The prize

This fantastic bundle of goodies includes -

• 1 x bumGenius Freetime nappy
• 1 x Close New Generation Pop-in nappy +Minkee
• 1 x Anamalz Aussie Pouch
• 1 x Anamalz Orange Tree
• 1 x Anamalz Apple Tree
• and a set of 3 Fair Trade Crochet Monster toys - Silly, Scary and Cheeky!

How to enter

Just write a review on the Babi Pur website of any product you have bought/used.  To do this you must have an account and you must be logged in, then just go to the product you want to review and click the "write a review" tab.  Each review is counted as an entry so you can add as many as you like!

Reviews help other parents make the right buying decisions!  What do you like, what don't you like, we need to know!

Leave a comment below to let us know what  you've reviewed.  Competition closes at midnight on the 11th of June and the winners will be announced shortly after.  Winners will be chosen at random however reviews deemed to be unhelpful or fake will not be considered.

Last week Little B (our eldest daughter) complained of an itchy head and after nearly a week of checking (and not finding anything!) we finally found not one but four little creatures living in her hair!  Well I must admit that I do feel a little guilty, I've always used a nit-comb on the girls regularly as a preventative measure but I've not been doing it much lately.  So.. how do we get rid of them?  I've spent hours on the internet looking for natural chemical free remedies to get rid of these unwanted visitors.  Some people recommend Mayonnaise, Olive oil came up quite a lot and most people suggest using a nit-comb on wet hair every few days for at least a month.

So we decided to start straight away, this is what we did last night...

1. Covered the hair in olive oil, placed a shower cap and towel on little B's head and waited for 2 hours

2. Combed the hair (full of olive oil for 10 minutes)

3. Washed the hair 3 times to get rid of the olive oil

4. Added conditioner and used the fine comb again for around 20 minutes

5. Rinsed the hair and washed again with shampoo

6. Dried the hair with a hair dryer (which we don't normally do)

But what do we do next..?  Should we do this every few days for the next month, or every day?  Would you do anything different and do you have any tips for preventing future infestations?

Once upon I time I wrote a post about putting our house on the market.......

Well, it sold in a week! But, its taken months and months for everything to go through with all sorts of legal hang ups, dodgy surveys etc. But I'm pleased to announce that on Tuesday we finally exchanged contracts - woop!

These past couple of weeks have been spent packing, and I've found it really really emotional. I've been in my little home for 10 happy years, and I've loved it all that time (and still do sob!). I have so manylovely memories connected to that house, including giving birth to little Nw right in the living room.

Packing the boys things has been the hardest part. They've been such happy chappies and you can't help worry that they won't settle in the new house, or that taking them away from their friends to a new village could be damaging. But I hope lot of love and cuddles will see us through.

And I'm trying to cheer myself up with nice thoughts about the future.  In our new house  the boys will have a bedroom each and a huge garden with lots of native trees to play about in. So everytime I shed a tear about what we'll be leaving, I try and think about something we'll be gaining -treehouses and dens are top of the list!

In the meantime, we have a month sleeping on friends floors, in caravans and holiday cottages while we wait to move in to the new place - a complete nightmare, but i've just got to keep thinking treehouses and dens, treehouses and dens! While we have no home we'll have very little internet access so I hope you'll forgive me if you don't here from me in a few weeks.  Until then...xxxxxxxx

As you probably already know... we're Welsh ! So we're really excited to be bringing you a range of  children's clothing designed and made in Wales.  Pili Pala childrenswear have a range of beautiful clothing, blankets and booties for babies and children made from ethically sourced materials and made in a factory in Wales.  The designs are bright, funky, comfortable and practical too.. part of their appeal is that they're a bit  'different' check out the jumpsuits below....

These fabulously funky jumpsuits available in sizes 12 months to 5 years are great for little boys or girls.  They're perfect all year round.. great for snuggling up in the autumn or winter, fantastic for summer festivals and a real must have for the beach.  We absolutely LOVE them!

