228 people entered this giveaway, with 366 entries in all. The winning entry is #294, which is Stacy T.
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The Itzbeen Baby Care Timer is one of those things that made me go “it’s a what?” then “whoa, this is awesome!” shortly followed by “why didn’t I think of that?” and “why didn’t they have this when I had my first baby?!”
In a nutshell, the Itzbeen is a pocket nanny that makes up for the short term memory loss that you may have, thanks to the life-with-a-newborn fog you’re living in.
At it’s simplest, the Itzbeen allows you to push a button for diaper, food, sleep/awake or misc, and it starts a stopwatch. Say you can’t remember when you changed the last diaper, just take a peek. Even now, with a 2-year old, I find myself looking at which diaper my son has on, and trying to remember what I was doing when I put it on him, and what time that may have been! Even worse is if my husband changed the last one! Fortunately with cloth, I can tell it was changed, since it looks different, LOL.
All you (or your significant other) have to do is press the button, and the clock starts ticking. This handy dandy lock switch on the side prevents you from accidentally re-setting them. The other side has an alarm mute button, but I haven’t gotten to that feature yet!
The back cover slides off easily for you to insert three AAA batteries, then you’re ready to go. The itzbeen even has a digital clock built right in, and it’s easy to set.
Forgive me for the terrible pictures, but lights off/no flash was the only way I could show you the night light/flash light feature (goes off automatically after 7 minutes), and the back light.
So when you’re ready to start the “stopwatch” you just press the appropriate button, and the colon flashes, to let you know that it is timing. There are options for feeding, diapering, awake/asleep and misc. There’s also a L/R slide switch towards the bottom to keep track of which side the baby nursed on last!
This next feature is what I think makes this super awesome. The stopwatch/counting feature is nice if you want to glance and see how long it’s been (i.e. should we change him before we go to Grandma’s?) Still, that’s a lot of remembering to look. But wait, there’s more! (Would I be great on an infomercial or what?)
You can sent reminder alarms in 30 minute to 24 hour intervals. So not only can you time when you last fed/changed baby etc., but you can set a timer to remind you when it’s been 2 1/2 hours since the last diaper change, feeding etc. The alarm will go off for 30 seconds, and you just press the lighted button to acknowledge it, and begin the timer again.
I think this would be an awesome gift for any new parent, especially if they have twins!! The Itzbeen is available in white, pink, blue and green, so you can have one for each child with no confusion. When your children are older, you could use it to track when medication was taken and when it needs to be taken again, or even to track TV or computer time!
The Itzbeen is available at many online and brick & mortar stores, or you can buy online directly from Itzbeen.
You can also find Itzbeen on Facebook and Itzbeen on Twitter.
Giveaway: One winner will receive an Itzbeen pocket nanny of their own! (ARV $24.99) Entries go in the Rafflecopter form.
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Monday means Mailbox Mondays, or time for cloth diaper advice. I answer a reader submitted question, and ask my readers to help too!
Questions don’t have to be cloth diaper related, just email maria at change-diapers.com with “Mailbox Mondays” in the subject, or fill out my contact form for readers, which you will always be able to find on my Contact Page.
Suki says:
I recently made homemade detergent for cloth diapers to try it out. I posted the results of the first wash on Facebook. One person said that disposables are more environmentally friendly than cloth diapers because in order to kill the bacterial, detergents need sulfates that are really bad for the environment and a really bad water/soil pollutant and at least disposables are biodegradable.
Say what? I have never read this anywhere but she’s one of those types of people who researches way deep into things. I’m not sure where she found her information or what detergent she’s basing it on. It seems like she thinks that detergents without sulfates (which I thought most cloth diaper detergents didn’t have but then again, maybe I’m thinking phosphates) doesn’t clean. I didn’t bother to ask what she thought of regular laundry detergent which tends to be worse environmentally.
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295 people entered this giveaway. The winning entry is #231, which is Jennifer Causby.
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Green Babies sells organic cotton clothing, accessories, bedding, wooden toys and the Green Babies Body Care line!
