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Welcome to The Great GroVia Giveaway, sponsored by Diaper Junction! Diaper Junction is giving away fantastic GroVia prizes on multiple blogs. Be sure to check out the other blogs, since each one is awarding their own prize, and you can enter every one to increase your odds. A total of 8 prizes will be awarded.
Diaper Junction has a wide selection of GroVia products, including tons of packages, shells, disposable, organic and stay dry inserts, and my favorite, GroVia wipes. They also have GroVia wet bags, pail liners, trainers, AIOs and more.
I’ve used (and reviewed) the GroVia H&L shell, organic inserts, wipes and newborn AIOs, and I’d love to try the snap closure shells and stay dry inserts.
Diaper Junction has discontinued prints on clearance as well, and you can get free shipping within the U.S. when you spend $49 or more. You also earn 5% back in stash cash and they will reward you with a coupon for your next order when you write a product review.
Shop Diaper Junction, “like” Diaper Junction on Facebook and follow Diaper Junction on Twitter. You can also subscribe to Diaper Junction’s mailing list, their blog and their Youtube channel, so you don’t miss a thing!
Giveaway: One winner will receive a GroVia One Size Diaper “SAMPLER” Package (shell & 2 soakers) in his/her choice of stay-dry or organic soaker, print or color and closure, subject to availability (ARV $31.50) Entries go in the Rafflecopter form.
Be sure to enter the giveaways on the other blogs as well, to increase your chances of winning: Cloth Diaper Blog, Cloth Diaper Geek, Kelly Wels, All About Cloth Diapers, Dirty Diaper Laundry, Padded Tush Stats and The Cloth Diaper Report. Each blog has their own prize to give away and you have to enter on each Rafflecopter form to be entered for their prize.
Are you ready for the cloth diaper giveaway roundup? Every Friday I list giveaways for cloth diapers, accessories & baby wearing items from other blogs/sites.
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.
*Booty Buns Diaper from Mama Loves Her Bargains (ends 4/6) RC
*$20 Diva Diapers GC from Dirty Diaper Laundry (ends 4/6) RC
*Palm Tree Diaper cover from First Time Mom Mandatory Facebook “like” (ends 4/7) RC
*$20 Ultimate Green Store GC from Mommy’s Favorite Things (ends 4/7) RC
*Lotus Bumz Diaper from Mommy’s Favorite Things (ends 4/7) RC
*Sleepy Rump Diaper from Zephyr Hill (ends 4/7) RC
*Diaper Rite Diaper from Tales from the Nursery (ends 4/8) Open to the U.S. and Canada RC
*Osocozy Diaper from Clothdiaper.com and Contemplate Cloth Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/9) Open to the U.S. and Canada RC
*Applecheeks Diaper from Formula Mom (ends 4/9) Open to the U.S. and Canada RC
*Applecheeks Diaper from Tales from the Nursery (ends 4/9) Open to the U.S. and Canada RC
Fuzzibunz Hanging Diaper Pail from Cloth Diaper Outlet (ends 4/9) Open to the U.S. and Canada RC
*Fluff Bling from Sisters N Cloth (ends 4/10) Open to the U.S. and Canada RC
*GroVia AIO from The Green Nursery and Dirty Diaper Laundry (ends 4/11) RC
Thirsties Accessories Package (ends 4/11) RC
$50 Abby’s Lane GCs (ends 4/12) RC
Applecheeks Little Bundle from Really Are You Serious (ends 4/12) Open to the U.S. and Canada RC
$10 Green Baby Store GC from Earth Faerie Momma (ends 4/13) RC
$30 Prize Package from Fluffy Wishes and My Cloth Diaper Stash (ends 4/13) RC
Tender Bottoms Cloth Wipes from Mommy of 1 and Counting (ends 4/13) Open to the U.S. and Canada RC
*Bumgenius Freetime from Bouncing Babies & Daily Mothering (ends 4/14) RC
Babyville Boutique Package from Happily Domestic (ends 4/14)
Boba Baby Carrier from Mama’s Baby Cupcakes Mandatory Facebook “like” (ends 4/14) RC
$25 Just Simply Baby GC from Squish & Fluff (ends 4/14) RC
$101 Prize Package from The Anti June Cleaver (ends 4/14) Open to the U.S. and Canada RC
*Onya Baby Carrier from Simple City Life (ends 4/15) Open to the U.S. and Canada RC
Bumgenius Freetime from Kissed by the Moon and So Easy Being Green (ends 4/15) Open to the U.S. and Canada RC
CJ’s BUTTer from Nicki the Eval Gal Mandatory GFC follow and Facebook “like” (ends 4/15) RC
$500 in Prizes from Jillian’s Drawers Mandatory Facebook “like” and product review (ends 4/15)
*Sew is Your Baby Diaper from Baby Giveaways Galore (ends 4/16) Open to the U.S. and Canada RC
