100 Green Promise Nappies Initiative Autumn Giveaway by Bean Sprout Bubba

Welcome to Giveaway #9, hosted by Bean Sprout Bubba.

Please feel free to get to know more about us, or continue reading more about our entry in the 100 Green Promise Initiative (Autumn round).

We go back to basics with this round’s giveaway by Bean Sprout Bubba: a Bubba J pocket nappy  in ‘Apple Green’ (large).
The prize includes 1 bamboo trifold insert and 1 microfibre booster.

From 15 May – 30 June 2010, you will be given the opportunity to submit an answer to a question on the Bean Sprout Bubba website for Giveaway #9 to be in the draw to win a Bubba J Pocket Nappy in Apple Green.
It has a trim smooth PUL outer for a trimmer nappy.

Bubba J Basics pocket nappy - Apple Green

Bubba J Basics pocket nappy - Apple Green

The inner lining of the prize nappy is white microsuede.

Bubba J pocket nappies were one of the first hip-snapping pocket nappies available in Australia. It was designed in 2005-2006, featuring polyester PUL in pastels and bright prints.
It is one of my personal favourite nappies for leakproofness and pooplosion resistance :)

Bubba J pocket nappy in firestorm pattern, medium size, modelled on 4 month old baby.

'Firestorm' Bubba J pocket nappy. Medium on a chubby 4 month old baby boy

Features and benefits include:

  • PUL laminated Polyester outer: for waterproofness with breathability, and a stylish and colourful print on the outside without any fear of moisture wicking (like in nappies with cotton outers).
  • Microsuede lining: Keeps baby dry by wicking moisture through to the inner absorbant core.
  • One 2-layered bamboo trifold insert and one 3-layered microfibre booster included: Use both inserts for day or night, or purchase extra trifolds for heavy wetting night use. All inserts unfold for a thorough wash and quick drying ability.
  • Hip-snapping: waist and thigh fit can be set separately, ensuring a good fit for no leaks.
  • Elasticated in the front: to ensure good fit around the waist
  • Generous pocket: provides extra room within the pocket for extra boosting without compromising fit around the waist.

Tested to fit bubs from 3.5kg (small size) up to about 15-16kg (large size), depending on your baby’s built. You may like read more about Bubba J and see fabric choices (see ‘Photos’), or have a look at what testers had to say.

Bubba J logo Made by hand with love in Bunbury WA.

Those new to modern cloth often start off their journey into cloth nappies with a simple All-in-one (AIO) nappy, where all the waterproofing and absorbancy is sewn into the nappy. There’s no need to fiddle around with inserts or snapping bits into the nappy.

To make it easier to use cloth nappies, Bean Sprout Bubba has a range of nappy accessories in stock to help you use cloth when out and about, or when removing waste from nappies.

Focus product: Rockin’ Green Detergent

One of these accessory products will help you combat the stinkies in the laundry — Rockin’ Green Detergent!
Rockin’ Green Detergent is a laundry washing powder specially formulated for modern cloth nappy laundry.
Unlike conventional laundry detergent, this detergent is designed to wash out of nappy fibres without leaving any residue, carrying along stinky smelly molecules away from your beloved nappies.
Some mums swear by a once a month ‘Rockin’ a Soak’ strip wash with Rockin’ Green Detergent to freshen up their nappies. Others simply use it in place of their normal detergent when washing nappies.

At Bean Sprout Bubba we have a special Rockin’ Green offer: buy 2 big bags of the same scent and formula, and get $1.95 off (per 2-bag pair).

For more information about how to use cloth nappies, simply hover your mouse pointer over ‘Nappy 101′ at the top of this blog page.

How to play: My Green Nappy Green Promise Nappy Initiative

Before playing, please make sure to register at My Green Nappy, then come back and read on further for Giveaway #9

There are two simple steps to finding the answer, just start here at the Bean Sprout Bubba shop, which will lead to to where you can find the actual question.

Use the question as a clue to finding the answer.

Then click on the link to 100 Green Promise Initiative Spring Giveaway #9 to submit your answer.

Easy as!

