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MommyCon for a Non-AP Parent + Kiinde Giveaway

October 16, 2014 by Larisha Campbell 2 Comments

 
*Disclosure: This is a guest post.  Thoughts and opinions may differ from ours. Affiliate links may be contained in this post. We receive a small commission for purchases and thank you for helping us continue to run our site.
Last weekend, I attended MommyCon in Philadelphia. I went in to the event wondering if I’d find some glaring difference between the parents who adhere to ‘natural parenting’ techniques and myself. MommyCon is described on their website as 

“a boutique style convention dedicated to bringing modern parents and mothers-to-be together. Our focus is on natural and organic parenting methods and timeless tidbits a we journey through parenthood together. Our seminars and workshops include: babywearing, birth, breastfeeding, cloth diapering, car seat safety, natural health and medicine, baby gear, childproofing and so much more!” 

While I support all these topics in concept, I don’t practice many of them with my own sons, now ages 2 and 6. We have always used disposable diapers, I bottle-fed them both, I went back to work full-time when my oldest son was 2 ½ and worked until my youngest was 18 months old before returning home to blog full-time. We try our best to eat whole foods when possible, but don’t adhere to an organic diet and can sometimes be found in the fast food drive-thru lane.

 

 

At the event I rubbed elbows with many a mom carrying a baby or toddler in a carrier, dads following their children around while their significant other browsed the booths with baltic amber teething necklaces, essential oils and baby leggings. I struck up conversations with many moms who didn’t even have a booth and found out many had blogs of their own, were doulas, take their children to babywearing ballet, and could tell me the merits of the different kinds of cloth diapers and carriers. What I ended up taking from the experience is at our core we are all just trying to do the very best we can for our children. I teach my sons not to point out others differences and to embrace everyone regardless of their differences in opinion and beliefs and I know many other parents preach the same values so why shouldn’t we apply them to how we treat one another?

 

I love that Larisha pointed out the babywearing unicorn on the babywearing world record sign. In her words, “My interpretation: We all know unicorns are unique and each of us as a parent is unique in our parenting practices. We need to respect each other and value the work we are doing as parents and try to judge less.” It is so very true and something we should all apply to our lives everyday. Whether we’re at the playground, Mommy and Me, at the pickup line for daycare or school, or at a restaurant, we should embrace the things we all do have in common — we’re all trying our best to raise our children to be the best people they can be.


MommyCon has one event left this year and then more upcoming next year! Here’s their line-up of the next cities they will be in:

 
November 1, 2014: Newport Beach, California 
February 21, 2015: Chicago 
March 28, 2015: Atlanta
May 23, 2015: Orlando
August 22, 2015: Washington, DC
 
Tickets available for purchase at http://mommy-con.com/
Remember you can always use code 
wereparents 
for 10% off your tickets! 
 

I’d love to share one of the products I received at MommyCon, a Kiinde Breastfeeding Starter Kit. 

BUY IT!  You can purchase the Kiinde Twist Breastfeeding Starter Kit
 for just $39.99 when you head over to Amazon.   
 

This breastmilk collection, storage, preparation, and feeding gift set contains:

20 Twist Pouches, direct-pump, recyclable breastmilk storage pouches
8 Direct-Pump adapters (compatible with ALL major pump brands)
1 Keeper breastmilk storage bag holder
2 Squeeze natural feeding bottles
1 Slow flow Active Latch nipple with case
1 Medium flow Active Latch nipple with case
1 Fast flow Active Latch nipple with case
2 Nipple cleaning brushes

This giveaway is a $39.99 ARV.  One lucky reader is going to win this for themselves.  Just fill out the giveaway form below.

 
Giveaway is open to US residents ages 18+ and ends on 10/30/14 at 11:59PM EST. One entry per person/household/IP address.
Enter using the simple Giveaway Tools from below. Good luck!

 
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About the author: Mending the Piggy Bank’s author and newly minted stay-at-home-mom to two crazy boys ages 2 and 6, Brianna, shares her frugal living tips, squealin’ fun activities in the Central PA area to do, hot deals, product reviews and delicious recipes on her growing blog. The self-described thrifty mama extraordinaire stockpiles name-brand diapers for $2 a package, cooks amazing meals on a $50 per week budget for her family of 4 and couponed long before it was considered a verb.

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Comments

  1. Anne Stewart says

    October 16, 2014 at 6:26 pm

    We babywear, breastfeed and eat organic 🙂

    Reply
  2. Mending the Piggy Bank says

    October 16, 2014 at 7:42 pm

    Thanks so much for hosting Mending the Piggy Bank!! I'm so excited to be giving away a Kiinde breastfeeding starter kit. Good luck to all the entrants!

    Reply

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