AppleCheeks

Size	Size 1 - Small	Size 2 - Large
Pounds	7 - 20	18 - 40
Rise	11 - 15	13 - 19
Waist	9 - 22	14 - 26
Thigh	5 - 12	6 - 13

Made in Canada

pricing:
Envelope Covers: $18.95
Bamboo Inserts: $8.75
Bamboo Doublers: $3.75
Waist Extenders: $7.75
Swim Diapers: $18.00

Sprout Change

Waist:	13 3/4"-23 3/4"
Rise:	8" - 18"
Thigh:	4" - 13 1/2"

Made in the USA

Pricing: 
Snap Shell: $16.95
Booster Pack (3 changes): $32.95
Organic Booster Starter Kit: $48.75
Organic Super Saver Starter Kit: $33.75
Super Saver Inserts (6): $27.95 - $33.95

Bouncing Woolies WINNER!!!

It's time to draw a winner for the Bouncing Woolies giveaway. I love using ours and I hope to get some of her FUNKtastics to add to my dryer! The lucky person who gets their own 2 FUNKtastics is.....

 

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

comment #369

169. Shannon (CMo3) said...

I already follow Arizona Mama

Congrats Shannon! I'll be emailing you shortly and you'll have 48 hours to respond or I'll have to draw a new winner.

Fluffdom Express: Bouncing Woolies {CLOSED}

 

I'm excited to bring you the very last review and giveaway in the Fluffdom Express event. There is still posts to be written with diaper measurements, but I'll get them up... eventually.

Shauna is the creator and owner of Bouncing Woolies. She makes 100% natural wool handmade scented or non-scented wool dryer balls. And you can have your choice of Bare Natural (scented or non-scented, of course), Color Expressions, FUNKtastic, and three limited editions, Frosty's Special, Holiday Special, and Naughty or Nice Special.

We got Bare Natural, non-scented. They arrived beautifully packaged and I got pictures of it. Sadly, that night as I was uploading picures to the computer, I lost them all. There was a little green sheep tag on the bag, that said non-scented. I was amazed at how nice the balls looked. A person-who-shall-remain-nameless was amazed that they couldn't see the other end of the yarn. And picked at it some, but still didn't find the end. It latter came loose while in the dryer and we rolled it back and felted it again. The other ball is still wound very nicely and hasn't come apart.

I've noticed a decrease in how long it takes to dry clothes and diapers. Usually it takes between 80-100 minutes for a load of 22 diapers or so. Even with 2 Bouncing Woolies, it cut the time down to 60 minutes!!!

My little ball snatcher. 
J was helping put a load of towels in the dryer and a bit later, I noticed that he was playing with the Bouncing Woolies that were already in the dryer when we put the towels in. He stopped the dryer, after I left the room and dug through the towels to find his "mahs". He still insists that they're "my".

Shauna has offered one (1) reader 2 FUNKtastic Wool Dryer Balls in the scent of their choice.

 

A big THANK YOU to Bouncing Woolies 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.

***Giveaway CLOSED***

winner: Shannon (CMo3) 

Winner!!!

I'm late picking the winner for the Giggle Britches: Tiny Tush Disposable Liners giveaway. But the computer is finally running a bit faster and I was able to draw the winner. And the winner is comment #383:

383. Nikki said...
                    I subscribe to Happily Southern via email #4 :) 

Nikki, I saw your mandatory comment come in and thought how neat it would be for you to win, especially since you were wanting them. I guess Random.org thought so too!


We just used up the roll of 100 liners we got before J's surgery in June. He's had an ongoing diaper rash for 4 months and I've been so tired of it. We bought a week's supply of desitin and used the liners to protect the diapers. His rash is looking better, but it isn't healed yet.

I'll email the winner after posting this and she'll have 48 hours to email me back with her shipping information. Many THANKS to Giggle Britches for sponsoring this great giveaway!

Fluffdom Express: Charlie Banana {CLOSED}

Charlie Banana - The one diaper that has it all... okay, except for aplix tabs. But as long as the snaps don't get stuck in the dryer, I don't mind! {smile}

Charlie Banana Size Diaper Is Hybrid. 

While traveling, or for any occasional situation the ability to us a disposable insert is sometime necessary. You now have both options. When using Charlie Banana you can use reusable insert or disposable ones. Of course we recommend that you use the reusable inserts most of the time.

They have a One Sized diaper as well as sized ones: XSmall, Small, Medium and Large. Great colors and prints and attractive packaging. Of course, the fact that they also have a sizing guide on their packages for sized diapers is an added attraction!

Charlie Banana is a pocket diaper with the opening in the front. The one-size diaper have elastic that is adjusted with little buttons. On the largest setting for the elastic, the OS diaper fits J well. I asked a friend who also cloth diapers to try a OS on her 15 month old little girl. It fit very well on her, although it was a bit bulky with 2 inserts. She didn't have any leaks except for once when the insert rolled to one side.

