Kristen Marr is president, founder and chief designer of BabyFeet Jewelry, Inc. BabyFeet Jewelry offers moms of any age the opportunity to show off the love of their children without having to sacrifice personal style. Constructed from high-quality gold, sterling silver and gems in the United States, BabyFeet pieces provide a lifetime of joy, just like the children they represent.

Prior to her leap into jewelry design, Kristen had a successful career in clinical dental hygiene as a management and marketing consultant for private dental practices. She lives with her husband and two children in Little Rock, Ark.

Because of her personal struggle with SIDS, Kristen has become an advocate for SIDS research. She is a board member of the American SIDS Institute and chairperson of the national education fundraiser “Spring for SIDS.” A portion of the profits is donated to the American SIDS Institute for medical research in memory of Colton Marr.

These distinctive one-of-a-kind pieces are custom created for each mom, from choice of metal, use of gems and style of the charm. BabyFeet offers free design consultation to help create a custom piece to fit the client’s style and family. Pieces are designed to work independently or together.

Win a 14k Yellow Gold Baby Feet Charm! $150 Value.

Details: Sterling Silver and Solid 14kt Yellow Gold BabyFeet Charm. Great for adding to the bracelet or necklace for each child, engraving their name and birthdates makes your bracelet personal.

Learn more here: http://www.babyfeetjewelry.com/signature-sterling/signature-two-tone-charm.html

Follow BabyFeet on Twitter: http://twitter.com/babyfeetjewelry

Become a Fan on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/BabyFeet-Jewelry/202771705292

How to enter: Leave a comment sharing one thing you’d like to always remember about your pregnancy or “new baby” period of life.

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Amy Tara Koch will be our special guest on Pregnancy Awareness Month Radio on Thursday, May 27th at 11am PST/2pm EST.

Amy Tara Koch is the author of Bump It Up: Transforming Your Pregnancy into the Ultimate Style Statement. Learn how to feel and look as attractive as you are during pregnancy and into your post-partum season.

Listen in live to Pregnancy Awareness Month radio from your computer!

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pregnancyawareness

Visit Amy’s website: http://www.bumpitupstyle.com/

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Our final Twitter Party is this evening! The party is sponsored by ept® and will benefit Room to Grow, an organization that is dedicated to enriching the lives of babies born into poverty throughout their critical first three years of development.

You will have four chances to win a $25 AMEX card courtesy of ept®!

The party is at 7pm PST/10pm EST. Hashtag: #PAM

Guest twitter party attendees include:

Dr. Biter: @DrRobertBiter

Dr. Laura Jana: @kiddocjana

Room to Grow: @RoomtoGrowNYC

Remember to comment on the Share The Moment You Knew contest. For every comment ept® will donate $1 to Room to Grow.

See you at the party!

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The special “Pregnancy Awareness Month” mini-magazine is on stands NOW! We are in the current June issue of Pregnancy magazine. This year Pregnancy Awareness Month™ partnered with Pregnancy to create a mini magazine in the form of a special pull-out insert.

Please pick up a copy and read articles written by co-founders Anna Getty and Alisa Donner as well as important information focused on the 4 Pregnancy Awareness Month Initiatives: Education, Exercise, Nutrition & Wellness and Nurture. Enjoy articles written by Seventh Generation, Lisa Druxman, MobyWrap, LUNA and so much more.  Tell us what you think!

Read the insert here: http://www.pregnancy360.com/files/pdfs/PAM_05_2010.pdf

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Room to Grow is proud to participate in Pregnancy Awareness Month. Like PAM, Room to Grow recognizes that every new parent wants the best possible start for their child. Room to Grow is dedicated to enriching the lives of babies born into poverty throughout their critical first three years of life.

How We Work
Parents expecting a baby are referred to Room to Grow by selected prenatal programs serving low-income families throughout New York City and Boston. Upon their referral, parents visit Room to Grow’s warm and inviting space every three months from just before the birth of their baby until their child turns three. During their one-on-one appointments with a social worker, typically lasting two hours, clients receive parenting information and support to ensure their child’s healthy and secure start in life. They also select new and nearly new clothing, toys, books, and other baby essentials, free of charge.

Addressing a Crucial Need
Room to Grow recognizes that every parent raising a child in the earliest years needs information, support, and all the essential items for their growing baby, and, of course, that every child deserves the opportunity to have basic needs met, to learn and grow, and to reach his or her fullest potential. Research on brain development shows that early experiences and relationships deeply influence social, emotional, intellectual, motor and language development. Room to Grow helps to ensure that this early foundation is secure, giving a child a greater opportunity to develop, thrive, and lead a happy and productive life.

