Harvestland All Natural Poulrty & Pork Products Review!

Disclosure: I received product coupons to purchase the below products in exchange for my honest review. All opinions and experiences are my own and may differ from those of your own. 

Harvestland Purely All Natural Poultry & Pork

At Harvestland they know that it is important to bring fresh, wholesome food to your table. You can feel good about the food you serve your family with Harvestland brand because they believe that all families deserve to eat well. They have an appreciation for healthy, wholesome foods as food lovers themselves. They have longed for more natural choices and a more authentic connection to our food. However, they also understood the challenges of managing a family budget. Out of that desire, the HARVESTLAND® brand was born in the rich farmland of western Kentucky. They joined with select farm families who shared their vision. Together they abandoned the common practices of administering antibiotics to livestock and adding animal by-products to feed. 



HARVESTLAND® has since grown to include no-antibiotics-ever chicken, turkey and pork. Their chicken is USDA-certified organic. While their operations are now in more states, they still work with select farm families who understand that respect for animals and the land goes hand-in-hand with healthy eating. 

          

No Antibiotics Ever

Fed All-Vegetarian Diet With No Animal By-Products

Raised Cage Free

 

Havestland All Natural Chicken Drumsticks
We received product coupons to purchase Harvestland products in order to conduct our honest review. We also received some recipe cards, a magnetic kitchen timer and copper measuring cups. We chose Harvestland All Natural Fresh Chicken Drumsticks.

Our local grocery store only carried or only had in stock a few Harvestland products. They had mainly these drumsticks, a couple packages of boneless skinless chicken breasts and a couple packages of ground chicken. Next time I am at the grocery store I will be checking the freezer section to see if I can find the grilled boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Those would be amazing for salads and/or quick chicken tacos. 

With the drumsticks I made my own version of Harvestland's Easy Chicken and Brown Rice recipe. Click here for their recipe. It really is a simple recipe, perfect if you are new to making homemade meals from scratch or if you just don't have the time to make something that uses 20 different pots and pans. This recipe is a ONE skillet/pan job! 

Here is my version of the Easy Chicken and White Rice.
All I had on hand was the drumsticks of course, sweet corn(would have been better with regular corn), white rice, olive oil, water, adobo and sazon. I seasoned my drumsticks with a mixture of sazon and adobo, making sure to rub the seasoning up and under the skin flaps. I heated up the olive oil while seasoning my drumsticks.  Then my pan was ready for them. 

Such a beautiful color and amazing smell while these were cooking! I was very pleased that the bone marrow did not squirt out of these like other types of drumsticks I've bought and made. It just grosses me out and my daughter as well. So that was a huge plus! The drumsticks cooked up very nicely and I did not have any trouble fully cooking them. I'm a freak about chicken not being even the slightest pink except right along the bone. I removed one to cut it open and check the center color and it was perfect. 

Since I didn't have green or red peppers, an onion or garlic, I skipped step 2 on Harvestland's recipe and jumped straight to the last task. For step 3, I realized that I didn't have any chicken broth!! Oh, no!! I had, cream of chicken, but no broth and I knew the cream of chicken would be too thick and give it a totally different taste and texture so I just opted to use water. After all we're doing step 3 in the same pan as step 1 so there is some flavor left in the pan from the chicken having been cooked. So, I added my water, sweet corn and rice. I made 2 cups of rice so I added 2 cups of water. Ezio loves rice so I figured I was better off making more rather then not having enough for him to mow down. After I had all of that in the pan and mixed up I sort of gently patted the rice to make a nice flat bed for the chicken and laid them on top. 

Looks good doesn't it? Oh, you should have smelled it!! You let it all cook for about 12-15 minutes on medium-low heat. I let mine cook for 12 minutes as I had already fully cooked the chicken through and my rice was actually 5 minute rice, not 10 minute rice. The sweet corn was frozen and 12 minutes was enough time for that to thaw and warm up as well. 

Now, time to enjoy! Like I said above, it would have been so much better had I had regular corn instead of the sweet corn. The chicken was amazing! 

Look how JUICY it is! I took my chicken off the bone and cut it up into my rice. Jedilynn didn't have any of the rice, she wasn't a fan of the sweet corn either, but she did eat 4 drumsticks! Last time I made none organic drumsticks she didn't even want one. I guess these looked more appealing and also had better flavor. I was very excited that she chose to eat these drumsticks, she's never been big on meat, poultry, etc. 

