Celebrating World Breastfeeding Week

This week is World Breastfeeding Week! It is a the time to raise awareness and celebrate all you haute moms that are or have breastfed your little ones. There are some great companies out there that are helping the celebreation so be sure to take advantage of these World Breastfeeding Week promotions.

Mothers Lounge LLC a huge supporter of breastfeeding. They are giving away FREE carseat canopies and nursing covers this week! They are a must have for you little ones and always make great gifts.

Here is how to take advantage:
1.Go to www.carseatcanopy.com.
2.Click on "Shop Now" and select any carseat canopy you like.
3. Once you have made your selection, you'll automatically be directed to the shopping bag. Enter the promo code "BREASTFEEDING2012" and we will deduct 100% off the cost of the canopy - all you pay is the shipping fees!

For a free nursing cover follow these steps:
1.Go to www.uddercovers.com.
2.Click on "Shop Now" and select any nursing cover you like.
3. Once you have made your selection, you'll automatically be directed to the shopping bag. Enter the promo code "BREASTFEEDING2012" and we will deduct 100% off the cost of the cover - all you pay is the shipping fees!

  Remember: the promo code is "BREASTFEEDING2012" and you can use it more than once - just open a new browser window each time you do.

ECOSWIM Product Review and Bathing Suit Giveaway

Haute Mom has discovered something exciting and new for the summer season – ECO SWIM swimsuits by Aqua Green. These swimsuits are not only fantastic for moms but they are eco-friendly; how haute is that?

As a mommy of one, and in five short weeks, a mommy of two, long gone are my bikini days (for the most part.) The best part about these suits is the styles. No matter what your body type there is a swimsuit for you. Styles range from bikinis to one pieces that are form flattering no matter what shape you are in. Even if you are happy with your shape, we have all learned that a bikini isn’t always the best choice when chasing the kiddos around the pool. These suits will allow you to flaunt your stuff and still be baby-chasing friendly!

I personally felt comfortable in the Eco Basics Dress and the Eco Kini well into my pregnancy. Both of these suits will be right back on after the little one is born. They are comfortable and will hide all of my post-pregnancy spots well until I can lose that baby weight.

What makes ECO SWIM so different from other bathing suit companies? That’s where the eco-friendly part comes in. The company is doing everything that they can to reduce their impact on the environment during the manufacturing of these suits. This includes things like manufacturing in the USA (which reduces fossil fuels by 96.9 %,) making the swimsuits with recycled materials (including fabric, lining, and elastic,) and using recyclable materials in their packaging.

You get to be haute, comfortable, and save the planet all at the same time!

Because haute mom loves these suits so much, I am going to giveaway one swimsuit, winner’s choice! No matter how you feel about your body, I promise that you will find something to enjoy the rest of the summer in!

All giveaway participants must be a public follower of Haute Mom. Visit the ECO SWIM website and check out the various styles. Leave one comment telling me what style is your favorite, along with your email address.

For extra entries:

“Like” Haute Mom on Facebook

Follow Haute Mom on Twitter

Become part of Haute Mom's circle on Google+1

“Like” Eco Swim on Facebook

Follow Eco Swim on Twitter

Share this giveaway on your Facebook page (leave the link in a comment)

Tweet about this giveaway (tag @Ktenny in the Tweet)

Share this giveaway on your blog (leave the blog post link in a comment)

I can’t wait for one lucky Haute Mom reader to experience an Eco Swim suit! The giveaway will end on 23^rd at 9 p.m. (PST.) The winner will be chosen by Random.org and be contacted via email. Good luck haute moms!

　

　

Moby Wrap Giveaway Winner

Thanks to Moby Wrap, Haute Mom was able to host another giveaway for the mommy-must-have Moby Wrap. I used it with Stella and it was a lifesaver. This product is so amazing, that I actually have girlfriends who use it as their go-to baby shower gift.

The lucky Haute Mom who has won a Moby Wrap for herself is Tanya Riley! Thanks to all of you who entered!  Be sure to check back in for our next giveaway...a $20 gift card to Target!

Mommy Must Have: Moby Wrap Giveaway

Moby Wrap was one of my favorite must-haves for Stella. During the first six weeks, the Moby Wrap was the only thing that would calm Stella down during her crying hours. It was a life saver for this haute mom! I have used it at festivals, baseball games, Disneyland.  It also allowed me to carry Stella after she turned one with ease, giving me some extra support. You can bet that I will be dusting mine off for baby #2!

