All About Cloth Diapers

This is an update to a post originally published in 2009.  Over the years the original has been highly referenced and I still receive comments on it 3+ years later. Below you will see the original post with updated recommendations. A few additional remarks to add: If the rash you are looking to treat is [...]

Last month I introduced myself to the world of hybrid fitteds in a post called What Is A Hybrid Fitted Cloth Diaper? After writing that post I had a strong desire to try out several different brands and see how they differed in fit, absorbency and quality. Over the next several weeks I will bring [...]

Dear Natural Detergent Makers, Thank you for the countless hours you have spent testing and retesting different detergent formulas all in an effort to produce a product safe for family and environment.  Your efforts have not gone unnoticed. As a matter of fact, the market seems to be inundated with amateur chemists cranking out their [...]

Since moving to California the kids and I have been discovering the different insects, birds and trees here. The obvious differences are the trees and birds.  But, the insects has been interesting.  In Texas, especially in the country, it seems you can’t turn around without finding a nasty bug. Besides a very unfortunate maggot incidence [...]

I love that the cloth diaper industry is full of parents with an overwhelming desire to help others learn about cloth diapers. If I need help, which believe it or not happens quite often, I know I can turn to one of a dozen sites with valuable information. Having a wide variety of perspectives has [...]

How’s that for a cheese-ball title?! The creative juices have yet to return to this overtired, slightly overwhelmed woman. Alas, I push on. Years ago, I bought a sampling of several diaper covers in a lot off Diaperswappers.  One of the covers was a Real Nappies cover.  I loved it but it got too small [...]

Fitted cloth diapers are an excellent option for nighttime, newborns and poo containment.  They are easier to strip than a cloth diaper with PUL and when necessary can be softened up with the use of a natural fabric softener (as long as there is no stay dry fabric). Many amazing WAHMs produce high quality, super [...]

On Wednesday my family will say goodbye to our Texas home.  We are moving to southern California so that my husband can attend seminary. The tricky part about this move is that it isn’t permanent and we aren’t taking all of our furniture from our Texas home.  I’m here trying to decide what do we [...]

A hybrid cloth diaper is a cross between an all-in-one and a fitted cloth diaper. An AIO is fully waterproof due to the PUL layer.  While a fitted diaper requires a cover due to the absence of a waterproof layer. So, what makes it a hybrid? One of the first WAHMs to produce a hybrid [...]

Do you ever catch yourself telling moms that cloth diapers are addictive? Then, you realize what you just said and wonder who overheard you? I do this often. Actually, now I’ve learned to say it a bit more incognito. But, it is true! It doesn’t take long for the cloth diaper bug to bite. You [...]