Attention Mums! We’re giving you a time-out!

Dear BornFree Mum. You deserve a Time-Out and BornFree wants to give it to you!

One Mum is going to win an invitation to the Second BornFree Celebrity Baby Shower held at So SPA in St. James, London on July 6^th 2010.

This is your chance to mingle with celebrities, take your pick of goodies from a selection of fun and exclusive baby and children’s brands and, most importantly, indulge yourself with treatments offered by So SPA

To enter simply leave a comment below this post telling me why you need a BornFree Time Out!

To increase your chances of winning you can also choose to do one or all of the following, remember- the more ways you choose, the higher your chances of winning!

1. Become a Fan of BornFree on Facebook  http://www.facebook.com/pages/BabyBornFree-UK/150115364070 and leave a comment here telling us you’re a fan.
2. Follow @BabyBornFreeUK on Twitter and leave a comment here with your Twitter name telling us you’re following
3. Post this message on Twitter and leave a comment here with a link to your tweet:

“Mums! Win an indulgent day at So SPA as a guest at @BabyBornFreeUK ‘s Second Celebrity Baby Shower”

Terms and Conditions

Contest ends 18/06/10, winner announced 19/06/10. BornFree will organise transportation to and from the event. No purchase necessary to enter. The odds of winning a Giveaway depend on the number of entries.  Winners will be selected randomly by BornFree using http://random.org as a selection tool. All decisions of BornFree are final.  Employees of BornFree are not eligible to participate. All entries received after the Giveaway closing date and time will not be considered. Entries that do not follow all of the entry requirements will not be considered. Winners will be notified via email and will have 24 hours to confirm receipt of the e-mail. If the winner does not reply within 24 hours, another winner will be selected. Open to participants in the United Kingdom who are 18 years and older. Void where prohibited. Taxes on Giveaways are solely the responsibility of the winner.  Winner agrees to permit BornFree to use her or his name, voice, photo, or likeness for reasonable promotional and marketing purposes for up to 90 days after the end of the Giveaway.  BornFree is not liable for late or misdirected entries, entry errors, or transmission problems. BornFree reserves the right to terminate the Giveaway in the event of technical problems, or to correct typographical or technical errors, or to amend these rules.  All participants should review the BornFree disclosure and privacy policies.  By entering, participants agree to release and hold harmless BornFree, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability or any injuries, loss, or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with a Giveaway.  BornFree will provide the name of the winner for any Giveaway, upon request, for 90 days after that Giveaway’s entry period ends.  Unless otherwise provided by the BornFree, no substitution, transfer, or assignment of prizes is permitted.  Non-winning entries from one Giveaway are not carried forward to future Giveaways.

Notes from Motherhood: Cry Baby Cry!

One of the best things about my job is that I get to read lots of wonderful blogs written by mums and dads. They are all different, each one an insight into the personal world of that individual and their family. But they do have one thing in common, all of them are written from the heart and touch upon issues that all mums and dads want to hear about because they either have direct or indirect experience of them.

Last Autumn when I first started my role as Social Networking Coordinator for BornFree I connected with a lovely woman on Twitter called Claire Lancaster. I sensed at the time that Claire was going through a very difficult time with her colicky baby and I could relate very well to this, having gone through a tough time with my second child Molly for the same reason.

Claire has, amongst many of her talents, a gift for writing that allows her readers to connect and relate immediately to her subject matter. When you read her words you immediately feel comfortable, as if you are chatting with an old friend.

Last week Claire wrote a post on her blog which I wanted to share with the BornFree audience because it has so much in it that is relevant to all parents, be they first, second, third or eighth time around.  Feeding, sleep issues, caring for a toddler and a newborn, coping with colic and living with a baby who cries all the time are all discussed with warmth, honesty and positivity.

Claire has very kindly agreed to write some posts for the BabyBornFree Blog in the near future and I can’t wait to post them up and share them with you.

In the meantime please follow this link and read Claire’s blog:

http://clairelancaster.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/babies-cry-but/

Big BPA News!

Here’s some very exciting news from BornFree’s North American blogger, Bunmi:

After years of no official stance against BPA, the Food and Drug administration (USA) has just expressed concern over the use of the chemical in food containers. This is huge news.

“The FDA says the agency and the U.S. National Toxicology Program at the National Institute of Health have SOME concern about the potential adverse effects of BPA on the brain, behavior, and prostate gland in fetuses, infants and young children.”

Numerous studies in the last few years have resulted in regional bans of BPA. Attorney Generals from Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware wrote a letter to 11 baby bottle and formula container companies to discontinue use of BPAs in late 2008. Canada banned the use of BPAs in baby bottles in 2009. In April 2009, Walmart and Toys ‘R Us pulled baby bottles containing BPAs from their shelves.

We’re very pleased that the American federal government seems to be taking steps to completely ban BPAs and keep babies safe! Join us in our mission to spread the news. This week we’re going to raise awareness by hosting a BPA-Free and Proud Week!

Are you a BPA-Free and Proud parent? Here are a few ways you can spread the news.

Tweet a link to this blog post to your Twitter followers:

I’m BPA-Free and Proud! Join the healthy baby revolution! http://ow.ly/Yih5 #BPAFreeWeek(Link goes back to this post)

Get your Facebook friends in on the action by posting this in your status:

More cuddles, less chemicals. I’m BPA-Free and Proud! Join the healthy baby revolution and make your voice heard http://ow.ly/Yih5

You can make a difference.

More information: http://www.babybornfree.co.uk/pics/bornfreeuk/index_bottles.htm

Read the full FDA related article here: http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Safety/chemical/bisphenol_a_in_food_containers_unsafe_for_infants_1701100204.html

Bizziebaby features BornFree Bottles!

Have a look at the coverage that has appeared Bizziebaby, a website designed for all you mums and dads out there looking for the best, in-depth product reviews online.

The website features product reviews of the BornFree Plastic Bottles, written by parents who are members of the site. Both the testers gave the product a score of 4.5 out of 5 and comments include;

“There  was no leakage at the top of the bottle because everything fits together well…I would not hesitate in buying these bottles again.”

The second of the testers also mentions how good the BornFree website is:

“BornFree’s website impressed me as it is very easy to navigate around, and provides all the information you could possibly want.”

Thanks to Bizziebaby and the mums for taking the time to review our BPA-Free Baby Bottles.