Earth Angels Diaper Co. proudly supports Miracle Diapers and their continuing efforts to provide needy families with cloth diapering and natural parenting items.

Currently,  the gals at Miracle Diapers are trying to make the move into a more comfortable office/warehouse environment.   They need our help in raising the money they need to fund their move.

Earth Angels Diaper Co. will be providing a $5.00 Coupon Code to anyone who donates $5.00 or more to Miracle Diapers as a THANK YOU for your generosity and support.  The coupon code will be automatically sent upon completing the donation through PayPal.

Please donate through one of the links at Earth Angels Diaper Co. to take advantage of this offer.

And, as always, Miracle Diapers is also accepting donations of cloth diapers, accessories, and other natural parenting items.

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Lately, there has certainly been a lot of buzz about Gro Baby cloth diapers.  From what we have read and written about them, it sounds like Gro Baby offers a great blend of several factors: ease of use, reusable components, and sizing that grows with baby.  You can see many of the features in the slideshow above (mouse over to stop slide movement) or please click through to Gro Baby for more information.  Gro Baby describes how their unique diaper works: 

“Gro Baby is a modern, one-size diapering system. Its unique, waterproof shell and organic cotton soaker pad minimizes waste and cost. Gro Baby is designed so that the outer shells may be used for multiple diaper changes. If the soaker pad is wet, simply snap in a fresh one and you are ready to go.  If the shell is wet, allow it to air dry and use for the next diaper change.  When your Gro Baby Shell is soiled or very saturated, start fresh with a new Gro Baby Shell.”

Cloth Diaper News would love the opportunity to check out Gro Baby for ourselves.  If you have a blog, you may be able to too!  Gro Baby is now offering bloggers an opportunity to see what all the buzz is about first hand.  By writing about Gro Baby, bloggers will receive a pre-production Blackberry Shell Set.  This pre-production set is simply missing the hidden TPU layer behind the snaps.  Gro Baby has a limited number of these available so start writing!  Here are the rules:

1. The post must be new.
2. Please write about your raves or issues with Gro Baby OR post a new picture of your little diaper wearer in their favorite Gro Baby OR express your desire to try a Gro Baby. 
3. All posts must include this link: http://www.thenaturalbabyco.com/grobaby%E2%84%A2-ic-11_16.html
4. Send an email to customerservice@thenaturalbabyco.com with BLOG GIVEAWAY in the subject line.  Please include a link to your post and your address.
5. While supplies last, Gro Baby will send each participant one free pre-production shell set in Blackberry (no other colors available).
6. Limit one per family please.

Source: This has been verified with The Natural Baby Company makers of Gro Baby.

To celebrate her birth month, the owner of Butterfly Diapersis offering 25% off for the month of July.  You can find cute diapers, like the one pictured, for $12 (regular price is $16).  As described on the site,

“This Red Hearts Diaper consists of a waterproof (PUL) shell and snap in diaper. Snaps are used for waist adjustment. Cover/Shell may be reused without machine washing with each change. Wipe clean with a clean damp cloth in between changes. Change the snap-in portion with each diaper change or use the shell/cover with a fitted diaper or prefold.”

Butterfly Diapers also makes cloth wipes, cloth diaper covers, treasure pouches and clothing.  Stop in for great savings this month.  Butterfly Diapers sews diapers under a special cottage industry license granted by Fern & Faerie.

Source: Butterfly Diapers

We are making our own declaration of independence at Baby’s Bottom Line, that is the right to NOT pay retail prices for the 4th of July weekend!  Everything in our store has been marked down (except bumGenius, preorders, and package deals).  Check out the great deals now as they have to be marked back to regular retail pricing by Monday morning.

Stop by Baby’s Bottom Line to enjoy sale prices on Gro Baby, Happy Heiny’s, Mommy’s Touch, Rocky Mountain Diaper, Wahmies, Adorabumz, FunOrganic! and more. 

Source: Baby’s Bottom Line

To celebrate the 4th of July Global Enfant is having a sale on Bamboo Baby One-Size All-in-Ones.  Bamboo Baby One-Size are normally priced at $21.95 and they are on sale for $17.95.  Plus they are offering free shipping!  Global Enfant describes Bamboo Baby,

Bamboo Baby has designed the first one-size, all-in-one reusable cloth diaper using extra absorbent bamboo fleece. No pockets, means no stuffing, but a silky soft inner made of sustainable bamboo/cotton fleece including a one-size liner of 3 layers of bamboo fleece for extra absorbency. Waterproof outer layer is PUL.

The sale is currently live and we are not sure of an expiration day/time. 

Source: Global Enfant

These wool shorties are made by Monkey Snuggles and are appopriately named Happy Day Wool Shorties.  They are 100% wool, size small and are selling on Monkey Snuggles‘ Etsy shop for $25.  Too cute and a great price.  Stop by their Etsy shop to check out their other wool items, organic bamboo fitteds, wet bags, wool legwarmers and a wide selection of pocket diapers.

Miracle Diapers values your opinions, so we thought we would ask you (our recipients, supporters, and friends) for your input! We’re facing a bit of a dilemma. From time to time, we experience a shortage of covers. While we have been able to use our funds to purchase them in the past, we currently have the challenge of raising $3,000 (one year’s rent) for our much needed, air conditioned warehouse. Having no covers means putting packages on hold until they become available.

