Huggies Little Movers Diaper Review and Sweepstakes

I participated in an Influencer Program on behalf of Mom Central for Huggies. I received a product sample to facilitate my review and a promotional item to thank me for participating.

I always encourage moms to make the parenting choices that work for them, and recently I had to take my own advice.   We've cloth diapered William from birth, but were starting to have a real issue with overnights.  He'd wake up wet and unhappy and I'd have an entire load of laundry to do between the sheets, blankets, and pajamas.  I troubleshooted with different inserts and brands of cloth, but ultimately Huggies disposable diapers worked best for us.

Since I'm new to disposables I tried a few different brands, but I was most impressed with Huggies Little Mover diapers.  Given our history with overnight leaks in cloth diapers a good fit is important.  William is tall and skinny, so I really like the SnugFit waistband because it moves and stretches with him as he tosses and turns in his sleep.

William's favorite time of day is bath time, and it kicks off our bedtime routine.  After he gets dried off and lotioned up, I change him into his Huggies Little Movers diaper and then he gets to run around for 20 minutes to get that last bit of energy out.  This is where it gets exciting!

The perfect fit that Huggies is known for just got even better.  I was able to test out the new Double Grip Strips feature that will soon be available in your local Target - and it's amazing!

For moms familiar with cloth diapers, this feature is 

similar to a hip snap in that it helps maintain the fit.

These extra purple Velcro strips on the sides of the diaper are the new Double Grip Strips and they really help keep everything in place when the baby is busy running around.

I'm proud to cloth diaper so you know a disposable diaper is good when I'm recommending it.  Those of you that watch my Week In The Life vlogs know that Hannah loves shopping at Target, and I was excited to see that my Target offered a $10 gift card when I bought two packs of Huggies, so I stocked up - But with this sweepstakes you'll really be able to stock up:

Enter to Win a Year’s Supply of Huggies from Target! 

Target is offering the chance to win a year supply of Huggies Little Movers diapers in the Little Movers Sweepstakes.
 To enter, click the link below and share a photo or video of your little one’s best moving moments.
You’ll receive a $2.00 coupon just for entering! 

https://www.moments.huggies.com/Coupon?coupon=target

Flip Hybrid Cloth Diaper System Review

Today's review is of the BumGenius 

FLIP hybrid one size cloth diaper system.

I think the Flip is a great option for budget conscious moms.

Since you can get away with just a couple shells if you 

purchase lots of inserts, the cost is reasonable.  

PLUS there is still a disposable option for travelling, 

an organic option for Green minded moms, 

and a stay dry option for those concerned with a trim fit 

and, well, an insert that will feel dry against the baby's skin.

It is a one size diaper with a 3x3 snap rise.

I have purchased multiple shells in various colors - all in snaps.

Below you can see how trim it fits Hannah.

The diaper is a mid-to-low rise diaper, 

which makes it easy to sit up or run around in.

Learn More: 

http://www.bumgenius.com/

Buy from Kelly's Closet:

http://www.kellyscloset.com/

Don't forget to enter the current giveaway!
You can earn 5 bonus entries by finding the
hidden code word within today's review video.
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Cloth Diaper Week: SoftBums OMNI Review

Today's review is of the SoftBums OMNI one size cloth diaper.

I think the OMNI is a great Overnight option for toddlers.

Using the Super pod, it is easily the 

most absorbent diaper in my stash.

But there are multiple insert options for this diaper, 

so if you have a new baby consider their mini pods 

available in organic bamboo or dry touch.

For an older baby, the dry touch or organic bamboo pods 

would fit well.  And as mentioned above, for overnight 

or heavy wetters, the Super pod is amazing.

SoftBums sent me the OMNI in velcro to review.

I'm normally not a fan of velcro/aplix diapers.  

While they were great for 3am changes when Hannah was a newborn,

they're just not as... 'sticky' nowadays.

HOWEVER, the velcro on SoftBums diapers is fabulous, 

and the laundry tabs actually stay affixed in the wash.

This diaper is an example of velcro diapers done right.

Even at 30 pounds, you can see how much room Hannah still has in 

the waist.  This diaper will easily fit your baby through potty training.  

