KAM Snaps giveaway by Dirty Diaper Laundry

So, lately this is my new obsession. Finding a way to scrap up wnough money to buy myself a KAM snaps snap pliers. I want to convert ALL my velcro diapers to snaps. Snaps are just better. There is no gettign stuck to EVERYTHING in the wash like velcro, they are harder for toddlers to undo! And it will give me a great project to do. Dirty Diaper Laundry is giving away a KAM snaps pliers! Go check it out here.

Feed Your Stash Fridays!

It's Friday everyone! It's Father's Day weekend and i'm excited to announce that we have NOTHING planned. Nothing except hanging out at the pool ALL DAY LONG! Speaking of which... we used a Smartipants without any inserts for a swim diaper the other day and WOW does it hold liquid. J's diaper was so full of water that we had to empty it because it looked like his diaper was going to fall off. Very impressed by the ability to hold liquid! Also today is Feed Your Stash Friday over at Clothdiaperblog.com.

Up for grabs this week are a Planet Wise Wet Bag and a matching changing pad. Good thing because it would be nice to have an extra wet bag lying around.

Happy Father's Day everyone!

Feed Your Stash Fridays!

Thanks to Clothdiaperblog.com, Friday is now my new favorite day. I mean, it kinda always was since it marks the start of the weekend. It means that my husband and i will stay up late and watch a movie and it means that Saturday is around the corner...(Saturday is my weekend day to sleep in). I always try to take the kids out to do something fun on Fridays. Oh yeah, and It's Feed Your Stash Friday!!!! A chance to win FREE cloth diapers and cloth diaper accessories!

This week we have a chance to win 2 Bum Essentials Bumbino OS Diapers and a Bum Essentials wetbag. Never really had any interest in these diapers since they aren't a big brand but upon further inspection, these look really nice! In fact, if I am not the lucky winner (I haven't been yet), I might look into getting some of these for #3!

My new favorite addiction!!!

This website is great! I love their catchphrase: "The All In One Cloth Diaper Resource". Brilliant.
Also, they have this really great giveaway called Feed Your Stash Fridays. You have a number of ways to enter (commenting, becoming a fan on Facebook, Following on Twitter...) and a random comment number is drawn. I'm still hoping for a win!

Vaccinations: Information to Make an Informed Decision

Here is some information to inform yourself about childhood vaccines.

For a more comprehensive list of ingredients visit here.
Below are definitions of the ingredients used.


VACCINE INGREDIENTS:

DTaP:
Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed
Produced using formaldehyde, thimerosal, aluminum hydroxide, aluminum phosphate, polysorbate 80, gelatin (animal parts/bovine)

Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (Hib) Tetanus Toxoid Conjugate:
Produced using ammonium sulfate, formalin, sucrose, thimerosal
medium: semi-synthetic

Measles Virus Vaccine Live:
Produced using neomycin, sorbitol, hydrolized gelatin
medium: chick embryo

Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed:
Produced using aluminum phosphate, formaldehyde, ammonium sulfate, washed sheep red blood cells, glycerol, sodium chloride, thimerosal
medium: porcine (pig) pancreatic hydrolysate of casein

Hepatitis B:
Produced using aluminum hydroxide, thimerosal
medium: yeast (possibly 5% residual)

Rubella and Mumps Virus Vaccine Live:
Produced using neomycin, sorbitol, hydrolized gelatin
medium: human diploid cells (originating from human aborted fetal tissue)

Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (Hib):
Produced using polyribosylribitol, ammonium sulfate, thimerosal
medium: chemically defined, yeast based

Influenza Virus Vaccine:
Produced using embryonic fluid (chicken egg), neomycin, polymyxin, thimerosal, betapropiolactone
medium: embryonic fluid (chicken egg)

Influenza Virus Vaccine, Trivalent, Types A&B:
Produced using gentamicin sulfate, formaldehyde, polysorbate 80, tri(n)butylphosphate, thimerosal
medium: chick embryos

Inactivated Polio Vaccine:
Produced using 3 types of polio virus, formaldehyde, phenoxyethanol (antifreeze), neomycin, streptomycin, polymyxin B
medium: VERO cells, a continuous line of monkey kidney cells

Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine:
Produced using thimerosal, lactose
medium: freeze dried polysaccharride antigens from Neisseria Meningitidis

Rotavirus Vaccine, Live, Oral, Tetravalent:
Produced using 1 rhesus monkey rotavirus, 3 rhesus-human reassortant viruses, sucrose, monosodium glutamate (MSG), potassium monophosphate, potassium diphosphate, fetal bovine serum, neomycin sulfate, amphotericin B
medium: fetal rhesus diploid cell line

Varicella Virus Vaccine Live (Chicken Pox):
Produced using sucrose, phosphate, glutamate, processed gelatin
medium: human diploid cells (originating from human aborted fetal tissue)

Chemical Definitions:
EDF (Environmental Defense Fund) & MME (Mosby's Medical Encyclopedia)

Ammonium Sulfate: EDF Suspected - gastrointestinal or liver toxicant, neurotoxicant, respiratory toxicant

Amphotericin B: MME definintion - "a drug used to treat fungus infections. Known allergy to this drug prohibits use. Side effects include blood clots, blood defects, kidney problems, nausea and fever. When used on the skin, allergic reactions can occur."

Aluminum: EDF Suspected - cardiovascular, or blood toxicant, neurotoxicant, respiratory toxicant.
More hazardous than most chemicals in 2 out of 6 ranking systems.
On at least 2 federal regulatory lists.

Beta-Propiolactone: EDF Recognized - carcinogen
EDF Suspected - gastrointestinal or liver toxicant; respiratory toxicant; skin or sense organ toxicant.
More hazardous than most chemicals in 3 out of 3 ranking systems.
On at least 5 federal regulatory lists ranked as one of the most hazardous compounds (worst 10%) to humans.

Formaldehyde: EDF Recognized - carcinogen
Suspected - gastrointestinal or liver toxicant; immunotoxicant, neurotoxicant, reproductive toxicant; respiratory toxicant; skin or sense organ toxicant.
More hazardous than most chemicals in 5 out of 12 ranking systems.
On at least 8 federal regulatory lists ranked as one of the most hazardous compounds (worst 10%) to ecosystems and human health.

Gentamicin Sulfate: an antibiotic

Hydrolyzed Gelatin: obtained from selected pieces of calf and cattle skins, de-mineralized cattle bones (ossein) and porkskin.

Neomycin: an antibiotic

Phenol : EDF Suspected - cardiovascular or blood toxicant aka Carbolic Acid - developmental toxicant, gastrointestinal or liver toxicant kidney toxicant, neurotoxicant respiratory toxicant, skin or sense organ toxicant.
More hazardous than most chemicals in 3 out of 10 ranking systems.
On at least 8 federal regulatory lists.

Phenoxyethanol: EDF Suspected - developmental toxicant, reproductive toxicant (aka: Antifreeze).
Less hazardous than most chemicals in 3 ranking systems.

Polyribosylribitol: a component of the Hib bacterium

Polymyxin: an antibiotic

Polysorbate: EDF Suspected - skin or sense organ toxicant

Sorbitol: EDF Suspected - gastrointestinal or liver toxicant.
Less hazardous than most chemicals in 1 ranking system.

Streptomycin: an antibiotic

Sucrose: refined sugar

Thimerosal: EDF Recognized - developmental toxicant. Suspected - skin or sense organ toxicant.

Tri(n)butylphosphate: EDF Suspected - kidney toxicant neurotoxicant.
More hazardous than most chemicals in 2 out of 3 ranking systems.
On at least 1 federal regulatory list.