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Now is your chance to win a copy of the new breastfeeding book Great Expectations: The Essential Guide to Breastfeeding which has come out just in time to celebrate National Breastfeeding Awareness Month. Author Marianne Neifert, MD, is well qualified to write a breastfeeding guide in light of her experience as a pediatrician, co-founder of the Denver Mothers’ Milk Bank, founding member of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, and member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Breastfeeding.

In an easy-to-read format packed with helpful information, the book addresses everything a nursing …read more

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Now is your chance to win an Easy Expression™ Hands-Free Pumping Bra compliments of Easy Expression Products! In honor of Breastfeeding Awareness Month this August, Easy Expression Products is giving one lucky Breastfeeding 1-2-3 reader an Easy Expression Hands-Free Pumping Bra which has a suggested retail value of $34.00!

In celebration of World Breastfeeding Week, the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine offers free access to its Breastfeeding Medicine journal for the month of August. The Breastfeeding Medicine description explains:
This academic, peer-reviewed journal created by physicians dedicated to the advancement of breastfeeding worldwide provides a scientific forum on breastfeeding and human lactation. With the growing demand for the best evidence-based research advances, this interdisciplinary journal explores the immediate and long-term outcomes of breastfeeding. The Journal focuses on all medical aspects pertaining to breastfeeding and addresses the wide spectrum of research and clinical applications that impact upon the optimal …read more

You’re sitting at the computer, feeling all cozy while drinking a cup of hot cocoa and staring at the wildlife outside.
What would make it more perfect? Entering to win free gifts!
Peggy at Lively Women doesn’t have any giveaways, but she put together this great round-up of giveaways going on around b5media at the moment. Thanks Peggy and good luck everyone!
Grounded Fitness is helping you be all sporty. Stop by to enter to win a Danskin Puffer Hooded Vest.
Healthbolt is having a whole month of giveaways. Right now, enter to win a Rhythms Starter Pack Dance Exercise Program.
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Just a quick heads-up on a contest I thought United States and Canadian readers might be interested in entering! Bloggy Giveaways is running a contest to give away two nursing pillows and extra covers from Blessed Nest! Valued at $139 and $60, the sets are made in the USA from organic materials. Visit Bloggy Giveaways to enter the contest by December 6, 2008.

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Thanks to Breast Pumps Direct, one lucky prize winner will receive a Phillips Avent Isis On The Go Set (pictured above), BornFree BPA Free 5-oz. Glass Bottles Triple Pack, BornFree BPA Free 9-oz. Plastic Wide Neck Bottle Twin Pack, Philips Avent Nursing Reminder Bracelet, and Lily Padz Nursing Pads! The prizes have a total retail value of $119.73 and that’s not including the value of free shipping to anywhere in the United States, Canada, Mexico, or Puerto Rico! See details below for how to enter before the end of the day, Friday, October …read more

In this video Dr. Jack Newman guides a woman in using the cross-cradle hold to latch her baby onto the breast. While there are many different breastfeeding positions, the cross-cradle hold can be particularly helpful for newborns. Note how the mother is not forcefully pushing the baby’s head onto the breast, but rather is simply supporting the head and bringing the baby tummy-to-tummy and using her arm on the baby’s back and hand under the baby’s face. This position also allows for breast compressions (using the mother’s thumb on top of the breast and four fingers underneath the breast to …read more

1. Electric breast pump: Wired for Noise has a giveaway for a brand new The First Years Natural Transitions Deluxe Double Breast Pump. Open to U.S. residents, this contest runs through the evening of Friday, July 11th, 2008.
2. Baby-Wearing: Along for the Ride is running a summer contest to win the essential babywearing stash, which includes one Gypsy Mama Wrap, one Hotslings pouch, one BabyHawk Mei Tai, one Beco Butterfly, and one ZoloWear Ring Sling – in your choice of any in-stock colors or patterns. The contest runs through July 31st, 2008.
3. Cloth Diapering: Nature’s Child is offering a chance …read more

Nursing covers are not for everyone, but if a cover helps you feel more comfortable breastfeeding in public, you might be glad to find these instructions to sew your own “Bebe au Lait”-style nursing cover. Heather at Sleek Mama created these detailed pattern instructions and sewed two stylish covers for just $8!

The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action chose four winning breastfeeding videos in its 2008 World Breastfeeding Week Video Contest. My favorite so far is “Lactating Mother” (by Uma Devi), which I thought made its point in 52 seconds rather well:

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