*Ecopipo Diapers from Contemplate Cloth Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/16) Open worldwide RC
SoftBums Echo Diaper from Cloth Diaper Giveaways (ends 4/16) RC
Lotus Bumz Diaper from the Review Stew Mandatory follow (ends 4/17) RC
Softbums Diaper from Tummy 2 Bummy (ends 4/17) RC
Glow Bug Diaper from Mama’s Sew Sweet Baby (ends 4/17) Open to the U.S. and Canada RC
Blissful Booty Diaper from Dirty Diaper Laundry (ends 4/18) Open to the U.S. and Canada RC
Newborn Cloth Diaper Package from Abby’s Lane (ends 4/19) RC
Baby K’Tan Carrier from Being MVP Mandatory GFC follow and Facebook “like” (ends 4/20) RC
Zolowear Ring Sling from Daily Mothering (ends 4/21) Open to the U.S. and Canada RC
Diapershops Sweepstakes on Facebook Open to the U.S. and Canada (ends 4/30)
*giveaways that have been listed in a prior week’s roundup
RC Entries collected via Rafflecopter
GD Entries collected via Google Docs Form
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!
350 people entered this giveaway. The winning entry is #173 which is Amber T. Congratulations, I’m sending you an email so you can claim your prize!
Although I enjoy pocket diapers and other modern diapers, I love knowing that I can cloth diaper really affordably, and even with things I have around the house. We have well water so a power outage means no well pump, no water and not even hand washing is possible. Things like receiving blankets and kitchen towels can be used as diapers in a pinch, and when you’re doing it by choice (rather than out of necessity) there can be something a little fun and relaxing about folding flats!
Diaper Rite is sold by Diaper Junction, and offers quality, affordable cloth diapering products. (You can see my Diaper Rite pocket diaper review.)
I picked up a dozen Diaper Rite unbleached Birdseye cotton flats in the large size (about 32″ x 32″ pre-washing) for $22. They are also available in a small size (27″ x 27″ pre-washing) which would be fine for pad folding or for smaller babies, priced at $17.50/dozen. Both sizes are also available in white.
Naturally, cotton shrinks quite a bit in the wash.
Post-washing/drying:
Even after shrinking, the large was large enough to snappi on my 2 yr 10 month old son, who is around 29ish pounds.
When you look at these next pictures, you will probably say “but Maria, you didn’t…and it isn’t…and it wasn’t…” You’re probably right. I didn’t and it isn’t and it wasn’t. But that’s the beauty of flats. You can fold them any way you want, totally customizing where you put the most layers, and they are very forgiving. I know some people have amazing flat folding demos where all the folds are crisp and the corners are sharp. Mine were done with an audience and were done very quickly, as they are in “real life!”
This is my sloppy version of the Diaper Bag Fold:
Fold the bottom up (this is a great time to adjust the “rise” of the completed diaper, and put the absorbency where you want it. Then you’ll trifold and fan the back out, then fold the “waist” down.
Then fold the front up and wrap around baby!
When I was doing this one, my husband said “what’s this wacky diaper origami?” I said “yeah, it’s pretty much diaper origami!”
Again, flats are very forgiving! Nothing terrible will happen if it’s not exactly square or even. Fold in half, then in half again, so the flat is folded into quarters.
Grab the bottom corner and pull it up to the top to form a triangle.
Then flip the whole thing over
And fold the rectangular portion to the middle.
Tuck the legs in and pull up over baby.
Wrap the wings around baby and cover. You can secure with pins or a snappi first!
Flats are just a single layer of fabric, but you can get 8-12 layers in the wet zone depending on how you fold. You can pad fold (basically just quartering and trifolding) another flat to use under for extra absorbency, fold two up together, or combine with an insert or whatever you like!
The large size fits just fine even on my not-quite-4-month-old.
Have you used flats? I know many of you participated in the flats challenge last year. What was your favorite fold? What brand did you like best?
FTC compliance: Although I paid normal retail prices for the pictured items, this post contains affiliate links. I was not compensated for this post, and all opinions are my own.
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 »