You can also overlap the tabs to fit a tiny baby.

This is a side profile of the OMNI with a Super pod.

Even though it is the most absorbent pod they offer,

you can see that it is not bulky, and still lays smooth.

You can use the OMNI as a diaper cover and lay prefolds inside, 

stuff it with a pod, or snap in a pod.  It is a highly customizable 

diaper that will grow with your child.

And I haven't even told you about the technology that makes it One Size!

Slide2Size is ingenious, and I demonstrate how it works in the video review.

Although it runs a few dollars more than other brand name diapers, 

this near leak proof overnight diaper is well worth it.

Learn More: 

http://www.softbums.com

Don't forget to enter the current giveaway!
You can earn 5 bonus entries by finding the
hidden code word within today's review video.
Enter Here: http://bit.ly/HQ3pat

Cloth Diaper Week: BumGenius FreeTime Review

Today's review is of the BumGenius FreeTime one size cloth diaper.

I think the FreeTime is a great option for busy moms - 

especially those with more than one in diapers.

Since the insert is quickly customizable in size and absorption,

it could easily fit a newborn & toddler just by snapping the 3x3 rise.

It could also quickly transition from the girl to a boy,

by changing where you have your added adsorption - front or back.

The FreeTime diaper I purchased was the Lovelace in snaps.

Below you can see how trim it fits Hannah.

At 30 lbs she's approaching the 35+lb rating,

but the stretchy tabs make for a comfortable fit.

The diaper is a mid-to-low rise diaper, 

which makes it easy to sit up or run around in.

My only complaint is that these came out after I built my stash.

They are such a time saver and fit my daughter well.

If I need to add more 'boy' colors to my stash for baby #2,

I'll be adding more FreeTime diapers.

Learn More: 

http://www.bumgenius.com/freetime.php

Buy from Kelly's Closet:

http://www.kellyscloset.com/

Don't forget to enter the current giveaway!
You can earn 5 bonus entries by finding the
hidden code word within today's review video.
Enter Here: http://bit.ly/HQ3pat

GroVia AIO Cloth Diaper Review

Today's review is of the GroVia All In One (AIO) one size cloth diaper.

I think the GroVia AIO is a great daytime option for busy babies.  

Its narrow and trim fit allows for a full range of motion 

without bunching, and looks smooth under clothing.

The side panels are stretchy and allow for a great fit.  

The snaps are high quality yet different than the 

snaps you find on other cloth diapers.  

The GroVia AIO does not give your child that 

'fluffy butt' that can make you go up in pant sizes.

It is trim and smooth - even with the double attached.

The GroVia retails for $22.95 

and will be introducing 4 new patterns this spring:

Clockwise from top left:

Peacocks, Robots, Bicycles, Woodlands

Learn More: 

https://www.gro-via.com/cloth/grovia-aio.html

Buy from Kelly's Closet:

http://www.kellyscloset.com/

Don't forget to enter the current giveaway!
You can earn 5 bonus entries by finding the
hidden code word within today's review video.
Enter Here: http://bit.ly/HQ3pat

Cloth Diaper Week: Changing Diapers Book Review

Most of us in the cloth diaper world have heard of Kelly Wels - she's the founder of DiaperShops.com, KellysCloset.com - two very popular online cloth diaper stores.  She also founded The Cloth Diaper Whisperer which is a popular blog and facebook page.  In November 2010 she founded KellyWels.com and according to her website:

"Her mission is to share her love for cloth diapers and advocate for diapering change. She says she believes that through education and knowledge, parents can be empowered to make more positive diapering choices. Kelly also is a green living promoter and social media marketer."

As you can see, Kelly Wels has a very impressive resume and
a deep knowledge base for all things cloth diaper -

Which is why she was the perfect women to literally
Write The Book on Cloth Diapers.

About the Book:
It is 248 pages of well thought out content and beautiful full page color photographs.  It features company summaries for the top Cloth Diaper brands and explains the difference between all the styles and materials you'll find in the cloth diaper world.

My favorite part is all the tips, tricks, and diagrams that are included.  

It's easy for anyone to read and understand - 

Everyone will learn something from this book.