I received a full size Baby Me Shampoo & Wash and a sample packet of the Lotion Potion Moisturizer.
The Shampoo & Body Wash does not contain synthetic fragrances, phthalates, parabens, sulfates or petrochemicals. It’s also vegan, hypo-allergenic, tear free, and never tested on animals. The bottle is made with a minimum of 50% recycled material!
INGREDIENTS: Water, Decyl Glucoside, Cocamidopropyl Betaine°, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Benzoin (Styrax Benzoin) Gum, Cananga Odorata (Ylang Ylang) Flower Oil, Carum Carvi (Caraway) Seed Oil, Cedarwood Oil, Jasminum Officinale (Jasmine) Oil, Myroxylon Pereirae (Balsam Peru) Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens (Geranium) Flower Oil, Pogostemon Cablin (Patchouli) Oil, Rose Flower Oil, Santalum Album (Sandalwood) Oil, Dipteryx Odorata (Tonka Beans) Oil, Vanilla Planifolia (Vanilla) Fruit Extract, Viola Odorata (Violet) Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract*, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract*, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate+, Sodium Benzoate+
*Certified organic ingredient, °Derived from Coconut, +Food grade preservative
It has a “Sweet Baby Scent” which I love. There are no synthetic fragrances in the wash, the scent comes from the ingredients! It lathered well, rinsed easily and didn’t irritate my son’s skin. A 12 oz bottle retails for $10.99.
The Lotion Potion Moisturizer is the same story! No synthetic fragrances, phthalates, parabens, sulfates or petrochemicals. Vegan, hypo-allergenic, tear free, and never tested on animals, bottle made with a minimum of 50% recycled material.
INGREDIENTS: Water, Cetearyl Alcohol°, Glyceryl Stearate, Glycerin, Isocetyl Stearoyl Stearate, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil*, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract*, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract*, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Flower Extract*, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Flour, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Benzoin (Styrax Benzoin) Gum, Cananga Odorata (Ylang Ylang) Flower Oil, Carum Carvi (Caraway) Seed Oil, Cedarwood Oil, Jasminum Officinale (Jasmine) Oil, Myroxylon Pereirae (Peru Balsam) Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens (Geranium) Flower Oil, Pogostemon Cablin (Patchouli) Oil, Rose Flower Oil, Santalum Album (Sandalwood) Oil, Dipteryx Odorata (Tonka Beans) Oil, Vanilla Planifolia (Vanilla) Fruit Extract, Viola Odorata (Violet) Extract, Vegetable Oil*, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Polysorbate 60, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate+, Sodium Benzoate+
*Certified organic ingredient, °Derived from Coconut, +Food grade preservative
The Sweet Baby scent is light and pleasant. What I liked best about the lotion potion moisturizer is how quickly and thoroughly is absorbs into skin. My son has some sensory issues and he freaks.out when I try to put lotion on him. He will occasionally ask me to put a tiny dot of lotion on his hands, but when I try to put anything on the dry, irritated skin on his arms and legs, you’d think I had put bugs on him or something.
I put some of the Green Babies lotion on him and as usual, he said “Take it off! Take it off Mommy!!” I rubbed my hands on his arms & legs where I had applied the lotion, and pretended to rub it on my own arms instead. Then I told him it was all gone, that I had put it on myself instead. The lotion had already absorbed into his skin, and it just felt soft, but not slimy or greasy. He rubbed his leg, seemed satisfied, and moved on. Phew!! An 8 ounce bottle retails for $8.99.
I’d love to try the Smooth Me Detangler spray also. I know my daughter would love the bottle!
Giveaway: I have a Green Babies Energizing Bubble Bath to send one winner (ARV $10.99.) Entries go in the Rafflecopter form.
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Maria wants to live in a world where cloth diapers are the norm and moms can make parenting choices without judgement. When she’s not chasing her 18, 14 and 11-year old kids around, you might find her checking out the latest gadgets, organizing something (again) or exercising in the fresh air. 