Moby Wrap, an award-winning baby carrier, was receommended to me by a fellow haute mom. It is a long piece of breathable cotton that you wrap around yourself (or the wearer) to create a warm, safe environment for your baby. It is light weight and easy to take along or stow away. Moby Wrap is made for babies to 35 lbs and is machine washable. It is one of the most comfortable carriers on the market because you can wrap it to your individual body shape. There are no staps, hoops, belts, or buckles to mess with. Some people may think it is too difficult to wrap but Moby Wrap provides an easy instruction booklet for the intitial wrap and all of the baby holds. I have even used the nursing hold to nurse Stella in public! The best part is that it is very affordable!

I have tried a number of different carriers and this is my favorite. Moby Wrap has generously offered to give one of our readers a chance to try this great mommy must have! One lucky haute mom will win a solid color Moby Wrap Original of their choice!



To enter simply follow this blog and and then head on over to Moby Wrap and tell me your favorite wrap color! Please leave me one comment when you have done both of these things. This is required and must be complete before you do any of the extra entries!Extra Entries - leave one comment telling me you have done each of these.

• Like Haute Mom on Facebook
• Like Moby Wrap on Facebook
• Follow me on Twitter
• Follow Moby Wrap on Twitter
• Tweet about this giveaway (you may do this once a day)
• Join Haute Mom on Networked Blogs
• Follow Haute Mom on Google +1
• Post the Haute Mom button on your blog
• Blog about this giveaway and link back to Haute Mom
• Follow my other blog Disneyland Runners

This giveaway will end Friday, April 6th at 9 p.m. (PST). The lucky winner will be chosen by Random.org. Good luck!

WonderDads Book Winner

And the award, well book, goes to...Tami!  Entry #6 for the WonderDads book giveaway!  Tami will receive any WonderDads book of her choice.  She says that her hubby is a WonderDad because of the time her spends with their son!  Way to go and congratulations!  A special thanks to WonderDads for hosting our giveaway!

If you haven't checked out WonderDads yet, be sure to do so.  They offer some great ideas for places dads can take their kids in a city near you! And it's free!

Huggies PullUps and $100 Target Giveaway

Are any of you haute moms potty training your little ones?  Are you a fan of Disney, Pullups, or Target?  If you answered "yes" to any of these then this giveaway is for you!  My fellow mommy blogger and friend is hosting a fun and fabulous giveaway over at Babes In Disneyland!  The winner will receive one month's supply of Pullups and a GC to Target for $100!  I am no where near potty training but I thought I would pass it on!  Good luck!

Wonder Dads Make-A-Wish Contest

Instead of a haute shopping deal today, I wanted to share a fantastic contest sponsored by Wonder Dads.

For those of you who do not know about Wonder Dads, they are a leading publisher of dad/child books committed to "helping dads be heroes". They have recently approached Haute Mom to host a giveaway for one of their fantastic books and shared this contest that I just had to pass on! We haute moms sure love a good competition, eh?

You can get WonderDads to donate $1 to the Make-a-Wish Foundation on your behalf! Simply register for their free weekly email featuring the best dad/child activities in your city at www.WonderDads.com. Whatever city has the most sign-ups, WonderDads will donate $1 for each person that signed up from that city to the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

So share this on your pages, get your friends to sign up and let's make some dreams come true! And all you Long Beach moms, get on this. I want to win! Head on over to Wonder Dads!

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Nursing Moms!! Milkscreen Test Review and Giveaway

I am still working on weaning Stella and have gotten her down to her to only two nursings a day! Looking back, breastfeeding was definitely required a learning curve.  I can remember those first few weeks of nursing and putting my head back and crying.  Was she latched on correctly?  Was she getting enough milk?  Will it always be so uncomfortable?  And what about the amount of time it consumes at first!?  It feels like in the beginning, all you do is nurse, pump, clean your pump parts, and then it's time to friggin' nurse again.  There were many days and nights where all I wanted to do was drink away my sorrows.  It is just another one of life's cruel jokes on women; we have to watch our drinking if we choose to breastfeed as well!  As though ten months of pregnancy wasn't enough!

There are some haute moms looking out for all us nursing mommies and created the greatest thing since Spanx (also another necessity since baby).  This creation has helped me through many nights (and, ok, days too) when I felt like being a normal person and having a glass of wine or two. Milkscreen is another fabulous  product from Upspring Baby to make the haute moms life a little easier.  They are alcohol detection strips for breastmilk.  That's right!  They are easy to use strips that tell you if that last cocktail was one to many for your precious little one!

I surprised my hubby last weekend and took him to see Prince.  We went early and had a little picnic, with alcohol of course.  I used Milkscreen when I got home to see if the milk I had pumped needed to be dumped.  Check it out!

Pre-partying at Prince

Testing...

Just one dunk into the milk!

Clear means safe milk!  Stella can drink this milk!

