Today's Giveaway is "The Blue Cotton Gown: A Midwife's Memoir" by Patricia Harman, retail value $25.00. (Thanks to Born to Love, a natural baby product company) "The Blue Cotton Gown" is a debut memoir interweaving a nurse-midwife's personal and professional trials with the intimate stories of her patients. I loved reading this book, I finished it in just a few days! 290 pages, hard-cover book.
Patricia Harman, a nurse-midwife, manages a women’s health clinic with her husband, Tom, an ob-gyn, in West Virginia — a practice where patients open their hearts, where they find care and sometimes refuge. Patsy’s memoir juxtaposes the tales of these women with her own story of keeping a small medical practice solvent and coping with personal challenges. Her patients range from Appalachian mothers who haven’t had the opportunity to attend secondary school to Ph.D.’s on cell phones. They come to Patsy’s small, windowless exam room and sit covered only by blue cotton gowns, and their infinitely varied stories are in equal parts heartbreaking and uplifting. The nurse-midwife tells of their lives over the course of a year and a quarter, a time when her outwardly successful practice is in deep financial trouble, when she is coping with malpractice threats, confronting her own serious medical problems, and fearing that her thirty-year marriage may be on the verge of collapse.Read more about The Blue Cotton Gown.
Read an excerpt.
To enter to win this book, simply follow these simple steps and leave a separate comment for each step completed. I will choose one random comment using the Random.org integer generator, so the more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win these great products! Only relevant comments will be accepted. Your Giveaway prize is always free, there is no entry fee, no shipping & handling fee.
1. Leave a comment about where you found out about this giveaway. (1 entry)
2. Follow Frugal Freebies on Twitter, FaceBook or Networked Blogs and leave a comment that you did! (1 entry)
3. Steal our Frugal Freebies Giveaway button and leave a comment about where you put it! (1 entry)
4. Twitter this giveaway and leave a comment that you did! (1 entry)
5. Blog about this giveaway and leave a link to your blog post! (1 entry)
6. Follow the Frugal Freebies blog! (1 entry)
7. Stumble, Buzz Up or Digg Frugal Freebies and leave a comment that you did! (1 entry)
8. Visit Born to Love and leave a comment about an item from the site that you would love to have. (1 entry)
9. Make a purchase from Born to Love using coupon code Giveaway for 10% off your total order. (10 entries)
Born to Love has been in the baby business since 1978 run by a work-at-home-mom of 3. Born to Love carries natural baby products, including cloth diapering supplies, and is currently selling off their inventory, so Frugal Freebies wants to help do so quickly. Stock is limited, but there is still lots of product available. There is an on-going tax-free sale, as well as a 10% discount code (Giveaway) to help you save money while you shop for your little one(s).
Who is eligible:
This giveaway is open to US & Canadian entrants. You don't have to be a blogger to win, just supply a valid e-mail address or sign up to Prizey.net, if not comfortable leaving your email on a public blog.
When the giveaway ends:
Two weeks from posting. This giveaway ends on July 3/09. I will e-mail the winner, and results are always posted here as well. If the winner doesn't respond within four business days, with contact details, a new winner will be drawn.
I am also submitting the winner info to PRIZEYWinners so, if you wish, you can check there to see if you've won your giveaway. This offers readers the opportunity to check there without the inconvenience or security risk of offering up personal emails in public blog comments.Thank you to Sweeties Sweeps for listing my blog giveaway, as well as Ultimate Blog Carnival on LiveGiveaways.Com.
Don't miss this Giveaway: I am Your Child Giveaway - ends June 26/09
Announcing the winner: There were 184 entries and we have one winner for this giveaway. The winning number is #47 -Sarah - Congratulations!
Don't miss our Weekly Giveaway from Frugal Freebies - Enter to win!
Born to Love - All your baby needs, naturally! Cloth diapering & more. 10% Discount Code: "Giveaway"
Frugal Baby Tips - Money-saving tips on diapering, diaper washing, safety, slings & baby carriers, toys, clothing, nursing, menstrual needs, traveling with kids, more.
Posts
This sounds like an interesting book. I found out about the blog when I was going through the posts in the list of blogs that I follow with Google.
I follow your blog with Google.
I found this contest posted on a great site
coolcanucks.ca
wadesherry@hotmail dot com
follower
follow on twitter
throuthehaze
I found this giveaway because I subscribe to your blog!
katie_kitty@msn.com
I follow you on Twitter!
katie_kitty@msn.com
Tweet! http://twitter.com/katiescatharsis/status/2231756550
katie_kitty@msn.com
Your button is on my sidebar.
katiescatharsis.blogspot.com
katie_kitty@msn.com
I read this in google reader since I follow your blog.
