Mother & Baby Fair 2009

An information to share with parents and expectant mothers regarding this Mother & Baby Fair 2009 which will be held at Tropicana City Mall in the month of November. Mothers who wish to grab baby products and maternity clothing should not miss out this event. Modern Carino wish to participate in this event but unfortunately time commitment for my kids has disallowed me to do so. Hope parents will have a fun day at this exhibition as there will be many activities going on such as contest, games, goodies bag , free doorgift and lucky draw.

VENUE : MAIN ATRIUM, TROPICANA CITY MALL

DATE : 5-8 NOVEMBER 2009 (4 DAYS)

TIME : 10AM - 10PM

Facts & Figures

As i continued my journey of research and learning more about CD, i got to read about these facts which actually caught my intention to blog and share about these.

Washing/hanging out/putting away nappies for a bub in cloth full time takes 7 minutes a day - less time than it takes to go to the store and return home with a box of disposable nappies
**Hmm..being a kiasu mom liked me, definetely i will keep searching for discounts and comparing one store with another to get the cheapest disposable diapers.Still remembered, i will not miss to flip thru the newspaper every Friday because most of the Hypermarkets will have sale during the weekend and definetely they will have sale for disposable diapers depending the brand your baby is using. Once i spotted the brand my baby used, without hesistating, i will drive all the way to the hypermarket to grab it and at the end i will entitle to get 3 packs the max, unless you bring another companion, or u pay first then put in your car, then go in again and get another 3 packs which i dont think i will do...hahahha..Since i started with CD, i stop browsing for the advertisement and the best is I can simply walk past the disposable diapers aisle without giving it a peep and second thought. Glad that this phobia is over now!

100 intestinal viruses leach from untreated human waste at rubbish dumps, contaminating ground water at land fill and creating risks to sanitation workers.
50% of total household waste will be disposable nappies, in a household with 1 baby using disposable nappies full time
**All kind of viruses spreading nowadays and some had taken away human lifes causing them to lost their beloved one, does it related a bit to this facts? People, wake up!!!Do a bit for the environment and protect our loved one.

1 degree hotter the average temperature of a boy's testicles in a disposable nappy - possibly related to increases in infertility and testicular cancer of the last 25 years.
** Neither a boy or girl, needless to say i will not take their safety and health for granted.

Facts and figures courtersy from : MCN
Please take note that this is my personal review and is solely based on my own experince and personal opinon.

Prefold Lampin Kain / Cloth Napkin

If you have plenty of cloth napkins at home and you wish to add extra absorption in it, this is one of the simple method whereby you can add a hemp or mircofiber insert in the cloth napkin. Simply refer to the method below.

1) Make the normal triangle folding, then insert one pcs of hemp underneath.

2) Then, fold in to cover the hemp insert

3) Finally, you can add in a fleece liner to keep baby's bum dry and prevent the stubborn poo stain direct absorp into the napkin which is difficult to wash away. But if u add in a fleece liner, the poo and the stain itself is easily wash off.


While this one, i add in my medium large Happy Heinys Microfiber Terry Insert


Also add a layer of Fleece Liner

Preparing to launder diapers

Happy Heinys are made with foldover laundry tabs but did you know there's another method to preparing your diapers for laundering? Using this method or the foldover tabs will help keep our diapers in great shape!

Eco Friendly Baby Stuff - Cloth Diapers

What sort of eco-friendly products can greenies get when it comes to their babies? Well, how about cloth diapers, baby carriers and glass bottles?Cloth diapers come in various colours and cute designs today. Gone are the days of the ordinary thin white cloth. Today, cloth diapers look just like disposable diapers and they come in a variety of colours and designs. They're kept in place with snap buttons or velcro.

What's the big deal about cloth diapers?For one, you can use cloth nappy inserts so that you don't have to keep washing 10 cloth diapers every day.Secondly, they're so much more attractive than disposable diapers because of the various colours and designs.Thirdly, they're reusable and thus environmentally friendly. Plus, there's a resale value. So, instead of throwing your money out with each disposable diaper, you can sell the cloth diapers and get some of your money back.

