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FuzziBunz Perfect Size Diaper Review & Giveaway (CLOSED 10/9)

Oct 2,2010 / By Maria / 23 Comments

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When I was expecting my daughter (she’s 5 1/2 now) I did a little research and thought I’d want to try FuzziBunz Perfect size diapers. 6 years ago, there just wasn’t the wealth of information that there is now (or if there was, I didn’t know where to find it!) So, I thought this was an appropriate review/giveaway to start my one year cloth-iversary event!

I knew I’d probably need around 25 in each size however, I (wrongly) thought I would need to buy XS, S, M, L and XL diapers which is no savings over disposables. That, combined with the cost of washing (we had city water with outrageous out of city water/sewer rates) and already feeling overwhelmed with the idea of new motherhood, closed the door on that!

I’m sure you’ve already guessed that I’m kicking myself now! Their site says: “Did you know that most babies only go through two sizes of FuzziBunz® from birth to potty training—Smalls from 0-6 months and Mediums from 6-36 months?” I could swear that wasn’t there six years ago, ha ha! I know now that my daughter probably would have needed just Small and Medium, perhaps some XS as well. I could still be using them for my son now!

My son was about 14 pounds when we started cloth diapering at 4 months. I have tiny little peanut kids, so at 16 months now, he’s only about 18.5 lbs. I have mostly one-size diapers because I thought it was more cost effective that way, but my son is still in the same size medium settings he wore at 4 months old (though I probably could have used small then if I wanted to.)

(I do have a FuzziBunz one size diaper, but I don’t care as much for the fit when it’s on a smaller setting.)

At first glance, the perfect size look very similar to the one size.

They have a PUL outer, snap closures with the diagonal pattern (though this one doesn’t have the third hip snap that creates the befuddling triangular snap pattern.)

They have a microfleece inner to keep baby’s skin dry, and a pocket opening for the microfiber inserts.

The insert for the perfect size is wider than the one size; the diaper is wider as well.

This brings me to the perfect size shocker. As soon as I took it out of the package, it seemed huge! I checked at least a dozen times to make sure it really was a medium, and then I started wondering if I’d received a mis-labeled diaper. It is far larger than any other medium, larger than the largest setting of the one-size diaper, huge!

Medium Bumgenius AIO

Bumgenius 4.0, Large

FuzziBunz O/S, Largest Setting

Note: In the picture above, I have the Fuzzibunz O/S on the outermost holes of elastic. According to Fuzzibunz, the one size “large” setting is on hole #2, which is smaller than what I have in the picture. As pictured, the elastic is nearly fully extended and there is very little stretch to it (not sure why the extra holes are there.) The elastic is intended to tuck into the holes; I only left it out to show that it was fully extended and still smaller than the perfect size medium.

No, really. It’s big! That makes me think that FuzziBunz perfect Size would be an awesome choice for bigger or special needs children. XS is estimated to fit 4-12 lbs (preemie to 4 months), Small 7-18 lbs or 0-8 months (I think my son could probably still be wearing a small), Medium 15-30 lbs or 6-36 months, Large 25-45 lbs or 12+ months. They also have specialty sizes for Petite Toddlers, and Extra Large.

There it is folded and stretched. For comparison, here’s a Bumgenius 3.0, medium:

Finally, A Bumgenius 4.0 on the large setting, stretched, and a FuzziBunz one size on the largest setting, stretched.

I promise, I’m not trying to make this entire post about how OMG big this thing is!

It fit really well, despite being big, and didn’t leak. It was trim, as far as cloth diapers go as well. I do wish FuzziBunz had an aplix closure option though. P.S. I realize there are a lot of weird picture issues in this post. I tried blogger, I tried livewriter, and I spent hours on this. If I had tried again, I would have smashed my computer to smithereens, so you get what you get, LOL.

Giveaway: As a thank you for reading, and to pay some of my good fortune forward, I’m self-sponsoring a giveaway. One winner will choose their size and color (subject to availability, I reserve the right to make substitutions) of a FuzziBunz Perfect Size diaper. I will purchase from a reputable online cloth diaper retailer, and ship directly to the winner.

Here’s how to enter: All entries go in the form below. Feel free to leave a comment about the post, or simply to remind yourself that you entered however, comments will not be counted as entries Mandatory entries include name and email address. You may follow this blog (RSS, GFC or email, you choose) for a bonus entry. This post will be updated daily (or so) with the # of entries received, for those of you who like to know your odds.

