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Please nominate by commenting on the Lactivist Blog at www.lactivist.net/nominate-your-favorite-breastfeeding-friendly-business-for-a-lactivist-friendly-award/ This year I’m looking for nominations for your favorite breastfeeding friendly business, they can be online or in shop but they have to be a company you love! When I have enough I’ll set up a voting system. I can’t accept nominations on Facebook or Twitter – there is a chance I’ll miss them. Lisa Lactivist sponsor www.moontimes.co.uk has been nominated for the Green Directory Pea-ples Favourite awards- ‘The PEA-ple’s Favourite’ Award recognises the importance of individual recommendations so rather than being judged by a panel of experts, it’s voted for by the general public! Please vote for them here- http://www.mygreendirectory.info/voting/pea-ples-favourite.php and ask your friends to vote too!! Lactivist sponsors pay towards the running costs of this site and for the printing of flyers with supportive breastfeeding help and information on. Without Lactivist sponsors there would be no Lactivist. To open up a PDF of a certificate you can print out and give to anyone who has helped you with breastfeeding just click on this link -
Facebook is full of lovely supportive breastfeeding groups. Here at Lactivist I wanted to acknowledge them for their great work but I need your help. Please leave a comment on www.lactivist.net with a link to your favorite group. Then click the like button on the other groups you like. You might find some new ones, or some old friends. Please check that you are not nominating someone who has already been nominated because I will delete doubles. (It will just be impossible to see who is being voted for otherwise) Please don’t vote for Lactivist on Facebook – I can’t award myself The group or page with the most ‘likes’ will win the right to use this – but I’ll put the name of the group in it!
Please make sure the group you are linking to is not a closed group – a lot of the breastfeeding pages on Facebook are closed to make them safe from closure.
If your group gets nominated please feel free to use this:
And this is where you need to link to so people can vote – http://www.lactivist.net/?p=3243
Lactivist is a runner up for Blog Of The Year 2010! I am so proud to get this award, a lot of work goes into Lactivist and it is nicer than I thought it would be to have that recognised. There was some very stiff competition and all the other nominees are great bloggers – Analytical Armadillo, Dr Momma, Single Dad Laughing and And Three Makes Family and the winner was Really Pants which is a number 1 resource for real nappy news, reviews, product launches and competitions! They now have 3 new fantastic real nappy using contributors who will be reviewing products and writing feature articles. Thank you again for voting – if you haven’t checked out www.thebundlejungle.com yet it is worth doing to meet very friendly approachable and knowledgeable people. Lisa It made my day this morning to be told that www.lactivist.net has been nominated for for “Blog Of The Year 2010″ in The Bundle Jungle Work At Home Mum Awards 2010. All the other nominees are brilliant, and I am very proud to be in such esteemed company. The Bundle Jungle WAHM awards have been created to give recognition to small businesses or individuals with a natural parenting, ethical trading or environmentally friendly focus.
Because of technical difficulties at the start of the voting I am awarding the Mother’s Milk Marketing Board Seal of Approval to the top 3 forums. So the winners are: Congratulations to Natural Mamas which is a natural parenting forum with an emphasis on babywearing. A Natural Mama is a mama that listens to her instinct. A Natural Mama is more likely to: cosleep, breastfeed, babywear, use gentle discipline, home educate, use complementary medicine, do BLW. BUT you do not need to be doing all (or any) of them. It is not a fixed box that you either fit in or not. Natural Mamas was nominated because: “It’s a natural parenting forum with an amazing breastfeeding support board. Members who contribute are lactation consultants, midwives, breastfeeding peer supporters as well as breastfeeding mothers. The range of breastfeeding topics covered is second to none and the support is phenomental, with lots of experience as well as good non-judgemental evidence based advice. I love it!!” I want my mumI Want My Mum was started in December 2004 by two mothers, Charlotte Young (breastfeeding counsellor) and Annalisa Barbieri. The idea came about because, having had children the year before, they were rather surprised and frustrated at the conflicting information about the important subject of bringing up baby. As new mothers it is hard to read all the latest research for yourself. There are lots of parenting sites (some of them very good) but a great many of them perpetuate myths or aren’t manned by ‘real’ people, a lot may be just open message forums based on purely the opinions of other users. They aim to do things differently at IWMM. There are two very real mothers behind the scenes who are busy reading the latest research on aspects of child feeding, sleep and development; supported by a team of moderators selected for their experience in that particular field and a team of professionals including Breastfeeding Counsellors, a Bereavement Counsellor, Speech and Language Therapists, a SCBU Nurse, Pharmacist & Midwives I want my mum was nominated because: “I’m someone who’s found the information and support there invaluable in successful breastfeeding, helping me meet other like-minded mums IRL, and having a great resource to recommend to expectant mums. Without their support I may well have stopped ( or at least tried to stop, my daughter would have a lot to say about it!) feeding my youngest, but instead we’ve past 2 yrs, still going strong and still finding the info there fab. Mama Pack ForumMama Packs are the United Kingdoms ONLY ethically influenced, trade marked Mum & Baby sample pack. A pack you wont find nasty chemicals in, a pack you will love receiving! Mama Pack Forum was nominated because: “The ladies there have such a wealth of experience and a geniuine love for the benefits of breast feeding that I have been greatly encouraged to keep breastfeeding, despite my child being seriously ill and in an incubator when born and later whilst she underwent major surgery. Now I am BFing past the age I had previously thought ‘normal’ and my child is thriving!” Thank you so much to everyone who took part in this! Natural Mamas, IWMM and Mama Pack Forum may now display the Mother’s Milk Marketing Board seal of approval! It can only be used by people who win it! Lisa
Subjects include reflux , waterbirths , SIDS and safe formula feeding. The Analytical Armadillo has been awarded the Mothers Milk Marketing Board Seal of Approval for these reasons:
Congratulations Analytical Armadillo – you can now display the Mothers Milk Marketing Board Seal of Approval with pride!
