Recently Huggies approached me and asked me to be a brand ambassador for their Little Movers line of Diapers. Those of you who read Mommy For the Win regularly know that I am a true fan of Huggies, so it took me about 1 minute to say “Yes!” Part of the job description is to write a post about Little Movers. I was wondering what I would write about – I have already done a Huggies vs Pampers post, as well as discussed my preference for their Overnight diapers and their Little Swimmers. But, as we were on our way to our Vacation last week Huggies managed to prove to me, once again, how awesome they are. So I decided to tell my story in case some of you are still not in the Huggies Little Movers Camp with me!
Last Monday we were all set to fly non stop from JFK to Turks and Caicos – a quick 3 hour flight. The night before I packed my diaper bag with 3 of my Huggies Little Movers thinking this would be more than enough to last me until we were all checked in, and ready to hit the pool. Well, that morning, the world (and the unhelpful staff at JFK) was conspiring against us, and we missed the check in time for our flight. After a small breakdown on my part, we managed to rebook on a flight that took us through Miami, and then eventually on to Turks. We were supposed to arrive at 9pm, assuming everything ran on time. Our bags were checked, and I suddenly realized that I might have a diaper situation on my hands……
Cameron burns some energy and puts his Little Movers to the test.
After lunch we still had plenty of time to kill. Cameron had a lot of energy, and I was happy to let him work it off in the hopes that he would snooze on the plane. He had already had his diaper on since 8am, but I didn’t want to change him until absolutely necessary since I knew my supply was limited. Cameron must have walked up and down those flat “people mover” escalators in terminal 8 about 100 times. He was putting those Little Movers to the test! But there was never a leak, and it sure seemed like they weren’t getting in his way despite being quite full. I was hoping he would poop before our flight, but when they finally let us on the plane (at a very late 2:30pm) he hadn’t, so I changed him. 1 diaper down, 2 left.
Finally asleep.....
As we departed, I gave Cameron his bottle and he fell asleep quickly. The flight was full, and he was on our laps. I can’t imagine how he managed to sleep – he was in every extremely uncomfortable position possible, and constantly shifting. He was going to have some serious kinks in his neck! Despite the shifting, and having just downed 9 oz of milk – no leaks. Go Huggies! We arrived in Miami around 6:45pm. I kept Cam’s diaper on hoping still for the elusive poop before changing him. No luck. They called for our flight to board, so I changed Cam in the bathroom. Another extremely full diaper, with no leaks. 2 diapers down, 1 left.
We boarded the plane around 7:30 pm – and waited. There was a lightening storm, so we were stuck. Cam took this opportunity to have his poop – diaper change required! And in a plane bathroom, no less. Believe me folks, this is quite a challenge. 3 diapers down, 0 left – fingers crossed.
We finally departed Miami around 8:45pm – and arrived in Turks around 10pm. I gave Cameron some milk to help with the take off, and some water to help with the landing. Cam was surprisingly peppy, given that it was around 10 when we landed. No leaking or sagging as Cameron ran around the baggage claim area. Eventually we ended up in our hotel room – around 11pm, 8 hours later than we expected to. Despite my stressing, Cameron, and his Little Movers had held up to the challenge. I put him in his Huggies Overnights, and we all passed out within minutes. What a day! And finally, the vacation could really begin!
Little Swimmers? Check! Awesome fun in the sun? Check!
