KIDS EAT FREE! YoHo Graphix 4 Me!

YoHo Graphix 4 Me did a fabulous Happy Hour give-away on TLB Facebook yesterday. The PeaceLoveBreastfeeding wall decal was a huge hit and lots of fun. Lisa, the WAHM behind YoHo Graphix has also been putting a free downloadable breastfeeding related digital embroidery designs on her Ice Mudd blog every day during World Breastfeeding Week. I heart today's.

So with all that you'd think Lisa would be done. But no. She's got a TGIF Kids Eat Free give-away! Get inspired with a YoHo Graphix 4 me wall decal design featuring a line from The Road Less Traveled by American poet, Robert Frost.


To be entered into the random drawing for this give away...

• Comment on this post after you've visited the YoHo Graphix 4 Me Etsy and tell me what your favorite product there is.

• For an additional entry, share this give away on a social networking site such as FaceBook, Twitter or a parenting board (Not TLB forums) and let us know how you shared it in another comment.

• And for one more entry go "like" YoHo Graphix 4 Me on Facebook and leave a new comment with "I like YoHoGraphix 4 Me!"

The give away will close Saturday evening. Have fun and good luck!

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This Give-Away Is Now Closed!
Thanks to YoHo Graphix 4 Me and everyone that entered.

The winner is Amber! Lisa, from YoHo Graphix has your e-mail address and will be in touch with you to get your shipping address. Congrats and enjoy! Oh, and once you get your wall decal, we'd love to see some action shots!

KIDS EAT FREE!- WBW PumpEase Give-Away

The beautiful ladies of PumpEase are offering up this fantastic PumpEase Prize Pack for The Leaky B@@b readers during World Breastfeeding Week.

From their website: "PumpEase hands-free pumping support will hold your breast pump in place as securely and comfortably for your 1000th pumping session as it did for your 1st. Our patent pending, 'no-stitch' horn openings accommodate ALL makes and models of pumps guaranteed."

The PumpEase Prize Pack includes:

A PumpEase Hands-Free Pumping Support

A Best For Babes Door Hanger

A Breastmilk Storage Guide Fridge Magnet

• To be entered into this give-away comment on this post after you've "liked" the PumpEase Facebook page saying "I like PumpEase!"

• For an additional entry, share this give away on a social networking site such as FaceBook, Twitter or a parenting board (Not TLB forums) and let us know how you shared it in another comment.

• And for one more entry visit the PumpEase website, come back here and comment again telling us your favorite product on the website.

That's it! This great give-away is open through Saturday for World Breastfeeding Week. Good Luck!

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This Give-Away Is Now Closed!
Thanks to PumpEase and everyone that entered.

The winner is Bex1974! PumpEase will need your shipping address could you e-mail me that information? Congrats and enjoy!

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Update

Since I haven't heard from our original winner, I did another drawing and the winner is Farmer's Daughter. Congrats!

KIDS EAT FREE! Natural Pure Essentials Safe Sippy Give-Away

It's going to be raining give-aways around here this week. For real.

Eventually every customer has to drink from something other than straight from the tap. For those moments our personal favorite is the Safe Sippy.




Natural Pure Essentials is offering a Safe Sippy 2 of her choice for a fantastic TLB World Breastfeeding Week give-away. If you don't win this one you're in luck, because our fellow Leaky, Navine, owner of Natural Pure Essentials, has more in stock in her store for you to grab one of your own. Whether you're putting water, cow's milk, b@@bie juice or something else in your Safe Sippy, you know it's BPA-free and durable enough for even the toughest toddler. And if you're looking for other products that support natural parenting choices, be sure to look through her store. Some of my favorites in her shop include the Boba 2G Baby Carrier, the 12oz Safe Sporter (I want some of these!), summer essential ThinkBaby/ThinkSport sunscreen, and the cute, not to mention on sale AIO diapers.

To be entered for the Safe Sippy from Natural Pure Essentials, simply check out their website, tell us your favorite product, share it with some friends via FaceBook, a parenting forum (not TLB), twitter or some other social network and then leave a comment saying "I love ________ (product) and I told everyone!"

For an additional entry, go "like" Natural Pure Essentials on Facebook and leave another comment letting me know you did so.

That's it!

If I could enter my own give-away (could somebody else come be The Leaky B@@b for a bit so I could win something?!) I would have to say that my favorite product is the Silikids Siliskin Glass Bottles-4oz. It's what I want to get anyway, I already know that my very favorite is the Safe Sippy, we have two and love them.

Good luck!

Squiggle Bug drinks out of her Safe Sippy while in The Piano Man's arms during a family photo shoot.

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This Give-Away Is Now Closed!
Thanks to Natural Pure Essentials and everyone that entered.

