NEW SoftBums OMNI Diaper is Here

OMNI Diaper!!

Our new diaper is here!

 

SoftBums Mystery Product Unveiling Blog Event!

(and a chance to win a FREE iPad!)

 

Win a FREE iPAD!!!

Feel free to visit ALL the 100+ bloggers linked to this giveaway for a chance to win!

PRIZES:

Grand Prize: A Brand New iPad

First Prize: Complete Birth to

Potty Package of SoftBums

NEW Mystery Diapers!!

Second Prize: Win a

gift certificate for $75

to www.softbums.com

Third Prize: Amazon Gift Card worth $50

PLUS: 1 SoftBums Mystery Omni! Diaper given out to winners #5-#20 

 

PLUS: Baby Legs to winners #21-#23 

PLUS: the lucky blogger who's blog hosted the iPad winner, gets an Amazon Gift Card too!

You can choose to enter only one Participating Blog, or bounce around and enter on ALL the BLOGS!

Sound like fun?

To get an early start and extra entries:

Post, blog or Tweet about the SoftBums Mystery Event and comment here to enter your entry.

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• Going to other SoftBums Mystery Event Blogs, listed at the bottom of this Post
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This giveaway is open to US Residents! Past winners of any SoftBums giveaways please give others a chance, thanks! Winners will be drawn using random.org. Winner has 48 hours to get back to me after being contacted or a new winner will be drawn. Ends October 18th at 8 pm! 2010 Here is the List of Blogs, comment on all of them to increase your chances to WIN!! Review Bloggers to WIN all Prizes including the iPAD:

Diaper Party Blow-out! 

#SoftBums Twitter Party tonight 8/19 at 8pm 


Party Link http://dld.bz/szVA 

We need you to come to our Twitter Party to help us spread the word about cloth diapering. And to thank you we are giving away TONS of Free SoftBums Diapers!

The Down Low on Pods' Absorbancy

So What is the Difference?


Here at SoftBums we offer several different options for you and your baby when it comes to types of Pods you can use in your Slide2Size shell! I set out to see what the exact difference was when we compare absorbancy and what each Pod can handle compared to others.





First, the Mini Pods. These little guys are a staple in your diaper collection, from newborn inserts on their own, to extra absorbancy where and when you need it! We offer a Organic Mini Pod or a Dry Touch Mini Pod.


The Organic Mini Pod's dry weight was a mere 19.5 grams! Light weight with a mega power to absorb! It is capeable of holding 73.5mL (about 2.5 fluid oz) of water!* That is 3.75 its own weight! One important note is that the Bamboo Pods that I have is not the same as the current ones that SoftBums sells, the ones I have are a previous design and are smaller than the ones SoftBums sell now.


The Dry Touch Mini Pod had a dry weight of 30 grams, and could hold up to 188mL (about 6.35 fluid oz) of water.* That is 6 and 1/3 its own weight! This little guy, when added to your other pod, will almost DOUBLE your absorbancy power! A MUST HAVE in your diaper stash!


Second, the heart of your SoftBums diapers...the Pod. We offer an Organic, Dry Touch, and Dry Touch Super Pod.





The OBV pod had a dry weight of 102 grams and when soaked weighed in at 398 grams! Resulting in an absorbancy of 296 mL (about 10 fl oz) of water (that is almost 3 times its dry weight that it can hold) ! With the extra length to fold the Pod how you need to get the most absorbancy (under for girls, in front for boys), and the super super softness of the Organic Bamboo Velour it is something you have to try to believe!





The dry touch insert with its oh so soft micro flece top had a dry weight of 57 grams. When fully loaded it can hold up to 265 mL of water (about 8.96 fl oz), that is about 4.6 times its dry weight!


The dry touch super insert adds an extra layer of absorbancy for night time, nap time, long car trips, heavy wetters, etc. With a dry weight of only 68 grams, it can hold up to 381 mL (12.88 fl oz) of water! About 5.6 times its own dry weight!


The o-pod dry weight is 59g and wet 257g, so it holds almost 200mL of water which is 4.3 times it's dry weight.  Awesome insert for stuffing into your Omni diapers!


When I sit back and look at my spreadsheet of data, I would assign absorbancy ratings as follows.


Mini Pod-I am not going to assign a rating until I can test out the new Organic Mini Pods...


Pod-Even though the oganic pod has the best absorbancy with the least layers! It had a higher dry weight, but could absorb a higher quantity of water when compared to the Dry Touch Pod (about 30 mL more). Therefore, the Dry Touch Pod will get 4 stars out of 5 and the Organic will get 5 out of 5. The Dry Touch Super Pod also gets 5 out of 5 when looking at absorbancy. Granted there is an extra layer in there to help out, but it is impressive holding an extra 85 mL compared to the Organic, and an extra 116 mL compared to the traditional Dry Touch Pod. A little extra fluff when you need it will pay off big time with the Super Pods!  The o-pod is a wonderful pod, it does not have the flare in the back which makes it perfect for stuffing.  


*All tests were done by soaking the insert fully with water and hanging to drip until they did not drip for 2 minutes. The density of urine is similar to water, not exactally the same. These pods were prepped fully as per SoftBums' instructions (washed at least 7 times, mild and minimal detergent and no softners).


**For more info about inserts see the previous post "Inserts Explained" to get further details! And PLEASE don't hesitate to ask questions.

Slide2Size SoftBums Party!!!

 

Join us Thursday night (7/29) for #Slide2Size with @SoftBums

Introducing the SoftBums Echo diaper with the patent pending Slide²Size system.  The Echo is a super trim hybrid diaper and has been voted the best one-size diaper for newborns.  It really is the a perfect diaper for EVERY size baby.  Soft Bums has revamped their website and their blog and has more surprises coming soon. 
Date:  Thursday, July 29th, 2010 – 9pm ET
Hosts: @EcoChicParties (and @TheEcoChic), @SoftBums, @SoftBumsMama
Hashtags: #Slide2Size, #clothdiapers
Prizes:
Twelve (12) individual winners will each get to take home a SoftBums Echo Solo Pack (Solo pack includes 1 pod (insert) and 1 Echo shell with Slide²Size).
The Grand Prize winner will get to take home either 1) Trial SoftBums Echo Pack with Slide²Size <6 pods, 2 mini pods, and 2 shells> OR 2) the new SoftBums Echo Newborn Booster Pack <24 mini pods and 4 shells>. 
To RSVP visit http://ecochicparties.theecochic.com./softbums-clothdiapers-party-729/

Exciting News at SoftBums!!

Exciting new news at SoftBums!!!

Can you guess what it will be??

Guess right and you may win!!!

Stay tuned to http://www.softbums.com/ for more

Have a great day! :))
Sarah