VIDEO - My Favorite Cloth Diapers

This video is about my favorite diapers, and what I use right now. I have done a few blog posts about diapers that I like, but this is my first video. I tend to ramble a lot. Sorry :) My favorite diapers are AI2s and Hybrid Fitted diapers from Bumstoppers (right) and BumGenius Elementals. Feel free to comment with any questions!

 
 

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New Youtube video!

I have a new video on youtube. It's a little long but it's a general look at different types of cloth diapers. I talk a little bit about AIOs, AI2s, pockets, fitteds, prefolds and covers. This would be a great video to send along to someone who is totally new to cloth diapering, but interested in what is out there! Comment on this post, or on the video, and let us know what YOUR favorite kind of cloth diaper is!


Please excuse all of my rambling. I am not used to making videos :)

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Royal Fluff Cloth Diapers As Low As $9.99

Today, Zulily is having a deal on Royal Fluff cloth diapers, inserts, and wet bags. Prices start at just $6.99 and nothing is more than $11.99 (for wet bags). The cloth diapers are priced between $9.99 and $10.99, which is a good price for the embellishment and such cute prints! Considering these diapers are regularly priced between $22.99 and $24.99, this is an awesome deal! If you need some new pockets to add to your cloth diaper stash, I would jump on this deal, because these diapers are super cute! To see all of the diapers, inserts, and wet bags available on Zulily today, you can go here. This sale ends on Sunday at 6am PDT, but I doubt there will be any left by then, so hurry over and snag a few.

Also, if you use Ebates, you can earn 3.5% cash back on your order, just for shopping through their site. If you've never used Ebates before, check out my post about them here, and sign up. Everyone loves free cash back! 

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Discontinued Items = HUGE Discounts

I was at Weis Markets the other day and whenever I go there, I always check out the dollar aisle. Right next to the "dollar buys" is the small shelf of discontinued items. Sometimes I find some great deals there. Well sure enough, I found diapers. Not just any diapers, but chlorine free, eco-friendly diapers. They were Full Circle brand diapers. I'd never used them before, but I know a good deal on name brand diapers when I see it. I knew they had to be pretty expensive considering, it's a grocery store, and they are eco-friendly. We all know eco-friendly products are always more expensive. So, I checked the regular price before mark down, and sure enough it was $13.99! These diapers were on clearance for $3.49. I couldn't pass up saving over $10 on a pack of diapers. Besides, Jake was running low on his disposable stash. So, I grabbed two packs and felt very satisfied that I'd just saved over $20 on diapers, and that I walked out with 60 diapers for just under $7! That's less than $0.12 per diaper. That's a great deal on Pampers or Huggies, much less chlorine free. So, I went back in about a week later to pick up some grapes for Luke, and checked just to see if they had anymore. Well, I ended up leaving with 3lbs of grapes and two more packs of diapers. Yay! What an awesome deal. So, if you have a Weis (or any store for that matter) near you, definitely check the sale aisle for discontinued items. You never know what you might find.

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Intro to Cloth Diapering - Prefold - Video

Here is Part 2 in a series of videos on our new YouTube Channel - Naturally Thrifty Moms. This is Intro to Cloth Diapering - Prefold. In the video, Amy will describe what a prefold is, how it's used, the benefits, and downsides to using it. Don't forget to subscribe, so you don't miss out on the rest of the series!

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Huggies Slip-Ons $3.99 at Walgreens (starting 8/12)

There is a great deal starting tomorrow (Sunday, 8/12) at Walgreens on Huggies Slip-on diapers. I love using cloth diapers to save money, but I still use disposables at night. I think a good price for a pack of diapers is around $5, so $3.99 isn't bad! Here is how this deal works:

First you'll need to buy a paper for the $1.50/Huggies Diapers coupon. Unless you have a Huggies coupon from the littler mailers they send out (I don't.) In the August 2012 coupon book at Walgreens there is a $4 off Slip-ons Walgreens coupon. With a sale price of $9.49 and using the two coupons, the diapers come out at $3.99 per pack! I will be buying a pack tomorrow if I can hunt down a paper and find Walgreens (I know there are three here, which I'm totally excited about.) There's also a deal on a large pack of wipes, final price is $3.49 after a .50 manufacturers coupon (in the paper) and a $2 coupon from the August booklet. If you're fairly new to using coupons, YES, you can use both coupons because one is a store coupon and one is a manufacturers coupon.

