Winners!!!

Wow! This last week has gone past fast and it's time to draw winners again.

The Mothering Grace giveaway had 1577 comments. I think you all really like AppleCheeks! {smile}. They are my favorite diaper to use and the one I reach for when we're on the road or nighttimes. Random.org picked comment #133 which is:

133. Madeline said... I have your button on my sidebar at www.clothdiapergiveaways.com

Congratulations Madeline! I hope you enjoy and love the AppleCheeks as much as we do. Disappointed you didn't win? Mothering Grace has offered a coupon code for $5 off a order of $75 or more with the code "SOUTHERN" till August 31st. You won't regret ordering from Mothering Grace. Sara is very helpful and will help you get the best thing for you and your child.

Charlie's Soap which cleans an almost, but not quite, infinite number of things... including cloth diapers! There was 714 comments and Random.org picked comment #127.

Debbie C said... I follow on Google Friend Connect. (Debbie C)

Congratulations Debbie! I hope you that you like Charlie's Soap as much as we do, or even better.

I'm really glad that we found Snappis... and I do plan on getting the size 2 as J gets bigger. They're wonderful to use instead of diapers pins and probably a great purchase to make if you are planning on using prefolds. There was 329 comments and Random.org picked comment #186.

186. The Jacobsen Family! extra entries!

Congratulations! I hope that you really like using the snappis for Little Conner's diapers when he makes his appearance.

 

I really love our wet/dry bag! We didn't have one when we started using cloth diaper, but it's saved the day on many occasions. I do wish that we had known about wet bags back when J was born. There was 1088 comments are Random.org picked comment #875.


75. Chany said... http://twitter.com/chany10/status/22231751554

Congratulations Chany! I hope you enjoy your new wet bag... if you can actually manage to pick a print for it! lol!

CSN Stores has a fabulous selection of items. We recently bought a crib with a gift certificate win for J and it arrived so quickly. There was 334 comments and Random.org picked comment #182. The person who gets a shopping trip to CSN Stores is....

182. Susan - extra entries for diaper measurements!
fourseasonsfarm.....
#4

Congratulations! I hope you get what you are wanting from CSN Stores and enjoying your shopping!




***Winners will be emailed shortly and will have 48 hours to respond to confirm their win.***

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Can you unscramble the words? If you can unscramble them, email your answers to me and if you got them all right, you'll get 10 extra entries into each giveaway ending tonight. Depending on how many people unscramble the words and email the answers, I'll pick a few by random and they'll get another 10 entries into the giveaway of their choice.

BUT, this extra entry opportunity ends at 11:30 pm EST. So, hurry and figure out the words.

Bump 2 Baby @ Minnesota Mama's Must Haves & J. Leigh Designz. Plus 1st Birthday Celebration @ Children Teaching Mama

Check out Bump 2 Baby event at Minnesota Mama's Must Haves and J.Leigh Designz. There are several companies that I love that are participating. Why not check it out and snag yourself some extra entries?

I've got my eye on this bedding set from Summer Infant. It would be go with the crib we just got for J from CSN Stores.

Fluffdom Express isn't over yet... We're waiting to hear back from some companies before posting the giveaway and review and for some items to get yet. So hang on!


Children Teaching Mama is hosting a 1st Birthday Celebration for her little boy, Liam's first birthday! I'm excited for this since I'll also be celebrating my birthday in September. (But it's not my 1st however... just thought I'd throw that in for you!)

Fluffdom Express: Giggle Britches: Tiny Tush Disposable Liners {Review & Giveaway}

***Hi! My name is LeAnn, and I am the owner of Giggle Britches, an online cloth diapering store. I run Giggle Britches from my home located in the St. Louis Metro-East area. My husband and I have been married for
almost 6 years now and have two beautiful daughters. We are expecting our third child in November 2010.