The winner is Jaime B! Natural Pure Essentials has your e-mail address and will be in touch as to what size and what design you'd like. Congrats and enjoy! Oh, and once you get your shirts, we'd love to see some action shots!

World Breastfeeding Week- It's Monday and we've got more!

This beautiful photo was sent in by Xena.

Yesterday was fun, lots of great things going on all over for World Breastfeeding Week and we've had our own fair share of good things here.

I'm probably most excited about our children's art project with the theme "Perspectives: Breastfeeding Through Children's Eyes." I'd be thrilled to post each and every submission we receive from kid artists on the theme of breastfeeding. Of all the perspectives and voices out there, our kids are the ones I care about the most and are poised for the greatest impact of raising breastfeeding support and awareness. I can't wait to see what your kids send in. You can find details for submitting here.

Also exciting are the give-aways. There are more give-aways coming through out this week but if you haven't already entered the Paper Mama Give Away for a Mom/Baby t-shirt set, go enter now and join in the fun. You only have until 1.30pm CST.

Continuing our "Perspectives: Breastfeeding From Every Angle" blog carnival we're setting our scope wide yet again engaging our mind and heart as we consider breastfeeding through the lenses of others.

Breastfeeding as an Environmental Movement- Thorough, researched and well written, Abbie, Farmer's Daughter, uses her background in science to explore the potential global impact of breastfeeding. She is a wife, mom, teacher and environmentalist who was raised on her family's farm. She cooks from scratch, garden, craft, read and writes in her spare time.

The Guilty Nursing Mom- Sometimes we have to make difficult decisions when breastfeeding our babies and even when they are they are the right ones we may struggle with guilt. Blogging mom Navine Acevedo is the owner of Natural Pure Essentials.

How Can We Increase the Breastfeeding Age to Two?- The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends breastfeeding for a minimum of 2 years yet on average the breastfeeding rates in the states are below 20% by 6 months. We're invited to discuss ways to improve those statistics on NursingFreedom.org. NursingFreedom.org was cofounded by Dionna of Code Name: Mama and Paige of Baby Dust Diaries. NursingFreedom.org is dedicated to normalizing breastfeeding and advocating for breastfeeding rights. Please follow NursingFreedom.org on its Facebook page to connect with other mamas who are passionate about breastfeeding advocacy..

A Nurses Perspective of Breast Feeding Promotion- Gentle lactivist, wife, mom of 4, and OB nurse, Jackie writes at State of Grace and highlights some of the benefits of breastfeeding with a focus on how health care professionals can encourage, support and educate the public in a well presented paper that addresses practices related to the promotion of breastfeeding. And when you're done reading that, get a giggle with some Soon-to-be and New Dads Comments and be encouraged by the BFing friendly policies at her new hospital in What a Week.

Worth Learning For- She was told "You do not TRY to nurse a baby. You either do or you do not" and her world was changed forever. Sarah Christensen writes candidly and humorously about her experiences mothering (and breastfeeding!) her one-year-old nursling at BecomingSarah.com.

We have two guest posts today sharing very different experiences with breastfeeding and how our culture and past can come into play. In Broken for You, Karen bravely opens up about how past abuse impacted her emotionally and the impact that hurt had on her breastfeeding her daughters. Mexican-American cultures dance together in Martha's story and she tells how she figured out who and what she really is through breastfeeding.

And there's more coming! Check back often, here, on FaceBook and on our forums to see what we've added to the week-long party. Happy Leaking!

KIDS EAT FREE! Paper Mama Mama-T and Baby-T Give Away!

Here at The Leaky B@@b, kids eat free and often, particularly if they are of the younger variety, straight from the tap. Not everyone can get away with that but around here, that's just how we roll. For World Breastfeeding Week we are excited to bring you a fun give-away from Paper Mama, a mommy t-shirt and a onesie or baby t-shirt set with designs fashioned just for The Leaky B@@b for WBW. The lucky winner will have the chance to select their favorite, in their size, from 3 designs available for this give-away.


Now, there are some guideline to be entered but they're simple enough.

Post a link to this give-away somewhere, anywhere. We don't care where: post it on your FaceBook Page, on someone else's FB page, a breastfeeding or parenting forum you participate in (not the TLB forum though, that wouldn't really count), tweet it or share it on your own blog. Anywhere you want. Then leave a comment with your e-mail address and make sure you add "I posted a link!" in your comment.

For additional entries:

Fan Paper Mama on FaceBook and leave a separate comment here letting us know you did so. (1 additional entry) As a personal goal, Paper Mama has been so great with lots of great ideas and supporting breastfeeding women, I want to see her page reach 500 in the next 24 hours. We can do it Leakies! Share this wonderful WAHMs FB page and website with everyone you can think of and let's support another Leaky!

