Disclosure: While CozyBums.ca is sponsoring a giveaway in honor of this review, I received no compensation or free products for it and purchased my 4 TotsBots V4s myself. My favourite style of diaper is the pocket diaper. I love that I can customize the absorbency and the size of the insert depending on my needs,…
This tutorial was elaborated by my Mom, the most experienced and gifted seamstress I know. I also have a tutorial on a V2 TotsBots done by hand by my friend Adrienne, if you don’t have a sewing machine and are a bit less picky about how the finished diaper looks. The old elastic is not…
Disclosure: I received this product free for review. All opinions and lovely, TMI anecdotes remain my own! If you want to find out how I would rate the Luv Ur Body Menstrual Cup compared to other cups on the market, this is not the review for you. If you want to know the truth about using…
Disclosure: I received this product free for review. All opinions remain my own. I don’t own any nursing tops. My neighbour lent me a stack of her nursing shirts from Thyme Maternity, the style where there is some extra, draping fabric over the breasts that hides slits for you to expose your nipple through so…
Disclosure: I received this product free for review. All opinions remain my own. As I’ve mentioned many times, every family has their favourite style of diaper. I am still very much a pocket diaper fan, so my favourite “style” of all-in-one (AIO) diaper (because there are many styles!) is the kind that still does…
Two things before I launch into this carefully-researched post: 1- This post is in no way sponsored by any re-usable pouch makers! I consulted with some companies while doing my research but this post is not affiliated in any way with any company. 2- This post is not about shaming you for using disposable food pouches!…
Perhaps the actual title of this post should be “Why my baby shower was awesome.” Basically, I wouldn’t change anything about my baby shower, organized mostly by my lovely sister-in-law to be, Kirsten, over at Breaking Bland Eats. I confess that I also played a heavy hand in the Baby Shower planning and preparation: I…
I received this product free for review. All opinions remain my own! As you might know, we are already a bilingual family. Living in Montréal, my husband speaks to Cub in French, as does our extended family and his gardienne (home day care Mama). Although I speak French and am a French-as-a-Second-Language teacher in another…
Update, April 2019: This post was written after using cloth pads for menstruation for the first time. It took a while for my period to come back after my son was born and I started getting into all things reusable. It’s been almost exactly 5 years since I wrote this post, and since then I…
I received this product free for review. All opinions remain my own. If you read my Funky Fluff Bamboo 2.0 review, you’ll know I described the fit as exquisite. Well, the newly launched Funky Fluff Stay Dry 2.0 has the same superb fit with all the benefits of a stay-dry layer for baby’s sensitive foufounes! (That’s French for tushy……
I recently purchased over $100 in cloth diapers from an online shop. It wasn’t until reviewing my blog expenses (since a couple of those diapers were for self-sponsored giveaways) that I thought to myself… “Gee, the tax on these seems high!” QST (Quebec’s provincial sales tax) is just under 10%, but cloth diapers are PST-exempt,…
Since I’ve been selected as one of David Suzuki’s Queen of Green “Green Coaches” for 2014, on Wednesdays I post my favourite ways to waste less…. #wasteLESSwednesday is my super hashtag. Through some experimentation, I finally made a bum balm with a soft enough texture for easy application, even when it’s cold out! Homemade Bum Balm Recipe 2 tbsp…
I received this product free for review. All opinions remain my own. When Cub was 7 months old, we went on a family trip to Playa del Carmen. As I normally do when we travel, I brought along our trusty Ergobaby carrier, which was handy in the airport and walking around the resort. But walking…
Post updated, Jan. 24, 2015. To the uninitiated, AMP sized diaper covers and AppleCheeks (AC) sized diaper covers look pretty darn similar. They come in very similar colours, and are the only two brands with the distinctive ruffles at the waist and around the legs. Both are marketed as being usable as a pocket…
It took me some trial and error to get night-time cloth diapering just right. Here are some of the tips that helped me find the right solution for dry nights and happy mornings! 1 – Choose a mix of natural fiber inserts to build your custom overnight sandwich. I find natural fibers hold more and are…
My name is Lindsay and I am a 40-year-old mama of four trying to live an eco-friendly, budget-friendly life! I am a substitute teacher and Child Passenger Safety technician in Calgary, Alberta. Join me on my adventures!
