Baby Frills Review & Discount

Erin over at Baby Frills is one talented mama! I'm blown away every time I check out her store with those adorable baby leg warmers, bows, clothing, and wee wee crowns! I'm buying some of those Baby Frills wee wee crowns to give to the next person that has a boy - those are fantastic!

Anyway, Erin, being the wonderful gal that she is, offered up a super cute shirt and pants set from Baby Frills for a review.

If you've followed me for awhile, you know that I LOVE anything owls, so this shirt was perfect for me, umm...little man. C'mon, you know we get those cute kid clothes for us! ;)

The shirt is an 18 month size and fits little man perfectly. The owls  are sewn on beautifully. This shirt has become a favorite at our house, so it's been washed again and again...and again, and not one thread is out of place.

He was getting sick of the camera...

The pants are fleece, which I love using as a diaper cover. What makes these so much better than regular fleece longies is that they have elastic in the waist. This makes for a really nice fit over cloth diapers. We used these pants during the day and at night over all sorts of cloth - AIOs, pockets, fitteds, prefolds - and they performed great each time. We never had any leak issues and they are comfy, but look nice enough for little man to wear them when we leave the house without him looking like he's still in his pajamas.

All in all, I love this outfit from Baby Frills. The shirt and pants fit great, but there's also some room to grow. Plus, I get the boutique look, without the boutique prices - shirts start at just $6.95! I would definitely buy another outfit for my son or as a gift.

Remember when I said Erin is wonderful? She decided to give all of our fans this coupon to buy one item, get one item half off! Just enter I Heart Fluff in the notes when you check out at Baby Frills' Etsy store or email Erin for a custom order.

Not that I need to give you any ideas on what to buy, but you should really check out her Valentine Collection. Just look at this leg warmers and bow set:

Well, I better get going. I have some shopping to do...

Giveaway Winners!!!

 Oh my goodness! January 2011 has brought so many things to I Heart Fluff!
~My 1 year anniversary of using cloth diapers 100% of the time.
~The 6 month anniversary of I Heart Fluff.
~A new I Heart Fluff FB admin and contributor, Tracie.
~We passed the 3,000 fans mark!!

Of course, we had to celebrate with some giveaways!! Thank you to everyone that participated!

Here's what you've been waiting for...the winners...

Rockin' Green Cloth Diaper Detergent - Beth Warren

Rockin' Green Funk Rock - Jennifer Atchison

Nattie's Nappies Custom Diaper - Cloth Diapering-mama

Utility Bag from Crystal Myers' Thirty One Gifts - tvpg

Baby Legs from Modified Momma Reviews - Cyndy Hughes

Fabulous Family Reviews Wet Bag - Libby Bloom Hunt

Comfy Cozy Diapers $15 GC - April Adams Naiman

Scarborough Lane Melts - Nan Bixby

American Country Designs Wet Bag - Sandra Van Scyoc Dupal

A Lovely Start Wipes Bag - Renee Wapniewski

Pink Lemonade Panty Liners - Kasey Kirby Goodnough

Livin' Sew Green Sandwich Wrap - RileyRoy AllieWiley

Amazon Gift Card from Cheap Mama Chick - Jenny Scarborough

Baby Frills Coupon - Allison Stone McGrady

FluffaLumps Jingle Ball - Heddy Bee

FluffaLumps Air Freshener - April Terry Nantz

FluffaLumps Dryer Ball - Lynn Spence Schoepfle

Lilah Moo Gift Certificate - summer buncik noble

Bumbledoo Diaper - Amanda Olson

Rock Easy Diaper Company Gift Certificate - Misty Hernandez

BabyBug Creations Crayon Roll - Lauren Spencer Brown

BabyBug Creations Gift Certificate - Brandi Gilvaja

With all of the giveaways, we had over 2700 entries!!

Congrats to all of the winners!! Be on the lookout from an email from Tracie. You can also reach her at tracieg@iheartfluff.com.

We also wanted to give something back to all of our wonderful sponsors, so they are all getting one free month of advertising on the blog and one lucky business will get a free year worth of ad space!!!

The winner of the free year of advertising on I Heart Fluff is....Nattie's Nappies!!!




~Tara

The Dreaded Yeast Monster

Rashes were the main reason we switched from disposables to cloth diapers. While they weren't as bad, even in cloth diapers we still dealt with teething rashes and heat rashes. So, I felt I was pretty experienced in how to effectively manage diaper rashes...until the yeast rash. 

I had noticed little man's bottom turning red in a couple spots, so the hubs and I would apply some CD friendly creams and go about our merry little ways. But, it didn't go away. In fact, it started to look a little bit worse after a day or two. The thought that it might be a yeast rash hadn't even crossed my mind, so we started putting some cornstarch based powder on little man at each diaper change. BIG mistake! 

Cornstarch actually feeds yeast infections and can make the whole situation worse. I knew that, but like I said earlier, it had never once crossed my mind that it could be yeast, until the next morning. Little man had a small blister-like sore on his bottom. Luckily, we were already going to the doctor that morning for his 18 month check up. She confirmed that it was yeast and gave us a prescription cream.

When we got home, I did some quick online research about yeast rashes and cloth diapers. I wanted to know how to get rid of the yeast and keep it away. While there were many different methods, the three most common treatments for yeast were bleach, tea tree oil (TTO), and vinegar.

While little man wore cloth diapers with disposable liners for a week, I began disinfecting the (already clean) diapers, pail liners, wet bags, and wipes with the following routine:

• Cold rinse with 10-15 drops of TTO
• Hot wash with 1/4 cup bleach
• Cold rinse with 1 cup apple cider vinegar
• One more hot wash/cold rinse cycle without any additives
• Dry on high setting (if it was nice outside, I would've sunned the diapers)

Yeah, I realize that might have been a bit of an overkill, but I read about some people having continuous yeast issues after just using one or two of those methods. I figured this wasn't a time to experiment so I combined all three methods.

Before I go any further, I want to remind you that I'm no chemist and what works for me, might not work for you and vice verse. Now...back to the article.

Here's the deal with vinegar - I have heard so many conflicting stories about whether or not to use vinegar with cloth diapers. After tons of research, I've found that white vinegar may be the vinegar that causes the problems. Did you know it can actually contribute to yeast? Apple cider vinegar is the only type I have found that is almost universally recommended to kill yeast. I've continued using it by adding 1/4 to 1/2 cup to the rinse cycle for all of our clothes, including the diapers.

While I obviously can't tell you if it was the combination of everything I did or just one of those components that helped combat the yeast, we haven't seen that dreaded monster around for almost a month. So, something must have worked!


Here are some other ideas for dealing with yeast from some I Heart Fluff fans:

• Let your little one be diaper free as much as possible.
• Soaks in warm water and Epsom salt.
• One fan developed her own Healing Butter that can be found at Snuggli Bebe.
• Empty an Acidophilus capsule into your child's milk or directly on the rash.
• Another fan made a cream using mango butter and TTO and applied it to the rash.
• CJ's BUTTer for yeast is what worked for other fans. 

If you suspect your child has a yeast infection, please visit with your doctor before trying any of the above methods. Often, you will need to use a prescribed cream as well as disinfecting your diapers.