Visit Paper-Mama.com and let us know what your favorite product is in a separate comment. (1 additional entry)



Leakies, you've never leaked so good!




I just can't resist: a sneak peak at another give-away from Paper Mama coming later in the week!



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This Give-Away Is Now Closed!
Thanks to Paper Mama and everyone that entered.

The winner is Dawn! Paper Mama has your e-mail address and will be in touch as to what size and what design you'd like. Congrats and enjoy! Oh, and once you get your shirts, we'd love to see some action shots!

Earth Day Special- Kids Eat Free!

Happy Earth Day! The Leaky B@@b is all about taking care of the earth, breastfeeding is good for the environment. Somehow, I'm sure it is. Anyone have info on that? I'm sure it is out there but I don't have time to go hunting for it right now.

Anyway, it's not Tuesday but it is Earth Day. We moved Kids Eat Free! this week to today for a special Earth Day give-away. If we were a real pub we might serve green beer, that's not just a St. Patty's Day thing, right? It seems appropriate. Not that nasty food coloring chemicals are earth friendly, so maybe not. Instead we'll enjoy this wonderful give-away from Tami of Bug 'n Ed is offering up an online gift code worth $15! Beautiful handmade, earth-friendly items that you will love to care for your home and family come from this WAHMs dedication. Kitchen towels (instead of paper towels), cloth wipes, designer burp cloths, and precious lovies are my favorite of her offerings. In fact, I personally have her burp cloths, wipes, a lovey and a large blanket lovey. They are beautiful, soft and my favorite cloth wipes on the planet that also make luxurious wash cloths. The winner of this gift code for $15 can apply it towards anything in Tami's shop or even a custom order. What a treat and a great to celebrate Earth Day!

Bug 'n Ed Kitchen towels

Bug 'n Ed burp cloths

Bug 'n Ed baby lovey

Bug 'n Ed cloth wipes

For one single, initial entry:

• Comment below telling us your favorite item listed in Tami's shop and what you do to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. (i.e. cloth diaper, recycle all can and use cloth towels in the kitchen instead of paper towels, etc.)
• Share The Leaky B@@b with other moms, vote for The Leaky B@@b at Top Mommy Blogs and Top Baby Blogs by clicking the banners on the right.

Good luck to everyone and have fun.

Kids Eat Free! runs from Tuesday night to Monday night. If you are interested in offering a product for one of our Tuesday Night Special- Kids Eat Free!, please e-mail us, comment or post on our fan-page wall on Facebook. Thanks!
For additional entries:

• Follow us (or let us know you already do) , link to us from your blog and share the link here in the comments, 1 additional entry.
• Join our Facebook Fan Page (or let us know you already are) and share us with your Facebook friends, 1 additional entry.
• Tell someone else about the give-away and when they mention they heard about it from you in their comment you'll get 2 additional entries.
• Join the Bug n' Ed fan page for one additional entry.
• Link to a photo of you breastfeeding outside for an additional 2 entries.

Good luck to everyone and have fun.

Kids Eat Free! runs from Tuesday night to Monday night. If you are interested in offering a product for one of our Tuesday Night Special- Kids Eat Free!, please e-mail us, comment or post on our fan-page wall on Facebook. Thanks!

And the winners are...

Took me long enough to get around to entering this into a random generator and share the results. Thanks everyone for participating! The winners are Kathryn for the knit top and sparkynfiesty for the kid tei! Congratulations! I'll be needing your mailing addresses to send you your prize. I learned a lot about using a random generator from this experience, should be easier next time. Thanks for your patience!

Tuesday Night Special- KIDS EAT FREE!

It's that time again, Tuesday Night Special- KIDS EAT FREE give away!

Tonight's special is brought to us by Heather of Slings With Me. There is a $10 Gift Certificate for the shop and a natural wood rattle.


To enter the lottery:

• Post a comment below telling us what your favorite product is on the Sling With Me website with your e-mail address or link to your blog so we can notify you if you win.
• Vote for us on Top Mommy Blogs and Top Baby Blogs (click the banners on the right).

For additional entries:

• Follow us (or let us know you already do) , link to us from your blog and share the link here in the comments, 1 additional entry.
• Join our Facebook Fan Page (or let us know you already are) and share us with your Facebook friends, 1 additional entry.
• Tell someone else about the give-away and when they mention they heard about it from you in their comment you'll get 2 additional entries.
• Join the Sling With Me Facebook fan page for another 2 additional entries.
  

Don't forget there is one more day to enter last week's Kids Eat Free! celebrating my birthday. If you haven't already, go enter for an adorable semi-custom Mai tei kid carrier and/or a knit top.

