Awesome details and giveaway on the Beco Gemini! Go here: http://lifewithmylittles.blogspot.com/2012/04/gemini-beco-baby-carrier-review-and.html

CUTE spring necklace giveaway!

Cute spring necklace giveaway till midnight!
http://magpiedelkmmmyyyxfdsyyysignz.blogspot.com/2011/03/spring-give-away.html

Mommies 'n' Style Giveaway

Mommies 'n' Style are having a giveaway when they reach 1,ooo fans on facebook.
Facebook page here:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Mommies-n-Style/109385299088648
Blog here:
http://mommiesnstyle.com/blog/
Website here:
http://mommiesnstyle.com/

Bumble Bags at Babies R Us

Dreaming of Chloe, Jessica & Rebecca bags in Buttercup Bliss and Pink Paisley? Better yet dreaming of them at $49.99-$69.99?! We invite you to check them out at select Babies R Us stores nationwide. Available in limited quantities at select BRU stores. Click below to find a store near you.

Bumble Bags

www.thebumblecollection.com

Five benefits to Breastfeeding in honor of Breastfeeding week:
-Breastfed infants have fewer and shorter episodes of illness.
-Breastfeeding helps the baby’s immune system mature
-The skin-to-skin contact encouraged by breastfeeding offers babies greater emotional security and enhances bonding
-Breastmilk benefits your baby’s IQ.
-Colostrum (the first milk) is a gentle, natural laxative that helps clear baby’s intestine

In honor of Breastfeeding week Elegant Mommy (www.elegantmommy.com) is having 25% off the Bravado Original Nursing Bra, Bravado BodySilk Seamless Nursing Bra, and Undercover Mamas! Go and check it out!

Baby 'Roo Sling Giveaway at Progressive Pioneer

If making your own sling isn't in the cards or up your alley, how about a beautiful, handmade sling from Baby 'Roo Slings?! Made with love by a WAHM, you can feel good about supporting a small cottage industry and carrying your baby in style.

She has plenty to choose from; wraps, ring slings, mei tais, and more. And our winner will get to choose a basic ring sling or one of their new woven wraps! A sling is such a great gift for a new mom, especially first time moms. And for you seasoned moms, maybe it's time to upgrade to a pretty new sling? Baby 'Roo also has great information about why babywearing is so great and how to wear your baby.

Go to: http://www.progressivepioneer.com/

A Second Chance

A lot of time has past since I have posted, but I guess I am just not much of a blogger. We are currently pregnant with our second child and only have 6 weeks left (if he comes on time that is)! Yes, I said he. We are expecting a boy, if he comes out any different it will be a big surprise from the ultrasound pic we got! So we have been given a second chance to achieve the birth that we desire. With our first born, we took Bradley Method classes and were looking forward to a peaceful and beautiful natural childbirth. I was in labor for 40 hours with our daughter and almost 5 of that was pushing. Shortly before I started pushing we did decide to allow them to break my water to get her to come down as I was becoming exhausted. At the end of my pushing it felt like she had dropped/moved down more, but upon my midwife checking she noted she hadn't moved, then all of a sudden I felt a wrong kind of pain. It wasn't the typical labor pain I had been feeling all along. It hurt so bad to push and hurt not to push. It pains me still to this day to say that I then requested a c-section. My daughter was face up and chin up and had become wedged/stuck in my pelvis. I feel that drop I felt right before the pain started was her becoming wedged/stuck. For the longest time afterwards I did the what ifs and that I shouldn't have let them break my water, and maybe I shouldn't have, but I am a person who believes that everything happens for a reason. It was hard to get back to my belief that everything happens for a reason and that it would have resulted the same way no matter which route I would have went, but after much time healing I realized I listened to my body and took a very hard step to do what we did in the end and that I should be proud of myself laboring so long naturally giving my daughter all the benefits that labor brings. So I now have my second chance at the birth we truly desire. I plan to VBAC and have been taking steps to aid that in being successful. I have been going to the gym, the chiropractor, and have been having craniosacral work done too. I would have liked to refresh in Bradley, but it just would have taken me away from our daughter too many nights in a row. Right now I am currently reading "Birthing from Within" and plan on reading "Ina May's guide to Childbirth" next. I am excited for this birth, but nervous at the same time. So right now I'm trying to work on confronting the feelings and emotions I have to help achieve the birth we desire as well. Wish us luck on this amazing journey we have before us and that our transition into parenting two goes smoothly as well.