I have a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and find that I am always looking for more efficient and cost
effective approaches to life's everyday situations. Therefore, shortly after we found out we were expecting our
second child, I began researching cloth diapers. My oldest constantly "blew-out" of disposables as a young
infant, had horrible diaper rashes, and the amount of money I had spent on diapers that were thrown away
made me cringe. Cloth diapers seemed like the logical solution. I started with prefolds, covers, and a few
pockets and have never looked back. I even converted a couple friends into cloth diaper users!***

Can I tell you how much LeAnn impresses me? Although that might take more than one post. Giggle Britches carries many cloth diapers lines and different accessories. One of the accessories that is available is disposable liners by Tiny Tush.

 When we knew that J was going to have his ileostomy surgery, we asked several moms what they thought would be good to get. Disposable liners were mentioned by just about everyone. Then it was time to find a good liner that we could flush and didn't cost an arm and a leg. That's when we found the liners by Tiny Tush. There are 100 - 9"x14" sheets per roll for $6.95 and they're safe to flush down the toilet. 

They came in really handy during J's hospital stay and many, many times since then. They hold #2's very well and it's very easy to pick up the edges and flush it. Which gives me an idea... I should have my dad use one, whenever I actually go somewhere without J, so I don't come back to a pile of dirty diapers on the bathroom counter. 

If you are using rash creams that aren't cloth-friendly, you will probably want to use two liners and and fleece liner for extra protection... because sometimes more IS better! Especially when it comes to protecting your diapers.

They aren't good just as liners though. Recently, J had an appointment with his oncologist for a 'routine' check-up. On the way home, during a stop to change a diaper, we noticed that his g-tube had fallen out. Since yours truly had just cleaned out the diaper bag, we didn't have any gauze with us. Thankfully, in searching through the diaper bag, I found the diaper liners I'd put in a pocket in case I needed them. It worked great and the nurse at the ER was glad it wasn't toilet paper! 

If you have lots of appointments or your child is going to hospitalized, then I strongly recommend getting Tiny Tush liners to make life easier for you. 

Buy It: Giggle Britches carries Tiny Tush Disposable Liners Package of 100 for $6.95

WIN IT: LeAnn at Giggle Britches has generously offered for one (1) reader to win their own Tiny Tush Disposable Liners Package.

Mandatory: Visit Giggle Britches and tell me something that you'd like to get.

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“Protect your diapers w/ liners! #Win a roll from @GigglBritches #Fluffdom Express http://bit.ly/bXjtvv #clothdiapers #specialneeds Ends 9/12"  (5xday)

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This contest is open to the US only and ends September 12th, 2010 at 3:00 AM EDT. The winner will be chosen by Random.org and notified by email as well as announced on Happily Southern. The winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen and notified.

A big THANK YOU to Giggle Britches for providing the giveaway item! We were not compensated in any other way and the statements within this post are our own and honest opinions.

Diaper Measurements???

As the event finishes up, I'm working on a post with measurements for different diapers. And I need your help. I've only tried so many diapers and while I've gotten most of the measurements for them, there are so many more out there that I don't have the measurements for.

So... here's the deal. Measure your diapers, you'll find instructions for how to measure them here, and send me the measurements {happilysouthernreviews at gmail.com} and you can have 20 extra entries to put in one giveaway or divide up and put in several. I'm looking for lots of different diapers and if you can include any info on how the diaper worked for you that would be great also. So measure away mamas!

One more thing, what are your favorite fitteds, prefolds and covers to use? I'm looking into getting J some more since his rash seems to clear up and stay away longer when he wears them and am interested in your thoughts.... I also heard during tonight's #clothdiapers chat that Bummis has discontinued their polar bummi, so if you're interested in getting some, you'll need to hurry.

Bump 2 Baby @ Take Time to Smell the Rose

Chari at Take Time to Smell the Rose is celebrating the upcoming birth of Baby #2 in April with a Bump 2 Baby event. Head over and check it out... you can also snag yourself some extra entries until September 22nd.

