So, if yall didn’t hear yet…I found out I am pregnant again a few weeks ago!  Which, is why this most recent review (and giveaway for you!) had perfect timing. While I am not due until December, I absolutely will be breastfeeding this baby as well.  My breastfeeding relationship with Savannah was a much treasured time, so much so that I was sad to see it end at 10 months and I just could not make anymore.  See, I started going back to college when Savannah was 6 months old, but in doing so it was hard to maintain my supply. Let me just say, pumping in bath rooms between classes was not fun (but I will be doing it again, I’m sure!) and it often left me forgetting I had my pump in my backpack and it quickly got moldy (I NEVER fed her the milk, don’t worry. It was “pump and dump” to keep my supply going and keep me from busting). Obviously, once our breastfeeding relationship was over I could not keep that pump. I knew it would not be safe for future baby feeding use, so I tossed it.

I knew I would have to buy another one for this baby, and I’m so glad Mom Central provided this opportunity to review the new Evenflo Comfort Select Performance Dual Auto-Cycling Breast Pump. While I obviously can’t try it out just yet, I can tell you how excited I am about this product and my initial impression. Firstly, I was impressed with how compact and light the bag is. I don’t know about you, but when I think about dual electric pumps I think big bulky bags that I’ve seen busy Mom’s carrying around. This? Is about the same size as my purse, and definitely lighter than my purse The dual bag has two openings, one side is insulated to store your breast milk (it even comes with ice packs!) and the other holds all the pumping supplies you need.

Even though I can’t use it yet, I did open my box up to test how easy it is to put together. I’ve never used an electric pump before so I was not quite sure how that would differ from my manual one, but it wasn’t much different. And, even if you don’t have experience with pumps it is still easy!  The directions are very clearly explained and it is not too many parts to put together. The only issue I had was my own fault; I looked over a step about putting the horn piece to the pump unit, and I got it stuck! So, just make sure you read everything carefully (and boil before your first official use, of course) and it’ll be simple.

The pump itself has many features that I love as well. Such as, it comes with a nipple adapter to make it smaller and fit properly if needed, it has several speeds to assure comfort, and you can either plug it in or use batteries. I also love that this is a dual pump. From my experience, it is MUCH easier to have a successful pump from both sides if you pump at the same time because the “let down” happens at the same time.  I’m so excited to have two now!  And an added health bonus?  All the plastic pieces, including the bottles, are BPA free. Which means, a healthier baby and ease of mind for mommy.

You can win it!

I will be giving away a Comfort Select Performance Dual Auto-Cycling Breast Pump (sealed and unopened) as well as two boxs of Disposable Nursing Pads (one with Lanolin).

The Rules

1. You must be pregnant or breastfeeding currently.

2. Sorry, but this is only open to entries in the USA.

3. Simply leave a comment on this post telling me why you need this product ie. you are pregnant, or nursing, and will be going back to work, just need a pump to store milk for babysitters or Daddies to use, whatever! And/or tell me why you love breastfeeding  or why you plan to breastfeed.

4. Comments will close Thursday, April 30th and the winner will be announced Friday, May 1st!

5. For extra bonus tickets: twitter, blog, facebook, myspace, whatever, about this giveaway and comment with the link(s).

Also! There is more than one place to win this item! One place I know of is over at Mom Central where they have three to giveaway, and go double (triple, quadruple) your chances and look out for other blogs participating in this blog tour.

I’ve never been a big hair accessory wearer. While I’ve always admired the look, I find it simply to be a pain. Literally.  Headbands are adorable but the hard style hurts behind my ears and the soft slip on kind is better but doesn’t stay put well.  And? I’m also smaller than most people so it’s hard to find a head band that is not too big or too little.  And clips?  Both Savannah and I have very fine, you can just forget clips all together.

That is…until I tried LemonHead. I am totally impressed, not just with the cute factor, but how this company has taken issues like I have with hair accessories and made it work!  I received one Bandeez Headband in this lovely purple paisly pattern, and one pink clipeez similar to this. I immediately tried it on (sorry no pictures since haven’t put real make up or done my hair in days!) and love the fact that it has an adjustable plastic piece that will allow it to fit anyone, so Savannah was able to wear it comfortably as well.  I also love that on the top underside of the ribbon is a strip of velcro (the hard side) to maintain where it stays once you put it there. It’s genius! I have never been able to keep a clip in Savannah’s hair, either for the fact of how thin her hair is or how she just doesn’t like it. But this clipeez? She wore around for a quite a while, forgetting it was there and it never moved. And it was adorbable to see.

Each can be used separately or your can clip the clipeez onto the headband for another look. I also like how the products came with different hair style suggestions. It would be awesome to have a whole collection of these to mix and match the bandeez patterns and clipeez colors!

Add some pizazz to your hair…and comfortably at that. I love, love, love these products and highly recommend them for all ages.

Big thanks to LemonHead and Family Review Network for this review opportunity.