Giveaways

Scrubs star Judy Reyes is welcoming her little one in style! Pregnancy Magazine, Hot Moms Club and Jewels and Pinstripes created an amazing gift bag for her recent celebrity baby shower (check out coverage on CBB tomorrow!) full of cool, drool-worthy baby items that every mom will need.

Even better! They’ve decided to give one away to a lucky CBB reader! The gift bag (worth approximately $450) includes:

• Vera Bradley Miller Bag in Carnaby
• Ruby Roxanne Designs Leather Cuff
• Stonz Wear Booties
• Gold Canyon Baby Girl Candle Gift Bundle
• SnapMe Swimwear Gift Certificate
• Dress Me Up Organic Teething Bonbon and Bib
• Shutterfly Stationery
• Bottle Snugglers in Cow Design
• Planet Wise Wet/Dry Bag
• Label Out Loud™ Gift Certificate from Mabel’s Labels
• Dr. Bloom’s Chewable Jewels
• Autographed I Love My Mommy Because… by Barbamel Books
• snackTAXI Reusable Snack and Sandwich Bags
• Babble Babywear Fuel Onesie
• Angel Dear Blankie
• Wubbanub Frog Pacifier
• Stay With Me Socks
• Nourish Disposable Formula-Ready Bottled Water for Active Moms

Click here to enter to win our Judy Reyes Baby Shower Gift Bag Giveaway!

Online entries must be received between 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on 11/9/09 and 11:59 p.m. (ET) on 11/15/09. See Official Rules.

Mini Fine is created for the little hipsters of the contemporary world by offering a collection of tees featuring fresh designs and iconic characters. Whether your “mini-me” is 0-12 months or 2t to 4t. Mini Fine’s infusion of a little grown-up attitude with an inherently sweet style is sure to make a statement. Its no surprise that Mini Fine’s quirky style is a favorite amongst  hip moms across the US! Celebrity fans include Gwen Stefani, Jennifer Garner, Jack Black, Heidi Klum and Britney Spears.

Mini Fine’s parent company, Mighty Fine, will also be throwing in a few adult tees for  the perfect “mommy & me” moment. Summer never looked so good! Two lucky winners will receive a gift package worth $250 including eight Mini Fine assorted tees (a $200 value) and two Mighty Fine assorted tees (a $50 value).

Click here to enter to win our Mini/Mighty Fine Giveaway!

Online entries must be received between 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on 11/2/09 and 11:59 p.m. (ET) on 11/7/09. See Official Rules.

Enter our new weekly sweepstakes and you could win this Jewels and Pinstripes "New Girls in Tinseltown" gift bag — similar to the one that celebrity parents like Matt Damon, Diane Farr, Milla Jovovich, and Tori Spelling also received!

Created by Jewels and Pinstripes, this gift bag celebrates new babygirls and everything terrific that comes along with them. It’s filledwith a great mix of fun and practical goodies, such as: a personalizedkeychain from Key to My Heart, hair clips from Ladybugs and Lullabies, the 3-in-1 Bebe Belay, personalized Mabel’s Labels, Jesse Walker Knitgoods, The Patchwork Bear Lovey Blankie and Signature Patchwork Bear (as seen in Tori Spelling’s daughter Stella’s nursery), baby shoes from stride rite, the Carrie bag from Pout, an adorable birth day box by Bloomers Baby, teething jewelry by Chewable Jewels, diapees and wipees‘ pouch and minkie blanket, delicious chocolate covered strawberries from Shari’s Berries, stationery from Boatman Geller, personalized jewelry from Me and My Girlfriends, a baby pouch from tot-to-go, KINeSYS Kids Performance Sunscreen, the award winning Dose Keeper, and clothing from Life is Good, Danajill Designs, and Simple Pleasures AZ. To see everything in the bag, visit Jewels and Pinstripes.

Click here to enter to win this amazing bag! An identical bag will be auctioned on charityfolks.com to benefit the Plasticos Foundation.

And, be sure to come back NEXT Monday to see what you could win in our next giveaway!

