I am cross-posting this also here on Hobo Mama Reviews, but the giveaway is the same Rafflecopter entry system as that on Hobo Mama.

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

Skinies is offering our readers a giveaway of a Skinies Slimming Open Cup Breastfeeding Cami, a value of $33.

This unique open-cup design is a discreet underlayer for comfortable nursing in public at any bra size.

The nursing cami dilemma — solved

When I first started breastfeeding, I really wanted a nursing cami — but my large cup size made it impractical. For one thing, it was pretty impossible to find one that fit. For another, I needed a lot more support than a simple shelf bra could give. I needed, in short, my own nursing bra on.

When I discovered Skinies, through a giveaway win initially, I was so excited. It's like a supportive cami but with two holes cut out over your breasts: simple but ingenious.

It gives the main advantages of a nursing cami — simple, streamlined coverage — but allows you to wear your own bra. This means it works for pretty much any cup size!

Remember how I just told you about the FREE Halloween card at Tiny Prints today?

They sucked me in!

Ready for the cuteness?


And you know I couldn't get just the ONE free card — I had to get another so both grandmas would get a lovely surprise.

You can get a free custom Halloween card through tonight by liking Tiny Prints on Facebook.

Clearly, this is the one I'm going to have to get for Grandma.

Simply go to the Tiny Prints Facebook page, click like, and get a code to enter at checkout for your free card.

Like Tiny Prints on Facebook.
Enter code for FREE customizable Halloween card!
Offer expires TODAY, October 6.

You can personalize your card with photos and text then choose to send it to yourself for signing (at no charge) or directly to your recipient for an additional $0.44 (the price of a First Class stamp, so that's a wash anyhow!).

It's spooktacular!

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.