When we chose to cloth diaper it automatically made us smarter-than-the-average-bear. Why then are there times when I rip open a package of fluffy mail and I sit there looking very confused? Is it just me? Am I the only one who occasionally spends way too much time trying to figure out how a diaper [...]
July 10, 2009
GADbaby’s New Rockin’ Green Cloth Diaper Detergent
You know what I love about cloth diapering? I’m never bored. And I never have to worry about money burning a hole in my pocket! Despite my complete satisfaction in using Kirkland’s Environmentally friendly detergent, I always have this guilt for not using something from a WAHM. There is something so special about supporting a [...]
July 6, 2009
Sustainablebabyish Snapless-Multi: A Review & Giveaway!!
There are very few WAHMs that crank out the number of successful products as Erin of Sustainablebabyish. Each of her bamboo and wool cloth diaper items performs at the highest level and is made with the highest quality materials. This year Erin partnered with Trees for the Future to offset the carbon generated in the [...]
July 1, 2009
Not For Crybabies
Close your eyes… Remember the first time you laid eyes on your newborn baby? Remember her smell? Remember the inescapable force that kept your lips pressed to his peach fuzz head? Now imagine that no matter how hard you tried, no matter how many tests, no matter how many painful injections you endured you were [...]
June 27, 2009
The Truth About G Diapers
I want to thank my new friend Jen Varty for writing such a wonderfully informative blog post on gDiapers. I couldn’t have written it better myself! G stands for Great Diaper Genius, grow, grassroots, green, gentle, and genuine are some of the “G” words imprinted on the inside of a gDiaper. Some of you may [...]
June 22, 2009
The #1 Reason Disposable Diapers Suck
BLOWOUTS!! Yes, disposable diapers contain disgusting gel crystals. Yes, disposable diapers are horrible for the environment. Yes, disposable diapers are a waste of your hard-earned money. But, honestly blowouts are THE most annoying aspect of disposable diapers. We just returned from a week long vacation at the beach – hence the long break in blog [...]
June 14, 2009
Tips and Tricks From Apple Cheeks Cloth Diapers
After my review of Apple Cheeks cloth diapers, Ilana let me know that they would soon be producing a video on how to get a good fit on your baby with chunky thighs. In addition to this video they also have a general how-to use Apple Cheeks cloth diapers video. Since working with the size [...]
June 11, 2009
How To Convert Bum Genuis to Snaps
Crafty I’m not. But, give me a big enough motivator and I’ll give it a try. Bum Genius aplix after about a year is horrendous. Motivation? Yes. If you have tons (or just one) of aplix Bum Genius cloth diapers and would like to convert them to snaps, follow these simple instructions. (here is the [...]
June 5, 2009
Rumparooz New G2 Design: Review
I’ve been through many phases since beginning this cloth diaper journey in 2005. Prefolds and covers, to pockets, to All In Ones, to fitteds and wool, back to Pockets, then All In Twos (which is where I’m at now). I always have fitteds on hand for backup, never use prefolds and don’t really enjoy stuffing [...]
May 30, 2009
My Top 5 All-In-One Cloth Diapers (2009)
When I started this blog in March 2008, one of my first posts was “My Top 5 All-In-Ones“. As I read over that post I am amazed at the changes cloth diapers have undergone in the past year! Cloth diaper makers have seen the demand for an easy, affordable, and absorbant All In One cloth [...]
July 20, 2009
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