Here are a couple of other deals that I think are worth checking out tomorrow at Walgreens:

Renew Life Omega Smart Super Krill (fish oil) $10, with a $10 register reward. I use this fish oil and recommend it.

Palmolive Dish Soap $.94 (minus manufacture coupon of .25 if  you buy a newspaper) so total $.69

Let me know what deals you get at Walgreens this week!

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Intro to Cloth Diapering - AIO (All In One) - Video

Here is Part 1 in a series of videos on our new YouTube Channel - Naturally Thrifty Moms. This is Intro to Cloth Diapering - AIO (All In One). In this video, Amy will describe what an AIO diaper is, how to use it, and it's benefits. Don't forget to subscribe, so you don't miss out on the rest of the series!

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New YouTube Series - Intro to Cloth Diapering

We are super excited to introduce our very first video on our new YouTube Channel - Naturally Thrifty Moms!

We have had so many posts about cloth diapering, but we are also aware, that as a new parent to cloth diapering, it can be very overwhelming. Their are so many different kinds of cloth diapers; AIO's, AI2's, pockets, fitteds, prefolds, flats, etc. When most cloth diaper shopping is done online, it's hard to know exactly what your getting, especially if your new to CD'ing. We try our best to describe things the easiest way possible, when talking about them in a post, but they always say a picture's worth a thousand words, so we decided to run with it.

Our first series on our YouTube Channel is called "Intro to Cloth Diapering". In this series, we will be focusing on one type of diaper during each 3-5 minute video. We will show you what it looks like up close, the benefits of using it, any downsides we might have with the diaper, and how to use it. Hopefully this series will be extremely helpful to those who have been following our posts about cloth diapering. If you're nervous to start cloth diapering, these videos should help ease you into it. Don't forget to subscribe to our channel - Naturally Thrifty Moms, if you want to be the first to watch the new videos in this series.

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Essentials Cloth Diaper Kit Giveaway

I found another giveaway to enter today. If your interested in winning a cloth diaper kit, then this giveaway is for you! Cheerful Homemaker is giving away an Essentials Cloth Diaper Kit from Bubbalooch. This kit includes a Bottombumpers One Size, Swaddlebees One Size Simplex, Blueberry One Size Bamboo Deluxe,  and a Sample Detergent Pack. This kit retails for $77.35, and is currently on sale for $69.95, so this is a great prize to win!

If you want to enter this giveaway, head on over to Cheerful Homemaker and snag a few entries for the Essentials Cloth Diaper Kit Giveaway. Hurry, because this giveaway ends on August 20th. Good luck!

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Fuzzibunz One-size Cloth Diaper Review

Hey guys! It's Amy and I'm finally back. A few of my cloth diapering posts were some of the most popular posts on the blog so far, so I have decided to make Friday's "Cloth Diaper Friday!" Basically I will either share some info on cloth diapering, do a cloth diaper review, or MAYBE even finish my eight weeks to a cloth diaper stash posts! Would anyone be interested in seeing that finished? If you have no idea what I am talking about, start here. The posts were pretty popular and I'd like to finish them if there is any interest. 

Anyway, I'll kick off the first "Cloth Diapering Friday" post with a review for Fuzzibunz one-size diapers. You can buy these directly from Fuzzibunz or almost any site that sells cloth diapers. I got mine on Amazon. I own three of these diapers in Apple Green, Crushed Berries and Grape. The colors are really great! I got mine really cheap (Amazon coupons back in 2011) and I wish I would have gotten more! Fuzzibunz is probably my favorite one size pocket diaper, or at least tied for first with Happy Heiny one size pockets. 

What makes Fuzzibunz different from many other one-size diapers is  the unique adjustable elastic. Most OS (one-size) diapers have a snapping front. Because of Fuzzibunz patented adjustable elastic, FB OS diapers tend to be "trimmer" (less bulky) than most OS diapers. They also come with extra elastic, although I've never had to use mine. I found that the adjustable elastic fit smaller babies better than my other OS diapers. The picture on the right is Mikaela in Crushed Berries around three weeks old (yes, she was fat.) Most of her other OS diapers didn't fit until a few weeks later. The Fuzzibunz one-size diaper only has a snap option, so if you prefer aplix they may not be for you. I think that aplix is easier, but snaps hold up better. Diapers with snaps look "new" much longer and possibly have a higher selling value because of that. 