We'd LOVE to know what you think of Pili Pala.. also, do you know what 'Pili Pala' means..?  comment below with your thoughts on Pili Pala AND by completing the following sentence for your chance to win one of 3 £5 Babipur vouchers

"Pili Pala is Welsh for........................."

(we'll randomly choose 3 comments to receive a £5 voucher later tonight 10.5.12)

Making a drama of a crisis!

I was a bit of a nervous wreck trying out the nappies for the first time; there’s so many uncertainties! Having glorious wet poo running down me and the baby are the last thing you need as a new mum, but by now, I find it hard to remember why I was so concerned.  What was all the fuss about?

I’d ordered two makes of real nappies – there were deals on Bum Genius and  Ecobus Nappy in Real Nappy Week. Both look so cute after the delivery that I’m scared to touch anything for a couple of days. I’m also totally unsure about the pre-wash stage. No advice about this comes with the nappies, but I’d read a few things on this website about it, so they get a good pre-wash with no heat, then about 3 or 4 washes on a low heat, with a gentle eco powder. Then I tumble dry and air further on the radiator. I’m probably going a little overboard, but better to err on the side of caution after spending a bit of money on them. My main worry is shrinkage – my husband will witness, I have a tendency for this regardless of what the jumpers are made of!!! But the first washes go without hitch, and we’re ready to attack the next day.

Every Tuesday, we’ve been going to a baby yoga class, and I thought this would be the perfect place to test out the nappies. On this occasion Tegan decides to sleep all the way through the class, so she and nappies remain intact at the end of the hour, and I’ve had a chance to have a really good stretch.

We’ve been going to baby yoga since Tegan was around 6 weeks old, and after the first couple of week of insecurity and crying she’s soon enjoying the exercises, the sing songs, and the relaxation time at the end.  For me, not only has it helped me recover post-natally, kept me in touch with some of the mums who came to pregnancy yoga with me, and really helps stretch out those aches and pains in your back, arms, and legs, from hoisting baby up and down all day. I’m amazed even with a small baby how much strain you can put on muscles you didn’t know existed. I’ve been to the doctors in the past week with a strained tendon in my wrist – a common cause of pain for new mums apparently. I was advised  to rest it as much as possible – ahem, that won’t be easy!

Sarah & Daisy doing the Aeroplane move!

So a week on and the real nappies are a big hit –  only once have we had  a bit of a side leak of poo, which could be down to not doing them up tight enough, but no accidents with wetness. She’s dry, snug, happy, and super cool.

The BumGenius are my favourite as they are light and thin under the clothing – the ecobus might be better when she’s a bit bigger, because at the moment they feel heavy and clumbersome between her little legs – I’ll wait to reserve judgement on them, but I’ll definitely be getting more bum genius and getting into the swing of using them every day.

Like I said, what on earth is all the fuss about? Real nappies are really easy!

Thanks to all of you who reviewed your cloth nappies on our website... we've chosen a review at random, and the reviewer can now chose 7 gorgeous printed nappies of their choice.   The winning review is  for the bumGenius Freetime nappy in Lovelace (see below) by Kate Hargreaves.  Congratulations Kate!

Such a pretty nappy and the colour and pattern are delightful, particularly good for a little girl as a posh nappy for special occasions (but I can't resist using it all the time!) The fit is also superb as the tabs are so stretchy and the vertical layout of the poppers gives lots of options - I'd say they're just as adjustable as a velcro fitting, because of the amazing Bumgenius stretchy tab. The nappy performs beautifully and is trim-fitting (though not as super-trim as Tots Bots Easyfit V3), with two attached pieces for absorbency - I must admit I haven't got into the habit of folding them to adapt for greater absorbency in e.g. the middle of the nappy, but I'm sure I will - and I've not had absorbency problems with the 'normal' way of folding them (i.e. two layers, one on top of the other). The nappy dries very quickly, though perhaps not as quickly as a nappy with minky inners (again the Tots Bots Easyfit V3 has the edge here). The inner can get a little crunchy in our hard water area, but rubbing it seems to be solving that. If you're choosing a 'special' nappy for a girl this is a great choice, and comes just a whisker behind my favourite, the Limited Edition Tots Bots Easyfit V3 in Jubilee poppers.

