Consumerist - Cloth Diapers Can Save You Money

Just read this article at one of my favorite sites consumerist.com. Everyone can save money using cloth diapers. Great article Phil!!



http://consumerist.com/5321738/cloth-diapers-can-save-you-money-if-youre-willing-to-work-for-it

Mama Rissa Smartipants Review

Thank you for the great review and pictures of your little ones wearing Smartipants



http://mamarissa.com/2009/07/23/review-smartipants/

Kerry's Kreation Smartipants Diaper Review

http://kerryskreation.blogspot.com/2009/07/my-first-cloth-diaper-review.html

KXLY 4 Detroit Smartipants Diaper Review

Thanks Andrea for taking the time to review our Smartipants diaper.  We look forward to recevieing some feedback from Lisa when her little one is born!

Here is a link to read the review: http://blogs.kxly.com/?p=3825

2 More Smartipants Reviews and Smartipants Contests!

Hey there mommy's. We have 2 more Smartipants reviews for you to check out. We love of all you for taking the time and writing about Smartipants. We hope that these reviews and contests give new mommies a chance to get multiple opinions on our Smartipants as well as a chance to possibly try them out for free. Nothing beats a free Smartipants diaper, am I right?

Thanks to Momma's Got a Timeout and Suburban Cloth for these reviews!

http://www.mommasgotatimeout.com/2009/07/alright-miss-smartipants.html



http://suburbancloth.blogspot.com/2009/07/smartipants.html

Roots, Wings & a Mommy Moment

My mother always tells me that my job is to give my kids roots and wings. Preferably, roots first.
I love this peice of advice. I want to teach my kids important things about life and taking care of themselves and of our planet. I want them to help others whenever they can and all of this to be rooted in them. I want so many things for my kids, but mostly I want them to really believe that they can be and do whatever they want in this life, because if they believe that, then they can.

So today my 3 year old daughter is asked if she is a princess while we were shopping. She looks at me thoughtfully and asks me "Mommy, am I a princess?" So I asked her, "Do you want to be a princess?" I was so ready to tell her of course she is a princess, the most beautiful in all the land...then she replied, "No I don't want to be a princess, I want to be a cowboy" And so I said " well then you can be a cowboy, then best cowboy ever" and off she galloped down the aisle. I just smiled as my heart galloped away with her.

Babycenter.com Review and Contest

Thanks Megan for this amazing review. Check out the bottom of this post to contact her and enter in to win your own Smartipants!


http://community.babycenter.com/journal/meganmk/2130445/do_you_wanna_be_a_smartipants_too

First Video Review - Dirty Diaper Laundry

We just had our first video review for our Smartipants.



Or you can click here.

Thanks to www.dirtydiaperlaundry.com for taking the time to review our product!

Is it difficult to care for cloth diapers?

Let's talk for a minute about caring for cloth diapers.
When we approach parents new to cloth diapers, often the biggest concern is laundering dirty diapers. Likely based on old fashioned diapers there is a widespread myth that reusable diapers are difficult to care for.
With Smartipants this is simply not true.

So how easy is it really?

It really is very easy. Just like Smartipants are so much easier to use than old fashioned diapers so is laundering them.

Here's the step by step in Smartipants care:

1. Remove wet or soiled diaper from your baby.
2. If diaper is only wet, place entire diaper into a pail or a waterproof laundry bag until it is time to wash a load of diapers.
3. If diaper is soiled and the waste is solid or mostly solid simply shake off as much as possible over the toilet to flush away then place entire diaper in pail or waterproof laundry bag as above.
If the waste is from an exclusively breastfed baby it can also be stored until time to launder as this particular type of waste is proven to completely disolve in the laundering process.
If the waste is a sticky or thick but not solid consistency, it it helpful to utilize a handy tool called a diaper sprayer or a handheld bidet to remove the solid waste by spraying it off of the diaper into the toilet to flush away before storing the diaper until time to launder...

...ok laundry time!

laundering your diapers is simple and helps you to save money while being environmentally responsible. A hot wash, extra rinse and tumble dry will do the trick.
Here are the do's and don'ts:

Do wash your diapers with their inserts still inside- there is no need to touch the wet or soiled insert with Smartipants. They will separate in the washing process on their own.
Do wash in hot or warm water using a small amount of detergent.
Don't use natural soap products or detergent with heavy perfumes or dyes as this can have an adverse effect on the high performance fabrics your Smartipants are made from.
Don't add any kind of fabric softener to the wash or dryer cycle as this will cause your diaper to repel liquids.
Do use your favorite dye free, perfume free laundry detergent as long as it does not contain optical brighteners.
Do use a small amount of detergent, just enough to clean the diapers, more is not better.
Do thoroughly rinse your diapers to remove any residue of detergent.
Do tumble dry your diapers or line dry them.
Do place any stains in direct sunlight to remove the stain.
Place your clean dry insert back into the Smart Sleeve and you're ready to go!

Modern reusable diapers require only a few additional steps to reuse again and again saving families money with every diaper change. Overall, laundering your Smartipants is a process that becomes easier and easier with time. In the end you will have saved over a TON of waste from a landfill for each baby you've used your Smartipants diapers on!

Sweet As Punkin Pie - Review and Giveaway

http://sweetaspunkinpie.blogspot.com/2009/07/smarti-pants-cloth-diaper-review.html