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We wrote about Virtual Breastfeeding Help back in December here. But just to give you a recap, Laura Haessly, a Certified Lactation Consultant with IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultants) and Kim Leonetti, a Business and Marketing Director, had the heart and desire to see mothers succeed in their efforts to breastfeed their babies so they started Virtual Breastfeeding Help. Trouble breastfeeding? Knows someone who is struggling in their nursing experience? No need to leave home, they come to you virtually.

Virtual Breastfeeding Help’s Mission is:

All new mothers, no-matter where they are, deserve to have easy access to exceptional breastfeeding help. All new moms deserve to experience the deep satisfaction of nurturing their babies at their breasts. This is exactly why we started helping moms virtually via Webcam and Skype.

Well, they are back and are wanting to help Haiti in their time of need. For a limited time, you may receive free lactation consultations with any donation you make to “Save the Children” in Haiti. Here’s a win-win situation, you get the help and support you need to continue nursing your baby, plus you get to help the children in Haiti as well. What a great opportunity!

FREE Lactation Consultations! A Valentine to You and Children in Need!

Through Valentine’s Day with any donation you make to “Save The Children” in Haiti you will receive a FREE 30 Minute Lactation Consultation (new clients only please) at VirtualBreastfeedingHelp.com

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I don’t know about you, but I haven’t had much opportunity to shop for nursing or maternity lingerie. HOTmilk seems to have come up with a unique product line that fills a void in the market place for women looking for “special” maternity/nursing lingerie. There are a couple of nightwear items that I’d probably buy, but the rest I could probably live without. Just call me a prude. I am just too practical, I guess.

Here’s what HOTmilk has to say about their lingerie collection:

Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to give exquisite lingerie that lifts the spirits. Chic and stylish designs cater to the mood of every woman.

Our philosophy is to empower women, and to remind them that they are beautiful, confident and SEXY!

See the latest HOTmilk collections and enter to win Valentine’s Day prizes at www.hotmilklingerie.com. (Contest goes live on February 1, 2010.)

For photos visit HOTmilkLingerie.com

They have these categories:

Lingerie 2010
Lingerie 2009
Camisoles
Nightwear

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Efforts around the world continue to be poured out in support of Haiti and the needs of the people there. We recently shared information about ways for your families to reach out and help in those efforts to support Haiti during this devastation. One of those ways was to donate breastmilk. We received the following update on that particular effort today from VirtualBreastfeedingHelp.com. Read more below:

As promised we are updating you on DONATING BREASTMILK TO HAITI!

Breastmilk for Haiti The USS Comfort, the Navy’s floating medical treatment facility, is taking patients from Haiti. They have a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the onboard lactation consultant has pumps and kits to assist lactating mothers. The neonatologist has requested banked human milk from the Human Milk Banking Association of North America. Donations of milk are desperately needed to support this effort and ensure that US babies have the donor milk they need. To help, please call (408) 998-4550. Please remember that HMBANA milk banks are nonprofit, so monetary donations are needed as well.

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Just in….

Moms Can Save Lives in Haiti

By Donating Their Breast Milk Today!

Details Here: Haiti Emergency Relief Milk Program - http://www.breastmilkproject.org/haiti.php

Or, please make a monetary donation to help the mothers and babies of Haiti. Go to our Cafe Laurie Blog to find out which organizations support breastfeeding in emergencies.

The Best Fed Babies Team thanks you and appreciates every little bit you can give!

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How many women do you know who have tried breastfeeding but couldn’t or gave up shortly after the birth of their baby? Laura Haessly, a Certified Lactation Consultant with IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultants) and Kim Leonetti, a Business and Marketing Director, had the heart and desire to see mothers succeed in their efforts to breastfeed their babies so they started Virtual Breastfeeding Help. Trouble breastfeeding? Knows someone who is struggling in their nursing experience? No need to leave home, they come to you virtually. Have you noticed that we are capable of doing so many things virtually nowadays? I get a Jetson-like feeling, you know? Simply Amazing! But I digress….

Virtual Breastfeeding Help’s Mission

All new mothers, no-matter where they are, deserve to have easy access to exceptional breastfeeding help. All new moms deserve to experience the deep satisfaction of nurturing their babies at their breasts. This is exactly why we started helping moms virtually via Webcam and Skype.

Virtual Breastfeeding Help is another unique but lasting gift to give moms and babies. Right now, they are offering a holiday special:

Celebrate Christmas by sharing a gift that lasts a lifetime: Mothers breastfeeding babies. Purchase any Virtual Breastfeeding Help gift certificate and receive a FREE Baby Coutour ($35.00 value). See VirtualBreastfeedingHelp.com for more details.

They also host a drawing for FREE consultations each month. Check out this page of their site to enter their monthly drawing.

A gift that lasts a lifetime: Mothers breastfeeding babies.

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month; Let’s be selfless and charitable…. oh and also let’s do a little shopping (for a cause)!

Coming from a family affected by breast cancer, I am here to tell you that building awareness, helping fund research and education and spreading the good word is of the utmost importance. The Fashionable Housewife and The Fashionable Gal are committed to support the cause and TA DAAAAAAAAH have launched Fashionable Gals for a Cure. This event will include four weeks filled with prizes from some great sponsors as well as an auction. This crazy awesome event will help provide awareness and raise money to find a cure for Breast Cancer which is amaaaaaazing.

For every dollar donated through the Susan G. Komen page on The Fashionable Gal, the donor will receive an entry to win a prize package of their choice. Multiple entries on multiple prizes are allowable. Generous sponsors have donated hundreds of dollars worth of prizes to make up nearly 20 prize packages valued at $150 each. Individual prizes over $150 will be auctioned off in late October. Prizes include everything from jewelry to bras to hair care to gift cards- and everything in between! The prizes will make wonderful gift ideas or a way to pamper the entrants themselves!

