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Gina’s Soft Cloth Shop

Finding a cloth alternative to your everyday paper products will not only save you money it will cut your carbon foot print.  Gina’s Soft Cloth Shop has a amazing selection high quality cloth products that are proudly made one at a time in the USA.

 Paperless Towels

Here’s some horrifying paper towel facts. 13 billion pounds of paper towels are used each year. That’s over 45 pounds of paper towels per person, per year. Paper towels are not recyclable since they don’t contain much fiber, making them purely waste. This waste adds up to 254 million tons of trash globally each year. These numbers alone should make you want to ditch paper towels and go paperless!

 

When I decided to make the switch to reusable products, paper towels and napkins were the first items I replaced. We use Gina’s Soft Cloth Shop Paperless Towels for everything, drying hands, mopping us spills and cleaning up my messy 19 month old after meals. As far as cleaning up messes, paperless towels are far superior to paper. I am able to clean the biggest of messes with one towel. Paperless Towels wont fall apart like paper towels do, these high quality towels will last you a long time. Simply wash and reuse!

Gina’s Soft Cloth Shop Paperless Towels are offered in Organic Cotton, Organic Cotton Birdseye, Unbleached Birdseye Cotton and White Cotton Birdseye. These Paperless Towels have a beautiful surged edging offered in a wide range of colors. You can easily coordinate with your kitchen colors or enjoy a rainbow assortment of colors. No longer will you have the eyesore of a roll of paper towels sitting on your counter.

Little Wipes

Little Wipes make a perfect eco-friendly alternative to baby wipes.  Baby wipes wreak environmental havoc since most contain plastic fibers that are not biodegradable. There is always the misconception that baby wipes are flushable. I would not recommend flushing any kind of baby wipe and risk clogging not only your toilet but the city’s sewer system. Baby wipes also contain so many preservatives and fragrances that I don’t feel comfortable touching my daughters sensitive skin. As a cloth diapering mama, it only makes sense to use cloth wipes.

Gina’s Soft Cloth Shop’s Little Wipes have so many uses. These wipes are extremely absorbent making them great wash cloths. Little Wipes also make great tissues, helping keep little noses from getting irritated from constant wiping. Little wipes are 8″x 8″ and are offered in Organic Cotton Bamboo Velour, White Birdseye Cotton, Organic Cotton and flannel.

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Caring for your Cloth items

Caring for your Paperless Towels and Little Wipes is simple. I wash my towels and wipes in cold/ warm water. I also avoid fabric softeners and dryer sheet to keep the fabric absorbent. Gina’s Soft Cloth Shop also suggests occasionally adding 1/4 cup of white vinegar to your rinse cycle to prevent detergent build up and keep your towels soft.  My Little Wipes that I use as baby wipes get thrown in the wash along with my diaper laundry. Air dry your towels in the sun for it antibacterial and stain removing benefits or dry in your dryer.

Little Adventures Dress Up

My kids love to dress up. Princesses, sword waving pirates, galactic warriors and fairies, all of them are in top play here in the Fox house. No
matter that day of the week, we end up putting on at least one dress up outfit. After trying so many brands so have established our favorite – Little Adventures Dress Up’s.

Little Adventures makes the highest quality dress up clothing for boys and girls. My favorite feature is that their dress up outfits are machine washable, which is key to any wardrobe purchase. Kids are messy. They go through potty training, and the accidents that coincide with potty training. Kids want to eat their dinner and will refuse to take off their dress up clothes. All of Little Adventures dress up outfits can be washed in your residential washing machines – just read the tag to see what the individual garment recommends.

My daughter always loves her Little Adventure dress up clothing because they are comfortable. Many time rough lace and detailing are used in play clothing that end up scratching and irritating the child’s skin. Occasionally she wants to wear an undershirt with a dress to feel more grown up (as she does in the photos shown in this article), but no undershirts are needed with Little Adventure outfits.