The following questions are up for discussion: (Please take the time to look at the questions from different standpoints before responding!)

—What are your thoughts about applicants receiving no covers with their diapers (with the knowledge that they are only sent if they are available). Keep in mind that some applicants are new to cloth diapering and do not have any diapers, covers, or accessories.

—What would your reaction be if you were an applicant that was expected to purchase your own covers?

Please feel free to post your comments below. We are a family friendly site, so please keep discussions clean and constructive. Remember the feelings of others when posting. (Posts that do not comply are subject to editing or deletion.) 

Source: Miracle Diapers

In their recent  E-Newsletter, Kelly’s Closet is pleased to announce the newest shade of Gro Baby diapers, Vanilla.  To celebrate this new shade they are offering free shipping on any Gro Baby purchase through Sunday, June 28 at midnight.  Just use dicount code GROBABY2.  Kelly’s Closet explains how Gro Baby diapers work,

Gro Baby is designed so that the outer shells may be used for multiple diaper changes. If the soaker pad is wet, simply snap in a fresh one and you are ready to go.  If the shell is wet, allow it to air dry and use for the next diaper change.  When your Gro Baby Shell is soiled or very saturated, start fresh with a new Gro Baby Shell.

Source: Diaper Shops E-Newsletter
Discount code may not be applied to previous or pending order.  Limit one discount code per order.

Why not a one size diaper cover? Thirsties explained that after months of testing, they came to the same conclusion as many cloth diapering parents - one size just isn’t right for all babies. Many parents were buying a newborn size, then a one size, and finally having to buy a large size for their toddlers. Instead of buying three sizes, Thirsties Duo Wraps will allow families to cloth diaper from tiny to toddler with just two sizes.

The new Duo Wraps are a very trim fitting cover, making them perfect for trifolded diapers and trim diapering systems.  Thirsties recommends that you use a standard sized Thirsties over bulky diapers or for overnights since the Duo Wraps are so trim fitting.

Learn more about the Thirsties Duo Wrap.

Julie Renee Holland is mom to two and owner of Little for Now cloth diaper store. Julie writes about attachment parenting for several sites and offers cloth diaper reviews at ClothDiaperReviews.com.

According to a study by the EWG*, an average of 200 chemicals, including pollutants and pesticides, are present in the cord blood of a baby’s umbilical cord at birth. Unfortunately, this is only the beginning. Like it or not, chemicals are found in products, food, and even the air we breathe. After testing the chemicals found in baby’s cord blood, the EWG study showed that the majority of them were carcinogenic (cancer causing), toxic to the brain and nervous system, cause birth defects or abnormal development.

The difference between a baby and an adult being surrounded by all these chemicals is that a baby’s system is not fully developed, nor can their body process and eliminate these toxins. The skin is the body’s largest organ and has the potential to absorb many chemicals. They head right into the bloodstream when a cream or bubble bath laced with chemicals (fragrance, parabens, sodium lauryl/laureth sulfate) is slathered on or soaked in, particularly on a daily basis.

Aside from chemical-laced personal care products, are household cleaners. Many ‘air fresheners’ are bottles of chemicals. Even the ones that bear a ‘Lavender fragrance’ on the label are made up of thousands of chemicals that eventually resemble a Lavender smell.

We can reduce the amount of chemicals and toxins from our family’s lives by buying organic and natural, reading labels, educating ourselves on ingredients and their origins, and going back to the basics when it comes to household cleaners and personal care.

‘Going back to basics’ refers to using the ingredients that the earth gave us. One of the most common and effective odor eliminator is Sodium Bicarbonate, or Baking Soda. This mineral compound has been used since ancient times as a cleanser and natural deodorant. As it is edible, it works well as a cleaning agent for the teeth and mouth, and works at the other end of the spectrum as a bathtub cleaner.

Baking Soda is most commonly used to neutralize odors. Most boxes of Baking Soda live in refridgerators and freezers, used to absorb food odors.  Being so effective in freshening a space, imagine the effect Baking Soda has on eliminating the smell of a diaper pail in baby’s room!

To create an effective, 100% natural diaper pail/room deodorizer, combine in a stainless or glass bowl:

• 2 cups Baking Soda

In a separate glass measuring cup, combine:

• 10 drops pure Tea Tree essential oil (acts as an antibacterial agent)
• up to 1/4 cup water

Slowly pour the water/Tea Tree mixture into the baking soda and stir until you create a thick paste. Be careful not to add too much water or the soda will begin fizzing and dissolve.

Pat the thick paste into approximately 6 muffin tins lined with paper cups and let sit for up to 24 hrs, or until completely solid. Remove from muffin tin and wrap or store the ‘pucks’ in a cookie tin, away from moisture, until ready to use.

These pucks work well at the bottom of a dry diaper pail that contains a bag, behind a toilet, under a sink, or anywhere that needs some natural freshening.

Creating your own natural room freshener is a responsible way to eliminate odors in baby’s room, without having to introduce more chemicals in the house.

copyright Jen Casey, 2009

Guest Contributor Jen Casey is the mother of 2 children and creator of Dimpleskins Naturals baby care products.  On her blog Mama Nature: Greening a New Generation she writes about her passion for natural & eco living, and ways to create a chemical-free home.  She resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with her family.

*EWG Report, Body Burden 2: The Pollution in Newborns