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Monday, September 6, 2010

mother-ease review & GIVEAWAY!

Picture of B will be added soon... he's napping & I left the camera in his room :(



I received a Sandy's fitted diaper from Canadian company, Mother-ease Cloth Diapers, in gorgeous, gorgeous green - I was so excited for it, since we're pretty much out of green diapers these days.  I was also given a Sandy's Cloth Diaper Liner & an Air Flow cover (in Oceans), so I could try it on B for overnight.

First - a little background:

Mother-Ease uses 4 different fabrics for their diapers.  You can choose from Cotton Terry, Organic Cotton Terry, Bamboo Terry, & Stay-dry.  I choose the cotton terry, because I wanted the color!

Here's what Mother-ease has to say about their Sandy's fitteds:
These cloth diapers are made from our same soft stretchy terry cloth using the same quality of workmanship, but they have an extra layer of absorbent terry sewn to the inside of the diaper. The fit of the cloth diaper is slightly roomier. Elastic at the waist front and back as well as the leg openings, together with the snap closures at the sides create a clean pant-like look. A serged edge finishes the diaper. Our large Sandy’s™ cloth diaper is one of the most absorbent cloth diapers ever, and holds 15 oz. When used together with our Sandy’s™ Cloth Diaper Liners it makes an extravagant nighttime cloth diaper.

I'd definitely agree that these are incredibly absorbent diapers.  I go back & forth in my personal opinions about fitteds & one issue I always have is when a fitted is soaked completely through after an overnight.  I can't stand thinking of how B's booty must feel, sitting in this soaking wet diaper all night long ... this was definitely not an issue with the Sandy's Fitted & that makes this mama a happy mama!

I was a little concerned as to the fit of the diaper & cover, because B is just hovering around 21 pounds.  Sandy's are available in two sizes - Small is 8-20 pounds while Large is 20- 35 pounds. I ordered a large & was worried it'd fall off of him.  This was not the case.  It is a bit larger than most of his diapers, but it's not so large that it's an issue, especially at night.  We haven't had a single leak, both without the extra Cloth Diaper Liner during the day, & with it overnight.  Awesome, awesome, awesome.

The Air Flow Cover comes in a variety of colors & prints - all listed as Eco-Themed (& we all know how much I love Eco- anything!).   Mother-ease Cloth Diapers stands by the breathability in their covers, which is a great concept.  Of course, all cloth diaper products should breathe more efficiently than it's disposable counterpart, but some breathe better than others.

Bottom line: Great diaper combo & I'll be thrilled to continue using it as B gets bigger, & future kiddos after him!  My only 'complaint' is that personally, I'd rather they offer a third, in between, size for my munchkin of a kid.  All in all, certainly a diaper I will use & certainly a diaper I would love to purchase!

Speaking of purchase... Want your own Mother-ease Cloth Diaper? You can purchase them at the Mother-ease Cloth Diaper website (it has a handy shopping cart for the US or for Canadians) or you can win one right here!  Mother-Ease has generously offered up one Sandy's Fitted Diaper, as well as an Air Flow Cover.



Here's how to enter:

mandatory entry: follow my blog & tell me which Sandy's color/fabric you'd choose, as well as which pattern/color of cover you'd pick. 

as always, please leave me an email address or some other way to contact you, so you can win! 

extra entries: 

follow Mother-ease Cloth Diapers on twitter, as well as @mandyw526

tweet this once a day: Win a Sandy's Fitted & Air Flow Cover from @motherease & @mandyw526:  http://tiny.cc/t9uzb Ends 9/28 #giveaway

like Mother-ease Cloth Diapers on Facebook

And lastly, as always, sign up for Swagbucks using this code:   You'll get 40 Swagbucks just for signing up & by searching, you'll win 'bucks that you can turn in for prizes, gift cards & more!




fine print: open to all US or Canadian residents. winner will be drawn on September 28 at 9pm cst via random.org. winner will be notified & has 24 hours to reply.

65 comments:

Amy @ Motherhood and Miscellany said...

I would choose the size small bamboo diaper with the rainforest cover.

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JayZ said...

I would choose the small cotton terry in purple...because I don't have a purple diaper! And the oceans cover!

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Thanks for the review! Jos has had leaking issues lately and I'm thinking of getting a few fitteds to go with her Thirsties and Flip covers. Good to know you haven't had any leaking issues with these! And they seem like a great overnight diaper too!

Amy @ Motherhood and Miscellany said...

I follow Mothereae and you on Twitter (@Mom4Miss)

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JayZ said...

Liked Mother-ease on Facebook!

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Attila & Tamara said...

I'd choose the Cotton Terry in Pink, with a pink cover!

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Attila & Tamara said...

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Unknown said...

id choose a large organic cotton in blue and the oceans cover!

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Knocked Up and Nursing said...

I'd choose the aqua sandy's diaper with the oceans cover.
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Knocked Up and Nursing said...

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Rebecca W said...

I'm following your blog & I'd like the Sandy's pink Cotton Terry
with the Oceans cover!
Thanks for the chance to win!
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Rebecca W said...

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caedmen said...

following your blog via gfc and I would choose the rainforest cover with the bamboo diaper

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Jill said...

I would pick the large sandy's fitted bamboo terry and for the air flow cover I would pick the wetlands.

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Rebecca Orr said...

I like the Yellow colored diaper in the smaller size and the Wetlands cover in the small size. I have never tried Mother-Ease products before...thanks for the chance. bekki1820cb at gmail

Rebecca Orr said...

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Rebecca Orr said...

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Madeline said...

I follow your blog and would choose the blue Sandy's diaper and the Oceans Air Flow cover.

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Madeline said...

I follow Mother-ease and you on Twitter.

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Madeline said...

I like Mother Ease on Facebook.

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Ashley said...

I follow your blog (Ashley T.) and would love the Organic Cotton Terry Fitted with a Yellow Air Flow Cover.

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Madeline said...

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Heidi said...

I would get the unbleached cotton sandy's diaper and the Savanna air flow cover. I follow your blog.
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Heidi said...

Follow Motherease and you on twitter.
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Heidi said...

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Heidi said...

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Madeline said...

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Anonymous said...

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I would choose the large size bamboo diaper with the white cover

caedmen said...

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Rebecca said...

I follow your blog
aqua & rainforest cover
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Madeline said...

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Karine Traverse said...

I love the Savanna cover and the Green Sandy's in Cotton Terry.
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Karine Traverse said...

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Karine Traverse said...

Like Mother-ease on FB (Karine Capobianco Traverse)
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