I will accept entries until Saturday, October 9th 2010 at 9 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 U.S. residents only.

Entries as of October 9th, 2010 at 9:00 P.M.: 270

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FTC Compliance: All items were purchased at normal retail prices, I was not compensated for this post, and all opinions are my own.

This giveaway is not endorsed approved or sponsored by, nor affiliated with FuzziBunz, or any retailer.

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Friday Giveaway Linky Giveaways Linky

Weekly Friday Giveaway Roundup for October 1st, 2010

Oct 1,2010 / By Maria / 1 Comment

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Each Friday, I will post cloth diaper and babywearing giveaways that I’ve found, or that readers have submitted. The post will be accompanied by a linky where you may enter any family friendly (no “adult” products please!) giveaways, they do not need to be diaper related.

If you have a cloth diaper/accessory/babywearing giveaway you would like to be listed in the next giveaway roundup post, please email a link, blog name, giveaway title, end date and photo (if applicable) to maria at change-diapers dot com. I want to keep the featured giveaways to cloth, accessories & babywearing only please.

This week’s giveaway finds:

Giveaways all month long in my Year of Fluff event!

My Babykicks 3G Pocket Diaper Giveaway – Two Winners, ends 10/5

My FuzziBunz Perfecct Size Diaper giveaway ends 10/9

Sprout Change Diaper from A Mommy’s Blessings and The Willow Store (ends 10/7)

Ruby Moon Diaper Detergent from The Small Town Mom (ends 10/8)

BabeeGreens Cloth Diaper from CakeBlast (ends 10/15)

BabyKicks One Size Fitted from The Cheap and Choosy and Sweet Bottoms Baby Boutique (ends 10/24) Open to the U.S. and Canada

Happy Heinys Starter Kit from The Shopping Mama (ends 10/8)

Sleepy Wrap from The Shopping Mama (ends 10/8)

Kissaluvs Marvels AIO from Chubby Cheeks Thinks (ends 10/11)

Knickernappies One Size Diaper from Loves Jurn (ends 10/11)

Planet Wise Mini (Mama Cloth size) Wet Bag from Emmy’s Boos and Rawrs (ends 10/10)

Ittybittybums Cloth Wipes from Biehl Adventures (ends tomorrow, 10/2)

Bum Essentials Diaper from Mama to 3 Blessings and The Baby Plus Store (ends 10/16)

Rebourne Cloth Diaper from Coping with Frugality (ends 10/4)

$20 Gift Certificate to Top to Bottom Baby Boutique from Biehl Adventures (ends 10/4)

FluffaLumps Wool Dryer Balls from 6 and Still Sane (ends 10/4)

Babee Greens Oranic Fitted from Dirty Diaper Laundry (ends 10/11)

Cloth Diaper Mommy T-Shirt Fitted Diaper from The Cheap and Choosy (ends 10/28)

Knickernappies Diaper from Wee Little Changes (ends 10/28)

Baby Green Pocket AIO from Life of a Slightly Crunchy Mom (ends 10/20)

Bummas Wipes from Two Monsters and a Princess (ends 10/14)

Boba Baby Carrier from This Mama Rocks (ends 10/14)

Kissaluvs Marvels One Size Fitted from Trees Will Bend (ends 10/20)

Crystal Rhine Designs Diaper from Coping with Frugality (ends 10/9)

$35 Nifty Nappy Gift Certificate from Cake Blast (ends 10/22)

Nicki’s Best Bottom Diapers from The Bragging Mommy (ends 10/6)

Snappi from Nicki’s Diapers (ends 10/6)

Giveaways still running from last week:

Bummis Bamboozle Diaper from It’s Me Melbie (ends 10/20)

FuzziBunz One Size Pocket Diaper from Trees Will Bend and Blessing Natural Products (ends 10/8)

Fuzzibunz One Size Pocket Diaper from Liz has a Life and The Diaper Wagon (ends 10/8)

Bummas Wipes from Natural Baby Giveaways (ends 10/15)

Happy Heinys Sized or One Size Pocket Diaper from Chubby Cheeks Thinks (ends 10/4)

Happy Heinys Diaper from Mommy is Green and DiaperEnvy (ends 10/13)

Mother-Ease Training pants from Arizona Mama (ends 10/9)

Mother-Ease Sandy’s Fitted and Air Flow Cover from The Cheap and Choosy (ends 10/20)

Newborn Stacinator Fleece Cover from The Cloth Diaper Retailer Cooperative and Giggle Britches (ends 10/4)