With over twenty years of experience working with young children, everyone’s favorite gay uncle Brett Berk uses his expert outsider’s perspective to break moms and dads out of the “parenting bubble,” an alternate universe where under-table dining, Everest-like toy piles, and hourly tantrums somehow seem normal. Packed full of candid advice, handy checklists, and hilarious stories of parents even crazier than you, The Gay Uncle’s Guide to Parenting reveals how consistency, patience, and keeping your emotions in check are key to overcoming almost any parenting struggle, will help your kids gain the structure they need to develop and learn new skills, and allow you to be a person as well as a parent.

He uses this outsider’s point of view as a fresh perspective, andcombines it with the no-nonsense approach that only a gay man has tobreak moms and dads out of the unnecessary patterns and practicesthey’ve fallen into. Why do we buy Diaper Genies as if we’ve neverheard of trash cans with lids? Why are we so afraid of telling children“no” that we often take the scenic (and more harmful) route around it?And can we all finally admit that babies usually smell funny, acceptit, and move on?

Learn more and ask Brett your questions at BrettBerk.com.

We are giving away ten copies of The Gay Uncle’s Guide to Parenting. Click Continue Reading for how to enter!

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Update: CBB Deals: Code CBB15 gets you $15 off an OV-Watch value kit 3 at www.ovwatch.com or by calling 866-ovwatch Monday-Friday 9am-9pm EST. Code is valid Monday Feb. 11th-Friday Feb. 15th, 2008 only……

Update: The winner is Heather from Newport News, VA, who said,

I have tried ovulation tests, the whole natural planning andtracking my periods but I had never heard of the OV Watch before now.

Are you trying to get pregnant? FDA-cleared and patented OV-Watch finds the 4 days before ovulation, which are the most fertile days of the cycle. When you are trying to get pregnant, OV-Watch can make trying to get pregnant less stressful for you and your partner. Double your chances with OV-Watch!

Trista Sutter, of the well known, ABC series, The Bachelorette talked about her experience with OV-Watch in a September 2007 cover issue of Us Weekly. After 2 years of trying to get pregnant, Trista credits OV-Watch and says,

Thankfully because of OV-Watch, I knew when I was going to ovulate.

CBB Senior Reviewer Nancy also used OV-Watch to get pregnant with her daughter Allegra and credits the device with her success saying,

I am delighted with the OV-Watch. It accurately predicted my four best fertile days before ovulation – which the ClearBlue Easy does not (it just tells you when you are low, high or peak fertility).

She most recently wrote that the OV-Watch "will tell you the four best fertile days BEFORE you ovulate to get pregnant. Which, I am convinced, is why I conceived the first cycle I wore this. We had been trying for over 6 months…" Click here to read more amazing success stories.

The OV-Watch can be purchased at www.ovwatch.com or 866-OVWatch. (Click Continue Reading for two great deals!)

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You know how we’re always giving away stuff?  Do you ever wonder if we REALLY give the stuff away?  Yes, we REALLY do.  Here are a couple of CBB Readers who’ve won some awesome giveaway prizes from us.

CBB Reader Clara and her daughter Gracie won a Sasquatch organic tee from FIG. She wrote:

We just got the new Fig t-shirt we won on your site and my daughter loves it.  The organic fabric is great and the shirt is just fun.  Thanks for the contest!

CBB Reader Cheryl from Corpus Christi, TX, won a  Pronto diaper changing kit from Skip Hop. She wrote:

I won a Skip Hop pronto changer a few months beforemy son was born in August of this year. I love it! It comes in handy duringquick changes like this one. Here is a picture of my husband, Jeremy, changingAsher on the back of one of his trucks at his terminal. I posted this one onour family blog and called it "Real Trucker Moguls change diapers."Too cute!

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CBB Reader Kate won a Baby Kaed Avi-U diaper bag. She wrote:

I’ve attached a picture of me with the Baby Kaed Avi-U diaper bag that you and Baby Kaed so generously awarded to me; as you can (hopefully) see from the grin on my face, I am thrilled!  It is the most beautiful bag, and I have it all set to go in our future nursery, with the items I’m beginning to collect for our baby.  We find out this coming Monday if it’s a boy or a girl (I will be five months pregnant – in this picture, taken just before Christmas on the day I received the bag, I was just over three months), but no matter if it’s a he or a she, this bag is GORGEOUS and will work perfectly – I couldn’t believe how many cool things came with it! (makeup bag, paci pouch, etc.).

