Smelling sweet and clean ~ And a Giveaway!

Andrea and I are both cloth diaper fanatics, if you hadn't already figured that out! And of course, we love to try new things too. There are all kinds of fun accessory type things that can add to your cloth diapering experience, and we both got the chance to try some of them out! This is a bit of a combined review of the products we received from Natural Parenting Shop and Moms and Bums. These shops are both owned and operated by Tanya Bell. Natural Parenting shop sells only Canadian made products, and Moms and Bums carries a variety of products from the US and Canada. You will find Andrea's thoughts in purple and mine in red.

Shortly after starting cloth diapers, I realized that it only made sense to use cloth wipes as well. It was a pain to try to remember to take the disposable wipes out of the messy diaper before throwing it in the pail. I have used a few different kinds of wipes, but I think I have found a new favorite! Monkey Doodlez Terry Velour Wipes are super soft and gentle on little bottoms. I got the wipes warmer size, and found they are a great size. They fit nicely into my wipes wet bag, and the old wipes container I use to store my wipes.

We are BIG fans of anything reusable in our house. Reusable not only means that it's better for the environment, but it's better for our checkbook too! :) We have been using reusable wipes for over two years now and they are wonderful! I recently received a few more cloth wipes from Natural Parenting Shop. Monkey Doodlez cloth wipes are both absorbent and soft and I found they worked wonderful. They're perfect for using at home, but not too big to pack in your diaper bag either!

Something I had never tried before, and really hadn't thought that I needed, was wipes cubes. I figured it was just an extra thing that didn't serve much of a purpose. Well, I'm happy to say that I was wrong! I won't be without my wipes cubes now! They add the extra oomph needed to smoothly clean a stinky little bum. I really appreciated that the Monkey Doodlez wipes cubes are SLS free, and made with natural ingredients. It makes me feel good about adding this solution to the wipes! I did find that the water had to very hot to make the cubes dissolve quickly, so just make sure to let it cool before using it.

Along with our new cloth wipes we tried out some wipes cubes for the first time. Typically we just used water to clean those little bottoms, however I must admit - I'm enjoying using the solution that these handy little wipes cubes made! It is extremely easy to make...just add warm water. I love the fact that these are also made with all natural ingredients, and that they are made with mild ingredients as well (no strong scents, etc.) They really are perfect for that tender baby skin!

The third product that we got to try was Pail Pals. These little discs pack a powerful punch in a stinky pail! It's nice to open your diaper pail and get a whiff of cinnamon rather than stinky diapers :) A great accessory to have to make cloth diapering a little more pleasant.

There was also a second cloth diapering accessory that we tried for the first time this week. Pail Pals. They are SO nice for keeping that dirty diaper odor at bay! Not to mention that they are quick and easy to use...just slip one into the slot in your diaper pail, and voila! A much nicer scent will be coming from that diaper pail. ;) Once again, I liked that the scent from the pail pal was not overly strong...just a pleasant scent to add a little bit of freshness to the diaper pail, and the bathroom in general.

Make sure to check out both of these great shops to find everything you need to make cloth diapering fun and easy!

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