I cloth diaper.
Not only do I cloth diaper, but I ONLY cloth diaper. I jumped into fluff a bit late in the game -- Campbell celebrated her first birthday the first time that she wore a cloth diaper.
Rowen spent a week in cloth when he was a baby.
Finley... well... once I stopped using cloth with Rowen, I never thought about it again until Campbell was born. I began seeing more and more friends with cloth on their little one's behinds. And not just the "typical" people that you would think would cloth diaper their children. I often did a double-look and thought, "You? You cloth diaper? Really?" And so it began, my love affair with cloth.
And now, I ALWAYS cloth diaper.
We use cloth while we are camping.
We use cloth while we are on road trips.
We use cloth when we are battling diaper rash.
We use cloth when we are on vacation.
We use disposables when we are on an airplane.
Wait... what? Yes... that was right. When I'm dragging all three children thought various airports, my backpack is so full of a laptop, video games and headphones, as well as snacks and games that never get touched, the last thing I want to do is think about one more thing. The "thought" of a used cloth diaper in my bag during the last leg of our flight isn't a big deal, however.
It is simply that the absolute, very LAST thing I want to have to do is mess with cloth while I'm changing a kiddo at next gate to our destination or in the airport bathroom.
So... when we fly, we use disposables. When we get to our destination, we use cloth.
You can imagine my surprise when I was asked by Seventh Generation to give a try to their Free and Clear diapers. At first, I thought, "Great. Why couldn't FuzziBunz or bumGenius ask me to review their products?" But then I thought, "Hey... we ARE leaving for Michigan in a couple of weeks. It would be great to not have to go and buy any disposables... and it would be twice as great if I could actually try a 'greener' diaper product."
See... I used to be a Pampers Sensitive girl. I tried the Wal-Mart brand (yuck). I tried Huggies (ick). I stuck with Pampers (which for doing what a diaper should DO, they were great!), but never even ventured out into the wide world of eco-conscious disposable diapers. Why? Well... good question... that's a topic for a whole other post.
But when the opportunity presented itself for me to review these diapers, I was totally on board -- providing that I was able to wait to try them out when we began our airline trip, and not before.
Long story short? I loved them. Not only do Seventh Generation Free & Clear diapers not include chlorine processing, fragrances, latex and petroleum based lotions, but in an effort to contribute less overall landfill waste and continue to ensure a premium standard of absorbency, the new Free & Clear diapers have been redesigned with a lighter-weight core. With processed chlorine-free wood pulp in the diapers, Seventh Generation also makes certain that no chlorine is released into the environment during the totally chlorine-free (TCF) whitening process of the diapers (and also in their training pants).
Seventh Generation has also reduced the size of the diapers’ plastic packaging, meaning that each pack now contributes even less overall landfill waste than before. In fact, the packaging can now be recycled at local supermarkets where plastic bag recycling collection boxes are available.
But even more important, they never leaked! And... we loved using them so much, I must admit Campbell sported a Seventh Generation Free & Clear diaper on DURING our vacation a few times!
So... I get to hold my very own giveaway for a very lucky reader to win a pack of Seventh Generation Free & Clear diapers! Cloth mommas, don't worry... these will be great to have stashed away somewhere for when you need them the most.
For a mandatory entry into this giveaway, please comment below and tell me what kind of diaper usually is found on your baby's bottom!
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In addition, Seventh Generation is providing my readers (that's you!) a printable coupon for $2.00 OFF any ONE Seventh Generation Baby Product (Diapers, Training Pants, or Wipes)!
This giveaway will close Sunday, September 11th, so make sure to get your entries in soon!
(For full disclosure, the coupon, my prize pack, the information provided within this post and the giveaway were all provided by Seventh Generation through MyBlogSpark.)
