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Ready, Set, Baby! The Book That SHOWS You How.

by Desiree Miller on May 18, 2013

Baby books are so 2010.

We’re into a new chapter of parenting now, the chapter that has given birth to video how-to’s for parenting, and it starts with Ready, Set, Baby!

I’m the kind of person who learns best by SEEING how something is done, not reading about it, so I’m super excited about the new ebook Ready, Set, Baby!

It covers everything you need to know in the first year of your child’s life, utilizing 80 video tutorials to help simplify the mysteries of parenting and reduce your stress.

Award-winning author Maureen Connelly (and personal pal) put this guide together, with some help from five leading childcare experts, to walk you through all of the following:

Breastfeeding, Pumping, and Bottle Feeding
Sleep Training
Car Seat Installation and Safe Travel
Bathing, Diapers, and Dressing
Soothing and Swaddling
Solid Food Safety
Infant Development and Pediatrics
Emergency Life-Saving Techniques

The videos are embedded, so it’s just a matter of clicking on the link to actually SEE how things are done, instead of just reading about them.

We were lucky enough to be given 20 copies to give away as prizes at our recent www.AtlantaBabyandChildExpo.com. We saved one promo code for the blog, so if you’d like a copy, leave a comment below about what intimidates you most about the first year of parenting. You have until midnight EST on May 31, 2013, to enter. One winner will be drawn at random on June 1, 2013. Good luck!

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Pregnancy Awareness Month Prize Pack #Giveaway

by Desiree Miller on May 18, 2013

You’re pregnant.

Ok, maybe not anymore, but you probably have been if you’re reading this blog.

Or maybe you want to be.

And when you are, you’ll want to know EVERYTHING you can get your hands on dealing with the baby growing in your belly and how to give him (or her) his/her best shot at a healthy start.

Enter Pregnancy Awareness Month, or better said, PregnancyAwareness.com. http://pregnancyawareness.com/

The gals who launched this education campaign are Anna Getty and Alisa Donner, two ladies I’m proud to have been associated with for several years now.

Their hearts and souls get poured into the mission of making sure preggos (as they’re lovingly called) get as much information as possible to make smart, educated decisions for their babies and themselves. They license out events around the country during the month of May, working to spread the word about what mommas need most (our www.AtlantaBabyandChildExpo.com is the only licensed event in Atlanta).

The companies they partner with offer all kinds of great products and services for pregnant people and the babies they deliver.

And those same companies have put together a pretty amazing prize pack worth $700 of goodies that YOU could win. It includes products from Daddy Scrubs, Britax, Medela, Bio-Oil, Plum, LUNA and Vine.com.

Here’s the list of awesomeness the prize package includes:

Daddy Diaper Pack from DaddyScrubs – the perfect gift for any expectant or new dad! (Retail value: $69.95)

Britax BOULEVARD 70-G3 Convertible Car Seat (Retail value: $319.99) Britax offers all parents a unique way to Gear Up and Get Rewarded through their Registry Rewards program! Details at

Viacord Gift Certificate – $50 for Destination Maternity

LUNA Tote filled with 5 boxes of LUNA bars and a matching cosmetics bag (valued at $160).

Bio-Oil $50 of product to protect that bump and reduce stretch marks.

Plum Organics Baby Starter Kit including (worth $75):

A variety of Just Veggies pouches — two flavors include mild herbs & spices!
A variety of fruit, veggie, whole grain and Greek yogurt blends in easy, squeeze pouches
A variety of Super Puffs, Little Crèmes, and Little Yums Teething Wafers

A set of Plum’s Dispensing Spoon by Boon for one-handed feeding
A Plumsie (onesie) for your lil’ one
A copy of the book Healthy Child Healthy World: Creating a Cleaner, Greener, Safer Home

Vine.com Yoga Starter Set including a Manduka yoga mat, a yoga strap, a Bobble Water Bottle and Anna Getty Prenatal Yoga DVD. ($75 prize)

All you have to do to enter is leave a comment below about the most important lesson you learned during your pregnancy. You have until midnight EST on May 31, 2013. We’ll choose a winner through random.org on June 1, 2013.

Please spread the word—about the mission and the prize. Thank you and good luck! Prize winner must be at least 18 yrs old and must have a US shipping address to send it to.

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A Night of Hope Helps Women a World Away

by Desiree Miller on May 14, 2013

Want to know how to help women a world away without leaving Georgia?

Join ‘A Night of Hope’ at the LONA Gallery this Saturday.

Some very dear friends are hosting a fundraiser that will help build a clinic for women in Ethiopia.

Why should you care? Why do they?

Well, their sons’ mother died giving birth there and they never want such a senseless loss to happen again.

Kindred and Meredith Howard became my friends last year when I was working on a sneak preview of the movie, ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’. Their sons, adopted from Ethiopia, were featured in the movie when the character played by Jennifer Lopez adopted a child from that country. They played that son in the movie.

People poured attention over them when they heard the boys were ‘J. Lo’s child’ in the show.

Now, maybe those same people will pour attention over the children as their adoptive parents work to honor their birth mother’s memory.

They hope to build a four room birthing center in the rural Ethiopian town of Bichena. At this birthing center, women can labor, deliver, and recover in a facility dedicated to their care and good health.

The Howards are working with One Clinic at a Time (CAAT) to accomplish this mission.

You can help by taking part in the fundraiser being held this Saturday, May 18^th, from 7pm to 10pm at the LONA Gallery in Lawrenceville, GA.

You can get more information here.

Hope to see you there!

