Nobody could have prepared me for the amount of laundry 4 sons would bring me! But most of all, nobody prepared me for the amount of stains, spills and messes babies bring. When William (my first) was born, I couldn’t believe that I actually needed to change his clothes 4-5 times a day… I thought you only did that with diaper changes! William was a spitter-upper. Every time I gave him a bottle, it would come up. It was horrible. He was also born in September, the weather was getting cold… so anytime there was any wetness on his clothing, I needed to make sure he was changed immediately. Changing diapers. Feeding William. And laundry was my life. I have to be honest… I loved every single second of it. Enough so where we decided to have 3 more babies within the next 2 1/2 years!
Before I even had William (total first time mom), I asked everyone what I should be using, buying and getting for my new little “man”… what kind of diapers, what of bottles, what kind of pacifiers, what kind of sleepie-suits, what kind of bath wash, what kind of lotions and creams and what kind of detergent. Detergent was big for me because I have sensitive skin. I had a few women at work tell me I needed to wash with Dreft because it was detergent for babies (which is funny because my mother thought I was kidding when I admitted to not knowing what Dreft was).
I just had never heard of a separate detergent made specifically for babies. I did a little of my own research on Dreft, and realized it was a perfect fit for our little man on the way (not to mention is the #1 detergent recommended by pediatricians)! I actually registered for some for my baby shower and was so excited to be able to use it for washing little William’s clothing before he was born. What intrigued me about Dreft was that it was designed to fight tough baby stains, but also provide a gentle clean for baby. A baby’s skin is so sensitive, I didn’t want anything to irritate William’s skin. It was a perfect fit for us… and I continued to use Dreft when Alex, Ben and Henry were little babies. It left their clothes soft and smelling delicious! It’s actually kind of bittersweet not seeing the white bottle near the washing machine.
But… I’m excited to announce for all the moms-to-be and moms of little babies and toddlers that I have a DREFT GIVEAWAY! I have a Dreft New Mom Baby gift basket which includes a Dreft product of your choosing (power, liquid or high-efficiency for HE washers), a cozy soft baby blanket, and a cuddly teddy bear! The perfect gift for your baby… or if you know someone expecting!!
Leave me a comment telling me why you want to win this Dreft Basket! I will be choosing a winner on Saturday, July 17th!!
Dreft also has some GREAT laundry tips on their site right now for moms and a $2.00 coupon!
I want to win this basket because I love when my baby boy’s clothes feel snuggly soft… and I know he loves it too!
Would love to win this for my daughter!!!
I would love to win this basket because I love Dreft…it is the only baby detergent that is gentle but strong enough to get the stains out of my daughter’s clothes. Now that she is eating solids, her clothes are covered in stains, but every time I use Dreft, it gets the stains out like magic!
Hello Audrey,
I would love the dreft gift basket! This gift would help me out a lot with my 4 month old baby boy Emerson. I recently had to move from an apartment that had a major bug infestation problem. I used to have a washer and dryer in that apartment and boy was that a great convienience. Well, because I had to move I no longer have a washer and dryer. So now not only do I have to spend money on everything baby, but I have to pay to wash mine and his clothes at a laundromat. If I got this gift basket it would help save us some money so I can spend it on other fun things for Emerson 🙂 Thank you!
Cassandra and Emerson
I would love to try Dreft because it is the one brand we have not tried yet and I feel like all of the free and clear detergents are not getting the clothes as clean as they should be. It has been difficult trying to find a detergent that is safe and gentle that gets smells and stains out of my sons clothes. We would love to try this. Thank you.
I love dreft, I have used it since before my daughter was born! It smells wonderful! I would love to win this! It would be very helpful!
I’m a grandmother and I used Dreft in the 70’s and 80’s. Now, I have grandchildren and little nieces and nephews. I would love to win this Dreft Gift Pack for one of the babies in my family. The dad of one my nephews is facing a layoff and they have 3 other children. They are struggling financially and I’m sure this would be a welcome gift to them.
I’d love to win the container of Dreft! Before my son was born, I did the same first-time mom question asking . . . someone recommended Dreft, but with my pregnant brain, I got muddled and bought Downy fabric softener instead. I had washed a few loads of laundry exclusively with fabric softener before my mom gently pointed out that it wasn’t an actual detergent. I was wondering why those clothes weren’t getting clean!
I want to win this dreft basket because it is very good baby detergent. It’s good(fresh)smell. I used to wash(handwash) my baby cloths in home. I saw very small ammount can clean lot of cloths.
Love the gentleness of the detergent and tomorrow is my birthday….what better way for a mom to celebrate than giving gifts to the baby.
i would love to win this as I have a beautiful two week old baby that is going through this stuff like crazy. i really like the smell. i was warned but am blown away by the amount of laundry i am doing. this gift basket would be awesome!!!
I want to win this basket because it will help us cut down on the amount of time it takes to pre-treat our daughter’s clothes before washing.
I would love to win this because I am expecting my first sweet little boy in September! Winning would be perfect timing for me as I’m entering the “nesting” phase and ready to wash all of his cute little clothes, blankets and bedding!
Because my daughter is having twin daughters for her own !!
I would love to win the basket for my twin baby boys – Alex and Ben – who are almost 4 months. I used Dreft with my 4-year-old daughter Julia and I am again using it with the twins. However, with twice the diapers, wipes, formula, wash, etc. I am looking for any place we can save! This gift basket would be very welcomed!
