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Maria is an aspiring "fit mom" of 3 children, writing about cloth diapers, going green, and her life as a single mom. Maria works with many companies within the cloth diaper industry and beyond, providing social media management, product development, and other services.
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Cloth Diaper Giveaway Roundup for 6/3/11 (Plus Linky for All Giveaways)

Cloth Diaper Giveaway Roundup

Time again for the cloth diaper giveaway roundup! Every Friday, I post the cloth diaper and baby wearing giveaways that I’ve hunted down over the week, or that have been submitted.

If you’d like me to list your cloth diaper, accessory, baby wearing (etc.) giveaway next week, send a link and description to maria at change-diapers.com, or Fill out my contact form for readers.

Bumgenius Bloth Diapers

My Bumgenius Cloth Diaper Giveaway ends 6/10 and is open to the U.S. and Canada

The Cloth Diaper Whisperer

*GoGreen Champ 2.0 Pocket Diaper from Mama to 4 Blessings Mandatory GFC follow (ends 6/3)

*Fuzzibunz Diaper fromommy and Me Giveaways Mandatory GFC follow (ends 6/3)

*Kissaluvs Wet Bag from The B Keeps Us Honest (ends 6/3)

*Thirsties Duo Fab Fitted & Duo Wrap from Freckleberry Finds Mandatory GFC follow (ends 6/3) Open to the U.S. and Canada

Fuzzibunz and Babykicks Diapers from Kelly Wels (ends 6/3)

*The Willow Store Wool Dryer Balls from Our Village is a Little Different Mandatory GFC follow (ends 6/4)

*Kissaluvs Newborn Diaper from The B Keeps Us Honest (ends 6/4)

*Hipkiddo Diaper from Cloth Diaper Contests & Giveaways (ends 6/4) Open to the U.S. and Canada

*Kissaluvs Wet Bags from This Mama Loves Her Bargains (ends 6/5)

*Itti Bitti Diaper, Wipes & Wet Bag from The Mommy Goods (ends 6/5) Open to the U.S. and Canada

*Itti Bitti Diaper from Mama Days Mandatory GFC follow (ends 6/5)

$15 Sweet Little Blessings GC from Cloth Diaper Geek (ends 6/5)

Tiny Tush Pail Liner (ends 6/5) Open to the U.S and Canada

Knickernappies Prefold Starter Kit & Cover from I Love Cloth Diapers (ends 6/6)

*Sleepy Wrap from The Crunchy Wife (ends 6/6)

*Bum Covered Diapers from Beautifully Bella Faith (ends 6/7)

*The Willow Store Diaper & Goodie Bag from Haute Mommy (ends 6/7)

*Kissaluvs Newborn Diaper from 3 Boys & A Dog (ends 6/7)

Bare Rumps Diaper from Cloth Nappies are Fun (ends 6/7) Open Worldwide

*Babykicks 3G Pocket Diaper from Home Grown Families Mandatory GFC follow (ends 6/8)

*Kissaluvs Newborn Diaper from This Mama Loves Her Bargains (ends 6/8)

*Sweet Pea Diaper from For Mom and Keiki and A Mommy’s Blessings Mandatory GFC follow and Facebook “like” and comment (ends 6/8)

*Cottonclouds Flat Diapers from Baby Bunz Co and A Heart For Home (ends 6/8)

$25 BubuBbi GC from Crum’s This n That (ends 6/8)

Two Thirsties Duo Fab Fitteds Mandatory Facebook wall post, “like,” Twitter follow, RSS subscription, newsletter subscription or blog post to enter (ends 6/8)

*Kissaluvs Pail Liner from Sweet T Makes 3 (ends 6/9)

*Best Bottom Diaper from Obsessions of the Trophy Wife Mandatory GFC follow (ends 6/9)

*Planet Wise Hanging Wet/Dry Bag from Mom’s Focus on Cyber World (ends 6/9)

*Kissaluvs Pocket Trainer from The B Keeps Us Honest (ends 6/9)

*Kissaluvs Pocket Training Pants from3 Boys and a Dog (ends 6/9)

*Charlie Banana Diaper from Goodbye Disposable, Hello Cloth Mandatory GFC follow (ends 6/9) Open to the U.S. and Canada

*Cottonkind Diaper from One Smiley Monkey Mandatory GFC follow and Facebook “like” (ends 6/9) Open to the U.S. and Canada

Kissaluvs Marvels AIO from Makobi Scribe Mandatory GFC follow (ends 6/9)

