If there was ever someone in a funk it’s me. I refer to my brain in two parts: the smart brain and the emotional brain. My smart brain knows I am being selfish and that I have a choice whether I yell at the kids or not. My emotional brain feels the constant nausea, exhaustion [...]
June 7, 2012
When Is The Last Time You Played Hopscotch?
It hasn’t been too terribly long since I drew a chalk hopscotch on the driveway for the kids. Of course, I had to show them how it’s done! Abby’s Lane, a huge cloth diaper and baby carrier retailer, has invited you to play hopscotch and enter to win a $25 gift certificate and Ergo Petunia [...]
June 3, 2012
Is This The Perfect Cloth Diaper?
I have been using cloth diapers since October of 2005. In the last 6 1/2 years I have been privileged to use more brands than I can count. You’ve rejoiced with me when I discovered the greatness of bum Genius Elementals (then called Organics), Grasshopper Diapers, Rumparooz, Ragababe and sustainablebabyish (and a few others) and [...]
June 1, 2012
7 Things I Wish I Knew About Cloth Diapers
When you begin to learn about the world of cloth diapers it is easy to get overwhelmed with all the options. While options are a good thing they leave you asking which is best. Unfortunately, that isn’t an easy question to answer. But, I can give you some tips I have learned over the last [...]
May 29, 2012
Join The Balm In An Eco Challenge and Win
THinc. (Taylor House inc.) is the parent company of the amazing diaper rash cream *The* BALM!. THinc is committed to using only the highest quality, all natural and organic ingredients. In addition to excellent ingredients they use only attractive and infinitely recyclable glass bottles or recycled aluminum containers for their product packaging. For two days [...]
May 27, 2012
Cloth Diaper Q&A: Cloth Diapering a Newborn
On the All About Cloth Diapers’ forum, Caitlin asked a fabulous set of questions. Hello everyone! I’m new to CDing, and my husband and I are expecting our first in September. Autumn, I have read through your cloth diaper book, and think that I may just be a little overwhelmed by all of the info. [...]
May 22, 2012
Come See All the Pretty Colors and Prints Released Recently!
Sometimes the old cloth diaper stash gets boring and you need a splash of bright fun prints to liven it up. The newly released cloth diapers I’m going to list will certainly do just that! TOTS BOTS EASY FIT: This cloth diaper underwent a major makeover. The inside is now a plush minky that provides [...]
May 17, 2012
The Snake Fits In A Queen Sized Bed. For real
“The Snake” is what my husband calls my pregnancy pillow. Last night, my Leachco All Nighter was set free from the big black trash bag it has been shoved in for the last year and a half. I’ll give you a minute to head over and read My #1 Pregnancy Must Have from September 2010…run…go [...]
May 14, 2012
Cloth Diaper Mysteries Solved! Wicking, Stripping and PUL
I cloth diapered for more than a year before I had a decent comprehension of certain cloth diaper terms. The most mysterious ones for me were wicking, PUL and stripping. Is wicking good or bad? Do I say P-U-L or pull? Stripping? What the heck? Wicking is so simple you’ll kick yourself. Is it [...]
May 11, 2012
Are Cloth Diapers From China Bad?
Recently, I stirred up some confusion when I made a comment about Made In China clones. The word that many skipped over is the key word–CLONES. I don’t condone the reselling of a cloth diaper design that you did not design and yet claim you did. I don’t condone using someone’s design without their permission. [...]
June 8, 2012
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