Room to Grow works with parents in poverty, who, like all parents, want to provide the best possible start in life for their children. When these parents first come to Room to Grow, they are often overwhelmed by the demands of a new baby. Over their time in the program, they become more confident in their ability to support their children, whether by learning ways to meet their infant’s emotional needs, setting limits for their toddler, or by obtaining stimulating toys, warm clothing, and books to read.

Room to Grow Program Facts

* Founded in 1998 in New York City by social worker Julie Burns to address a lack of direct support services to poor parents raising children in their very earliest years.
* Serves low income parents with children from birth to three years. Each child remains in the program for a full three years.
* Clients are referred to Room to Grow from 21 prenatal programs throughout New York City and twelve in Boston.
* Our caseload has increased by 62% since 2008, and we now enroll 340 children in the program in New York and are growing our caseload in Boston from 200 to 350.
* Our clients have extreme financial need. Nearly all are eligible for subsidized prenatal care and have income below 200% of the federal poverty level (about $35,000/year for a family of three).

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This Week’s PAM initiative is Nurture. How do you Nurture yourself? A different type of Facebook contest this week, sponsored by e.p.t:

Before and during pregnancy, we must nourish and care for our bodies to create a healthy and safe haven for our baby(ies). As mothers, we are always on call, but it is important that we continue to care for ourselves so that we can best care for others.

This week, we are doing something a little different. We are asking you to share your unique stories in exchange for a donation that will help Nurture and assist women who are unable to financially care for their families. Moms and Moms-To-Be are encouraged to share their story of “The Moment They Knew” they were pregnant. Where were you? Who did you tell first? How did you tell your partner? Did you save your pregnancy test?

For every story submitted, e.p.t.® will donate $1 to Room to Grow, an organization that is dedicated to enriching the lives of babies born into poverty throughout their critical first three years of development. Comment and share your story, and help us Nurture other families this week. Our goal is to raise $1,000. Your comment counts.

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We’re so excited about our Week #4 Nurture Twitter Party! Here are the fabulous prizes that you can enter to win. New to Twitter Parties? Learn how to attend here: http://pregnancyawareness.com/2010/05/how-to-attend-a-twitter-party/

This week’s Twitter party is on May 26th at 7pm PST. The Hashtag is #PAM

Prize 1: Earth Mama Angel Baby Pregnancy Pampering Kit

Head-to-toe products coddle you through morning sickness, itchy stretch marks, swollen feet and prenatal hemorrhoids. And there’s even a sampler box of our best-selling USDA Certified 100% Organic and Certified Kosher teas formulated for pregnancy’s most common discomforts.

Includes:

* Mama-To-Be Tea Sampler 1 Box
* Happy Feet 140 g. (5 oz. net wt.)
* Natural Stretch Oil 30 ml. (1 fl. oz.)
* Earth Mama Bottom Balm 30 ml. (1 fl. oz.)
* Earth Mama Body Butter 60 ml. (2 fl. oz.)

http://www.earthmamaangelbaby.com/pregnancy/pregnancy-pampering-kit.html

Prize 2: $50 Gift Certificate towards any BabyFeet Purchase

BabyFeet Jewelry offers moms of any age the opportunity to show off the love of their children without having to sacrifice personal style. Constructed from high-quality gold, sterling silver and gems in the United States, BabyFeet pieces provide a lifetime of joy, just like the children they represent.

http://www.babyfeetjewelry.com/

Prize #3: Moby Wrap (2 will be given away!)

This exclusive design is printed on our EKO certified organic cotton Moby Wrap, in conjunction with Pregnancy Awareness Month. Coconut wrap with eggplant trim.

http://www.mobywrap.com/p-208-pregnancy-awareness-month-beautiful-life.aspx

Prize 4: Hot Moms Club The Hot Mom Handbook: Womb With a View

Jessica Denay (The Hot Mom’s Handbook), blogger and founder of the online community Hot Moms Club, focuses on the mom-to-be in this reissue with a snappy cover and design. Denay explains that a hot mom is a woman who is confident and empowered, and who embraces motherhood without giving up her sense of self. The single mom of a nine-year-old boy, Denay covers a wide range of subjects of interest to pregnant women, including healthy eating, baby showers, the latest trends in babymoons (a romantic, before-baby trip), and where to find a masculine-looking diaper bag for dad. Along with practical information on how to design an eco-friendly nursery and useful special sections called bump on a budget, eco-minded mamma Denay touches upon topics that may be of limited appeal, such as what to do about piercings and nipple rings (i.e., nix the latter if breastfeeding) or how to look gorgeous in a HOT nursing bra.

