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Cloth Diaper Giveaway Roundup – 4/8/11 (Plus Linky For All Giveaways)

Cloth Diaper Giveaway Roundup

If you’re looking for cloth diaper giveaways, here they are! Every Friday, I gather up all of the cloth diaper/accessory/baby wearing giveaways I’ve found, so you can enter them!

If you’d like me to feature 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.

osocozy all in one cloth diapers

My OsoCozy AIO Cloth Diaper Giveaway ends 4/12

The Cloth Diaper Whisperer

*CJ’s BUTTer from Fluffy Cheeks and The Not So Secret Confessions of a SAHM Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/8)

*Tiny Tush Diaper from This Mama Loves Her Bargains (ends 4/8)

*$15 Mud Butt GC from A Mommy’s Blessings Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/8)

*GoGreen Pocket Diaper from Sweet T Makes Three Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/8) Open to the U.S. and Canada

*Bummas Wipes from Tales from the Nursery (ends 4/8) Open to the U.S. and Canada

*Evolution Diaper from Momma in Flip Flops (ends 4/8)

*Fuzzibunz Diaper from Roxanna Jolly (ends 4/8)

*Zookies Cover from Coffee & Laughter with the Harris Family Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/8) Open to the U.S. and Canada

Flip Package from Kelly Wels (ends 4/8)

Best Bottom Diaper from The Eco Friendly Family (ends 4/8)

Babykicks Diaper from Green Baby Elephant and ISpy4Shoppers (ends 4/8)

*Best Bottom Diapering System from Lindsay’s Family Reviews and Giveaways Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/9)

Ergo Baby Carrier from Baby in the Big City Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/9)

Applecheeks Diaper from 29 Diapers Two Mandatory Facebook “likes” (ends 4/9) Open to the U.S. and Canada

*Softbums Diaper from Monkey Tales Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/10)

*Rumparooz Diaper from Thanks Mama and Mommy and Me Giveaways Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/10)

*Cow Patties Fitted from Sophie and Momma Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/10) Open to the U.S. and Canada

*Barn Owl Bums Diaper from Fluffynutters Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/10)

*GoGreen Champ from Cloth Diaper Geek (ends 4/10)

$25 Bright Star Baby GC from The Cloth Diaper Report (ends 4/10)

Sprout Change Diaper from Greening Sam and Avery (ends 4/10)

Itti Bitti Diapers from Nicki’s Cloth Diaper Reviews (ends 4/10)

Fuzzibunz Diaper form The Reynolds Mom Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/10)

*Dinkledooz Diaper from Go Go Natural and Mommy and Me Giveaways Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/11) Open to the U.S. and Canada

*Ergo Baby Carrier from Crunchy Beach Mama (ends 4/11)

*Ergo Baby Carrier from Mommy Gaga (ends 4/11)

Little Sprout Growing Diaer from Little Sprout Growing (ends 4/11)

*Tiny Tush Diaper from Mommy’s Peanut Gallery Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/12)

Bummas Wipes from Little Sprout Growing (ends 4/12)

*Itti Btti Diapers from A Mommy’s Blessings Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/13)

BlissfulBooty AIO Diaper or Pail Liner from Cloth Diaper Contests & Reviews Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/13) Open to the U.S. and Canada

Sprout Change Diaper from So Easy Being Green (ends 4/13) Open to the U.S. and Canada

*Best Bottom Diaper from Mommy and Me Giveaways Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/14)

*Sleepy Wrap from Real Mom Reviews (ends 4/14)

*Softbums Omni from Life With My Littles Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/14)

*Thirsties Duo Fab Fitted & Wrap from What Mama Wants Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/14)

Baby Blossom Designs Diaper from Momma in Flip Flops (ends 4/14)

Boba Baby Carrier from Shining 2 Save (ends 4/14) Open to the U.S. and Canada

Applecheeks Diaper from A Mom’s Take (ends 4/14) Open Worldwide

*$25 AppleCheeks GC from Happenings of the Harper Household Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/15)

*Tiny Tush Diaper from Oh So Savvy Mom Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/15) Open to the U.S. and Canada

*Sprout Change Diaper from Lindsay’s Family Reviews & Giveaways Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/15) Open to the U.S. and Canada

Best Bottom Diaper from Naturalmente Mama (ends 4/15)

Econobum Trial Pack from Life with Levi Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/15)

*Happy Heiny’s Diaper from SweetPeas Cloth and It Keeps Getting Better Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/16)

