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By Lisa Lactivist, on May 9th, 2012
It’s particuarly nice for me to get Lactivist sponsorship from Born because I used to buy Weleda nappy cream from their Bristol shop when my son was tiny. It was also the first place I bought a nursing bra (leopardskin Bravado!) and the first of a collection of slings and I don’t know how many of his nappies came from there!
The staff here have always are incredibly knowledgable, they are really good at helping you find the right products, also it is a good place to drop into if you need to breastfeed as they have a comfy sofa!
Born is Run by mothers Eva and her sister Georgina who have years of experience in retail and natural mothering, environmentally friendly, natural, organic, fair trade and practical products for parents and their babies.
“As well as our stores in Bristol and London and online shop we offer additional services such as in-store workshops, including breastfeeding support, baby massage, hypno-birthing and information on complimentary health practitioners.
We also run regular parent-to-be events with great deals on your baby shopping.”
 Born has a fantastic selection of incredibly well chosen breastfeeding products, including this clever idea which also saves you money – Breastfeeding Essentials Bundle by Bravado which consists of:
The Body Silk Seamless Nursing Bra (x2)
Eva says
“This is our best selling bra because it has such a large range of sizes that it fits, that means that it will fit from pregnancy through to extended feeding. The cups stretch is fantastic and accommodates the yo-yoing that happens to your breasts in the first few months of feeding – when you are bigger in the morning than can go down 2 cup sizes by the evening.”
Lansinoh HPA® Lanolin Nipple Cream 40g Tube
“In my opinion Lansinoh is the best thing on the market to help prevent and heal sore nipples. With my daughter I was unfortunate enough to experience sore nipples for the first few days of breastfeeding so was determined to avoid a similar experience with my son, thankfully Lansinoh was around then and the advice on preventing sore nipples had changed.”
Mama’s Nursing Support Tea 65g
“This tea will help support breastfeeding mothers. The herbs used are nutritional, full of vitamins and minerals. The tea helps increase wellbeing of the mother and help ensure a good healthy flow of breast milk. Use around half a teaspoon per mug.”
Ingredients: Loose Organic or wild-crafted Raspberry Leaf, Borage, Blessed Thistle, Fenugreek, Nettle
For more information about Born please visit www.borndirect.com or if you are in Stoke Newington or Bristol pop into one of their very welcoming shops.
Born, 64 Gloucester Road, Bristol BS7 8BH 0117 924 5080
168 Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16 0JL 0207 249 5069
www.borndirect.com our online shop
Born Together a place for parents and parents-to-be to find help, health and fun
Follow us on Facebook for giveaways, discounts and special offers
Twitter @borndirect
By Lisa Lactivist, on March 20th, 2012
 Lovely family run, eco friendly, lactivist supporting Petit Guili are celebrating spring by offering a 20% discount at www.petitguili.com
It is an easy discount code to remember – SPRING
If you are looking for eco friendly baby stuff with a fashionable and funky twist to it, Petit Guili is the place – check out their amazing range of Cloth nappies, Wooden toys, Dolls and soft toys, Natural baby shoes, Organic baby clothes and Eco-friendly potties
By Lisa Lactivist, on March 15th, 2012
Karen from www.boobiemilk.co.uk says she can’t move in the house as it is full of beautiful nursing bras, so she is having a great Mother Day special sale -
 Use march15 for 15% off your purchase.
Spend £50 or more after deductions and receive a FREE Emma-Jane 361 nursing bra.
Spend £100 or more after deductions and receive a FREE Emma-Jane regular length nursing vest.
Prices start at just £8.50 for nursing bras
https://boobiemilk.co.uk/category/125/sleep-bras.html
By Lisa Lactivist, on March 8th, 2012
 To get 15% off on all orders + free delivery at www.petitguili.com just quote Lactivist at the checkout.
Petit Guili are specialists in cloth nappies, baby carriers, organic baby toiletries, wooden toys, and complementary eco-friendly products for your baby.
They are a family business with a passion for organic products, their policy is to sell quality products without chemicals, and other toxic substances.
We love them at Lactivist because they are one of the wonderful small companies that sponser the site and keep us alive – also they sell very nice things indeed!
