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Green Mountain Diapers: Prefolds

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

I would not really call myself a prefold user, yet I seem to be constantly mesmerized by the prefold comparison picture on Green Mountain Diapers.

I stare at it and ponder over which size I should buy…again I’m not a prefold user! I love the choices and colors and quilty fluffiness.
But this Labor Day weekend [...]

How To Make Cloth Diapers

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

When there’s a hole, tear, missing button, or item that needs hemming I’m on it. The simple sewing tasks don’t intimidate me however, making a cloth diaper seems out of my league.
Of course that was before I discovered the dozens of websites explaining in great detail how to sew anything from an all-in-one, fitted, [...]

Politics Shmolitics! A Debate Worth Watching

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

I don’t know about you but this time every election year I have had it with platforms, debates, conventions and commercials. And it will only get worse.
Alas! There is one debate worth watching. A Diaper Change directed a cute diaper debate video filled with information we truly care about. Sit back [...]

Rotavirus and Cloth Diapers: What To Do

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

I’ll be the first to shrug off a stomach bug or fever but when it comes to diarrhea I’m hittin’ the high road…well atleast I’m wishing I could. Not only do you just ache for your poor child and the misery they’re in but secretly you’re wishing you didn’t have to deal with the [...]

How To Start Cloth Diapering on a Budget

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Many families choose to cloth diaper for financial reasons. Budgets can be so tight that startup costs are often overwhelming. However, there are ways to begin cloth diapering today on less than $125.
The least expensive route are prefolds and covers. My favorite prefolds have been the very first ones I purchased in [...]

Does Your Target Carry BumGenius One Size 3.0?

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

If there was one cloth diaper loved by more parents it has to bumGenius diapers. Everywhere I go it seems bumGenius has made its presence known.
Jenn, the creator of bumGenius, has done a phenomenal job of marketing her product to the public. Besides bricks and mortar cloth diaper stores, bumGenius can be found [...]

Do Your Pocket Cloth Diapers Have the Stinkies?

Friday, August 8th, 2008

It is amazing how fast pocket cloth diapers can start stinking. I used fitteds for months and never had this problem.
Coincidentally, when I began cloth diapering my then 15 month old son in 2005, the pocket diapers were the only diapers that reeked of ammonia.
Back then I just figured that’s what toddler pee smells [...]

Blueberry Minky Diapers: The Perfect Fit

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

I recently switched my entire stash from fitteds to pockets. After a few trades I ended up finding some great pocket diapers that I had never tried before. One of them is the Blueberry Side Snap Minky pocket diaper.
When I was using fitteds it seemed that most had a longer rise. Although [...]

Traveling With Cloth Diapers

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

I’m currently at my in-laws house in a tiny Texas town. As I was packing this morning I didn’t blink an eye at whether or not we’d be traveling with cloth. I packed my storage bin with all our cloth diapers and the container of cloth wipes and loaded up the van.
My in-laws [...]

Has Your Local News Reported On Cloth Diapers?

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Across the country dozens of news channels every year present special segments on the comeback of cloth diapers. The exposure that a news story can bring to cloth diapers is outstanding. Millions of viewers tune in nightly to watch their local news channel.
In this video, North Carolina news channel WXII12, goes inside [...]

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