Monday, May 25, 2009
Diaper Style GIVEAWAY!!!
Diaper Style is giving dipes away... AGAIN!!! WOOT!!! I hope someday soon to have things to giveaway on here, that would be amazing!anyways, they're giving away a Rocky Mountain Diaper in MOOOOOVIN' LEMON [what a great name!!!] to two families! it's an ADORABLE brand new COW print with yellow interior. I have been DYING to try these diapers, they're WAHM made and have great reviews. they come in the most amazing colors, inside AND out! Good luck everyone and happy blogging!
Friday, May 22, 2009
BOUNCING BABIES CONTEST!!!!!!!
Bouncing Babies from Surrey BC is having a SUPER generous giveaway!!! She has been super generous for the diaper seminar here in Kamloops too, she just is incredible!!!! go here:
http://www.diaperswappers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=732265
and find out how to get involved!!! This is one company that I for sure am going to be supporting by ordering my next dipes from. that's for sure!
What she donated to the seminar:
OS Fuzzi Bunz
60 reusable wipes, INDIVIDUALLY wrapped, with 2 wipe cubes attached to EACH WIPE.
UNBELIEVABLE!
and there are TONS of coupons she included.
this mama is INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so good luck!
http://www.diaperswappers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=732265
and find out how to get involved!!! This is one company that I for sure am going to be supporting by ordering my next dipes from. that's for sure!
What she donated to the seminar:
OS Fuzzi Bunz
60 reusable wipes, INDIVIDUALLY wrapped, with 2 wipe cubes attached to EACH WIPE.
UNBELIEVABLE!
and there are TONS of coupons she included.
this mama is INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so good luck!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Fitteds
Fitted diapers basically look like a disposable diaper, but are made of cloth [duh] and require a cover, like the prefold. They're made out of cotton, flannel, organic bamboo velour [obv], cotton velour [cv], bamboo fleece, just to name a few. They can have snaps, aplix [velcro], or be snappiable [yes, this is a word! meaning, compatible with a Snappi fastener]. they are a very basic way to diaper your baby, that is unless you fall into the fitteds hype.... more on that in the next paragraph... My first fitted was a sock monkey Piddle Poddle. AMAZING. the bamboo velour was HEAVEN, and the absorption was just insane. Amanda gave it to me on a steal! it was fabulous! i was looking for a good overnight diaper, since baby M was firehosing her poor Fuzzi Bunz for some reason at night, hence waking me from my beauti sleep. which was NOT HAPPENING. So Amanda suggested the Piddle, and I fell in love with OBV.
Organic material is the big thing in this world, with cute prints and hard to find fabrics making the world of the fitted super expensive if you get carried away. For instance, the term "the Goodmama love" does not, in fact, refer to your husband's love for you, his most impeccable and wonderful wife. Although i have no doubt that you are, in fact, a good mama, these fitted diapers have achieved cult status. Especially one called "first love" which, upon inspection, is not that fabulous, but from the hype, you'd expect it to be cast in gold and have doves fly out and a choir of angels sing upon opening it. These diapers can be scalped....errrmmmm, i mean...."sold" on diaperswappers [more details on this website will come in a post in the near future] for MORE THAN RETAIL. sometimes more than DOUBLE the *cough* mere *cough* $35.00 USD that they sell for on thegoodmama.com. UNREAL. i couldn't believe that mamas were buying these. untillllll i got one for a screaming deal. THEN i was hooked. like crack cocaine, one hit is all it takes to hook you. A lot of the mamas are going back to the regular OBV and getting rid of their prints right now, which i think is crazy, but who am i to judge?? so, thanks to the sales and deals from that trend, i got my first GM. My first was Spoiled, a light blue with black dots and black snaps. *sigh* Then came Sugar Skulls, which i got for cheeeeeep because one snap was missing that didn't affect function. Black with hot pink skulls and hot pink snaps, it was LOVE.
but then.... i found the Music Lover.
white diaper, with black and hot pink DJ headphones.
black snaps.
black serging.
i started stalking them onlinem but they were an elusive bunch, playing with my emotions, leading me on. They were out of print, making even the used ones invaluable and going quickly for high prices. heartbroken and out of paypal, i waited.
until this week.
