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lalabee bathworks baby essentials gift bag on sale for april!

admin — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 04:46:58 +0000

Some of our favourite Lalabee Bathworks products are all bundled up in the gorgeous Baby Essentials Gift Bag. It’s a great shower / new baby gift, or a nice treat for yourself (well, for your baby). The sizes are perfect for testing the products out to see if you like them (you will!) and they are also great for traveling with or popping in your diaper bag. And it’s on sale for April – $3 off!

Our little diaper-clad boy has only ever had Lalabee Bathworks Bottom Balm on his bum and it does a fantastic job – the beeswax and olive oil make a great barrier, protecting the skin from wetness but light enough to allow for lots of breathability, which is so important for keeping the skin in that really sensitive area healthy. And the ingredients are 100% natural and 90% organic – if you were really hungry you could eat it!

Lalabee Bathworks Baby Wash is so gentle – 100% natural and organic, it’s made for sensitive skin but is good for every little body. It can be used on hair, tummies, bottoms and everything in between, so no need to double up on shampoo and soap. And it gives fantastic lather – what baby doesn’t love bubbles!? There’s even a cotton & bamboo washcloth in the bag so bath time is sorted!

The Lalabee Bathworks Baby Lotion is lovely and light – and made just for baby’s sensitive skin too. There are no scary ingredients here (and everything is pronounceable – as long as you speak Latin). It’s perfect for daily use to keep baby’s skin healthy.

So there you have it – a great combination of wonderful products. All made in British Columbia (Victoria)!

using cloth diapers at daycare

admin — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 03:57:00 +0000

We’re often asked at our workshops if daycares are welcoming of cloth diapers. For parents who plan to return to work it’s an important question – they want to make sure their investment will pay off and also know that they can see their choice to cloth diaper the whole way through to potty training.

Not really sure of the answer, I spoke to a good number of daycares throughout Metro Vancouver and lots of parents. You can find the results in an article I wrote for VancouverMom.ca (but if you can’t stand a surprise, the answer is that many daycares are really welcoming of cloth diapers and try to keep your little one’s routine consistent between home and daycare!).

jumping on the potty train

admin — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:02:26 +0000

I’m getting ready to start potty training our little bambino #2. The potty has been taken off a shelf and has been in the bathroom, waiting for its rub down, for a week or more. All that’s required is for me to jump into gear! As part of my mental prep I dug out this article I wrote for the bumbini newsletter a year or more ago – advice I pulled together from the experience of potty training our oldest son. Rereading it has got me revved up and ready to go and I thought posting it on the blog might help motivate some of you too. I’ll keep you posted on how Alasdhair’s potty training is going and what’s been working for us!
Lesson #1 - make a huge deal of switching from diapers to training underwear. Involve your little one in choosing the patterns and colours of their new undies and really talk up what a big kid they are. They will be so proud of their new undergarments. You can find some really fun choices in the Potty section of Bumbini, from Bummis froggy and jungle scenes, to the whimsical Imse Vimse prints including magic dragons and frog princes, and then there are the fantastic colours of the lovely Little Beetle Learners or Flip training pants.

Lesson #2 - positive reinforcement really works. Any little dribble in the potty deserves heaps and heaps of praise and the more you give the more incentive there will be for your tot to do it again. Lots of high fives, hugs, phone calls to Grandma and announcements to the neighbors are in order. They really love basking in all that attention!

Lesson #3 - don’t wait for your child to tell you that he or she needs the toilet. Get yourself into the habit of popping them on the toilet regularly, even if some coaxing is required (we got our little guy there with the promise of a story for each visit to the loo – the bathroom was looking more like a library!). In the beginning you should be making really frequent trips, but it will stretch out as your toddler becomes more aware of their body and starts to know when they need to go. Also, since every second counts, keep the layers of clothes to a minimum – and a bit of naked time every now and then can be fun for your little one and makes for a quick dash to the toilet.

Lesson #4 - early on it may be a bit daunting to take your diaperless babe out of doors, but with a few tricks up your sleeve you can do it with confidence. A great investment is a puddle pad – you can pop it on your stroller or car seat and it will catch any accidents. Some parents have a potty in the back of the car for toilet trips when out and about, and if you’re in a pinch you can always find a quiet little corner and a rosebush in need of a drink. Oh and don’t forget extra clothes.

Lesson #5 - just when you think you’ve got it figured out your little one will leave the largest puddle in the middle of the floor or a neat little package inside those cute training undies. Undoubtedly this will happen when you’re miles from home and without a change of clothes. Take a deep breath. Smile (even if it is through gritted teeth). Give your little one a cuddle. And remember that Rome wasn’t built in a day!

has your diaper pail got the stinkies?

admin — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:14:59 +0000

There’s no shame in admitting that you’re scared to take the top off your diaper pail for fear of fainting. But really there are some easy fixes, so why not deal with those fears and any smells that might be lurking beneath the lid? In just a few easy steps you can return your pail to its pristine original state and get rid of those smelly gremlins for good:

1. This step will require rubber gloves and some elbow grease, but a little time put in now will bring immense pleasure down the road! To fight odours and give your diaper pail a good scouring there’s nothing better than Baking Soda – if it’s not amongst your baking supplies there’s sure to be an open box hiding in the back of the fridge. Grab it, sprinkle generously, add a splash of water and then scrub it into a paste. Once you have your paste spread throughout the pail it’s just a case of giving it a really good rinse, emptying the water into the toilet, and voila your pail is as good as new.

