Coconut Oil Giveaway!

I am in LOVE with coconut oil.  I use it to cook with when baking and it is a great butter replacement when making pancakes!  I also love that I can use it on my both of daughter's hair!  It is gentle enough for an infant and even moisturizes my toddlers hair as well.  There are so many uses, did I mention it can be used as a nipple cream alternative for sore nipples due to breastfeeding?  Oh yes, and how about for pumping as well?  I have used Tropical Traditions Gold Label Coconut Oil and have been very pleased!  I love that it is organic and has such a wonderful smell.  It's a good size as well so it last a long time.  Check out the details below and enter to win!

Win 1 quart of Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil!

Tropical Traditions is America’s source for coconut oil. Their Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil is hand crafted in small batches by family producers, and it is the highest quality coconut oil they offer. You can read more about how virgin coconut oil is different from other coconut oils on their website: What is Virgin Coconut Oil?

You can also watch the video they produced about Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil:

Tropical Traditions also carries other varieties of affordable high quality coconut oil. Visit their website to check on current sales, to learn about the many uses of coconut oil, and to read about all the advantages of buying coconut oil online. Since the FDA does not want us to discuss the health benefits of coconut oil on a page where it is being sold or given away, here is the best website to read about the health benefits of coconut oil.

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Disclaimer: Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.


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My favorite Breastfeeding things...

Ok so I was listening to the Diana Ross version of "My Favorite Things" and I started thinking about my favorite "breastfeeding" things.  Here is my list, not in any order:

1. Medela's Ice Pack--I have used others but this ice pack keeps my milk fresh for the longest period of time.
2. Motherlove's Nipple Cream--Soft and smooth, and full of good organic ingredients.
3. Medela's bottle caps (the one's with dates)--Oh yes!  I was so thorough with that masking tape, these things are so much more convenient! I LOVE them, for reals........for relas for reals!
4. Simple Wishes Hands Free Pumping Bra--OMG, this is one of those things like once you go hands free, you just DONT go back!  Why didn't my lactation consultant tell me about this?  Thank you internet.  If you don't know you betta ask somebody.
5. Boppy--I love this pillow, the best thing to nurse with.
6. Earth Mama Booby Tubes--When I can't take a hot shower, I love putting these things in my bra to help the flow while pumping.
7. Mother's Milk Tea--Oh yea, I drink a pot of this at night with 7 bags brewing, add some honey, and go to sleep.  In the morning......MILK time!  Pumping on 1 boob, nursing on the other :-) 
8. Nursing Sleepy Bra--T-shirt comfort, I love it!

Motherlove Nipple Cream

I though that I would be all done with nipple cream after a few months.  I used it initially when my baby was a few weeks old after each feeding to sooth my sore nipples but eventually I didn't need it.  However when I returned to work when my baby was almost 6 months, I began to find another use for nipple cream: the pump!  

Since I pump 3-5 times a day at work and at home M-F, the nipple cream comes in handy.  Some pumping mothers grase the breast shields and that works.  However I like to use the nipple cream to grease my nipples and give a light massage to my breast right before pumping.  I also use the nipple cream to pull out my nipples so I can properly position them in the breast shield. 

I have used a couple of different brands but one that I want to recommend here is Motherlove's nipple cream.

It glides on very smoothly and feels great on the nipples.  It is ORGANIC!  Isn't that great since it's touching the skin, that touches your milk, that goes into your child's body?  This nipple cream works very well to keep my nipples from feeling the tugging of the pump and it is also safe for babies to nurse right after applying.  

Reading the ingredients reminds me of a Bryer's ice cream commercial, you know just milk, cream, and sugar :-)  Well there are no fancy chemicals that you don't understand here.  The ingredients in this nipple cream are simply: extra virgin olive oil, beeswax, shea butter, marshmallow root and calendula.  Try out Motherlove's nipple cream, I love it and I am sure you will too.