So overall I definitely recommend the Fuzzibunz one-size diaper. I've only had ONE problem. My Apple Green diaper has had about four snaps fall off, and my Crushed Berries diaper has a loose snap. I have never had any problems with my other snapping diapers (Bumgenius, Flip, Sunbaby, etc.) so I'm not sure if I just got a bad batch or if this is common for Fuzzibunz. I have not contacted Fuzzibunz because it had been about a year since I bought the diapers, and I did not think they would be covered. So the Fuzzibunz one-size diaper gets a 9/10 from me. Other than possible faulty snaps (which is an easy fix) these diapers are trim, have a great fit, hold up well, and are very cute! 
 

 
Note: This is my personal opinion about my use with these diapers, I have not been compensated by Fuzzibunz in any way! I bought these diapers at full price, with coupons, and this is just my personal opinion!

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Awesome Blossom Cloth Diaper Sale

Breathtaking Pink - $9.99

If you are new to cloth diapering, or just looking to add to the stash that you already have, at these prices, you should definitely check out the Awesome Blossom deal going on at Zulily today. If you don't have a Zulily account yet, you can sign up here. Zulily is a daily deal site just for moms. They offer deals for moms, babies, and kids at a fraction of the cost everyday. Some of their deals are definitely worth the free sign up. Also, make sure you sign up for the Daily Events through your Email Preferences page. If you don't, you could miss out on some great deals!

Take these Awesome Blossom cloth diapers for example. If you bought this One Size Breathtaking Pink Pocket Cloth Diaper from the Awesome Blossom store, it would cost you $19.99! But, today you can get it for 50% off from Zulily for only $9.99! What a steal!

Happy Forest Owls - $10.99

Your probably thinking, "Yeah, yeah... That color is great, but I want some cute prints to add to my stash!". Well, Zulily has those too. What about this One Size Happy Forest Owls Pocket Cloth Diaper that is regularly $21.99, and Zulily has for only $10.99 today!

I would definitely hurry if you plan on purchasing some, because at these prices, they are going fast! The Microfiber Inserts are already sold out, and it looks like the Wet Bags will probably be next at the awesome price of only $10.99!

If you don't know anything about the Awesome Blossom brand, and want to read about their cloth diapers before you buy, you can check out the Reviews & Testimonials section of their website. So, head on over as fast as you can and start adding the diapers you want to your shopping basket, because I have a feeling they won't be available till the end of the sale.

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The Hot Fluff Cool Baby Giveaway: Still Accepting Entries!

Don't forget to fill out some more entries before The Hot Fluff Cool Baby Giveaway ends! You can find out everything you need to know about it here. It ends at 11:59PM EST on July 31, 2012 (which is tomorrow), so if you haven't entered yet, head over and do it now!

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10 More Pampers Gifts to Grow Points!

Pampers Gifts to Grow has another new code for 10 points in celebration of the Olympics! The code is FBOLYMPICS72712. Go ahead and add it into your account, or join now if you don’t have one yet. Hurry and enter the code, because it expires on 7/31/12.

If your child is in Pampers diapers or Easy-Ups, you definitely need a Gifts to Grow account. You can redeem the points for gift cards, or prizes for yourself or your baby!

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FREE Sample of Disney Huggies Pull-Ups!

If you haven't already, you need to head on over to the Costco website right now and grab your FREE sample of Disney Huggies Pull-Ups before they're gone. If your child isn't potty training yet, save them for later. They are giving away Cars 2 designs for boys and Cinderella and Minnie Mouse designs for girls. You can choose from three sizes as well. You don't even have to be a Costco member to receive your free sample.

Just follow the link above, and click on the "Get a Sample" button. Once their, fill out your information, and you'll receive your free sample in about 3-4 weeks.

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15 Pampers Gifts to Grow Points!

Pampers Gifts to Grow has a new code for 10 points and an additional code for 5 points! The code for 10 points is JUlSUMNl12SPNMR, and the code for an additional 5 points is TWIT712PT4XD912. Go ahead and add them into your account, or join now if you don’t have one yet. Hurry and enter the codes, because they both expire on 7/26/12.

If your child is in Pampers diapers or Easy-Ups, you definitely need a Gifts to Grow account. You can redeem the points for gift cards, or prizes for yourself or your baby!

