No Awesome Life Friday This Week

Hey, all!  I'm skilling Awesome Life Friday this week - I spent yesterday out at the doctor's and doing various errands, and never found the time to get it ready to go.  We'll be back next week!

Happy Easter to all who celebrate it!

Review/Giveaway: ecoAble Stay-Dry Night Fitted Cloth Diaper

If you've been with us awhile, you've seen the company name ecoAble about half a dozen times. After reviewing several of their cloth diaper products, I am convinced they are my favorite cloth diaper company. Doing these reviews I have been able to try many different styles (In many different adorable prints!) and seen what worked for our family.

In this installment, I will be showcasing their Stay Dry Night Fitted Hemp & Charcoal Bamboo diaper.

These fitted diapers are all cloth, meaning there is no PUL (waterproof liner). Therefore they are meant to be used with a diaper cover.

This system comes with an incredibly soft outer shell – seriously I was rubbing it on my face when it arrived, along with a long hemp/cotton snap in and a stay dry charcoal bamboo snap in insert.

I have only used these types of fitted diapers when she was a newborn. They are typically soft and fluffy, and in my past experience, beyond adorable. I was always sad when I'd have to put a cover over a beautiful print I picked out.

However ecoAble's fitted diapers are very plain – thought still insanely soft! Visually, they make me think of what cloth diapers were 'back in the day' based on what my mom has told me. When my daughter was a newborn I was able to get away without a cover. I suppose there is a bit of a volume different in the overnight pee of a 4 month old an a 18m old, however. I tested the theory and sure enough it did leak through by morning – even with both inserts.

So the next time this diaper resurfaced on my rotation, I went ahead and used the ecoAble cover I had reviewed previously. It was pretty hilarious how LARGE her rump was with all of this fluff!

For comic relief, I'll tell the honest struggle in true parenting fashion...After securing on the fitted, with both inserts, and added the cover, she promptly filled the inside with foul smelling substances...in less than five minutes. Once again, I had to wait for a cleaning to see it through an over night. I will say that the infraction sprayed from the diaper with much ease, which is always nice!

Once we finally managed to get her into the bed with the diaper, we were able to see how well it did. Sure enough, come morning, it was still holding it all in with no leakage!

We have since used it a handful of times. I prefer it without the long insert simply because of how big it makes everything. I'm afraid it would hurt her back by lifting it from the bed – I also imagine that's likely my overthinking.

Luckily she isn't a big wetter though. I could see needing all the pieces parts if she had a bigger bladder, or in the future when she's older.

I will say that after washing, sadly, the diaper was never quite as soft as it was taking it form the package. Maybe when the sun returns and I can do more drying outside of machine, or when I get wool dryer balls, this will bring some of its life back into it.

I also feel obligated to say that for the first time, there was a cosmetic issue involving the stitching that I haven't had before in previous ecoAble diapers. Granted, this is a different material than anything of theirs I've had the pleasure of owning. All three pieces had an imperfection around a sew lines closing. It doesn't impact the usage at al,l but I do wonder how it may effect the longevity of the diaper.

ecoAble's sells these diapers in packs of 1 ($18.50), 2 ($35.99) and 4 ($69.99) with waterproof diaper covers sold separately. They are One size, with the customization snaps to adjust it for what's best for children between 10-35lbs.

If you'd like to try ecoAble's Stay-Dry Night Fitted Hemp & Charcoal Diaper, they're allowing us to give one away to one of our US readers! Read on to see how you can enter to win!

http://ecoable.net/
https://www.facebook.com/ecoablesf
https://twitter.com/ecoAbleDiapers
https://www.pinterest.com/ecoablediapers/

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Party in Your PJs #98

Welcome to Party in Your PJs!

Happy Tuesday!  Welcome to the Party in Your PJs Link Party, where your posts will be seen on five different blogs each week.   In addition to Kim from The Cookie Puzzle, you'll also find Party in Your PJs every Tuesday evening at Grandma Ideas, Wood of Bell Trees and... here!

Last week Bree from bumblebreeblog announced that she'd no longer be able to participate - her life is taking her in some new and exciting directions, and we will miss her greatly, but also wish her well as she pursues it!

You'll still find the Awesome Life Friday link up here at RCHReviews, every Thursday evening at 8pm ET so we hope to see you there as well.

Are you ready to party? I can't wait to see what you've brought to share!

Kim ~ The Cookie Puzzle | Facebook | Pinterest 
Bree ~ bumblebreeblog | Facebook | Pinterest
Nina ~ Grandma Ideas | Pinterest | Twitter
Lynda ~ Reviews, Chews & How-Tos | Facebook | Pinterest
Heather ~ Woods of Bell Trees | Facebook | Instagram

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Kim @ The Cookie Puzzle 

Kim is a small town girl who love simple things. Simple cookies, simple crafts and simple people. She is a wife, mother to one son and two adorable fur babies. Slightly addicted to reality TV and sitcoms, but she loves curling up with a good book or a good walk while listening to podcasts. You can find her at The Cookie Puzzle, where she shares her love for cookies and crafting. 

Nina @ Grandma Ideas 

How is this: Nina is wildly in love with her grandchildren. She delights in doing activities with them that strengthen their relationship –- playing games, doing crafts, snuggling, reading stories to them, and cooking together. She enjoys reading, technology, and traveling. (Tahiti is her most favorite place on earth!)

Lynda @ Reviews, Chews & How-Tos 

Lynda lives outside DC with her husband Michael and elderly beagle, Sadie. She and her daughter Jackie started RCHReviews as a way to spend time together in spite of living across country, and along the way they've added several friends as regular contributors. Between them all, they bring together many different perspectives and lifestyles with one common philosophy - try new things, have fun, and remember you are awesome!

 Heather @ Wood of Bell Trees

Heather is a wife of a peanut butter fanatic and mom of one silly human and one furry canine, wrangling life on 2nd shift and glitterizing everything as she goes!

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1. Limit of one pin a day.

2. Just like the party anything goes, but clear wonderful pictures with great descriptions are most successful.

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Pillar Box Blue // Easy Paper Bunny Treat Bags for Easter

The Bikini Experiment // Sizzle Your Side: Tangy Baked Asparagus

A Houseful of Homemade // Free Printable Egg Shaped Boxes

Morgan Manages Mommyhood // Decorate Your Own Easter Pancakes

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