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My kids are in love with Star Wars and all things galactic! Little Adventures has the best galactic warrior dress up outfits. They are perfect for boys and girls alike. These unisex dress up outfits make any adventure come to life. Whether your kid wants to be the good guy or the villain Little Adventures made these outfits perfect in every way. They are also machine washable (read instructions on the label) and the foam belt is adjustable so that as your child grows, their outfit can too. These galactic warrior costumes come in sizes Small (ages 1-3 years), Medium (ages 3-5 years), Large (ages 5-7 years) and Extra Large (ages 7-9 years).

 

Thirsties Natural One Size All In One

Thirsties is a family owned company and takes great pride in the fact that all Thirsties products are USA made. Thirsties not only cares about what is best for your baby they care about your budget as well as their own carbon foot print. When I found out how “Green” Thirsties really is, I was beyond impressed!

  •  Thirsties warehouse is 100% powered by wind energy.
  •  All carbon created in the transport of Thirsties products is 100% offset by Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs).
  • All fabric and components are sourced as locally as possible, thereby cutting down on unnecessary transportation (not from China).
  • All cutting and sewing is completed locally as well so as to keep transport fuel consumption to a minimum (not from China).
  • Retail product packaging is produced in the USA with wind energy from FSC-certified paperboard.
  • Reduce, reuse and recycle! Packaging materials are reused and recycled. Any new packaging is made from the highest postconsumer content available. Our new EcoEnclose Poly Mailers are 100% biodegradable and break down even in landfills!

To see more ways that Thirsties Baby is a super green business check out their What Makes Us Green page. Thirsties Green thinking makes me love their products even more.

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Natural One Size AIO

I can not say enough about how amazing the Thirsties Natural All In One is.  This diaper will grow with your baby and will fit 8 pounds to 40 pounds thanks to the 3 rise snap options as well as the 10 waist snaps. The Natural One Size AIO is also available in Hook and Loop.

Thirsties Natural One Size AIO has 11 layers of natural fibers. The body of the diaper itself has 3 layers of organic cotton with 2 soaker pads that attach to the front of the diaper add 8 layers of hemp/organic cotton. This all adds up to one super trim and extremely absorbent diaper.

Cloth diapering doesn’t get easier than using a All In One. No pockets to stuff or inserts to snap in. Thirsties Natural One Size AIO diapers are my go-to for cloth diapering outside of the house, not only is it trim on the baby it’s trim in the diaper bag and we all know how valuable that space can be. They are simple and straightforward which is great for my helpful husband on diaper laundry day. They are also my easiest diapers for babysitters or anyone not familiar with cloth.

Be sure to wash your Natural AIOs 3 times alone to rid the fabric of natural oils. After 8 washes you will achieve maximum absorbency of your diaper. I find Thirsties Natural One Size AIO easy to spray off since both inserts attach to the same end, making diaper laundry even easier. I always lay my diapers flat to dry and try to use the sun as mush as possible to remove stains and disinfect. I love that the natural fibers of my Thirsties diapers air dry soft, no need to use my dryer.

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All that Thirsties has to offer:

Thirsties is a staple brand in the cloth diaper world and they have it all when it comes to diapers, from Newborn to One-Size, Hook and Loop to Snaps, AIOs to Pockets, Diaper covers and Duo Wraps in the brightest solid colors and amazing prints, you will be sure to find what you’re looking for. Thirsties is known for their superb trim fit, exceptional leak protection and the highest quality of fabric touching your babies sensitive skin. It’s hard to not be impressed with  Thirsties quality of cloth diapers along with their amazing business ethics and their never ending goal to be as green as possible.

Sleep Zzz Pillow

My kids hate sleep. Maybe not really, but I feel like they do. I don’t understand why! I love to sleep and considering they’re my children, I thought they would too! However, I find it much easier to sleep when I have my front sleeper pillow so considering I have tried every technique in the book, like not letting them watch TV an hour before bedtime, tiring them out before bedtime, I’m going to try a technique that helps me sleep better. I even keep an eye out for bed bugs (known as punaise de lit) to make sure they don’t get bitten at night! They have never been those kids that sleep through the night….like ever. At ages 4 and 3 respectively, I have just given up on them sleep through the night or even in their own bed for one of them. Like clockwork, with their Seal plush in hand, they come knocking on my door in the middle of the night. This all changed when I took a leaf out of my own book and we tried out the Sleep Zzz Pillow.