AND it's the perfect baby shower gift!

Table of Contents:

1. Why Choose Cloth Diapers?

2. Snappis, Doublers, AIOs, and Pockets: Understanding Basic Cloth Diaper Talk
- Cloth Diapering 101
- What you need to know about cloth diaper fabrics

3. Brands, Debates, and Dates:  Getting Started with Cloth
- Diaper like a pro
- Choosing the right brand for you and your baby
- Velcro or snaps? The debate sticks around

4. From Newborn to Toddler: Diapers for the Ages and Stages
- Newborns to Three Months
- Four Months to One Year
- One Year and Up

5. The Back to Work and Daycare Diapering Dilemma
- Traveling with cloth diapers
- Using Cloth Diapers in the Hospital

6. And Baby Makes Two (or More): Cloth Diapers Multiples and Other Special Little Ones
- How many diapers should a mom of twins buy?
- What brands are best for multiples?
- Special needs babies are fine with cloth

7. Conquering Leaks, Rashes, and the Nighttime Wet Mess
- Cloth diapers don't leak do they?
- Break out this rash of information
- Conquer the nighttime wet mess

8. Daddies and Diapers

9. Airing Dirty Laundry: How to Wash You Cloth Diapers
- How to handle wet and soiled diapers
- Doing Laundry
- Removing Odors

10. Extra Stuff You'll Need
- Wet Totes and Wet Bags
- Wipes
- Swim Diapers

11. Gotcha Covered

Also included is:
- a list of cloth diaper resources
- deciphering Brands (like I mentioned above)
- Notes
- About the Author
- Extras including lots of lists
- My Fluffy Thoughts - a place for you to write notes
- Index
- Fashion index - see a diaper you love in one of the beautiful pictures, find the brand and fabric name here.

Here is the link to buy is straight from the source herself!

And don't forget to enter the GIVEAWAY

for a FuzziBunz Elite diaper thanks to 

Kelly Wels and the team at Changing Diapers!

Cloth Diaper Week: Enter The Giveaway!

Use the Rafflecopter entry form below to enter to win a FuzziBunz one size Elite cloth diaper!
Thanks to Kelly Wels and the team at Changing Diapers for sponsoring this giveaway.

Happy Half Birthday, Hannah!

I figured that the best way to celebrate 

Hannah turning 1.5 years old 

would be to have a little giveaway.

Since every online retailer is currently sold out of the Albert print from BumGenius, 

and I just happen to have a brand new Albert FreeTime Diaper, 

I thought I'd save someone from waiting on a backorder list, 

and just send it to them directly - for free.

Features:

• 3×3 snap down design* adjusts the sizing to fit small, medium and large sizes (approximately 8-35+ pounds).
• Trim, snug and comfortable stretchy tabs* provide a custom fit.
• One step cloth diaper - no stuffing!
• Two rows of snaps ensure a trim, bumGenius fit every time!
• Gentle leg elastic contains the mess!
• Semi-attached inserts dry faster and allow for customized absorbency where your child needs it most.
• Cloth diapering has never been so easy!

bumGenius Freetime All-In-One One-Size Cloth Diapers feature our patent pending butterfly closure system to provide a comfortable, trim fit. This simple design makes cloth diapering as easy as using disposables. The "no-stuff" system with semi-attached inserts is an ideal solution for families with a child in day-care or family members resistant to cloth diapers! Using the snaps on the front of the diaper, adjust the size if needed, put the diaper on your baby, wash, dry and re-use. No extra steps. No stuffing. No cover required. One-size diapers are designed to fit most babies weighing between 8 and 35 pounds.

Only the Best for Your Baby
The soft, waterproof outer fabric keeps the diaper trim on your newborn and toddler. Soft, sueded inner fabric gently wicks moisture away from your baby's skin. Super stretchy, gentle leg and back elastic with rolled out casings keeps the yuk in and help to keep red marks away.

Care Instructions

• Fasten hook tabs to laundry tabs on slot cover.
• Pre-wash cold. Wash hot (100F/40C) with bumGenius detergent.
• Extra rinse. Line Dry.
• No laundry additives. No fabric softeners.
• Use 1/4 cup or 60 mL bleach in the hot wash once per month.

