H20 sling – The Ultimate Water Sling 

Lightweight, durable, breathable and fashionable this sling has it all!  It’s been a year since we began the design and testing of our new water sling.  Why did it take so long you ask?  The end result speaks for its self.  Perfection! 

We put the H2O sling to the test!  Our extensive testing was completed not only by our staff but by 6 mom bloggers over the entire summer.  The results – 100% positive feedback.  Here are a few points that we kept hearing about over and over again, just to name a few :

• how soft and luxurious the sling felt
• the water flow which allowed the baby to enjoy the water along with the wearer
• how fast it dried
• its durability

Our group of moms took our H2O sling with them in the shower, lakes, the ocean, the pool, even Disneyworld! 

At one point I received a message from an excited mom who talked about no more “slippery baby syndrome” in the shower.  With the H2O sling she could lather up and rinse the baby feeling more secure than ever before. 

From salt water to chlorine, with all of the different elements and situations that our mom testers put this sling through not a stone was left unturned! 

Here are just 3 examples of some of the feedback we received-

“My baby hates it when I shower without him, and I hate showering when I know he’s crying.  The H20 sling means we can both shower happy and together” – fentonslee, mom blogger

“I think it is splendid!  The material is amazing!” – Aude, store owner/France

“I am loving the water sling.  I have used it in the shower, pool and just out shopping, it works wonders” – Jennifer – mom blogger

 The weather may be getting colder for some of us but I’ll venture to bet that the next time you take your little one into the shower you’ll remember this sling and wish it was yours !

Save 20% now through 10/15/09.  Click HERE to order yours today.

Shannon, owner

http://www.DittanyBaby.com

When Dittany asked me to write breastfeeding post, I wasn’t sure I could muster up enough words! I think breastfeeding is alot like childbirth and you forget all the bad and pain associated with it at the very beginning. With Zealand I had undiagnosed thrush for 6 weeks. I thought I had failed because the latch hurt so bad! I exclusively pumped for about 6 weeks, it wasn’t until I went to see the lactation consultant with barney purple nipples that the problem was solved! Once the thrush was cleared, I nursed everywhere! I have nursed in every position and in every way shape or form. I remember walking around Macy’s with a nursing cover draped over my neck and holding Zealand in my arms. I hadn’t found a supportive nursing tank yet, so my entire back/side was hanging out….but hey we got it down quick, I wasn’t gonna let feeding Zealand stop me from shopping and plus I had just seen a teenager with her gut hanging out on PURPOSE!

I would have to say that discretely nursing and nursing with the most comfort in any type of carrier would have to be a sling or a wrap. Pictured here is me nursing Kingsley. Kingsley is 15 pounds, 7 months and quite the squirmer. We are nursing in a “soon to be on the market” Dittany water sling:) I have since found a nursing tank of my dreams, and that is why you probably wouldn’t even know I was nursing. With shirt pulled up and tank pulled down, she is in a much calmer position than if I were to nurse her in a chair….(she tends to flail alot and is in a stage now where she thinks sitting up and nursing like a gerbil drinking from a water bottle is the most fun since pureed avacado)! After Zealand I ditched the nursing cover, my lack of modesty has finally bottomed out.

I’m a modern woman. I’m on the go! I’ve people to see, playgroups to go to! NO sitting and nursing here…..slings are the way to do it all….and look fashionable doing it:)
Happy World Breastfeeding Week everyone!!

Mobile Phone uploads from Michelle & McK out and “on the go” using the Baby Lua as a nursing cover.

I threw a blanket over my baby’s head to feed him. You read that right. A blanket. On Snapdragon’s head.
When I first was told by my husband that I needed a nursing cover, I was a little mad at him. Breastfeeding is one of the most natural experiences in human experience. It falls very shortly behind breathing in terms of vital behavior. So why on earth should I have to cover up? Don’t get me wrong, I do have some truly lovely fabric that I could finally showcase if I made a nursing cover, and that thought IS somewhat appealing, but I live in a lactation forward kind of state, and I don’t want to backslide by covering up. In Illinois, as I am fond of pointing out to Mr. Cover-up, a woman has the right to breastfeed her child in any place she is otherwise authorized to be, public or private. Legislators actually codified it, not just leaving off, as Wisconsin does, after exempting the exposure of the tatas from the category of lewd behavior. So, armed with the knowedge that I have every human right and legal right to feed Snapdragon anywhere but in a moving car, I obstinantly refused to register for or make a nursing cover.
I’ve nursed him at a wedding, in parking lots after an “I hate going places” tantrum, and at the library. Nursing him in public doesn’t bother me at all. So why oh why then do you suppose I threw a blanket over his head to feed him?
It turns out, I hadn’t thought the whole thing through.
Yesterday we went to my mother’s house and she was doing yardwork. It was a lovely day, so Snapdragon and I settled into a chair near where she was weeding. But as the clouds lazily drifted across thatcrisp blue sky, I felt the intense heat of the sunlight on my shoulders. Then it hit me, his skin is thin. Like pages of a Bible thin. He can’t be getting roasted like this! So I grab a receiving blanket from my ill organized diaper bag and drape it over his head.
I suddenly am that mom.
I am that mom, and in retrospect, its a good thing, because my shoulders are completely sunburnt. Yes, I’m red with white spots, but neither Snapdragon or leftie had to suffer the same fate, so I am proud to have been intelligent enough to throw a blanket over my kid’s head to feed him.
But that got me thinking. Mightn’t there be other times when I’d want a light and pretty cover?
I’d been sooo focused on it being my right to breastfeed in public without draperies, that I’d forgotten I also have the right to be covered when maybe I don’t want creeptastic people staring at me. Maybe sometimes I’d rather not have to worry that distractable!baby is distractable and I just might be flashing my nipple for no good reason while he watches the birds intently. Sometimes that pervy uncle just doesn’t need to see the girls.
So I am going to make me a glorified bib, just as soon as I can get past the nervous angst that accompanies any forray into cutting any of my stash.

