Pampers and Walmart Prenatal Packs (#PGmom #Giveaway)

Back in August, Walmart Canada and P&G began sponsoring a series of prenatal programs in hospitals and community centres countrywide by providing soon-to-be parents with special gift bags with Pampers product. The reusable Walmart gift bags include a package of Pampers Swaddlers, the number one choice of Canadian parents for newborns, a sample of Pampers wipes and an educational pamphlet. This program will reach 55,000 new moms from coast to coast, providing helpful tips on everything from how to secure a car seat to birth plans.

When I was expecting, Chris and I went to a prenatal class at the hospital where Hannah was born. It was really great for us to be around other first-time parents since we are the first in our group of friends to have a child. It was also nice getting a sneak peak at where Hannah would spend her first days after she was born.

About two weeks before her due date, I packed my hospital bag...choosing her first pjs and outfits was difficult. We were told we were having a girl, but just in case I packed a few "gender neutral" outfits too. And of course, I had Pampers Swaddlers in my bag!

I had a birth plan - but it definitely wasn't followed. I was induced, had my water broken and eventually (after pushing when my epidural had fallen out) I was taken for an emergency c-section as a "failure to progress". Being on the "younger" side of all of our prenatal classmates, I thought for sure I'd have a "normal" labour. That wasn't the case. Hannah was worth the pain of every sailor swear I yelled, but I am somewhat grateful to know if I ever give her a sibling they will be a planned c-section.

If I could give one piece of advice to "pre-Mom" me it would be this: Don't let anyone tell you what your child needs. You will be given a lot of unsolicited advice from people (often strangers) who think they know best. Sometimes this advice is given from a good place, at other times it is given from people who seem to have their own agenda. When you're new to anything, you second guess yourself. When you become in charge of another life, a teeny, tiny human, you can get confused about what's right. The only opinions who mattered to me a few months in were Hannah's doctors, Chris and sometimes my Mom - and of course, Hannah herself (she schooled me quite quickly in what her cries meant).

Becoming a Mom is probably the scariest thing that has ever happened to me - but it is easily the best. Even writing this post it's hard to think back to a time before Hannah.

One lucky YYZ Bambina reader will have the chance to win a prenatal pack ($65* value) with Pampers and Walmart Canada:

• $50 gift card to Walmart Canada 
• Pampers Swaddlers Newborn 
• Sample of Pampers wipes 
• Educational pamphlet courtesy of Pampers & Walmart Canada 
• Reusable bag from Pampers & Walmart Canada 

By entering the following contest you are accepting that if you win your contact information will be shared with a P&G PR and shipping agency for the purpose of mailing your prize. Please allow 4-6 weeks from the contest closure date to receive your prize. This giveaway may appear on other blogs as part of the #PGmom program. However, to be fair, you can only win once per giveaway. If your name is chosen more than once, another winner will be selected. All winners must be from within Canada excluding Quebec.

Valid entries only. Contest ends Saturday, October 26, 2013. For further contest rules, refer to the Terms and Conditions within the Rafflecopter.

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Disclosure: I am a P&Gmom. As part of my affiliation with this group I receive products and special access to P&G events. The opinions on this blog are my own.  

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