When I first saw the Sleep Zzz Pillow I thought it was just another fun pillow like an Anime Dakimakura Pillow. A body pillow for kids. I had never seen one and thought it was a fun concept. Then my kids tried it out, and my kids fought over this pillow! They both LOVE how it feels to be snuggled up in it. For one of the only times in my sons life (he is almost 3) he slept through the night!!!! What a blessing! My husband and I attribute his better sleep completely on the Sleep Zzz Pillow.

The effects of this pillow, in my option, give the illusion of being next to another person; being snuggled in. My son thrives on touch. He needs to feel a person next to him when sleep for safety and comfort reasons. I desperately want him in his own bed. This pillow helps keep him in his bed longer than ever before. He still isn’t a perfect sleeper and ends up in my bed every night. But I have noticed that when he initially falls asleep he stays asleep longer than ever before. There is no other reason for this other than the use of the Sleep Zzz Pillow.

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The Sleep Zzz Pillow comes in one size but have a bunch of fun covers that are completely washed like any other pillowcase.

  • Polka Dots
  • Birdies
  • Sports
  • Gray Chevron
  • Blue/Green Chevron

For an additional fee you can have your pillow embroidered!

This pillow is the best investment you can make for your sleep struggles. With so many covers to pick from, you can use it from you can keep it fun and whimsical. I love that its the perfect length for toddlers and children, so they don’t age out of the pillow in a year. It really can grow with your child and last years and years. You can also pass if from one child to the next….that is if you don’t end up buying one for each kid first!

Silikids

I have always said that babies are never ending research projects. I am always doing my research on what are the safest products for my daughter. My daughter started eating solids and drinking from a sippy cup at 6 months old and that’s when I really started doing my research on the plastic products that touch my daughters food.

There are so many chemicals in plastic such as BPA and Phthalates. It is so important to me to keep these chemicals away from my daughter. That’s when I started to look into Silicone products. Silicone DOES NOT contain toxic chemicals like bisphenol-A, lead, PVC and phthalates. Silicon is a natural element found in sand and rock. Silicon is transformed into silicone when combined with oxygen, carbon and hydrogen. Silicone is non-toxic, hypo-allergenic and does not promote bacteria or fungus growth. Silicone is so durable it will with stand the test of everyday use. I was surprised to find that Silicone is recyclable. Although you can not throw it in with your city recycling, there are many specialty recycling factories. Send your products back to Silikids and they will recycle it for you. How amazing is that!!! Read all about Silicone on Silikids Silicone 101 page.

Silikids started in 2006 and was the first brand focused on tableware products made entirely of silicone. Not only were they able to offer a alternative to plastic products, they have created some of the most innovative tableware that I have ever seen. While keeping our children safe with a non-toxic materials they make meal time and clean up a simple task.

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Siliskin SILICONE CUPS

I absolutely love these silicone cups. As my daughter gets older she loves to be a big kid and often refuses a sippy cup and wants a regular cup. I was completely unprepared for this and only had glass cups, not sure why it never crossed my mind to have child friendly cups. Well let me tell you, Silikids Silicone Cups are the best. They are 100% food grade silicone with a stainless steel ring that helps hold its shape. The silicone body makes it easy to grip with little hands. This is a super sturdy cup, it does not have any flex when you are handling it and can withstand being dropped, when you have a toddler everything eventually hits the floor. I love that these cups are Dishwasher Safe, Freezer Safe and Microwave Safe along with the other benefits of silicone. These cups can be perfectly paired with the Siliskin Universal Straw Tops and the Siliskin Universal Sippy Tops.

Siliskin UNIVERSAL STRAW TOPS

The Universal Straw Tops will easily turn any cup into a kid friendly, spill proof cup. Simply slip the silicone top over your cup of choice and it will suction to your cup. Make sure your cup is dry for the best grip. The straw itself is 100% food grade silicone making it soft for chewing toddlers and bendable. Silikids straws are a little larger in diameter than a regular straw, making it easy to drink smoothies or thicker drinks. The Straw and the Silicone Top are both Dishwasher Safe. You are able to purchase the Straw Tops, the Straw Top a long with a Cup or just the Straws.

