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Becoming a parent means trying to make everything #BetterForBaby.

by Lily @militaryfamof8

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Becoming a parent means trying to make everything #BetterForBaby.

Disclaimer: This is part of a sponsored collaboration with DiMe Media and Pampers.  All opinions are 100% mine.

Every child change the lives of those who love them, it’s a given. Each of my children have changed my life in unique ways. From the first child turning me into a Mother, to the last one who beat every single obstacle that came his way.

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All of my children went through high risk pregnancies, all of my pregnancies had me in hospital bed rest for months, and the kids were all born between 38 and 22 weeks (38, 30, 28, 24, 22 weeks).  Needless to say that life was never normal or the same after each birth.  By the grace of God, all of the kids are healthy as can be and more active than they should be!

Pampers believes buy diflucan 200 mg online that even though babies are little, they are powerful agents of change.  Babies have a profound impact on our lives and on the world.

Of all of the kids, the youngest went through the most obstacles, during pregnancy and right after birth. On 4 occasions between pregnancy and birth we were told that there was less than a 10% chance of him making it.  He made it, and has continued to amaze us.

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When Anthony was in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit), I would speak to him, constantly telling him that he had to fight, he had to prove the Doctors wrong, and he had to get better so he could come home and be loved and cuddled.  I promised him that I would make sure that he was always taken care of. It’s been a Family affair, he takes advantage of being the baby of the Family; but we all are okay with that.

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When a baby comes into your life, you want to be a better person for that baby. Babies bring out the best in each of us. They make our lives better. And that’s why there’s nothing each of us wouldn’t do to make life better for babies.

Fighting through 3 near death experiences while I was pregnant with him made me make certain goals and promises, not only to him; but for myself as well.

Pampers believes that babies bring out the best in all of us. That’s why there’s nothing each of us wouldn’t do to make life

Since he has been born, I have made sure to be more affectionate with the kids, something my Mother always restrained from doing.  I also have made sure that I let them be kids, enjoy life, so many things that I wasn’t allowed to do as a child.

Pampers has unveiled a new video – The Pampers Better for Baby video– to celebrate the many ways babies bring out the best in all of us.

 Thanks to our Sponsors, we are having a giveaway for one of our readers!
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To enter you must do the mandatory entry, and are welcome to do a many optional entries as you wish.
Mandatory Entry:
Leave a comment below letting me know how you are making life better for baby.

Optional Entries:
1 Entry- unlimited entries:  Tweet about this giveaway using the #BetterForBaby hashtag and including @Militaryfamof8

1 Entry- unlimited entries:   Tweet how you are being #BetterForBaby and use @militaryfamof8 in the tweet.

1 Entry:  Follow @Militaryfamof8 on Twitter.

1 Entry:  Follow Militaryfamof8 on Instagram.

1 Entry:  Follow Adventures of a Military Family of 8 on Pinterest

1 Entry:  Follow Adventures of a Military Family of 8 on Youtube

1 Entry- unlimited entries:  like and comment on any facebook post

1 Entry: Share any facebook post.

1 entry each day: Visit here for the secret word

1 Entry each day:  Visit here for a 2nd secret word

1 Entry each sentence, each day: Visit here and Visit here for 2 secret sentences

Entrants must be 18+up and live in the contiguous U.S.,  Giveaway ends July 23, 2015. Winner will have 24 hours to claim prize or a second winner will be chosen.


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  1. Stephanie Phelps says

    July 22, 2015 at 5:10 pm

    I am making life better for baby by making my own baby food and giving them all the love I have! 🙂

  2. Stephanie Phelps says

    July 22, 2015 at 5:11 pm

    I tweeted
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  3. Stephanie Phelps says

    July 22, 2015 at 5:14 pm

    I Follow @Militaryfamof8 on Twitter @my4boysand1

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    July 22, 2015 at 5:15 pm

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    July 22, 2015 at 5:15 pm

    I Follow Adventures of a Military Family of 8 on Pinterest
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    July 22, 2015 at 5:16 pm

    I Follow Adventures of a Military Family of 8 on Youtube
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  7. Stephanie Phelps says

    July 22, 2015 at 5:17 pm

    1st secret word is hurricane. Thank you

  8. Stephanie Phelps says

    July 22, 2015 at 5:18 pm

    2nd secret word is Mango! Thank you for the chance to win!

