Fuzzi Bunz Wonder Wipes WInner

This is so SO late and I'm so SO sorry! Life just caught up with me and with my back out for two weeks time left me behind for awhile!

In any case, early in the morning on April 16th, I went to random.org and discovered that ISHA had won my giveaway.  I promptly sent her an email and then...silly me... forgot to post the winner here!

After TWO people emailed me to remind me to do so I've finally remembered!!!

So, belated congratulations are due to Isha for winning some amazing cloth baby wipes from Wee Little Changes.

Again, I'm so sorry this took me so long.  It's really been one (well two) of those weeks. 

Don't forget to enter my giveaway!!!

Don't forget to enter to win a RED One Size Fuzzi Bunz pocket diaper from The Diaper Wagon! It's one of the best quality cloth diapers on the market today so you really don't want to miss this one.

Check it out HERE for the details

Stripping advice from Fuzzi Bunz

I was over at the Fuzzi Bunz Facebook fan page and was looking through the discussions. I'm VERY excited to have found this advice written by the Fuzzi Bunz FB page moderator. I"m copying and pasting it here, but it is NOT my writing. Go over there yourself and check it out. It's the best diaper stripping advice/explanation I have ever heard!

And while you're at it, why don't you become a FB fan?  YOu might learn some great things from them!

"FuzziBunz Cloth Diapers Stinky diapers are often a result of improper laundering, more often if you have an HE washing machine. Simply put, urine and/ or poop made it through all the rinse/ wash cycles and is still present in your diapers and/ or inserts.


For example, each insert holds about 8-16 oz of urine. If you have 15 diapers in your wash load, that equals 15 cups of pee! And for many HE washing machines that use a small amount of water, you end up with a 50/50 mix of urine and water in the drum. So your diapers are swishing around in urine and a little soap. If they aren't being rinsed out thoroughly, then a little bit of urine is left over after each wash. After a few washes, the ammonia salts build up and you start to get a smell after the baby pees. It reactivates all the salts that are still inside the inserts.


Another example, if a poopy diaper gets waded up during the cool pre-rinse, it could make it out of the cycle still waded in a ball. Then the poop gets "set in" to the fabric when it hits the hot wash cycle, thus the smell you get when you open the washer at the end of the cycle.


Please do the following to resolve your current stinky diapers and/ or inserts issues:


* Do a soak with a detergent like Rockin Green Soap, Vaska or Charlie's Soap. Put a little extra soap into the wash, (like 3 tbs if using a top loader, less if using a bucket), and fill the washer, sink or bucket with HOT water and your inserts. Then let them soak for about an hour, or even overnight.


* Next, wash them as normal doing an extra rinse or two. This will enable the detergent to really soak into the inserts and neutralize the ammonia salts, and the extra rinses will flush them out completely.


* Line dry (especially in the sun, if possible) or tumble dry on low.




Some tips to prevent any future stinky problems:


* Add more cool rinsing to the beginning of your wash routine every time. You should always do a thorough cool rinse before moving on to a hot wash cycle with detergent.


* If you have an HE washing machine, we suggest that you do a full cool wash cycle w/o any detergent. This will help flush out the urine, and then give it a fresh water change to add the detergent.


* It's worth the time to explore the different settings on your washing machine to possibly add more water and/ or rinse cycles. If you have an HE washing machine, many cycles use more water than others, while some models are weight sensitive and you can add a towel into the washer to trick it into putting more water in the basin.


* In general, a bit more water = less stink!"

Fuzzi Bunz Review and Giveaway from The Diaper Wagon (Closed)

I was so delighted when I found The Diaper Wagon on one of my favorite websites--Diaperpin.com.  I was interested in buying from this website because they offer FREE SHIPPING on all US orders all the time no matter the size of the order.  For this reason, her website was automatically added to my sidebar with all the other cloth diaper/baby retailers who offer free shipping.  I was even more delighted when Anne, the founder of The Diaper Wagon, decided to give me a One Size Fuzzi Bunz diaper to review and giveaway. 

First things first, you need to know a little bit more about this wonderful retailer.

Anne used to be a career woman in the business field until she had her first child and decided to become a stay-at-home-mom.  As her worldview shifted to focus on her precious little family, she became much more conscious about the products she used and how they affected her family and the environment.  From this concern, The Diaper Wagon was born.  She emphasizes that that her focus is not on the quantity of different products her store has, but the quality of the products she offers.   Most of her products are tried, tested, and approved of by her own family.  In addition, she tries to keep the shop stashed with products from work-at-home-moms.  Also, the majority of her products are proudly made in the USA. 