CBB Deal: Save 20% when you use coupon code CBB20 at babykaed.com.

Check out previous winners and their goodies here and here.

Have you won a CBB Giveaway?  If so, take a photo of yourself with the prize (or your kids wearing or playing with it) and we’ll post it on CBB!

Update:The winners and what they feel is the biggest reason expectant women feel dissatisfied with their changing body:

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• Monique who said, "We feel like science projects.  I am six months pregnant with my seconddaughter and work in a mall.  There are many ultra skinny,  young womenasking me crazy questions all the time and staring each day to see howmuch I have grown.  It try not to let it get me down, but I know it canbe annoying for all women.  I think it is hard to watch yourself growand constantly wonder if you will ever be the same size you were beforeyou got pregnant.  And at the same time, you are trying to remindyourself how excited you are and what a fascinating process the wholething is… Who cares if you are big jolly mama!  It is a catch twentytwo that women easily get caught in."

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• Diane who said, "I think the biggest reason expectant women feeldissatisfied with their changing bodies is partially because they feel they haveno control over the changes.  And, I think a lot of anxiety and worry comesinto play when women start thinking about what their bodies will look like afterthe baby is born. "
• Victoria who said, "The biggest reason expectant women feel dissatisfied with their changing body is that society does not celebrate the beautiful pregnant body and instead, embeds the idea that women should always be skinny. It’s extremely difficult to feel happy about your changing body when you are bombarded with images telling you how skinny you should be after birth. I would not say it is their fault, but celebrities help perpetrate this notion by looking like they did pre-baby just weeks after giving birth. Normal women that don’t have trainers, chefs, stylists, most often do not look like that after having a baby."
• Kelly who said, "The biggestreason women feel dissatisfied with their changing bodies is that thereis a lack of control over what is happening to your own body.  In anera where women are told that they can have it all and they are incontrol of their own destiny, pregnancy seems to be one of the onlyarea where we do not have complete control over what happens to ourbodies."
• Caryn who said, "I feel there is a lot of pressure for women to look a certain way.  Weight is just one issue women struggle with (in general) and with celebrities as role models women feel they should look the way they do (which is often very skinny).  When society promotes skinny as beautiful, it makes women feel they need to fit that mold.  When a woman becomes pregnant, she is supposed to gain a certain amount of weight.  But for a woman who has been struggling with body image (maybe even her weight) gaining weight during pregnancy (a normal thing) can make her feel unattractive.  She may also worry about whether or not her body will ever look the same.  Pregnancy is beautiful and the result is truly an amazing miracle.  I actually struggled with weight gain when I got pregnant with my son (because I struggled with my weight all my life).  Then I was put on bedrest and could not do the things I wanted to maintain some sort of activity (like prenatal yoga).  It was very frustrating and damaging to my self image.  In retrospect, I wish I would not have been so concerned with my weight and focused on enjoying the growing miracle inside me.  (sorry for the long answer but this is an issue that is really important to me).  I really want women to embrace their growing, changing bodies during pregnancy because it is truly miraculous."
• Jessica who said, "I think that women feel dissatisfied because they look SO different from whatwe think the “ideal woman” looks like.  Also, many of the “side-effects”(ie. Stretchmarks, saggy breasts, etc) are often covered up and a pregnant womanusually doesn’t see them in their full glory until they’re on HER."

Do you agree with the things these readers said?

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Update: The winners are: Patchwork Lovey Blanket and Minky Patchwork Bear– Emily Self, Smyrna, GA; Always Kiss Me Goodnight Pillow– Genevieve Jurgenson, Willseyville, NY andJessica Benitez, St. Petersburg, FL; Tooth Fairy Pillow– Amanda Carroll, Midland, VA andChristine Krebs, Dayton, OH.

