I read several other mommy blogs. One of my favorites is by Danielle Harper--her page was one of the first mommy blogs I started reading when I was pregnant. I enjoy reading her product reviews/giveaways and family events, etc. I have won one of her giveaways in the past, and now you can too!
I wanted to share with you all that she is having a cloth diaper giveaway on her blog at Happenings of the Harper Household.
Check it out! The exact link to the review of the Blissful Booty Cloth Diaper giveaway is at this link: Blissful Booty Cloth Diaper giveaway.
It ends May 30th! So if you're interested, get your entries in! You can learn more about Blissful Booty diapers here.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
News alert: Fluff Stash app for Iphone users!
This is exciting! An app called "Fluff Stash" has been released for Iphones...for us fluffy addicts! I don't have this app...yet. I'm hoping to win it first through some other blog giveaways. If I don't, I'm definitely purchasing it then I am going to do a review on it myself. I am excited about it though! So I am sharing this news with you all. Also see below after the release for some links I am sharing.
Below is the Press Release:
For Immediate Release
Fluff Stash
The World’s First Cloth Diaper Addicts iPhone App
May 25, 2011
Introducing the very first of its kind, Fluff Stash, an iPhone app just for cloth diaper fanatics! In this easy to use and navigate app you’ll have so much fun snapping pics of all your diapers, categorizing them by brand, color, size, style and more! Sort, organize, and share your stash with the click of a button.
We know just how addicted cloth diapering moms are, not just to their cloth diapers, but to their smartphones and their social networks. That’s why we’re giving you the best of all your favorite things by allowing you to satisfy your craving to talk about cloth, use your phone, and share photos of your entire stash all in one convenient place!
What’s the best part?
It’s totally affordable, just .99 and it’s easy to use! No gimmicks, finally an app that you can use on a daily basis for practical or totally impractical reasons, you decide!
Download Fluff Stash from the App Store today and take your cloth diaper addiction to a whole new level!
Make sure you also “LIKE” Fluff Stash on Facebook where you can connect with other Fluff Stash users, ask questions, participate in promotions and more!
Like what you’re reading?
We need your help spreading the word about this new app! Please copy & paste this press release and post it to your blogs, facebook, twitter, message boards and more! Don’t keep this exciting news to yourself, the more who use it the more fun we all can have!
Review of Flush Stash app and GIVEAWAY at Change-Diapers.com (awesome if you ask me)
Below is the Press Release:
For Immediate ReleaseFluff Stash
The World’s First Cloth Diaper Addicts iPhone App
May 25, 2011
Introducing the very first of its kind, Fluff Stash, an iPhone app just for cloth diaper fanatics! In this easy to use and navigate app you’ll have so much fun snapping pics of all your diapers, categorizing them by brand, color, size, style and more! Sort, organize, and share your stash with the click of a button.
We know just how addicted cloth diapering moms are, not just to their cloth diapers, but to their smartphones and their social networks. That’s why we’re giving you the best of all your favorite things by allowing you to satisfy your craving to talk about cloth, use your phone, and share photos of your entire stash all in one convenient place!
What’s the best part?
It’s totally affordable, just .99 and it’s easy to use! No gimmicks, finally an app that you can use on a daily basis for practical or totally impractical reasons, you decide!
Download Fluff Stash from the App Store today and take your cloth diaper addiction to a whole new level!
Make sure you also “LIKE” Fluff Stash on Facebook where you can connect with other Fluff Stash users, ask questions, participate in promotions and more!
Like what you’re reading?
We need your help spreading the word about this new app! Please copy & paste this press release and post it to your blogs, facebook, twitter, message boards and more! Don’t keep this exciting news to yourself, the more who use it the more fun we all can have!
Review of Flush Stash app and GIVEAWAY at Change-Diapers.com (awesome if you ask me)
Other giveaways
Occasionally I will be blogging about other giveaways here to spread the fluffy love. After all, we are all working together to go green, right?
Just a heads up to my readers.
Just a heads up to my readers.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Bye bye service, hello to independence!
Hubby and I discussed over the weekend about our cloth diapering routines and what is working or not working for us. I asked him how he felt about discontinuing our diaper service and going full-time washing them ourselves. He said, "that's fine." It makes sense to stop the service since we are already washing our pocket diapers every 2-3 days anyways. I calculated it would be half the price to wash themselves versus having our cloth diaper service.