Siliskin UNIVERSAL SIPPY TOPS

I must say the design of the Universal Sippy Tops is genius. I always keep one in my diaper bag and I will never have to worry about not having a spill proof cup while out and about. (I can’t be the only one that runs out of the house and forgets the sippy cup). They are so easy to use, Stretch the top and place on your cup, maybe try first on an empty cup to get the hang of it. Be sure to align the dashed line with the lip of your cup. The Universal Sippy Tops fit any size cup and will stay in place. These are 100% food grade silicone and are Microwave Safe and Dishwasher Safe. I have also used these as lids for snack cups while on the go. You can also purchase this as a Sippy Cup, and you will get the sippy top as well as the cup.

SILISPOONS

Silispoons are like no other spoon I’ve ever seen. My independent daughter has always fed herself, but finding a spoon that keeps the food on it from bowl to mouth has been difficult. My daughter loves the look and feel of the Silispoon making meal time more fun. This spoon is 100% food grade silicone from top to bottom. The handle is easy to grip and easy for little hands to maneuver. The “shovel” head is soft on tender teething gums while also making scooping food a simple task. The Silispoons also double as great teethers.

SILIMAP

The Silimap is one of my favorite Silikids product. We take our own travel highchair when we go to restaurants and I always made sure we used our own tray since it grossed me out to think of my daughters food sitting on a public table. The Silimap takes the gross factor away from my daughter eating off a restaurant table. The Silimap conveniently folds, making it easy to slip into the diaper bag. Not only is it a clean space for her food, the Silimap is literally a map; it can turn meal time into a educational experience. Let your child’s creativity take over since the Silimap can be colored on with washable marker, pen and Crayola. The Silimap is 100% silicone and can be easily wiped clean and is Dishwasher Safe. Silimap is great for many ages, use it at home or use it on the go.

Make sure you check out the other great products by Silikids.

  • Siliskin Reusable Snack Bags
  • Siliskin Glass Cup
  • Silibib

Vive Health Long Shoe Horn

Limited mobility, back pain, pregnancy or even arthritis make getting your shoes on a hassle. Vive Shoe Horn will make that a thing of the past. The Vive Shoe Horn is 24″ in length allowing you to comfortably put your shoes on without having to bend.

Made of ultra strong durable plastic and guaranteed not to break during use. The Vive Shoe Horn has a comfortable handle that is easy to grip while while putting on your shoes. The handle design also makes it easy to hang for easy storage. The curve of the base of the shoe horn allows you to easily put your shoes on without bruising your heels or damaging the back of your shoes. Vive Health Shoe Horn is perfectly designed to work with shoes and boots. Vive backs their product with a Lifetime Guarantee. Your product is guaranteed to be free from manufacturing defects.

You can purchase your Vive Health Long Shoe horn through their website as well as being able to order on amazon.

Let Vive Health help you slip into your favorite pair of shoes with their Long Handle Shoe Horn. 

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ErgoPouch

 

In 2008 the founder of ergoPouch was in need of some major sleep due to her son who was a “challenged” sleeper. Her whole family was seeking a better nights sleep, so she went to work. Out of desperation she pulled out the sewing machine and created the first ergoPouch sleeping bag – and it worked! The pouch kept him warm and allowed for him to move around without getting tangled up. Now ergoPouch is a leading market company and award winning brand in Australia.

ergoPouch offers swaddles, sleeping bags, sleepSuites, and ergoArms; all dependent on the age/size of your baby and the temperature in baby’s room. [I will be reviewing the sleeping bag.] All of the ergoPouch products are made from natural fibers including organic cotton, bamboo and merino. No need to worry about bad fibers sitting on baby’s skin or having baby breath in anything bad while sleeping. The assurance you have in knowing that their products are safe and healthy is worth the investment.

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“Our mission is to give baby a safe and better night’s sleep, and in style!”

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The ergoPouch sleeping bag comes in two different sizes – 2-12 months and 12-36 months; they will last a long time! I think it’s great that there are just two size options because then you don’t need to buy as many. These sizes are for the sleeping bag only; there are other sizes involved in their other products.