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Potty Training a Cloth Diapered Baby

There is quite an abundance of cloth training pants available on the market today. Unfortunately, the price can be a bit steep, considering you don't know how well they work. With my oldest son, we tried everything from cloth training pants to Pull-Ups. We finally found the perfect combination, and got him 100% potty trained in less than a week.

Gerber Training Pants

When he was finally ready to sit and attempt to pee on the potty, we picked up some Gerber Training Pants from Walmart for about $8, and he loved the designs of little cars and footballs. He thought they were the coolest big boy underwear in the world. They are great, because they are thicker than underwear, but not too thick that your child won't feel wet if they pee themselves. 

We also bought some Gerber All-in-One Training Pants for $12 for bedtime. They work great. They aren't too bulky, but bulky enough in case he has an accident, he doesn't get all wet.

Gerber All-in-One Training Pants

We actually got very lucky while potty training Luke, because he picked it up the second day of training, and hasn't worn a diaper, or Pull-Up and hasn't had an accident since then. He thinks it's the coolest thing to be able to wear big boy underwear and go on the big potty like Mommy and Daddy. Every once in a while, if we're going on a long car ride, I'll put him in one of the All-in-One's, but he never goes in them. Also, if he's running low on underwear, and I need to do laundry, the Training Pants are a decent substitute. Of course, now that he has Toy Story, Cars, Nemo, Star Wars, Thomas, and Star Wars underwear, the little cars and football designs aren't comparable, but they work in a pinch.

Also, a word to the wise. When it does come time to buy your little one big kid underwear, do not go to Walmart expecting to get a deal, because you won't. Underwear is so expensive! I scoured the clearance sections of TJ Maxx, Marshall's, Ross, and Burlington Coat Factory to find 3 packs marked down to $3 and 5 packs marked down to $4-$5. Do not, I repeat, do not spend $10-$12 on a 5 pack of underwear if you don't have to! Luke outgrew his first pack of underwear within 3 weeks, and we had to go out and find some larger ones. When you find two or three packs on the clearance rack at a store in your child's size, let them pick out their favorite pack. Luke loves that! Sometimes, you can find good deals on ebay as well. So, good luck with the potty training, and remember, this is just another baby step, like learning to walk and learning to talk. They'll figure it out before you know it!

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Enter to win The Hot Fluff Cool Baby Giveaway!

Right now, there is a great giveaway going on for those that are interested in getting started in cloth diapering. The Hot Fluff Cool Baby Giveaway which is hosted by Just Add Cloth and sponsored by Greenie Beanie Bottoms, has a prize pack loaded with $300 worth of cloth diapering products to start your own stash! 

The $300 prize pack includes; 10 pocket diapers in winner's choice of colors and closures, two wet bags, 12 cloth wipes, two pairs of baby leg warmers, diaper cream, two diaper covers, and five bamboo terry cloth inserts! 

If  you haven't checked out Just Add Cloth yet, it is a blog following a mother who cloth diapers. She has great blog posts, great advice, and great giveaways! Check her out, and don't forget to subscribe to her blog if you like what you see. Greenie Beanie Bottoms is a blog that follows the Greenie Beanie Bottoms store. They offer modern day cloth diapering products, and accessories. Check them out as well.

The Hot Fluff Cool Baby Giveaway is open from July 16th-31st, so make sure you head over and fill out some entries! Good luck to those who enter!

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Cloth Diapers - What I use (Part 2)

My post Cloth Diapers - What I use has been the most viewed post so far on this blog. I've been using different diapers on Mikaela than I did on Kainan (because I didn't start with Kainan until he was older) and I wanted to share my opinions on several other brands that I didn't mention in the first post. First I will list what I currently use and recommend, then I'll list other brands that I've tried as well as my opinion on them. I am happy to say that Kainan is now potty-trained, so here is what I am currently using with Mikaela.

Pockets:
Happy Heiny one-size: This is one of my absolute favorite diaper companies. I love that they are made in the USA. They are really good quality, a little on the expensive side, but you get what you pay for. These come in snap or aplix closures, I have both.
Sunbaby one-size: These are the absolute best diaper for the price! At $4 or $5 per diaper, you just can't beat it. They are good quality and have held up really well so far. These diapers only come with snap closures.
Fuzzibunz one-size: These are a little different than other one-size diapers because of the patented adjustable elastic. They are slightly more "attractive" than other one-size diapers since there are no snaps in the front when they are at the largest setting. They are also a little pricey, but very high quality. They also seem to fit tinier babies a little sooner than other one-size pockets. These come with snap closures.
Kawaii one-size: These diapers are also a good value but they aren't my favorite. I prefer the Sunbaby diapers, which are cheaper. They come with a snap closure as well.
Babyland one-size: Babyland makes VERY cheap diapers (a couple of bucks on eBay) but I don't recommend them. They don't adjust to a very large size (probably no bigger than 20-25 pounds) and they are VERY cheap. They are leaky and are just made very poorly. I have two and I very rarely use them. Snap closure.

