WoollyBums Medium Bamboo Fitted Diaper GIVEAWAY! *** CLOSED ***

The "If the Diaper Fits..." fitted diaper event is ending with a bang folks! I'm so excited and proud to introduce WoollyBums on Etsy to you!

WoollyBums is a delightful shop on Etsy that offers amazing woollies (that you will hear about during the Wool Gathering Event) as well as plush bamboo fitted diapers.

Alicia is a gifted seamstress who has been cloth diapering for more than 6 years! She has created her own pattern by taking her favorite features of the many different types of diapers she's tried and putting them together. She has offered adorable small or newborn fitted diapers as well as one size fitted diapers for years now!

Recently, however, she's excited about her newest invention, which is her new medium size fitted diaper! These are the same great fit available in sizes small/newborn and also in the one-size option, but now in a more specific fit for those in between months. These are designed to fit from about 10-20lbs. and are made with the same fabulous fabrics that she has become addicted to over the years.

The inside is organic bamboo velour, with an inner layer of organic cotton sherpa with an outer adorable print. The snap-in/lay-in insert combo is made of two inserts, each with a layer of sherpa topped with a layers of lucious velour. Of course, no snaps will touch your baby's delicate skin since they're all encased inside or covered by an insert! Use these diapers under a cover, shorties or just let your baby hang out in the sunshine without a cover! These are wonderful diapers for the summer months when you are looking for a more breathable option. Yet they still offer the fabulous absorption that WoollyBums diapers are known for!

You can look here to see Alicia's 100% positive feedback from her customers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Here is a sampling of the cuteness available from WoollyBums!!

These diapers are so cute and plush!!!! I've interacted a lot with Alicia in the process of ordering custom woollies from her and am extremely impressed at her thoroughness and professionalism and the quality of her work! I've found it quite inspiring, and though I haven't tried this diaper yet, I can tell you...you DEFINITELY want to win one of these!

...and you CAN because Alicia is graciously offering a Medium fitted diaper to one very blessed reader!

GIVEAWAY!

One mandatory entry:

 Go to the WoollyBums shop and come back here and leave a comment telling what you like best!



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This giveaway is open to the U.S. and Canada until Nov. 8, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The winner will be chosen using a random number generator. I will email the winner, who will have 48 hours to respond. If winner does not respond within 48 hours, another winner will be chosen. I will post the winner when the selection has been made and confirmed by the recipient.

This is not a paid post. The opinions expressed are completely my own! You can see my full disclosure here.

Mother-ease Sandy's Fitted Diaper and Air Flow Cover- Review & GIVEAWAY ***CLOSED***

Mother-ease Cloth Diapers leak-free cloth diaper systems offer several unique products including One Size Fitted Diapers, Sandy's Fitted Diapers, All in One Diapers, side snapping diaper covers called Air Flow Covers, and wrap style covers with an aplix closure called Rikki Wrap Covers.

I am reviewing the Sandy's fitted diaper and the Air Flow Cover!

I was really happy for a chance to try out Mother-ease's Sandy's award winning fitted diaper. I'd heard it raved about on the diaper pin, and it surely did not disappoint!
Sandy's diapers are made of soft stretchy terry cloth, with an extra layer sewn in the middle. They are available in the following fabrics: stretchy cotton terry, colored stretchy cotton terry, organic cotton terry, and stretchy bamboo terry. Mother-ease prides themselves in their quality, custom knit fabrics!

Sandy's is a two size system. The Small Sandy's fits babies from 8-20 lbs and absorbs 12 oz. (350 ml). The Large Sandy's fits from 20-35 lbs, and absorbs 15 oz. The stretchy fabric allows them to fit for a long time!

Sandy's Diapers come in a great array of colors! I love them all!!!


I've been testing driving this Small Sandy's in white cotton terry:


Here's a view of the inside of the diaper:


And the outside:


It came with this nice absorbent liner:


Here's a closer look at the side snapping options:






The verdict:

I love love love this diaper! Even without the liner it is SO absorbent. The first time I sprayed it out I was like WOW! I know that has a hint of valley girl to it, but I really said that! It became so heavy in my hand that it really surprised me. I've sprayed a lot of diapers that never felt this heavy when saturated!!