Keeping in touch

Visit our Bean Sprout Bubba Facebook Page and become a fan/liker to keep track of upcoming products, photos and sneak peeks.

You are invited to join the monthly Bean Sprout Bubba email newsletter to get advance notice of new products, giveaways and subscriber-only promotions.

Another way to say hello is to get in contact with me either through my contact form (no spam please) or simply comment on my blog posts.

All the best of luck in the giveaway, and hope to hear from you soon!

:) Rebecca

A couple of ecoBumba customs…

…and a Bubba J custom order too!
All happened to be ordered or completed at the height of our 10-day winter flu saga.

Sewing was therapy during that very trying ‘cabin-fever’ time.

Bubba J - custom sewn nappies for a client in Narrogin WA

These Bubba J nappies now have a home in Narrogin WA :)

picture of 21 ecobumba nappies going to a home in Australind WA

These ecoBumba nappies will go home to Australind WA very soon

picture of minky ecobumba custom order for Woombye QLD client

Four little bundles of ecoBumba fluffiness one their way home to Woombye QLD

Which bundle would you love to take home?
Sometimes I’m very tempted to keep them all :)

We’re all feeling much better now, thanks for all your sickie and pamper-mummy tips and support on the Bean Sprout Bubba Facebook page.
I’m just now catching up with spring promo deadlines, the End of Financial Year paperwork and other necessary evils of running a fledgling business.

In case you were wondering, I’m happy to take simple custom orders for ecoBumba or Bubba J right up to around early August for mid-September delivery, to give me time to prepare for Little C’s arrival in early October (Baby #3).
The store will still be open for you to choose from the current range, and I will still be sewing but for in stock nappies.

In the mean time, stay as warm and as dry as possible, it’s been a rather cold winter this year.
I’ll be back with more pictures, nappy info, hints and tips, there’s so much to share, so little time!

:) Bec

Hip Little One prize nappy

In February I took part in a blog review promotion ‘Dumping the Disposables’ at Hip Little One, and gave away one Bubba J pocket nappy to the winner of the promotion.

tartankiwi was the winner, who resides in NZ.

She picked out this lovely print for me to make a large Bubba J Deluxe pocket nappy for her.

iced giraffes Bubba J deluxe pocket nappy - large

I overlocked the insert with matching brown thread, and used a combination of blue and brown snaps on the nappy, something that you’d be hard pressed to find in mass-produced nappies.

Detail snapshot of snap colours on iced giraffes nappy

All in all it turned out simply lovely. I hope tartankiwi likes it!

NOTE: Simone at Hip Little One is a mother of twins and she reviews all things hip and trendy for her littlies, and then gives them away as prizes.

A custom nappy order

18 pocket nappy shells for a custom order

This was a package of 18 Bubba J Basics pocket nappies for a lovely customer in Perth.
So nice to be able to sew for someone in the same state as I am :)

This mumma only needed pocket nappy shells, and fell in love with the dusky pink PUL from a previous batch.
She also requested for microfleece inners instead of the usual microsuede liner, and also for some white nappies to be made up.
With all this in mindd I cut up numerous white microfleece and white PUL for the order and set them aside.

The dusky pink PUL had to be specially ordered in as it was not a current in stock colour.
It took a week longer than I expected to arrive at my doorstep.
When it did arrive, it clashed with market day preparation and a whole week of doctors’ appointments and speech pathologist assessments, so I could only work on the pink nappies after the week ended.

It took about 2 days to get this order sewn up, snapped, and expressed off.
I hope it has arrived safely before Easter long weekend.
I am thankful that this mumma has been very patient.

My elder daughter (who’s only 3) observed how the snaps were installed into each nappy and proceeded to ‘help’ me when I wasn’t looking.
I’m only glad she practiced on a nappy that was less than perfect that I had put aside to be fixed.

I have a few more orders for ecoBumba nappies waiting to be sewn up, I will blog them when I get some pictures taken.

Note: I’m happy to take custom orders for nappies that are not in stock, or suggestions on what prints/sizes to sew next. For fabric choices please check out the photo album at the Bean Sprout Bubba Facebook page.

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