We were very pleased with these Harvestland All Natural Fresh Chicken Drumsticks. I would definitely buy them again! That's saying a lot seeing as how I've been "chicken" to try organic/all natural meats until now. I am very thankful for this opportunity from Harvestland to have done so. I honestly couldn't tell the difference by taste so much... like they say, "It tastes like Chicken!", but I could definitely tell in the way it cooked up, there were no gross trails of blood from veins or anything of that sort and that's what usually turns me off from eating drumsticks or any chicken on the bone. 

Thank you so much to HARVESTLAND!!!! 

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Best For My Pets - Bully Sticks Dog Chew Treats Review

Disclosure: We received Bully Sticks in exchange for our honest review. All opinions and experiences are our own and may differ from those of your own. 

Bully Sticks are odor less, all natural 100% pure beef chew sticks. Bully Sticks help to clean your dogs teeth while also giving them a comforting thing to do - chew. Chewing comforts dogs, that is why puppies and some adult dogs chew things up while you're away at work, on vacation, etc. These treats are long-lasting, meaning your pup probably wont have the entire thing chewed and gone within 10 minutes, the flavor is also still there when your dog decides to come back to chew some more.

No chemicals, preservatives or additives means these Bully Sticks truly are 100% pure beef, natural and safe for your fur baby. But what part of the "beef" are these made from you may be wondering? I wondered the same. They are made of dried muscle meaning they are gluten-free and grain-free as well as being 100% digestible. Some fur babies do have issues with gluten and grains, my aunt's Cocker Spaniel has a gluten intolerance. Is your fur baby on a diet? No worries, this treat is low in fat and is a powerful source of protein.

Lucy (top) and Wilson loved their Bully Sticks! Caleb, an 80 pound pit/yellow lab mix was sleeping in a different room when we gave these to the littles. He did get his own the next day. While Lucy and Wilson laid on the bed and ate their Bully Sticks, my 2.5 year old son, my mom and myself enjoyed a cupcake. Not once did either of the dogs even leave their Bully Sticks to come beg or steal sniffs of the delicious cupcakes. It was rather nice to have a healthy treat for the dogs to enjoy and keep them busy while we enjoyed our not so healthy treat. They are truly great dogs and Lucy just had a litter of 4 puppies (Wilson is dad) and I feel better giving her a healthy treat packed with protein, which she needs to feed her puppies.

Just had to share a photo of their beautiful puppies! They are now 3 weeks old, still too young for anything other then mom's milk.

One of the things I LOVE most about Bully Sticks aside from the benefits I've already mentioned above is that they are also a QUIET treat! Also, they don't leave behind huge messes, so them eating Bully Sticks in the bed is fine, sure there may be some drool on the blanket or what not, but not shards of hard beef bones or slimy messes.

Bully Sticks are hands down the best treat I've ever gotten for the fur babies! Healthiest, least messy, etc, etc.

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One Year Supply of Yum Earth Candy ($100ARV) Giveaway! Cont. US 6/9

 

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GREEN Your Mom Giveaway Hop! SmartSilk™ Standard Bed Pillows Giveaway ($200ARV) US/CAN 5/10

Welcome to the Green Your Mom Giveaway Hop!

 Hosted by Happy Mothering, Easy Green Mom and Brittleby's Corner through the Green Moms Network!

Each of the participating blogs is offering a prize package to help you turn Mother’s Day GREEN this year! We hope you’ll get some great gift ideas and win some great prizes. After entering my giveaway, be sure to hop around and enter all of the other giveaways listed on the linky at the bottom of this post!



Read our full review here.
Mami's 3 Little Monkeys and SmartSilk™ have teamed up to offer one lucky reader their own All-Natural Luxurious Bed Pillows! One winner will receive two Standard Size (20"X26") Bed Pillows ($100ARV/EA). This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents whom are at least 18 years of age at time of entrance. One entry per household. Winner will be chosen at random through the Giveaway Tools entry form below, winner's entries will be verified. Winner will be notified via email and will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway will end on May 10th at 11:59pm CST. 
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SmartSilk™ Bed Pillows Review

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SmartSilk™ All Natural Bedding Collection provides comfort for sleeping in all seasons and luxury of sleeping in breathable silk fill along with a soft cotton finish which offers a more comfortable night's sleep. This Luxury Bedding Collection is created and produced in-house and was developed and designed in Canada.

