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The Destiny Diaper Bank needs YOU!
Rev. Rebecca Hines has dedicated her time, finances and energy to be certain that every little bottom in her area has the proper diaper it needs with the creation of Destiny Diaper Bank.  Each week she receives individuals and organization at the bank’s doorstep that are in need.  She does what she can to be sure that each child has the diaper allotment they deserve.  She estimates that 12,000 families struggle to provide diapers for their children in her community, this correlates with the Huggies study that showed 1 in 3 moms are struggling to provide diapers for their babies.
Thankfully Destiny Diaper Bank receives diaper donations from people like you and me. Communities are starting to see how they can support Rebecca and her organization by hosting …

A Jimmy Dean alarm clock, a Dora t-shirt, a half a dozen reusable grocery bags, packs of detergent and more were some of the swag items at this year’s BlogHer 2010 conference in New York City. Bloggers from across the globe, primarily women, attended the conference to learn the very best strategies on blogging and about the latest product innovations that may interest their readers.  Vendors like to provide conference attendees with freebies, a.k.a. swag, to encourage them to try a new product and potentially feature it in a future blog post.  An extra large duffel bag was stuffed to the rim with the swag I received.
Now there was one piece of swag that was like no other.  It didn’t take up an inch in any suitcases; it didn’t come with an aluminum water bottle or stain fighting promise.  The …

Yes, Every Little Bottom is ready to party at BlogHer! Are you!?  This Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 9PM ET & then again at 9PM PT the Huggies Every Little Bottom Ambassadors (MommyWords, House of Prince, A Parent in Silver Spring, Rookie Moms, Jenny of the Spot and Smarty Pants Mama) welcome you to join in on a great Twitter party to celebrate the ways we can each get involved in the Every Little Bottom campaign!
We’ll talk about NYC and the gazillion of things to do!  Heading to a BlogHer party? Sneaking out for some family time between sessions?
We’ll talk about Every Little Bottom being an important campaign for all BlogHer and BlogHeratHome moms!

How have you been impacted by diaper desperation (moments when we have run out of …

We brought Isabella home from the hospital in late October 2006.  We were first time parents, petrified of every sound and movement she would make.  We had learned the 4 basic reasons of a baby’s cry from every experienced mother and baby book available.  Hunger, gas, exhaustion and a dirty diaper with the typical culprits; we needed to check each with every wail!
The cries came often.  We were nervous.  We would go through the rundown.  First on the list was the diaper check.  Open it up and take a peek.  Sometimes it needed a change, sometimes not.  Often we would change it anyway, since we had already taken the time to unsnap the onesie and pull apart the diaper.  We wanted our Isabella to be comfortable and happy.  We wanted her healthy. During those first weeks, we could go through an entire size …

Did you know that many mothers in financial hardship may not have enough diapers for their child’s well-being?  A recent study has shown that 1 in 3 mothers struggle to maintain a proper supply of diapers!  We’ve all been in that situation of diapers running low. But, for most of us, a quick run to the ATM and the store was all it took to get the stock up again.  Sadly, this isn’t the case for all mothers.  Many mothers, as the study has shown, have sacrificed work time as day care providers require a full stock of diapers for each child, or have even used extra diaper cream to lessen the chance of irritation caused by a child staying in a wet diaper longer.  As Smart Mamas we MUST do something to support our fellow mothers, and even more importantly, the children in this situation.