Runners up!

The runners up prizes go to Elle Mazitora and Candence Knights for reviews on the Fuzzibunz Laundry bag and the Easyfit V2 - congratulations!

Violet's Magic Laundry Liquid

This has been a firm favourite and very fast in our household. As Fizz has regular occurrences of eczema we are trying to be really careful with what we wash her clothes and bedding in. Also my husband has asthma so anything more natural for him to wear and breathe is a winner.

After speaking to Pete (after having a whinge about SLS in toothpaste!) I decided it was worth giving this new laundry liquid a go.

The smell of this laundry liquid is so lovely. It lasts too which is great when you open the drawer to fetch new clothes out.

A little of this laundry liquid goes a long way too. A bottle lasts us about a month. I had never used a liquid in my washing machine before so only have to compare to powder/tablets.

We wash on 30 degrees or less to save energy and try to ensure a full wash to save on water. The liquid managed to get paint, curry and nappy related stains out easy enough.

Well worth a recommend.

Violet's Magic Laundry Stain Remover

We bought this stain remover as we wash all our cloth once a month on a higher temperature for a longer cycle. We wondered whether this stain remover would save us from doing that regular strip wash.

The stain remover is actually great as a detergent on it's own without stains. Again the natural smell of lavender sticks which is fab when you open the cloth drawer.   It has been really good to pop this in with the nappies every 4th wash. It helps tackle the stains better than other alternatives I have used.

Again a little goes a long way. The pot has lasted us around 3 months. After why not use the post to plant some window sill herbs

Little Nw chases big bro round the lawn for the first time!  No stopping them now

In this wet April, full of showers and flash downpours, it was a small ray of fun and smiles to get out to the park today to kick about in the blossom. A perfectly pink day.

I met up with my pal Fionna and daughter Elin, who was a bit more prepared for rolling around in the carpet of petals. One red overall in adult size please!

I also met with some friends for stroll around San Ffagan on Thursday. We were showing a Norwegian friend one of the jewels of Cardiff - with cottages, churches, terrace houses, prefab housing, farms a village shop and much more from the past, lovingly carried brick by brick from all over Wales. It was great exercise with the buggies, the fresh scones & bread from the bakery delicious, and the visitors centre had a cosy cafe where we spent few hours gassing. Another fun (nearly dry) day out.

Let's hope May has some brighter weather for more mini adventures.

http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/stfagans/

Its a typical morning really, I've been up since 4.30am, dozed a bit with Tegan and we’re back up at 6.30am, and now changing her nappy. You all know what's going to happen. The night nappy is saturated, soon as a clean one is on, she's pulling those poo faces - and before i can say "bore da", she's filled the second nappy. I clean up again, and mid-clean up she wees everywhere, and now we have to start all over again, including babygrow. "Good morning mummy!" indeed!  Hi all, I’m Beth and this is Tegan, my daughter, she’s 11 weeks old this week – and an absolute giggling ball of fun at the moment. I’m currently excitedly waiting for my delivery of real nappies, ordered during Real Nappy Week from Babi Pur, and agreed to write a blog about my experiences. So here’s the first missive, about how we came across Babi Pur and how excited I am to see how things progress with the real nappies. Fingers crossed.

Its this constant and terrible waste of nappies that first made me think of using real nappies - although the process won't get any easier I'm sure with the increased amount of washing (especially with little disasters like this one), it certainly will be better for the environment and the purse. Via a friends’ facebook link, I found Babi Pur, and the website and the blog are real delight to read (especially at night when I should be trying to get back to sleep and not surfing websites on my phone!) Admittedly, I’m also a sucker for cuteness, and the Bum Genius range of colours in Butternut, Blossom, Grasshopper and Twilight got me hook line and sinker.

So wish me luck, and send advice for avoiding accidents like the above – and I’ll let you know how we get on!