Influencer Katelynn Ordone is opening up about a positive experience with Pampers after the untimely death of her son, Preston.
“OK, this is not something I typically post about or even talk about on social media, but I really wanted to share this with everybody because I know we’ve all heard the horror stories of certain people working with brands as an influencer,” Ordone shared in a Saturday, August 29, Instagram video. “One of the stories that I heard was a lady who was given a crib during her pregnancy to make a video about the crib, and she had a miscarriage, and the brand reached out and basically wanted her to send the crib right back. You know, things like that.”
She continued, “I just want to share this experience because it really touched my heart. Not only was it not even expected, not even deserved, nothing. It was just out of the kindness of this company’s heart.”
Ordone explained that a week before she “got in a really bad car accident” and Preston died, Pampers reached out to express interest in creating a video. Ordone recalled thinking that the opportunity was “super cool” because she had been using Pampers organically with Preston.
“So I was like, ‘OK, this is so cool.’ Like, these are my favorite diapers for him anyway. And the contract with this brand — I’m not gonna say numbers or anything — but it was a very big brand deal. Let’s just say that,” she said. “Before I could even film the video, we got in a car accident. Preston passed away and so I never made the video for them.”
She continued, “And honestly, just wasn’t even my concern. Honestly, I’ve tried coming back to social media and working with brands again, but it’s just not where my head’s at right now. So I never thought anything of it.”
Ordone’s manager, however, reached out to her and informed her that the company was “still paying [her] in full,” despite the influencer never making a video in the wake of her son’s death.
“So it was just simply like a donation, which I thought was really, really cool because it wasn’t expected,” she said. “I wouldn’t have thought any less of this company had they not paid, just strictly out of the kindness of their heart. Not only did I already like Pampers already, but just to know that that’s the kind of people I’m supporting when I purchase — people that do things like that — makes me even more so want to support them.”
Ordone shared that Pampers didn’t know she was making the video, explaining that her Saturday post was not part of a brand deal.
“This is what I just wanted to do on my own because I just thought it was really cool and just an amazing thing that they did for me and my daughter and my family to help us out in a time of need that they absolutely did not have to do,” she said. “I highly recommend Pampers to everybody.”
Ordone captioned the upload, “We’ve all heard some of the horror stories about working with particular brands but it’s rare to see someone sharing something positive a brand did for them. So after almost a year and a half of this all happening…l wanted to share.🤍@pampersus #prestonforever #okaybaby #pampers #childloss #diaper.”
Ordone’s son, Preston, died at age 2 in April 2025 after being in a single-vehicle car crash. Katelynn and Jaelan Ordone were both in the vehicle at the time of the crash and sustained injuries, while daughter Paisley was at school. The St. Tammany Parish coroner’s office shared one month later that Preston died from “blunt force injuries due to a motor vehicle crash” and categorized his death as accidental.
Katelynn has since confirmed that she and Jaelan divorced. In court documents exclusively obtained by Us, Katelynn listed their date of separation as June 15, 2025 and noted that she and Jaelan had not reconciled or lived together since. The default judgment was denied by a judge in April.
Last month, Katelynn shared photos with a new love in her life. She later shared via Instagram in August that she met her boyfriend at Preston’s memorial baseball tournament, explaining,
“His son and my little brother are on the same baseball team.”
