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!
Ameda Breast Pumps – Purely Yours Breastpump Giveaway – ends 10/31/09 – WINNER: christinaCLOSED GIVEAWAYS (and winners!):
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: PunkRockChic
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