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Showing posts with label diapers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diapers. Show all posts
June 23, 2011
September 4, 2008
Cloth Meets Solids
OK, I know I made it sound in my last diaper posting like it would be the last diaper posting ever. Not so! I continue to learn new things about diapering as Little P enters new phases of childhood. (I am already yearning for the potty training phase, and wondering if it can start next month.)
We have entered a really easy stage of cloth diapering...mostly. For some reason, our move to California was good for this part of our lives. That, and the commencement of solid meals.
So what has changed since the last diaper post?
1. The Stink. I now live where I can line dry in 90 degree heat and sunshine all the time. I pretty much leave the diapers hanging outside until I need them, which provides lots of extra time for the sun to wield its disinfecting power. The diapers still have trace amounts of odor, but it's really next to nothing. This makes Mama very happy.
2. The Poopies. Little P moves his bowels far more than once a day (like 4 times!), but these diapers are easier to manage. The solid foods have produced solid poopies which means that I don't have to stick my hands in the toilet bowl any more. The poopies just fall off the diaper when I shake it over the toilet. This makes Mama exceptionally happy.
3. The Challenge. In general, there is very little challenge. I never rinse them out ahead of time any more (I hated that part). I do a load of diapers every day (still 3-4 cycles in my HE washer) and line dry them, and all is well. We don't even have any back-up disposables in the house any more! (I needed those quite often before.) HOWEVER, Little P occasionally has problems at night where his poopies ball up like little marbles or peas and roll out of the leg holes in his diapers. Yes! It's gross! There was one week where I had to change the crib sheet every day! (And that is a royal pain in the a**.)
I'm not sure what caused this problem. Maybe Little P was dehydrated. Maybe the diaper's enormous wicking ability kicked in. Maybe we left the diaper on longer than usual. I really can't figure it out. Fortunately, it hasn't happened in the last few days.
4. The Look of the Diapers. Little P crawls, or rather belly creeps, all over the place. Naturally, when one drags a piece of cloth supporting 20 pounds of weight over wood or carpeted surfaces all day long, the fabric will develop a sort of nap it did not previously possess. So it is with the diapers - the fuzzy velcro strip across the front is pilling up and looking almost furry. Let's hope Little P learns to support himself on his hands and knees soon.
I imagine this will be the end of the potty talk until we begin potty training. Which, as I mentioned, I would like to start next month. I've been advised, however, that it's not really developmentally possible until a year and a half at least. (I hope ya'll take this as a joke. It was meant to be funny. Please laugh.)
We have entered a really easy stage of cloth diapering...mostly. For some reason, our move to California was good for this part of our lives. That, and the commencement of solid meals.
So what has changed since the last diaper post?
1. The Stink. I now live where I can line dry in 90 degree heat and sunshine all the time. I pretty much leave the diapers hanging outside until I need them, which provides lots of extra time for the sun to wield its disinfecting power. The diapers still have trace amounts of odor, but it's really next to nothing. This makes Mama very happy.
2. The Poopies. Little P moves his bowels far more than once a day (like 4 times!), but these diapers are easier to manage. The solid foods have produced solid poopies which means that I don't have to stick my hands in the toilet bowl any more. The poopies just fall off the diaper when I shake it over the toilet. This makes Mama exceptionally happy.
3. The Challenge. In general, there is very little challenge. I never rinse them out ahead of time any more (I hated that part). I do a load of diapers every day (still 3-4 cycles in my HE washer) and line dry them, and all is well. We don't even have any back-up disposables in the house any more! (I needed those quite often before.) HOWEVER, Little P occasionally has problems at night where his poopies ball up like little marbles or peas and roll out of the leg holes in his diapers. Yes! It's gross! There was one week where I had to change the crib sheet every day! (And that is a royal pain in the a**.)
I'm not sure what caused this problem. Maybe Little P was dehydrated. Maybe the diaper's enormous wicking ability kicked in. Maybe we left the diaper on longer than usual. I really can't figure it out. Fortunately, it hasn't happened in the last few days.
4. The Look of the Diapers. Little P crawls, or rather belly creeps, all over the place. Naturally, when one drags a piece of cloth supporting 20 pounds of weight over wood or carpeted surfaces all day long, the fabric will develop a sort of nap it did not previously possess. So it is with the diapers - the fuzzy velcro strip across the front is pilling up and looking almost furry. Let's hope Little P learns to support himself on his hands and knees soon.
