Brolly Sheets Ltd. is a New Zealand company offering a complete line of waterproof bedding solutions, including the Brolly Sheet waterproof sheet protector I received.
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Dri-Line Baby & Bamboo Baby AIO Cloth Diaper Review
Dri-Line has been manufacturing products in Canada for the healthcare industry, for 22 years. Their Dri-Line Baby product line is also made in Canada, and includes cloth diapers, diaper covers and accessories.
I received three products to try. I took nice pictures of everything brand new & in their packages, then my memory card croaked! So all of these pictures were taken after washing.
The bib’s a little big! I’m not sure if he was eating it, or getting ready to rob me. Hee-hee!
The hooded towel is terry on one side & flannelette on the other, and has a snap to keep it on baby.
Nothing’s cuter than a clean, snuggly baby!
You can find the hooded towel at Thanks Mama for $19.99.
The Bamboo Baby AIO is part of the Bamboo Baby line. The standard “one size” fits anywhere from 7 or 8 to 30-34 pounds, depending on the baby’s size and shape. You can choose snaps or hook & loop, and there are several colors available. A toddler size is available in white only and fits 25-45 lbs.
Even the hook & loop version features a hip snap to prevent wing droop.
The diaper has a PUL outer (the outer is made in the USA), is lined with soft rayon from bamboo fleece, and has a 3 layer rayon/bamboo fleece flap soaker that is sewn in the back.
The diaper also has front elastic and 3 rise settings.
Here is the small setting measured folded and stretched (this is, of course, approximate-not exact!)
Medium:
Large:
My older son is about 2 years & 10 months old, and 29-30ish pounds. Many “one-size” diapers are starting to get rather low-rise on him, but the large fits him well.
The small setting fits my younger son well. He was just under 4 months old in this picture, and I’m guessing his weight at 13 pounds (I’ll update after his checkup!) The soaker was perfect to double over right in the wet zone since he’s such a heavy wetter.
Bamboo is very soft and absorbent, though like other bamboo diapers I have, it became a bit stiff after line drying. A quick tumble in the dryer & it was soft again.
You can find a variety of Dri-Line Baby products at Thanks Mama, including the Bamboo Baby AIO. You can find the diapers at Everything Birth as well. The MSRP per diaper is $18-22.
Dri-Line is accepting wholesale applications, so let your favorite retailer know that you’d like to see them carry Bamboo baby and/or Dri-Line Baby products! You can also connect with Dri-Line Baby on Facebook.
FTC compliance: I received product samples for review purposes. I was not otherwise compensated for this post, and all opinions are my own.
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In case you missed my Swaddle Designs review last year, we love their swaddling blankets. They are soft & cozy & plenty big enough for a snug swaddle. We swaddled my son constantly in the first few weeks, at at night until he was nearly 11 weeks old. We had to buy extras so we’d never be without one!
Swaddle Designs now has adorable Angry Birds Baby Products! They have long & short sleeved bodysuits with a large or small bird, in blue, yellow or red, from 0-3 to 6-12 months. They also have Ultimate Receiving Blankets, Marquisette Blankets, Swaddle Duos, zzZip Me sacks, lovies, burpies and gift sets!
I received the short-sleeved 3″ red bird bodysuit in 3-6 months and the multi-bird marquisette swaddling blanket.
Even my husband commented about how nice the bodysuit is. It’s nice and thick, well made and sturdy, which I can’t say about a lot of baby clothing.
The blanket is cute, soft and lightweight, perfect for swaddling, playtime and covering a stroller in warmer weather!
From Swaddle Designs:
SwaddleDesigns® is introducing the Angry Birds Baby Collection!
Angry Birds have found happiness with SwaddleDesigns baby products! We are honored that Rovio chose SwaddleDesigns to manufacture Angry Birds Baby items based on our high quality products.
Angry Birds by Rovio is a phenomenally popular game. Angry Birds is the fastest growing brand in the world with over 600 million downloads. Boys, girls, men, women, grandmas and grandpas – all love playing Angry Birds. The game is entertaining to people of all ages, genders and geographies.
SwaddleDesigns was founded by Lynette Damir, RN, Designer and Mom in 2002, and SwaddleDesigns was the first company to introduce the large square swaddling blanket to the US and many countries around the world. SwaddleDesigns is known for their premium quality fabric, fabulous colors and prints, decorative edge, and the innovative 123 Swaddle® instructional label that helps new parents master the art of swaddling. SwaddleDesigns blankets come in a variety of weights and are perfect for many uses such as a privacy throw for breastfeeding moms, a tummy time play mat, a cover over the stroller as well as swaddling.
The Ultimate Receiving Blanket® is a lightweight premium cotton flannel blanket – for moderate to cooler environmental temperatures.
