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[Mum's Special #3]: Angel Mel Collections Wet bags for Baby & Mummy [Giveaway #18]

MieVee @ MummysReviews.com — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:00:07 +0000

Here’s Part 3 of Mum’s Special series covering a review of Angel Mel Collections Mama Wonder Wet Bags designed for baby and Mummy. baby-mel.com provided me with 2 small wet bags to review, and that completes my wet bags stash. *Grins*

Uses of Small Wet Bags for Baby & Mummy

In case it’s the first time you’ve heard of wet bags, here are some fabulous uses for the small ones:

Store baby’s wet and dirty bibs, hankies and cloth wipes
Store baby’s used cutlery after a messy meal
Store pacifiers, teethers and other small baby items
Store Mummy’s used cloth pads

To date, I’ve a “collection” of 1 large and 1 medium wet bags for wet clothes after swimming, 1 medium for cloth diapers, 2 medium ones for Vee’s dining stuff, 1 small for tiny baby stuff, and these 2 new ones for cloth pads.

Wet bags are definitely must-haves for an organised diaper bag. Simply use different prints or colours for different purposes.

How to Handle Cloth Pads Outdoors?

Since I’ve introduced you to cloth pads in the previous 2 articles, some Mums are wondering what to do with used cloth pads outdoors. For each trip, bring sufficient clean cloth pads or liners. Cloth pads can be snapped up into a cute bundle, while liners are more space-saving. Place them in any pouch or wet bag compartment.

After a change, snap or roll the used cloth pad or liner into a bundle and place into a cloth wet bag with waterproof lining. Handle the cloth pad upon reaching home. That’s it, very simple.

About Angel Mel Collections Mama Wonder Bags

This is a summary of the 2 small wet bags I’ve tried:

	Small (Single Zipper)	Small (Double Zippers)
Dimensions	6″ x 8″	Folded: 6″ x 8″
Compartments	Single zipper with front compartment with snap	Double zippers
Outer layer	Designer cotton fabric	Designer cotton fabric
Waterproof layer	2 mil PUL fabric	2 mil PUL fabric
Country of origin	Made in Malaysia	Made in Malaysia

First Impressions

Both wet bags come in lovely designer prints. Trillbrook Pink is very sweet while Chillis make me feel like a hot mama.

The size looks roomy, especially the double zippers type.

I like the handle, which is useful for a quick trip to the washroom for working mums.

One thing that bothered me is the zips that are sewn too far away from the edges. This means odour or wetness could escape, so I can’t place anything too wet in the bag. Luckily cloth pads aren’t very wet items.

My Detailed Review

Rating Guide: ★ Oh no! ★★ Poor ★★★ Fair ★★★★ Good ★★★★★ Excellent!

These reviews are based on using the wet bags for cloth pads only. Of course, you may use the bags for other purposes mentioned above.

1. Angel Mel Collections Mama Wonder Bags (Small, Single Zipper)

(a) Laundry: ★★★★ This wet bag can be washed on warm or handwashed. Since it’s small, I’m fine with handwashing it together with the cloth pads. After several washes, it has held up well.

(b) Capacity: ★★★★ The waterproof compartment can hold 3 Fresh Moon AIO 11″ cloth pads or 2 Fresh Moon 11″ fleece bodies and 4 x 11″ soakers. For shorter or trimmer pads such as the Lunpads Maxi Pad & Liner, perhaps 1 more could be stuffed inside.

The outer compartment with snap can hold 1 clean pad or 2 soakers.

(c) Performance: ★★★★ My trips are usually very short, so I didn’t experience any odour issue upon reaching home.

As mentioned, the zip leaves a gap at the edge, so avoid using the wet bag for very wet items.

(d) Quality: ★★★★ The wet bag is generally well made, except for the zip that’s off-position. I’d need to use them over more cycles to see if the quality lasts. So far so good.

(e) Overall Value: ★★★ Each Angel Mel Collections small wet bag retails at RM49.90. The price is a little steep for a small wet bag with an off-position zip. (I prefer the double-zipper bag reviewed below.)

