I'll admit, when I had first thought about trying out Potty Pads, or family cloth as they're more commonly known, I was not overly excited. While I may be green about quite a few things & I don't mind cloth diaper cleanup, I was still a little leery of using cloth for myself. I was quite certain that my husband wouldn't want to use them, nor do I want to wash them after he does, so I actually never asked him his thoughts. Instead, I put them in a drawer in our bathroom & hoped I'd get around to trying them out.
I received mine from
CooshytOOsh, an Etsy shop (
as a side note, Susie, the owner, grew up about 15 minutes from where I live & she is currently in Washington State, where I used to live! ). Susie has been incredibly sweet & great to work with. Here's what she says about the Potty Pads:

Description
BUY NOW AND RECEIVE A FREE LAUNDRY BAG FOR SUPER EASY LAUNDRYING!!
3" X 5" WIPERS 40 of super SOFT COTTON
MADE OF SUPERBLY RICH LUXURIOUSLY SOFT COTTON
7" x 8" laundry mesh bag with drawstring. Just pull shut and throw in the laundry!!
SAVE OVER $500 to $875 a year!!
PROMISE ONCE YOU USE THESE SPA ESSENTIALS YOU'LL NEVER WALK DOWN THAT TOILET PAPER ISLE AGAIN!!
So, back to me. I've ended up using the Potty Pads & I must say, I didn't mind them one bit! Now, I haven't used them for um... let's just say... everything ...yet, but I like them! I still need to work out my system for storage of the clean & the used wipes, but I think once I get it down, it'll be no big deal! And, even if I only use them for urine, they'll save me tremendously (because tp is one thing I don't buy cheap- on sale yes, but not cheap). These are uber-soft & fluffy, even after washing. In fact, I even tried them out on B, now that I've decided to make the switch to cloth wipes for him. They worked wonderfully- they're just a bit smaller than my other wipes.
Moral of the story- don't be scared of trying new things! Especially if you cloth diaper- what's the big deal?! And these are so soft, you may never want to go back!
Check out
CooshytOOSh for more unpaper products, as well as cloth diapers & accessories. I hope to try out her
Eco Baby Wipes next!
Want to try your own
Potty Pads? Susie has generously offered up a set, complete with laundry bag!
Mandatory Entry: You must check out
CooshytOOsh on Etsy & let me know what you love! Make sure to leave some contact info in the entry. If I can't contact you, you can't win.
Extra Entries (leave a separate comment for each of these):
1. Follow my blog!
2. Subscribe to my blog!
4. Tweet the following (tweet can be done twice a day, minimum of 4 hours apart): Feel clean & be green with CooshytOOsh Potty Pads from @mandyw526: http://bit.ly/bbAm4u Ends : 5/3
4. Order anything from CooshytOOsh- Worth 10 extra entries (separate comments for each entry, please).
5. "Favorite" or "heart" your favorite product on CooshytOOsh - let me know what item you chose.
this giveaway ends May 3rd, 2010 at 9pm cst. winner will be chosen via random number generator & contacted by email, twitter, or text. winner has 24 hours to respond or I will redraw. thanks to CooshytOOsh for sponsoring (providing both Potty Pads for my family & for my winner) & thank you for participating!
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