Giveaway – Dittany Baby Nursing Cover w/ complimentary “Simply Breastfeeding:  The Crisco Breastfeeding Method”

Ways to enter:

1. Subscribe to Dittany Baby’s email newsletter located on the left side of our homepage
2. Follow @dittany or @thebabylua via twitter
3. Become a facebook fan of Dittany Baby
4. Comment below on something that helped make your breastfeeding experience helpful
5. Tweet about this great giveaway and get the word out to help other moms

Not sure what to tweet:   RT @dittany #breastfeeding moms are helping others with great information and great gear http://dittanybaby.wordpress.com

Giveaway Ends Tuesday 8/4/09 at 8pm CST – Open Worldwide

**This giveaway is not sponsored by www.makesmomhappy.com or by Shari Criso.  The blog post and giveaway is just our way of helping other moms find good resources to get them on the road to a wonderful and successful breastfeeding journey!

Coming This Week

1)Guest Blogger – Paisley and Pretties http://fentonslee.blogspot.com – A midwester mom’s sustainably creative approach to life, the univers and making things just that much better.  Hear her tale  & another great giveaway- Watch for her blog post on Tuesday 8/4/09

2) The Baby Lua is a What???  – stay tuned for details Wed night 8/5/09

3) Guest Blogger – Zealandsmom http://zealandsmom.blogspot.com – a 29 year old real life, and really funny mom who’s unexpectedly found out she’s a breastfeeding advocate. – & another great giveaway!

Grand Prize- Baby Lua,  Nursing Cover, Skidpants and $10 Gift Certificate – Gwenn S.

2^nd Prize-       Baby Lua – Pailin W.

3^rd Prize-        $25 Gift Certificate    – Sarah N.

Dittany Baby Giveaway!!

Fabulous fabrics and Intelligent design!  That is what we got when Nicole from Sassafied joined forces with Dittany Baby!  She is an amazing designer bringing a fabulous product and we wanted to introduce you to her!    Along with a note from Nicole is information about our next great giveaway!!!

Hi there everyone!  I am really excited to be on board with Dittany and all the great products we bring to you moms out there!  We know (as moms ourselves) the smallest thing can make our lives so much easier! 

Let me start by telling you a little about me!  I have been married to my husband for 7 years and I am a SAHM of 3 under the age of 5!  I know, I know, crazy, but life is good in its crazy way!  I was a school teacher until my first was born, I love soccer and I love warm weather!!  I’ve been blessed to be able to stay at home and take part in raising our children! 

Ok enough about me!!   We’ve had some major changes going on!!  The biggest being our new product………………………… The Baby Lua!!!

 The Baby Lua is the ultimate baby car seat blanket!!  We have combined stylish elegance with the hippest fabrics to provide the best product for you!  You’re asking me, “Why would I need The Baby Lua?”  You need The Baby Lua because it allows you to safely and securely carry your baby, keeps on-lookers at a distance, can also be used as a nursing cover, etc.  Need I go on?

Now you’re asking me, “How do I get one?”  There are several ways to enter.  You can visit our website www.dittanybaby.com  and sign up for our newsletter.  No spam emails here!  Just the occasional sale or giveaway newsletter and who would want to miss knowing about those??  You can also tweet @dittany to enter or leave us a comment on facebook.  You could be the first to have your Baby Lua!!  The giveaway runs now through Sunday (July 5^th, 2009) there will be the following prizes:

Grand Prize- Baby Lua,  Nursing Cover, Skidpants and $10 Gift Certificate

2^nd Prize-       Baby Lua

3^rd Prize-        $25 Gift Certificate    

We will post the winners on Sunday day by first name only and email them at 8pm CST.  Enter today! Can’t wait to hear from everyone!!  Enjoy!

We’re celebrating our new nursing covers with a GREAT giveaway!!  Guess what?  It’s even better than that!  We’re not only giving away a new nursing cover but in addition to that a bonus gift each day!

6/9 – nursing cover + bonus matching skidpants – Congratulations Danielle N. (entry via email) – twitter winners are released via twitter only  for privacy purposes!

6/10 – nursing cover + $10.00 gift certificate – Congratulations Michele F. (entry via email) – twitter winners are released via twitter only  for privacy purposes!

6/11 – nursing cover +2 pairs of skidpants – Congratulations Lindsey A. (entry via email) – twitter winners are released via twitter only  for privacy purposes!

6/12 – nursing cover +suprise bonus!

We will post the winners each day by first name only and email them at 8pm CST.  Enjoy!  Two ways to enter.  Send and email to customerservice@dittanybaby.com or send us a tweet @dittany

No one said it was easy but breastfeeding is an amazing time!  The health benefits are undeniable and the bonding is incredible!  Soon after we launched our sling line we began receiving emails from mothers asking us about nursing covers.  When? If? How long?  Well your wait is over.  We’ve taken our most popular fabrics and created a new line of nursing covers.

My friend and her 11month old modeled the new line for us while we hung out at Starbucks this morning.  Convenient?!!!  Definitely.

The edges are elegantly bound and the rigid neckline doesn’t just let you see your baby but seriously…how many times has your mouth been played with, your jewelry, your shirt collar?  LOL!  We’re giving one away each day between now and June 10th.  Send an email to customerservice@dittanybaby.com, twitter @dittany or facebook Dittany Baby to enter!