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What I like about it:

Attached handle for added convenience
Beautiful designer prints
Thick 2 mil PUL to last through more washes
Machine-washable for easy maintenance

What can be improved:

Position the zip for a more secure closure

2. Angel Mel Collections Mama Wonder Bags (Small, Double Zippers)

(a) Laundry: ★★★ I’ve handwashed the wet bag several times. The red dye bled a little the first time; the water turned clear upon the fourth rinse.

The unique 2-compartment design is a little tricky to dry, so I flip it inside out to dry the PUL faster.

(b) Capacity: ★★★★★ Each waterproof compartment can hold 3 Fresh Moon AIO 11″ cloth pads or 2 Fresh Moon 11″ fleece bodies and 4 x 11″ soakers. So both compartments can hold about 6 medium AIOs, definitely enough for a full day out.

(c) Performance: ★★★ Like above, my trips are usually very short, so I didn’t experience any odour issue upon reaching home.

Also, the zip leaves a gap at the edge, so avoid using the wet bag for very wet items.

(d) Quality: ★★★★ The wet bag is generally well made, except for the zip that’s off-position. I’d need to use them over more cycles to see if the quality lasts. So far so good.

(e) Overall Value: ★★★★ Each Angel Mel Collections double-zippered wet bag retails at RM63.90. I like the roominess of 2 compartments, and find it better value than the single-zippered bag.

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What I like about it:

Attached handle for added convenience
Beautiful designer prints
Thick 2 mil PUL to last through more washes
Machine-washable for easy maintenance

What can be improved:

Position the zip for a more secure closure
Prewash Chillis print until no more colour runs

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Win Your Own

To thank supporters of Mummy’s Reviews™ Parents Club, this Giveaway is EXCLUSIVE to Parents Club members. FOUR (4) lucky members will win one Angel Mel Collections Mama Wonder Bag each!

2 winners: 1 x Mama Wonder Bag (Small, Double Zippers) worth RM63.90 each
2 winners: 1 x Mama Wonder Bag (Small, Single Zipper) worth RM49.90 each

How to Participate

1. Join Mummy’s Reviews™ Parents Club here or below (existing members counted)

2. Fill in the online form HERE

Other Information

This Giveaway is open to subscribers with a mailing address in Singapore or Malaysia.
If you’re a winner, the colour / design of your prize depends on the stock available.
It will run until 29 July 2011 (Friday) 2359hr (GMT +8).
The usual Giveaway Terms apply.

Submit in your entry now and good luck!
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Get Your Own (with Discount!)

You may get your own Angel Mel Collections Mama Wonder Bags at baby-mel.com (Malaysia):

Special Treat: 15% discount on Angel Mel Collections Mama Wonder Bags
Discount Code: HYS1HNI4008
Validity Period: Until 31 August 2011

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Disclosure: I received 2 Angel Mel Collections Mama Wonder Bags for review.
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P.S. Coming up next in this Mum’s Special series: Game to try a menstrual cup?

Catch the entire Mum’s Special series here.

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[Stylish Mum's Essentials #5] Wet Bag that Transforms into a Diaper Bag

MieVee @ MummysReviews.com — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:00:31 +0000

Stylish Mum’s Essentials item #5 is weehuggers Wet Bag – Hobo Bag, retailed at one of my favourite stores, Whoopeekiddies (now known as Milagro Trading). Even before this article, I’ve been Whoopeekiddies’ regular customer, buying cloth diapers and even personal care products from there.

The weehuggers Wet Bag is a smartly-designed bag with an integrated wet bag compartment to hold wet or soiled baby items. Certainly a dream bag for cloth diapering mums! Even if you aren’t cloth diapering baby, this bag eliminates the need to bring plastic or ziploc bags to hold baby’s dirty clothes, bibs, etc.

This multi-purpose bag in a cheerful designer print has become my grab-and-go diaper bag for more than 4 months. I’m so000 grateful that Yee Ling from Whoopeekiddies sent me one for a review.

What is a Wet Bag?

Just in case you’re new to this, a wet bag is a cloth bag with a zip closure and waterproof inner lining. It was originally designed to hold wet or soiled cloth diapers when Mummy and baby are on the go. Since its invention by the cloth diapering industry, Mums have found a trillion uses for wet bags, limited only by your own imagination. Read some of the popular uses here.

