Showing posts with label mama cloth. Show all posts
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Monday, January 9, 2012

For Women Only: Diva Cup Review and Giveaway

If you're a man, avert your eyes.  Turn away.  Now.

I'll give you time.

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Are you still here?  I told you to turn away!

Here...go look at tools or something...


Okay, well, that's about the best I can do.  If you're a man and you're still here, consider yourself warned!

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The Diva Cup, my friends!

This isn't the menstrual cup your mama used.  It's not the menstrual cup your grandma used, either! (Did you know the first menstrual cups were introduced in the 1930s?  Seriously, your grandma may well have given one a try!)  Nope.  The Diva Cup has re-designed menstrual cups.  It's modernized them.  And it's been done by a mother/daughter team working to create a more reliable menstrual option than pads and tampons!

When menstrual cups were introduced in the 30s, they were made of latex, a common allergen.  Next came a rubber/latex version, which only lasted about 10 years.  In 2003, the Diva Cup, a medical-grade silicone menstrual cup, was introduced by mother Francine and her daughter Carinne!  This medical-grade menstrual cup is the one still available today.


The Diva Cup is soft and pliable, and when inserted correctly can't be felt at all!   (A side note: I use mine inside out.  I don't know if Diva Cup supports this method or not.  I don't like the stem of it, though, but am perfectly comfortable with the inside out cup!)

The Diva Cup holds an ounce of fluid.  It can be worn for up to 12 hours without being removed!  (Side note: I remove it every time I use the bathroom.  I'm just weird like that.)  It's totally a personal preference thing, though!

The Diva Cup can be worn during any type of activity!  There's not much you can't do while wearing a Diva Cup!  You can sleep with it, run with it, swim with it...  (Side note: I don't wear it when I Zumba.  I'm a wimp and am always afraid it'll slip when I'm jumping around.)


The Diva Cup comes in 2 sizes: Size one for women under 30 who have never given birth, and size 2 for women over 30 and/or women who have given birth.  There's not much of a difference in sizes, so don't think you're going to graduate to something enormous just because you had a birthday (or a baby).  They're just made to fit the widening hip joints of maturing women, that's all.  (Nice to know that when you hit 30 you're automatically "mature," huh?  That's my word, not Diva's, by the way.)


People, I said I'd never EVER use a menstrual cup because they're nasty.  (I also said I'd never use mama cloth, but...ahem...)  I don't know what I was thinking!  Not a month goes by that I don't use the silicone contraption!  If you haven't tried one, try it.  I can't promise you'll love it, and I'm not going to go into tons of detail about why I love it (you'll figure that out on your own), I'm just speaking from experience here, though, when I say I think you'll like it much better than the alternatives!

If you'd like to give the Diva Cup a try, you can look here for a list of retailers or here to purchase one online!

If you'd rather WIN one, enter on the Rafflecopter form below!


I received this product at no cost to me in order to facilitate a review.  I was not compensated in any other way.  All opinions are my own.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Give it away - DrilineBaby review and giveaway

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This may come as surprise to many of you, but I have a little "thing" for cloth diapers.  Sometimes when I'm bored, I actually cruise the internet looking for new diapers!  I'm sure I'm not alone, right?

I found Driline Baby by chance on one such venture. Driline Baby is a company that designs, manufactures, and sells not only reusable baby diapers, but also incontinence products and menstrual pads...and they've been around for more than 20 years!  Their diapers are "diaper service quality."  They sounded great to me!

Driline sent me a variety pack of diapers!  I was super excited to receive the package, as I was hoping to get a Pumpkin Patch diaper to try.  When I opened the box, however, there was not only a Pumpkin Patch but a Bamboo Baby AIO, a Snap to Fit cover, and a Dri-bag as well!  What a great set!

As I mentioned, I was super excited about the Pumpkin Patch diaper.
Unfortunately, the one they sent appears to be a size medium, which if for newborn to 15 pounds.  That's WAY too small for Stinky!  But, I love it.  It is super soft, both inside and outside!  It looks and feels very absorbent as well.

The Snap to Fit cover is great, too...as long as I put Stinky in a pair of pants while he's wearing it!


(As you may know, Stinky is an Aplix MASTER!)  The fit of the cover is great, though, and it hasn't leaked when he's worn it!  I really like the way it covers.  The Aplix holds tight and still looks nice after several washings.  There are laundry tabs to prevent diaper chains as well, which is a very important feature!

I really like the Bamboo Baby AIO.  It has an attached soaker, with is always a plus for me!  I like the absorbency it provides, but also the quick drying time.  I LOVE the fit of the Bamboo Baby AIO!  It is a super trim fit, similar to a disposable!


The Aplix on this diaper fits so snugly!  There are crossover tabs, but Stinky is just barely too big to cross over.  He wears it with the tabs touching.


This morning, in fact, Stinky wore this diaper for 3+ hours with no leaks.  It's not a great overnight diaper for him, but it is fantastic in the day!

Finally, Driline Baby sent a Dri-bag.


 I wasn't so sure about the bag at first.  Sure, it's big.  But the fabric isn't as stretchy as the other bags I have and it's got a drawstring rather than a zipper.  This Dri-bag has very quickly become my favorite "wet bag!"  I love the size of it!  The fabric is thicker than the fabric on my other bags.  It's not stretchy, but it seems more wipeable.  Despite having a drawstring rather than a zipper, I truly think it doesn't smell as much as the others do!  Like I said, it's become my favorite.  AND it holds a TON of diapers!


There are 15 diapers and about a dozen wipes in there!

Driline Baby is only available through very select retails, which you can find on their website.  There are currently only two retailers listed on the website, but there are more coming soon!

Driline Baby has graciously offered to send one of my lucky readers a Travel Change Pad!


 This isn't a product I reviewed, but based on the quality of the products I did review, I am sure it'll be a great quality pad!  (Contest will end and a winner will be drawn Tuesday, June 14 at 11:59am EST.)


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I was given these products at no cost to me in order to facilitate a review.  I was not compensated in any other way.  All opinions are my own.