Meeting CottonBabies & BumGenius creator Jennifer Labit

http://www.cottonbabies.com
http://www.bumgenius.com
http://www.jenniferlabit.com

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Rockin Green Announces Black Friday Deals

In a newsletter send out today Rockin' Green announces that they'll be offering a few online specials on Black Friday (November 25th, the day after Thanksgiving which is a major shopping day and the unofficial kick off to the Christmas shopping season).

First up is their Limited Edition Holiday Scent:
Continuing the popular tradition, they'll release a new secret scent in classic rock ($11) and hard rock ($12). To give you an idea of past releases 2010's scent was Sugar Ray Plum and 2009's Peppermint Cocoa sold out in just a few hours.

They'll also offer a Holiday Gift Pack:
This year's gift pack is called “Jingle Bell Rock" and is the perfect gift idea for your cloth diaper addict BFF. It includes a bag of Rockin’ Green’s limited edition 2011 holiday scent, a red scoop, a limited edition Rockin' Green re-usable tumbler, a Rockin’ Green ornament, a branded re-usable tote bag, Melody room spray in the holiday scent (only available in this bundle) and a gift tag.
The gift pack will cost $44.95 and is expected to sell out quickly.

Choose your favorite online cloth diaper retailer and set a reminder to look for the unveiling of the new Holiday Scent on Friday November 25th.  Many other brands feature amazing cloth diapers deals on Black Friday as well, so start saving up your fluffy budget dollars - you're going to need them.

Win a FuzziBunz Elite Cloth Diaper

6,000 subscribers is a number I never expected to reach.  This all started out as a quiet little vlog from my quiet little apartment - an SOS really - for someone, anyone, to help me through the sea of infertility.

It's amazing what a little soul baring can do to bring a community together. (YouTube Channel)

Because I receive so much love and support from all of you, I wanted to take a second and give back one of my favorite things - cloth diapers.

I love my FuzziBunz.  They are the work horse of my cloth diaper stash.  While we might butt heads occasionally, I'm so glad that I invested in a quality diaper for the majority of my stash.

So as a thank you to all my fabulous subscribers, FuzziBunz and I are teaming up to giveaway 4 of their new Elite diapers.

That's right - There will be not one but FOUR lucky winners that will each receive one of the new Elite diapers that FuzziBunz recently released.

Enter the Rafflecopter giveaway below:

Cloth Diaper Haul

I attended the Cotton Babies store 1 year anniversary on Saturday and bought a few items to support them.  I love having a local store where I can TOUCH the product and COMPARE the diapers.  I'm very lucky to have a Cotton Babies store near me and I hope they branch out to your neck of the woods soon.

My one disappointment of the day is that apparently Cotton Babies owner Jennifer Labit was at the store that day and I missed her.  So bummed.  I think she's an amazing businesswoman and I'm amazed at the role she's had in reinventing the cloth diaper industry. 

Kicky Pants

Company Website - Fall/Winter 2011 Collection

Grovia Cloth Diaper

My Product Overview Blog Entry - GroVia Website

BumGenius OneSize Snap

Jennifer Labit's Facebook - BumGenius Website

Kissaluvs Contour Cloth Diaper

ClothDiaperChannel Kissaluvs OneSize Fitted Review

Kissaluvs Contour - Kissaluvs Website

Changing Diapers - A New Fluffy Book

Most of us in the cloth diaper world have heard of Kelly Wels - she's the founder of DiaperShops.com, KellysCloset.com - two very popular online cloth diaper stores.  She also founded The Cloth Diaper Whisperer which is a popular blog and facebook page.  In November 2010 she founded KellyWels.com and according to her website:

"Her mission is to share her love for cloth diapers and advocate for diapering change. She says she believes that through education and knowledge, parents can be empowered to make more positive diapering choices. Kelly also is a green living promoter and social media marketer."

As you can see, Kelly Wels has a very impressive resume and
a deep knowledge base for all things cloth diaper -

Which is why she was the perfect women to literally
Write The Book on Cloth Diapers.

