All About Cloth Diapers

For all you couch junkies this is your call to get up and get some Vitamin D! Real Vitamin D, not that liquid fake stuff. Summertime is a time for beaches, pool parties, slip ‘n slides and splash parks.  All those are a kids’ heaven on earth. Are they my idea of fun? No, but [...]

It’s 2012, and the sad reality is I have a full-blown addiction to modern convenience. Sure, I talk about living off the land and abandoning most inventions of the last 200 years, but the truth is I’d have a hard time adjusting to this reality. Two weeks ago my dryer died. I cried. How pathetic [...]

Hope and Joe Chanda not only are the blessed parents of twin boys but also manage to find time to operate their business Baby Babu. Joe has been a joy to work with!  I’ve really come to appreciate owners who care about their customers and representatives. Several months ago I was sent products to try [...]

I’m not a prefold user nor have I ever been. There are several reasons why including: most of my children don’t like feeling wet, they aren’t as absorbent as I like a diaper to be and they require more work to put on. All of these reasons, of course, are easily remedied and are merely [...]

When I think of potty training my children my mind goes one place, “I’ll never leave the house!” I hate the thought of going somewhere and hearing that little voice say they need to go potty. When you live in the country there are no quick trips to town.  A 30 minute trip for a [...]

Have you been having fun?  I bet you never took this long to get through a game of hopscotch before. Well, your back at square 3 and almost there!!! If you are just joining the game that’s great.  All the details are laid out below. Abby’s Lane, a huge cloth diaper and baby carrier retailer, [...]

A rare event occurred July 4th, 2012. A family picture containing 2 adults and 5 children was snapped and everyone was looking at the camera. This happens maybe once a year for us. I cherish every family photo we have, as I’m sure you do as well. Families are constantly changing and photos are a [...]

Last Thursday I flew to Orlando for a women’s conference.  I had mixed emotions about leaving my precious 5 children but I knew that my husband was more than competent to care for them. Aside from the periodic emotional breakdowns from missing mommy, I hear the kids did just fine.  Not sure if that makes [...]

With cloth diapers there isn’t just one elephant.  There are many. Let’s tackle a few of them. Detergent Everyone wants to rave about their favorite WAHM brand.  But, what if you use a mainstream brand?  Do you cower when someone crunchy asks you what you use on your cloth diapers? You should never cower over [...]

I recently had a reader ask if she could use Bac-Out on her Grasshopper and bumGenius Elemental cloth diapers. Since I am always promoting the use of Bac-Out I feel it is my duty to put in some time researching the warranty information of several cloth diaper brands. My rating of Okay or Not Okay [...]