We received two SmartSilk™ King Size Bed Pillows are 20" by 36" ($125ARV/EA). THE PILLOW by SmartSilk™ combines the luxurious and all-natural materials of the pillow with the science of sleep. Sleeping with the right pillow is necessary to have a restful night's sleep and to find the correct comfort level it's about taking body size and sleep position into account. There are three different sleep positions that SmartSilk™ has focused on with this pillow, which are back, side and stomach sleepers. Your optimal pillow aligns the curvature of your spine and natural set of your shoulders with the neutral neck position.It is also certified asthma and allergy friendly. 

 

Ezio was the first one to test out our SmartSilk™ pillows and he loved them! I set him and Cade up on the floor with the SmartSilk™ pillows and a blanket for a fun and comfortable movie time. Ever since this first testing of the pillows Ezio has always ran and laid his head on the pillow as soon as he sees it! 

I was in need of a new pillow and THE PILLOW from SmartSilk™ was exactly what I needed! Ultimate comfort and softness! It feels like I lay my head on a fluffy cloud every time. Even after many washes these pillows are still in their original form and just as soft and comfortable. No filling to get bunched up and making it uncomfortable after washing, I was so pleased with this! 

The SmartSilk™ pillow is made with and all natural silk fill liner and all natural cotton outer shell. It also has moisture wicking properties to help reduce the effects of night sweats and helps to keep your skin moisturized. With the breathable materials there is no longer a need to flip the pillow around looking for a cool spot. I can honestly say I have not had to flip this pillow since receiving it! As mentioned above it is an easy care pillow and can be machine washed and dried and remember there is no bulky batting inside so it wont get all lumpy after washing. 

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Beech-Nut Real Food for Babies!

Beech-Nut has a very simple and straight forward mission, which is to provide honest and real great-tasting foods that are the closest to homemade as possible. Beech-Nut foods are simply that, food designed for babies, whether baby has just begun the adventures of exploring new tastes and textures or is a toddler and master of mowing down delicious foods.

Delicious REAL Foods for Baby!

We received a four pack of Beech-Nut's NEW Food for Babies, Stage 2, just carrots, just spinach, zucchini & peas, just honey crisp apples and beets, pear & pomegranate. All of these are all natural and non-GMO, no preservative and truly just wholesome fruits and vegetables. As a mom of three, Beech-Nut is one of the very few "baby food" brands that I've trusted. Ezio wont allow me to spoon feed him and hasn't for quite some time now, but he loved eating these fruits and veggies with a spoon on his own as well as from a reusable pouch we already have. I will admit that neither him nor myself really cared for the spinach, zucchini & peas, but we don't really like either of those by themselves. We both greatly enjoyed the beets, pear & pomegranate, just honey crisp apples - he really loves apples whether they are hole apples, apple slices, apple sauce or "baby food" which is pretty much apple sauce. He wasn't too fond of the carrots, but I have a hard time getting him to eat carrots, he doesn't even really like baby carrots raw or cooked. All of these foods smelled, looked and even tasted fresh and true to the Beech-Nut mission.

You might be wondering as to why I mention "we" above. Personally I try everything that I give to my children whether it be food, something to drink or even medication. As their mother I feel that I need to know what I'm feeding them, not only by reading labels, but also by tasting it. If I don't like the food, that definitely does not mean that I wont allow them to try it for themselves. But I still want to make sure that the food is fresh or the drink I'm giving them is still good, for example, I don't want to give them fermented juice (which you can't always tell by smelling it). I taste any medicines they will be taking to see if it's a smooth, bitter, sweet, or just plain out right horrible taste. Then I know if it will need an immediate drink to wash it down or not, plus it helps me to know before hand how much of a fight this will be. My mom told me when I had my first child that she as well always tried everything that she gave to myself as well as my little brother. Maybe I just picked this habit up from her? Either way, I can tell you from my own personal taste buds that Beech-Nut foods are delicious and yes they are simply real foods made for babies.

Beech-Nut still has their Classic baby food as well as the baby cereal and pouches. We often purchase the Beech-Nut pouches for Ezio. They are a great on the go snack and even great for snacking at home and the pouches are one of very few healthy things we can get our picky eater, Cade to eat.

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Simple Nature Orange Smoothie Body Wash & Lotion Review

Bianca is a licensed cosmetologist, skin care professional/expert and mother who feels that her children deserve better. She didn't read labels on well known baby products until she had her own child and boy was she shocked by all of the harsh ingredients and toxins found in them. She didn't want to expose her child's sensitive skin to these nasty or questionable chemicals on a daily basis. Right then, she knew that there had to be something better but was rather disappointed with the lack of better choices in natural baby care which were truly free of the stuff she wanted to try and avoid. With this, she set out to create her own line of baby products. It took a lot of hard work and patience, but Simple Nature™ was born!