It was officially launched during a Twitter Party last night and is now flying off the shelves.

About the Book:
It is 215 pages of well thought out content and beautiful full page color photographs.  It features company summaries for the top Cloth Diaper brands and explains the difference between all the styles and materials you'll find in the cloth diaper world.

Table of Contents:

1. Why Choose Cloth Diapers?

2. Snappis, Doublers, AIOs, and Pockets: Understanding Basic Cloth Diaper Talk
- Cloth Diapering 101
- What you need to know about cloth diaper fabrics

3. Brands, Debates, and Dates:  Getting Started with Cloth
- Diaper like a pro
- Choosing the right brand for you and your baby
- Velcro or snaps? The debate sticks around

4. From Newborn to Toddler: Diapers for the Ages and Stages
- Newborns to Three Months
- Four Months to One Year
- One Year and Up

5. The Back to Work and Daycare Diapering Dilemma
- Traveling with cloth diapers
- Using Cloth Diapers in the Hospital

6. And Baby Makes Two (or More): Cloth Diapers Multiples and Other Special Little Ones
- How many diapers should a mom of twins buy?
- What brands are best for multiples?
- Special needs babies are fine with cloth

7. Conquering Leaks, Rashes, and the Nighttime Wet Mess
- Cloth diapers don't leak do they?
- Break out this rash of information
- Conquer the nighttime wet mess

8. Daddies and Diapers

9. Airing Dirty Laundry: How to Wash You Cloth Diapers
- How to handle wet and soiled diapers
- Doing Laundry
- Removing Odors

10. Extra Stuff You'll Need
- Wet Totes and Wet Bags
- Wipes
- Swim Diapers

11. Gotcha Covered

Also included is:
- a list of cloth diaper resources
- deciphering Brands (like I mentioned above)
- Notes
- About the Author
- Extras including lots of lists
- My Fluffy Thoughts - a place for you to write notes
- Index
- Fashion index - see a diaper you love in one of the beautiful pictures, find the brand and fabric name here.

It retails for $17.95, and below is the link to buy is straight from the source herself!

A portion of the proceeds of the book will be donated to the Real Diaper Association to help advocate for cloth diapers.

GroVia All In One Cloth Diapers

I'm lucky enough to work near one of the two Cottonbabies stores and love to go in and look at the new designs and patterns.  

Today I stumbled across the GroVia all in one cloth diaper.  

I was familiar with GroVia's hybrid system:

 

Hybrid in Snap - OR - Hybrid in Hook & Loop

but I had no idea that they had released this new all in one style:

One Size

Newborn

Since Hannah is WAY out of the newborn size, lets talk about the one size option:  

• It features soft organic cotton, and the side tabs are super stretchy for a comfortable fit.  

• The first difference you notice is the adjustable side snap feature as compared to the more mainstream snap placement that we see in the Newborn option:  

Side Snapped One Size - VS - Front Snapped Newborn

• Even though the side snap design means that the diaper tabs are touching the baby, they are lined with soft cotton and there is no PUL or snaps touching your baby.

• The one size adjustment comes from a snap down rise that we're familiar with.

• The soaker is sewn in  (NO STUFFING!!) and is extra long so that you can adjust for extra absorbency where you need it.  There is a snap in booster (doubler) that snaps on the underside of the soaker so, again, no snaps are touching your baby. 

I love the idea of a long soaker that is sewn or snapped in on one side.  I've noticed a few brands embracing this idea (similar brands: SoftBums or BumGenius' new FreeTime).  We must have finally complained enough about how annoying stuffing your diapers can be.

If you dislike the look of multiple snaps on your baby's cloth diapers, a side snap design like GroVia's All in One cloth might be a more visually pleasing option for you.

It currently comes in nine great colors/patterns:

 

Cosmos - Ice

 

Mod Flower - Nature

 

Owls - Planes

Surf - Vanilla

and Cloud

For more information, please check out GroVia's website:  

https://www.gro-via.com/

To find a retailer near you or online: 

USA: https://www.gro-via.com/usa-retailers.html

Canada: http://www.grovia.ca/where-to-buy

Product images from www.gro-via.com/