Attn: First giveaway poll!

Alright readers, Knocked Up and Nursing will soon be having it's first giveaway.
Please vote in our poll to the right so I can get an idea of what my readers want!
If you voted "Other" please comment in THIS post with your answer.

Thanks all!

Found: Giveaway for Baby Bond and more!

Raising My 5 Boys is have a huge event right now! She's having a Baby Shower event to celebrate the birth of her fifth boy. There are giveaways from really wonderful sponsors like: Bum Essentials, Aden & Anais, Bummis, Wee Bonnie Botts, Kissaluvs, Wee Little Changes, The Diaper Wagon and of course, Baby Bond.

Go check it out!

Good luck!

Snuggy Baby Coupon Code!!!

Snuggy Baby is an online store that specializes in Adjustable Ring Slings and Wet bags. They have some of the most adorable baby doll slings for kiddos! They also have some of the cutest wet bag fabrics that I've seen.

As I was looking for sponsors for A Merry Fluffy Christmas , I found Snuggy Baby and contacted her. She is already working with another blogger on board with our giveaway so stay tuned for that! She did offer to give my readers a 10% off discount to anything in her store!

Jo from Snuggy Baby is a work at home mommy with one little one and a preschooler.
After her first daughter was born, she couldn't find anywhere to buy a sling. Desperation is often the mother of invention and Jo taught herself how to make ring slings. After getting so much positive feedback about her own sling, she decided to make them available to all parents.

Since she desgined and tested these slings herself, she knows they are comfortable, fashionable and of only the highest quality! She says, "I built the perfect Ring Sling for myself, and I would love to share it with you."

To use the coupon code visit Snuggy Baby anytime between now and October 31,2010 and receive 10% off your ENTIRE purchase! Enter "knockedupandnursing" at the time of checkout!

Go give her some love on Facebook and Twitter too!

Wool, Oh How I Love You!

I just got my first wool soaker in the mail on Friday and, I have to say, I LOVE it!
After i got my first fitted diaper a couple months ago, I started to really understand why people were using fitteds and covers. I also started looking at the different cover options. I had a Wonder Wrap PUL cover that was working great. I, however, wanted to know what else was out there.

I had read about the benefits of wool nursing pads and heard a lot about wool as an option for covers. With a tight budget, I was longing for the time when we could afford a wool cover. Lo and behold, I won a $20 gift certificate from Love Lies Here to FiberFidelity. Theresa specializes in handknit wool covers and also has wetbags and legwarmers. This prize had come at a great time! I chose the cover pictured above, a red and blue handknit soaker.

Luckily, when my fluff mail arrived, I had clean fitteds waiting to be used!
James didn't need a fuzzi change but we did it anyway! It fit him perfect (sorry I don't have any pictures with it on him....). I think it makes him feel like a big boy because he can help with diaper changes by pulling the cover up and down. The merino wool is super soft and not at all scratchy like i thought it might be. Very brilliant and vibrant colors! I was really happy with the quality too.

Overall, I'd suggest a wool soaker to everyone! It is extremely easy to use. Now I just need to learn how to lanolize and wash it. More to come on that. Stay tuned as I journey through wool!

Head on over to Fiber Fidelity and give her some Etsy love!

Coming up: A Merry Fluffy Christmas Event

And Then There Were 4 is hosting, along with 17 other blogs (and counting!) a wonderful event coming up December 1-5th, 2010! And here's some exciting news... Jessica has asked me to participate! Of course, I jumped at the opportunity! This will be my first venture into the world of hosting giveaways and I'm really excited about it!

Each blog that is participating will be having a daily prize pack of Fluff related stuff valuing at least $25 a day! Each giveaway on all of the blogs participating will last for 3 days. Winners will be announce by the 10th of December.

I'm busy at work getting my sponsors together so stay tuned for more details!

Below is a list of all the blog involved, so far!!!!

Found: KAMsnaps Giveaway

There is a major giveaway over at KAMsnaps. A huge bonus, all of these giveaways that they're having until December 19, 2010 are going to benefit animal rescues. From today September 20, 2010 until December 19, 2010 KAMsnaps will be doing a series of giveaways with over $3000 in prizes!!! The first giveaway session starts today and ends September 26,2010 so get your entries in quickly! These giveaway are open to International residents too! To read all the rules and to ENTER the giveaway go here.

KAMsnaps.com sells snap presses, snap pliers and plastic and metal snaps. These presses and pliers are great for converting Aplix or Velcro on cloth diapers to snaps. For a great tutorial on how to convert your cloth diapers to snap closures visit here.

Good Luck!

