Get to know MamaPear Designs and enter to win TWO items of your choice!

 I am a lactivist. There, I said it :D I've been passionate about breastfeeding and helping others since my oldest was a baby. I think it's so important to educate those who otherwise don't know the benefits of breastfeeding to both baby AND mom!
I met Lara through the LLL mother to mother forums, and she is a super sweet mom of two boys who are the same ages as my two boys! She recently launched MamaPear Designs, Lactivist Inspired clothing and gear for both mom and baby. Her items are adorable, and so clever!
To quote her website: "

If you peek around this site, you will see that MamaPear Designs^TM aims to be more than just a store.  This is a place dedicated to sharing, educating, support, and giving back"

There is so much to choose from, some of my favorites are the Gaga For Tatas onsies

 and the Only the BrEaST for baby shirt for moms

 Or the Hydrate to Lactate Sigg Water Bottle

Here is your chance to learn a little more about Lara and MamaPear Designs!

1. Introduce yourself!
My name is Lara, I am a 34 year old mother of two boys, ages 3.5 and 10 months. I am a stay at home mom and I love it. The boys keep me busy, but we have a great time!

2.  Tell us about your store, MamaPear Designs
I describe MamaPear Designs as a marketplace for Lactivist inspired wearables, gear and more. But it is more than a store, I designed it as a place where moms can come to find breastfeeding resources and support. My goal is to increase breastfeeding awareness and sometimes that will happen when you wear one of my shirts, and someone stops you to talk about it. Other times, that happens when you empower a struggling mom with the right resources, and as a result she has a successful breastfeeding relationship and can tell/show the world how wonderful that is for her and her baby.

3.  What inspired you to start your business and online store?
I have been so lucky to have had an easy time breastfeeding my boys. With both of them, I had a little bit of oversupply and overactive let-down in the first few months, but that was not anything that was permanent or something we did not figure out how to deal with. Aside from having children, breastfeeding has been one of the best choices I have ever made - it is so empowering. Because I feel so passionately about breastfeeding, I wanted to do something that would serve to increase awareness and help other mothers succeed. As a stay at home mom, MamaPear Designs allows me to do just that!

4. What do you hope to achieve in the future with your website/store?
I would love for MamaPear Designs to be really successful, because that happening would definitely mean that breastfeeding awareness is on the rise! I would also love in the future to be able to see breastfeeding become the norm, and to never read another story about a mom getting hassled because she fed her baby in a public place either with or without a blanket on the baby's head. My next big goal is to have Oprah Winfrey do a show on breastfeeding and its benefits...I am currently devising a plan to get her attention! Time's a ticking, as she is getting ready to launch her final season in the fall!

5.  Where can customers go to learn more about MamaPear Designs?
MamaPear Designs can be found at www.mamapeardesigns.com On Twitter @mamapeardesigns
and on our Facebook Page, MamaPear Designs

Buy it: Check out MamaPear Designs today and support a fellow breastfeeding mom by gifting one of these adorable products, or buy one (or two or three) of something for yourself!!

Win it!: One lucky reader will win TWO items of their choice from MamaPear Designs!! Awesome!!

Mandatory Entry: Check out MamaPear Designs and tell me what product you'd choose if you won!

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Entrants from the US are eligible. Contest Ends on July 15th at 11:59 pm EST. Winners will be chosen by random.org and announced July 16th, 2010. Winners will be notified by email with “You Have Won the MamaPear Designs Giveaway” in the subject line. Winners will then have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.

Disclosure/Disclaimer: I received  no compensation for this post. MamaPear Designs will be responsible for prize distribution. For more information on this blog and my posting practices, please refer to my disclosure policy.