Orange Smoothie Shampoo & Body Wash and Face & Body Lotion. 

Simple Nature Orange Smoothie Shampoo & Body Wash ($14.45ARV) and Face & Body Lotion ($14.95ARV) are all natural , tear free, hypoallergenic and completely free of toxins! They also most definitely smell deliciously like an actual Orange Smoothie, which is a delightful scent every time either of the boys receive a bath.



The Shampoo & Body Wash is a wonderfully gentle and low foaming cleanser that contains only the finest natural and organic ingredients which effectively moisturize, soother and cleanse from head to toe. It has creamy shea and mango butters along with essential oils of orange and natural vanilla extract which leave hair and skin feeling amazingly soft and the scent is amazingly fresh.

Simple Nature's Face & Body Lotion is a wonderful lightweight daily lotion which also contains only the finest natural and organic ingredients, just as the shampoo and body wash, to effectively moisturize and soothe your little ones or your own body and face. It also has creamy shea and mango butters as well as essential oils of orange and natural vanilla extract which help the skin feel baby soft and smell amazingly fresh.

These all natural shampoo and body wash and face and body lotions contain no gluten, soy, dairy or GMO ingredients. They are also suitable from birth through adulthood and are safe for daily use.

Due to the horrendous mess Ezio had made with soy "peanut" butter I do not have a photo of him pre-bath as I wanted to stop the mess as soon as possible! But you can still see a tad bit of it on his face. The Simple Nature shampoo & body wash cleaned him up so amazingly well! I was truly shocked as I initially thought I'd have to expose his sensitive skin to dish soap to help cut the massive amount of oil within the soy peanut butter. I was definitely wrong on that one, this product did all of the work with a little assistance from nothing more then some nice warm water. The shampoo and body wash has been great for use on Ezio who is 2 years old, Cade who is 3 years old and some how is constantly filthy, Jedilynn who is 8 years old and I've even used it on myself! I absolutely love the Orange Smoothie scent of this shampoo and body wash so I could not help my self and had to give it a shot on my own skin. Ezio has rather sensitive skin and eczema, his eczema is worse in the winter. We live in an old house, which was built in 1920 and it is extremely dry in our house during the winter. We all suffer from pretty rough and itchy dry skin in the winter. I was so pleased to have this shampoo and body wash for the kids and while I did enjoy using it myself, I wanted to use it for the kids so it lasted a bit longer. You really do not need a lot of soap either, not even for Ezio's massive soy peanut butter mess. I've been able to use this product on Ezio with out needing to follow up with the face and body lotion and he had soft and moisturized skin after his bath. However, his knees get really dry really quick no matter what so whether I put the lotion on him right after the bath or hours later it still helps.

Ezio loves to "help" me when it's time for lotion, really he just tries to eat or maybe rather drink the lotion... not sure why, but he has always loved consuming lotion. I try to prevent it at all costs. Anyhow, the vast majority of the time I lotion Ezio up the Simple Nature Orange Smoothie Face & Body Lotion BEFORE drying him off. When you apply lotion before drying off the skin, the water left on the skin helps draw in more of the lotion and helps moisturize better and for longer! Between bathes he does need lotion reapplied to his legs and sometimes his arms, if we are home I'll often grab a warm wet rag and moisten his skin before applying the lotion and it really helps! I love this face and body lotion, it goes on the skin and seeps in so smoothly. I rarely have to reapply lotion, aside from the bit that I just mentioned with this stuff. It's like an instant relief for him, making it also a nice relief for myself. I really don't like lotion, I don't like the way it feels on my own skin. Most lotions seem to just sit on top of my skin, but I love using this stuff on my own hands and arms.

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Celebrate Holi!

Tandoor Chef is proud to celebrate the beautiful Indian culture – of which Holi plays an important role.  Recently recognized as the nation’s #1 frozen Indian brand, Tandoor Chef is committed to producing restaurant quality, all natural frozen Indian food. A quality innovation leader, Tandoor Chef provides exotic flavors and meal experiences, rooted in the convenience of the frozen food category.  The brand is also certified vegetarian, vegan, and touts many gluten-free products within its robust line of appetizers, entrees and naan breads.