Li Chan, proprietor of Tiny Tapir, says it's all good and in the long run cloth diapers cost less than disposable ones.“You might think that it's expensive to cloth diaper but actually it's more expensive to use disposable diapers over the long run,” she says.But, isn't it a lot of work and a lot of washing and how about having to wash an icky cloth diaper?“Actually it is not a lot of work if you take into consideration the time you need for disposable diapers like the time that goes into buying the diapers and throwing them away and dealing with diaper rash.

“Another misconception is that with cloth diapers you have to clean up more. But actually with disposable diapers you have to clean up more because especially with newborn babies when they poo it's very explosive and it can mess up the whole crib because disposable diapers don't have elastic at the back. It's just a piece of plastic that doesn't stretch. So the poo shoots up the back because there's nothing stopping it from coming out the back. So in the end you may have poo all over your baby's crib.“With cloth diapers it's totally different; you don't get that at all because there's an elastic at the back,” says Li.

According to her, many Malaysians are not aware that they're not supposed to throw away the disposable diaper with the waste inside.“It's very toxic. It's printed very clearly on all disposable diapers that you are not supposed to throw the diaper away with the poo inside. You are supposed to take the poo diaper to your toilet and wash off the poo before throwing the diaper away.“This is because when the poo is contained inside this plastic casing and you put it in a landfill it doesn't biodegrade because there's no air. So what you get is a lot of little toxic packets of poo all over your landfill.“There are actually countries which fine you if you throw away a diaper with poo inside it. It's a very high environmental cost to pay just for convenience. Most parents don't even realise it because who reads the packaging, right?”

There is a way to wash the cloth diapers so that you don't have to deal with anything smelly and sticky. First you wash off the poo or throw it into the toilet. Then, put the cloth diaper into a dry pail with either baking soda or a deodorant disc to control the odour. Every second or third day you just put the diapers into your washing machine.“People always ask me but how can you put it in the washing machine, it's so dirty and then you wash your other clothes. There are women who have done studies on it in the United States. They took some bacteria samples from washing cloth diapers versus washing normal clothes and they found that there's no difference in the bacteria found in the washing machine,” says Li.

According to her studies have also found that cloth diaper babies potty train faster because the wet feeling makes them feel uncomfortable.

Li recommends that parents use a pre-fold diaper when diapering a newborn. The pre-fold is just like a normal piece of cloth. It's like a regular old fashioned cloth diaper but it's already all sewn together. So, you just have to pin it on for your baby. On top of that you can used one of the diaper covers.

While it might seem that all those layers makes it warmer for baby, Li says the opposite is true.

“Actually it's a misconception that if you wear a cloth diaper you feel warmer. Natural fibre allows your skin to breathe so a cloth diaper is actually more breathable than a disposable diaper.

“I know mothers whose kids used cloth diapers and when they were put in disposable diapers later, they complained that it was very warm,” she explains.

She explains that cloth diaper designs are very innovative now and you can use the same diapers from the time the child is newborn or two months until they potty learn. So if you want to you can use the one size design or you can buy the different sizes which might fit better.

“There are many reasons to cloth diaper. Environmental reasons are just one of them. The other reasons are the health of your baby and money,” says Li.

**Information courtesy from : ParenThots by BRIGITTE ROZARIO (20th April 2009)

Cloth Diaper Benefits Baby Health & The Environment

**partial of my Happy Heinys Cloth Diapers..so cute, isnt it?

Cloth Diapers come in rainbow of colors and patterns, with cutesy names – Happy Heinys, BumGenius, Swaddlebees, Tiny Tush and many many more. But despite such creative conventions, local cloth diaper advocates take the environmental and health benefits of cloth diapers very seriously.Advocates say cloth diapers are more eco-friendly, since they don’t end up in landfills, and healthier for babies because they are free from toxins that may be found in disposable diapers.