I have a heavy wetter, so I love absorbency. I can see why this diaper is a favorite for many moms. I really enjoyed reading about the history of Mother-ease Cloth Diapers on their web-site, and learned that this diaper was actually designed for heavy wetters, and named after their son!!! Let me make a list of reasons I love this diaper!

1. The material is truly super soft and stretchy. It feels VERY comfy!!!
2. It's thick, but has a nice fit and isn't bulky (in comparison to what I'm used to with prefolds.)
3. The elastic snug around the legs and back, but totally comfortable.
4. As I mentioned, it is very very absorbent!
5. With the liner, it's a PERFECT nighttime diaper! (It's on my baby right now as she sleeps!:)
6. It's still soft after line drying!!!
7. I absolutely love the color choices.
8. I like the look of side snaps and that they help with toddler proofing later on and comfort for babies with chubby bellies.
9. I like it that one size will fit for a long time!
10. I like the look of it! It's cute. I like the ruffly look around the waist and legs.

I would change nothing about this diaper and have absolutely no dislikes! I'm seriously considering getting more in multiple sizes and making them our main overnight diaper.

I also had the opportunity to try out the Mother-ease Air Flow Cover!

This cover is made to be worn with Mother-ease fitted diapers. It is designed to be leak proof, but still allow ventilation. The way it works is that between the snaps at the legs and those at the waist, it buckles allowing an opening for air to flow in and out. This picture from Mother-ease web-site helps show what I mean: It took me a while to get used to this cover because I was accustomed to covers fitting more snugly. However, as I learned more about the cover and how it worked I realized that it is not meant to fit snugly, but loosely so that the air can circulate in and out. Now, after getting used to it and realizing that it is supposed to fit that way, it has grown on me and I think it's cute!

One problem I had at first was that it was leaving red marks on my baby's chubby legs. Most diapers leave slight red marks, but these were a little more prominent and enough to concern me. I tried putting the leg portion on a larger setting, and it has been better. The binding around the edge of the cover is a thin, breathable material, so it does not add cushion to the edge of the diaper cover. However, as I said before, putting it on a looser fitting setting has worked fine, and is also more conducive to airflow, which is the objective of the cover! I have had no leaks with it on the larger leg setting either, which I think was my fear to begin with. I find myself warming up to this cover more and more as time goes on!

Below you can see the size options at the legs and waist:


Here it is on baby!

These two products are truly special. They are designed by a mom seeking to meet the needs of absorbency and airflow for her own children. I love the functionality of these products! They work!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mother-ease is offering one blessed winner a Sandy's fitted diaper and Airflow Cover of their own! Here's how to win:

One Mandatory Entry:

Go to Mother-ease's web-site and come back here and tell me another of their products that you'd like to try!

(Leave a separate comment for each entry. Include your email address if it is not easily accessible through your blogger profile.You do not have to have a blogger profile to enter, as long as you leave a valid e-mail address.)

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Canada and U.S. only. This giveaway is open until Oct. 20, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. EST. The winner will be chosen using a random number generator. I will email the winner, who will have 48 hours to respond. If winner does not respond within 48 hours, another winner will be chosen. I will post the winner when the selection has been made and confirmed by the recipient.

This is not a paid post. I received the product for review free of charge. The opinions expressed are completely my own! You can see my full disclosure here.

Cloth Diapering Events on the Way!

I'm pretty excited about what's coming down the pike here at The Cheap and Choosy! I'll be starting a series of three informative and fun cloth diapering events starting in September. Confusion abounds about all the different types of diapers out there. So far on my blog, I've focused on using prefolds and covers. I'm about to expand my horizons...

"If the Diaper Fits..." (September 15-30) will feature an informational post or two plus reviews and giveaways of some great fitted diapers out there!"The Wool Gathering" (October 11-25) will feature some information about the amazing natural phenomenon that is wool, along with some reviews and giveaways of wool products!"Fluff Your Pockets!" (November 1-30) will feature information about pocket diapers and a lot of reviews and giveaways of pocket diapers.You can see a quick list of a few of the wonderful sponsors so far of these events under my "GIVEAWAYS" tab. There will be more thorough information on sponsors coming very soon! Stay tuned!