Blogiversary Celebration – Bebe Au Lait/Hooter Hiders – CLOSED

Today’s blogiversary post is all about Bebe Au Lait. In case you don’t already know, Bebe Au Lait is the most well-know manufacturer of nursing covers. They have a unique, patented design to their covers which includes a stiff rim on the cover. This allows you to maintain eye contact with your baby while nursing. It also keeps the cover from sitting directly against your baby’s face – something most babies don’t like very much!

Bebe Au Lait was originally called Hooter Hiders when they first opened their business. They still manufacture nursing covers under both names as their are moms who have a preference for one or the other. Until recently, they used to make the same style covers under each name, so the covers were exactly the same, but the name on the tag differed. Now, they make different prints and styles of covers under the two different labels. The newest Hooter Hiders designs have a ruffle or pocket added to them for added flair and/or functionality.

In addition to nursing covers, over the last few years, Bebe Au Lait has also started to manufacture lots of accessories for your baby – from burb cloths to bibs to hooded towels – all in the same fantastic prints that the nursing covers come in. These sets make great baby shower gifts!

We have carried the Bebe Au Lait and Hooter Hiders covers and burp cloths in our Boutique Store since we first opened and we love them!! We hadn’t had a chance to stock up on some of the new styles with the ruffle or pocket yet, so Bebe Au Lait offered to send us one to try out. This cover is gorgeous! The colors are so vibrant and the ruffle just gives it an added flair!! I love the bold prints. Using a nursing cover isn’t about hiding the fact that you are breastfeeding – it’s just about giving moms who would like it – a little bit of privacy and discretion. So don’t hide the fact that you are breastfeeding – put on one of these bold prints and shout it out to the world!! “I’m breastfeeding my baby here!!”

Well, the great folks at Bebe Au Lait have offered to give one lucky Mommy News & Views reader a nursing cover in your choice of color or style!!

To be entered into this contest please leave a comment on this post which tells us if you have used a nursing cover and why you like the ones from Bebe Au Lait. Also – let us know if you prefer the Bebe Au Lait or Hooter Hiders brand name – 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 tanks 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 be a fan of Bebe Au Lait on facebook.
2) Sign up to follow Bebe Au Lait on twitter.
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 Bebe Au Lait/Hooter Hiders 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 a nursing cover from Bebe Au Lait!! This contest ends 10/29/09 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 people with US- and Canadian-based delivery addresses ONLY. Winner must respond to email within 48 hours or we reserve the right to choose another winner.

Disclaimer: We received a complementary nursing cover to evaluate as part of this review. This gift enabled us to properly review this product and did not affect the objective nature of our review.

How Do I Nurse In Public Discreetly?

You’re out with your family eating dinner in a restaurant, when suddenly your baby decides he is hungry too! You’re a bit uncomfortable nursing in public, but really there is no need to panic!

Nursing covers can prevent that uncomfortable feeling that some get with nursing in public. There is no need to nurse in a dressing room or the dreaded public restroom.

When out and about a nursing cover allows you to nurse in public without anyone even noticing what is going on under there.  Most people will just assume you have a sleeping baby under the cover. You can even walk around like this without the fear of suddenly being exposed.  Unlike a blanket, the nursing cover is there securely around your neck and will not fall off.

There is a nursing cover that will suit anyone’s style and personality.  What to do with the nursing cover while you are not nursing? Drap it over a carseat or stroller as an added cover from wind and sun.