***Update: the next post for the event will post tomorrow. I fell behind this last week when the washer wasn't working and several of us came down with colds :(...

Winners!!!

Hard to believe it's already time to draw winners. And equally hard to believe August is almost over! I used Random.org to draw winners and winners are...

The Happy Heinys giveaway had 1295 entries and there are three winners.

Happy Heinys diapers are one of my favorite diapers to use at night and while traveling to doctor appointments. For those who have special needs kids in diapers, I would strongly encourage you to check out the Happy Heinys sized diapers. They're also made in the USA, if that's something that is important to you. If J grows out of his current diapers and still needs them, we'll be getting more Happy Heinys. If we don't end up getting more before then!

♥ ♥ ♥ drumroll please! ♥ ♥ ♥

First winner is: Comment # 520
jdeemarie said...
http://twitter.com/jdeemarie/status/20557823522
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Second winner is: Comment # 701
Owen's Mom said... tweet
http://twitter.com/notimeMom/status/20812954960
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And the third winner is: Comment #1104
 Jessie said... I have your button http://jessiessie.blogspot.com/

Congratulations Ladies! I hope you all love your  Happy Heinys diapers as much as we do!
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Northern Essence giveaway had 558 entries.

  

J still has diaper rashes on and off and Northern Essence diaper rash salve is something I reach almost every diaper change. I love that it won't ruin our cloth diapers, too. Northern Essence is a WAHM company based in Georgia that carries many natural products for babies, kids and moms... and dads too. I know one, if not both, of our little girls would love their Cupcake Soap!

♥ ♥ ♥ drumroll please! ♥ ♥ ♥

The winner is: Comment #243
The Jacobsen Family! extra entries!

While I hope your little guy will never has a diaper rash, you'll have a great go-to if he does.
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Thirsties giveaway had 1410 entries.

While Thirsties only have 2 sizes for their diapers, I'm still hoping that they'll come out with larger sizes. Last week we all got sick and poor J ended up with some diarrhea and the gussets on the Thirsties held the mess all in. I'm still loving all our diapers that the inserts agitate themselves out in the wash!

♥ ♥ ♥ drumroll please! ♥ ♥ ♥

The winner is: Comment #313
Anonymous said...
I subscribed via email -5

Congratulations Anon! I hope you find that Thirsties Duo Diaper meets your need.
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The Bummas giveaway had 768 entries.

While I thought we finally had enough Bummas to finally not run out before wash day, I learned this last week that I still haven't figured that all out {smile}. Bummas are great for washing faces, wiping runny noses and wiping the bum as well. If your little one has a sensitive bottom, try Bummas. Seriously!

♥ ♥ ♥ drumroll please! ♥ ♥ ♥

The winner is: Comment  #179
Tirza said... Following publicly via GFC.

Congratulations Tirza! I hope that the Bummas work for you and that you'll love them as much as we do.
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I'll email the winners shortly and they'll have 48 hours to respond or I'll have to pick a new winner. While I wish that all of you could have been winners today, I hope that you'll stick around and enter the current giveaways on the sidebar and those coming up.

Giveaways! and Wipes Week @ Love Lives Here

 

This is what happens when the washer doesn't work for 3 days and we finally get it fixed, just as everyone is running out of clothes and J is running out of diapers. You get giveaways... And, I noticed that we have over 350 followers now, so everyone gets 5 extra entries into each giveaway going on. Plus the giveaways for Happy Heinys, Northern Essence, Thirsties and Bummas all end Saturday night! So get your entries in!

Now... on to the giveaways!