NEW IN PACKAGE.
NEVER WORN OR WASHED.
MUSIC LOVER.
quickly clicking on the link, i was heartbroken to read
"only shipping to US mamas"
so i messaged the mama, begging [yes. begging.] her to reconsider, never expecting her to actually do it.
but she DID!
and it is ON THE WAY!!
this mama is amazing!
so that will be the last of my Goodmama purchases. i mean, really, who pays $35 bucks for a DIAPER. Comparatively speaking, i could just flush the money down the toilet, since the diaper and the money would be in contact with human waste, [but i know that diapering is worth it!] but no more GMs for me.
[this is more for me to promise to myself, and for my husband, who can later use this as proof if i feel the itch again.]
So ANYWAYS [wow have i ever gotten off topic! obsessed? ME???] these diapers have to be covered with a cover, wrap, or wool article. Does it feel like a shame to cover up the adorable prints? YES! alot of mamas have their babes running around without covers at home, which works well, just gotta make sure you're paying attention to the....erm... wettness condition.... of the diaper. or you could have a HUGE mess.
Also, i might add that the fitted preferenced mamas are a very granola-esque group, especially the ones who use wool for covers. To the pocket mamas out there, they seem a wee bit elitist, that is until the OBV fever catches on, and the pocket mama learns to understand.... as far as wool goes, I have one pair of longies on the way, just to try em out. but thats for another post....
fitteds are fabulous, but you've been warned.... beware of the Goodmama love!!!!!
Organic material is the big thing in this world, with cute prints and hard to find fabrics making the world of the fitted super expensive if you get carried away. For instance, the term "the Goodmama love" does not, in fact, refer to your husband's love for you, his most impeccable and wonderful wife. Although i have no doubt that you are, in fact, a good mama, these fitted diapers have achieved cult status. Especially one called "first love" which, upon inspection, is not that fabulous, but from the hype, you'd expect it to be cast in gold and have doves fly out and a choir of angels sing upon opening it. These diapers can be scalped....errrmmmm, i mean...."sold" on diaperswappers [more details on this website will come in a post in the near future] for MORE THAN RETAIL. sometimes more than DOUBLE the *cough* mere *cough* $35.00 USD that they sell for on thegoodmama.com. UNREAL. i couldn't believe that mamas were buying these. untillllll i got one for a screaming deal. THEN i was hooked. like crack cocaine, one hit is all it takes to hook you. A lot of the mamas are going back to the regular OBV and getting rid of their prints right now, which i think is crazy, but who am i to judge?? so, thanks to the sales and deals from that trend, i got my first GM. My first was Spoiled, a light blue with black dots and black snaps. *sigh* Then came Sugar Skulls, which i got for cheeeeeep because one snap was missing that didn't affect function. Black with hot pink skulls and hot pink snaps, it was LOVE.
but then.... i found the Music Lover.
white diaper, with black and hot pink DJ headphones.
black snaps.
black serging.
i started stalking them onlinem but they were an elusive bunch, playing with my emotions, leading me on. They were out of print, making even the used ones invaluable and going quickly for high prices. heartbroken and out of paypal, i waited.
until this week.
NEW IN PACKAGE.
NEVER WORN OR WASHED.
MUSIC LOVER.
quickly clicking on the link, i was heartbroken to read
"only shipping to US mamas"
so i messaged the mama, begging [yes. begging.] her to reconsider, never expecting her to actually do it.
but she DID!
and it is ON THE WAY!!
this mama is amazing!
so that will be the last of my Goodmama purchases. i mean, really, who pays $35 bucks for a DIAPER. Comparatively speaking, i could just flush the money down the toilet, since the diaper and the money would be in contact with human waste, [but i know that diapering is worth it!] but no more GMs for me.