Lovely Pocket Diaper from A Mom’s Take (ends 6/9) Open to the U.S. and Canada

*Candy Wrapper Cloth Works Diaper from Kam Snaps (ends 6/10)

Charlie Banana Diaper from One Smiley Monkey Mandatory GFC follow (ends 6/10) Open Worldwide

Swaddlebees Flat Diapers from A Heart for Home (ends 6/10)

*Kissaluvs Trainer from This Mama Loves Her Bargains (ends 6/11)

*GroVia Shell Set from Earthy Crunchy Mama and Crazy 4 Fluff Mandatory GFC follow (ends 6/11)

*Babykicks 3G Diaper from Home Grown Families Mandatory GFC follow (ends 6/12)

Best Bottom Diaper from Measuring Flower (ends 6/13)

Envibum Cloth Diaper from Mama Chocolate Mandatory GFC follow (ends 6/13) Open to the U.S. and Canada

Osocozy Flat Diapers from Belle Baby Bottos and A Heart for Home (ends 6/13)

Happy Heinys Diaper from Chic Cheeks and Mama Chocolate (ends 6/13) Open to the U.S. and Canada

Driline Baby Travel Changing Pad from My This N That Life (ends 6/14)

*$600 Rumparooz Package from Kelly Wels’ Changing Diaper Book Project Mandatory Facebook “like”, entry is through a FB app (ends 6/15)

*Lovely Pocket Diaper from Mommy Kat and Kids (ends 6/15) Open to the U.S. and Canada

Envibum Diaper from The Mommy Goods (ends 6/15)

Ergo Baby Carrier from Mommy and Me Giveaways Mandatory GFC follow (ends 6/15) Open to the U.S. and Canada

*GoGreen Champ 2.0 from Go Long Go Green Mandatory GFC follow (ends 6/16)

Giggle Life Cloth Diapers from One Smiley Monkey Mandatory GFC follow and Facebook “like” (ends 6/16)

*AMP Diaper from The Nurse Mommy Mandatory Facebook “like” and email newsletter subscription (ends 6/17)

Swaddlebees Simplex AIO from Measuring Flower (ends 6/17)

Rattled Rump Cloth Diaper from Mama’s Passions Mandatory GFC follow (ends 6/18)

$35 Snuggy Baby GCfrom The B Keeps Us Honest (ends 6/18)

*Blissful Booty Diaper & Wipe Concentrate from The Clothspring Two mandatory GFC follows and Facebook “like and comment (ends 6/21)

*Applecheeks Diapers from Baby Dickey’s Giveaways Mandatory GFC follow (ends 6/26) Open to the U.S. and Canada

Knickernappies Diaper from Wee Little Changes (ends 6/30)

*giveaways that have been listed in a prior week’s roundup

You may enter any “family friendly” giveaway in the linky below. The form Blog name – Giveaway Item – Ending date works well. Please at least include the item and end date, and link directly to the giveaway.

View my where I list my giveaways post, to find more places to link up your giveaways!



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Fuzzibunz XS/Newborn Hook & Loop Diaper Review

Fuzzibunz Newborn Diaper 1

I really like my medium Fuzzibunz Perfect Size Diaper and an XS/newborn version was on my wish list (for if I ever get to cloth diaper a newborn, LOL. Don’t judge me, you love fluff too – hee hee.) They retail for about $15.95, so too much for me to spend on the baby I don’t have.

Fuzzibunz Newborn Diaper 2 side

Kelly’s Closet (affiliate link) now exclusively carries Fuzzibunz Perfect Size Diapers with Hook & Loop closures. There’s no information about them on the Fuzzibunz site that I can find, and I really never heard much about them. However, the $9.50 price tag for the newborn size, plus the fact that it’s a hook & loop pocket diaper (my favorite) had me intrigued. When Kelly’s Closet ran a limited time coupon code plus free shipping with no minimum, I jumped. I ended up getting one for 8 dollars and change!

Fuzzibunz Newborn Diaper 3 back

Naturally, it’s tiny and adorable, but I have yet to meet a newborn diaper I didn’t think was adorable!

Fuzzibunz Newborn Diaper 4 velcro closures

The hook and loop, Velcro or whatever you want to call it, isn’t like most diapers (with the hook and loop you can actually see.) It looks more like some Carter’s bibs we have. Hard to describe, but if you have a bib with it, you will know what I mean. It almost just feels like a square of rough plastic. The whole front portion of the diaper is made of fuzzy fabric that the tabs will grip onto (and boy do they grip.)

