Freebies & Great Deals for Multiples' Moms

• Babies R Us (10 % of when buying two of the same item such as cribs, car-seats, etc. Make sure you ask for discount.)
  
• Beechnut (Feeding info & coupons) 1- 800-233-2468
  
• Carnation Good Start Formula (2 coupons per child for formula)     1- 800-782-7766
  
• Earth's Best Baby Food (coupons and feeding bowls, cereal samples) 1-800-442-4221
  
• Enfamil (will give you a free case of formula. Just ask your pediatrician to contact the local rep.....they will deliver or mail to your home.)
  
• Evenflo (Disposable bottles, holders, nipples, cups, teething rings, etc.) 1-800-356-2229
  
• First Years 1-800-533-6708 (free baby items) Send name, address and proof of multiple birth to: 
  RC 2 The First Years
  Attn: Multiple Births Program
  100 Technology Center Drive
  Suite 2A
  Stoughton, MA 02072
  
• Gerber (coupons) 1-800-4-Gerber
  
• Heinz Baby Food (coupons) 1-800-USA-BABY
  
• Johnson & Johnson (coupons) 1-800-526-3967 
  
• Kimberly Clark (Huggies) (coupons) 1-800-544-1847 
  Send name, address, proof of multiple birth to :
  Kimberly Clark Corp.
  Dept QMB
  PO Box 2020
  Neenah, WI 54957-2020
  
• Playtex: $7 coupon for a Diaper Genie
  Send name, address and proof of Multiple Birth (if under three months old) to:  Playtex Diaper Genie
              20 Troy Rd.
              Whippany, NJ 07981
  
• Proctor and Gamble (Pampers/luvs/baby Fresh) (coupons & product samples) 1-800-543-0480
  
  
• McNeil (Tylenol) (coupons) 1-800-962-5357
  
• Novartis Pharmaceuticals (Triaminic) (coupons & samples) 1-800-452-0051
  
• OshKosh B'Gosh Store (10% discount with proof of birth) 1-800-692-4674
  
• Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Show: (Free tickets to use anytime in lifetime. Must be less than 12 months old.) Send names, address and copy of birth certificates to:
  Customer Service - Baby Program
  Feld Entertainment
  8607 Westwood Center Dr.
  Vienna, VA  22182
  
• Ross Labs (Similac/Isomil) - (formula samples, coupons & newsletter) 1-800-222-9546
  
• Sassy, Inc. (Twins-coupons, triplets & higher-sign up for program & pick one out of five products...buy one, get remaining multiples free.) 1-800323-6336
  
• Stride Rite Shoe Stores
  Ask about discount for multiples

*updated Jan 2007

Discussion Groups

• Grand Rapids Discussion Group with Yahoo - We have a lot of neat features including discussion, chat, photos, polls (cast your monthly vote for craft night or activities), files, database AND calendar. You can sign up thru our website.  Just click on Just For Fun or go directly to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/grand_rapids_motc. You can sign up to receive individual emails, daily digests, special notifications or no email (meaning you'll check it yourself on the web). This will be where we post updates for meetings, activities, playgroups, and anything that might come up in between meetings.

Safety First

• Product Recalls - Children's clothing, toys, playground equipment or car seats. This site is a pretty extensive list of recalls listed by type, month or company. You’ll be surprised what you find on the list.
  
• Poison Control - This site does not provide poison control advice for specific poisons, but has directory for local control centers, brochures to hang on your refrigerator, & poison fact sheets for children, adults and babysitters.
  
• Fire Prevention - This website covers fire safety, winter weather precautions and has cool guides for parents and games for children to stress good fire safety. Also check out http://www.usfa.fema.gov/kids.
  
• Kids Health - The website is broken into areas for parents, kids and teens. Parents area covers general health, infections, emotions & behaviors, nutrition, positive parenting, first aid and MUCH MORE. Nice article under “what’s new” on positional plagiocephaly, or flattened-head syndrome.

Twins Day Activities

• Twinsdays - The official site for TwinsDays in Twinsburg, Ohio.

Organizations & Publications

• NOMOTC - National Organization of Mothers of Twins: Find a club in your state or area. Also questions & answers for pregnant or new parents of twins.
  
• MOMOTC - Michigan's Organization of Mothers of Twins. Find a club in your city or area in Michigan. Online newsletter and discussion board available for members of local clubs affiliated with the state organization.
  
• Twinsmagazine - Subscribe to their magazine or find even more links for twin-related stuff. Products. Books. Parents Forum. Just for Laughs. Answers to numerous twin-related questions.
  
• Mothers of Super Twins An international support network of families who are expecting or are already the parents of triplets or more.

Productivity

• Fly Lady - Do you feel overwhelmed, overextended, and overdrawn? Hopeless and you don't know where to start? Flylady promises to weave housecleaning and organizing tips with homespun humor, daily musings about life and love. Breaks housework into Zones. Free or subscription service available. Added note: www.flylady.net has a FREE subscription service. It is found at YahooGroups. The Group name is FlyLadyMentors. It's has lots of information and daily reminder service.  Another group that goes great with that is FlyChat4MomsWithSmallChildren. It can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FlyChat4MomsWithSmallChildren/ This is a group of moms who are all using the FLYLady system and have small kids at home.
  
• Chart Jungle - Pretty ad heavy but this website has all sorts of charts for daily/weekly house cleaning (including a chart for each room to make it easier to remember what to NOT leave out), pet maintenance, & chart for young children.

Potty Training 

• Pampers Step by Step
• Potty Training, what doesn't work
• Dr. Phil's Training Method
• Potty Training Regression
• Free Printable Potty Training Charts

Toys

• Silly Goose has an eclectic mix of gifts and includes shop-by-age feature.
  
• Card Haus has most every card to satisfy your trading card collector. Organized on homepage by topic.
  
• The Construction Site stocks everything from basic alphabet blocks to Zome System. Hours of endless (and quiet) open-ended play for kids and adults.
  
• Sanrio - home of Hello Kitty. Be sure to check out the Hello Kitty toaster perfect for your pink, kitty lover.
  
• Once Upon a Toy - They carry unique and hard to find toys from around the world that help children learn through play.
  

Cool Clothes

• The Kids Window has the latest apparel from popular brands at decent prices. Includes a sales room.
  
• Oliebollen has an amazing selection of trendy and stylish clothing at decent prices. Also has room accessories, baby gifts, books and more.

Seasonal Holiday Info

Check out these websites for more kid-friendly information about the holidays. Most sites included coloring pages, games, folklore, traditions and/or recipes.

• http://www.kidskourt.com/Holidays
• http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday