Win with Bambino Mio!

Ethan in his Bumgenius!

There are many reasons why people use or switch to reusable nappies. For some it's to save the environment, or money (it's reported you can save £700 per child if you use reusable nappies) The reason i switched to reusable's was because Ethan has excema and when he was around 4 months old it was really bad in his nappy area. I had read many stories that suggested they were a lot better and kinder to babies bottoms.

I am known to have a sensitive stomach and Ethans nappies or nose produce has many time seen me with my head down the toilet! So When i did my research I decided there was no way I could handle the old Terry cloths and pins. I just could not imaging ever dealing with fabrics of poo on a daily basis. So I decided on a more modern version and purchased a Bambino Mio intro kit, you put the nappies on like a regular nappy and take off like a regular nappy. You just need to wash and dry the inserts and use again....fab! Something My stomach can deal with :-) And when I say wash I mean in the machine, gone are the days of hand scrubbing!

We got on really well with the intro pack so decided we could really give this a go.

I purchased some all in one nappies with the inserts already attached, so you just wash the complete nappy and use again. It is exactly the same as a normal nappy except you get to use it again and again after each wash. These are handy if we are busy or not at home. Also really daddy friendly as it's about as close to a normal nappy as you can get. (so no excuses Dad's!)

 Each brand name nappy is about £10-£15 each. So if you are thinking of trying reusable's do get a intro pack first to make sure reusable nappies are for you.

Once I decided it was for us, every month I brought one or two in order to spread the cost. Look for discounts and bargains on one or more purchase too. You really need about 15 nappies to do this full time. You can also get preloved nappies from Ebay or preloved websites which will be a lot cheaper :-)

You can also contact your local council and most offer a reusable nappy trial facility where you get nappies to try and someone to help and support you with them. Some also offer a cash back service where you get an incentive for using reusable :-) some even do council tax discounts woo hoo!

Other things you need to consider are the extra bits you will need if you decided to go with reusable:

• A bucket (to store dirty nappies in)
• Tea tree oil ( to put in the bucket to stop the house smelling :-)
• Liners (to catch poo's in the nappies this goes straight down the toilet)
• Nappy cleanser ( I use Bambino Mio fresh when washing in the machine)

It sounds scary and like it involves a lot of money but it really doesn't need to. You can buy a bundle of nappies that come with all the above accessories so you have it all in one go. Or buy the bucket and nappies second hand, also look out for discount codes for retailers before you buy to save money.

My bucket is my old nappy bin and I already had the oil. The liners are about £3 - £4 for a 1000 they last ages!

Yes there is that initial outlay to get started but now I never buy nappies and every week I save about £7 on nappies. I also never run out so no late night trips to the local garage :-) These days Ethan rarely has nappy rash and reusable nappies are really easy to use. I also just add a bamboo insert to night time nappies for Ethan and never had a leak!!


Also the £700 saving is a family holiday........so think about it and do some research and maybe give reusables a try.


Bambino Mio have kindly offered a Mio into kit for one lucky follower of my blog. You do not need a newborn to get started you can start anytime and the winner can pick what ever size intro kit they want.


 If you would like to win this fab starter kit then you need to be a follower of my blog, you also need to like the Bambino Mio Facebook page and leave a comment saying 'Ethan and his ma ma sent me'! you also need to like my blog's Facebook page. Then leave a comment under this article to say you have done this :-)

Competition entries close midnight 12th May and the winner will be announced on the Friday. Prize cannot be exchanged for cash or any other product. 


Good Luck!!

Kiddicrap!!

Having the worst week dealing with Kiddicrap, oh sorry Kiddicare. 

Purchased a travel cot that is well under warranty and it just collapsed while Ethan was asleep in it. The damn this is clearly faulty and now won't fold down.

I have spent well over a week, 2 phone calls and 4 emails to get fobbed off with, 'You need to send it back to us'. 

I explained to them I could not package it, as it won't go down! I was informed I would need to, as once they collected it, if it got damaged in transit I would be charged. I would also be charged if no fault was found or if I was not home when it was collected or returned.

I was beginning to feel like they thought they were doing me a favour. However after all it was me that purchased the item that was less than 1 year old an item that could have hurt my child!

I have not had one apology up until this point. 

In my desperation I posted on their facebook wall to say how unhappy I was. Some other mums commented they had similar issues with them.

Two emails later and they sent me a new travel cot.

So it got be thinking do you really have to shame to gain anything as a loyal customer these days? Hmmm

On a brighter note Mothercare are fab! I love love love them, my Bee broke this week and they are sending me out a new one as I cannot get to a store due to my broken hand. 

It's a newer model so I purchased a new hood and liner and they are sending me a £20 voucher as part of their price promise for finding these items cheaper elsewhere. 

Now that is fab customer service and I felt really valued, customer service went above and beyond to help me out. Mothercare it is for me in the future! 

Xx

Becoming a stay at home mummy!

Check out my blog for 'The baby show' on why I went from a career junkie to stay at home mum when Ethan arrived! Just click on the title above. Xx