Please share your freebies. AND feel free to rate others. I know some other people already ordered these, but I was a few months behind... for those that didn't see them:
free simple sling: http://www.sevenslings.com/ giveaway (FAMILY2011)
free carseat cover: http://www.carseatcanopy.com/content/home (familybump)
free nursing cover: http://www.uddercovers.com/ (familybump)
*You still owe $12-$16 for shipping etc for each item.
Anyone want to share their great finds and freebies for baby?
honeydew / 7968 posts
cool, thanks! haven't seen any other freebies but will update if i see some.
grapefruit / 4056 posts
You covered all the ones I got!
Oh, you can get a free diaper bag and cereal, and formula samples from Nestle (This is the Canadian link)
https://www.nestle-baby.ca/Templates/Form.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRNODEGUID=%7BAB7678C3-1BAC-4F78-A30E-8A0FBA42F77E%7D&NRORIGINALURL=/en/register/index.htm&NRCACHEHINT=Guest
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
Snapfish is doing 99 prints for 99 cents told the 25th with the code 99PRINTS. Not exactly baby, but you can order all those pictures that are just sitting in your computer of your lo!
coconut / 8299 posts
@pastemoo: OMG thank you so much! I've never heard of these freebies and they sound awesome.
Where do you ladies get these freebie tips? Just from scouring the web? I'd love to find more! lol
coconut / 8299 posts
@pastemoo: Oh I see. I love freebies. Did you order any of the ones you posted? Were they worth the shipping costs?
grapefruit / 4056 posts
@banana: I ordered all of them, I have the sling and nursing cover already, though I haven't had a chance to use them, they are simple, but good quality. I just recently ordered the car seat cover though, so I haven't gotten it yet, and thus can't comment.
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
I liked frugal living for life on Facebook. She's local here, and she always tells us where good deals are. She gives classes on couponing.
squash / 13199 posts
I ordered the sling and nursing cover last week I got the promo codes in my email since I am a member of Planningfamily.com
i do like the look of both of them although I wont get to try them out till the baby comes in april. The shipping was kinda high though it was like 12 bucks each item and they are small items
cantaloupe / 6146 posts
@Mrsbells: Yup--I feel like I am paying for the items themselves when paying for "shipping", but in the end (and after seeing how much BRU charged!) I decided to jump in. 
pea / 18 posts
Joing Similac Strong Moms for a $20 credit at Shutterfly:
http://couponsdealsandmore.com/uncategorized/free-20-shutterfly-birth-announcement-credit-from-similac-strong-moms/
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
Cool! I haven't gotten any freebees yet (except when I bought our furniture, they gave me some magazines and tub of similac and similac pre filled bottles!)
cherry / 235 posts
If you sign up for Similac and Enfamil, they will send you freebies. Actually, Enfamil has sent me 3 full-size cans of formula as well as checks/coupons.
I've gotten vouchers for free baby food (both cereal and jars) from BeechNut for signing up for their mailing list.
While I was pregnant, I signed up for a lot of the different companies and I've gotten all kinds of coupons/samples.
cantaloupe / 6146 posts
@banana: Haven't got them yet. I ordered the nursing cover and the sling only. When I see them, I'll decide about the car seat cover.
@Becksabee: Awesome! How did you decide what company?
cantaloupe / 6146 posts
REVIEW!
The nursing cover looks awesome. Obviously haven't tried it with baby, but it has a nice stiff edge so you can easily look down at baby. The buckle is good and I think I'll get a lot of use out of it.
The sling is kind of ... boring. It's pretty much just a tube of non stretchy fabric. I think it might possibly function--got to wait for baby to arrive to figure that one out.
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
@pastemoo: thanks for the review! I thought my lo would be too big for the sling but it says up to 35 lbs, I'm going to try it out!
cherry / 161 posts
@pastemoo - I've been using my free nursing cover for two years now, and it's pretty great. I do wish that it was longer and slightly wider, bit hey, it was FREE!
cantaloupe / 6146 posts
@artbee: They have a measurement thingy for sizing. I chose a size 2, and it is true to size. It's just a little weird looking when it's not on. Literally like a big tube.
@Katm558: 
hehe
coconut / 8299 posts
@pastemoo: Thanks for the review! I'm gonna order the nursering cover now. I'm wondering what the car seat cover is like. Maybe I'll just order it since it looks so cute.
cantaloupe / 6146 posts
@banana: Let me know if you like it! I'm scared to order it because I'm in denial about how often we'll use the carseat.
honeydew / 7968 posts
alright ladies, i got the car seat cover and really liked it. so i ordered another one for our 2nd baby. lol. i think you can use it as a regular blanket too, because it IS a regular blanket, except it has some velcro attachment that will attach to the car seat handle.
also got the nursing cover.... just seems like a thin piece of sheet that has a string and loop to tie around the neck. hopefully, the babies won't be kicking up a storm because i can see them kicking it and exposing me. lol. i have nothing to compare it to (not sure how well others are made. it's alright. i might pay $20 more for something at amazon or bbb if it was made thicker and maybe had a tie in the back or something so it wouldn't come undone so easily (with a kick!)
coconut / 8299 posts
@tequiro21: Oh good to know you liked the car seat cover. Extra blankets are always good to have around so I'm gonna order it.
I don't know if I'll order the nursing cover. I already have a poncho-style one that I used with my first baby and I really liked it. So maybe I'll go with the car seat cover. I'm on the fence about the sling. I bought a Becco Carrier and never used it. So maybe carrying babies is just not for me.
cantaloupe / 6146 posts
@tequiero21: Tie in the back would be a HUGE pain in the butt. It is kind of flimsy--but bigger/wider than the plain nursing blankets my SIL has. I like it. I hope you end up liking it.
Thanks for the feedback on the carseat cover!
honeydew / 7968 posts
@banana: i haven't actually used it on the car seat though so not sure how good of a job it'll do (we got 1 car seat from our shower and i haven't opened it hehe).... i really liked the inside of the cover, which is SO SOFT~! let me know if you want the measurements.
i've seen reviews for those kinda slings, and i can't recall but there were some negatives - something about being bad for baby's back or stuff like that... so i didn't order it.
@pastemoo: hehe i've never used a nusing cover, so i have no idea, but i'm sure it WOULD be a pain the butt... but i still feel it's very exposable. and flimsy. but hopefully, it'll do it's job and i can give it an awesome review when i use it. =)
also, if you guys order the 5-piece set, it's only like $30 + s&h, which is a steal considering it costs like $140 (supposedly)....
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
UCOVERS is the latest code for the sling and carseat covers.
grapefruit / 4056 posts
I emailed both Medela and Lansinoh (I only have the canadian emails so if you are from Canada let me know and I will post them), and asked them for samples. Lansinoh sent me a small sample of lanolin, breast pads, and milk storage bags. Medela sent me a small sample of lanolin, breast pads, and a breastfeeding booklet (I haven't read it yet though).
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