A bit more background information:
When I was pregnant, we decided we would have a local diaper service to bring us prefolds on a weekly basis instead of washing themselves because we lived in an apartment complex with coin laundry. Two weeks before my due date, we got set up with the "Pre-birth" package of eighty 100 percent cotton prefolds and bought a bunch of covers ourselves. After she was born, we waited until she was 10 days old to start using them because I was too nervous about the umbilical cord stump being irritated, and being overwhelmed as a new mama as well! But since she was 10 days old, she has been in cloth diapers!
The prefolds and covers worked well for us! At first I thought they were a bit bulky because they obviously were thicker than the disposables. But over time, we got used to them. Rarely we had to use a disposable diaper because we ran out of prefolds for that week or were out and about. During those times, I always felt she was soooo much lighter and like she had no diaper on. I didn't like that feeling and felt awful for putting a disposable on because I loved the fluff on her and knew it was much healthier for her skin.
The diaper service continued to pick up our dirty prefolds and bring us new ones each week. We adjusted our numbers when RaeRae was a bit older and sleeping through the night (equaling less diapers).
Now that she's almost four months old and we are using pocket diapers more often, I feel ready to let go of the service! We found a system that works for us with the coin laundry. Instead of paying 80 dollars a month for 70-80 prefolds a week, we will pay between 20-30 dollars a month for coin laundry at the complex with our pockets that we can use again and again, and for our next baby too!
We are still planning to move into a place with our own washer and dryer soon. That will make washing the diapers a bit more easier. For now, it doesn't bother me too much as long as I get to have some cute fluffy diapers!
A bit more background information:
When I was pregnant, we decided we would have a local diaper service to bring us prefolds on a weekly basis instead of washing themselves because we lived in an apartment complex with coin laundry. Two weeks before my due date, we got set up with the "Pre-birth" package of eighty 100 percent cotton prefolds and bought a bunch of covers ourselves. After she was born, we waited until she was 10 days old to start using them because I was too nervous about the umbilical cord stump being irritated, and being overwhelmed as a new mama as well! But since she was 10 days old, she has been in cloth diapers!
The prefolds and covers worked well for us! At first I thought they were a bit bulky because they obviously were thicker than the disposables. But over time, we got used to them. Rarely we had to use a disposable diaper because we ran out of prefolds for that week or were out and about. During those times, I always felt she was soooo much lighter and like she had no diaper on. I didn't like that feeling and felt awful for putting a disposable on because I loved the fluff on her and knew it was much healthier for her skin.
The diaper service continued to pick up our dirty prefolds and bring us new ones each week. We adjusted our numbers when RaeRae was a bit older and sleeping through the night (equaling less diapers).
Now that she's almost four months old and we are using pocket diapers more often, I feel ready to let go of the service! We found a system that works for us with the coin laundry. Instead of paying 80 dollars a month for 70-80 prefolds a week, we will pay between 20-30 dollars a month for coin laundry at the complex with our pockets that we can use again and again, and for our next baby too!
We are still planning to move into a place with our own washer and dryer soon. That will make washing the diapers a bit more easier. For now, it doesn't bother me too much as long as I get to have some cute fluffy diapers!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Giveaway!
When I reach 100 fans on my Diaper Parties Facebook page, I will do a giveaway for a sample pack of Tiny Bubbles cloth diaper detergent!
How to enter? (Please leave your email address with each entry in the following format to avoid spam: janedoe at email dot com).
Mandatory entry: Follow me via Google Friend Connect (see button on right side of page; and leave your name if not obvious) AND like Diaper Parties by Jennifer on Facebook and comment here with your Facebook name.
Extra entries:
1. Like Everything Birth, Inc on Facebook. (Comment here to say you did that with your email address).
2. Like Diaper Parties on Facebook. (Comment here to say you did that with your email address).
3. 1 entry for each dollar you spend at Everything Birth, Inc, and put my name Jennifer Cole-Regis in the "How did you hear about us" on the last page and/or where it says "consultant" on the first page when you register for an account. If problems, you can email me at jenniferc at diaperparties dot com.
4. What is your favorite cloth diaper and why? Leave your email address too!
Giveaway is OPEN now and will CLOSE when I reach 100 fans!
Winner will be chosen by random.org and verified otherwise new winner will be chosen.