All-in-one's (AIOs) :
Grovia: This is a good AIO diaper but I don't love the hip snaps. They have an extra snap in doubler for heavier wetters. They are a little pricey but a lot of people love the Grovia brand.

Hybirds:
Grovia: I STONGLY prefer these to the Grovia AIOs. I believe they come in snap or aplix closure (mine are aplix.) They are a little different because they have a snap in liner, you can also use the shell as a regular cover over a prefold. Grovia also sells disposable inserts that you can use inside the cover and throw away, I haven't tried these myself.

Fitteds:
Goodmama: These is a lot of hype over Goodmama diapers. I only have one but I do like it. They come with snap closures and a snap liner. I use mine under PUL or wool covers. Goodmamas are expensive so I wouldn't buy any unless I got a really good deal.
Thirsties: Thirsties makes really great fitteds. They are really trim but hold up well. The ones that I have are aplix closure. I don't think that Thirsties makes sized fitteds anymore but they do make them in Duos, I haven't tried these.

Covers:
Flip: Flip makes my FAVORITE PUL cover. Flip has two different kinds of cloth inserts as well as disposables inserts. I've never used any of these, but I've used the Flip cover over prefolds and fitteds.
Thirsties: Thirsties also has great covers. I prefer the sized covers to the Duos.

Wool:
I tried not to, but I really like wool! Most of what I have is mama-made (not by me) but I do have two Wild Child Woolies soakers and they are really great. Very pricey, but they are high quality.


Other diapers I have tried:
Fuzzibunz sized pockets: These are good diapers, snap closure, I liked them.
Thirsties sized AIOs: I love anything Thirsties and these were no exception. Unfortunately they aren't made anymore. :( I used sizes XS and Small.
Thirsties duo pockets: Again I love Thirsties. Reasonably priced, great quality, made in the US, most Thirsties products come in snap or aplix closure.
Happy Heiny sized pockets: I used Happy Heiny XL diapers for Kainan and I also had a couple of size smalls for Mikaela. I really love Happy Heiny diapers, the are the best quality pockets that I have used.
Muttaquin baby fitteds: Very cute and they hold up well, no complaints (I only had one of these.) 
bumGenius AIO: I mentioned these in my last post for Mikaela, I used XS and small sized. These are the best diaper (in my opinion) for a newborn.

So there you have it, these are the diapers that I use and recommend (except for a few!)

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Plum District Ecomom.com deal even better!

From today until Monday, the Plum District deal that I mentioned earlier is even better than expected! When you spend $50 at ecomom.com you will get $20 off AND free shipping. This means that you will get $70 worth of products with your $15 (or $10) voucher!

I bought this deal today because I had a couple of referrals (so FREE out of pocket) and purchased 4 bags of Rockin' Green detergent (great for cloth diapers!) and a puzzle for each of my kids. It was great to get for free, but it's still an awesome deal for $15 (or $10 if you are new to Plum District!) So head on over here and sign up if you haven't taken advantage of this great deal yet!

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Plum District - $50 ecomom.com certificate as low as $10!

Today only, Plum District has a $10 off code (enjoy10) that can be used on any of their deals! One of the deals is $50 of merchandise from ecomom for only $25. After the code the price comes down to $15, however if you have $5 in credit (I believe all new sign ups get this, but I'm not sure) that makes this deal only $10!

Ecomom.com has some really great deals on eco-friendly baby stuff. I checked out some of their deals and you could get two Grovia AIO cloth diapers (normally $22.95 EACH) with this certificate, or you could get three Grovia newborn AIO diapers ($14.95 each.) This is an AWESOME deal for Grovia diapers. I have one of the AIOs myself and it's a really great diaper.  Thanks to Jessica for the heads up that this deal does NOT include cloth diapers or diaper accessories. There are plenty of other things on the site, including lots of clearance items as well as things for older kids and moms. Remember that the $10 discount code is for today only, so you'll want to get this quickly!

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