  9. Julie says

    July 23, 2015 at 12:47 pm

    I am making life better for my baby by putting her first. I schedule my day around her naps. I also try to buy and only give her nutritious and organic foods! Thanks for the chance to win! Julie smartsavvymama@gmail.com

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  11. Julie says

    July 23, 2015 at 12:51 pm

    Secret word: rainbow
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  12. Julie says

    July 23, 2015 at 12:51 pm

    2nd secret word: pineapple
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  13. Julie says

    July 23, 2015 at 12:53 pm

    Bonus sentence 1: I like the rainbow in my ice cream.
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  14. Julie says

    July 23, 2015 at 12:53 pm

    Bonus sentence 2 The man in the pink car is funny.
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  15. Cindy samms says

    July 23, 2015 at 3:11 pm

    I made life better for my baby by changing my schedule at work. I work nights and my husband worlds days. No stranger watching our baby. He is with us always.

  16. Cindy Samms says

    July 23, 2015 at 3:16 pm

    I twitted the giveaway: https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fmilitaryfamof8.com%2Fbecoming-a-parent-means-trying-to-make-everything-betterforbaby%2F&text=Becoming%20a%20parent%20means%20trying%20to%20make%20everything%20%23BetterForBaby.&tw_p=tweetbutton&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmilitaryfamof8.com%2Fbecoming-a-parent-means-trying-to-make-everything-betterforbaby%2F

  17. Cindy Samms says

    July 23, 2015 at 3:17 pm

    I follow you on twitter

  18. Cindy Samms says

    July 23, 2015 at 3:18 pm

    I follow you on Instagram (slsplasty)

  19. Cindy Samms says

    July 23, 2015 at 3:19 pm

    I follow you on Pinterest

  20. Cindy Samms says

    July 23, 2015 at 3:21 pm

    I subscribe to your you tube feed

  21. Cindy Samms says

    July 23, 2015 at 3:22 pm

    I liked your facebook post on the pampers commercial.

  22. Cindy Samms says

    July 23, 2015 at 3:23 pm

    I shared on facebook your pampers video

  23. Cindy Samms says

    July 23, 2015 at 3:24 pm

    Secret word “rainbow”

  24. Cindy Samms says

    July 23, 2015 at 3:25 pm

    Secret word “pineapple”

  25. Cindy Samms says

    July 23, 2015 at 3:28 pm

    The man in the pink car is funny.

  26. Cindy Samms says

    July 23, 2015 at 3:29 pm

    I like the rainbow in my ice cream.

  27. Ivette says

    July 23, 2015 at 6:06 pm

    I make sure he eats healthy and sleeps well.

  28. Mary Rutter says

    July 23, 2015 at 11:46 pm

    Time is precious, enjoy every minute of it, Then your Children are all grown up

  29. sandra says

    July 24, 2015 at 8:24 am

    trying to ease his anxieties

  30. sandra says

    July 24, 2015 at 8:25 am

    raindrops

  31. sandra says

    July 24, 2015 at 8:26 am

    peach

  32. sandra says

    July 24, 2015 at 8:27 am

    The man in the pink car is funny.

  33. sandra says

    July 24, 2015 at 8:31 am

    I like the rainbow in my ice cream.

  34. donna joyce says

    July 24, 2015 at 9:06 am

    I make life better for baby by giving my daughter-in-law some much needed rest & “Me” time. I spend as much time w/ my grandson that my daughter-in-law WANTs & NEEDs me to. A happy, healthy, and stress-free mom makes a very happy baby. And, of course grandma is ecstatic!

  35. Ashley Spaustat (@AshleySpaustat) says

    July 24, 2015 at 9:57 am

    I am making life better for baby by loving him and letting him know he is SECURE and majorly loved always.

  36. Misti says

    July 25, 2015 at 9:55 pm

    I am making life better by feeding her healthy foods

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