[this is more for me to promise to myself, and for my husband, who can later use this as proof if i feel the itch again.]
So ANYWAYS [wow have i ever gotten off topic! obsessed? ME???] these diapers have to be covered with a cover, wrap, or wool article. Does it feel like a shame to cover up the adorable prints? YES! alot of mamas have their babes running around without covers at home, which works well, just gotta make sure you're paying attention to the....erm... wettness condition.... of the diaper. or you could have a HUGE mess.
Also, i might add that the fitted preferenced mamas are a very granola-esque group, especially the ones who use wool for covers. To the pocket mamas out there, they seem a wee bit elitist, that is until the OBV fever catches on, and the pocket mama learns to understand.... as far as wool goes, I have one pair of longies on the way, just to try em out. but thats for another post....
fitteds are fabulous, but you've been warned.... beware of the Goodmama love!!!!!
Prefolds
the first diapers i ever got were prefolds. they come bleached, unbleached, embellished, bamboo, made simply out of receiving blankets, etc. etc. etc. These diapers are sweet and simple, rectangular in shape, and you simply place it lengthwise under baby's bum and bring it up the middle, and fasten with Snappis or pins. super easy, no fuss no muss. This needs then to be covered with a diaper wrap, cover, fleece or wool soaker, longies, etc. [will explain these terms under "wool" soon!] There are regular or toddler sizes. they can also be folded and used as inserts for pocket diapers. They are wonderfully absorbant, and basically bulletproof! An economically easy way to diaper, that's for sure!
Cloth Diapering... it's a Crappy job, but....
So the number one question that I get my " 'Sposers" [nonCDers] is
ISN'T IT GROSS??? HOW DO YOU DO IT??
and my answer is: no, and it's easy.
Currently, everyone is super concerned with the environment. Babies generate a TON OF GARBAGE. Look at the contraptions that they've created for disposable diapers. The ever so famous Diaper Genie, for instance. basically makes poopy diaper sausages, creating even more garbage as it goes by wrapping the nasty, soiled sposies in clear plastic [non biodegradable, i bet] casing, as well as the box and assembly instructions and plastic that the genie comes in. so much for a bottle. that would have been more environmentally friendly. Really, i don't understand how people think CDing is gross, when REALLY a diaper genie is a storage container for rotting fecal matter that sits in the nurseries of babies all over North America.... I would take rinsing off a poopy diaper over taking out the 2 week old poo sausage ANY DAY. but i digress...
Some cloth diaper statistics [taken from EnviroZine, a Canadian website]
Fast Facts:
Even when using disposable diapers, the contents should be emptied into the toilet so that the waste can be properly treated.
In the first two years, the average baby will require between 5000 to 7000 diaper changes.
Disposable diapers in landfills can prevent water from soaking to the ground.
Washing a load of diapers once or twice a week is roughly equivalent to flushing a toilet five times a day for a week.
Cloth diapers encourage babies to potty train faster than disposables, because with disposable diapers, the babies seldom feel any wetness or discomfort.
Over four million disposable diapers are discarded in Canada per day.
so you tell me, what's "gross"?
ISN'T IT GROSS??? HOW DO YOU DO IT??
and my answer is: no, and it's easy.
Currently, everyone is super concerned with the environment. Babies generate a TON OF GARBAGE. Look at the contraptions that they've created for disposable diapers. The ever so famous Diaper Genie, for instance. basically makes poopy diaper sausages, creating even more garbage as it goes by wrapping the nasty, soiled sposies in clear plastic [non biodegradable, i bet] casing, as well as the box and assembly instructions and plastic that the genie comes in. so much for a bottle. that would have been more environmentally friendly. Really, i don't understand how people think CDing is gross, when REALLY a diaper genie is a storage container for rotting fecal matter that sits in the nurseries of babies all over North America.... I would take rinsing off a poopy diaper over taking out the 2 week old poo sausage ANY DAY. but i digress...