Monkey Tales is hosting a giveaway for a Planet Wise Swim/Diaper Bag during Monkey's Birthday Bash! (ends 9.10)

Emily's Latest is hosting a giveaway for Tropical Traditions Natural Household Cleaner. (ends 9.8) 

For those interested: Mommy Reviews is hosting a giveaway for Bamboobies. (ends 8.29) 

She's Mommafied! is hosting a giveaway for a BabyBond. (ends 8.28) 

Well Born Baby is hosting a giveaway for 3 pack of FuzziBunz Perfect Size pocket diapers in Size Medium (6-36 Months) Watermelon, Kumquat, and Mint! (ends 9.30)

And Potato Makes Three! is hosting a giveaway for something from EcoMom. (ends 8.21)

Coupon Mommy of 3 is hosting a giveaway for White Bummis OS AIO. (ends 8/23)

Coupon Mommy of 3 is hosting a giveaway for a surprise wet bag from Maxwell Designs. (ends 8.23)

Nicki's Cloth Diaper Reviews is hosting a giveaway for a Thirsties Duo Diaper to help her get to 50 followers!

Love Lives Here is hosting a giveaway for a $25 GC to The Periwinkle Piggy. (ends 9.5)

Love Lives Here is hosting a giveaway for a set of wipes from Sweet Bobbins. (ends 9.5)

Adventures in All Things Food is hosting a giveaway for a $60 GC to CSN Stores. (ends 8/24)


6 and STILL Sane is hosting a giveaway for 4 reusable cloth pads from Randumosity. (ends 9.4)

Arizona Mama is hosting a giveaway for a $40 gift certificate to  CSN Stores. (ends 9/11)

Silent Storm is hosting a giveaway for a $20 Gift Certificate to Top to Bottom Baby Boutique. (ends 9.8)





Don't forget that Wipes Week at Love Lives Here starts this Monday, the 23rd. There's some great sponsors and you'll learn a lot about using cloth wipes. See you there! (there's also extra entries available currently, so hurry over)

Fluffdom Express: Better for Babies: Little Beetle Prefold {Review & Giveaway}

When searching for cloth diapers and special needs, you sometimes come up at some, well.... 'different' places. Some of which make you wonder how that has anything to do with cloth diapers or special needs. But some of those searches turn up great places. That's how I found Better for Babies!

Better for Babies: natural, organic, and uncompromising baby products. It's a great description for them.


I never thought that I would like prefolds, after the fiasco with them several years ago when we used them with one of J's sisters. Granted, I had no clue of how to use them... and, most importantly, wash them. But, no matter all the things I did wrong, it was evident that prefolds weren't something my dad had any interest in, even now. That all changed when we got to review the Large/Toddler organic prefold from Better for Babies. Made with soft organic fair trade velour on one side, beautiful and heavy duty Hemp French Terry on the other, with a hidden soaker layer of 3 more layers of hemp french terry. It's a thick prefold, but since it's made out of hemp, it's also more absorbent.

When I got J ready for bed the other night, I put him in the Little Beetles Prefold, held it with a snappi, and covered it with our polar bummi. Daddy wasn't real optimistic about the whole situation, but agreed to let J wear it.... as long as I changed his diaper and washed the bedding if he leaked. The next morning, J was still wearing the prefold and cover, even though he'd wet way more than he usually does at night. An added bonus was his diaper rash was looking much better as well. Because there is no PUL or TPU, the air is allowed to circulate around the baby's bum and allows any rash to start the healing process. That's why even when J wets more or poops during the night, if he's in a fitted diaper or a prefold, his rash always looks better.

Prefolds are different than diapers. They're a rectangular piece of absorbent fabric and like a fitted diaper, they need a cover. Plus, the sizing for prefolds is different. You won't find a prefold with a weight range, but with the actual measurements for the size of the prefold. 

Little Beetles prefolds are more expensive than other prefolds I've seen. Running from $11.15 - $12.45 each. It's still less expensive than buying pocket, AIO or AI2 diapers in larger sizes. The Large/Toddler prefold is a less expensive option for special needs kids or for any little one who suffer from constant diaper rashes.

The only thing I wished was different about the prefolds was instead of cotton velour, it was bamboo. Understandably, it would increase the cost of the prefolds, but if you have a little one who gets constant and repeated rashes, it's much better.