How to enter? (Please leave your email address with each entry in the following format to avoid spam: janedoe at email dot com).
Mandatory entry: Follow me via Google Friend Connect (see button on right side of page; and leave your name if not obvious) AND like Diaper Parties by Jennifer on Facebook and comment here with your Facebook name.
Extra entries:
1. Like Everything Birth, Inc on Facebook. (Comment here to say you did that with your email address).
2. Like Diaper Parties on Facebook. (Comment here to say you did that with your email address).
3. 1 entry for each dollar you spend at Everything Birth, Inc, and put my name Jennifer Cole-Regis in the "How did you hear about us" on the last page and/or where it says "consultant" on the first page when you register for an account. If problems, you can email me at jenniferc at diaperparties dot com.
4. What is your favorite cloth diaper and why? Leave your email address too!
Giveaway is OPEN now and will CLOSE when I reach 100 fans!
Winner will be chosen by random.org and verified otherwise new winner will be chosen.
Cloth-diapering Journey: why we cloth-diaper
One of my passions is cloth-diapering. Yep. Some people may find that crazy while others may totally relate to the "fluffy addiction." I just love it!
For privacy reasons, my daughter will be referred to as RaeRae on my blog and fan pages.
Three main reasons why we cloth-diaper:
1. Good for her bum! (No chemicals like disposable diapers have). Less rashes, if any, and oh so soft!
2. Good for environment! (No stinky disposable diapers in landfills). It takes YEARS to break down those sposies (nickname for disposables). Cloth is reusable and all the cloth diapers we have can be used for our next baby. Then when we're all done, we can sell them to other mamas!
3. Good for our wallet! Think hundreds of dollars. Disposables average about $2,000 per baby from birth to potty-training. A good set of cloth diapers can cost as low about $300 to last for the entire time from birth to potty training! Some people may think that's a lot of money to pay up front, but you can certainly buy one diaper at a time and during pregnancy too! There are options...many options!
Okay, there are FOUR reasons why we cloth-diaper (and this last reason is pretty much for me, hehe):
4. They are soooo CUTE!! Seriously, there are so many cute prints out there! I love picking out different colors and designs for her to wear. Sometimes I like to pick out diapers that match her outfits. When she's a bit older and when it's warmer, she can just wear the diaper alone for cute photo shoots or crawling around.
For privacy reasons, my daughter will be referred to as RaeRae on my blog and fan pages.
Three main reasons why we cloth-diaper:
1. Good for her bum! (No chemicals like disposable diapers have). Less rashes, if any, and oh so soft!
2. Good for environment! (No stinky disposable diapers in landfills). It takes YEARS to break down those sposies (nickname for disposables). Cloth is reusable and all the cloth diapers we have can be used for our next baby. Then when we're all done, we can sell them to other mamas!
3. Good for our wallet! Think hundreds of dollars. Disposables average about $2,000 per baby from birth to potty-training. A good set of cloth diapers can cost as low about $300 to last for the entire time from birth to potty training! Some people may think that's a lot of money to pay up front, but you can certainly buy one diaper at a time and during pregnancy too! There are options...many options!
Okay, there are FOUR reasons why we cloth-diaper (and this last reason is pretty much for me, hehe):
4. They are soooo CUTE!! Seriously, there are so many cute prints out there! I love picking out different colors and designs for her to wear. Sometimes I like to pick out diapers that match her outfits. When she's a bit older and when it's warmer, she can just wear the diaper alone for cute photo shoots or crawling around.
Friday, May 13, 2011
It's a start
This is my first blog post. Whoo! I'm still learning all the features of Blogger so bear with me as I begin this journey. It's a bit overwhelming when you're not fully familiar with HTML codes and such. I like how Blogger gives you templates to choose from, but it's not easy to decide on ONE template.
It's a start. It's not perfect but like everything else in life, the first step needs to taken to move on to other things and to learn.
I am looking forward to many more posts, sharing my journey as a new Cloth Diaper consultant for Diaper Parties by Everything Birth.
So yes...this blog post? It's a start.
It's a start. It's not perfect but like everything else in life, the first step needs to taken to move on to other things and to learn.
I am looking forward to many more posts, sharing my journey as a new Cloth Diaper consultant for Diaper Parties by Everything Birth.
So yes...this blog post? It's a start.
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