I follow your blog.
I found you originally from prizey, but now I subscribe via google reader - thanks! alicedemskehansen at gmail.com
I follow - alicedemskehansen at gmail.com
I have your button at www.alicedemskehansen.blogspot.com - thanks! alicedemskehansen at gmail.com
I have Frugal Freebies in my Google Reader and that is how I heard about your giveaway. Please include me in your giveaway.
Thanks
Carlene
iluvreading(at)Verizon.net
I am a follower.
Thanks
Carlene
iluvreading(at)Verizon.net
I follow..that's how I heard.
mj.coward[at]gmail.com
I follow.
mj.coward[at]gmail.com
I follow on google.
hopingtowin@gmail.com
I found this on your blog
hopingtowin@gmail.com
I tweeted this
hopingtowin@gmail.com
Okay I twieeted about the book to my twitter pals.
Love and Laughter
Shannon
I follow you on Twitter
Love and Laughter
Shannon
I found out about this book from you on facebook
Love and Laughter
Shannon
i found this surfing thanks for the giveaway
I follow on facebook. kelly catlin grant
i found out from facebook
i tweeted http://twitter.com/agodlyhomemaker/status/2249378479
I found your link through facebook and have found some really neat links through your site
crystalchadwick@hotmail.com
I found out about this giveaway on Twitter.
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
I follow on Twitter - Janetfaye
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
Button:
http://blog-giveaways.blogspot.com/
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
I follow your blog - janetfaye
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
Born To Love I like the Diaper Sprayer.
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
thanks for the chance to win mverno@roadrunner.com
found it on Onlinesweepstakes.com
found in on a sweepstake site con5459(at)gmail(dot)com
Love to have this.
Onlinesweepstakes.com
Thanks,
darkfyre1(at)gmail(dot)com
I found out about this giveaway at
Onlinesweepstakes.com
george ferris
littlegeorgie56@yahoo.com
I found you on online-sweepstakes.com.
I follow your blog in reader and that is how I discovered this giveaway
Canadian Contests, Freebies, Coupons, Deals, Games and Chat - join us at CoolCanucks.ca
I follow
Canadian Contests, Freebies, Coupons, Deals, Games and Chat - join us at CoolCanucks.ca
I would love to win. I honestly found this on OLS
Thank you for the chance
tatertot374@sbcglobal.net
I found out from a friend.
skitsbits2000@yahoo.com
Heart-To-Heart Baby Sling is a nice item from Born To Love. Cute! Thank you!
I also found you on online-sweepstakes.com -- thanks for the giveaway!
I found you on the Ms. Bookish blog!
ignoramoose (at) gmail (dot) com
I found it on prizey.net.
I found this through the site onlinesweepstakes.com
meredycat*lycos*com
follower.
meredycat*lycos*com
I follow you on Twitter under @meredycat.
meredycat*lycos*com
Tweet! http://twitter.com/meredycat/status/2272572422
meredycat*lycos*com
This sounds like a great book. I found the giveaway on Ms. Bookish's blog (http://msbookish.com/big-book-giveaways-list-jun21/).
whitreidsmama at yahoo.com
Just twittered the contest. I'm @booknaround.
whitreidsmama at yahoo.com
I found your site through online-sweepstakes.com :)
amandasandico at yahoo dot com
Thanks!
I found this giveaway on Contest Girl.
plur268 at yahoo dot com
I found this giveaway on Contest Girl --- Thanks for the great giveaway:)
From Born to Love I really like their BUMMIS PULL-UP TRAINING PANTS product.
I found out about this giveaway on Contest Girl.
curtiskaty at hotmail dot com
sign me up
I found it through a friends email. Looks like a great book. Thanks for the chance
jason(at)allworldautomotive(dot)com
I found it searching blog giveaways on Google!
heatheranne99 at hotmail dot com
Twitter follower!
heatheranne99
heatheranne99 at hotmail dot com
Added your button to my sidebar!
http://vintagefabulous.blogspot.com/
heatheranne99 at hotmail dot com
googled this book for my book club. would love to own it. adding your site to my twitter.
i found it while googling book blogs
pksanddancer(at)yahoo(dot)com
Hi I found you on http://entersweepstakes.today.com/
I twittered about it and am following you!