J thinks it's a great diaper, but it would much better served if he got to carry it around and rub the velour on his face! {smile}. As for the rest of us? I think most have gotten over the assumption that if it's a prefold, it leaks. I'd love to get some more prefolds for J to use for night-time.

{Prefolds} by Little Beetle: Simplicity, Versatility, Absorbency & Adorableness

Buy It: Better for Babies sells 4 different sizes of prefolds for $11.15 - $12.45 in three different colors (for the velour)

WIN IT: Lauren at Better for Babies has generously offered for one (1) reader to win their own Little Beetle Prefold in the size and color they need/want.

Mandatory: Visit Better for Babies and tell me something that you'd like to have.

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“Simplicity, Adorableness...: #Win a Little Beetles prefold during #FluffdomExpress http://bit.ly/bXjtvv #specialneeds #giveaway Ends 9/4“ (5xday)

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This contest is open to the US only and ends September 4th, 2010 at 12:00 PM EDT. The winner will be chosen by Random.org and notified by email as well as announced on Happily Southern. The winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen and notified.

A big THANK YOU to Better for Babies for providing the review & giveaway items! We were not compensated in any other way and the statements within this post are our own and honest opinions.

Giveaways!

Current Giveaways I've Found!

Liz Has a Life is hosting a giveaway for a Soft Bums Echo DryTouch Solo Pack (ends8/31) and a Tiny Tush Elite OS Pocket (ends today)

6 and STILL Sane is hosting a giveaway for a $50 gift certificate to Nifty Nappy Cloth diapers! Ends 8.31

Biehl Adventures is hosting a giveaway for a Rockin' Green Bundle during her Fluff Baby Home event. Ends 8.23 

The Family Jennings, it started with two is hosting a giveaway for 2 Buddha Bunz dryer balls! Ends 8.29 

Home Grown Families is hosting a giveaway for a $25 gift certificate to The Baby Store Plus! Ends 9.5

A Jaded Mama is hosting a giveaway for TWO Orange Zest AppleCheeks Little Bundles. Ends 9/1

Dirty Diaper Laundry is hosting a giveaway for a Envibum diaper. Ends 8.30 

Arizona Mama is hosting a giveaway for a prize pack from Happy Baby. Ends 9.4

Jessie's Ramblings is hosting a giveaway for a $60 gift certificate to CSN Stores. Ends 8/20

CSN Stores {CLOSED}

Have you heard about CSN Stores yet? If you visit lots of blogs, then you've probably come across several reviews and giveaways for CSN Stores. I've hosted a giveaway for CSN Stores in the past and won a few giveaways that have been sponsored by CSN Stores. I've always been impressed at the quick shipping and the variety of products they carry.

There's one CSN Store in particular that I love to browse through. The cookware section! They have a Le Creuset Dutch oven that holds 9 quarts! Plus blenders and all those kitchen gadgets that make cooking easier! Can you see why I like to shop at CSN Stores? 

I'd love to get this CucinaPro Imperia Home Pasta Machine they carry and of course, I'd definitely want to get some of the attachments for it as well! Do you have a wish list for CSN Stores? I know I do!

WIN IT: Caitlin at CSN Stores has generously offered one (1) reader a $40 gift certificate to CSN Stores!

***Giveaway CLOSED. Winner is Susan***

This contest is open to the US only and ends August 28th, 2010 at 12:00 PM EDT. The winner will be chosen by Random.org and notified by email as well as announced on Happily Southern. The winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen and notified.

A big THANK YOU to CSN Stores for providing the giveaway item! We were not compensated in any other way and the statements within this post are our own and honest opinions.

The Cloth Diaper Foundation and Extra Entries Opportunity!!!

Recently I heard of The Cloth Diaper Foundation which helps provide families with cloth diapers so they can build their own stash as slowly as they need to. Right now, they're short on diapers and are trying to get 1200 diapers donated, so that when they reopen for applications, they will be able to provide cloth diapers for 100 babies.

