Fluff Butt: Out and About

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Today was a busy, busy day. Messy day.

We were suppose to meet Maggie from the local Fort Wayne Cloth Diapering business, CuddleWuddle.com, at 9:30 am. Only my alarm clock never went off... and I woke up 9am when my husbands went off. No big deal right? NOPE. We live 45 minutes away :( . I felt terrible writing the email with my excuse! Good thing she's AWESOME and we're meeting tomorrow morning instead.

After we were suppose to meet with Maggie, we were suppose to meet my college BFF, Marina, and her daughter, Izzy (Caden's Fiance... so what that he's only 6 months old. and she's 2.). After getting there 15 minutes after I was suppose to... I realized that I had forgotten my debit card, cash, and my ID. OH, and how about how my gas light had came on halfway there?!?! UGH. I also forgot formula and shoes for CBug. I'm on the bad mom list today. Good thing I remembered Caden at all... and his 15 million cloth diapers I decided to bring. Also, my husband is a life saver and met me to give me HIS debit card. MUCH LOVE TO Z!

Oh and for the final terrible day story... I just received my Petunia Picklebottom Diaper Bag yesterday from Layla Grayce. I was so excited to use it that I packed it for our outing today. We were finished hanging out at the mall and had to meet my In-Laws at Babies-R-Us. I pushed Caden out to the car and loaded up all the bags in the trunk. I then wheeled him around to load him in the front. In order to take him out and not have my stroller capsize, I have to set my diaper bag on the ground. So I did. I then loaded CBug and my stroller into the backseat, got in the front seat and headed to B-R-US. Only to get out, unpack the boy and stroller, and reach in for my new $165 diaperbag... THAT WAS NOT THERE!!! I had left it laying in the parking lot of the mall. THANK GOODNESS for the kind lady that was walking it to the mall office when I practically pounced on her!!! It had my (empty) wallet, digital camera, and CLOTH DIAPERS in it!!! I owe her alot!! (p.s. It is not easy to run through the parking lot/mall carrying a 20 lb. 6 month old. FYI)

But for some good news... It was a pretty good CDing day for us.

Even though I'm still terrified to cloth diapering while I'm out and about, I decided to give it a go again today. I packed pretty much every cloth diaper I own since we'd be in town all day. We started out in the Thirsties combo (Fab Fitted+Duo Wrap). That lasted until we got to the mall to meet my HS BFF and her son for lunch. I looked over during and saw a bright red little face. I then changed him into the Snap-Ez Eco. That one lasted until I got to Babies-R-Us (after the fiasco above.) I could smell some stink so I took him into their (disguistingly gross) bathroom. (Seriously. They didn't have changing table cover and toilet paper was everywhere but in the dispenser.) Sure enough, big ole' diaper full of poo. Snap-Ez Eco did a wonder job of holding it all in though! It only took me half an hour to get it all off my baby's behind though. :( After that it was the GroBaby with extra insert. Which actually lasted a long time. I only changed it because I changed his whole outfit. (He also has reflux. Which means constant outfit changes due to spit up.) At that time it was into the Happy Heiny he went. Just a few minutes ago he woke up screaming. I thought it might be a dirty diaper since I KNOW that he is full. HOLY COW. It was the worst diaper I have ever changed. That Happy Heiny did not fail me when it held in his gross, smelly, explosive diaherea. Something he ate today did not agree with him, it seriously was that bad. Since he seems to be having some bad pooey reactions right now, he's back in sposies for the night. I'm still working on handling the poo in CDs. :)

Overall... My day stunk (Seriously. poo is SMELLY!) but Cloth Diaper wise I was very pleased.

Weiners... I mean WINNERS!

I have some winners to announce! YAYAYAYAY!

The winner of the Boy's Store outfit and $25 gift code is...
Entry #68!!!

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AND
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Entry #62!!!

BabeeLove said...

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September 2, 2009 4:56 PM

Congrats!

I will be contacting the winners. They have 48 hours to respond to my email. If no response is received I will choose another winner using random.org!

FLUFF BUTT: Nubunz Diapers

One thing I've learned about cloth diapering is that it can be very expensive at first. It is recommended that you start your stash with enough diapers to last you two days. Depending on what kind of diaper you choose to use, the expense varies, but I prefer AIO and Pockets so I used that example!

I found this example on Punkernoodle Baby:

Perfect Fit Diapers all the way:

22 Small pocket/AIO diapers ($17.50 each average): $385

18 Medium pocket/AIO diapers: $315

12 Large pocket/AIO diapers: $210

Waterproof pail liner: $17

Total Cost: $927 to diaper your first child, $0 to diaper your second.

That's a lot to be hit with all at one time! So when I heard about NuBunz Cloth Diapers I was very excited to try them! I first caught wind of them on JustMommies Cloth Diaper Forum and then on DiaperSwappers.com. Everyone was buzzing about the great pocket diapers that are super affordable! ($9.50 a diaper!)
If you recalculate the example above with Nubunz OS Pocket diapers:
25 Nubunz ONE SIZE Pocket diapers: $237.50
(One size fits typically fits from 8 ls to 38 lbs= birth to Potty Training.)
Waterproof Pail Liner: $17
Diapering your child from birth to potty training: $254.50

That is $672.50 cheaper than if you buy a stash of the typical AIO/Pocket diaper!

A little more about the Diaper!:
Nubunz is a USA made OS pocket diaper that is "water proof, durable, safe, reusable, eco friendly, adjustable, one size fits most, and have an anti-wick area to keep baby dry!" They pride themselves on their quality product and wonderful customer service! They offer a good variety of colors and the choice of snaps or velcro! They use the same velcro as the top-brand diapers, and include the laundry tab! (It is super annoying when there is none! I hate pulling the diapers apart!)

The diaper came in a sealed plastic bag with TWO soakers. I inspected the diaper and it looked very neatly made. Also, the colors are GORGEOUS. I received the OS pocket diaper in light orange (salmon) with snaps to review and the Aqua snaps for giveaway. I also notice how thin/trim and soft the diaper is!

I wanted to prep the diaper and inserts right away so that I could add them to my wearable stash! Nubunz recommends a rinse cycle, cyle with detergent, and then another rinse cycle or two, followed by a tumble dry on low. Once I had done that routine a few times, I was ready to use them! I have been using them on and off for the last two weeks and really like the diaper. I have had minimal leaks. (Once again with the forgetting to change him more often than I do in a sposie!) The diaper fits CBug great and will fit him for a long time to come. He's currently wearing it on the medium setting and has room to grow! Since the diaper is so trim, I have had no problems with fitting his clothes over the diaper.

I have only used the Nubunz once at night so far. I stuffed it with both inserts and said a little prayer! In the morning the diaper was a little damp in the front, but his sheets were still dry! I think next time I will try stuffing it with a different/thicker insert.

So far, I really do like this diaper. It's the trimmest that we have for Caden that actually fits him well, so I enjoy having a diaper that still fits under his clothes that are on the brink of being too small. The quality is great, and the price is AMAZING. I highly recommend them, especially to anyone who would love to build onto their stash without spending a fortune! At $9.50 a diaper, I recommend you buy more than one!

On to the really good part... Celine (wonderful woman!) has been gracious enough to give me the opportunity for one of you to try a Nubunz OS Pocket Diaper! The winner will receive an Aqua (gorgeous color!) OS Pocket Diaper with snaps!

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