$20 Abby’s Lane Gift Certificate from Dirty Diaper Laundry (ends 10/4)

Preston’s Pants Diaper ($25 GC) from Loves Jurn (ends 10/8)

Ergo Baby Carrier from 5 Vinez Monkeys (ends 10/8)

Ergo Baby Carrier from Mama to 3 Blessings (ends 10/12)

Sleepy Wrap from Wishing Penny (ends 10/5)

$15 Gift Certificate to The Diaper Wagon from Loves Jurn (ends 10/9)

The Eli Monster $20 GC from My Life as a Married Girl and Mommy (ends tomorrow, 10/2)

Bum Essentials Diaper from Luvs Jurn (ends 10/10)

Thirsties Duo Wrap and Duo Hemp Prefold from And Then There Were Four (ends 10/12)

Luvabum Boutique Diaper from Organic Girl (ends 10/25)

Tot Wraps Dream AIO from Life of a Slightly Crunchy SAHM of Drama Queens (ends 10/13)

SoftBums Echo Dry Touch Solo Pack from Chubby Cheeks Thinks (ends 10/7)

BottomBumpers diaper from Wishing Penny and The Diaper Wagon (ends 10/7)

Kissaluvs Marvels One Size Fitted from The Shopping Mama (ends 10/8)

AppleCheeks Little Bundle from Monkey Tales (ends 10/10)

$1000 Super Stash Giveaway (several winners) from The Cloth Diaper Blog/Diaper Junction (ends 10/13)

Babee Greens Diaper from Organic Girl (ends 10/14)

Tot Wraps Trainer from Arizona Mama (ends tomorrow, 10/2)

Planet Wise Hanging Wet/Dry bag from Natural Baby Giveaways (ends 10/13)

Thirsties Duo Diaper from Hot Tips 4 U (ends 10/6)

Babee Greens Diaper from The Cheap and Choosy (ends 10/15)

Whamies Wet Bag from The Cheap and Choosy (ends 10/5)

Snap EZ diaper from Organic Girl and Dapa Diapers (ends 10/4) Open to the U.S. and Canada

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.

Please view my post on where I list my giveaways to find more great places to link up!

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Sharing my lucky streak!

Sep 30,2010 / By Maria / 4 Comments

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I had sort of been feeling sorry for myself because I had entered so many giveaways and never won. You know the feeling, you’re happy for the winners but wonder when it will be your turn! Shortly after that, my luck changed and I started winning, so I wanted to share with you what I won!

July 28th-$20 Abby’s Lane gift certificate from Show Your Amor (bought a Bumgenius Elemental, watch for the review next month!)

August 3rd-Mother-Ease reusable shopping bag-Facebook win (I’m keeping my Boba Carrier in this, but it makes a great shopping bag because it has a drawstring. Plus, I maybe someone will comment on the cloth diaper logo and I can ~~bring them over to the dark side~~ tell them about my cloth diaper ~~addiction~~ ~~habit~~ use!

August 12th-Yummy Dough from The Simple Things

August 16th-Kushies Kritter-Facebook Win

August 24th- Unwind beverage from My Life as Married Girl and Mommy

September 1st-Knickernappies 2G pocket diaper from http://www.theclothdiaperreport.com/

September 20th-Knickernappies 2G pocket diaper from Earth Angels Diaper Co. on their blog. Since I was lucky enough to win the same diaper twice, one courtesy of Knickernappies/The Cloth Diaper Report, and the other from Earth Angels, watch for a giveaway of the second one next month!

September 21st-Kissaluvs Fitted from The Abby’s Lane’s blog chat giveaways! Watch for a review of this next month, along with a giveaway (with two winners!) sponsored by Kissaluvs!

So, it does pay to enter! I hope some of my readers are winning a few of the giveaways I post on the Friday roundup!! Get ready to enter a whole lot of great fluff giveaways here during the Year of Fluff event in October!!

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BabyKicks 3G Bumboo Pocket Diaper Giveaway (2 winners) Sponsored by CSN Stores (CLOSED 10/5)

Sep 28,2010 / By Maria / 13 Comments

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I reviewed the BabyKicks Bumboo Pocket Diaper in May, but now BabyKicks has a 3G Bumboo Pocket Diaper.

Improvements to the 3G include: colors (now available in Poppy, Meadow & Azure as well as white), a new one-size insert, unique newborn snap closure, wider front panel, wider pocket opening, trimmer design and thinner wings to fit chunky thighs. All the great things about the 2G but even better!