There are many different options for warmth in terms of the sleeping bag. Their products are measured in togs which are a unit of thermal resistance used to measure the power of insulation of a fabric. The higher the tog, the warmer the piece of fabric. The warmest sleeping bag, and the one that we have, is a 3.5 tog – a warm pouch for winter. The next is a 2.5 tog pouch that is a bit lighter. 1.0 tog is the mild pouch that is more for fall or spring months. The pouch for the warmest weather is the cool pouch that is used in the summer. Below is a chart that is very helpful in knowing what pouch to put on baby in certain temperatures.

   

A thermometer is included with every purchased ergoPouch. This thermometer is really great. It shows the temperature of the room and which pouch should be put on baby accordingly – so useful! I hung it in my sons room so I know the temperature and which sleep sack he should wear.

The sleeping bag has unique stretch inserts on the the shoulder tops and on the side panels. This allows for natural movement so baby can sleep in comfort. I love how the sleeping bag has a double ended zipper. You can change baby’s diaper quickly and easily by unzipping the bag from the bottom. Keep them warm while you change them too! There are even button snaps that cover each zipper to protect baby and to keep them from possibly unzipping it themselves.

I love the print of our sleeping bag, it matches my sons room perfectly! There are many different prints and even solid color options too. ergoPouch offers gender neutral and gender specific colors. Their prints are very unique and not like most other sleep sacks.

ergoPouch is a trusted, award winning company that creates well made products. Their sleeping accessories are perfect for an child, big or small. They are MamatheFox approved and won’t disappoint.

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Squeasy Gear

Squeasy Gear started when food pouches were all the rage. Food pouches are a great, fun way to get your kids to eat their fruit and veggies. But they create so much waste and can be so costly. Back in 2011 there was nothing on the market like Squeasy Gear, that’s when the Wilson’s decided to design their dream feeding container. The Squeasy Gear products are completely reusable, saving money and saving unnecessary waste.

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Don’t get me wrong the convenience of store bought pouches are appealing but what is really in them? I never gave this a second thought until there was a massive recall on so many brands of pouches for mold and expired foods. That did it for me, I was going to make my own. If I was going to make my own purees I didn’t want to use disposable pouches. There is nothing I hate more than throwing away money. That’s when I found Squeasy Snackers. What I didn’t know before I tried the Squeasy Snacker is that I can use it for so much more than purees. Squeasy Snackers are my new go to sippy cup for my daughter because not only is it easier to clean, there are no leaks and no spills.

If you have given your child a store bought pouch I am sure you have experienced them squeezing it and causing a huge mess. That will not happen with Squeasy Snackers because of their no spill insert. I have fully tested this out, squeeze it, flip it upside down, no leaks, no drips, no mess! I know there are many sippy cups on the market that advertising no leaks, but I find if you don’t get all the pieces just right, they leak.

As easy as the Squeasy Snacker is to use, it is just as easy to clean. All the pieces come apart making cleaning simple. The silicone body even turns inside out. It is dishwasher safe on the top rack, although we always hand wash since we use them so often.

The body of the Squeasy Snacker is made of 100% food-grade silicone and is very easy for little hands to keep a hold of it. The bottle stands on its own which is so helpful when filling it. The wide opening is flexible which is nice for spooning puree in or for trying to fit frozen ice cube purees. The Squeasy itself has ounce markers on the side making it easy to keep track of how much your child is drinking. The Squeasy Snacker comes in 3.5oz and 6oz and the Squeasy Sport is 16oz.

Squeasy Snackers makes packing lunches fast and simple. They even make planning ahead easy since the Squeasy Snacker is freezer safe. Easy Feeding on the go!

I know I mentioned how much I love the Squeasy Snacker for purees and for drinks but they also work amazingly for smoothies, applesauce and yogurt.  Check out some of the recipes on Squeasy Gears Blog. I have even included a few of my favorite recipes below.

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Balboa Baby

Balboa Baby is fashion forward for parents and babies. Balboa is the perfect blend of functional and fashionable. Their beautiful distinctive prints mixed with their high quality, luxurious fabrics makes Balboa Baby Products stand out above the rest. Balboa Baby has a beautiful selection of Bedding, Blankets, Nursing Covers, Shopping Cart Covers, Car Seat Canopy’s, Adjustable Slings and Jersey Ring Slings. Balboa Baby’s gorgeous prints are carried throughout all their lines, making coordinating easy.

