This next giveaway has been made possible because of the generosity of Lisa at Lactivist.
For anyone who hasn't heard of Lisa, she is something of a 'pioneer' here in Britain known especially for her work online to promote breastfeeding.
She runs several breastfeeding-related pages. www.lactivist.net/ provides support and information to all those with an interest in breastfeeding issues, and Lisa also has two shops at www.lactivist.co.uk and www.lactivistbling.co.uk/, where you can buy all kinds of amusing and practical goodies from cloth bags to nursing necklaces!
Lisa not only created the Lactivist pages, but she also maintains them, and is the creator of such memorable slogans as 'I let my parents sleep in the big bed with me', 'milk from my mum not from just any old cow' and 'I'm a tit man'!
Lisa doesn't take a wage from her sites and uses her considerable skills in graphic design to produce and design many of the tongue-in-cheek products she sells online. She has also helped to champion many other breastfeeding-related businesses and websites over the years. She was very supportive of DBM in the early days (and you can see that her support continues) and I am personally indebted to her for her help getting this group/ blog off the ground.
Often people who provide breastfeeding support, as well as 'lactivists', come in for criticism for their opinions. It seems impossible for some to 'get their heads around' the fact that the majority of breastfeeding support in this country (the UK) is provided by volunteers, and is completely without financial reward. Those women who offer to support other mums in their choice to breastfeed are often described in less-than-flattering terms by the press as well as by those who make different life-choices - however sometimes I think their objectives are misunderstood.
The vast majority of the time, those being criticised really, genuinely want to support other mums with good information - whether they end up breastfeeding or not!
More often than not, 'lactivists' are making a statement about an industry (the formula industry), which too-often operates outside of reasonable ethical boundaries, not about the issue of personal choice.
I think this is a good time to point out that Lisa, (just one woman, working without a wage and raising a child on her own), has made a significant impact by being willing to put herself forward as a spokesperson about breastfeeding issues. I think that's very brave - particularly where the press are concerned - and I take my hat off to her! I also want to thank Lisa for offering us something to 'giveaway', and for supporting DBM since the start :)
This week's fab freebie giveaway prize will be a pro-breastfeeding t-shirt AND a pro breastfeeding shopping bag of the winners choice courtesy of www.lactivist.co.uk
To enter, all you have to do is leave your name as a comment along with your answer to the question below (a,b, or c), under this blog entry...
What is the correct medical name for the 'saggy boobs' caused by pregnancy, weight gain/ loss, age, genetics, and lifestyle factors but scientifically proven not to be related to breastfeeding ;)
Is it:
a) breast-involution
b) breast-ptosis
c) breast-mastalgia ?
My glamorous assistant (dd) will draw the winner in a week's time, on Wednesday 13th April and the selection process will be overseen (once again), by an independent adjudicator (dh!).
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This giveaway is the second in a series which is being generously supported by the following companies:
