Did you know World Breastfeeding Week is August 1 – 7, 2018? Cotton Babies offers many products to help breastfeeding moms – from our MilkDaze line, nursing pillows, breast pumps, supplements, nursing bras, and even classes and support groups. We want to help you succeed and be happy no matter how you choose to feed your baby. Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week with MilkDaze We know that breastfeeding can be a lot of work, and we strive to deliver products that make things easier for mama and baby. Not your Ordinary Nursing Pads Our patented MilkDaze Stay-Dry Nursing Pads were designed
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World Breastfeeding Week is a chance to celebrate all the Breastfeeding mamas and normalize breastfeeding. This week encourages breastfeeding and infant health throughout the world. What We’re Doing for World Breastfeeding Week In honor of World Breastfeeding Week, we have some special deals going on at Cotton Babies. Get a 3-pack of MilkDaze Stay-Dry Nursing Pads FREE with a purchase of $50 or more for a limited time only. These Nursing Pads were designed by a nursing mama. Their patented teardrop design helps hold the nursing pads discreetly in place by tucking under your breast while keeping your dry. We’re keeping
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To celebrate World Breastfeeding Week, we’re hosting a special Lottie Life Pop Up Shop on Saturday, August 4 from 1-4 pm at our Cotton Babies store in Fenton, MO. Lottie Life Pop Up Shop We’ll kick off the event with a Breastfeeding 101 class taught by our certified lactation counselor. Join other breastfeeding moms and families and shop great deals on the Lottie Life nursing line. Plus, our friends at Lottie Life are bringing treats! We’ll have in-store specials on our MilkDaze nursing line as well. You won’t want to miss this fun-filled event! Lottie Life is a St.
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Are you trying to make the most out of your summer with your kids? Do you find yourself stuck in a slump, constantly doing the same activities? A friend of mine posted her ABCs of summer list. For each letter of the alphabet, there is a corresponding place to visit or activity to try. It also creates a fun checklist of things to do. You and your kids will enjoy creating your own list and crossing things off your list. You can even make a fun photo album at the end of the summer to commemorate your summer. Here’s my list
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Mommin’ ain’t easy. It’s hard to hold it all together. A lot of moms keep the schedules straight. Make sure no one goes hungry. Keep the house livable. Always pack diaper bags. The list of what moms handle is ever-growing and ever-changing. All while trying to be a “cool mom.” In an effort to retain my sanity, I find that being organized helps. I also love to shop. Why is it that when I am spending money on my kids or my husband, I have no qualms about getting them the best, but when it comes to me, I tend
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We had a special treat at work today thanks to Peggy on our packaging team and our new friends at Spencer’s Neighborhood and Jilly’s Cupcake and Ice Cream Bar! Peggy entered to win the whole office an ice cream social from Jilly’s on her favorite morning show, Spencer’s Neighborhood on 106.5 the Arch. Spencer, Cassiday and Brando came out to see our store, office and warehouse. They were surprised to learn we make our cloth diapers right here in St. Louis! Cassiday is a new mom to 5-month-old son, Jameson. We surprised her with a starter stash of bumGenius
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After intense testing, interviews, reporting and more, Wirecutter has named bumGenius Original 5.0 as the Best Cloth Diaper! What makes bumGenius Original 5.0 the best cloth diaper? Wirecutter noted that bumGenius Original 5.0 excels at containing leaks, is easy to understand and use, and is readily available in many colors. Other top features: Longevity. bumGenius 5.0s hold up well with long-term cloth diapering. Easy to clean. There aren’t tons of crevices for poop to collect. Great absorption. The quick-wicking suede cloth and microfiber inserts hold a lot of liquid. Pocket diapers like the bumGenius Original 5.0 can be customized to get the perfect
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We’re bringing “What’s OTB” (on the bum) to a whole new level with an Instagram Photo Contest! We know you pretty much can’t get enough of your #clothdiapers, so why not a little extra incentive to show them off? To celebrate our bumGenius Color Revival now through July 23, 2018, we’ll be featuring a different diaper color each day on our Instagram accounts and WE’RE GIVING AWAY CLOTH DIAPERS! <3 How to Enter the Color Revival Contest Post a fun pic of your cloth diapers in that color and Tag #lovemyclothdiapers and #bgDOTD (bumGenius Diaper of the Day) for a chance
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Summer travel season is upon us! In a few short months, my husband and I will be packing up our 3-year-old and 1-year-old to go to Florida. It’s our first real trip as a family of 4, and I am sooooo excited to be hitting the beach. I’ve already started mentally planning everything we need to make this a fun trip that has as little stress as possible. I’ve scoured the mom groups and blogs so you don’t have to. Here’s everything I plan on doing to have a successful trip to the beach! Sunscreen This is probably obvious, but I’d
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A while back, we rolled out some limited edition bumGenius baseball diapers to celebrate World Series Champs. Our fans in our Facebook group, the Mob, said our original baseball diapers were a home run! We’ve had requests to offer them again, but we didn’t want to do the exact same thing. We’re mixing it up! To make fans of every team happy, we have introduced PLAYBALL in some of the most popular team colors. Shop your team colors now! What is a baseball diaper? Our PLAYBALL diapers are bumGenius Freetime diapers with contrasting blanket stitch to make it look like a