Anne's mission is "To assist families in their commitment to a more natural way of life by promoting and providing eco-friendly products which are primarily manufactured in the U.S.A. by Work-At-Home-Moms (WAHM’s) and small, independently-owned businesses." and she hopes that The Diaper Wagon will be "will be the most trusted, independently-owned provider of information, products and services in the eco-friendly and natural living retail marketplace. "


Now for the Review and Giveaway you're all anxiously waiting for.
 The Fuzzi Bunz One Size Pocket diaper is currently my absolute favorite diaper to put on my little Bunny!

Instructions: The instructions are written clearly with pictures on the packaging of the diaper.  In addition, you can find instructions on how to use, wash, and adjust your Fuzzi Bunz diaper on the Fuzzi Bunz website . Also, you can find a sizing guide on the Fuzzi Bunz website, or on Diaper Wagon's page.  

 Ease of Use: When you first use this diaper, it will seem more difficult than many of the diapers that you have because of the set-up process with the internal adjustments.  It may take a couple of tries to find the correct inner elastic adjustments for your little Precious.  However, once those adjustments are made, you don't have to touch them again until your baby has another growth spurt, and for this reason I'd say that the diaper is tolerably easy to use.  Because Fuzzi Bunz strives to be durable (using snaps) and have a great fit, there are lots of snaps for you to navigate when putting this diaper on your baby.  It can seem complicated at first, but with practice, it is pretty easy.  However, I wouldn't give this diaper to a babysitter or cloth diaper novice unless they are comfortable with your cloth diapering routine already.
One Size Adjustments:  This diaper does not use rise snaps as most One-Size diapers do.  It uses internal adjustments with button-hole elastics.  Check it out:

The diaper will come to you set on the 2nd button hole (there are four on each side, I believe)

Adjust each side of the legs and waist to the buttonhole that suits your child.  I used the size chart for reference, but then tried the diaper on Bunny and adjusted it accordingly.

Then, you just have to tuck the end of the elastic into the flap and you're done!


Fit--Amazing!  With three snaps on each closure tab, in addition to internal elastic adjustments in both legs and back, you can truly customize this diaper to fit your baby's body type exactly and prevent leaks.  My daughter has skinny little thighs and a skinny waist, but needs a higher rise in a diaper, so this is perfect for us! No more leaking through leg holes more suitable for chubby baby legs!  Finally, this is a diaper that can fit many baby body types!!! In fact, I don't know that this diaper has ever leaked for us in the 4 or 5 months we've been using it (we have three of them--I'd like to own MUCH more!) 

Closure--Durable snaps, a set of three on each closure tab.

Insert--  The diaper comes with two, a small and regular size.  They are both rectangular with four layers of thick microfiber for absorbency.  The width is thin, however, so it's not bulky between your baby's legs.
Pocket-- Fuzzi Bunz is the original pocket diaper.  In fact, they own the patent on pockets!  The pocket is in the back of the diaper.  There is no flap over the pocket so that you can easily take the insert out of the diaper without having to touch it.  

Nighttime--absolutely.  The fit and the layers of microfiber make this diaper ideal for us when it comes to diapering at night.  
Daytime--yep!  The lack of bulk between the legs makes this perfect for playtime.

Poop Bombs--contains them nicely--even if she's on her back or side!
Wash-- Washing instructions are pretty much the same as other diapers. Separate the insert from the diaper, knock solids into the toilet, rinse in cold water, wash (with detergent) in hot water, rinse on cold, tumble dry or hang dry, and no fabric softeners. Pretty simple.

 Materials  Very, durable 2 mil PUL, soft fleece that doesn't pill very much at all despite many washings, a thick microfiber insert, snaps, and easily replaceable, button-hole elastics.

Price  $18.95, and if you add shipping at The Diaper Wagon that will come to a total of... $18.95!

What I would change  I can't think of anything I would change about this diaper.  The things that make it slightly more difficult to use than other diapers are the very things that make this diaper durable and have such a great fit.  

Anne at The Diaper Wagon was gracious enough to offer a Red, One Size Fuzzi Bunz Diaper to one of the "Makin' It" readers.  Sweet, huh???

How do you enter to get one?  Just do a few things for us.

(Please make sure you leave your email in each comment you leave)

Mandatory Entry: First, follow my blog and then go over to The Diaper Wagon and tell me one thing that Anne sells that you hadn't heard of before or that you've never tried before.   

Additional Entries: 

* 2 entries: Follow Anne's blog. Her store and her blog are relatively new and she needs some cyberspace love!!!

* 5 entries: blog about this giveaway and leave the url to your post in your comment. Please leave five separate comments letting me know you did so.

* 1 entry: Tweet about this giveaway and leave the url to your tweet in your comment. 

*1 entry: add my "Makin It" button to your blog

* 10 entries: buy something from The Diaper Wagon and include your order # in the comment.  Please leave 10 separate comments letting me know you did so

This Giveaway will run for two weeks, from today, March 18th, until Thursday, April 1st--and don't worry, this doesn't mean it's an April Fools joke!    Good luck!