I used this for months while I was breastfeeding and never had to wonder about safely nursing Stella.  I would just test my milk right before I was going to nurse or test my pumped milk.  It literally takes less than 5 minutes.  With this, haute moms can go out without worrying about passing up on that glass of wine or cocktail.

Upspring Baby has again generously offered to host a giveaway for a 20 pack of Milscreen!  They have recently come out with a new and improved version and Haute Mom followers get a chance to test it out!  To enter this giveaway you must follow Haute Mom publicly and tell me what your favorite signature drink choice is! Leave one comment telling me this and please include your email. You must do this before you complete any of the extra entries!

 

Extra entries – leave a comment telling me you have done each of these

 

• Like Haute Mom on Facebook
• Like Milkscreen on Facebook
• Follow Haute Mom on Twitter Follow Upspring Baby on Twitter
• Follow Haute Mom on Networked Blogs
• Tweet about this giveaway (leave the link to your tweet up to once a day)
• Post this giveaway on your blog (leave the link to your post)

Good luck to all you haute moms! The winner will be chosen by Random.org at the end of this giveaway which is Saturday, June 25th at 9 p.m. PST.

 

Walking Wings Winner

We have a winner for the Walking Wings giveaway.  Lucky #2 - Meggan Taylor Columbo has won Walking Wings for her beautiful baby boy Ryder!  I know that Meggan will love this when Ryder is starting to walk - it will help him and it is such a mommy back saver!  A special thanks to Upspring Baby for generously supplying one Walking Wings vest for Meggan! Watch for the upcoming product review and giveaway of another of Upspring Baby's fabulous products, Milkscreen!

Check out Upspring Baby for all of their fantastic products.  They sure know what haute moms need!

Walking Wings Review and Giveaway

Now that Stella has reached her "cruising" stage, we are doing a lot of supported walking around the house. She gets a kick out of holding my hands and walking around from one place to another and so did I. That is until I tried to straighten up and felt like a very un-haute old lady.

Upspring Baby, a company that I have shared in the past, has a product that solves this problem called Walking Wings. Walking Wings helps your child learn how to walk hands free and reduces parent back pain from leaning over. The vest allows your child to build confidence while learning how to balance more naturally, something that "cruising" doesn't let them do. The best part is that the vest straps are adjustable to fit to your height, or those of your significant other.

I have been testing it out around the house with Stella and she loves it! It is comfortable for her to wear, easy to put on, and much easier on my back! It is super cute too! What a great idea brought to us by the haute moms behind Upspring Baby.



Here is a video from The Doctors to show you how it works.

Wouldn't you love to try it out? You are in luck because Upspring Baby has generously offered to sponsor a Haute Mom giveaway for one of my lucky followers!

To enter this giveaway you must follow Haute Mom publicly, stop over at Upspring Baby's NEW site and tell me what color you would choose if you win. Leave one comment telling me this and please include your email. You must do this before you complete any of the extra entries!

Extra entries – leave a comment telling me you have done each of these

• Be sure to like Walking Wings on Facebook
  because once they reach 100 followers they will be doing another Walking Wings giveaway. That gives you TWO chances to win!
• Like Haute Mom on Facebook
• Follow Haute Mom on Twitter
• Follow Upspring Baby on Twitter
• Follow Haute Mom on Networked Blogs
• Tweet about this giveaway up to once a day (leave the link in your comment)
• Post this giveaway on your blog (leave the link to your post

This giveaway is for an amazing product and we are so lucky that Upspring Baby has been gracious enough to sponsor Haute Mom once again! The contest will end on Friday, April 15th at 9 p.m. PST. Remember, even if you don’t need one, all you haute moms know someone who does so enter!

Mamabargains $20 Gift Certificate Winner

Our lucky winner for the Mamabargains $20 gift certificate is Jessica A. entry #14!  Jessica has been notified through email about her giveaway win and the nest part is, who knows what she will buy with it since Mamabargains changes all the time!  Have you all gotten hooked yet?

Congratulations to Jessica and a special thanks to Mamabargains for hosting our giveaway!  The next giveaway is just around the corner so keep a lookout!

Don't Miss Out!

I thought I would post a couple small reminders about some haute happenings for the week.



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Tomorrow is our second Welcome Wednesday Blog Hop. If you didn't link up last week, you missed out on some great reading and people missed out on you! Be sure to stop in first thing tomorrow and link up your blogs. There will also be a featured guest hostess.

How can you become a guest hostess? Join the blog hop where one lucky hopper will get selected as next week's guest hostess!

Also, be sure to enter the Mamabargains giveaway for a $20 gift certificate. It ends this Friday and I hear there are going to be some amazing goodies over the weekend!
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That's all for now Haute moms! See you back here for Welcome Wednesday.

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