Good luck to everyone and have fun.

Kids Eat Free! runs from Tuesday night to Monday night. If you are interested in offering a product for one of our Tuesday Night Special- Kids Eat Free!, please e-mail us, comment or post on our fan-page wall on Facebook. Thanks!

It's My Birthday- KIDS EAT FREE!

Woohoo! It's my birthday today! So, instead of our Tuesday Night Special- Kids Eat Free, we're doing Birthday Party- Kids Eat Free instead. I'm so excited about today's give-aways too, seriously, stoked. I'm also stoked about the Charlotte au chocolat (atdf chocolate French layer cake) that The Piano Man is making me (and I'm not supposed to know about) but since I can't exactly share that with you we'll just stick with these. Because there are 2. Sweet, huh?

First is a little knitted cotton summer vest or shrug custom made by me. Since I don't want to take more than a week to get it out to the winner, it will have to be a size 2 or smaller. You will have some color and design choices. I don't have a good picture of the vest but here's one to give you an idea. By the way, this is a big deal, I don't knit for other people too often. Sorry for the crummy pic, I haven't gotten a good shot of this little sweater but I promise it is cute.

(Smunchie wearing a SlingBaby tshirt while sleeping in a bouncy seat. Kind of funny, right?)

Second give-away, and the one I wish I could enter myself, is for a Kid Tei by Shanna of Sweet Slings! The winner will get to chose the fabric for the main body of the carrier from a selection of adorable kid prints including puppy dogs, monkeys, owls, and birds. They are super cute too. The Piano Man and I got Lolie one of Shanna's Kid Teis for her birthday last month and we all just love it. By the way, visit my personal blog for more on babywearing.

Some Kid Teis in action:

(Lolie wearing her baby Pepa)

(Shrek, Christmas bears and dogs like to be worn too.)

To enter the lottery:

• Post a comment below saying what you are entering for (you can enter both lotteries, just make two comments for each one) with your e-mail address or link to your blog so we can notify you if you win.
• Vote for us on Top Mommy Blogs and Top Baby Blogs (click the banners on the right).
• Follow us or let us know that you already do.

For additional entries:

• Link to us from your blog and share the link here in the comments, 1 additional entry.
• Join our Facebook Fan Page (or let us know you already are) and share us with your Facebook friends, 2 additional entries.
• Tell someone else about the give-away and when they mention they heard about it from you in their comment you'll get 2 additional entries.

Good luck to everyone and have fun. Thanks for helping me celebrate my birthday!


Kids Eat Free! Birthday edition will run from Thursday to Wednesday. If you are interested in offering a product for one of our Tuesday Night Special- Kids Eat Free!, please e-mail us, comment or post on our fan-page wall on Facebook. Thanks!

Tuesday Special- Kids Eat Free! The winner is...

The winner is Reno! Congratulations and we hope you enjoy! Please comment here to let us know your choice and so we can exchange e-mails for your prize to be shipped. Thanks to everyone for playing!

Winners choice: a discontinued Creative Memories 12x12 album in either burgandy or cotton candy pink.

A discontinued Creative Memories 12x12 family tree page.


Two discontinued Creative Memories Title Pages


Winners choice: discontinued 12x12 It's A Girl refill pack or discontinued Creative Memories 12x12 black refill pages.

Kids Eat Free runs from Tuesday to Monday! If you are interested in offering a product for one of our Kids Eat Free Tuesday Night Specials, please e-mail us, comment or post on our fan-page wall on Facebook. Thanks!

Creative Memories Give away, Kids Eat Free- Tuesday Night Special!

Here at The Leaky Boob, we're hoping to have Kids Eat Free Tuesday Night Specials each week. A different give away, sometimes related to breastfeed or parenting, sometimes not, will be up for lottery. This week we have some Creative Memories Scrapbooking items.

Winners choice: a discontinued Creative Memories 12x12 album in either burgandy or cotton candy pink.

A discontinued Creative Memories 12x12 family tree page.


Two discontinued Creative Memories Title Pages


Winners choice: discontinued 12x12 It's A Girl refill pack or discontinued Creative Memories 12x12 black refill pages.

To enter the lottery:

• Post a comment below with your e-mail address or link to your blog so we can notify you if you win.
• Vote for us on Top Mommy Blogs and Top Baby Blogs (click the banners on the right).
• Follow us or let us know that you already do.
• For an extra two entries, link to us from your blog and share the link here in the comments.

Kids Eat Free runs from Tuesday to Monday! If you are interested in offering a product for one of our Kids Eat Free Tuesday Night Specials, please e-mail us, comment or post on our fan-page wall on Facebook. Thanks!