By Lisa Lactivist, on March 4th, 2012
There are 2 great offers from Lactivist sponsor Moontimes this March:
Jam Sponges on 20% discount this month…using code MT20.
 and 15% off Lucy Pearce’s Moon Time book when bought with a pad starter set or sponge using code MTBOOK at check out
Buy the book with an Organic Pad Starter Set or Patterned Pad Starter Set, or a Moon Sponge (incls small and prolapse sponges)…and get 15% off the book and products!Use code MTBOOK at the checkout 
Moon time: A guide to celebrating your menstrual cycle is a book of empowerment to help you to find healing and learn to celebrate yourself as a woman. Personal, wise, gently humorous, warm and welcoming, it opens a dialogue on what is often a taboo subject. If you are looking for…
* deeper harmony with yourself and your menstrual cycle
* greater self-knowledge and self-acceptance
* natural ways of dealing with PMT
* rituals to express your feminine creativity
* an enhanced relationship with your family at “that time of the month”
* a way to balance your hectic life and your body’s needs
* positive language to describe your body and its functions
* how to create a red tent or moon lodge
* knowing how to celebrate you daughter’s impending womanhood
* a greater connection to nature’s cycles, seasons and the moon You will find it here.
Lucy Pearce shares her own personal story of being a cycling woman, woven in between the voices of menstrual educators and visionary teachers from around the world, all dedicated to bringing about greater understanding and self-acceptance for women and their moon time. Supplemented by spiritual insight and scientific research, this book provides a comprehensive, reflective and highly accessible, practical guide to being a cycling woman. The first book to document the Red Tent movement, this practical guidebook shares creative tools to help you celebrate your cycle:
* rituals for self care
* nutritional and herbal suggestions for supporting you through your cycle
* spiritual/ wise woman insight into your cycle
* creative projects
* resources for charting your cycle
* a large chapter of resources: books, websites, forums and videos Learning to celebrate your cyclical nature leads to a greater sense of ease, well being, physical and emotional comfort throughout the month.
About the Author: Lucy Pearce is a teacher of Woman-craft and creativity, based in County Cork, Ireland. She is the founder of a women’s group and leads women’s rituals and ceremonies. She works as a free-spirited freelance writer and is contributing editor at JUNO magazine. She is a regular contributor to Modern Mum magazine, The Irish Examiner and JUNO in print, and online to Rhythm of the Home, The Anti-Room and Wild Sister magazine. She was runner up in the 2010 Writer’s Bureau “Writer of the Year” competition. This is her first book. She is currently working on her second about Creative Rainbow Mothers. She blogs at dreamingaloud.net on living philosophy, moon time, everyday Zen and gentle parenting where she has a devoted following of fellow dreamers. Her website TheHappyWomb.com features woman craft, honouring moon time, women’s circles, creativity, rites of passage, natural pregnancy, holistic birth preparation. It is a one-stop shop of women’s empowerment.
http://www.moontimes.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=80
By Lisa Lactivist, on February 15th, 2012
 Monkey Mama Nursing Necklaces are having a sale starting at lunchtime on the 15th February to celebrate Isaac’s birthday and their 24 month bfing milestone – 24 products at 24% off for 24 hours.
Here’s the direct link to the sale section:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/monkeymamanecklaces?section_id=11137689
They are only 12 people away from having 500 likers on Facebook too so if you are not a fan please click on the link - https://www.facebook.com/monkeymamanecklaces?ref=ts, they often have bargains on there so it’s worth keeping an eye on!
By Lisa Lactivist, on January 31st, 2012
 …A Bamboo Birthing Shirt‘s lifecycle runs from pregnancy right through to breastfeeding … making it extremely versatile and therefore great value for money….
Winner of a Bizziebaby Award 2011-2012
Shortlisted for the 2011 Loved by Parents Award for ‘best product for breastfeeding’
Made of bamboo jersey (65% bamboo, 28% cotton, 7% spandex) in red or blue.
Not only is our Bamboo Birthing Shirt an incredibly comfortable and completely practical birthing outfit, but fabulously versatile. Use for pregnancy, labour, breastfeeding & bonding.
An essential part of your hospital bag kit
Stretchy, supersoft, breathable and durable
Can be machine washed and tumble dried
A perfect gift for a pregnant mum
Posted worldwide (See delivery information)
The special offer for Lactivist readers continues- a complimentary bamboo headband worth £3.49 with any order you make. You just have to write ‘I am a lactivist’ in the ‘Instructions to seller‘ section in PayPal.
