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I was actually surprised to see so few people enter this one! I am guessing it’s because it started and ended on a weekend, with the holiday in between there. I am sure people have been busy!
In any case 133 people entered with 241 entries total. The winner is # 219 which is Rebecca Huss.
Congratulations Rebecca, I’m emailing you now!
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If you’re like me, you’re staying far, far away from stores today. Before you fall into a turkey leftover coma, take a look at some of these awesome cloth giveaways! Every Friday I round up cloth diaper, accessory and baby wearing giveaways that I’ve found, or that have been submitted.
I’d love submissions if you’d like your giveaway highlighted. Just send a description, link and photo (if applicable) to maria at change-diapers.com. I like to keep the roundup to cloth, baby wearing etc. but you can put anything family friendly in the linky. Just please, no “adult” stuff!
My Rockin’ Green Funk Rock/Mighty Mighty Marshmallow giveaway ends 11/30
Bootyful Baby Diaper from Cloth Diaper Addiction Mandatory GFC follow (ends 11/29)
Boba Baby Carrier from Baby Dickey’s Giveaways (ends 12/4)
$10 Squishy Tushy GC from The Cloth Diaper Report (ends 11/29)
Beco Gemini Carrier from Sugar Pop Ribbons Mandatory GFC follow (ends 12/11)
Thirsties Duo Wrap and Stay Dry Insert from A Heart for Home (ends 12/6)
Doopsy SD Diaper from Goodbye Disposable, Hello Cloth Mandatory GFC follow (ends 12/6)
Doopsy SD Diaper from Biehl Adventures (ends 12/1)
Bumware AIO from Sweetbottoms Baby Boutique and Dibs TWO mandatory Facebook “likes” (ends 11/29)
$350 Fuzzibunz Kit from Kelly Wels Giveaway is run on Facebook, mandatory “like” (ends 12/21)
Tiny Tush Elite Diaper from Liz Has a Life (ends 12/14)
Bummis Wet Bag from Life with my Littles Mandatory GFC follow (ends 12/7)
Comfy Rumps Pocket Diaper from The Cheap and Choosy (ends 12/23)
Nifty Nappy Super Duper Soaker from Biehl Adventures (ends 11/30)
Katydid Cloth Diaper from A Heart for Home (ends 12/8)
GoGoGreen Pocket Diapers from The Cheap and Choosy (ends 12/26)
Bummas Wipes from Heavenly Savings (ends 12/7)
Bum Essentials Diaper from Momma in Flip Flops (ends 12/8)
ErgoBaby Doll Carrier from One Savvy Mom Mandatory GFC follow (ends 12/21)
Comfy Rumps Diapers from Chubby Cheeks Thinks 2 winners, open to the U.S. and Canada (ends 12/15)
Bumkins Dr. Suess Bundle from Knocked up and Nursing (ends 12/9)
Funhog Felts Wool Dryer Balls from Marlie and Me (ends 12/2)
Bummas Wipes from Marlie and Me (ends 12/3)
Pooters Pocket Diaper from Marlie and Me (ends 12/4)
Kawaii Snazzy minky Diaper from Life of This SAHM (ends today, 11/26)
Babykicks 3g Pocket Diaper from Baby Dickey’s Giveaways Mandatory GFC follow (ends 11/27)
Planet Wise Medium Wet Bag from The Not So Secret Confessions of a First Time Mom Mandatory GFC follow (ends 12/4)
Planet Wise Wet/Dry Bag from Bum Covered Diapers and It’s Me Melbie Mandatory GFC follow (ends 12/2)
Happy Heinys Pockets Diaper from Nature Bumz and The Cheap and Choosy (ends 12/12)
Applecheeks diaper from Life With My Littles Mandatory GFC follow (ends 11/28)
Kawaii Pocket Diaper from Sweetbottoms Baby Boutique and The Cheap and Choosy (ends 12/15)
GoGo Green Wet Bag from Mommy’s Blessings (ends 12/3)
Baby K’Tan pink baby carrier from Mama to 4 Blessings Mandatory GFC follow (ends 12/11)
Doopsy SD Diaper from Life with my Littles Mandatory GFC follow (ends 11/30)
FuzziBunz Perfect Size Diaper from Thanks Mama and The Cheap and Choosy (ends 12/17)
Babee Greens Organic Cloth Diaper from Children Teaching Mama (ends 12/6)
Thirsties Duo Diaper from The Cheap and Choosy (ends 12/5)
ErgoBaby Doll Carrier from A Mom’s Balancing Act (ends 12/3)
ErgoBaby Doll Carrier from Thanks Mail Carrier (ends 12/3)
Boba Carrier from Born 2 Impress Mandatory GFC follow (ends 11/28)
Thirsties Duo Wrap and stay dry insert from A Mommy’s Blessings Mandatory GFC follow (ends today, 11/26)
FuzziBunz Diaper from Cake Blast (ends 11/29)
Babykicks 3G Pocket Diaper from Chubby Cheeks Thinks (ends today, 11/26)
$10 GC to SweetBottoms Baby Boutique from Chubby Cheeks Thinks (ends today, 11/26)
$11 GC to Wee Little Changes from The Cheap and Choosy (ends 11/29)
Katydid Cloth Diaper from The Cheap and Choosy (ends 12/2)
Kissaluvs Marvels AIO from Hip Tips For You Mandatory product review OR Facebook Comment (ends 12/1)
You may enter any family friendly giveaway in the linky below. The form Blog name – Giveaway Item – Ending date works well. At a minimum, please include the item and end date, and link directly to the giveaway.
>This is part 3 of my ramblings on the future of cloth. See Part 1 and Part 2 if you missed them!
