Product Placement
Bravado Nursing Bras
I received an email about Bravado Designs for a 15% coupon. In short, enter the coupon code SUMMER15%-123 when checking out. It ends June 30th and I am definitely planning on using it. When I was pregnant with my son, I did the rounds at Target, Wal-Mart and Motherhood Maternity - I did buy bras at all 3 places in an effort to “save money”. Ha. Frankly, I was disappointed in all 3 places - particularly, Motherhood Maternity who gave me incorrect advice. After my son was born, I went to the Mommy and Me store at a local hospital here and had a lactation consultant help me find new bras. I got one Leading Lady bra and two Bravado bras. I LOVE the Bravado bras and decided to go ahead and get a few more. 3 bras are probably just not enough now since I probably am not going to have time to do laundry as frequently as I did with my son.
Mama Wrappings
A blog I read has just opened an Etsy store selling breastfeeding-related gift bags - the store is called Mama Wrappings. What a sweet way to give a gift that doesn’t include the ubiquitous bottle symbol. Nah, I didn’t mind receiving gifts decorated with bottles, but it always struck me as odd since I knew I would be going the breastfeeding route.
Close 2 U, Baby
Another blog I read (and fellow BlogHer 06 attendee, I’ve actually met her!) has an Etsy store called Close 2 U, Baby selling baby slings, pouch slings, boppy covers and even accoutrements for dolls such as slings and quilts. Honestly, slings just did not work for my son. I had borrowed one from a friend, but quite simply, Arun was a “shoulder and chest” baby and did NOT like to be held in the cradle position. He always wanted to be upright so he could see the world. Therefore, the Bjorn worked best for us - I got many, many miles out the Bjorn. However, every baby is different and if my daughter is a Sling Baby, I will definitely be checking out Close 2 U, Baby.
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June 13th, 2007 at 10:12 am
FYI, a carrier like the Ergo or Beco baby carriers work for babies who hate the cradle position too. And they can carry babies for a lot longer than the Bjorn, so if you have a behemoth like my baby, you might want one that goes up to 40 lbs instead of up to 20 lbs. They are also more comfortable to wear because they hold the baby on your hips instead of your shoulders, so you can wear a heavy baby for long periods of time without your back hurting. I wore my 24-ish lb baby for an entire wedding reception, and the only thing that hurt was my feet from my high heels!
June 13th, 2007 at 10:17 am
Oh, and I forgot to add - you can also nurse in them! I’m not sure if you can in a Bjorn, but I nurse in my ergo all the time!
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June 13th, 2007 at 3:37 pm
Man, I love your blog. This is just fantastic to get all these ideas for the next one (whenever that happens next).
June 13th, 2007 at 9:34 pm
I’m tagging you to write about why you love blogging.
http://www.sympathypain.com/why-i-love-to-blog/
Have fun.