Buy Online at www.TheBirthingShirtCompany.com ,You can also join our facebook page at www.facebook.com/TheBirthingShirtCompany or follow us on our twitter page www.twitter.com/TheBirthShirtCo
By Lisa Lactivist, on January 30th, 2012
 This message is from the lovely Karen from www.boobiemilk.co.uk
“January has been a busy month for BoobieMilk and I’d like to give back to your readers in some way. I have written an article for my newsletter about going back to work and breastfeeding that I thought you might want to share with your readers. I went back to work when my eldest was 3 months old and worked full time while pumping until he was at least 1 year old. I know that I was lucky to have such a supportive family and work environment, but I did also spend a lot of my work time counselling low income families who were going back to work and had more obstacles to climb. I put this article together from my own experiences and also from tips I have learnt along the way from other families I have worked with. I hope that maybe one person feels more confident about being able to breastfeed and go back to work or that they even look at the situation as being more realistic after reading this article.
I will be placing another order with Hotmilk this week and as before there are a number of styles being discontinued and I’d be happy to order a nursing bra and bikini set in the customers size for the great price of £25. I’m happy to do this because I know that I can’t stock every style, and Valentines day is coming up, so give yourself a treat. Email me to find out what styles and which sizes are available on Karen.mccully@gmail.com
I’ll also tell you a secret. I haven’t had a chance to remove my January 2012 new years sale coupon code yet. I’m happy to keep it active until Monday February 6th end of day to give you a chance to grab a bargain. You cannot use the code for the Hotmilk deal above, but you can use it for anything available on the website. Code is JANUARY15 for 15% off your purchase.
Breastfeeding & Going Back to Work article – http://boobiemilk.blogspot.com/2012/01/tips-for-going-back-to-work.html
By Lisa Lactivist, on January 30th, 2012
 Welcome Kittykins who are now sponsors of www.lactivist.net. Lactivist.net running costs are paid by companies who pay to advertise on the Lactivist Friendly Business Page. Please make it worth their while and visit them at www.kittykins.co.uk
Christine acquired Kittykins, a large UK nappy website in 2010 because it was was closing down as the owners were moving out of nappies and on to new things. Kittykins was first opened in 2003, and specialised in stocking a large range of cloth nappies of all varieties. The website was designed to have some useful features like interactive tools to help choose which nappies to buy, and see how many you’ll need to get, as well as a star rating system to compare the nappies on factors like absorbency, cuteness, slim fit and ease of use. It seemed a shame to let a top website like Kittykins simply close.
Christine said “I didn’t set out to be a mumpreneur, but I love it now that I am!
She is married to Iain, an accountant, and they are we’re parents to 4 girls, 3 of whom were in cloth nappies, all of them breastfed – progressively longer each time.
“I got involved in donating breastmilk with my third daughter, when she refused point blank to take a bottle and I couldn’t bear to waste what I’d pumped – I ended up donating milk regularly for several months for the local SCBU. My last daughter involved a bit of perseverance with the feeding as she was failing to thrive, I resisted pressure to put her on formula and it turned out that was a sound judgement, because she was allergic to cows milk protein! She was reacting to the tiny amounts coming through my milk, this was diagnosed when she was 6 months old and weighed just 10lbs 6oz! Having gained no weight for 3 months, I went dairy free on the suggestion of a b/f counsellor from the NCT, and she put on 11oz in a week. She self weaned at a year but remained dairy free until she was nearly two, when we found she had outgrown the allergy, and she has been on a normal diet since.”
By Lisa Lactivist, on January 21st, 2012
 Huge thanks to Terry Nappies who are now sponsors of www.lactivist.net. Lactivist.net running costs are paid by companies who pay to advertise on the Lactivist Friendly Business Page. Please make it worth their while and visit them at www.terrynappies.co.uk
Christine, who runs Terry Nappies opened it in 2008 when the country was heading into recession and she thought it made sense to have a nappy site selling budget nappies to those who really needed to save as much money as possible. The website has been popular and there is definitely a lot of interest in terry squares, yet surprisingly few cloth nappy websites actually stock them.
She said:
“Having used them myself I am quite confident in helping others with them. We added downloadable folding instructions to the website, which has been popular. We’ve since updated the website and increased the product range, so while the terry squares are a mainstay, we also stock more modern shaped and pocket nappies too, so there’s a whole variety of stuff in one place. Our unique nappy kits have also been popular, people are often unsure what to get, so we put together a few kits to make buying easy.
Before I was a “mumpreneur” I worked in insurance for a company specialising in insurance for the very wealthy – this gave me a background in high standards of customer service, as our clients tended to have very high expectations! My nappy know-how comes from personal experience – as you can imagine with 4 babies I’ve changed LOTS of nappies in my time (probably around 18,000, if you assume 4,500 per baby!), and have tried out everything from terry squares to all in ones. I like the flexibility of working for myself, although the down side is that you never get any time off, because if I don’t do the work, it just doesn’t get done!”
