Today we have a giveaway from Fairhaven Health. Read on for details on this opportunity and an interview with Suzanne from Fairhaven Health who was happy to answer my questions about the company and shared some encouragement about sore nipples. Fairhaven has chosen to sponsor TLB because of their commitment to healthy families.
TLB: I know Fairhaven Health values the earth, using safe and natural ingredients, and being in tune with our bodies. Where did these values come from and how are they implemented in your products?
Suzanne: Fairhaven Health was started with the mission of helping couples achieve pregnancy naturally. We strongly believe that by increasing fertility awareness (and helping women pinpoint their most fertile days in their menstrual cycle) and by helping men and women understand the role of proper nutrition and herbal support in optimizing reproductive health that many couples who are struggling to conceive might actually have a chance of becoming pregnant without prescription medications and other invasive medical interventions. We also believe that natural products have an important role in supporting pregnancy wellness and breastfeeding success. As a result, all of the products we provide for fertility, pregnancy and breastfeeding, are developed by a team of experts, including medical doctors, naturopaths, and nutritionists, and formulated to include the safest, most natural, and most effective ingredients available.
Suzanne: At Fairhaven Health, we support breastfeeding as the optimal feeding choice for moms and babies. But, we also understand that for some women, “choosing” breastfeeding isn’t always easy. Pregnant woman are constantly bombarded with confusing messages about breastfeeding and formula feeding, and even when new moms want to breastfeed, they often lack the information and support (from peers and professionals) they need to breastfeed successfully. The American Academy of Physicians recommends exclusive breastfeeding for at least the first 6 months of a baby’s life, followed by breastfeeding in combination with the introduction of complementary foods until at least 12 months of age, and continuation of breastfeeding for as long as mutually desired by mother and baby. While we understand that these guidelines might be easily achievable for some women, for other women, achieving these goals requires a Herculean effort. We are committed to helping new moms reach their breastfeeding goals (whatever those goals might be, 1 week to 1 year or longer) and we are proud to partner with several amazing organizations that are working to normalize breastfeeding, provide moms with the evidence-based, unbiased information they need to make a truly informed choice about feeding options, and ensure that moms have the support they need from peers and lactation professionals to successfully breastfeed.We are a small, family-owned business, so putting this into practice internally is quite easy! Although we don’t currently have any breastfeeding babies in our small Fairhaven Health family, it is not uncommon to have someone’s kids (usually mine!) here in the office after school, reading Harry Potter, making microwave popcorn (no judgement on the nutritional choices, please!), and creating extra chaos! And, externally, it is our great pleasure to support the work of the following innovative breastfeeding organizations in their efforts to make breastfeeding accessible to all moms and babies:
Cottonwood Kids: Many new mothers receive their first can of formula for free, from the hospital where they give birth. These “free” samples come at a tremendous cost in terms of breastfeeding success. Cottonwood Kids was created solely to assist in elevating breastfeeding in the eyes of families across the country and to help hospitals and birthing centers create a breastfeeding-friendly environment for their patients. Cottonwood Kids created the Healthy Baby Bag, a useful product designed to store expressed breast milk that is given to new mothers at the hospital where they deliver. Packaged inside the bag are essential breastfeeding product samples and support information for new moms. Fairhaven Health provides financial support to the Healthy Baby Bag program to help ensure that hospitals can purchase these bags at minimal cost and distribute these wonderful bags as free gifts to moms.
BestforBabes: Best for Babes was founded by Bettina Forbes and Danielle Rigs, two moms eager to change the way breastfeeding is viewed in the United States. Best for Babes is the only mainstream nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness of and removing the barriers (The Breastfeeding Booby Traps™) that keep millions of mothers in the U.S. from achieving their personal breastfeeding goals. Fairhaven Health is a proud to serve as Corporate Sponsor of Best for Babes.
And, last but definitely not least, we are thrilled to be part of The Leaky Boob community, helping to support the efforts of Jessica and Jeremy as they work to provide a safe, informative, and loving environment in which families can interact about all things related to breastfeeding.
Suzanne on the left and Sarah on the right, known as Suzah! Represent 2/3 of Fairhaven Health's customer service team.