About weehuggers™ Wet Bag

The brand, weehuggers, is owned by Blueberry diapers, which is famous for its minky cloth diapers. These are the main features of the wet bag:

Outer layer: Designer cotton fabric
Inner lining: Waterproof PUL (polyurethan laminate)
Handle: Yes
Dimensions: 16″ x 14″ x 3″
Capacity: Up to 10 wet diapers
Country of origin: Made in the U.S.A.; wee-be-gone™ patches made in Japan.

There’s a larger version called weehuggers™ Laundry Bag. Both are available in 8 designer prints.

First Impressions

The bag is very pretty and does not look like wet bag at all. Who’d have guessed that it’s one?!?

There are 2 zippered compartments — the larger one is for wet stuff, the smaller one for dry stuff. Within the wet bag compartment is a unique wee-be-gone™ patch, which is supposed to “absorb the organic compound Trimethylamine – an ammonia-like gas present in soiled diapers”.

The bag is generally well-made, except for some loose threads inside 1 of the zips. Such threads risk jamming the zip, so I promptly trimmed them off.

How We Tested It

(a) Laundry: I handwashed it in cold before first use. After that, I flip the wet compartment inside out and throw it into the washing machine with Vee’s usual laundry, whenever needed. Ever since this wet bag became my staple grab-and-go diaper bag, I minimise washings needed by putting a wet bag into the wet compartment. Crazy, right?

(b) Capacity: This wet bag was tested heavily during our 1-week trip in Perth. Instead of lugging my gigantic LeSportsac diaper bag around, I used the weehuggers wet bag as a compact diaper bag.

It contained a full day’s travelling needs — 5 cloth diapers with extra disposable inserts, a few cloth wipes, a packet of wet wipes, an extra set of clothes, and a travel diaper mat clutch. Wet cloth diapers are bulkier and get squeezed into the wet compartment. At the end of the day, the wet diapers are empty into a large travelling wet bag or diaper pail.

Nowadays, I store 2 cloth diapers, several cloth wipes, a packet of wet wipes, an extra set of clothes and a travelling placemat in the bag. Anytime we’ve a short errand to run or to attend Vee’s Shichida classes, I simply grab the hobo bag plus my small handbag, and we’re ready to leave. With the wet compartment, it’s perfectly ok to forget to bring a wet bag along. Oh… how I love this!

Stylish Mum’s Tip: Carrying a diaper bag separate from your handbag makes it easier to change handbags to match your outfit for the day. It also means you can leave the heavier diaper bag lying around without the risk of losing your valuables. A small handbag also looks more elegant than a bigger one.

(c) Performance: So far, dampness is well-contained within the wet compartment. The wee-be-gone patch seems to do its job of absorbing odors, even after a day of travelling with wet diapers in it. I didn’t have the chance to test it with poopy diapers because Vee has been pooing into the toilet / potty since 10 months old.

(d) Overall Value: The usual price of a weehuggers Wet Bag is S$46, and it’s now at 15% off (S$39.10), which is a real steal, considering this dual-functions as a compact and stylish diaper bag. I’ve been using the weehuggers Wet Bag for more than 4 months and wish it’d never ever wear out…

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What we like about it:

Very pretty — I love designer prints!
Doubles up as a compact diaper bag (or multi-purpose bag for gym or swimming)
Machine washable for easy maintenance

What can be improved:

Trim away loose threads after sewing the bag
Hide laundry instructions inside bag for a more elegant look

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Get Your Own (with Discount!)

To get your own weehuggers™ Wet Bags and a WIDE range of products for babies, kids and Mummy, visit Whoopeekiddies (now known as Milagro Trading).

Special Treat: 10% discount on cloth diapering products and accessories (regular items only)
Discount Code: MUMMYREVIEWS11
Validity Period: Until 31 August 2011

Live outside Asia? You may check the price at Amazon.com here: Weehuggers Wet Bag – Hobo Bag*

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Disclosures: I received a weehuggers™ Wet Bag for review.

*: affiliate link to support the growth and maintenance of Mummy’s Reviews™
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My Must-Have Diaper-Bag-cum-Handcarry-Luggage

MieVee @ MummysReviews.com — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:13:13 +0000

Before revealing the bag, just a short update here… In case you’ve been wondering, I’m still very much alive. My 1-week vacation back to Singapore has been absolutely splendid!