I would love to win this basket! I am a military wife and met a great group of friends after moving across the country for my husband’s training. Of the 9 of us wives, 6 of us are now pregnant since we met 8 months ago!
I am due July 23rd with my first child (a little girl!) and I love the smell of dreft. I have pre-washed all of her clothes and bedding in it!
I love the way dreft smells, but not what it costs to buy it!! I went to purchase my first bottle the other day (the other i had gotten as gifts) and could not believe it! I am running on empty and would love to win some dreft to replenish my stock!
thank you!
i would love to win this because so many people say that this detergent works but since the economy is very bad i can only buy one type of detergent, i would love to see how this detergent works on my daughters clothes,so this is why i would love to win this gift basket. if i do win thank you so very much!
I would love to win this basket because we only use Dreft for our baby’s clothes and sometimes have a hard time finding the High Efficiency version.
Thanks!
I love Dreft because it’s smells great and is the best detergent for my 5 week old son’s sensitive baby skin! It’s the only thing I use for washing his clothing!
I would love to win this because my daughter has eczema and Dreft is the only detergent that doesn’t irritate her skin.
I would love to win this prize. I have two daughters (3 and 6 months) who have extremely sensitive skin. This detergent is wonderful!
I would like to win some Dreft I use it all the time for the baby and I will even throw my own clothes in there with hers. Love the smell of it. I am a grandma of a seven month old and I used this with my three as well.
Thanks Dreft you smell great
I love dreft!! Preparing for baby #2 and it would just be great to get some free laundry help 🙂 LOVE LOVE LOVE the way it makes the house smell!! ahhhhh!!
I would love to win this basket for our sweet bundle of joy we will have in January.This is our first little one!We are so excited to have anything for our new addition that is on the way.The basket will have the best products for our baby.Especially since Dreft makes detergent for babies.We only want the best for our baby.
Super Excited!Beth
I would absolutely love to win this gift basket for Dreft. I love the smell of Dreft and most of all I love my 2 month old son, Christopher. Right now, I use Dreft and All for babies. It’s so funny I enjoy doing his laundry more than folding my fiance’s and my own clothes because I enjoy looking at all his cute little clothes he has consumed and Dreft works great on getting those tough spit up stains out. I also enjoy at how soft it makes the clothes feel as well. He’s got this corduroy pajamas set that when I hold him close to me he feels like a teddy bear so I call him my little teddy bear. My fiance have also thrown some of our own clothes in with his too and love how it cleans ours as well:-). I would love to have the little stuffed animal for my Christopher to play with as well. It looks really cute and I feel like the basket would be both beneficial to me and him and daddy(my fiance) as well.
I sympathize with your laundry overload! I too am the mother of 4 kiddos under the age of 6: a 6 year old boy, boy /girl twin 4 year olds and a 2 year old. The laundry never ends! It just seems to pile up on the dining room table! I also have to mention that my husband is a clothes horse too! I think I counted it up one day and we wear 34 +/- 4 pieces of clothing a day!
I would love to win this basket because my son was a preemie and his skin is super sensitive. Dreft is the only detergent we can use, even on our own clothes, because everything else gives him hives. So, with a family of 4, you can imagine how expensive it gets buying Dreft! We all love the smell, though, even my husband who goes to work smelling baby fresh. lol
I should win this giveaway because I take care of my daughter, go to college, and also carry a full-time job. I work hard for what I get and I love the feeling for being able to spend time with her and then when the day is done and she is asleep it gives me time to do all her laundry that has been used for the last couple days. I love this feeling so much. The smell is amazing and we both love the feeling of her clothes when they have come out of the dryer and even how they stick with he fresh clean smell days after putting them away. This is why I think I should win the Dreft giveaway.
my son is allergic to all other detergents . so i wash all our cloth in dreft.
smells yum
Dreft has been in our family for years…It’s like an old friend dependable and comforting. No other detergent for our newborn will do. The smell brings back fond memories of our two older children : -)
I love the scent of Dreft ! The best for babies ,little ones and older people that are sensitive.
I would love to win!!
My son will be a month old on Thursday and we’re already almost out of our first 32-load bottle of Dreft! I hear you about all the laundry, though we’re getting better at figuring out when he’s about to pee during a diaper change, so he doesn’t pee all over us (and himself)…
I would love to win this for my sister, who is expecting the arrival of her first child very soon. We are a sensitive skin family, so I know the baby will have the same issues. She is going to be a new mom at 19, so she needs all the help she can get!
I would love to win this dreft basket. I am a new mother to a set of preemie twins. They are growing fast now, but still with their difficulties. They have made our hearts grow, but pockects shrink! We struggle as it is, but with their sensitive skin, we can only use dreft (which is not the cheapest choice)! I would love to win this, it would help so much and also give me a boost of kindness in these struggles.
I would like to win this because I am a new grandma! Would love to give this to my daughter 🙂
I’d love to win this for my sister-in-law who is expecting my niece in a few months! She’ll join her big brother and they’ll both want Dreft for their washing. 😉
I would love to be able to donate this to a young couple in our church that are having their 2nd child, but are having some financial problems. Thanks so much for offering this!
I would like to win this because my son has super sensitive skin and I only use Dreft to wash his clothing.