Smart Bottoms Diaper from Mama B Mandatory Facebook “like” (ends 4/16) Open to the U.S. and Canada

Itti Bitti Diapers from Mom Always Finds Out Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/16) Open to the U.S. and Canada

*Ergo Baby Carrier from Luv My Two Girls (ends 4/17)

Blueberry Trainers from My Precious Kid and Life With My Littles Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/19)

*Zookies Cover from Mommy and Me Giveaways Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/20) Open to the U.S. and Canada

Bumgenius 4.0s and Thirsties Fab Wipes from The Budget Mommy (ends 4/20)

Itti Bitti Diapers from This Mama Loves Her Bargains (ends 4/20)

Kissaluvs Marvels AIO from Real Mom Reviews (ends 4/21) Open to the U.S. and Canada

Itti Bitti Diapers from Mama on a Green Mission Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/21)

Bella Bottoms Diaper from Diary of a Devil Dog Wife (ends 4/21)

Blissful Booty Diaper from My This N That Life Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/22)

ComfyRumps Cloth Diapers from Mama Days Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/22) Open to the U.S. and Canada

Mother-Ease Cloth Diaper Package from Mari’s Organized Mess Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/22)

Smart Bottoms Diaper from Happenings of the Harper Household Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/25)

Green Line Diaper form Padded Tush Stats Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/25)

Beco Baby Carrier from Sugar Pop Ribbons Mandatory GFC follow (ends 4/26)

*Knickernappies O/S Diaper from Wee Little Changes (ends 4/28)

*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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Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

Sprout Change Winner

sprout change winner

143 people entered this giveaway, with 302 entries in all. The winning entry is #168, which is One Southern Girl! Congratulations, I’m sending you an email now!

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Blog Hop Cloth Diaper Blog Hop Linky

Cloth Diaper Blog Hop For April 2011

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It’s time for the April cloth diaper blog, blog hop! This blog hop is just for cloth diapering blogs. If you often or just sometimes post about cloth diapers, you are welcome!!

There aren’t any requirements to meet in order to participate. You don’t have to blog about the hop or grab the button (although if you do, it will help us find more participants!) There is no requirement to follow any blogs or leave comments.

Naturally, I hope you will check out the other blogs, follow if you like their posts, and leave a relevant comment if you like a certain post!

I love to read cloth diaper blogs, so I usually follow anyone who links up!

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All In One Diapers Cloth Diapers Giveaway Made in the USA Review Sized Diapers Two Size/Staged Diapers Velcro/Aplix Closure

OsoCozy All-in-One Cloth Diaper Review & Giveaway (CLOSED 4/12)

osocozy all in one cloth diapers

ClothDiaper.com sent me two OsoCozy All-in-One diapers to review. I had been eying them for a while, and I was excited to try them. They are U.S. made, have Velcro closures, are all-in-one style with soft cotton against baby, and though they only come in 3 colors, the colors are cute!

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The diapers come in two sizes. Size 1/Small fits approximately 6-18 pounds, and size 2/Large fits about 18-35 pounds. They’re an all-in-one style with a PUL outer, so no cover is needed. I received both the bleached and unbleached version of the diaper in the size 2/Large.

osocozy closures/laundry tabs

Both versions have easy to use aplix closures with the ability to overlap, nice big laundry tabs and rear elastic.

osocozy innersosocozy closeup of inners and elastic
osocozy rear elastic

The all-in-one style is very Daddy or babysitter friendly, since they go on just like a disposable!

osocozy cloth diaper inners
osocozy bleached aio diaperosocozy unbleached aio

You can choose between the bleached version, which is 100% cotton gauze, or the unbleached version, which is 100% cotton Birdseye weave. I did not notice any difference in performance or fit, so it’s just a matter of preference. Both diapers retail for just $14.95 each!

Here is the size 2/large measured folded and stretched:

osocozy large foldedosocozy large stretched

My son is somewhere around 22 pounds, and while the size 2 fit him, I think he could definitely fit in the size 1 as well! My husband put the diaper on him the first time with the Velcro completely overlapped, so one wing was attached to the front of the diaper, but the other was attached only to the other wing. Without being attached to the front of the diaper, the other wing eventually drooped! The next time we just made sure both wings were attached to the diaper!

osocozy frontosocozy back
osocozy side

I think the OsoCozy is well made, easy to use and absorbent. The aqua color is gorgeous and gender neutral, and I love the little bear in their logo! They are very affordable at $14.95 each too!