Participants (and sponsors!) are encouraged to help promote Fashionable Gals for a Cure on their own websites and blogs. Fashionable Media, Inc. has specially designed buttons and banners for their use. The person who makes the biggest donation will receive $100 to SuperShoes.com and the person with the most referrals will win $100 to EdenFantasys.com.

Sounds cool right? Well that is because it is cool! Can I get a what what for raising much needed funds for a spectacularly great cause? Every little bit counts…

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Like to shop for a cause? Me too! Check out the cool stuff that I found, all donating a portion of the proceed to a Breast Cancer charity:

Charm Bracelet, available from Target, online and in stores, $24.99, Oakley Commit Breask Cancer Awareness Edition, Available on Zappos.com, $152.00, Conair Pink Iconic Breast Cancer Awareness Dryer, available from Walmart, online and in stores, $19.98, Sephora Brilliant Shine Lip Gloss, available in stores and online, $10.00, Clinique Dramaitcally Different Moisturizing Lotion, available from Bloomingdale’s, on line and in stores, $35.00, Breast Cancer Awareness Tote and Lunch Bag Set, available from Staples, online and in stores, $39.99, Breast Cancer Awareness Pendant, available on Buy.com, $47.99, Donna Karan Cashmere Mist, available online, $94.00, Avon Breast Cancer Crusade Watch, available from a rep or online, $15.00

Post Author: Amanda Davis

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Vaginal dryness is a tremendous challenge that can make new mothers feel even more overwhelmed than they already do.

While many women experience a stage of vaginal dryness after they give birth, a long-lasting vaginal moisturizer like Replens Long-Lasting Vaginal Moisturizer is designed to help soothe and replenish vaginal moisture for up to three full days with a single application, helping women make the gradual transition from pregnancy back to normal daily comfort. Replens is estrogen free, hypo-allergenic, odorless and safe for nursing mothers who are especially susceptible to vaginal dryness, as they tend to experience more dramatic fluctuations in estrogen levels that can cause vaginal tissues to become thin, dry, and less elastic. Replens works immediately to provide relief so that you can worry about more important things, like being a brand-new mom.

Replens is available at most drug or discount stores as well as at Drugstore.com.

Visit www.replens.com

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All you lovely breastfeeding momma’s are in luck because you can get 20% off GapMaternity nursing tops!! This sale ends March 25th though, so you have to hurry. No coupon code needed. Just click here to shop now!

Some Nursing Tops I’m Loving…

Crossover long sleeved nursing top in creamy yellow – $34.50

Keyhole nursing top in demre – $28.50

Flutter-sleeve nursing top in calypso – $28.50

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Calling all baby bumps: Greenwich, CT based maternity active wear brand FIT2BMOM is excited to announce it’s debut for Spring 2009. Founded by entrepreneur, fitness instructor, and mother-of-two Christine Lavin, FIT2BMOM provides expecting women with stylish, supportive active wear that can be worn for both exercise and leisure. Hitting stores this March in select boutiques and online retailers throughout the U.S., pieces will retail at a suggested price point of $49.00 – $79.00.

Versatility sets FIT2BMOM apart from the rest of the maternity-set. FIT2BMOM maternity active wear inspires a woman to embrace a fit, active lifestyle throughout her pregnancy and beyond, with functional-yet feminine clothing that both performs and pampers. Designed with technically-innovative Supplex fabric, the line combines the necessary moisture wicking properties that keep the body dry and cool during exercise, with the desired comfort and softness of leisure wear.

Many maternity lines design clothing with excess fabric or drape, leaving women with the bothersome (and wallet draining) task of finding items for specific stages of pregnancy. FIT2BMOM simplifies the process by designing each piece with versatile features that contour to a woman’s shape, ensuring a perfect fit throughout all stages of pregnancy and beyond.

Tops and tanks feature 360-degree built-in shelf bras, adjustable straps and drawstring side-seam shirring that expands and shrinks alongside a growing or post-baby bump. Pants, shorts and skorts offer roll-down waistbands to appease “over the belly” and “under the belly” women alike, while flat seams eliminate bothersome chafing. An innovative seam reinforcement technique in all pieces guarantees a stronger, longer lasting garment.

Upon checkout in the “where did you hear about us” option, Readers of The Fashionable Housewife can enter promo code TFH09 to receive 1 complimentary “Get Fit Kit” containing a FIT2BMOM drawstring gym bag and moisture-wicking headband on all orders placed between 3/19/09 + 4/15/09.

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SALMA Hayek was so taken aback by the plight of an African woman in Sierra Leone who was unable to breastfeed her child that the star breastfed the newborn herself.

The 42-year-old actress, who was nursing her own daughter Valentina at the time, offered to help when the baby’s mother stopped producing milk.

The incident was captured on camera by a television crew from US TV show Nightline whom Hayek allowed accompany her on the goodwill trip in September.

“The baby was perfectly healthy, but the mother didn’t have milk. He was very hungry. I was weaning Valentina, but I still had a lot of milk that I was pumping, so I breast-fed the baby.”

“You should have seen his eyes. When he felt the nourishment, he immediately stopped crying,” said Hayek.

MORE: Click here for the full story from News.com.au.

I think this is so inspiring! What a blessing to have been able to help that little baby. Breast milk is so healthy and the ability to nurse is such an amazing gift, it makes me wish more women felt comfortable sharing the bounty. Literally breastfeeding another woman’s baby doesn’t appeal to a LOT of people, but they forget about Breast Milk Banks. It’s like donating blood, only better.

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