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2013 Atlanta Baby and Child Expo is a Huge Hit with New Parents! Prize Winners Announced

by Desiree Miller on May 14, 2013

The Atlanta Baby and Child Expo is considered THE premier event for parents in the southeast, and this year’s event lived up to its reputation. StressFreeBaby helps organize this event, so we’re a bit biased, but we believe the photos back up our beliefs.

The annual event brings expectant and new parents together with the best in products and services in the region. Held at the Fox Theatre, it’s an upscale party of sorts for attendees, very different from the typical ‘expo’ feel of a mass event.

One of the highlights is always the giveaways. There’s a bunch. As in, just look at the list below. And these are just the biggest prizes! Winners have all been contacted. Our thanks to our generous sponsors and gift contributors for making this so memorable for all!

(Last names of winners are not shared for privacy purposes. Each winner has been notified via email and has 14 days to arrange prize collection. After 14 days, a new prizewinner will be named.)

Delta Crib: Lashanta T.

Orbit G2 Stroller: Jennifer N.

Orbit G2 Car Seat: Taryn P.

Mombo from Comfort & Harmony: Kimberly F. and Kristen H.

InGenuity Washable Playard: Barbara B.

Bob B-Safe Infant Car Seat: Leah T.

BRITAX Advocate 70-G3: Paul M.

BRITAX Frontier 90: Aaron P.

BRITAX Parkway SGL: Debbie L.

BRITAX Travel Cart: Kindlie M.

BRITAX Accessories (ie. seat protector, mirror, window shades, kick mats): Jason K. and Kelly G.

BRITAX B-Ready Stroller with 2^nd seat: Michelle S

BOB Motion Stroller: Kelly R.

Daddy Scrubs Sweatshirt: Cory B.

Joovy Step Stool: Carly B.

Joovy BabaSling(s): Alexander C.

Joovy Spoon: Claudia S.

Joovy Nook: April B

Joovy Roo: Young

Joovy Bicycoo: Atira R

Joovy Tricycoo: Trey B.

Joovy Room: Sydni C.

Joovy MoonRoom: Erika G

Joovy Caboose Ultralight: Stephanie R.

Joovy Groove: Cindy C.

Oilo Bedding Set: Kristen N.

Gift basket of miscellaneous items, including 2 Red Hens Diaper Bag, Born of Sound artwork, Glam-mother gift set and more: Xavier F.

Maddy Moo custom bag: Tracy Cochran

Petunia Picklebottom Diaperbag from Viacord: Vivian F

Izzy gift card: Erin W., Tara C. and Sarah S

And here’s a video highlight reel of our event…thank you to all attendees for sharing your Mother’s Day weekend with us!

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2013 Atlanta Baby and Child Expo is Ideal for Mother’s Day Plans

by Desiree Miller on May 6, 2013

This weekend is Mother’s Day and if you know a new mom, or a gal with a baby on the way, or even a Grandma-to-be, we have the perfect way for them to spend the weekend.

Why not get them tickets to the 2013 Atlanta Baby and Child Expo? You can take them to brunch and then over to the expo ‘for the ultimate in parenting and pregnancy products’.

This is an event that feels more like a party than an expo.

Just watch the video below to find out more!

CBS Atlanta 46

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Moving Back Home for the Summer–My College Boy is Back

May 3, 2013

Wow, how this year has flown by, and dragged on at the same time, with my first baby off to college and now on his way back home for the summer. He was three and a half hours away by car, a world away in my heart. When he left, I went through some major separation anxiety. He did just fine. I had what I’d consider a full blown panic attack as I left him in his dorm at the University of Alabama. I literally couldn’t breathe as [...]

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‘Lost in Suburbia’ Book is for the Cool (But Not Perfect) Moms Among Us

May 1, 2013

Admit it. You’ve rushed out the door to get the kids to school wearing your pj’s before. That’s not you? Then you don’t have kids…or you don’t live in the burbs. Or you’re perfect. I’m not. And neither is Tracy Beckerman, author of the newly released book, “Lost in Suburbia” (though she may argue with you over that…after all, she’s a pretty spunky Jersey girl). She’s on a book tour now, promoting her recent ‘tell all’ of a life that pretty much all moms can identify with. In fact, it’ll [...]

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Baby Event Set for LA This Saturday–Celebrity Dad Panel

April 29, 2013

Baby Expos are my thing, especially when they involve dads who conjure up images of dreamy dudes who take pride in their parenting skills. The gals who created Pregnancy Awareness Month, or PAM, are hosting their fifth annual event this Saturday in Los Angeles (note to readers: this is the same group I’m part of in hosting the Atlanta Baby and Child Expo on May 11th). Pregnancy Awareness Month exists to help educate and encourage all women and new parents to “consider their questions as they step into this amazing period [...]

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What Does the Sound of a Laugh Look Like? Born of Sound Review

April 28, 2013

Sometimes, people come up with really amazing things that defy words, and that’s how I feel about the Born of Sound company I recently discovered, and their images. They’ve found a way to visually illustrate what sound looks like, and created this image of my child’s laugh. They can do the same with any sound, from a heartbeat in the womb to the engine of your husband’s favorite hot rod. To truly understand the concept, take a listen to my daughter’s laugh in the video below as you look at [...]

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March for Babies is Coming Soon

April 21, 2013

We all know the good the March of Dimes Walks can do for all children. The events have been around for decades. I personally remember raising money for a March of Dimes walk way back when I was in elementary school. Now, I have a kid in college, so that tells you it’s been a while. But I still love the work the March of Dimes does and will always be part of the March for Babies when I can. There are several March for Babies walks coming up in [...]

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