Giveaway: ClothDiaper.com is offering one of my readers three OsoCozy AIO diapers, in their choice of size, color and bleached/unbleached! (ARV $44.85)

Here’s how to enter: All entries go in the form below. I love comments (great way to remind yourself you entered) but comments do not count as entries.

Mandatory entries include your name, email address and favorite ClothDiaper.com Item. You may receive Bonus entries if you “like” ClothDiaper.com on Facebook and/or “like” Osocozy on Facebook.

I will accept entries until Tuesday, April 12th, 2011 at 9:00 P.M. Eastern. I will select a winner using random.org’s true random number generator and notify him/her by email. Winner has 48 hours to respond before the prize is forfeited and a new winner is chosen. View my giveaway rules page for complete details. This giveaway is open to residents of the U.S.
# of entries received as of giveaway close: 393

FTC compliance: I received the above items at no charge in order to review them. I was not otherwise compensated for this post, and all opinions are my own.

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Mailbox Mondays

Cloth Diaper Advice – Mailbox Mondays 4/4/11

hand washing #clothdiapers on vacation via @chgdiapers

If you need cloth diaper advice, every Monday I will answer reader submitted questions, and ask you to add your opinions.

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.

Jess says:

Hi Maria! Love your blog! Thanks for all the useful info and reviews 🙂

I’ve been cloth diapering my baby girl since she left the hospital 9 months ago. I love using cloth and have never considered anything else. I’ve overcome any problem we’ve run into and it’s been going great! I’ve traveled with my diapers with no problem, but I’ve always had access to laundry facilities. Which leads me to my questions….

We’re taking a family vacation to Mexico in July (yippie!!). I will definitely be taking my diapers with me, but I will not have access to laundry machines. How do you handwash a load of diapers? I have no problem doing it and am kind of excited for the challenge. I feel like if I can do full-time cloth in Mexico for a week then how could anyone resist considering it? My plan so far is to use my regular pockets and A12s with flushable liners in every change to address the solids. But where do I go from there? Can I use my Rockin’ Green that I love so much? How do I make sure they’re going to be clean? (I should note that I don’t want to use disposable inserts). I’m assuming there will be a bathtub (will double-check with the resort before we leave) and line drying will be easy from our balcony.

I’ve read that handwashing flats is very easy to do and that they dry quickly (that would really help as opposed to the thick microfiber/A12 inserts). So should I reconsider my plan and get flats with some covers instead? Can I just lay the flats inside the cover or do I have to fold and use a Snappi to prevent leaks?

Thanks in advance for your advice!!

-Jess T.

Oh wow, how exciting!  I think it’s awesome that you will be cloth diapering on your trip!  In my opinion, microfiber is the most difficult thing to get clean, and it might be a chore to try to get them clean with handwashing.

Flats are definitely easier to wash and quicker to dry since they unfold, rather than being sewn as thick layers.  You can get a dozen cotton flats for as little as $20 (although hemp is much more, and some brands are more expensive than others.) They can also be very useful around the house when you’ve finished diapering with them.  Buying flats really wouldn’t cost much more than buying a week’s worth of chemical free disposable diapers/liners (which I know you don’t want to do anyway) plus you can reuse them

They are a little more time consuming to use, since you have to fold them.  Just like a prefold, you can snappi them for a more secure fit, or just fold and trifold them, then lay them in a cover.  You can generally use AI2 shells as covers, it will just be more of a tight squeeze over bulky diapers.  You can even use pocket diaper shells as covers, airing them out between uses to get two or so changes out of each one.

As far as hand washing, I would plan to use the detergent you currently use and wash in the bathtub, replicating your current wash routine. 

Submerse the diapers in cold or warm water for a soak, swish them around a bit, then rinse (may not really be necessary if you are using liners.)  Then fill the tub with hot water, add your detergent (swish to dissolve completely) and add the diapers.  Let them soak, agitating every so often.  Then drain the water and rinse.  It might be good idea to submerse the diapers an additional time with clean water, to make sure the diapers are rinsed clean.

I know I’ve been a bit all over the place, I think it’s awesome you are doing this, and I hope you have a great time!

So how about the rest of you?  Have you hand washed diapers?  Did you change your routine?  Use different diapers?

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