Amy Ellison, a cloth diapering educator who teaches at Be By Baby in Lakeview, said that health and comfort concerns are also an important consideration for parents looking into utilizing reusable diapers. The major fear is the chemicals that have traditionally been used in disposable-diaper manufacturing, such as dioxin, a chemical contaminant that’s created in the wood pulp-making process, Tributyl-tin (known as TBT), a toxic organotin, and sodium polyacrylate, the super-absorbent gel that Ellison said was removed from tampons due to a potential link to toxic shock syndrome.

Lisa Joy Rosing, an Evanston mother who teaches cloth diapering classes at three locations in the Chicago area, said it’s important to consider that the average baby uses 6,000 diapers from birth to potty-learning, producing about 4,000 pounds of waste that ends up in a landfill. She also said she’s concerned about the presence of human feces in landfills, which the World Health Organization and American Public Health Organization say could cause the spread of disease and bacteria. Disposable diaper packaging instructs consumers to flush solid waste down a toilet, but that instruction is usually ignored by harried parents who would rather just throw away the waste.

Cloth diapering advocates also point out that the comfort of cloth diapers – or lack of comfort when a child urinates and it isn’t immediately absorbed – may also lead to another benefit: earlier potty-learning. In fact, according to Rosing, studies show that children who use cloth diapers tend to become potty-trained six months earlier, on average. She said her own children would even bring her diapers when they became wet because they were aware of the sensation.

**Sources was adopted from : Medillnews Report Chicago by Elizabeth Diffin (30th April 2009)

Happy Heinys One Size Pocket Cloth Diaper

We use only custom milled fleece for our diapers. There are no leg casings, which make better fitting diapers and contain messes better without leaving red marks on your baby's legs. They are designed so the only thing that touches your child's delicate skin is the soft fleece.

Happy Heinys® are available in a variety of solid colors and fun prints. Happy Heinys® solids and prints have been tested for 12 hours or more at night with absolutely no wicking for most babies. The solids have a 100% poly laminated outer layer and will work better overnight. The prints are now custom made for us with the same fabric as our solids diapers in order to reduce leaking and wicking.

OPENING DIAGRAM

SUPER SOFT FLEECE INSIDE

VELCRO-LIKE APLIX CLOSURES

SNUG FIT ROUND LEGS

FOLD BACK LAUNDERING TABS

Awards & Accolades received by Happy Heinys

Happy Heinys One Size Cloth Diapers

Happy Heinys One Size diapers are designed with the same quality and luxuriousness of the Happy Heinys Pocket Diapers only they are made to fit baby from birth to potty training.
Happy Heinys uses their own custom milled fleece and high quality products in our manufacturing of our products. You will find on your one size diaper a total of 4 snaps on the front. This will give you a total of 4 different sizes for your diaper. This will allow the diaper to fit most babies from about 8 lbs - 35 lbs. An investment that will save you money throughout your diapering time.

One Size Diapers Adjusts As Baby Grows

Allow to adjust to four sizes

Our prints are unique and designed by our company for use only on our products. Our prints for the one size diapers are made out of the same high quality fabrics that our solids are made out of. These fabrics have been tested to last up to 12 hours at night for most babies.
Our one size diapers also come with 2 micro fiber inserts. One small and one large insert. You may use either 1 insert or both or more as needed depending on how heavy your little one wets. Our hemp stuffins also fit well into the one size diapers.

Customer Reviews

Some of the customers' reviews and feedback after using Kasihku Sayangku One Size Diaper (KS One Size Diaper)

**All these are genuine feedbacks whereby you can refer to Kasihku Sayangku Website.

Reviewer: sooriakala26/10/2008 08:45am

Simply loved the KS One size diapers, really good value for money, my mother is amazed at the way things are changing with cloth diapers. I have frxxxs brand AIO diaper, takes ages to dry. Even bought fitted diaper made from cotton but does not hold much urine and need to use diaper cover. Thumbs up for yours. Everything I wanted from a diaper and easy on the pockets compared to the others in the market... I really surfed so many websites on cloth diaper and yours is the best value for money around town!