I imagine this will be the end of the potty talk until we begin potty training. Which, as I mentioned, I would like to start next month. I've been advised, however, that it's not really developmentally possible until a year and a half at least. (I hope ya'll take this as a joke. It was meant to be funny. Please laugh.)
June 14, 2008
Cloth Diapers...for the last time?
OK - I am almost done talking about cloth diapers. The thing is, a couple people have asked me questions recently that have prompted a few more things to share. So here they are.
BEWARE: If you are squeamish about things like poopies touching your skin, stop reading now. You have been warned.
Now. I realize I have been a bit Pollyana-ish about the effort required for cloth diapers. I admit, boldly, that there are days I put off sticking my hands in a bucket of dirty diapers until you can't bear to stand anywhere in the upstairs due to the odor emanating from Little P's bedroom. I also admit to strategically using disposables (keep reading). But in the end, even when I have to take a break from them for 24 hours, I'm still a woman of the cloth. This belief keeps me going in the midst of more convenient options shouting at me from the baby sections of every store I enter.
A few bits of advice:
1. If you are a cloobie or a netoloth (cloth+newbie or new+to+cloth, your pick) and you don't call yourself (or catch others calling you) a "granola," go easy on yourself. (Tangent: I do not call myself a granola. But I once walked in on someone describing me to some teenagers as "that hippie girl." Ha ha. Real hippies would find me quite conventional, I'm sure.) Start by swapping out two diapers a day and work your way up from there. (I suggest not choosing the poopy time of day for the swap).
2. For cloobies, netoloths, and those of us who sometimes need a break to stay motivated, figure out when your angel drops a load. Hopefully, you will find that there is a regular time of day that this occurs. If not, you probably could schedule your baby's feedings for more regularity (if old enough, of course), or maybe you are just introducing new foods and it's unavoidable (as in the constipation associated with starting an infant on rice cereal...we are experiencing this right now). So, once you know that 10-11 AM tends to be the dirty hour, use a disposable at that time. Keep this going as long as you need to as you adapt to increased laundry loads and dealing with poopies more personally.
3. Poopies. I have experience with two types of diapers, so I will tell you what I do.
Prefolds - I usually don't use these during the poopy hour, but if a poopy occurs, I let it dry a little bit and shake as much of it off into the toilet. Flush. Stick the diaper and my hands in the bowl and rub the poopy sides together until the solids all come off. You do not have to get everything out, but the solids gotta go. You don't want them floating around in your washing machine. (Ewwwww.) Keep wipes or something nearby for the toilet handle in case you have a poopy water hand when you...anyway.
BumGenius pocket diapers - These are pretty awesome for poopies. I let them sit for a day. Poopy will dry up and start to peel away from the fabric on the edges all by itself. Go to the toilet, use toilet paper to peel the poopy off, or sometimes you can just move around the fabric from behind and it will fall off. Depending on how bad the poopy is, you may have to flush and rinse, or you may be able to just toss it in the wash. Really depends on the poopy. Even if you do have to rinse, you will be amazed at how well the poopy comes off the wicking fabric.
Be careful not to agitate the water in the toilet too much when you rinse as it might splash up and hit you in the face. You would be amazed at how little agitation is required to do that.
4. Detergent. You have to be careful about detergent build up - it reduces absorbency. So here is where your all natural, eco-friendly, dye-free, fabric softener free detergents come in handy. If you are already using this stuff, you don't have to buy a special baby detergent. Even so (and BTW Trader Joe's is the WORST of the bunch for soap that just won't come out), you will still need multiple washes. I have an HE washer that uses much less water so I do an extra cycle (3-4). If you have a standard washer, you may get away with fewer washes (2). (I think my HE uses about 16 gallons of H2O to wash, whereas the standard regular washer uses 40 gallons. Thus, when I say I have to do three cycles - even four on occasion, it is still less water than two cycles in the non-HE washer...so please don't get unnerved when I talk about four cycles.)