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Namaste (Gluten-Free) Foods Review & Giveaway US 1/16

In the fall of 1999 a friend approached Daphne Taylor and was desperate for help in creating good gluten free and allergen free foods for herself as well as her preschool aged son so she started 'experimenting'. Daphne's creation had to be free of gluten, corn, soy, potato, dairy, casein, peanuts and tree nuts in order to meet her friend's dietary restrictions, what a challenge! Since Daphne is a chocolate lover she started with brownies. She made changes to a recipe she found on the back of a bag of unsweetened chocolate chips, with these changes she made her perfect first brownies meeting the demands of her friend's diet. Read more about the history of Namaste Foods here.

Pizza Crust & Chocolate Cake Mixes

We received a gluten-free Pizza Crust Mix ($4.89ARV) that makes two 14" crusts as well as a gluten-free Chocolate Cake Mix ($5.95ARV) that makes two 9" layer cakes. Both of these mixes as well as the rest of Namaste's Foods are free of gluten, wheat, soy, corn, potato, peanuts, tree nuts, dairy and casein, plus they are non-GMO and preservative free not to mention all natural. 

We made a pizza with the Pizza Crust Mix, but have not yet made a Chocolate Cake. As some of you may know Ezio, my 2 year old is allergic to peanuts, chocolate (or possibly the egg they now use in chocolate), eggs and melon. We also believe he may be allergic to wheat, but we have been keeping a food log and will do more food allergy testing at the end of January. So for us, the Pizza Crust is perfect! It does not contain egg nor do you need to make the crust with egg! As we normally do not eat everything gluten-free I tried my best to keep all ingredients used for this pizza gluten-free. If you make gluten-free foods you may know that both of the Hormel meats are gluten-free. As for the Sargento cheese and Ragu pizza sauce the internet is indecisive on whether they are gluten-free or not, their packaging does not state whether they are or not and I did find that the Sargento All Natural cheese is gluten-free (I didn't see this when at the store). So, anyhow! 

The pizza crust is super easy to make! You just measure out 2 cups of the mix, add some oil and water and mix it all up!! The dough is very moist and sticky, unlike non gluten-free dough which is full of flour and you can spin. But, that is okay, I shouldn't try to spin any dough! Once you've mixed up your pizza crust and have it to a doughy consistence then you evenly add it to your pizza pan. The bag it comes in recommends a 14" pan and to spread it no more then 1/4" thick. I don't have any pizza pans, but I do have a cookie sheet! 

Spread the dough across the whole pan, phew! I had enough dough! I wasn't sure on the size of my cookie sheet and of course I didn't Google the measurements of a standard cookie sheet. But do you think it worked? I will admit, I was expecting me to have forgotten something or some how have horrible messed it up! Kind of like when I tried to make homemade, baked toddler biscuits... lets just say I was done making dough of any kind and baking for a little while after that.

 

It did!! The crust didn't burn to the pan (I sprayed it with non-stick cooking spray first) nor did it stick at all! Once the crust baked it did get smaller, but just maybe by an inch tops. The crust was hard after it baked by it's self. Then came the fun part... which became way out of hand! Putting the toppings on the pizza. Now mind you, we made this pizza as a family... everyone had a topping to put on the pizza. I add the sauce to the pizza and used the whole jar of Ragu. Then Cade helped me add the cheese... we ended up using two, 2 cup bags of cheese. After this Dan decided he wanted to add Jimmy Dean's breakfast sausage, diced up... not gluten-free. While Dan was cutting up the sausage Jedilynn was putting the Canadian Bacon on and I was helping Ezio put Pepperoni on the pizza. After all of this, Dan and I decided that the pizza probably needed more cheese... but it already had FOUR cups of cheese on it! Really? How much cheese do we need? So, of course, maybe since we are in Wisconsin, we added about a 1/2 cup of cheese to the very top of the pizza. So how did it turn out? How was the crust? 

TADA! It was perfect and delicious, but I will admit we should not have used so much cheese. The cheese was a bit over powering. However, the crust did soften up. I think it sucked in some of the sauce which re-moistened the crust. I was rather pleased that Ezio was able to eat one of his favorite foods, PIZZA, without me having to have antihistamine ready for a reaction. Plus, it was so much more healthy then frozen pizza and such. Unfortunately Cade won't eat more then about five foods and pizza is not one of those five. Jedilynn is usually rather picky about pizza and I thought for sure she would not eat this pizza with three different meats on it. She did and asked for more! She usually says that pepperoni is spicy and such, but not a single complaint. Now Dan, doesn't like anything that is healthy for you and since he knew that the pizza crust was gluten-free as well as several ingredients on the pizza I was very surprised that he loved the pizza as well!

