Our first Fabulous Friday Cloth diaper Giveaway is…

• 1 Happy Heinys One Size Pocket Cloth Diaper with snaps in the Cow Print
• 1 pair of Babylegs Leg Warmers in Cow print

Just answer the following question in the comments section for 1 entry…

What is your favorite Cloth Diaper Accessory?

Would you like  an extra entry, just follow us on twitter and/ or facebook. Please make a separate comment for each entry.

All entries must be received by 11:59 PM, Sunday June 7, 2009. Winner will be chosen by random drawing on or around Monday, June 8, 2009. Winner will be contacted via email.

Thanks for participating… Good Luck!!!

Our first ever Fabulous Friday Cloth Diaper Giveaway has been a great sucess.

The Winner is…

• Priscilla P.

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So, what is all the fuss about a one-size diaper?  To begin with, FuzziBunz one-size pocket diaper do not have snaps on the front to change the length of the rise. Instead FuzziBunz uses adjustable elastic in both the legs and the waist. There are 8+ adjustments available in the leg elastic and 4+ adjustments available in the waist. No more readjusting the snap down rise, just find the settings that work with your child and no other adjusting needed until they need a larger size. Pretty easy, don’t you think?

FuzziBunz are committed to making a one size diaper that actually last for the approximately 3 years that your child will use them and maybe even for another child. Therefore, they designed these new on-size Pocket diapers with replaceable elastic. If it wears out before you are done with the diaper, it can be replace with no seem ripping or sewing. Now that is what I call innovative. Because without a doubt, the wearing out of elastic prematurely retires a perfectly good diaper, unless you (or someone you know) are a seamstress.

In addition to the elastic, FuzziBunz use only snap closure. Snaps usually hold up much better over time to wear and tear than hook and loop closures. Hook and Loop, like Aplix and Velcro,  tend to loose its “stickiness” over time and looks worn and pilly way before its prime. This, once again, requires someone with some sewing knowledge to “fix” the aplix.

Overall, I am super excited by the FuzziBunz One-Size Pocket Diaper. An in-depth review will follow as soon as I am done trying it out.

The average baby wears diapers for approximately 3 years. At an overall average of 8 diapers per day, most babies use an astounding amount of about 8700 diapers during their diapering days. Based on the cost of three popular national brands, the cost per disposable diaper is around $0.26. If you factor in the cost of disposable diaper wipes, about $0.04 per wipe, than you are looking at $0.30 for each diaper change. It doesn’t seem like much, but compiled over 3 years and the total cost adds up to approximately $2600. I don’t know about you, but I think that is a significant amount of money especially when it is for essentially TRASH. Unfortunately, this amount doesn’t even include such costs as diaper rash cream, extra trash collection fees, gasoline, etc.

On the other hand, cloth diapers seem so expensive when you start pricing them. How can you possible save money using such costly diapers? Well for a minimum of about $400, you can cloth diaper your baby for the entire 3 years. This is using the most inexpensive cloth diapering option of prefolds, diaper covers, and a few pocket diapers for nighttime. However, if you choose a more expensive option, such as pocket diapers or all in one diapers, you could potentially spend around $1200. Factor in the cost of laundering your cloth diapers which is about $400 for 3 years, including detergent, and you are looking at a total cost of about $800-$1500. This is a total savings of about $1000-$1800 over the cost of disposable diapers.

The numbers don’t lie, you really can save money by switching to cloth diapers. Use those same diapers for a second child and you save even more money. Isn’t it a nice feeling to be in control of how much money you are actually spending on your baby’s diapering rather than throwing away your hard earned cash on trash? The choice is yours.