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Thursday, January 2, 2014

Charlie Banana One Sized Pocket Diaper

I am thrilled to have the opportunity to giveaway a three pack of Charlie Banana One Sized Pocket Diapers!

My first Charlie Banana Diaper was an aqua colored XS diaper that I used for Averlee when she was a newborn. I knew then I was in trouble, because I was blown away by the quality of the diaper and the softness of the fleece. Even though I already had a pretty well rounded one sized stash, I went ahead and eventually purchased two Charlie Banana in the One Sized version. I really wanted lavender and my hubby picked out a black one. 
These diapers have waist and hip snaps on the front. 


The leg elastic adjusts on the inside similar to how one would adjust a bra strap.


Even though there are suggested sizes marked, there are no presets like with a snap front rise adjustment, I find I can get a more custom fit.

The thick elastic on the back is another feature that I love.


These have fit Averlee well since she was a 9 lbs and 6 weeks old. I can't remember every having a leak or blowout in these. 

My only real complaint is I wish they had a natural fiber insert option. Personally I don't use microfiber, though I know it is a popular and inexpensive option that a lot of cloth diapering moms love. 

I am also really excited about the new print they just announced today on Facebook! I am definitely adding this one to my wish list. I am swooning.



Now onto the giveaway portion.


Leave a comment below to win this Americano 3 pack! I want to know what your favorite thing is about cloth diapering and how many of you have already tried Charlie Banana. 

I am going to close the giveaway at 12 PM (noon) EST on Wednesday January 8th, 2014. 

I will choose the winner using Random.org. Only one comment for each person will be counted. You can comment more then once if you would like, but only the first one will count. 

Open to US and Canada. 

Check out the review on YouTube and enter there as well :)

Good luck! 

(Disclaimer: this review and the accompanying video review on YouTube are all my own opinion and were not influence in any way. I was not paid or otherwise compinsated to do these reviews. A big thank you goes out to the Charlie Banana company, who was generous enough to provide the diapers for this giveaway.) 

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

There is a Monster in my Pants!

So last month my cycle returned. I was not happy about. I did not miss it, not even a little bit.

So to make myself feel a little bit more "excited" about it, I decided to treat myself to some new mama cloth. My two favorite places to shop for mama cloth are The Pink Lemonade Shop and Party In My Pants. Both places had recently come out with some really pretty new prints. However the ones that stuck out in my mind where the monster prints the Party In My Pants had during Halloween time. They were a seasonal pad, and since it is no longer Halloween season one cannot just readily order these off the website. So I decided to take a leap and email customer service to see if it they had any stashed away. And it was just my luck that they did. They also had a free shipping over like $25 or $30 or something going on at the time, so I splurged and got two more of their new prints in addition to the monster print.

Here they are in all their glory.

I still think I want to pick up a couple more from The Pink Lemonade Shop because she recently started carrying some really pretty yellow and grey prints, as well as some chevron! 

Next on my list to try though, is the Diva Cup.  I can't decide if the menstrual cup concept is genius or gross, but I guess its no crazier then buying pretty things for me to bleed all over, or cute fluffy diapers for my children to pee and poop in. 

Hey, the way I see it is these are all necessary bodily functions. Might as well have a little fun with them since they are unavoidable. I don't think I would ever go so far into the fun zone to buy a uterus shaped plush toy, (yes, they have those) but who knows.