I was so thrilled that we made a pizza as a family and all of us loved it! Not a single complaint or anything. That is pretty unheard of here and I can't wait to make another pizza with the rest of the Namaste Foods' Gluten-Free Pizza Crust Mix with my family! It was a lot of fun as well as being delicious and healthy for all of us. It's nice to make a meal and not have to be worried that your two year old may have a reaction to it and not knowing just how severe the reaction may be. 

As for the Chocolate Cake Mix!? I can't wait to make it, but I have to wait until Ezio is either visiting a family member or sleeping. He absolutely loves chocolate and there is no telling him he can't have it, he will not give up on trying to get/have some. So it's just easier to wait, plus it's not fair to him. Not that a two year needs to have chocolate whenever he wants, not saying that at all, but I know if I were allergic to something I loved I would not be happy if someone was eating it in front of me, yet telling me I couldn't have even a single bite. 

I will do another post when I have made the Chocolate Cake! 

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Thanks Mama - Sbish Cloth Diaper & BabyLegs & $25 GC Giveaway! WW 1/13

Thanks Mama is based in Boston, MA and is a family owned cloth diapering and natural parenting store. As parents themselves they strive to raise their own children in a natural and healthy environment. Bringing value to their customers from their vast personal knowledge and experience with all types of natural products and a lot of what they carry at Thanks Mama, they use themselves for their own families. These products include cloth diapers and accessories, baby carriers, toys, baby and mom natural care products, baby room furniture and much more. Thanks Mama looks for innovative and green products that are made for moms and babies and they look for economical and practical solutions for modern parents.

Sustainablebabyish Organic Overnight Bamboo Fleece Fitted

Sustainablebabyish Organic Overnight Bamboo Fleece Fitted Cloth Diaper ($24.95ARV) is a fitted diaper made with organic bamboo and cotton fleece inner and an outer layer of soft jersey. Since this is a fitted diaper, you do need a cover for over it. We've used this with a fleece soaker, wool soaker and even a Flip cover. All have worked great.

 This fitted diaper comes with a snap in soaker as well as a shorter lay in soaker. They are made with three layers of bamboo fleece and also topped with soft jersey.

Cade is 3 years old and weighs 40 pounds, but is fairly slim and tall. It is very hard to find diapers that fit him and do not dig into his hips and cause him pain. Sbish has an X-Large size which fits from 32 pounds and up! I was so excited to see this larger diaper available and even more so when I tried the diaper on him and seen how much more room he has to grow into! This is very rare when looking for a diaper for Cade. As you can imagine, with Cade being 3 years old he is a heavy wetter and while we do have other diapers that fit him, he really can't be in the same diaper no matter what diapering system it is for more then about an hour usually! I don't have enough diapers large enough for him to be changing him 16+ times per day and then still manage to have diapers clean and available to use for him over night. As for this diaper!! He can wear it all night long, about 12 hours give or take! Yes, 12 hours in this one diaper, all through the night and wakes up with his pajamas and bedding dry! Oh, it was like a miracle the first few times he wore this diaper. I refuse to use this diaper during the day because it is so awesome as a night time diaper for Cade. It is most definitely our night time solution diaper! He has even woken up after a full 12 hours of sleep and the diaper not even be fully soaked and from a guesstimate I'd say he could go about 14 hours in this diaper, while I would not allow him to unless he were sleeping! Both of the boys have very sensitive skin so during the day the longest we let them go is about two hours in one diaper. 

I love how absorbent this diaper is, yet it doesn't take forever to dry. When washing the diaper, obviously you take the lay in soaker out, but you also unsnap the snap in soaker. Why should you un snap it before washing? If you leave it snapped together you will put too much stress on the snaps, causing them to rip or pull out of the fabric leaving you with a ruined diaper. It also helps the soakers and the diaper get cleaner, the more open the diaper is, the better water and detergent can flow through the fibers of the diaper and get a nice and deep clean. As for drying, I dry all of my diapers on low heat. When using 4-6 wool dryer balls this diaper is dry in just one low heat, automatic sensor drying cycle. If I do not use the wool dryer balls then I do have to run it through the dryer one more time, but for me that is not an issue. I don't complain about diapers taking forever to dry because I look at it this way, if the diaper is absorbent and can hold more then other diapers or other layers of diaper of course it will take a while longer to dry as it has more absorbency.

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Sale pages on cloth diaper and all natural shops have to be my favorite! Tons of great sales right now at Thanks Mama! Be sure to check it out. My favorite sale of theirs currently is the Flip Cover at 50% OFF! 

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