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CLOSED Giveaway: Nic & Elli three cloth diapers and wet bag Dec. 10-22 #clothdiapers

10 December, 2012 9 Comments

Welcome to another New Year, New Fluff Stash giveaway hosted by the blog We’re Parents? This giveaway is sponsored by Canadian business Nic and Elli.

Some very happy reader is going to win three solid-color, one-size cloth diapers and one wet bag. That’s an average retail value of $40! Not sure about using cloth diapers? Check out my informative post on choosing cloth diapers over disposables.

These one-size pocket cloth diapers fit most babies from 8 lbs. to 35 lbs. This means the same diapers could potentially fit your baby from birth all the way to potty training! Made from waterproof PUL, the wet bag measures 14 x 11 1/2″ and has two zipper compartments. To give you an idea on size, this wet bag can fit approximately 9 dry cloth diapers.

Yvonne is the working-at-home mom (WAHM) behind the company Nic and Elli, named after her children. Based out of British Columbia, Canada, Nic and Elli offers bibs, blankets, peepee teepees, crib sheets, changing mat covers, and changing pads besides cloth diapers and wet bags.

Enter to win three one-size cloth diapers and a wet bag below. Giveaway open to US and Canada.

Note: My Life: A Work in Progress is not responsible for prize fulfillment.

Winner:
Entry #5208 Brittany S.

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CLOSED Giveaway: Spray Pal, Dec. 9-22 #clothdiapers

9 December, 2012 4 Comments

Welcome to another cloth-diaper related giveaway as part of the New Year, New Fluff Stash event hosted by We’re Parents? This giveaway is sponsored by Spray Pal.

When I first hear the name Spray Pal, I really didn’t know what to think. Huh? Is it connected to PayPal? Does it have something to do with diaper sprayers? It sure does! If you cloth diaper your children or are even considering cloth diapering, you need to check out this product. My son started solids about a month ago, and his poop immediately changed. Gross, I know. Unlike exclusively breastfed poop, which is water-soluble, this new poop comes in all shapes and sizes as well as textures. Before we wash his diapers, we have to flush the feces down the toilet. We’ve been doing a method of dunk and swish and using a sprayer, depending on my son’s diaper surprise.

If we had a Spray Pal, it would make life easier and so much cleaner (less icky too). Spray Pal is the “mess-free way to spray” your cloth diapers! It protects your bathroom (and you) from messy poop splatters when cleaning off diapers. It also helps you squeeze the water out of the diaper and carry it mess free to your diaper pail or bag.

My only concern after learning about this product was how do you store it? Quite easily, as it turns out. The Spray Pal is designed to fold flat for storage, and the clip has a little hole allowing you to hang it in your bathroom on a suction cup hook. Or you could place it in a small container.

To truly understand how the Spray Pal works, check out the video here, but please come back to enter and maybe win your very own Spray Pal (ARV $21.95)!

Note: My Life: A Work in Progress is not responsible for prize fulfillment.

Giveaway open to US and Canada. Enter to win below!

Winner:
Entry #2505 Sarah F.

Review

Review: Indestructibles- books built for the way babies read

5 December, 2012 2 Comments

I purchased two “Indestructibles” a few weeks ago for my baby boy. Invented by a mother of triplets, these books are “built for the way babies read,” with three specific claims: they are waterproof, tear resistant, and baby durable.

I was curious to see if the books lived up to the hype, and they did! My son can crumple them, toss them, and gum them without destroying the books at all!

Here are the books about a week and a half after regular use by my 6-month old. I smoothed them out a bit by hand, but you can still see they’re slightly crumpled but intact.

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I tried to tear the page but wasn’t able to.

Indestructibles3 — I tried tearing the page right above the “Nontoxic” print.

I also tried wetting one of the books under the faucet. The water just bounced off the page and never soaked through. I checked back about 30 minutes later, and the page was completely dry.

Here’s an action shot!

Indestructibles6 — Can’t be destroyed by my baby!

My son loves playing with his books. The pages and artwork are bright and colorful. They capture his attention, and eventually he’ll figure out how to turn the pages on purpose. =D

Do your children have Indestructibles? How have they held up for you?