Each day, starting Friday and going until Sunday, we will be hosting a new WAHM Giveaway. They will be simple and sweet and introduce you to our fabulous WAHM's.
Check back for pictures and giveaway entries beginning Friday Morning :-)
First person to post.................. MORE GIVEAWAYS FROM MAMI AND PAPI....... on our Facebook wall receives three extra entries in every WAHM giveway this weekend.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Diaper tip mini-giveaway
Let's have a little fun - post your favorite bit of diapering, potty-learning, ECing, nursing, or babywearing advice. It can be funny, helpful, or both!
Post as a comment below - one entry per person this time please! Five winners will be selected by random.org on Thursday 9/30/10 at 10 pm Eastern time to win $0.50 in store credit
I'll start: One should always keep his/her mouth closed while using a diaper sprayer to wash poo into the toilet....(purely hypothetical...)
Make sure you scroll down - there were two blog posts today!
~Prima~
Post as a comment below - one entry per person this time please! Five winners will be selected by random.org on Thursday 9/30/10 at 10 pm Eastern time to win $0.50 in store credit
I'll start: One should always keep his/her mouth closed while using a diaper sprayer to wash poo into the toilet....(purely hypothetical...)
Make sure you scroll down - there were two blog posts today!
~Prima~
Diapering Tip: Relaxed Elastic
I had heard of elastic giving out, but was shocked when it actually happened to one the diapers in our beloved stash. I had assumed that elastic giving out happened to old diapers, and to covers had been dried a lot in the clothes dryer. Imagine my surprise, then, when I hung this diaper on the line after a wash and realized that on one side, the leg gusset now hung straight!!
I was totally confused. This diaper, while a little older in age than others in my stash, was one of the most gently used! It was purchased early in 2008 - it's birth mother (my cousin) told me it had been line-dried in San Antonio about half the time, and dryer-dried the other half of the time. After a few months of use by my cousin, it was in storage until we adopted it in June of this year. Within two weeks of us beginning to use it (line-dried only by me), this happened!
After some quick research, I learned that one major cause of this happening is stuffing pocket diapers while they are still warm. Apparently stretching elastic while warm causes it to "poop out" early while the rest of the diaper still has lots of life left to live!
Lesson learned here! And I'm sure there are other causes too - I have seen photos of elastic burned from a dryer setting that was too hot. Feel free to comment below with your own diaper life-extending tips and experiences!
~Prima~
P.S. The first 4 people to post on Mami's and Papi's facebook page "Stretching my diapers' elastic while warm may cause the elastic to "poop out" early!" can claim $0.25 in store credit! Copy and Paste allowed :)
CLAIMED - CONGRATS BLOG STALKERS!!
I was totally confused. This diaper, while a little older in age than others in my stash, was one of the most gently used! It was purchased early in 2008 - it's birth mother (my cousin) told me it had been line-dried in San Antonio about half the time, and dryer-dried the other half of the time. After a few months of use by my cousin, it was in storage until we adopted it in June of this year. Within two weeks of us beginning to use it (line-dried only by me), this happened!
After some quick research, I learned that one major cause of this happening is stuffing pocket diapers while they are still warm. Apparently stretching elastic while warm causes it to "poop out" early while the rest of the diaper still has lots of life left to live!
Lesson learned here! And I'm sure there are other causes too - I have seen photos of elastic burned from a dryer setting that was too hot. Feel free to comment below with your own diaper life-extending tips and experiences!
~Prima~
CLAIMED - CONGRATS BLOG STALKERS!!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Diaper Giveaway Winner!!
Random.org has determined that mbmcbride08 is the winner of the bumgenius 3.0 all-in-one diaper from the blog entries. Congratulations!! Contact Mami at mami@mamisandpapis [dot] com to claim your prize!!!
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Monday, September 27, 2010
Diaper Review and Giveaway: Bumgenius 3.0 all-in-one
Have you seen what's new at Mami's and Papi's? They are now stocking bumgenius 3.0 all-in-ones (AIOs)! As an all-in-one diaper, the lining, absorbent material, and waterproof cover are combined into a single unit. This makes them extremely user-friendly and simple to use - they are great for sending to daycare, leaving with babysitters or family willing to help with diapers, or just busy mamas!
These are sized diapers, which means if used exclusively, you'll need to purchase different sizes as your baby grows. My first experience with these was for my older baby. We purchased one of the size large diapers - it is a great fit, and I loved having it in the diaper bag. (It got points with Daddy, too, for being velcro/aplix, and ready to go without any stuffing or prep work!) At that point, the majority of our stash was one-size, and we had another baby coming along. I knew I wanted to cloth diaper the new baby from birth, but also realized life was busy and knew I'd have help with diapers. For simplicity, I purchased the bumgenius AIOs in extra small. The rise on the extra small is intended to fall below the cord on newborn babies. I was really pleased with the fit of the extra smalls, but by two weeks of age, our heavy-wetter was occasionally sleeping 4 hours at a time, and the absorbency was not enough for that length of time. Here is a photo at 10 days old, 8'8", 20.5 inches long.
