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World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August in more than 120 countries to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. It commemorates the Innocenti Declaration made by WHO and UNICEF policy-makers in August 1990 to protect, promote and support breastfeeding.

ABA spokesperson Karen Ingram says, 'World Breastfeeding Week is important because it highlights breastfeeding in a local and global context. This year's theme, Breastfeeding - It's Time to Talk, will draw attention to communication that can make a difference - between generations, neighbours, workplaces, health professionals, schools and politicians - in fact, everyone in our community. We encourage all methods of communication from the tried and true face-to-face conversation to the range of methods we have at our fingertips'.

To help celebrate the week Mummy Honey are offering 25% off all purchases for the entire month of August.

Just enter August in the discount code box at the checkout and 25% will be taken off the total price.

For more information on world breastfeeding week see the following links.

http://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/
http://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/

Well it's taken a bit longer than we anticipated but we finally have our new stock in. 

The Classic Mummy Honey shirt now goes up to size 20 in both long and short sleeves in a wonderful new fabric with even more bamboo 67%. The fabric is even softer than before.

We have a new vintage white as well as a fantastic red and the classic black. See the pictures below for the colours. Unfortunately we are still waiting for the maternity shirt (in red) to be completed but it should hopefully be available for sale in June. 

Well it's been a while since I've written in the blog and I blame three little girls for that!! The newest member has settled in and is getting lots of love from her older sisters. I've been rocking my shirts and they are getting a decent workout.

Plans are to increase the Mummy Honey range in the next few months with the great maternity shirt and adding a colour and more sizes to our original design, so hopefully all going well we will have the new shirts available before summer arrives!!

Made a fantastic dinner last night, if I do say so myself and just had to share the recipe mixed a couple of recipes I found on the net together and came up with a keeper. Didn't serve this up to the girls but I'm sure if you omit the chillies they would love it too.

Yummy Chorizo Pasta – serves 4

2 Red Capsicums

4 Tomatoes halved

Olive Oil

Salt & Pepper

1/3 cup Basil Leaves

1 Stalk fresh or dried Rosemary

3 Garlic Cloves (1 whole and 2 crushed)

2 Chorizo Sausages sliced approx 3mm thickness

3 Anchovies

1 Birdseye Chilli finely chopped (optional)

250ml cooking cream

Extra shredded basil for serving

Pasta of choice (I used a large packet of fresh fettuccine from the supermarket)

Directions:

Pre prep sauce base – this part can be done hours or even the day before!

Heat oven to 200C, place capsicums whole and halved tomatoes on a baking tray drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper, bake in oven for 1 hour, when done take out of oven and let cool, when cool peel the skin off the capsicums and de-seed, place capsicum flesh and tomatoes in a food processor or blender, add one clove of garlic, 1/3 cup basil leaves and leaves from rosemary stalk and blend til smooth. (Place in fridge if not using till next day)

Place water on to boil for pasta.

Heat a deep fry pan on the stove to hot, add chorizo and fry for approx 3 mins, till fat starts to render and chorizo looks nice and golden brown. Remove chorizo to a plate keeping fat in pan and add anchovies, crushed garlic and chilli to the pan, fry until garlic is golden and anchovies have dissolved, add the blended sauce made earlier and reduce heat to medium, add cooked chorizos and stir.

Cook pasta as per directions.

Add cream to pan a few minutes before pasta is ready and bring to a simmer, reduce heat till pasta is ready.

Serve pasta on a plate then add chorizo sauce on top, sprinkle fresh shredded basil on top and serve. f

Yummy Yummy Yummy!!

We have recently welcomed our newest member to the Mummy Honey family!! Amber was born last week in a bit of a hurry and is now thriving at home with her sisters taking fantastic care of her. She has taken to breastfeeding really well and loves her mummy in the stylish Mummy Honey breastfeeding shirt :-)

Are you a breastfeeding mum or do you know any breastfeeding mums or mums to be?

In celebration of Mothers Day this Sunday we are going to be offering some great discounts on our shirts via the Mummy Honey website.

In order to be offered these great discounts all you need to do is join the Mummy Honey community and become a member. So join up and tell your friends to join us so they can get some great discounts too!!

Go to http://www.mummyhoney.com.au/Mummy-Honey-members and register and we will be sending out the discount details this weekend.

Wishing you all a fantastic Mothers Day for 2010!!

Babyology.com.au  is the place to find anything for children and parents that’s worth having, from the practical to the sublime and everything in between.

If you love hunting down cool, innovative gear for pregnancy, babies, toddlers and kids, then Babyology is for you. An online arbiter of good taste for anyone who’s ever felt overwhelmed when faced with buying for little ones, we’re here to show mums, dads and everyone else that good design and a sense of style don’t have to disappear when parenthood begins.

And of course we had a great write-up in Babyology in January this year because we meet all their criteria!!

Some great news

Mummy Honey are now being stocked by the french website mamanana.com. They specialise in breastfeeding clothes and have been clothing breastfeeding European women since 2005.

A friend went along to a work colleagues baby shower at the weekend, with the ideal gift for any soon to be mum in hand - a Mummy Honey breastfeeding shirt. My friend commented at the great reaction she got from all attending and how it was great to be able to give a pressie that wasn't the usual baby things. Another satisfied mum-to-be who's now looking forward to bonding with her baby without feeling conscious of exposing herself whilst breastfeeding.

Our breastfeeding shirts are a great gift idea for any new mum. 

We are currently in the process of manufacturing a new design for the Mummy Honey Label. It incorporates our patented breastfeeding easy access via the invisible zips that run over the breasts, but will be able to be worn all throughout pregnancy and for as long after as you want or need.

The shirt is designed to increase or decrease in size with your belly and is so flattering that post-partum tummy won't be an issue at all. We are looking to manufacture is in black, white, red and grey, any colour suggestions are most welcome. All the best Jen and the Mummy Honey team.