Good morning!! Today is a giveaway day - just for the ladies! Today's giveaway is actually a *REALLY* great deal, valued at $30, and perfect for the new mom or new mom to be in your life!
Today's giveaway is focused on all mothers. It is a t shirt, sponsored by Boppy, professing their support of all mothers who feed their children, and breast pads. Most women, at some point in their process of pregnancy, leak milk, whether they are still pregnant, drying up their milk, equilibrating while nursing, or weaning, and most women have tried using disposable breast shields at some point. If you have, then you probably also know the unfun parts of using them. Peeling a piece of gauzy material off of sore nipples, the feeling of a pad inside your bra, the sometimes chafing of said nipple - it's not great. It also contributes to the trash created on this earth.
The benefits of fabric breast pads are many. No running out of disposable pads, no repeated cost - they run about $10 per 60 pads, and many women have n idea how many they will use until they need them - some women use more than that in a week, some use less. Reusable fabric pads generally run between $4 and $5 a set, and most women need 3 to 6 sets. That's a pretty good deal - an investment of $12-$30 bucks, and they can be washed in the sink if need be. Fabric reusable pads also don't contain the absorbent chemicals that disposables ones do because they are made of naturally absorbent material, and they allow for greater air circulation, thus lowering your chance of infection. (And no one wants infection on their chest!) They are also contoured to fit your chest, and be unnoticeable or minimally noticeable. Lastly, they help the environment - they cut down on trash greatly, and the washing of them is negligible since they can be tossed in a load already being run or hand washed and air dried.
Donating today's breast pads is Ana, and she owns Nirvana Cloth, on etsy. Anna lovesto work with her hands. From putting furniture together, refinishing them, gardening (which right now is just several pots on her balcony lol) to sewing. She isn't some great seamstress but simple things she can do.
A bit about Ana -
I finished an EMT course and I bought myself a great stethoscope and I wanted to protect it with a cover/sleeve. I searched Etsy for them but all were for double sided bell stethoscopes, which mine wasn't. So I thought - how hard can it be to make one myself... I did and it looked great. From there I went onto the reusable menstrual pads. I started using menstrual cup couple years ago but there were still some days where I needed a pad. Using a disposable one became unpleasant. Mainly because it gave me rashes and it seemed I always ran out when I needed one. Since I'm slightly ocd (my family might argue that) I researched for months different designs, materials used etc. And finally I went and made some. And that work is still in progress lol (did I mention I'm slightly ocd?)
On to reusable nursing pads. My brother lives in Europe, Croatia, and life there is very expensive. He and his girlfriend are expecting a baby and as it's the norm there, she will breastfeed the baby. I, yet again, went onto Etsy to research some nursing pads but I didn't like them to much. So, again, I thought to myself how hard can it be? I made several, showed them to my sil and she wanted some. Besides loving to sew, I love how the pads feel and the long term saving with those. Not the nursing pads, just because I doubt my 4yo would want to go back to nursing at this point of her life o_O. I hope my sil and the ladies who decide to try my items are satisfied and happy they're reducing the landfill and, of course, saving money.
Ana's Etsy shop is Nirvana Cloth, and you can visit it here: NirvanaCloth on Etsy
and you can join Nirvna Cloth's Facebook group here
Feel free to message her on Etsy, and ask for something specific - her breast pads are a GREAT deal - 3 pairs for $9, and she is very willing to work with you and very easy to work with! (I've ordered from her myself!)
The contest will run from 9:30a CST 10/20/2013 to 4p CST 10/23/2013
1. View Nirvana Cloth on Etsy, and heart your favorite item, then comment here what item it was.
2. Join the Nirvana Cloth Facebook Group
3. Join the Frugal Mamas Facebook Group
4. Comment here on what you like best about reusable breast pads
5. Follow this blog
6. Email Thefrugalmamas@gmail.com and tell us what kind of giveaway you would like to see next!
Enjoy and good luck!
~Danielle
I favorited the contoured pads on etsy. I like the idea of using cloth pads, both environmentally and financially, but have not found ones I like in the past. Hopefully these ones will work for me.
ReplyDeleteI liked the contour pads. I like the idea of reusable breast pads. 1 it saves us money and 2 it will save on trash plus the disposable ones always fold up and are useless and never stick
ReplyDeleteI like the contouring because they are reusable and washable. With using that kind I feel I wouldn't be wasting money. I feel they would be a good investment.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of cute reusable pads. I'll be doing a bunch of laundry with a newborn anyway and I've been using disposables for 3 weeks now and I'm over them lol The chafing on my already sore nipples is what's pushing me to trying reusables.
ReplyDeleteI like the contoured breast pads but being an EMT myself I love her stethoscope covers too! I love the idea of reusable pads its a money saver!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI favorited the contoured breast pads.
ReplyDeleteI really like the contoured breast pads.
ReplyDeleteI liked the contoured nursing pads
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