Fuzzibunz Newborn Diaper 5 elastic

The leg elastic looks like other Fuzzibunz diapers and seems like it would be gentle on little legs.

Fuzzibunz Newborn Diaper 6 pocket openingFuzzibunz Newborn Diaper 7 insert

I puffy heart pocket diapers, even for newborn diapers. I didn’t think the pocket was too tiny/narrow to stuff, but I do have fairly small hands. The diaper comes with one microfiber insert that’s just the right size.

Fuzzibunz Newborn Diaper 8 trying to fold over tabs

I didn’t see anything that jumped out at me screaming “Look here! We’re the laundry tabs!!” So, I tried to just kind of fold then over onto the fuzzy fabric on the wings. It worked OK enough I suppose, but didn’t stay through the wash. Since there really isn’t any information out there on these, I wasn’t able to find a “how-to” for the tabs!

Fuzzibunz Newborn Diaper 9 loop them around maybe

I tried just looping the tabs around with the diaper inside out instead. That will work I suppose!

Fuzzibunz Newborn Diaper 10 vs one size as tight as I could get it

Above I’ve compared the XS to my Fuzzibunz One-Size Diaper as tight/small as I could. Not on any particular size setting, just as tight as I could pull the elastic!

Then I measured it both folded and stretched.

Fuzzibunz Newborn Diaper 11 measured foldedFuzzibunz Newborn Diaper 12 measured stretched

Since I don’t have a real baby, I used a stuffed one to model. Here he is in a newborn disposable, so you can compare the size to the Fuzzibunz.

Fuzzibunz Newborn Diaper 14 model
Fuzzibunz Newborn Diaper 15 model in a newborn disposableFuzzibunz Newborn Diaper 16 model in a newborn disposable back
Fuzzibunz Newborn Diaper 17 on modelFuzzibunz Newborn Diaper 18 on model back

Obviously, this review is incomplete since I don’t have a newborn, but I think it fits well even on the bear! My size medium perfect size diaper is one that I reach for for car rides etc. because I know it fits well and won’t leak, so I expect the same performance from this one (though a baby’s size and shape matters in what diaper works of course.)

However, I wouldn’t buy more of these unless the closures and laundry tabs were improved. My benchmmark is still always the Bumgenius 4.0 hook & loop! I sure do wish they would make a sized pocket diaper with the 4.0 H&L. Hint Hint. I know they are still making the XS AIOs, but I strongly prefer the 4.0 style velcro, and being able to remove the insert to launder it!

FTC compliance: This post is not endorsed, sponsored or approved by any cloth diaper manufacturer or retailer. I was not compensated for this post, and all opinions are my own. I purchased this item with a coupon code available to the general public, and paid the same price as any other shopper. This post contains an affiliate link, as labeled.


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Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

Kissaluvs Pocket Training Pants Winners

kissaluvs training pants winner 1

148 people entered this giveaway, with 334 entries in all.

The first winning entry is #284, which is Rebecca M.

kissaluvs training pants winner 2

The second winning entry is #5, which is Sara Myrick.

Kissaluvs Training Pants Winner 3

The third and final winning entry is #300, which is Anne.

Thank you to everyone who entered, and congratulations to the winners! I hope you’re excited about the new Kissaluvs products!


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Cloth Diaper Blog Hop for June 2011

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Happy June! Time for a new cloth diaper blog hop. Though there are a lot of blog hops out there, this one is all about fluff. If you often (or just sometimes) find yourself blogging about cloth diapers, please link up!

This hop is easy to participate in; you don’t have to blog about the hop or post the button. Of course, I’d really love it if you would blog, post the button, tweet and/or share on Facebook. I’m hoping to get even more participants this month, and hopefully branch out and find some new bloggers/blogs!

You don’t have to follow any particular blogs or leave comments. I hope you will visit the other blogs, follow if you like what they’re blogging about, and leave a comment if you like a particular post!

I love finding new cloth diaper blogs, so I will definitely follow anyone who links up (if I don’t already follow them!)


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Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

Fluff Stash Cloth Diapering App for iPhone Winner

fluff stash app winner

This app is so much fun, I’m feeling compelled to add all of my diapers!

17 people entered this giveaway, with 31 entries in all. The winning entry is #19, which is Tina Deanette Gower. Congratulations Tina, your code will be on it’s way to you soon!

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