Autumn Beck is a 30 year old SAHM to 3 gorgeous children. She has been married for 10 years to a chiropractor and entrepreneur extraordinaire. Autumn began cloth diapering in 2005. Over this time she has made mistakes and learned the secrets and strategies to successful cloth diapering. When asked what her interests and hobbies are; homebirth, breastfeeding, and shopping top her list…shopping for cloth diapers that is! 
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Rotavirus and Cloth Diapers: What To Do
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008I’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 [...]
Do Your Pocket Cloth Diapers Have the Stinkies?
Friday, August 8th, 2008It 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 [...]
How The Laundry Ball Changed The Way I Wash Cloth Diapers
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008In the middle of June I wrote a post about removing buildup from your cloth diapers. In that post one of my suggestions was for the Laundry Ball. At the time of writing I didn’t have a need for any of the items. But after spending a weekend camping with no laundry [...]
How To Remove Buildup From Your Cloth Diapers
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008Build-up in diapers can manifest in a number of ways, all of them unpleasant. If your diapers are leaking, stink of ammonia every morning or your baby has rashes then you have a build-up problem.
Here are a few products available that will remove the build-up in your diapers and restore them to their original [...]
How To Remove Stains
Saturday, May 31st, 2008Most of the time I never have to worry about stains. When Paisley’s diapers do have them a little Oxyclean does the job. But for those really bad poopies that leave major stains what do you do?
I am not completely opposed to using bleach but obviously it is a last resort.
Here are some [...]
I Found The Best Natural Laundry Detergent!
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008Finally! I have found the detergent for all our family’s needs. I really did not think it would be this frustrating and expensive.
Until recently I had no reason to find a new detergent. But after seeking allergy tests for my daughter’s eczema on her thighs I discovered that she was allergic to [...]
Washing Cloth Diapers
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008When considering cloth diapers, the washing routine can lead new parents to feel overwhelmed. The assumption is that cloth diapers add extra time, energy and water. However, this is not the case.
Washing cloth diapers is no different than doing a load of dirty underwear On my quest to find a very detailed washing video, [...]