I just thought it would be nice to have a UK equivalent to http://thestir.cafemom.com/baby/109270/50_best_breastfeeding_resources_on So, what are your favorite breastfeeding resources? I’d put www.kellymom.com at the very top, followed closely by Jack Newmans site. I’d love it if you say Lactivist.net but you don’t need to because it is my list Lisa Lisa
The poll is in the left sidebar of www.lactivist.net. If you have problems voting please let me know and I’ll do my best to sort it out. You can vote for up to 3 forums and the poll ends on the 31st October 2010. Thank you to all the people who nominated their favorite breastfeeding friendly websites. I have sorted them out into categories and the first one is The Most Breastfeeding Friendly Forum.The forum with the most votes at the end of October 2010 will be awarded a prestigious Mothers Milk Marketing Board Seal of Approval! There will be runners up awards too!
Here, in alphabetical order are more details about the nominated forums. Breast Buddieshttp://www.breastbuddies.nice-forum.com Breastfeeding Support Forum and Natural Parenting Forum. Topics ranging from Newborn feeding and full term feeding (extended breastfeeding). We also cover Babywearing, Cloth Nappies and other Natural parenting topics. Help for all mums The Bundle Junglehttp://www.thebundlejungle.com/ The Bundle Jungle is friendly and welcoming to those trying to conceive, pregnant women, fathers to be and parents from all walks of life. What makes our forum different to other mainstream pregnancy and parenting forums is, not only our focus on community support but, also our interest in challenging the way we look at parenting. “With the breastfeeding guru system, advice and support section, breastfeeding stories section and upcoming charity auction for Cheshire and North Wales Milk Bank we are huge breastfeeding fans!” Cloth Nappy Addicts Forumhttp://clothnappyaddicts.co.uk/forum/index.php A forum run by Natasha, a WAHM and total cloth nappy addict and assisted by “SaraSeahorse” a woolly WAHM and “puddlepants” a nappy, woolly and clothing WAHM. The Green Parent Forumhttp://www.thegreenparent.co.uk/forum The Green Parent is the UK’s leading green lifestyle and natural parenting magazine. A truly inspiring read, TGP is like nothing else on the newsstand, with insightful intelligent journalism covering topics from babywearing and attachment parenting to home-education and alternative medicine. Each issue features regular columns on Organic Gardening, Seasonal Food and Drink, Green Travel, Ethical Fashion and lots more. The magazine is produced by a small team of passionate experts who live and breathe the positive message of the magazine. “So full of other mums who have the same ideas on breastfeeding and other topics. Always someone there to offer help, advice and support I always point breastfeeding mums there.” I want my mum“I’m someone who’s found the information and support there invaluable in successful breastfeeding, helping me meet other like-minded mums IRL, and having a great resource to recommend to expectant mums. Without their support I may well have stopped ( or at least tried to stop, my daughter would have a lot to say about it!) feeding my youngest, but instead we’ve past 2 yrs, still going strong and still finding the info there fab. Mad MumsParenting and Pregnancy can be very daunting and sometimes, it can really help to speak to people who have been or are going through the same things that you are. The Madmums Buddy Scheme has been designed to put you in touch with other Mums who have experience in specific areas of Pregnancy and Parenting. You can use this free and confidential service on a “one to one” basis away from the forums to get in touch with one of our Buddies who will then contact you personally. Mama Pack Forumhttp://www.mamapacks.eu/forum/ Mama Packs are the United Kingdoms ONLY ethically influenced, trade marked Mum & Baby sample pack. A pack you wont find nasty chemicals in, a pack you will love receiving! “The ladies there have such a wealth of experience and a geniuine love for the benefits of breast feeding that I have been greatly encouraged to keep breastfeeding, despite my child being seriously ill and in an incubator when born and later whilst she underwent major surgery. Now I am BFing past the age I had previously thought ‘normal’ and my child is thriving!” Natural Mamashttp://www.naturalmamas.co.uk/ A natural parenting forum with an emphasis on babywearing. “It’s a natural parenting forum with an amazing breastfeeding support board. Members who contribute are lactation consultants, midwives, breastfeeding peer supporters as well as breastfeeding mothers. The range of breastfeeding topics covered is second to none and the support is phenomental, with lots of experience as well as good non-judgemental evidence based advice. I love it!!” RollercoasterPregnancy, having a baby and parenting can all bring you to the heights of joy and the depths of despair – all within the space of a few minutes! RollerCoaster.ie accompanies you on this exciting journey. “A great community of people with a dedicated breastfeeding board” Do you know of a website that supports breastfeeding mums and deserves the new Mothers Milk Marketing Board seal of approval? It could be a forum, or a shop, a facebook page or someone on twitter. Nominate your favorite and tell us why they deserve the award by commenting on this post and the winner, or maybe winners will get to display the special, exclusive seal of approval from the Mothers Milk Marketing Board itself! When we get enough websites nominated voting will start  The Mothers Milk Marketing Board seal of approval
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