There is wider elastic in the back and in the legs, which has been wonderful for keeping messes in. The other thing that is different about the Charlie Banana sized diapers is the three snaps on the tab and an extra snap to cross over for those skinny waisted toddlers. The Charlie Banana inserts also seem to be much more absorbent than our other microfiber inserts.
Another bonus is Charlie Banana makes and sells disposable inserts. These work great for protecting the diapers from any non-cloth-diaper-friendly cream. And for traveling since these are inserts. They're also very absorbent, even with just one.

Their color choices are fantastic also. They have your basic colors including black and they're adding in some prints which are adorable. I'm very excited about Charlie Banana diapers and look forward to see what else they'll add to their great line. Of course, I'm hoping for more of their great pocket diapers in larger sizes and perhaps a fitted diaper as well!

Right now Amazon and Baby R Us are the only places that carry Charlie Banana diapers yet.

WIN IT: Charlie Banana has offered one (1) very lucky reader of  Happily Southern their package of OS 2-in-1 diapering system.

***Giveaway CLOSED***

winner is: #104: Madeline

 

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

Best Bottom AI2

Waist:	11" - 22"
Rise:	12" - 18"
Thigh:	5" - 8"

Made in the USA

Pricing: 
Hook & Loop Shell & Snap Shell: $16.95
Hemp/Organic Cotton Insert: $5.75

Overnight Insert: $6.50

Stay Dry Insert: $3.75

Fluffdom Express: Eco Nuts {CLOSED}

Our Trial Size

 Can you really wash cloth diapers with a "soap nut"? 

Let me tell you about one of my two top faves for detergents and why I think they're great for using in a hospital setting. 

But first I want to share with you what a "soap nut" really is. Eco Nuts™ are completely sustainable dried fruit shells that come from the Sapindus mukorossi tree in Nepal, India and Indonesia. The ones we harvest come from high up in the Himalayas and are the highest quality "soap nut" on the market.

I'll admit that I was very curious to see how well the Eco Nuts would get the gunkies out of the microfiber inserts. The first time or two, I didn't notice a big difference when I'd smell the inserts. But with each wash after, they smelled cleaner and cleaner. Is it funny that I smell the inserts and prefolds before putting the in the dryer? or do you do it too? 


 The thing that intrigued me most about the Eco Nuts, is that they are hypoallergenic and no one has ever complained that they cause any diaper rashes.That is one of the great things about Eco Nuts... what are the other good things about them?

In J's many hospital stays, we found that liquid and powder detergents were continually leaking into suitcases and bags. Basically Eco Nuts are dried balls in a cotton bag. And they don't leak all over the place either. You use 5 nuts for 6-10 loads of laundry and just by taking 10-15 nuts that will get you through at least a two week stay. The only thing that was hard was finding the bag in all the diapers!

Don't want to get a whole big box of Eco Nuts? They offer a trial box with enough nuts for 6-10 loads.

 

Are you wanting to try Eco Nuts? Then here's your chance. 

Mona has generously offered for one (1) reader to win their own 50/90 load box of Eco Nuts. (Yes, I'm jealous of the winner!)

***Giveaway CLOSED***

winner is #12: Cloth Chronicles

 

A big THANK YOU to Eco Nuts 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.

Winners!!!

Only two giveaways to close this week. There will be three more giveaways in the event coming up, but I need to find the cord to upload pictures to this computer.


I love using the Better for Babies Little Beetles prefold for J's nighttime diaper. It helps his diaper rashes and J still thinks that he should get to have it for a blanket! Lol! Random.org picked comment #569: CHANY!!!




  I was a bit sad that Lulu's in the Fluff is longer doing scents, but their focus is clean and that means scents aren't necessary. I did a glamour sleep on our diapers the other day and they're absorbing a whole lot more today.

The very lucky person to try some Lulu's in the Fluff is comment #444: kristen!!!



Congratulations to both winners! I'll be emailing them shortly and they'll have 48 hours to respond before I'll have to pick a new winner.

Unscramble the Words game

This week has gone by fast and I've hardly been on the computer. I usually use our laptop, since I have all the pictures for reviews on it. But on Monday, it was running slow and I decided that I should probably restart it. Unfortunately it didn't restart and now, I'm using our desktop computer which runs very slowly. And, so I've not been on except for Tuesday and Thursday nights. I've not been on Facebook at all, so if you write on my wall, I'll respond via email.

I wanted to offer you all some extra entries and since I won't be on to do twitter/facebook trivia. I asked Nancy from Arizona Mama if she could help me out. She very graciously said yes!

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After you've unscrambled the words, send your answers by email to fancygrlnancy aka Arizona Mama. And remember spelling is important!!!! I won't close the giveaways ending this Saturday till this Monday, so you'll have till Sunday night to send your answers to her. There is one other requirement though. You MUST leave a comment on this post if you unscramble the words.

If you unscramble the words correctly, you'll get 10 extra entries into each giveaway currently open!

Happy Unscrambling!!! and have a great weekend!

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.***

Unscramble the Words game

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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.

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.

**make sure you have your email address in your comment or visible in your profile**

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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.

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.

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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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.