As modern cloth evolves, I expect to see more “hybrid” diapers like the Amp Duo Diaper and the Softbums Omni. Diapers that allow you to use them as a pocket diaper, all-in-two, or a cover with prefolds. So you don’t necessarily have to choose and invest in just one type. We’ve already seen a pretty big boom with the hybrid/all-in two styles with wipe-able shells like the Best Bottom Diapering System, the Flip and others.
I also hope/expect to see even more insert options, more natural fibers, trim inserts, perhaps combined with a soft, wicking fabric on top, like microfleece. I think if there were even more disposable/flushable/compostable inserts available, it would help people test the waters with cloth, and realize that washing the inserts really isn’t a big leap!
One-size diapers have gained enormous popularity in the past few years. When I researched cloth in 2004 for my daughter, I don’t recall seeing any pocket diapers with the “snap down” rise one-size feature that is so common today. Bumgenius was founded in late 2005, but I don’t know who was the first to do this style. I believe the “one size” fold down rise that’s common on fitted diapers today, was introduced by Mother-Ease.
While they are great, in the future I see more companies considering a two-size system like the Thirsties Duo Diaper. I didn’t start cloth diapering my son until he was about 14 pounds at 4 months old, so I don’t have experience cloth diapering a newborn. Many “one size” diapers claim to fit starting at 6 or 8 pounds, but I hear many say they didn’t fit well until about 10 pounds, and I don’t at all doubt that is truth. This means that most people will need to purchase newborn/extra-small diapers, unless they plan to use disposables in the beginning.
On the other end of the spectrum, Moms with larger babies or late potty trainers (learners) say the “one-size” diapers didn’t fit through potty training. Not only that, but you can’t necessarily expect a diaper that’s been in constant use for 2 1/2-3 years, to last through another child.
The two size diapers seem to be the perfect compromise between sized and one-size diapers. No need to buy newborn, one-size and extra-large, or newborn, small, medium etc. Two sizes truly cover the range from newborn to potty training. it seems like such an ingenious idea to me, I’m surprised more companies haven’t caught on. I am still hoping that Bumgenius will come out with a mini-one size pocket diaper!
I think I’m going to stop here since I’m trying not to make these posts tl;dr worthy (too long, didn’t read!) I have more on my mind about the future of cloth, so stay tuned!
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In my opinion, wash routine and detergent are the biggest hurdle in cloth diapering. My personal motto is “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!” If you have a detergent and wash routine that are working for you, stick with it. After trying many different detergents, I’ve been using Tide powder, with an extra rinse and an occasional bleaching.
So why am I messing with it? I was sucked in by the new Rockin’ Green Funk Rock Ammonia Bouncer, thinking that maybe by using it, I could eliminate the monthly/semi-monthly bleaching. I decided to also buy a bag of the mighty mighty marshmallow classic rock detergent to use along with it. Lucky for you, I bought an extra bag of each to give away to a reader!
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I wanted to give everyone a heads up on the “Merry Fluffy Christmas” event that starts December 1st. If you missed this so far, I am participating in an event (organized by And Then There Were 4) where each blog will be hosting a prize pack of cloth diaper related products valued at $25 or more, every day from December 1st-5th!
These giveaways will be a little bit different than you’re used to. Each giveaway will be up for just three days (the first giveaway opens at 12:01 A.M. on the 1st and ends at 11:59 P.M. on the 3rd), and the winners will be announced by December 10th. I will still be using the form entry for these giveaways, but I really don’t want to sit up until midnight for 5 nights to close the form to new responses. The same is true for any participating blogs that are using comment entry, you can’t schedule comments to close. This means you’ll have to really watch the closing times, since I won’t be able to officially “close” them until the next morning.
Also, several prize packages have more than one sponsor, so you will see a few more entry methods than you’re used to. They should still be very simple though. At the bottom of each post, there should be a linky for you to easily visit the next participating blog, then hope to more blogs and enter more giveaways for that day! Each blog has their own entry methods, so do read carefully.
Prize Pack 1: Closed 12/3
Katydid Cloth Pocket Diaper, winner’s choice of color, $25 EcoMom gift certificate, Mini Diaper Keychain and Cloth Diaper Advocacy Button. Combined ARV $49.95
Prize Pack 2: Closed 12/4
Two Thirsties Size 2 Duo Wraps, Two Thirsties Size 2 Hemp Prefolds and Kim’s Kloth Holiday Edition Embroidered Minky One-Size Pocket Diaper. Combined ARV $59.98
Prize Pack 3: Closed 12/5
Cuties With Cloth Booties Congo Collaboration
Prize Pack 4: Closed 12/6
Babykicks: 2 prefolds (winner’s choice of size), 1 Premium Joey Bunz (winner’s choice of size), 3 Washies and 1 premium washie.
Plump: Knit Christmas AI2. Combined ARV approximately $50 (varies based on size chosen for Babykicks)
Prize Pack 5: Closed 12/7
Designs by Cace: any in-stock diaper
Also: gDiapers size medium gPant 2 pack, 32 pack of biodegradable gDiapers refills, 10-pack Babykicks wipes and a Babykicks Organic Fitted diaper. These items are sponsored by CSN but all items are in my hands, ready to ship. Not a gift certificate or gift card. Combined ARV at least $98.43 (more depending on item chosen from Designs by Cace!)
I hope to have all winners chosen and notified on December 8th. All blogs will have winners announced by December 10th!
Here’s a list of all of the participating blogs so far! Note: You have to contact the organizer if you want to join in, this linky is just a way to easily show the participants, please do not add to it, thanks!!
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. Read More »
