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As summer comes to an end, families are trying to squeeze in last minute trips to the beach. Packing a beach bag is often a mother’s worst nightmare as they try to pack all the essentials without lugging around a suitcase. Whether it’s the sunglasses or the wipes, even though it sometimes takes us an hour to get ready, it never fails, I always forget something! I’m betting most of you are the same way.

Photo by Stella Levi

We want to hear from moms like you! Leave a comment in the comment section after this post telling us 1 essential baby item you keep in your beach bag. The winner will be chosen on August 5th and will win all the products you see below! (Winner to be picked by PR Rep using random.org). Click the links or pictures to learn more about each product. Extra entry methods have now been added as well.

BornFree Eco Classic bottle: BornFree leak proof BPA-Free baby bottles come in plastic or glass and feature an innovative venting system designed to promote ActiveFlow™ and help minimize the painful symptoms of colic. After use, the bottles can be returned to BornFree where they will be recycled into other products such as toys and furniture.

Kids-EEZE Allergy Soft Chews: Kids-EEZE® is a children’s symptom reliever specially formulated to ease the symptoms of hay fever and upper respiratory allergies. The convenient chew form makes dosing easy with no measuring or messes.

Star Rock for Kids CD: A CD of fun and age-appropriate music that is perfectly “in tune” with the whole family, featuring hits from past decades and today. Beyond being a rockin’ CD series sung completely by kids, Star Rock for Kids! Presents an exceptional opportunity for budding singers to show off their talent and realize their dream by becoming a “Star Rock Kid” and appearing on the next CD.

Tattooed by Inky: Used after showering or as a pick-me-up during those hot summer days, these body sprays refresh and revive the senses, with just the right amount of scent. The Tattooed by Inky collection offers 5 distinctive scents for every personality—two men’s, two women’s, and one unisex.

Smart for Life protein bars: Eliminates post-exercise hunger, so you gain muscle not fat. Supports healthy cardiovascular function, helps promote weight loss, boosts metabolism and controls hunger.

USANA Usanimals vitamins: Usanimals comes in fun animal shapes while providing a phytonutrient blend of blackberry, cranberry, raspberry, and wild blueberry fruit flavors. The vitamins contain a comprehensive array of antioxidants, and minerals, in amounts designed especially for active, growing children.

Medifast Parmesan Cheese Puffs: Provides just the right balance of fiber and high-quality protein to keep you feeling full and satisfied, plus your daily requirement of 24 vitamins and minerals!

Sorry, we had to change a few things so there are

NEW RULES! (as of July 22)

You can now do all the normal things you do to get extra entries. As always make sure you leave a separate comment for each thing that you do.

Required: What’s 1 or more essential baby item you keep in your beach bag?

2 Extra Entries

* Follow me publicly on Google friend connect (look to the right in my sidebar)
* Follow me on Facebook
* Share this giveaway on your FB and tag my fan page if you know how
* Grab my new button and put it on your site (I’d love to exchange – let me know)

5 Extra Entries

*Subscribe to my site by Email or RSS then check your mail to confirm it  (leave 5 separate comments telling me how you subscribed to count as your extra entries)

1 Extra Entry Per Day

* Follow me on Twitter @detroitmommy then copy this and tweet it:

RT @detroitmommy Win products from BornFree, Medifast, Usana and more. Enter the ‘What’s In Every Mom’s Beach Bag’ Giveaway http://bit.ly/nPRsaG

Leave me a comment with a link to your tweet.  You can come back each day and retweet for 1 extra entry per day. Just make sure to leave a comment each day you do it! (You can also use the green RT button at the top of this post)

(Don’t know how to show me you RT’d? Just place your mouse directly under your tweet where it says “1 minute ago from web” and click to get the URL of your status update. Copy and Paste.)

Good Luck!

This contest is open to residents of the US, 18 yrs and older. This contest ends August 4, 2011 12 midnight EST. Winner will be chosen using random.org and contacted on August 5th, 2011. Winner has 48 hour to respond to email before another winner will be chosen.