Pampers Little Miracles Mission w/$50 AmEx Giveaway to pay it forward

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We are thrilled to partner with Pampers in their first Little Miracles Mission.  If you don’t know what that is, head on over to their facebook page and take a look around.  Once more than 2500 people have pledged to give their support to expectant mothers Pampers will throw 1000 surprise baby showers for expectant mothers.  (The goal has been reached, but keep pledging!)  You can also enter to win a year’s supply of free diapers and wipes for your own little miracle.

Exciting, right?  That’s not all.  We have been sent a $50 gift card to spread the love to expectant mothers in our community by surprising her (or them) with a surprise gesture.

Something we already do is to tuck or tape dollar bills (any denomination) onto packages of diapers or formula with a note to pay it forward when the recipient is able with any random act of kindness-  Geeky Mommy came up with this and we love it-  what new parent couldn’t use a little boost now and then? 

Some other ideas that would help to pay it forward:

Take a meal- or several-  to the new parents-  and know that it will be very appreciated while they juggle to figure out how to get everything done.  If you are a parent yourself you will know exactly what we mean by this.  If you don’t or can’t cook, a gift certificate to a restaurant or pizza delivery service would be a nice idea.

A gift basket with some gifts to pamper will be more than welcomed (and if she’s hormonal, cried over) especially if you include a gift certificate for a nice pedicure with foot massage.

A pretty new dress to fit those in-between pre- and post baby weight fluctuations would be nice- most moms wear whatever they fit in and feel like frumpy hags (speaking from experience here).

If the expectant mom is on bedrest, some books or magazines – either hard copies or digital downloads or some puzzle books will be eagerly savored, I spent many, many months on bedrest with my 4 and it was so hard to keep my mind occupied and engaged and I resorted to terrible tv I had no interest in whatsoever.

We have, sadly, in a local shelter at the moment an expectant mom and she has nothing-   Ki is getting together as much as she can of Ian’s old things (outgrown stroller, carseat, clothes, etc).   We could scour the yard sales and thrift shops and get a fairly decent haul for $50 so that the mom has what she needs for the new baby.  Or maybe you have a lot of friends with children and you could use the $50 to buy a few party foods and hold a gathering to collect their donations of gently used baby items, or if they wanted to get some diapers or whatever they could give to help out.

Maybe you can’t afford to do something like this, but there is always something you can do to help out expecting or new parents.  Here are a few ideas we love, many we have done ourselves over the years:

Offer to babysit so mom and dad can catch up on some much needed sleep, run errands or even just have a few moments of peace and quiet.

Accompany the new parents to well baby visits to help out, or if they have other children, offer to watch them while mom and/or dad takes baby or mom goes in for her own check-ups.

You can do some housework or yard work for the expecting or new parents-  it’s really hard to get everything done when you are exhausted, overwhelmed, sleep deprived and terrified you will do something wrong (as most first time parents are) and they need all the help they can get even keeping up with the basics.

For more information about the Little Miracles Mission and to check out the celebrity studded kick-off where Pampers donated care packages to Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) across the country, check out this link.

I had very difficult labor and delivery with my pregnancies trying to keep the little divas in until they were cooked enough to come out but even the best medical care sometimes results in premature birth-  Kyra was excessively early (7 weeks) and spent some time in the NICU-  I was very fortunate in that she was healthy aside from her size, but most of the babies and parents in the unit when she was there were not as lucky and had many, many health problems.  If you know anyone who has a preemie, I urge you to do anything and everything you can to give them a break from the constant worry and stress and prayers- as little as a moments distraction or knowing you care is welcome at such a time.  Even if the child is (relatively) healthy as mine were, there is an incredible amount of worry about how the bills will get paid. 

I hope we’ve shown you that you can do something no matter how much or how little you have, but most of all, I hope it has sparked your own creativity so you can share with us and we can learn from you even more ways we can help out.

Don’t forget to pledge here and also sign up to win a year’s supply of diapers and wipes.

THE GIVEAWAY:  Pampers is providing us with a $50 Am Ex Gift Card for one of our very lucky readers to pay it forward to a new mom in their life.  US only 18+ ends 5/15 at 11:59pm CST.

Main Entry:  Tell us what you might do if you win the $50 GC to pay it forward to a new mom in your life.  (You can use the GC for whatever you choose.) Easy, right?  That’s all you need to get your name in the hat (or randomizer as the case may be, but if you don’t do this, none of your other entries will count.  Don’t say enter me or cool prize, we’ll have to toss your entry and redraw if your name is chosen.

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Best of luck to you.

We received a $50 Visa Gift Card to pay it forward in our community.  We were asked to give our honest opinion on the Pampers Little Miracles Mission and were not required to give a favorable review.  We also were offered a  $50 Visa Gift Card for one of our readers so they can pay it forward to a new mom in their life.  The winner will receive the Visa Gift Card at the conclusion of the giveaway directly from the representative.

448 thoughts on “Pampers Little Miracles Mission w/$50 AmEx Giveaway to pay it forward”

  9. AngelaK

    There are a lot of mothers in my area who can’t afford any baby things, so I think I would donate a lot of the items they need to them. I may not have a lot of money, but I get a sense of well-being helping people.

    rainpendragon2684[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  10. Anne

    Those are some great ideas. I don’t know any expectant moms so if I win, give the prize to the worthiest idea. I will let you choose or send me an email and I will pick.

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  11. peg42

    Our church has a baby shower type of fund raiser each year, where you dontate items for new babies that is donated to needy new moms or soon to be moms in our community. I’d love to buy baby related items and donate them to our church.
    Thanks so much
    rickpeggysmith(at)aol(dot)com

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  22. Amber

    I would use the gift card to buy seeds to our new community garden – which feeds everyone, including new moms and their kids!
    Thanks for the giveaway :)
    hurdler4eva(at)gmail(dot)com

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  66. Claire

    A friend of mine recently had her first baby, a little girl – I’d love to gift her some pretty clothes!

    kaleidoscopequeen at gmail dot com

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  67. Lim

    My sister is about to have her first, and I don’t think she has realized just how many Pampers she’ll need. I’d give this to her to help out.

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  74. 5webs

    I would get $50 worth of diapers (Pampers of course) and wipes for my friend who I just found out is pregnant with her first child (after 10 years of trying). Everyone really helped me out when I was pregnant with my first child, so I would like to return the favor.
    Alicia Webster
    5webs@comcast.net

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  89. Kristen

    I would donate the card to my church’s needy family program. I bet they could really use it to help someone!
    aeris321 at gmail dot com

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  105. naturegirl

    My nephew’s wife had a baby a few months ago. Since they are on a strict budget, I would use the gift card to buy baby supplies and also get some groceries for them.

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  147. Tabathia

    I would donate to the women’s shelter or to homeless shelter to help with low income single moms or families
    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

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  158. Cindy M

    My best friend is expecting a baby the first week of August- I would love to spend the $50 on a nice dinner out, just us two girls, because she won’t have much time later on, LOL,
    writer61@yahoo.com

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  183. Georgia

    I would pay it forward to my niece who is about to become a new mom. I am so excited for her and she sure could use it.

    gmissycat at yahoo dot com

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  237. Charlotte Varner

    If I won this giveaway I would pay it forward by definitely helping the AL tornado victims. I feel so bad for them and knowing that they don’t have anything right now breaks my heart. Their the ones that need the help more than anything. Anything small to us such as baby wipes, baby lotion, diapers, onesis, bottles, shampoo, clothes, shoes, toothpaste, tooth brush, hand santizer, canned foods, bottle water, etc. will mean so much to them! All these babies and children living without everything just breaks my heart. Going one day with everything you need and more then the next day to having nothing. I couldn’t imagine the pain and hurt it’s caused this community. I feel as a fellow American it’s my job and duty to help out anyway that I can. Besides I know the $10 I spend here and there could benefit them alot more than me. If this happened where I live I would hope people would do the same! I hope people look at this and realize how much you could really help these families out. You can send a large box of stuff that they can use for only $15 or a medium box for $10. You can fit so much into these boxes it’s awesome. Just ask your local post office for more information on these boxes. Thanks Pampers and Our Loonyverse for this giveaway!!

    CharLuvsAbby3@yahoo.com

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  280. ckfrrt

    I would donate this to my local church, they have a baby shower twice a year in June and December for all the needy moms.
    carolkfoster at comcast dot net

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  315. allysona

    if i was lucky enough to win this giveaway , i would give it to my daught erwho is a social worker at toberman family center in san pedro ca. with the econmy the way it is….there programs are running on no financial aod- what a help this would be to her organization and the lucky recipant of the card

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  323. Tiffany

    I live in North Alabama where the tornadoes have devastated areas and lots of people have lost their homes, including new moms. I would use this gift card to purchase items to donate to them including diapers, wipes, and other essentials that other people aren’t thinking about right now. Thank you for the giveaway!

    Tcsalvia at gmail dot com

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  324. Deb

    If I won, I would donate it to the Best Buddies chapter at the school that I work at which pairs students with disabilities with buddies. They don’t have enough money right now for a year end party for the buddy partners and this will really help them out. Thanks for the chance to help out this great organization.

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  331. Anonymous

    For a new mom I would pick up diapers, new bottles, baby formula, baby shampoo, and body wash to give her A New Mommy Care Package.

    lisabendzak(at)gmail(dot)com

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  333. Angela

    I would use the GC to buy my cousin some diapers…because those add up quickly and she’ll be a new mom in only a few short months! THANKS!

    mycreativecontainers(at)gmail(dot)com

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  334. shiloh

    I would like to give diapers for some of the moms at the center for low income housing. Times are tough all over, but times are tough daily for them.

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  336. shiloh

    Oops, I think I omitted my email from the mandatory comment. I would buy diapers for the local low income center.
    spiersrp at gmail dot com

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  342. Carolsue

    I asked to be your friend on Facebook:
    Name: Carol Anderson
    Digicats @ sbcglobal.net (my FB e-mail)
    Digicat @ sbcglobal.net (my regular e-mail)

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  382. Barbarawr

    Between the tornadoes and school getting out soon, there are lots more little kids who will be going hungry. I would donate more food to our church’s food pantry

    Email address is in blogger profile

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  400. Jan

    My sister recently had her first baby and I would love to get diapers and other necessities for my new adorable niece.
    tweety800265(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  413. Brooke

    Would use it at the local womens shelter… They really need the extra diapers and gear for the families there… weeshenanigans(at)gmail(dot)com

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  438. brianpiero

    Thanks for the giveaway…we would help “Mom’s” by supplying our local food bank with canned goods, formula, & diapers !

    senorpiero [at] yahoo [dot] com

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