The Marquisette Swaddling Blanket® is a very lightweight openweave high quality cotton blanket – for warmer environmental temperatures
Angry Birds by Rovio is a phenomenally popular game. Angry Birds is the fastest growing brand in the world with over 600 million downloads. Little boys and girls, teens, men, women, grandmas and grandpas – all love playing Angry Birds. The game is entertaining to people of all ages, genders and geographies, and is fun for family members to play together during snuggle time
Angry Birds is just one of the many collections SwaddleDesigns offers. We have many new exciting new prints and a variety of blankets and other products for 2012!
Visit SwaddleDesigns.com/how-to-swaddle to view “How to Swaddle” and more information regarding sleeping environments and the benefits of swaddling.
Shop Swaddle Designs, “like” Swaddle Designs on Facebook and follow Swaddle Designs on Twitter.
Sign up for the Swaddle Designs exclusive e-mail club and be the first to hear of Swaddle Designs special, limited-time offers, and receive a promotional code to save 10% off full priced items on your first purchase!
Giveaway: One winner will receive his/her choice of an Angry Birds Marquisette swaddling blanket OR bodysuit in choice of size and bird, subject to availability (ARV $15-20.)
FTC compliance: I received product samples for review purposes. I was not otherwise compensated for this post, and all opinions are my own.
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My son is 3 months old now and I’m still in love with my Arm’s Reach co-sleeper! View all of my co-sleeping posts if you want to know why.
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When we were expecting my daughter in 2004, we searched high & low for a glider rocker
We ended up in a third county (LOL, really) at a bigger baby store that had a good half dozen or more. You had to choose the wood color, fabric, options, and order it. We were only about 2 months away from the due date and not sure if it would make it on time, but we ordered one made by Dutailier
So, we wanted a new one, but we didn’t want to spend hundreds. I looked up the original glider/ottoman purchase (thanks Quicken!) and it cost nearly three times as much as the Stork Craft Tuscany glider and ottoman
we just bought.
Anyhoo, I had been poking around and found a couple inexpensive gliders. Wal-Mart (ptooey!) has a really nice selection of glider/ottoman sets in the under $200 range on their website. It’s a shame they don’t have them in the store to see & try. I really wanted black wood & beige cushions which eliminated a few.
Which reminds me. The jerky salesperson when we bought the glider in 2004 acted like I was a big idiot for wanting it to match the nursery furniture. Apparently I was supposed to buy it to match our crappy family room furniture since that’s where it ends up in most people’s houses. I’d hoped to be rid of this (what’s a synonym for crappy?) furniture by now (still using it, boo…) and oh look, 7 years later it’s still in the room with the dresser & crib we bought it to match.
I also preferred the clean look of the Tuscany over some with rounded, poofy, tufted cushions. We decided to take a chance and ordered it from Wal-Mart (ptooey!) for $179 with free site to store shipping.
They’re available in several wood/fabric color combinations.
There really wasn’t too much assembly required, and it came in a really big box that kept the kids entertained, LOL.
Our other glider has squishy, foamy padding in the back, seat and ottoman. The Tuscany has cushy padding in the back, but the seat, arm pads & ottoman are almost a memory foam. It took a little bit for the arm rests to relax & sit right.
I didn’t realize that the fabric is actually a synthetic suede-like material.
The ottoman’s fabric is three pieces seamed together, which I think gives it a nice, modern look. That indentation you see is where my heel was a few minutes before I took the picture!
I think the fabric on our old one is kinda ugly (yellow gingham check), but it was the best gender neutral option at the time! P.S. if anyone knows of a non-toxic scotch guard/stain protector type stuff, let me know. The new glider can be “spot cleaned” like the old one, but you can’t remove the covers to wash them. It’s looking kinda grubby by now, despite having been straight up washed when my son had a stomach virus and it was “be washed or be trashed!”
The old one has a locking mechanism and nursing stool, the new one does not. I really enjoy having the ottoman, since being short means my legs tend to dangle, but I rarely used the stool.
When I first plopped down on the Tuscany, it was kind of shocking, since I felt like I’d just sat on a pile of bricks. It’s not very thick, but I did kind of “sink’ into it a tiny bit like you would a Tempurpedic mattress. Not much, but a little bit. If I’d sat on it in a store, I probably would have hopped right back up and said “next!” but it really wasn’t uncomfortable once I’d been sitting there a minute. It was just different. The back is nice and soft though!
Overall, I don’t miss the lock/stool, it glides just as smoothly as the expensive glider, and feels just as sturdy. This surprised me, since I was expecting it to seem “cheap.” The seat & ottoman aren’t soft and squishy, but considering you can buy 2.9 of these glider/ottoman combos for the price of 1 of the Dutailiers (in fact, the ottoman cost almost as much as the Storkcraft set) I wish I had 2 Tuscanys
EDIT: After using this for a while, it clicks when I rock. I can’t figure out why. I do still like it though but wouldn’t have with a newborn!
FTC compliance: I purchased the pictured items at normal retail prices. I was not asked to write, nor was I compensated for this post, and all opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links.
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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. 