Besides spending time with family (which means THREE babysitters), I received several interesting product samples from sponsors based in the little sunny island. So stay tuned for these upcoming reviews:

bumGenius 4.0 One-Size Cloth Diaper
Weehuggers Diaper Cover
Bummis Diaper Covers, Organic Cotton Prefolds and Liners
Flip One-Size Disposable Inserts (Updated from the first version reviewed here)
Moo Moo Kow™ One-Size Microfibre Insert
The Pat-a-Cake Baby Wet Bag
Bummis Wet Bag
wee-be-gone™ Hobo Bag from weehuggers
PUDDLETON BABY Diaper Changing Mat Clutch

Some of the designer fabrics look soooo yummy-licious. Yes, I’d be indulging in diapering Vee for months to come…

The Blunder and The Bag

And while bringing the samples home with Vee, I made a BIG blunder:

It was tough packing all our stuff plus the samples into my luggage and still keep within the 20kg limit. I (very unwillingly) left some Drybees Pocket Diapers, diaper inserts, clothes and Tony Buzan’s book (Brain Child: How Smart Parents Make Smart Kids*) with my Mum — these weighed around 5kg.

To relieve more weight from the check-in luggage, my diaper-bag-cum-handcarry-luggage was stuffed until it nearly exploded.

In total, I was lugging home a 12kg toddler (who napped 2 hours in my beloved Beco carrier), 22kg check-in luggage, 7kg diaper bag, a handbag AND a 6kg stroller. That’s a whopping 47kg!!! The 7kg diaper bag nearly killed my shoulders.

7kg diaper-bag-cum-handcarry luggage that nearly killed my shoulders!

Then upon reaching my seats onboard the plane, I realized I’d 2 tickets, not 1! That means my baggage limit was actually 40kg and not 20kg! Ahhhhh!!! I should’ve dumped the 5kg of left-behinds and more items from my diaper bag into the check-in luggage. Why didn’t I realise this earlier?!?

Now my poor shoulders need a rest. Enjoy your weekend!

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P.S. The bag in the picture is a LeSportsac Extra Large Weekender, which I grabbed at 50% off during a sale. It is my must-have handcarry luggage for every flight with Vee. Cloth diapers, wipes, several wet bags, packed meals and snacks, water bottles, toys and my MacBook laptop fit in, with room to spare. During the trip, it dual-functions as a huge diaper bag. When it’s stuffed till heavy, I hold it by the strap, never by the handles, to prevent tearing. Since it is made of cloth, washing it is a breeze.

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Review: Bouncy Baby Wet Bag

MieVee @ MummysReviews.com — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 16:00:57 +0000

Wet bags are a must-have for EVERY diaper bag. If “wet bag” is totally an alien term to you or sounds something like a bag accidentally dropped onto a puddle of water, then please read on:

What is a Wet Bag?

A wet bag is a cloth bag with a zip closure and waterproof inner lining. It was originally designed to hold wet or soiled cloth diapers when Mummy and baby are on the go. There are various sizes to suit different needs. Since its invention by the cloth-diapering industry, Mums have found a trillion uses for wet bags, limited by only your own imagination:

for the poopy / pukey newborn: hold wet/soiled cloth diapers, bibs, handkerchiefs, clothes, etc.
for the messy eater: hold cutlery, utensils, boxes of snacks, spare bibs, etc. After a messy meal, dump everything back into the wet bag.
for the water baby: hold wet swimwear and towels after a dip in the pool
for the toddler in daycare: hold a spare change of clothes. After bathing and changing, keep used clothes in wet bag.
for the young Picasso: hold used painting accessories after enrichment activity
for the grandchild camping over at Granny’s place: a large wet bag that can be hung at the door knob serves as a travel-size laundry basket
for Mummy: hold soiled cloth pads, cloth wipes, make-up accessories, etc.

Now you’d probably understand why I never have enough wet bags.