Do you have more diapers than you currently need for your child? Visit their website to see if you can donate them to help other families.

Since I can't help by sending in diapers right now, I want to help spread awareness for the Dozens Diaper Drive and this is where the extra entries come in.

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If you blog about this cause and grab their button, you can have 15 extra entries to put in one giveaway or divide up into several. (Just leave your blog post url in a comment on this post)

Donate your extra diapers to The Cloth Diaper Foundation: Dozens Diaper Drive. 15 extra entries to put in one giveaway or divide up into several, whichever you'd prefer.

Share on about the Dozens Diaper Drive on Facebook and with your cloth diaper mama friends (15 extra entries to put in one giveaway or you can divide them up into several giveaways.

If you do any of these options, please leave a comment on this post!

Spread the FLUFFY love!

Fluffdom Express: Lulu's in the Fluff {Review & Giveaway}

Totally GLAMOUROUS!!! And... it's not just for your cloth diapers either. Lulu's in the Fluff is great for many other things as evidenced by the chart on their web site. We had been having problems with our cloth diapers. Since J's surgery, he'd been having constant bouts of diaper rash and we were using creams like Calmoseptine which coated our diapers and prevented them from wicking. You can read our review of Lulu's in the Fluff and how to do a glamour sleep on your diapers here. 

When we started using cloth diapers back in March, we thought we'd just stick with our regular laundry detergent, ALL free & clear, since no one in our family was sensitive to it. Unfortunately or fortunately, our diapers didn't do well with it. It was taking waaayyyy to long to wash diapers. From the 8-10 hours for washing till the inserts smelled somewhat decent to now, with using Lulu's, only 5 hours. I'm still working on cutting it down and my ultimate goal is to be able to wash, dry and stuff diapers in 4 hours! Using Lulu's, I'll think I'll get there soon.

Lulu's in the Fluff also has Sparkles Deodorizing Pail Freshener in the same scents as the glamour wash. I love using pail fresheners for keeping down smells in the wet bags on trips to clinic. It would definitely go in a 'cloth diapers in hospital basket'.

Not only is Lulu's in the Fluff a wonderful detergent, but Lulu and the moms who work with her are wonderful as well. Good customer service is something that every company should strive to have. Personally, I think that some companies would do well to take lessons in good customer service from the moms at Lulu's in the Fluff.

For not being really big on scents in general, I love Zippity Doo Dah! and I almost can't wait to try Dimpled Booty and Lavender Vanilla!

This is what our diapers looked like after doing a glamour sleep with Lulu's In The Fluff. Kinda makes you wonder what's in your diapers! 

There's a list of retailers that carry Lulu's in the Fluff on their website. But, since Mothering Grace doesn't carry it yet.... I'll be getting my Lulu's and pail freshener from Country Drawers. 

Buy It: Country Drawers sells Lulu's in the Fluff for $10.95 for regular formula and $11.95 for hard water formula. Country Drawers is also donating 50% of the proceeds from all instock Lulu's in the Fluff to The Cloth Diaper Foundation. You can read more about the CDF here.

WIN IT: Lulu's in the Fluff has generously offered one (1) reader their own full size bag of Lulu's In The Fluff Glamour Wash in their choice of Naked Booty (regular) or Unscented Hard Water and a Lulu's in the Fluff label for some laundry room glamour

Mandatory: Visit Lulu's In The Fluff and tell me what scent you'd like to try.

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“Glamourize your #clothdiapers with Lulu's in the Fluff! #Win some during #FluffdomExpress  http://bit.ly/bXjtvv #giveaway #specialneeds Ends 9/4“ (5xday)

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This contest is open to the US only and ends August 28th, 2010 at 12:00 PM EDT. The winner will be chosen by Random.org and notified by email as well as announced on Happily Southern. The winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen and notified.

A big THANK YOU to Lulu's in the Fluff for providing the giveaway items! We were not compensated in any other way and the statements within this post are our own and honest opinions.