2. Now you can add in some accessories. These will make your life easier and, as it’s their job to control odour, moisture, etc., you’ll be doing yourself a favour by investing in at least some of them. To begin with, you can choose to use a pail specifically designed for cloth diapers – it comes with a space for a charcoal filter that will absorb moisture and odour and another space for a deodorizing disc to make your pail smell fantastic. Another nicety is a diaper pail liner; these wet bags, made specifically to fit into the diaper pail, can make for easy work – when it comes time to wash the diapers you just shake the bag over the washing machine to get the diapers in the washer and then throw the pail liner in too. If you don’t want all the bells and whistles you can just go for a large wet bag with a zip closure and it too can be washed with your diapers.Also, if you use a pail that doesn’t have space for a deodorizing disc you can still use one, just tape it inside the pail to the lid, for example.

3. If you’re properly dealing with your used diapers and washing them regularly (waiting no longer than three days between washes) there shouldn’t be much odour to worry about anyway, apart from a slight whiff of ammonia perhaps. So make sure that when dealing with soiled diapers you give them a good shake, shake, shake into the toilet and then rinse any residue off your diapers (e.g. by using a diaper sprayer that attaches to your toilet or rinsing them under the bath tap, with the water running into a bucket that can then be flushed). To make clean-up even easier lay a BioSoft liner in your diapers.

Hopefully those tips will come in handy, and may allow you to re-love your diaper pail for the fabulous and functional piece of furniture that it is!

loveybums pull up wool cover

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:59:55 +0000

We have a serious bias towards wool. It’s just so scrumptious as a diaper cover – soft, breathable, absorbent, antibacterial, natural – the list goes on!! We’re really excited about the latest wool cover to appear in our lineup – the absolutely gorgeous Loveybums Pull-Up cover. It’s a sized cover that comes in some truly lovely colours (french blue, green tea, mango & orchid). Made of a fantastically soft and beautifully thick wool interlock, this cover is great for day and perfect for night!

itti bitti tutto has arrived in canada!!

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:26:43 +0000

The gorgeous itti bitti tutto has finally made it to our shores! A huge hit in its native Australia, and with a big following in the UK, we’re really excited to have it in store and ready to go!

This is a truly unique diaper, with so many very clever features. Here are a few of the ones we love:

* it’s an AI2 (all-in-two) diaper so you can swap out the snap-in soakers for a fresh set and reuse that fantastic cover. Not only will that really cut down on your washing load, it also makes the diaper super economical as you only need a handful of covers + a bunch of very reasonably priced inserts

* that incredible minkee cover is a sight for sore eyes!! It’s luxuriously soft, comes in a rainbow of fantastic colours, and has the look of a very plush fitted diaper with the bonus that you don’t have to cover it up because it’s waterproof. Wow!

* this one-size diaper has a huge weight range (from 3kg/6.5 pounds – 20kg/44 pounds)

* the diaper comes with a patented “poo fence”. Yes that’s what it’s called! It’s an internal gusset system around the legs and back that adds an extra level of protections against explosions.

* the snap-in soakers can be arranged to meet the needs of your baby. If you don’t need loads of absorbency then just use one or two. If you have a boy snap them in at the front. If you have a girl snap them in at the back. So customizable and so clever!

We’re really excited to be one of the few retailers in Canada offering itti bitti products including the bitti tutto, as well as gorgeous itti bitti wet bags and change mats, all in that gorgeous minkee fabric!

for the second week of movember…little beetle fitted diapers are on sale

admin — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:22:30 +0000

Movember sale…week 2!

If your partner is a Mo Bro (like mine) you’re probably witnessing the scraggly starts of a moustache taking shape by now. I’m sure those lip sweaters are generating some giggles, at home and when out and about, and now might be a good time for a little Movember perk. Well here’s one for our Mo Bros & Sistas (and all our other customers too!).

Some of our favourite Little Beetle diapers are 10% off this week. The Little Beetle Hemp fitted diaper, Little Beetle ONE organic cotton fitted diaper and the Little Beetle organic cotton prefold are all on sale until Wednesday November 16. They’re super soft, very absorbent, dyed with low impact & non-heavy metal dyes, & made with fair trade fabrics.

movember diaper draw #2 – flip diaper & stay dry insert

admin — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:12:43 +0000

The winner of our second Movember Friday draw for a fantastic free diaper (Flip + insert) is L. Taylor.

We’ll be holding two more draws in November – for an EasyFit All-in-One diaper and a Bamboozle Fitted diaper. If you haven’t signed up yet then now’s the time! Check out the details on how to enter in the Movember post below or on our facebook page (www.facebook.com/BumbiniClothDiaperCompany).

To pick our winner, we used the third-party draw service on random.org. The last name of each of the entrants was entered on a list and random.org chose the winner. If you’d like to verify that you were included in the draw and that you did or didn’t win, here’s the link: http://www.random.org/draws/details/?draw=8141 (search by first initial and surname e.g. P. Piper).

movember diaper draw #1 – bumGenius 4.0 pocket diaper

admin — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:31:45 +0000

Our first Movember Friday draw for a free diaper (bumGenius 4.0 this week) happened last night. And the winner is…T. Elliot!

We’ll be holding three more draws in November – check out the details on how to enter in the “Movember giveaways…” post below.

In case you’re wondering what method we used to pick a winner, we used the third-party draw service on random.org. The last name of each of the entrants was entered on a list and random.org chose the winner. If you’d like to verify that you were included in the draw and that you did or didn’t win, here’s the link: http://www.random.org/draws/details/?draw=8069(search by surname, it’s case sensitive).

for the first week of movember…training pants are on sale

admin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:32:31 +0000

November is the perfect month to start potty training. You’ve made it through busy September with the start of classes and programs, October and the time spent preparing for Thanksgiving and Hallowe’en – and the crush of holiday events that take up December are still a good few weeks away. Not much happens in November, it’s that nice downtime sandwiched in between a few busy months. And until November 9th we have all our potty training pants/undies on sale at 10% off, so there’s no time like the present!