CSN Stores is not only sponsoring a prize package during the A Merry Fluffy Christmas Event, but they have also agreed to allow me to send a BabyKicks 3G Bumboo Pocket Diaper to two of my readers!

CSN Stores is a collection of over 200 stores that sells everything from furniture to luggage and everything in between. They have a selection of diapers as well as an environmentally friendly product category.

Here’s how to enter: All entries go in the form below. Feel free to leave a comment about the post, or simply to remind yourself that you entered however, comments will not be counted as entries. Mandatory entries include name, email address and visiting CSN Stores, then telling me what cloth diaper products you think should be in the December Prize Pack. You may follow this blog (RSS, GFC or email, you choose) for a bonus entry and/or “like” me on Facebook for a bonus entry. This post will be updated daily (or so) with the # of entries received, for those of you who like to know your odds.

I will accept entries until Tuesday, October 5th, 2010 at 9 P.M. Eastern. I will select 2 winners using random.org’s true random number generator and notify them by email. Winners have 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 U.S. residents only. Winners, please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery to you.

# of entries as of October 5th, 2010 at 9:00 P.M.: 258

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FTC Compliance: CSN Stores is providing me with the product, which I will ship to the winners. I was not compensated for this post; I was not required or requested to write a positive review, and all opinions are my own.

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Mailbox Mondays

Mailbox Mondays 9/27/10

Sep 27,2010 / By Maria / 9 Comments

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Every Monday I will answer user submitted questions. They don’t have to be about cloth diapering! I’ll always answer questions via email, but if you would like your question to be answered in a Mailbox Mondays post, send an email with the subject “Mailbox Mondays” to Maria at change-diapers dot com.

Please note: My intent is to get a queue of questions for the next several months, so it may be some time before your submission is posted. If you would like me to email my response so you don’t have to wait until your question is posted, let me know!

Carrie Says:

Maria,

What are your thoughts on the detergent debate? I’ve been reading some manufacturers (like rumparooz) saying use detergents like tide, because they have enzymes, and what seems like most everyone else saying no to tide and other conventional detergents.

Carrie

This is a bit of a hot button issue for me; as I’ve mentioned before, detergent was the sole reason I waited so long to start cloth diapering my son. There were no “5 star” detergents available to me locally, and it would have been far to expensive to have one shipped.

The different “cloth diaper detergent charts” had seemingly conflicting information, and every diaper company had their own ideas. If your stash consisted of all one brand, it would be simpler, but I don’t recommend putting all your “eggs” in one “basket” when it comes to cloth diapers.

So, here’s my take: What good is a “safe” detergent if your diapers stink and/or aren’t getting clean? Use trial and error to find a detergent that works for you, and stick with it. Obviously stay away from detergents with fabric softeners and optical brighteners, which can build up on your diapers. If a detergent isn’t working for you, if you have buildup or stink, strip and try again.

But what about warranties? I don’t really know, that’s a personal decision. For me, I will use the detergent that gets my diapers clean without damaging them or irritating my son’s skin. If a company decides not to honor their warranty because I used Tide or didn’t use Tide, shame on them. Stink isn’t covered under diaper warranties, so what good are warranted diapers washed in “safe” detergent that you can’t use?

Ashley says:

What are the most useful type of training pant? The ones on most cloth diaper sites are so expensive, I’m not sure if they’re worth the buy.

Thanks, I never see much input on blogs about training, just diapers.

-Ashley

I am still several months away from potty training/learning, but rest assured I’ll be reviewing trainers soon enough!

From what I remember from potty training my daughter (she is 5 1/2 now!) we initially just needed a diaper that we could pull up and down to try to go potty, but she was basically still in diapers. My plan with my son for that stage is to use any side snapping diapers I have (which isn’t too many!) as pull up type diapers.

Next was that in-between stage where she wasn’t really ready for undies yet, but she didn’t always need a diaper either. That’s where the trainers come in. The Little Beetle Learner is definitely on my “to-try” list. They are absorbent, but are made from organic cotton, so baby will feel wetness. They snap off to make accident clean up easy. I love the idea of a pocket trainer (like the Happy Heinys pocket trainer), where you can use them with as much or as little stuffing as you need based on “where they are” in the learning process.

Encouraging my daughter to use the potty full time wasn’t too bad, but I’m hearing that boys take longer and are more stubborn, so we shall see!

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