Reviewer: Aricia Lim06/10/2008 12:08pm
I started to let my younger girl uses KS CD when she was around 2 mths . This was the first time I tried CD bcos I just got to know CD beginning this year before I delivered. I've browse thru many local suppliers' website abt CD, but KS CD is the cheapest CD that I could find, so I gave it a try.Surprisingly the result is good! I used it with 2 inserts on my daughter at nite time around 10pm

Reviewer: Irene Goh 14/08/2008 01:10pm

I already know the benefit of using CD and most important, saving the ENVIRONMENT for my sons future by using CD. I was searching over the internet for good and affordable CD. My friend Rachel recomended me to check out KS. I saw the pack of 3 and ordered it as a trial. The moment I receive the CD, I love the CD and the soft inserts! My 2 month old son already started using the CD and I hope KS will have more designs so that my son will look more fashionable. KS CD = good, saving my pocket and the environment too!

Reviewer: mastura mohamed arif 03/08/2008 09:38pm
ive bought 9 of them. and i tried them. it was a very nice n cute design. i promoted those cds to my friends. i gave one of my cds n let her try it, n she satisfied with it. i encoraged her to buy the cd next time. again......it was good n much much much cheaper than other brand.!!!!!

Reviewer: Jesslyn 01/08/2008 05:32pm
What is the meaning of good quality cloth diaper? Is good quality cloth diaper means they are expensive? You are wrong. I have bough 4 imported cloth diaper which cost RM85 - RM103 one cloth diaper. I dare not buy KS one size diaper as they are cheap and I dont think the quality is good. However, I just bought one only. To my surprise, the quality is better than the imported CD I bought. The soft lining part is dryer compared to the imported CD. Later I ordered another value pack of 3. Wanted to order more buy now I already have 7 CD. For all the CD user, do not judge the quality by the pricing. You need not waste your money buying the imported CD

Reviewer: TAN CHIA LING 01/08/2008 05:28pm
I'm tried the KS 3rd Generation One Size cloth Diapers on my 3 yrs old Boy yesterday night. He is so love the diapers, previous he is using the drypants which cost around RM1 per pcs (he didn't like the normal diapers, this cause me headache).. so, now i can save RM1 per day!! Imagine, 1 yrs I can save up to RM365!!!

Reviewer: Azrina 17/07/2008 02:00pm

Just got these 1 size diapers yesterday. the quality - superb, value for money, easy to use, nice, its comparable to other imported brands in the market. hope to see more cool colors and prints. thumbs up. maybe you should think of producing toddler sizes, my 4 year old daughter still use diapers at night and she can barely fit in this 1 size diaper. wa.... all in all this is really great.

Why use Cloth Diapers?

A short summary:
Ask yourself :
WHY USE CLOTH DIAPERS?
Simple answers for you!
Economical - Definetely cheaper than disposables in long term
Environmentally sound - Reduces trash
Reduces rashed - No dioxins
As easy to use as disposables
Recycleable when useful life is done.
Lasts through multiple children
Available in fabrics like hemp and wool
Only soft cloth touches baby
Potty Training time is reduced
Come in cool prints to match your modern stye.

Parents should take note on this...
What should be of serious concern to all parents are the toxic chemicals present in disposable diapers. Dioxin, which in various forms has been shown to cause cancer, birth defects, liver damage, and skin diseases, genetic damage, is a by-product of the paper-bleaching process used in manufacturing disposable diapers, and trace quantities may exist in the diapers themselves. Dioxin is listed by the EPA as the most toxic of cancer related chemicals. Disposable diapers contain Tributyl-tin (TBT) - a toxic pollutant known to cause hormonal problems in humans and animals. Disposable diapers also contain sodium polyacrylate. If you have ever seen the gel-like, super absorbant crystals in a disposable than you have seen this first hand. Sodium polyacrylate is the same substance that was removed from tampons because of its link to toxic shock syndrome. No studies have been done on the long-term effects of this chemical being in contact with a baby's reproductive organs 24 hours a day for upwards of two years. Studies have also been done to show that the chemical emissions from disposable diapers can cause respiratory problems in children. Cloth diapers, on the other hand, are free of the many chemicals contained in disposable diapers.