The next step for us was to move up to the size smalls, for babies 8-16 pounds. Our family could probably have used the size smalls initially if we had waited until the cord was off. While the extra small size does not have a pocket to add extra absorbency in case the sewn-in microfiber is not enough, the sizes small through large do have the pocket. The size smalls worked really well for our heavy wetter through about 8 weeks of age, at which point I needed to add an additional newborn insert first at night, then all the time. This photo was taken today - the fit is still great with room to go, and she is just under 14 pounds at just over 3 months of age.
Here is a photo of the inside of the diaper. The material against baby's skin is microsuede, which is considered a stay-dry material. The wetness is drawn through the microsuede layer into the microfiber pad which is hidden in this type of diaper design. Toward the front of the diaper you can see the outline of where the microfiber pad is sewn to the stay-dry lining. At the back, you can see part of the microfiber pad as well as the pocket formed by the microsuede/microfiber pad layer and the cover with the PUL waterproof coating.
As a generality, I find that all-in-one diapers take longer to dry, just by the nature of their design. During the heat of the summer, I have been able to get them completely dry on the clothes line. They do take about 3 times as long to dry as some of the faster drying diapers, but they are not the last of my AIOs to dry, either. With the days getting shorter, I have had to throw them in the dryer for just about 7-10 minutes for them to be completely dry.
I really couldn't ask for a better fit from this diaper - cottonbabies has this part down! In the all-in-one diaper category, it is what I would consider to be middle of the road in terms of the "trimness factor". It has a simple and easy to use design. The fact that it is an all-in-one but still has a pocket to add extra absorbency is an added bonus for a mom to a heavy wetter! Many won't need this option, though, as I didn't with my older baby. These have served our family well as a transition for our new baby into her older sister's mostly one-size stash, and we also love the larger size AIO for it's trimness and ease for on-the-go.
Need to try this diaper? You can purchase it here at Mami's and Papi's online store, or ENTER TO WIN ONE BUMGENIUS 3.0 AIO HERE!!! Entries accepted through 7 pm Eastern Daylight Time on 9/28/10.
Until next time,
~Prima~
Disclosure: the opinions of this review are my own. The diapers reviewed were purchased by me.
These are sized diapers, which means if used exclusively, you'll need to purchase different sizes as your baby grows. My first experience with these was for my older baby. We purchased one of the size large diapers - it is a great fit, and I loved having it in the diaper bag. (It got points with Daddy, too, for being velcro/aplix, and ready to go without any stuffing or prep work!) At that point, the majority of our stash was one-size, and we had another baby coming along. I knew I wanted to cloth diaper the new baby from birth, but also realized life was busy and knew I'd have help with diapers. For simplicity, I purchased the bumgenius AIOs in extra small. The rise on the extra small is intended to fall below the cord on newborn babies. I was really pleased with the fit of the extra smalls, but by two weeks of age, our heavy-wetter was occasionally sleeping 4 hours at a time, and the absorbency was not enough for that length of time. Here is a photo at 10 days old, 8'8", 20.5 inches long.
The next step for us was to move up to the size smalls, for babies 8-16 pounds. Our family could probably have used the size smalls initially if we had waited until the cord was off. While the extra small size does not have a pocket to add extra absorbency in case the sewn-in microfiber is not enough, the sizes small through large do have the pocket. The size smalls worked really well for our heavy wetter through about 8 weeks of age, at which point I needed to add an additional newborn insert first at night, then all the time. This photo was taken today - the fit is still great with room to go, and she is just under 14 pounds at just over 3 months of age.
Here is a photo of the inside of the diaper. The material against baby's skin is microsuede, which is considered a stay-dry material. The wetness is drawn through the microsuede layer into the microfiber pad which is hidden in this type of diaper design. Toward the front of the diaper you can see the outline of where the microfiber pad is sewn to the stay-dry lining. At the back, you can see part of the microfiber pad as well as the pocket formed by the microsuede/microfiber pad layer and the cover with the PUL waterproof coating.
As a generality, I find that all-in-one diapers take longer to dry, just by the nature of their design. During the heat of the summer, I have been able to get them completely dry on the clothes line. They do take about 3 times as long to dry as some of the faster drying diapers, but they are not the last of my AIOs to dry, either. With the days getting shorter, I have had to throw them in the dryer for just about 7-10 minutes for them to be completely dry.
I really couldn't ask for a better fit from this diaper - cottonbabies has this part down! In the all-in-one diaper category, it is what I would consider to be middle of the road in terms of the "trimness factor". It has a simple and easy to use design. The fact that it is an all-in-one but still has a pocket to add extra absorbency is an added bonus for a mom to a heavy wetter! Many won't need this option, though, as I didn't with my older baby. These have served our family well as a transition for our new baby into her older sister's mostly one-size stash, and we also love the larger size AIO for it's trimness and ease for on-the-go.
Need to try this diaper? You can purchase it here at Mami's and Papi's online store, or ENTER TO WIN ONE BUMGENIUS 3.0 AIO HERE!!! Entries accepted through 7 pm Eastern Daylight Time on 9/28/10.
Until next time,
~Prima~
Disclosure: the opinions of this review are my own. The diapers reviewed were purchased by me.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Win $0.50 in M&P store credit - CLAIMED, THANK YOU!
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First person to post on Mami's and Papi's facebook page "I've still got it!" wins $0.50 in store credit....
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