About Bouncy Baby Wet Bag

These are the main features of the wet bag:

Single layer: Made of soft and thick breathable polyurethane laminated (PUL) fabric
Loop handle: Yes
Dimensions: Approximately 32cm (length) x 29 (height) x 12cm (base width)
Capacity: Up to 5 of most brands of cloth diapers
Country of origin: Made in Malaysia, in a small dedicated sewing studio

There are 4 solid colours to choose from.

How We Tested It

Laundry: Before initial use, I washed it by hand and there was no colour run. Normal laundry has been easy: To reuse it in a rush, simply give the inner surface a good wipe. Otherwise, flip it inside out and toss into your normal laundry.

Performance: I use the wet bag to hold Vee’s meal-time accessories when dining out. It is very roomy and contains everything needed. The waterproof lining works well in keeping the dampness of his wet handkerchiefs in.

I like the loop handle that makes holding easy. Often at home, I need to carry Vee up/down the stairs while grabbing a few dirty handkerchiefs and a cup for washing. Instead of using a baby carrier, I could also dump the messy stuff into the wet bag and still carry Vee.

The capacity is large because of its wide bottom design. The stretchy fabric means you can stuff it like a dumpling.

: Stretchy wet bag that holds loads of stuff

The price of a Bouncy Baby Wet Bag is RM27 (~USD8 or SGD12). A similar-sized wet bag imported from the U.S. could cost twice as much.

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What we like about it:

Wide bottom provides large capacity
Stretchy fabric allows stuffing to the max
Simple one layer design
Loop handle eases holding it

What can be improved:

Introduce more colours and prints

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Win Your Own

Participate in Giveaway #11 here.

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Get Your Own

To get your own Bouncy Baby Wet Bags, visit Tiny Tapir.

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Disclosure: I received a Bouncy Baby Wet Bag for review.

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Review: Planet Wise Wet Bag

MieVee @ MummysReviews.com — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:48:53 +0000

Wet bags never seem to be enough because they serve a million purposes. I bought a small Planet Wise wet bag from Babe Hause (listed price: S$15) to store cloth pads.

Since my menses have yet to return, I ended up using the wet bag to store cutlery for Vee’s meal, when I want to travel light. Being small (8″ x 11″), it can store a small bowl, a couple of spoons and a spare cloth wipe.

Planet Wise wet bags come in such a wide variety of attractive prints that I took a long time to decide which one to get. (Yes, it was hard restricting myself to just ONE!)

The actual wet bag looks as great as its picture; the outer fabric is very smooth and I like that the inner laminate layer is black, which is a much more stylish than white laminate in the other wet bags I own.

The zip is also well-sewn, minimizing any leak from contents in the wet bag. (As a daughter of a seamstress, I am VERY particular about sewing quality.)

I am satisfied with my purchase and would consider going back to Planet Wise when I need (or more like want) another wet bag. Right, I do need one — for the cloth pads!

Pros:

Attractive prints
Well-sewn
Inner laminate is black — I find it stylish

Cons:

No handle

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Get Your Own

I bought my Planet Wise Wet Bag at Whoopeekiddies.com (Singapore).

You may also check the price at Amazon.com here: Planet Wise Diaper Wet Bag*

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Review: Wahmies Fun Prints Wet Bag

MieVee @ MummysReviews.com — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:50:00 +0000

For cloth diapering on the go, a wet bag comes in very useful. I bought a Wahmies Fun Prints Wet Bag (Regular size) when it was on sale at Mia Bambina (listed price: RM60) and just bought another one from Babe Hause. I adore the beautiful prints!

Besides cloth diapers, it is also great for holding milk-stained clothes, wet face cloths, dirty bibs and swimwear. My new wet bag is used for holding Baby V’s lunch/dinner (and the accompanying cutlery and bib) when we dine outside.

The wet bag is a must-have item in a diaper bag!

What we like about it:

Multi-purpose
Keeps the diaper bag well-organised
Keeps wetness and odour in
Washes very well (machine-washable)
Attractive prints

What can be improved:

Add a handle

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Get Your Own

I bought my Wahmies Fun Prints Wet Bag from MiaBambina,com (Malaysia) and BabeHause.com (Singapore / Malaysia).

You may also check the price at Amazon.com here: Wahmies Fun Prints Wet Bags – Regular*

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