Darlings Downunder Blog

And the winner of our Fathers' Day Giveaway is....(drumroll please)... is Jessica Carew.

Here's Jessica's story:
"When I announced to my hubby that I wanted to use cloth on our 2nd child, he was dubious. He didn't have to say it, but I knew he thought this was just a passing fad and I wouldn't stick it out. I had every intention of using just flats, as to me, simple was easiest and best. But I thought I'd better get some MCN's (Bubblebubs and Baby Beehinds) for him to use, as I was sure he'd give up if he had to fold flats and put covers on. I soon discovered simple WASN'T easiest and ended up using MCN's full-time. Our flats were soon relegated to the back of the cupboard. I noticed every couple of days that a few flats would end up in the nappy bucket, I assumed hubby was using them for nappy-free time, until one day I changed our son and he was actually wearing one! Apparently he'd always been using them, but would always swap him back at the next change, as he knew I didn't changing the squares! Even now with our third, he always reaches for a flat, and puts some woolies over the top, as woolies are 'more natural and much more comfy'... DOH!!! He is such a hippy now!! We haven't had a disposable in this house for nearly 2 years, on his say so!"

Thanks for your story, Jessica! What a great hubby! Please email us to let us know your details and your colour preference and your new Sweet Pea nappy will be on its way to you very soon.

Thanks to everyone for sharing your stories of Dads and cloth nappies. They were great and it was REALLY hard to pick a winner.
 

As it's Fathers' Day next weekend, we thought we'd focus on Dads for this week's giveaway. And we've got a pocket nappy here that fits man-hands! So - perfect match!
So if you've got a great story about a Dad and his experience with cloth nappies, we'd love to hear it. The one that makes us laugh (or cry) the most will win a one size Sweet Pea pocket nappy (your choice of colour and inserts).


The Sweet Pea nappy is a great, economically pocket nappy which comes with 2 microfibre inserts or 1 microfibre and 1 hemp for those who need extra absorbency. It's easy to stuff these pockets since they can fit man-hands! The pocket is open both ends, making it easy to get the inserts flat and because of the openings, you don't have to pull out the inserts before you put them in the washing mashing - the inserts agitate out in the wash!
So, if you've got a story, please post it here at the blog, or pop over on to our Facebook page and share it there. Entries close 6pm Saturday (Melbourne time).

Are you, a friend or a family member having a baby shower? Do people keep asking what they can get for a gift? Interested in cloth nappies and want to get a few to look at?
Why not set up a Gift Registry with Darlings Downunder? This way you can select all the different sorts of nappies you're interested in and your friends and family can log on to your registry and buy them for you!

Step 1

Click on 'My Account' in tiny writing located at the very bottom of the Darlings Downunder homepage, or on the 'My Account' on the left hand sidebar of any of the other pages of the website.
If you're already a member, log in, otherwise set up a new account.

Step 2

Go shopping! But instead of clicking the 'Buy Now' button, scroll down to the bottom of the product description and click on the little heart and the teeny writing that says 'Add to Gift Registry'.

Step 3

Just below the category list in the left hand sidebar there is a 'My Account' box. Click on 'Gift Registry'. There you'll see all the items you've selected along with your colour/size choices. It should look a bit like this for each item:

Super Undies Pocket Trainers v2 $28.00 Remove item Small, Blue Bandit

Step 4

Copy the link on your Gift Registry page and email it to all your friends and family. They can use this link to access your gift registry and buy the items for you!

How easy is that?

Darlings Downunder has found a gorgeous little business in Tasmania called ‘Beauty & the Bees’ that has been making the most amazing organic skin care products for the last 15 years. They hand make their products from scratch using pure, natural, local ingredients like Leatherwood beeswax and honey and organic herbs of the highest quality. They can guarantee that their products are free from petrochemical mineral oil, synthetic chemicals, colours, synthetic fragrances and irritant preservatives. Their creams are ultra rich and concentrated (a little goes a very long way!) so they are surprisingly economical.

We have fallen in love with their Baby Bee and Mother-to-be range of skin care products. And so have others – these products are chosen exclusively for use in Hobart Private Hospital’s Maternity unit.

The highlight of the Baby Bee range is the Honey & Herb Botty Butter (love the name!). The Botty Butter is an unscented butter formula, rich in organic nut and plant oils and waxes, which melts on contact with baby skin to produce a silky protective barrier against nappy rash (it’s also great for dribble rash and cracked nipples!). It’s enriched with healing, soothing Tasmanian calendula infused oil. This butter allows the skin to breathe and heal naturally.

      

We also have Honey & Herb Baby Cream and Mother-to-be Belly Balm in stock. Lovely!

We have one Baby Pamper Pack here with samples of the Baby Bee products to give away! This Pamper Pack is the one that is given to every baby born in Hobart Private Hospital’s Maternity unit. It contains samples of Leatherwood Honey Cream Bath, Honey & Herb Botty Butter, Honey & Herb Baby Cream and Organic Marigold Baby Massage Oil. Doesn’t that sound luscious?

There are three ways to get a chance to win this Beauty & the Bees Baby Pamper Pack. Each person is allowed 3 entries only (I know, aren’t we MEAN!) but you can choose how you want to enter (ie you can enter the same way all three times if you like).

1. Upload a photo of your baby wearing one of the nappies we stock on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/DarlingsDownunder) mentioning brand/size and what you like about it, or email it (jpg only) to us so we can put it on the gallery of our website, and/or
2. Add a topic/ask a question/make a comment on the Discussion tab or pop a Review on the Review tab of our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/DarlingsDownunder), and/or
   
3. Make a purchase from Darlings Downunder between 1 and 13 August AND MAKE A COMMENT HERE so we know you want to enter the Giveaway.
   

THEN, come back here and let us know in a comment what you’ve done so we have it all in one place. We will be checking, though! The winner will be selected by random.org on 14 August after we get back from holding our Cloth Nappy Information Session in Glen Iris. So you have almost two weeks to enter. All the best!

Thanks to everyone who entered this giveaway. We'll have more coming up for you as we try out new products, take another look at old favourites, and answer your FAQs. If there are any products you would like us to profile so you can learn more about them, please let us know.

The winner of the BabyKicks Onesize Nappy giveaway is Lisa Wells! Congratulations Lisa! random.org picked your comment out of almost 80! Your BabyKicks Bumboo Pocket Nappy will be on its way to you as soon as we confirm your details. Please email us to confirm your address.

Please let us know how it goes!