How to Measure Your Baby for Diaper Covers

I've always wondered what the correct way to measure baby for covers and other diapers that don't do sizing just by poundage was. I recently won a gift certificate to The Diaper Wagon by way of The Review Stew and came across this great info on how to measure your babe!
(From the Diaper Wagon website listing for Twee Baby Wool Longies:)

"Measurements should be taken while your child is wearing his/her bulkiest diaper. Wool interlock is incredibly soft and stretchy, making sizing quite forgiving.

• Waist measurements should be taken at the level of 1 inch below the belly button.
• To measure the Rise go from the top of the diaper in the front down thru the legs and back up to the top of the diaper in the back. Add 1-2 inches for good coverage.
• Inseam is measured from crotch to hem. The easiest way to take an inseam measurement is from a pair of pants that fit your child well. "

Finally, some easy to understand measuring guides! Thanks Twee Baby and The Diaper Wagon for the great info!

By the way, go give The Diaper Wagon, The Review Stew and Twee Baby some love.

New blog look and changed URL

So, I was playing around with blog templates and decided it was time to upgrade. As you can see, It looks purdy! I attempted to re-write some HTML code last night and was successful! I actually squealed when i picked the right value to change! My husband laughed at me, but i felt like i had accomplished something as major as a bomb disarming.

I also changed the URL from intothemindofastayathomemom.blogspot.com
to knockedupandnursing.blogspot.com because i actually figured out how to change those things!

Anyways let me know if anyone is having problems!
I'd love feed back!

As always,
good luck!

Found: Giveaway for Mother Ease OS diaper and Air FLow Cover

In the midst of Blogmania, perhaps some of the bloggers who didn't participate are getting forgotten. Here's my shout out. Adventures of a Domesticated Mama is having a giveaway for a Mother Ease One size diaper and an Air Flow cover. Super easy entries from a great mama blogger. I 've heard raves about Mother Ease and their products but have not had the chance to try any of their diapers. We recently bought a Mother Ease diaper pail. I love it!!!! It has a carbon filter to neutralize the stinkies! Anyways, good luck!

Giveaway Scout: I might have found my demise!

Giveaway Scout is a great site that complies many giveaways and puts them into one easy to use forum! It updates often for optimum winning chances. It even has information about the giveaway including the ending date and approximately how many comments there are!
With categories such as Fashion, Home and Garden, Cooking, Arts and Crafts, Parenting, Jewelry, Book, and Cosmetics, there is something for everyone. Seriously, go check it out!

If the Diaper Fits... Event at The Cheap and Choosy

Starting on Spetember 15,2010, The Cheap and Choosy will be sharing reviews of fitted diapers and have some giveaways from wonderful sponsors. So far the confirmed sponsors are:

Babee Greens
Eco Mom
Little Beetle
Mother Ease
Sweetbottoms Baby Boutique
Monkey Toe Diapers
Makin' It

Go here for an opportunity for some extra entries.

Good luck!

BIG giveaway by Diaper Junction

The $1000 Super Stash Diaper Giveaway is underway! Just listen to some of these prizes:

Grand Prize is a $500 gift certificate to Diaper Junction
First Prize is a 12 pack of Fuzzi Bunz One Size Diapers in winner's choice of color
Second Prize is a GroVia "Half Time" Package in winner's choice of colors
Third prize is a BumGenius One Size Pocket Diaper in winner's choice of color

Get your entries in by October 12th, 2010!

Good luck to all!

Event: Cloth Diapers OORAH, Part 2 at Coupon Mommy of 3

Wow. This event is going to be great! Coupon Mommy of 3 is hosting another cloth diapering event!!! The last one was amazing and it only ran for a week. Cloth Diapers OORAH part 2 will not disappoint! The event runs from September 6th through the 30th! For extra entries and more info click here. Post this button elsewhere and spread the word!

Found: Giveaway for Famination Fan

When we moved into our house (which was a foreclosure), we wanted to change the ceiling fans desperately! They were older with gold EVERYWHERE! Bleck, not our style. Today, I have found a giveaway hosted by Mommy Living The Life of Riley for a Fanimation fan of your choice! Follow this link to enter this awesome giveaway with many, many chances to win! Also, pass along this great button!



Good luck!

Found: Giveaway for Pomega Green Tea Detox Kit

Leslie Loves Veggies is hosting a giveaway for a Pomega5 Green Tea Detox Travel Kit. Pomega5 is a wonderful company that is trying to have more sustainable practices. You can read about what they are doing here. For a chance to win the Travel Kit visit Leslie Loves Veggies.
Good luck!

Found: Giveaway for Pediped Originals

My New Life as... MOM is hosting a giveaway for a pair of Pediped original shoes! I recently got a pair of Pedipeds for my son and LOVE them. Super high quality shoes and super cute.
Go here to enter. And Good luck! Ends September 30th, 2010.