By Lisa Lactivist, on January 19th, 2012
We’ve had a fantastic start to the year here at BoobBaby and things are only going to get better over the next couple of months with lots of new products expected to arrive soon. To celebrate and to say thank you to Lactivist for their support, we are giving all Lactivist fans and followers 10% off their next order (excluding delivery) with us until midnight on Sunday 22 January 2012. Just enter the code Lact10 at the checkout.
Sarah x
By Lisa Lactivist, on January 17th, 2012
Lets hear a big warm welcome to Plush Pants who are the newest sponsors of www.lactivist.net. They join the growing list of businesses on the Lactivist Friendly Business Page. Please make it worth their while and visit them at www.plushpants.com
Plush Pants was started in 2000, and was bought by Christine in 2004 when it was closing down.
 “I mentioned it to my husband as I intended to buy some cheap nappies in the sale, and he suggested we buy the business instead. Three weeks later I was running it! It was a slightly mad decision if I look back on it now, we had 4 children aged 6 and under, we were just about to demolish our garage to start a house extension, and then we bought a business to run from home – the first six months were total mayhem as our house was being knocked about in all directions and at one point the only rooms not affected by the building work were our bedroom, the smallest bedroom, and the downstairs loo! From humble beginnings we quickly updated the website, and once space allowed we started to expand.
The Plush Pants Nappy Trial Scheme has been going since 2001, allowing parents to try before they buy. In fact, this is how I was converted to using cloth nappies full time myself! I found it hard to choose, and was worried about spending a lot of money on the wrong things, so this was an ideal way for me to get started. I’m passionate about helping others who are unsure to give cloth nappies a go, so the Nappy Trial Scheme is one of my pet projects. I’ve even got my local council (Oxfordshire) funding free nappy trial kits!”
Plush Pants have a BIG Nappy Sale on at the moment with huge savings! Organic Tots Bots are £6.50, Nature Babies Deluxe Stuffable Nappies £6.95.
There is also an ongoing ‘Nappies in Action‘ section to the website where customers can win £10 to spend at Plush Pants by sending in cute “babe in cloth nappy” pictures.
By Lisa Lactivist, on November 15th, 2011
I’m really happy to introduce a new business as a new Lactivist sponsor.
The Birthing Shirt Company is run by designer Lindsey Benson who is also a proud mother of two boys. They join the band of Lactivist Friendly Businesses that help keep Lactivist running.
Lindsey said:
“Before I gave birth to my first son I had a very hard time deciding what exactly I was supposed to wear whilst giving birth. I was at my most comfortable and relaxed in a T-shirt and leggings, but leggings wouldn’t work for the baby’s delivery and a regular T-shirt wasn’t long enough to cover my modesty!
Obviously during labour the most important thing is the health of mother and baby, and there is very little room for vanity, but I realised through my own experiences that it is natural to worry about exposing oneself to others and I wanted a birthing shirt that would give me confidence and a feeling of calm through this serious yet wonderful event.”
She talked to lots of mums and came up with a list of requirements for the perfect shirt:
- Loose so it would be easy to move in an active birth
- In a practical dark colour, as things can get messy!
- Easy to pop down on the front for breastfeeding, skin-to-skin and kangaroo care
- Long enough so that walking about wouldn’t expose us
- Short sleeved for cooling but upper arm coverage for comfort
- Cut for an expanding bump as regular T-shirts ride up at the front
- Made in a soft, stretchy, durable fabric that wouldn’t make us sweat
- Styled to make us look good to feel good
- Ultimately a shirt that would help not hinder us during delivery
After a lot of research she Lindsey came up with the perfect fabric: Bamboo!
Bamboo grass is the fastest growing plant in the world and requires very few pesticides, making it really eco-friendly. Bamboo is much softer than cotton (like cashmere). It is also breathable and hypo-allergenic with unique anti-bacterial and deodorising properties. It absorbs and evaporates sweat, and its insulating qualities mean it keeps you warm on cold days but will cool you down in warmer weather.
One of the key aims of the shirt is to make skin-to-skin easier, both immediately after birth and beyond, and thus having a positive effect on promoting bonding and aiding breastfeeding. The birthing shirt has also been designed as really practical nursing nightwear with an extended pop down front for easy access for aiding night feeds.
And although The Birthing Shirt is a new business it has already been shortlisted for a ‘Loved by Parents Award’ for Best Product for Breastfeeding which we are very proud of.
