This is a joint giveaway with Code Name: Mama, Hobo Mama, and Natural Parents Network. You may enter at one site only. Please find the section marked "Win it!" for the mandatory entry and optional bonus entries.

This is a combined giveaway of two beautiful homebirth books for children: Mama, Talk About When Max Was Born (ARV $16) and We're Having a Homebirth!! (ARV $8). Two lucky readers will receive a copy of both books, making this giveaway's total value $48!

From our reviewer, Lauren at Hobo Mama:

When Kelly Mochel found out I was planning a homebirth for our second baby this past May, she wrote and asked if Mikko, our then-three-year-old, might like to read a children's book she wrote and illustrated: We're Having a Homebirth!! I was not only happy to read it but eager to review it.

I had done an extensive scouting out of what our library and bookstores had to offer in the way of preparing siblings for birth. Through that inquiry, I had discovered: There's not much out there about homebirth! Even the most attachment-friendly of birthing books tend to suggest that Mommy will go away to a birthing center.

So it was lovely to have a book aimed at children that accurately and simply describes what it's like to have a midwife-attended homebirth, and how an older sibling might be involved in that process.
We're Having a Homebirth!! starts off with a little introduction to the pregnancy and midwifery care by a modern-looking woman named Jenny. (I point that out only to demonstrate that, truthfully, midwives don't wear prairie skirts and smell like patchouli … except the ones who do). The narrator is an adorable sprite with black pigtails who is very excited about getting a new little brother or sister.



We are quickly bopped into the birth story proper, with Jenny's encouraging coaching and Daddy and the big sister's support. After a natural labor, Mommy pushes out a baby boy and then the placenta. The last spread shows Mommy breastfeeding and a celebratory birthday party for the new baby brother.

Tea Collection is offering 15% off orders of 3 or more items for four days only — Thursday, September 22, through Sunday, September 25.

Here are the sale details:

Code: YAYPICK3
15% off 3 or more items
Offer valid: Thursday, 9/22 through Sunday, 9/25
at 11:59 pm PT

You can even mention this offer at a participating local store! There's one near us that has a huge stash of Tea clothing that had me drooling. Head to TeaCollection.com to find one near you.

I'm so excited to introduce one of our new sponsors to you, Ink Garden customized printing.

Ink Garden promises "stylish designs you customize," and it holds true. Looking around the site, I was struck by how chic the designs were — and how many varieties there were! You can tell the company takes design seriously, because every item is tagged with the graphic artist's name and bio.

Here's just a small sampling of my favorite products:



Birthday greeting cards & invitations.


Cards & invitations for baby showers, bridal showers, weddings, graduations, and other special occasions.


Christmas, Hannukah, and other holiday greetings. Use the provided designs, or customize with your own family photos.

This is a joint giveaway with Hobo Mama and Natural Parents Network. You may enter at one site only. I'm also cross-posting this here at Hobo Mama Reviews to make sure everyone sees it, but it's the same Rafflecopter entry system at all sites, so enter at just one. Please find the section marked "Win it!" for the mandatory main entry and optional bonus entries.

GREEN YOUR PERIOD special event: We are featuring a series of reusable menstrual products for review and giveaway. Go green, no matter what time of the month!

MotherMoonPads is offering our readers a giveaway of a cloth menstrual pad prize pack, a value of $26.75.

The pack includes two 10" Normal Pads and one 12.5" Ultimate Overnight/Postpartum Pad.

Postpartum mama cloth

I switched to cloth menstrual pads awhile ago. So when I was pregnant and considering what I was going to do for the postpartum period, I realized I didn't like the idea of going back to the bulky, crinkly, smelly disposables I remembered from my last time postpartum. Plus, cloth pads could be reused for overnights during future periods, or for any other birth.

But could cloth pads really stand up to the demands of postpartum bleeding? I was happy to test out a few brands and try it out!
I was really excited when Denelle of MotherMoonPads contacted me to do a review, because she usually doesn't do blog giveaways. I was really hoping to have some postpartum pads to test out, and her pads looked like a gorgeous, perfect fit!

MotherMoonPads sent me two 12.5" Ultimate Overnight/Postpartum Pads and one regular 12" Postpartum Pad for review. I realize the prize pack is different, because Denelle and I decided you might want more of a mix in your selection, so the winner will receive two Normal Pads and one of the Ultimate Overnight/Postpartum Pads. Since I was pregnant then and not going to have my cycles back anytime soon (crossing fingers), I knew postpartum pads were all I could safely pledge to review!


My pads came lovingly wrapped. I was so excited to lay them into my birthing kit so they'd be ready.

Would you like free shipping on cloth diapers?

Use coupon code SUMMERSEND at Kelly's Closet on any order placed this weekend (through Sunday night) and receive free standard shipping anywhere within the United States.

FREE shipping on all orders!
Use code SUMMERSEND at checkout.
Expires Sunday, 8.28.

Rules for coupon:
Excludes the upgrade to USPS Priority or UPS Insured shipping.
Not valid on pending or previous orders.

See that cute baby there? He's wearing Tea Collection. Oh, you know it. He's nothing if not stylish.

I seriously had been drooling sooo much over Tea Collection clothes that I had to try some out for myself. I started off easy and bought some used ones from on eBay because Mama isn't made of money and I wanted to make sure they were actually as cute and well-made as they looked.

Well: They are! They're now some of my favorite baby outfits. They get compliments every time Alrik wears one, and they've machine washed really well. I've gotten rompers and t-shirts, and I'm looking now to find some matching baby-preschooler outfits to make Mikko happy. (He loves to match his little bro!) I love that many of the Tea Collection clothes fit babies through elementary-age kids. It can be hard to find outfits that work for such a range of ages! (Trust me — I've been trying.)