Jennifer Cura had spent her time making baby quilts, teddy bears and blankets for friends who were having babies. Then the requests came in from people wanting to buy her stuff. So she set up shop, creating The Patchwork Bear.

We’re in love with the concept behind her line. If you’ve ever tried to store away baby clothes then you know the battle well, you are able to ditch the completely soiled ones, but you find it hard to detach yourself from others — This one he/she wore when he/she first smiled … I loved this outfit on him/her … The list of excuses to save the clothes goes on and you end up with a pile to keep that’s larger then the pile to toss. The Patchwork Bear lets you re-purpose those old baby clothes and without your significant other needing to carve another hole out in the attic for them.

The Patchwork Bear launched the new “Keepsake Collection” at thecelebrity-packed, Boom Boom Room Wonderland event. Transform your baby’s outgrown clothes into aninstant keepsake with a Baby Clothes Bear or Baby Clothes Quilt! ToriSpelling loved the idea of making a keepsake bear out of her littleboy, Liam’s clothes and Denise Richards would like a memory bear madefrom her mother’s clothes. Visit her site to see the whole collection,including Wedding Dress Quilts, photo memory pillow and autographquilts.

You can get the same swag that that celebs received at the Boom Boom Room Wonderland earlier this month. Click Continue Reading for the details and to see photos of The Patchwork Bear at the Boom Boom Room Event.

CBB Deal: To make your shopping bill a bit lighter she’s also extending a coupon code to CBB readers, for 15% off anything at thepatchworkbear.com. Just use coupon code "CBB" at checkout to redeem, the offer expires 3/1/2008.

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Update: The winners are:

• Shelley from San Jose, CA – Daisy
• Linda from Pickering, Ontario – Blossom
• Risa from Silver Spring, MD – Racer
• Becky from Delta, British Columbia – Evan

Finding shoes for toddlers can be a royal pain — some are too stiff,some are too thin, some are just ugly. I wished I could just rewind andgo back to using the cute, soft-soled Robeez that are awesome for toddlers. And then Robeez debuted their new Robeez Tredz!

Robeez has managed to put everything parents loveabout their Soft Soles, including a stay-on elastic ankle, healthy footdesign, and adorable and fashionable styles, in a shoe that’s safe for hitting the streets.

Hollywood moms and dads received a sneak peek at Robeez Tredz at the Boom Boom Room earlier this month.

• Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott chose Tredz Racer in ocean blue for 10-month-old Liam. Dean liked it because it looked “very Euro.”
• Angela Bassett liked the Flames & Butterfly Tredz for her two-year-old twins. “I love the vibrant colors, whimsical designs; they’re so attractive. And I am thrilled about the new soles now that the kids are so active.”
• Kellie Martin had this to say about Tredz: “Wearing these shoes is the next best thing to going barefoot.” Kellie picked the Cherry Tredz for her 14-month-old daughter, Maggie.

They come in 22 designs (12 for girls and 10 forboys) and are available in sizes 12-16 months, 16-20 months, and 20-24months. Find your pair at boutiques and specialty department storesnationwide plus online at www.robeez.com.

Click to read Bronwyn’s full Robeez Tredz review.

Together with Robeez, we are giving away four pairs of their new Tredz shoes! Click Continue Reading to find out how.

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Update: The winners are:

• Brandee who said, "I don’t have kids I just like good old fashioned Disney Movies."
• Lorin who said, "I loved this movie as a kid growing up and i know that my daughter would enjoy it just as much."
• Sarah Jane who said, "My daughter Lily saw this movie atCostco the other day and wanted it but she had already picked out an outfitearlier.  Only one treat per trip! "
• Anne who said, "I am so excited to see the Aristocats being re-released! I can rememberwatching it as a child. My 3-year-old, Julia, gets so excited when thecommercial comes on. I really don’t know who is more excited–me torelive the memories or her to see it for the first time!!"

Disney’s beloved kitty cat classic, The Aristocats, is finally on Special Edition DVD with new digitally enhanced picture and sound, plus exclusive bonus materials. The Aristocats was the last film that Walt Disney put into production himself, making this film a little piece of animation history.

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