You can read more about the Birthing Shirt at www.thebirthingshirtcompany.com and you can also buy them through the NCT shop
 Until the end of 2011 there is a special offer for Lactivist readers - a complimentary bamboo headband with any order they make. You just have to write ‘I am a lactivist’ in the ‘Instructions to seller‘ section in paypal
And at the moment there is a special offer on the website – £12 off when purchasing 2 birthing shirts.
You can also find The Birthing Shirt Company on
www.facebook.com/thebirthingshirtcompany and www.twitter.com/TheBirthShirtCo
By Lisa Lactivist, on November 7th, 2011
I’d like to give a huge welcome to BoobieMilk Ltd who are the latest company to sponsor Lactivist.net. They join the lovely people on the Lactivist Friendly Businesses Page and they are perfect for breastfeeding mums because they specialise in nursing bras!
Each and every product available on BoobieMilk Ltd has been tested, reviewed and approved by Karen, a breastfeeding Mum. She also provides Free in-home fittings in the Sevenoaks and Tonbridge area of Kent.
Karen says:
” I am Mum to two adorable, exclusively breastfed children. Although I am a local, I have spent the last ten years working and living with my husband in the United States.
I’ve spent the last 6 years in Baltimore managing a government program providing food, nutrition and breastfeeding counselling to low income families. It was during this time that I piloted and launched a large breastfeeding project which incorporated breastfeeding peer counsellors, a lactation consultant, and breastfeeding education/incentives to improve breastfeeding rates among low income families. As part of this project I was trained to fit nursing bras.
I am glad to be back on British soil and excited to share the skills that I have learnt with pregnant women and new mums in Sevenoaks and beyond. Please excuse the American accent.”
At BoobieMilk Ltd you will receive help online to determine your correct size before you buy. A step by step guide available to help you measure yourself, and one-to-one help is available by email or phone if you are still unsure of your size. Karen is a currently nursing Mum, so she can understand your needs and can give you information about her personal experiences with each product within reason (I am only a 38C). She can tell you if a certain product fits smaller or larger than advertised. She is also offering free returns so that in the event you are unhappy with your purchase, and a bra does not fit the way you expected, you can receive the correct size at no additional cost
BoobieMilk Ltd
Feel comfortable, confident and sexy when pregnant and breastfeeding in correctly fitted lingerie. Find nursing bras for all occasions. Hotmilk provide comfort and superior support in a sexy nursing bra and matching bikini. Carriwell provides a quality seamless nursing bra range with matching hipsters. Emma-Jane gives the best value for money with a selection of seamless nursing bras suitable for all day wear and work great as sleep bras during pregnancy. Sports bras are also available that have easy front access for Mums getting back into shape after the baby arrives. Nursing Camisoles are also a must have for their versatility, great for sleep, easy access and layering. In-Home fittings are available in the West Kent area. Unlimited free returns are available for all online shoppers.
BoobieMilk Ltd – http://www.boobiemilk.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/pages/BoobieMilk/133056260104895
By Lisa Lactivist, on June 23rd, 2011
I’ m really pleased to welcome Become a Mumpreneur as new Lactivist.net sponsors.
They are a lovely team who have helped Lactivist hugely. I’ve been listening to the free e-course they are running and it has loads of very helpful ideas. It is for anyone, if you are just thinking about starting your own business or if you have been running it for years there will be something useful for you, and as it is free you have nothing to lose!
There are lots of reasons why mums become Mumpreneurs, for me it was a lifesaver – my son was badly bullied at his first school and developed behavioural problems so he spent a lot of time out of school on exclusions. He is 8 now and things have settled down for him (new school!) but if I had a ‘proper’ job insead of being self employed I would have been stuffed! What employer would put up with absences at no notice, or at best, the day before? I’ve been able to work despite his difficulties because my office is on my sofa with a laptop.
Become a Mumpreneur is run by mums who juggle work and family, just like you!
Do you want a better way to work in 2011?
Would you like to have flexible work that fits with the family? Join our free 30 day e-course to find out all your options so you are ready to make a change for the better!
Find out how YOU can:
- learn 3 essential concepts for a flexible family friendly business
- change the way you think about work to OPEN UP more opportunities
- get INSPIRED about the potential for your own flexible business.
Marion is taking part in the course and she says, “Thanks you for all this advice. Please keep it coming!!”
You’re probably wondering:
“How can I work while being around for my family?”
“Could I find a job with flexible hours?”
“How do I take the first step to start a business?”
Join ‘Mumpreneur in a Month’. It is FREE to take part and the 30 day course has the answers you’ve been looking for.
If you are interested in advertising on www.lactivist.net prices are from £5 a month and there is more information here
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