Some cloth diaper statistics [taken from EnviroZine, a Canadian website]
Fast Facts:
Even when using disposable diapers, the contents should be emptied into the toilet so that the waste can be properly treated.
In the first two years, the average baby will require between 5000 to 7000 diaper changes.
Disposable diapers in landfills can prevent water from soaking to the ground.
Washing a load of diapers once or twice a week is roughly equivalent to flushing a toilet five times a day for a week.
Cloth diapers encourage babies to potty train faster than disposables, because with disposable diapers, the babies seldom feel any wetness or discomfort.
Over four million disposable diapers are discarded in Canada per day.
so you tell me, what's "gross"?
le stash
This is the stash I've accumulated in the past 6 months of CDing [cloth diapering, the abbreviation is just easier!]
Pockets:
12 Fuzzi Bunz One Size [1.0]
6 Fuzzi Bunz Smalls
4 Fuzzi Bunz Mediums [still don't fit M yet! Shrimp!]
1 Sweet Pea Diaper [my amazing friend Amanda sells these!!!]
10 or so Baby Kangas
1 Wahmies OS with hooks
3 Blueberry Minkys
Fitteds:
2 Goodmamas and 4 in the mail [I've caught the Goodmama LOVE! eeep!]
3 Piddle Poddle One Size
various unknowns [wonderfully given to me by a very special mama M who started me on CDing! i am indebted to her!]
Recently sold a Mutt [i had NO IDEA how to work that snap system! but beautiful!]
i also have various prefolds, and many small and medium Thirsties and Bummis covers and wraps, and Snappis. Where would CDing be without Snappis??
For inserts, I have the Fuzzi Bunz microfibre inserts, Jamtots hemp inserts, and a Sweet Pea insert, also 2 Sugar Peas hemp inserts. I LOVE HEMP!!! They absorb a TON and don't generally smell! Incredible! And if you happen to have a stinky hemp situation, all you have to do is boil the dickens out of em and they clean up!
Detergent: My one and only is Nellie's Laundry Powder! LOOOVE. No stains, no stink. No PUL issues [the polyurethane inner of the pockets that make them waterproof], no reactions on M's fair bum! I highly reccomend this!
That's the stash for now, stay tuned for information on each type of diaper and other things!
Pockets:
12 Fuzzi Bunz One Size [1.0]
6 Fuzzi Bunz Smalls
4 Fuzzi Bunz Mediums [still don't fit M yet! Shrimp!]
1 Sweet Pea Diaper [my amazing friend Amanda sells these!!!]
10 or so Baby Kangas
1 Wahmies OS with hooks
3 Blueberry Minkys
Fitteds:
2 Goodmamas and 4 in the mail [I've caught the Goodmama LOVE! eeep!]
3 Piddle Poddle One Size
various unknowns [wonderfully given to me by a very special mama M who started me on CDing! i am indebted to her!]
Recently sold a Mutt [i had NO IDEA how to work that snap system! but beautiful!]
i also have various prefolds, and many small and medium Thirsties and Bummis covers and wraps, and Snappis. Where would CDing be without Snappis??
For inserts, I have the Fuzzi Bunz microfibre inserts, Jamtots hemp inserts, and a Sweet Pea insert, also 2 Sugar Peas hemp inserts. I LOVE HEMP!!! They absorb a TON and don't generally smell! Incredible! And if you happen to have a stinky hemp situation, all you have to do is boil the dickens out of em and they clean up!
Detergent: My one and only is Nellie's Laundry Powder! LOOOVE. No stains, no stink. No PUL issues [the polyurethane inner of the pockets that make them waterproof], no reactions on M's fair bum! I highly reccomend this!
That's the stash for now, stay tuned for information on each type of diaper and other things!
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