Welcome to “Tuesday Tours: What’s Happening on the Web” where I serve as your tour guide and showcase the best contests, freebies, deals, and reads for moms on the web…all in one convenient location.
Contests
I have a Bebe au Lait nursing cover and I use it all of the time. It’s a “breastfeeding essential” in my book. I can breastfeed anywhere – discreetly and comfortably! Enter to win one of your own over at “Deal”ectible Mommies before July 8.
Did you know that JCPenney has a Baby Registry? I took a brief peek at their product offerings and they have some nice things, but I’d like to see more unique products in their line-up (Bebe au Lait, Shower Hug, Majamas pajamas, etc.) and I’d also like to see some in-store amenities for pregnant/nursing moms (nursing lounge, play area for toddlers, free maternity portraits, educational sessions, etc.). All that to say, Mom in the City is giving away a $100 gift card to help promote the registry service. Deadline: July 31.
Cool Deals
DownEast Basics has some classic maternity tees and tanks on sale for $5-$10. That’s a great deal and they look like versatile pieces you could wear for the whole 9 months. Has anyone tried the DownEast Basics brand?
Good Reads
Serena {The Hermit of the Southern March} shares some tips about what to do if you have trouble breastfeeding.
You’re a busy work-at-home-mom with a million things on your plate. Do You Have Time to Volunteer? {Home-Based Working Moms, 6-19-2009}. Read Virginia Williams’ article to find out.
Also by Virginia Williams: What Not to Say to a Parent Who’s Lost a Baby {In the Land of Broken Hearts, 6-14-2009}.
Know someone getting married soon? Pass on this article: The Worst Wedding Traditions {Yahoo! Food, 5-11-2009}. I agree with all of them.
GeekMommy speaks up about bloggers and compensation in her recent post, Why Mommy Bloggers Aren’t Flipping for Just a Sample of Your product {6-9-2009].
Do you text on the road? A recent Car & Driver experiment showed that texting actually could be more dangerous than drinking under the influence of alcohol. Read the full article here: Road test shows texting slows reaction time {cnet news, 6-25-2009}.
Miscellany
This picture makes me cry and makes me want to do to something so that a child never, ever has to be hungry or sick ever again {via npr, 3-2-2006}.
I have way too many books on my to-read list, but this novel looks particularly important – Scared: A Novel On the Edge of the World by Tom Davis. You can dowload the FREE e-book at the above link if you want to read it.
Lindsey {A Kindred Spirit’s Thoughts} shares a photo recipe: How to Make Your Own Baby Rice Cereal.
Do you have a little girl? I bet she’ll love these FREE Paper Dolls by Patty Reed Designs. I think I’m going to print them out for my 2-year-old tomorrow.
Whenever vaccine manufacturers pull their product off the market, I always wonder why. And I think to myself that they should be required to give an explanation.
Do you eat a hearty breakfast each morning? I sometimes do and sometimes don’t. But I’d like to try these on the weekend sometime: Blueberry Cornmeal Pancakes.
For all you iPhone owners: 10 iPhone Apps for Parents {PC Magazine, 4-2-09}. What apps are YOUR favorite?
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It’s good to hear the in-store perspective regarding JCPenney’s registry. Thanks for including the contest!
I totally agree with the wedding no-no’s, too! We didn’t do any of those things, and I am SO glad!
I think the Moron test (if you can get past the name) is SO fun. I also love Tweetie.
Steph
I think we should know why they pull them off the market, too. Mostly for those who don’t think vaccines are harmful. Whether you vaccinate or not, it’s important to understand that there are potentially harmful substances in them. Knowledge is power.
Nell
I didn’t see the anywhere in the link about the vaccine that it was “pulled off the market”. Shortages in vaccines happen ALL the time. Ask your local pediatrician (or my sister a Pediatric RN). My son couldn’t get his first polio vaccine a few years back because they (the manufacturers) were switching from the needle vaccine to the oral one. As for Nell’s coment, there are potentially harmful substances in the water you drink everyday, the air you breathe and the food you ingest everyday. Knowledge certainly IS power.
Moron test…hilarious!
That photograph just hurts to look at. And, to read that the photographer committed suicide makes it all the more heartbreaking.
i think i opened almost all the links you posted for one reason or another. :) i love the new info and things to check out even if they aren’t always pleasant.
Thanks so much for the linky ;)
The vaccine was recalled because the manufacturer couldn’t guarantee that the equipment was sterile for those particular lots (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5650a4.htm)
I’m glad you found my post good enough to link to it! ;)