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This giveaway is for 1 bag of Nursing Time Tea and 1 Nipple Nurture Balm; 5 winners; retail value is $26.90
Nursing Time Tea is the all-natural herbal tonic designed to help nursing mothers increase their milk flow and soothe digestive unease of both mother and baby. Nursing Time Tea brings together a select array of safe and proven ingredients to aid nursing and providing a rich spectrum of nutritive vitamins and minerals for robust and healthy breastfeeding. Each bag of Nursing Time Tea is vacuum-sealed for freshness and contains a 1 month supply. All ingredients are organic and wildcrafted, and of the freshest and highest quality with no preservatives or additives. Nursing Time Tea is caffeine-free and has a brisk lemony flavor that is comforting and refreshing.
Lanolin-free and without harsh additives or preservatives, Nipple Nurture Balm is safe for both mother and baby. Organic herbal ingredients are combined with natural moisturizers to help provide soothing relief, heal affected areas, and even prevent cracks from reappearing.
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Good luck to everyone! Please use the widget below to be entered and enjoy browsing fairhavenhealth.com. The giveaway is open from July 11, 2012 to July 18, 2012. A big thanks to Fairhaven Health for their ongoing support of TLB and all breastfeeding women, don’t be forget to visit their Facebook page or follow them on twitter and thank them for their support of TLB and this giveaway opportunity.
This giveaway is open to USA entries only.
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The nursing tea time sounds great- my LO has had tummy troubles lately! The nipple nurture balm looks great too- I’ve dealt with cracks on and off since I’ve been a Leaky!
I’d order the prenatal vitamins! http://www.fairhavenhealth.com/pregplus-prenatal.html
I am most excited about the Nursing Time Tea!
The Nipple Nurture Balm looks so great! I can’t wait to try it! My 5th baby is due in 2 months and I know I’ll need something when she gets here.
I want me some nursing time tea!
Pick me!
Im excited about the nurture balm. I’m a new time mom and struggling so badly with sore nipples! I refuse to give up on breast feeding though so I’ve been enduring the pain. This balm will help me get through it!
Nursing Time Tea – yippee that’s what I want.
I’m excited for the nursing time tea! I have been looking for something to boost my milk supply.
I am most excited about the Nursing Time Tea !.
I really want to try the tea. That makes me EXCITED!!!
The nipple butter is amazing for the brutality of the pump!! I love tea too!!
Nipple butter sound amazing!
I would love to try the cream now while im pregnant and nursing my 9 month and 23 month old and the tea in February when my new baby gets here
I want to try the nursing time tea!
the nursing time tea!!!
I would love to try the tea!
pick me, i could really use some nursing tea! 🙂
I am expecting my first and would LOVE to win this 🙂
The tea sounds incredible! I’ve been making my own….but this is what I need!
Im most excited about the balm butter !!
I am most excited about the nursing time tea.
Nipple butter sounds awesome!
Mmmmm, tea!
Im most excited about the tea!!
I love nursing tea! I’ll need the balm next year though after we conceive and give birth to #2 😀
The tea sounds great, and I know I will be needing the nipple butter soon (my son is teething!)
The Nursing Time tea sounds amazing! If I don’t win, I may have to pick some up. 🙂
I would like to try the balm. I would like to see how it does compare to something like Lansinoh.
The balm!
nursing time tea
I’d love the nursing time tea. I’m a huge tea lover!
really want/need that nipple nurture balm!
The tea sounds great!
both sound Fabulous! Right now, i’m trying to increase my supply for the 2nd time & the Tea would be Wonderful to have. Plus my nipples are getting sore from my LO sucking so much.
The nipple nurture balm sounds amazing! Will be nursing again in 6 weeks!
The nursing time tea is what I want!
I would LOVE to try out the tea!! =]
They both look awesome, hard to pick which one I’d like more, but since I’m a brand new nursing mom I’d go for the nipple balm
I’m excited for the Nipple Nurture Balm!
I could really use the nipple balm…my daughter has teeth and lately when she nurses she’s been biting and my nipples are sore from that and how she latches. I’m excited to try the tea if
I win too.
I would love to try the nipple cream with my baby on the way! My nursing experience with my son was so hard in the beginning with all the cracks and no cream helped 🙁
Nursing Time Tea
The Nipple Nurture Balm sounds wonderful!
I’m excited about the Nipple Nurture Balm! I’m new to nursing and I’ve heard this stuff is absolutely wonderful!
The nurture nipple balm