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Gauze Blankets

Gauze Blankets are a must for any baby or toddler. My daughter was born in the heat of the summer and the thought of covering her in a heavy blanket was crazy. Of course, in the winter she could have something a little heavier, perhaps something like Decke mit Foto bedrucken, but in the summer, I relied on gauze blankets to wrap up my newborn, or to cover myself while nursing or even as a changing pad while on the go, you really can’t have to many. Although there are many brands of gauze blankets, you will not find anything cuter than Balboa Baby’s amazing prints. I love the bright pop of color in the Coral Bloom print and they are also offered in a Grey Trellis and Lavender Trellis design. Balboa Baby Gauze Blankets are made of 100% cotton and are extremely soft. These blankets are a nice large size, measuring 44″x 44″ and are nice and light, perfect for those summer babies. Once my daughter was old enough to sleep with a blanket I would only allow her gauze blanket in the crib.

Bunny Security Blanket

The Balboa Baby Bunny Security Blanket is my daughters comfort item, we call it her lovie and it is necessary for bedtime. It is so soft and cuddly, she carries it everywhere. When traveling the Bunny Security Blanket is easy to pack up, and it provides continuity for my daughters bedtime routine. The Balboa Baby Bunny Security Blanket is 100% cotton on one side and a plush satin on the other. I love the different feel of the fabric and is great sensory item for my daughter. Balboa Baby’s Bunny Security Blanket is offered in Gray and White as well as Lime and White.

Balboa Baby items make great gifts for every expecting mom or new baby in your life.

 

Covered Goods

Covered Goods was created by a mom of four who searched high and low for the perfect nursing cover but came up short. Finally one day she sowed a cover with extra fabric lying around and created one of her own – the Covered Goods prototype. This cover is exactly what the founder was looking for, a full coverage nursing cover that took away the fear of being exposed while nursing in public.

The Covered Goods covers are a super cute alternative to other nursing covers. With tons of different prints, you will for sure be able to find one that you like; solid, prints, stripes, or mismatch. With a price of $34.99, the Covered Goods cover is a very reasonable investment. Between buying a nursing cover, shopping cart cover, scarf, and car seat canopy all separately, you would for sure exceed the price of one Covered Goods cover. For the small price that you pay for a Covered Goods cover you are getting four products in one; totally budget friendly.

I love the cart cover aspect of the cover. When I grocery shop with my son, the last thing I want for him is to be touching, chewing or sucking the cart. Shopping carts are so dirty and germ infested, I don’t even like touching them. With the cover I can completely keep my hands germ free and more importantly my son germ free. The cover is very easy to put on and take off of the cart, which is a deal breaker for me. Normally I am holding my son and the diaper bag all while trying to put the cover on the cart. It is very stretchy and easy to use with one hand; it can fit over almost any cart too.

The car seat cover is super useful and cute too! It has been rainy and snowy here in northeast Ohio and the cover has been a lifesaver. Every time we go outside with baby we put the cover on his car seat. It keeps the rain and snow away from his little body and keeps the wind out too – the best part! I like how the slit is on the top and makes room for the handle so we can carry him. This is good too so clean oxygen gets to him and he has good air circulation. I’ve always been nervous about those car seat covers that completely make a barrier around the baby; carbon monoxide poisoning is no joke! The cover is super stretchy so it easily fits around the car seat with no issues. Just start with the larger end and stretch it down around the seat until it’s sitting how you want it.

One aspect of the cover that I don’t like is that my cover is only printed on one side. This is particularly a problem when I wear the cover as a scarf. Putting it around my neck just once is okay and doesn’t show the white side; but when I wrap the scarf twice around my neck it is difficult to keep only the printed side showing. Some of their covers are double printed, but not all.

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Although I would like my cover to be printed on both sides, this is the only negative I have found with the product. I love this Covered Goods cover and use it each time we leave the house and will definitely use it for my future children too. The covers are available online and carried at many boutiques across North America; find one near you on their website! Check out their YouTube channel (or their website) for how-to videos.