this sounds so good- I would love to read it
following on twitter
jblanton41
have your button
I found out about your book on my facebook. It sounds really interesting and I would love to read it!
following on twitter (mrsavings)
pink2pie.admin@gmail.com
:]
I found out from The Lucky Ladybug :)
http://theluckyladybug.org/2009/06/703-blue-cotton-gown-book-giveaway/
lavery328 at yahoo dot com
I'm following you on twitter lifestooshort7
lavery328 at yahoo dot com
tweeted
http://twitter.com/lifestooshort7/status/2302942176
lavery328 at yahoo dot com
Looks like a very good book. I found out about this giveaway at Thrifty and Chic Mom
pbclark(at)netins(dot)net
I found out about this through a coworker! :)
I found a link to your site a while back from http://www.dealseekingmom.com. And boy I'm glad I found you!
smalltownbeatnik at g mail
I follow you on Twitter now.
http://twitter.com/missanomaly
smalltownbeatnik at g mail
I thumbs-upped your giveaway in stumbleupon. :)
smalltownbeatnik at g mail
I left a little tweet about your giveaway. I know I have friends who are going to be interested in this book. I have several friends who are midwives or have used midwives.
http://twitter.com/missanomaly/status/2305208919
smalltownbeatnik at gmail
I am a subscriber to your RSS feed through Google Reader.
smalltownbeatnik at gmail
I visited Born to Love and I'm probably going to order the Diva Cup. I've used an Instead cup in the past, but I'm ready to try the Diva Menstrual Cup.
smalltownbeatnik at gmail
I found out about this from the Canadian Giveaways blog.
melacan at hotmail dto com
sounds interesting please count me in and thanks
I found out about this giveaway because I follow on Google Reader.
Sounds like a great book.
Dutchlvr1(at)aol(dot)com
I found out about this contest from a friend!
kngmckellar@hotmail.com
I follow you on twitter as kngmckellar.
kngmckellar@hotmail.com
https://twitter.com/kngmckellar
Tweeted!
kngmckellar@hotmail.com
I learned about this giveaway from The Big List of Giveaways, where I am an email subscriber.
nhmummab@comcast.net
I would like to try the Diva Cup.
nhmummab@comcast.net
I am a fan on Facebook
I found this in Hasama's corner forum on online-sweepstakes.com
madamerkf at aol dot com
I found you through momgiveaways
i found this through online-sweepstakes.com!
I found this thru momgiveaways and this sounds like a great book! I'm really interested in home births and midwifes and right now I'm reading a different midwife's memoir and I just want to keep learning more and more, so thanks for the chance!
I found this wonderful Giveaway on the Gobs of Giveaways Mr. Linky.
itsjustmerene2003 at yahoo dot com
I found out about it frugal freebies
tmongaraz@yahoo.com
I found out from a Google book search.
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
I follow on Twitter - Janetfaye
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
Button:
http://blog-giveaways.blogspot.com/
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
I follow with Networked Blogs - Janet Fri
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
i found you via prizeatron.com
i tweeted https://twitter.com/agodlyhomemaker/status/2357981430
I found your blog through onlinesweepstakes.com.
smchester at gmail dot com
I found out from Online-Sweepstakes!
I found the giveaway for Purina cat food on Face book
I found you through another mommy blogger!
blog follower
twitter follower (kgail11)
I found out about this giveaway from Just A Mom's Take On Things email.
Following on twitter - bridget3420
Your button is on my sidebar
http://freebies4meandu.blogspot.com
tweet
https://twitter.com/bridget3420/status/2367460060
Blog follower
Blogged about giveaway
http://bridget3420.blogspot.com/2009/06/more-book-giveaways.html
I found you on the Big List of Giveaways blog.
espressogurl at hotmail dot com
Following you on Blogger Friend Connect. (rubymoon/Ally)
espressogurl at hotmail dot com
This looks great! Please enter me!
A friend sent me the link.
BookcrossingKitten22 AT gmail DOT com
I tweeted about this!
https://twitter.com/BookingKitten22/status/2372646336
BookcrossingKitten22 AT gmail DOT com
I found this giveaway from Readaholic.
This looks like a good book, please enter me into this drawing.
Thanks for hosting this giveaway.
jake.lsewhere[at]gmail.com
I'm also a google follower of your blog.
Thanks for hosting this giveaway.
jake.lsewhere[at]gmail.com
I've also blogged about this giveaway here.
