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  • WIN: Aussie Giveaway Linkup #41

    WIN: Aussie Giveaway Linkup #41

    Red Balloon voucher

    Well, there’s been some interesting wins this week:

    • Finally getting through to Ella that you can’t visit things that are pretend. She asked if she could visit Snow White and Cinderella. It resulted in a detailed explanation of why they’re pretend. “Tell me all the things that are real and all the things that are pretend, Mum’’. After a long sigh, I explained how she can’t visit The Faraway Tree, Play School, Robbie Rotten and more. “But we can visit Sesame Street. Can’t we? Sesame Street’s real.’’ Oh dear.
    • While the debate over whether Ella should have glasses was reignited during on Thursday (final verdict to come Monday), it also led to discovering Ella now DOES want glasses. “I’d love to have some little windows on my eyes,’’ she said. As long as she doesn’t think she has to walk around holding the two glass slides the opthamologist used to check her vision.
    • I forgot to mention that last week I won a $200 Red Balloon voucher courtesy of Mojito Mother, Nuffnang and this little linky. Now just to figure out what I’m going to spend it on.

    If that last one’s not incentive enough to start clicking on the below links, I don’t know what is. Good luck.

    If you’re a blogger or business wanting to take part in the Aussie Giveaway Linkup:

    1. Only link directly to the giveaway post/s and include the prize and end date in the linky tool below. Link each giveaway separately. If you need to delete it, hover over your link, wait until the red “x’’ appears and click.
    2. Giveaways must be open to Australian residents.
    3. Grab the button below to add to your post.
    4. A new list is added each Sunday so bloggers need to add their links weekly.
    5. Start entering the giveaways! Entry is at your own risk. We do not take responsibility for unfilfilled prizes or a blogger/business not abiding by their own terms and conditions.

     


    Aussie Giveaway Linky
    Hosted by Three Lil Princesses



  • WIN: Aussie Giveaway Linkup #40

    WIN: Aussie Giveaway Linkup #40

    Some of my wins for this week:

    • Playing “hide and seek’’ with the two princesses and having them always hide in the spot I’d just hid in. How easy is that game? Even better is when they searched under my bed and I jumped out of the wardrobe and shouted “boo’’. I had to change Holly’s nappy afterwards.
    • Tasmania being in the midst of the Devonport Food and Wine Festival, which meant The Bloke in The Shed and I experienced a five-course degustation dinner by Melbourne’s Pure South chef Dwayne Bourke – without a snotty nose or tantrum in sight. If you’re hungry, I suggest you don’t click on this link.
    • Holly finding her own solution to keeping her hands from getting cold when drinking her morning milk. The saddest part is not that I have a child using a stubby holder (now called a drink holder in our house), but that she gravitates towards the Collingwood one.

    Collingwood beer holder

    Some more wins are waiting below. So, get clicking.

    If you’re a blogger or business wanting to take part in the Aussie Giveaway Linkup:

    1. Only link directly to the giveaway post/s and include the prize and end date in the linky tool below. Link each giveaway separately. If you need to delete it, hover over your link, wait until the red “x’’ appears and click.
    2. Giveaways must be open to Australian residents.
    3. Grab the button to add to your post.
    4. A new list is added each Sunday so bloggers need to add their links weekly.

    Start entering the giveaways! Entry is at your own risk. We do not take responsibility for unfulfilled prizes or a blogger/business not abiding by their own terms and conditions.



    Aussie Giveaway Linky
    Hosted by Three Lil Princesses



  • WIN: Aussie Giveaway Linkup #39

    WIN: Aussie Giveaway Linkup #39

     

    Ella singing using biscuit box
    Princess Ella using cheese and biscuits as a microphone

    I thought I’d give you a little insight into my week and a few of my wins:

    • The week started with The Bloke in The Shed getting “the snip’’ and ended with me getting all clucky over seeing a newborn bub yesterday. Um, too late now.
    • I performed a little magic trick on Twitter during the week, with @ThreeLil morphing into @KellieOBrienAU. I may possibly have an identity crisis before the week is out.
    • Princess Ella performed three Young Talent Time classics (complete with YTT moves) for the video camera this week. It was apparently to “put on your blog, Mum’’. My favourite is: “Ana ple-ay, oh story, and I’m hanging on a moment with you’’. Translated: “I’m on the edge of glory and I’m hanging on a moment of truth’’. Apologies to Lady Gaga when I finally upload that one during the week.

    Something I’m not sorry about is the fabulous giveaways being linked up in the Aussie Giveaway Linkup (yeah, I know, that segway was about as clever as those on Today Tonight) . Anyway, most of you know the drill by now – click the links and start entering to win some fabulous prizes.

    If you’re a blogger or business wanting to take part in the Aussie Giveaway Linkup:

    1. Only link directly to the giveaway post/s and include the prize and end date in the linky tool below. Link each giveaway separately. If you need to delete it, hover over your link, wait until the red “x’’ appears and click.
    2. Giveaways must be open to Australian residents.
    3. Grab the button to add to your post.
    4. A new list is added each Sunday so bloggers need to add their links weekly.
    5. Start entering the giveaways! Entry is at your own risk. We do not take responsibility for unfulfilled prizes or a blogger/business not abiding by their own terms and conditions.




    Aussie Giveaway Linky
    Hosted by Three Lil Princesses



  • WIN: Aussie Giveaway Linkup #38

    WIN: Aussie Giveaway Linkup #38

    I have seen some strange things in my time. But yesterday I saw a man at the beach with a portable stove. Cooking saveloys for himself among all the other beachgoers. My question: why? A beef ragout with farfalle, maybe.

    Anyway, onto more important matters.

