invalid entries will be disqualified. This contest is open to people with US-based delivery addresses ONLY. Winner must respond to email within 48 hours or we reserve the right to choose another winner.

Blogiversary Celebration – Expressiva Nursingwear – CLOSED

Welcome back to our Blogiversary Celebration!! Today’s featured item is from Expressiva Nursingwear. We have carried Expressiva in our boutique since we first opened. I love their items because they have super cute designs at very affordable prices. I wore their clothing when I was nursing my son. My favorite top was the Classy One-Piece Twinset – I had it in 3/4 length sleeves, long sleeves and short sleeves! This item is no longer being made by Expressiva, but I still have a few left in my boutique!

My other favorite item from Expressiva is the Velvet Holiday Nursing Dress – where else can you purchase a really nice, velvet dress for the holidays for only $56? It is a gorgeous dress and it has easy pull-aside nursing access – making it a new moms best choice for the upcoming holiday season.

I have saved my absolute favorite item for last since it is the item that Expressiva has generously offered to give-away to one lucky Mommy News & Views reader. It is the “I Make Milk” Retro Tee in Long Sleeves. This is our best-selling breastfeeding advocacy tee for moms! The saying on the front of the shirt says “I Make Milk, What’s Your Superpower?” and it is a great way for moms to show how proud they are to breastfeed their babies. In addition, it has an all-around double layer, which not only gives warmth in the cold winter months, but also enables you to breastfeeding your baby without baring your belly! One lucky winner will receive an “I Make Milk” Retro Tee in Long Sleeves in your choice of size and color (sizes XS-XL)

To be entered into this contest please leave a comment on this post which tells us a story about breastfeeding in public – it can be any story – funny, anecdotal, embarrassing or just something you like to remember! – 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 bras 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) Sign up to follow us (@MommyNews) on twitter.
2) Sign up to be a fan of A Mother’s Boutique on facebook.
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 anything from Expressiva 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 a great breastfeeding advocacy tee from Expressiva!! This contest ends 10/24/09 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 delivery addresses ONLY. Winner must respond to email within 48 hours or we reserve the right to choose another winner.

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