Thanks,
jake.lsewhere[at]gmail.com
I found this giveaway on prizey, and voted it up, too!
I found the post through Google Reader--thanks!
lesleymfan(at)gmail(dot)com
I'm now following you on Twitter--thanks!
lesleymfan(at)gmail(dot)com
I Stumbled on FrugalFreebies--thanks!
lesleymfan(at)gmail(dot)com
I Twittered about the giveaway:
http://twitter.com/TheFansNYC/status/2395030811
lesleymfan(at)gmail(dot)com
I would love to have the Baby Sling from Born To Love--thanks!
lesleymfan(at)gmail(dot)com
I found this on the online-sweepstakes.com site
jeanereads(at)sbcglobal{dot}net
I found you on online-sweepstakes com sounds like a wonderful book
I browse Sweepstakes Advantage blogs and saw your listing for the "Blue Cotton Gown" giveaway! I am so interested in medicine, and stories from the heart, hope this comes my way...
pumpkinlady430@yahoo.com
I found this blog through online-sweepstakes.com, and was born in West Virginia. I'd really love to read this!
I found it your blog on a google search. its great, thanks!
I work with midwives everyday, our office does ultrasound.
Sounds like a good book. Please enter me. Thanks!
ayancey(at)dishmail(dot)net
i found you via google search - regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com
i found the link on the frugal freebies webpage this book sounds very interesting
sweet_butterfly_kisses@hotmail.com
I found this on twitter
chocolateandcroissants at yahoo dot com
I found out from a friend.
erma.hurtt@sbcglobal.net
I found out about this on the oneline sweepstakes site.
john ferris
guapo1317@live.com
Great read, great contest!
I found this giveaway on Prizey.net! Sounds like a good book.
I found this giveaway on Prizey.net!
Following on Twitter @kris10chumley
I love the puzzle stool with birthdate. So cute!
I found out about this giveaway at biglistofgiveaways.com
I am following on twitter (username: que_up)
I posted your button on my blog:
http://modernoldfashionedhousewife.blogspot.com/
Tweet: http://twitter.com/QUE_UP/status/2447775734
Stumbled (que_up)
As an RN,not a midwife, I would love to read this book. The challenges of birthing and then outside of conveniental means it would be either terrifing or wonderful!!
lknott@partnercom.net
i follow you thanks eaglesforjack@gmail.com
i found you on prizey thanks eaglesforjack@gmail.com
Christina - xristya@rock.com - I found out about this giveaway from my niece Sarah, who often steers me towards good giveaways (and knows how much I love to read)!
I found out about this giveaway on Prize-a-TRon. Love to read and with summertime here I could use another book. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway.
dianad8008 AT gmail DOT com
Sounds like a good book. I found you on Online Sweepstakes
Sounds like a great book. I found this contest on OLS
I found your site doing a google search
follow on twitter
ardy22
stumbled you
http://ardy22.stumbleupon.com/blog/
have your button
http://ardy22.blogspot.com/
tweeted
http://twitter.com/Ardy22/status/2457939087
follow your blog
Would like to have the Nylon diaper bags from borntolove
onlinesweepstakes.com
following on twitter klp1965
following your blog as klp1965
kathy pease
http://twitter.com/klp1965/status/2458308029
I found out about this book at http://bridget3420.blogspot.com/
oheeyore at hotmail dot com
I follow this blog.
oheeyore at hotmail dot com
i found out on online-sweepstakes.com
follower
I'm following your blog.
doot65[at]comcast{dot}net
I found this through OLS
I follow on twitter (blueviolet)
I have your button
onlinesweepstakes.com
theyyyguy@yahoo.com
I found out about this giveaway through another website.
lilyk@mail2world.com
I follow you on Facebook.
lilyk@mail2world.com
I follow you on Networked Blogs.
The Nylon diaper bags look very nice!
lilyk@mail2world.com
I found out about this giveaway on my blogger dashboard.
I'd love this book I just know it. A mid-wife delivered my son at home.
I follow this here blog.
I found out about this giveway on freebloggiveaways.com.
lilgaffy23@sbcglobal.net
I follow frugalfreebies on Twitter. (agafford)
lilgaffy23@sbcglobal.net
Hello I found you by google book givaways
I follow you, I twittered you, & I stumbled you!!! I signed up with you also!!! I've done it all YA!!!
Shawna Lewis weloveourdogs@juno.com
I found it on frugal freebies
tooluckyducky AT hotmail DOT com