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Prize 5: Prego Planner

The Prego Planner is an award-winning and fashionably functional pregnancy planner that anticipates the mother-to-be’s every need. The award winning Prego Planner offers mothers-to-be a fabulous, functional and unique way to plan and personalize their pregnancy. Unlike other pregnancy organizers that lack style and are permanently binded together where the mother-to-be has to accept the book as it is, Prego Planner is housed in a stylish three-ring binder making functionality a key.
www.pregoplanner.com

Prize 6: Josie Maran Cosmetics- Earth Day Essentials Kit

Featuring Josie’s Best Sellers this eco-chic kit has universally flattering shades and is the perfect introduction to the line.The collection is housed in a box made from recycled materials and printed with fun green tips from Josie herself. The kit includes: Mascara in black (full size) Cream Blush in sunrise (full size) Plumping Lip Gloss in daring (full size) Eye Liner in black (full size) 100% organic Argan Oil (deluxe sample).

Learn more: http://www.josiemarancosmetics.com/product.html?pid=1085

Prize 7: Yes To Baby Carrots (Yes To Carrots Baby Care Line)

Win five product from the Yes To Baby Carrots 100% Natural Baby Line. These products will nurture, soothe, and soften your little one, naturally.

See all five products here: http://www.yestocarrots.com/category/baby-care?category_id=0000020

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We’re so excited about our Week #3 Nutrition & Wellness Twitter Party! Here are the fabulous prizes that you can enter to win. New to Twitter Parties? Learn how to attend here: http://pregnancyawareness.com/2010/05/how-to-attend-a-twitter-party/

Tonight’s Twitter party is at 7pm PST. The Hashtag is #PAM

Prize 1: Earth Mama Angel Baby Pregnancy Pampering Kit

Head-to-toe products coddle you through morning sickness, itchy stretch marks, swollen feet and prenatal hemorrhoids. And there’s even a sampler box of our best-selling USDA Certified 100% Organic and Certified Kosher teas formulated for pregnancy’s most common discomforts.

Includes:

* Mama-To-Be Tea Sampler 1 Box
* Happy Feet 140 g. (5 oz. net wt.)
* Natural Stretch Oil 30 ml. (1 fl. oz.)
* Earth Mama Bottom Balm 30 ml. (1 fl. oz.)
* Earth Mama Body Butter 60 ml. (2 fl. oz.)

http://www.earthmamaangelbaby.com/pregnancy/pregnancy-pampering-kit.html

Prize 2: Copy of Anna Getty’s Easy Green Organic cookbook.

Anna Getty chef, TV personality, heiress, and mother loves great food made from fresh, organic, and sustainably harvested ingredients. In this fact-filled guide and cookbook, Anna explains how to shop for organic, seasonal, and local ingredients, how to keep an eco-friendly kitchen, and how to cook meals that are as scrumptious to eat as they are healthy for you and the earth.
http://www.amazon.com/Anna-Gettys-Easy-Green-Organic/dp/0811866688/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1255528914&sr=1-1-fkmr1

Prize 3: Twelve Pouches of Plum Organics Baby Food

Using only organic fruits and vegetables, our unique recipes are gently cooked to preserve nutrients. 100% organic pureed fruits & veggies no added sugar, juice, colors or flavors real homemade textures & flavors or flavors child-safe cap, reseals for flexible portions convenient portable pouch BPA-free packaging

http://www.plumorganics.com

Prize 4: LUNA Bar Prize Pack

Win a LUNA organic cotton t-shirt, LUNA stainless steel Klean Kanteen water bottle, and a box of 15 LUNA bars in the flavor of your choice.

http://www.lunabar.com

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Pregnancy – The inevitable road to parenthood.

by Gillian Beerman, founder of Moby Wrap

Whether you have prepared for pregnancy or been blessed with an unexpected surprise, the reality is you will soon become a parent. Parenting is one of the most important jobs you can have. Although no training is required, education is highly recommended. There are many parenting perspectives out there and the trick is finding which is right for YOU and your family. Educate yourself on the various aspects of parenting starting with:

- importance of prenatal care
- knowing your birth options
- advantages and techniques of breastfeeding
- realities of life with a newborn including postpartum baby-blues,
development, care and safety

Enjoy the journey!

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If you missed our kick-off event Motherhood Begin Now on May 2nd, you can watch the much talked about performance from Scott Stapp of Creed. He sang Arms Wide Open to his pregnant wife, Jaclyn.

View the performance here: http://www.sharicriso.com/blog/?p=129

Thanks Shari Criso for taping this and posting it on your blog!

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