So, why think and hesistate about, make a change NOW!!

Cloth Diaper VS Disposable Diaper

Cloth diapering is liked a hot trend now. As you can see there are so many brands and cute prints available for sale now. When your baby wears on it, he just liked wearing a cute and sweet pants and who knows it is a fashionable cloth diaper in the modern days now.

At first i m a bit reluctant and doubt to try it but after i have tried it for my baby, the result is amazing and i simply cant resist it. So, Mommy and Daddy, you should not miss out this great product for your baby. You know what, there are so many reasons why i m choosing and using cloth diapers for my baby compared to disposable diapers. If you still dont know why and no idea on this, read some of the reasons why you should not miss this out.

As i said, cloth diaper is the new generation of diapering that provides your baby the chemical free environment and the most important is safe for your little one. I m so happy after using the cloth diaper because it is able to wear days and nights and what's more, even when you are out. Cloth diaper is breathable on baby skin, therefore your baby bum can stays amazingly dry and comfy, thus it is absolutely diaper rash free! Then, you dont need to spend on expensive diaper rash cream. Another cost saving for you, isnt it? Besides, it is safe for our mother earth as we dont need to dispose the cloth diaper liked normal disposable diaper because cloth diaper can be reused it again and once the useful life is done, you can recyle it. That's not all, it is so much of cost saving on buying disposable diaper compared to cloth diaper and the extra money can use to spend on other baby stuffs, right?

Bye bye Disposable Diapers!!

These diapers have been stacking for a few mths untouched!!

What is pocket diaper all about?

ONE SIZE POCKET DIAPER ADJUSTS AS BABY GROWS

What is a pocket diaper?

A pocket diaper is a diaper sewn on 3 sides with an opening on one of the edges. You insert a soaker or insert layer into the opening. The pocket diaper is well liked because you get to decide how much stuffing you need in the diaper and what you want to stuff it with. The pocket diaper tends to be a trim diaper option for daytime use and has the ability to be as thick as you need for overnight.The absorbent material or better known as soaker or insert that is inserted into the pocket is what absorbs the moisture when baby relieves himself. It can be removed later for more effective cleaning. For me, i do believe that pocket diapers are the most innovative invention in diapering ever. Therefore, i m only introducing this pocket diapers on my web.

How absorbent are pocket diapers?

They are as absorbent as you want them to be. You can add a single stuffer to the diaper and have a nice trim daytime diaper or you can add 10 layers of thick hemp and have a super absorbent nighttime diaper. Always remember that all pocket diapers are only as good as what they are stuffed with.

How do I wash a pocket diaper?

Washing a pocket diaper is as simple as washing anything else. Simply put it in the washer, do a pre-wash, add your detergent, and come back when they are done. For more detail of washing instructions, you may refer to the washing instruction on the cloth diaper.

Washing Method

Can I put my pocket diaper in the dryer?

Because every pocket maker will have different directions, always check with them first. With that being said, any pocket diaper that is made with products obtained in the USA may be washed and dried on high. The high heat is actually beneficial for the outer PUL layer. You may also hang your pocket diaper to dry but we do recommend drying it in the dryer every now and then. As manufacturers of pocket diapers, we dry our diapers on high after each wash and they work just as beautifully as they did on day one.

Why i prefer to use pocket diaper?

It is easy to use, dry faster compared to AIO.

Can use through whole night, and i dont need any disposable diaper anymore =)

I get to decide what to "stuff" the pocket with, so i can find the right absorbency level

Easy to clean because they "come apart".

Can be very trim if absorbent stuffing is not bulky.

Available in lots of cute colors and prints

What do I do with the diapers when my baby outgrows them?
This is one of the big benefits of pocket diapers is the resell value. You can resell your used pocket diaper that is in good condition for about 1/2-3/4 of the cost you paid for the diaper new. Or if you are planning on having more children you may pack the diapers away until the next baby arrives. Either way you will be saving even more money then if you were using disposables.