    Aussie Giveaway Linkup

    Yes, it’s that time of the week when we try and win ourselves some fabulous products and services in the Aussie Giveaway Linkup. And guess what? Last week I scored one hour with Mary Poppins VA via a Motivating Mum giveaway. Feeling my luck is changing…

    If you’re a blogger or business wanting to take part in the Aussie Giveaway Linkup:

    1. Only link directly to the giveaway post/s and include the prize and end date in the linky tool below. Link each giveaway separately. If you need to delete it, hover over your link, wait until the red “x’’ appears and click.
    2. Giveaways must be open to Australian residents.
    3. Grab the button to add to your post.
    4. A new list is added each Sunday so bloggers need to add their links weekly.
    5. Start entering the giveaways! Entry is at your own risk. We do not take responsibility for unfulfilled prizes or a blogger/business not abiding by their own terms and conditions.

     



    Aussie Giveaway Linky
    Hosted by Three Lil Princesses



  • Philips Avent single electronic breast pump review and giveaway (RRP: $249.95)

    Philips Avent single electronic breast pump review and giveaway (RRP: $249.95)

    breastfeeding

    NOTE: This model is no longer available. However, you can get the Philips AVENT Single Breast Pump here and Philips AVENT Microwave Natural Steam Baby Bottle Steriliser here.

    As most of you know by now, this week I hung the two girls out to dry. Girls, meaning “milk tankers’’. Li’l Holly, at 16 months, was ready to wean herself from breastfeeding. She no longer had interest in my bazookas. Unlike The Bloke in The Shed.

    My two favourite items during breastfeeding both girls were my:

    • Avent ISIS iQ UNO handheld electronic breast pump
    • Avent Express II steriliser.

    Avent breastpump

    They enabled me to continue feeding Ella once I headed back to the office after 12 months of maternity leave and, more recently, assisted me in getting some much needed rest when Holly’s sleep issues left me spent. Dad may not have boobs, but he can still feed the baby.

    The breast pump was incredibly easy to use and meant lots of trashy daytime TV viewing while the girls were backed into the milking shed. The cushioning inside the suction cup and the gentleness of the vacuum also meant I never had to deal with red mountains after milking time was over. I fully understand the tagline “inspired by nature’’. Even better, the breast pump doesn’t have teeth.

    It was also much easier to use than I ever imagined a breast pump would be. Maybe I didn’t spend enough time in Dad’s dairy shed growing up. There’s also the benefit of being able to use it manually if you prefer. And when it comes to cleaning, a bit of soapy water in the sink was all that is needed.

    Along the way, I learnt a few tricks to help make the expressing easier:

    • Lie down and do nothing for five minutes before expressing to help you relax.
    • Have a hot drink before and during pumping, as it seems to help that initial letdown. For me, it was a Milo.
    • Do some breathing exercises. I breathe in for four seconds, hold for four seconds and breathe out for four seconds. Repeat only a couple of times, or you’ll pass out!
    • Some people swear by having a photo of their baby in view. This didn’t seem to have much effect on me, but is worth trying.
    • Sometimes even having baby in front of you works. Although, it also prompts them to want to have a feed.
    • Make the pump action slow and steady. Fast pumping can result in sore boobs.
    • Relax!

    You can learn more about the Avent Single Electronic Breast Pump on the Avent website.

    Avent breastpump

    COMPETITION IS CLOSED! To mark the end of the milk train, Three Li’l Princesses and Avent are giving away an Avent single electronic breast pump valued at $249.95 to one lucky reader. All you need to do is fill out the below form telling us: Why you decided (or why you’re planning) to breastfeed your baby? The most creative and original answer wins on Sunday, March 18 at 7.30pm.

    Terms and conditions: The Avent Single Electronic Breast Pump competition will be judged on creativity and originality. The total prize value is $249.95. The competition opens Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 7pm AEST and closes on Saturday, March 18, 2012 at 7.30pm AEST. One entry per person. Australian entries only. There is one prize to be won. The winner will be notified via email and name published here. Entries remain the property of Three Li’l Princesses and may be republished. Please note: Some links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you choose to do business with them in the future, I may receive a commission. This won’t affect what you’re charged.

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  • WIN: Aussie Giveaway Linkup #36: Breastfeeding edition

    WIN: Aussie Giveaway Linkup #36: Breastfeeding edition

    EVERY night this week, Li’l Holly has been playing with her food – also known as my boobs. She’s lost interest in breastfeeding, which means we’re nearing the end of what has been one of my great joys of the baby years.

    I’ve said before how incredibly fortunate I’ve been that my four girls (bazookas and children) have made breastfeeding a pretty easy task. I also might add that it’s been an immense help in decreasing my waistline. Sadly, it looks like I’ll finally have to start exercising again.

    There has been a slight issue with breastfeeding though, especially having done it for a combined 30 months. This is it – shrinking violets:

    breastfeeding

    Seriously, Ella and Holly have sucked the life out of me. Well, my boobs at least.

    On the win front, I can finally enjoy a wine with dinner again, get my tea-stained teeth whitened and slather anti-wrinkle cream into the deep ravines around my eyes. Vain? Yes!

    Talking of winning, it’s that time of the week again. Get clicking and see what fabulous things you can win for you and your family.

    If you’re a blogger or business wanting to take part in the Aussie Giveaway Linkup:

    1. Only link directly to the giveaway post/s and include the prize and end date in the linky tool below. Link each giveaway separately. If you need to delete it, hover over your link, wait until the red “x’’ appears and click.
    2. Giveaways must be open to Australian residents.
    3. Grab the button to add to your post.
    4. A new list is added each Sunday so bloggers need to add their links weekly.
    5. Start entering the giveaways! Entry is at your own risk. We do not take responsibility for unfulfilled prizes or a blogger/business not abiding by their own terms and conditions.

     



    Aussie Giveaway Linky
    Hosted by Three Lil Princesses