First - I rinse. Usually I do this by hand, wetting the diapers down and squeezing out the potty by hand. It also means pulling all the parts out of the pocket diapers. I drop them in a bucket with a scoop of baking soda (get a huge bag from one of those bulk stores) and hot water. I let them sit until I have a break in my laundry long enough to deal with the three-four cycles I do. If I prerinse by hand I don't do it in the cycle. If I don't then I add an extra rinse before washing. I do (on the heavy wash cycle): 1 - hot H2O with a tiny bit of laundry soap and vinegar in the bleach tank. 2. cold H2O with even less soap and lots of vinegar in the bleach tank. 3. A heavy, cold load with no soap and a little vinegar. Then I pull out a liner and mash it around looking for that soap sound. If I hear if, they get washed again without soap. Sigh. I'm not sure I would recommend an entry-level HE if you are a woman of the cloth. Maybe one of those expensive heavy-duty ones, but not a basic Kenmore. If you have a non-HE washer, you can probably do two heavy cycles with extra rinses. You might even forego the detergent on the second wash.
4. Night time - I bought two Hemp Babies liners (super absorbent) to add to the regular liners of the pocket diapers at night. I only use one at a time, but I have two so that I am not forced to wash it within 24 hours. (I'm lazy like that.) As for prefolds...the BumGenius diapers come with two sizes of liner - the newborn size, and the expandable size. I, of course, use the expandable in the pockets, but the newborn ones make a great extra liner inside a prefold. I just put in where the thicker part is to give it a boost. Otherwise, prefolds get soaked so fast. The BumGenius diapers last Benjamin 3-4 hours before he feels the wetness. The prefolds only take an hour or so. (Good for potty training, I've heard, because the child knows he's wet and is able to associate the feelings with potty.)
5. No matter what you use, line dry them in the sun whenever possible. For one, it is the surest way to get them looking sparkly white again. Two, it reduces/eliminates the pee smell that can build up over time. Three, and this is probably why number two occurs, UV light actually kills bacteria and sterilizes things (including dust mites - it "inactivates" their DNA, or something like that).
I feel so free using the BumGenius diapers (when I'm not washing them). If I need to go out, and Little P has already done his poopy for the day, I don't need to take spare accessories along. (Note: he's on a feeding schedule so I can time it so that I have a good 3-4 hours before needing a diaper or a bottle). His diaper really keeps him comfortable that long. And I have only had a leak twice - once, when I accidentally left it on for 12 hours (don't ask). And the second time because I got some fabric tucked in around the edge and so the liquid followed the fabric trail on out to his clothes. Not bad, eh?
Finally, my primer on diapering is done. For those of you starting this adventure, add your stories here!
BEWARE: If you are squeamish about things like poopies touching your skin, stop reading now. You have been warned.
Now. I realize I have been a bit Pollyana-ish about the effort required for cloth diapers. I admit, boldly, that there are days I put off sticking my hands in a bucket of dirty diapers until you can't bear to stand anywhere in the upstairs due to the odor emanating from Little P's bedroom. I also admit to strategically using disposables (keep reading). But in the end, even when I have to take a break from them for 24 hours, I'm still a woman of the cloth. This belief keeps me going in the midst of more convenient options shouting at me from the baby sections of every store I enter.
A few bits of advice:
1. If you are a cloobie or a netoloth (cloth+newbie or new+to+cloth, your pick) and you don't call yourself (or catch others calling you) a "granola," go easy on yourself. (Tangent: I do not call myself a granola. But I once walked in on someone describing me to some teenagers as "that hippie girl." Ha ha. Real hippies would find me quite conventional, I'm sure.) Start by swapping out two diapers a day and work your way up from there. (I suggest not choosing the poopy time of day for the swap).
2. For cloobies, netoloths, and those of us who sometimes need a break to stay motivated, figure out when your angel drops a load. Hopefully, you will find that there is a regular time of day that this occurs. If not, you probably could schedule your baby's feedings for more regularity (if old enough, of course), or maybe you are just introducing new foods and it's unavoidable (as in the constipation associated with starting an infant on rice cereal...we are experiencing this right now). So, once you know that 10-11 AM tends to be the dirty hour, use a disposable at that time. Keep this going as long as you need to as you adapt to increased laundry loads and dealing with poopies more personally.
3. Poopies. I have experience with two types of diapers, so I will tell you what I do.
Prefolds - I usually don't use these during the poopy hour, but if a poopy occurs, I let it dry a little bit and shake as much of it off into the toilet. Flush. Stick the diaper and my hands in the bowl and rub the poopy sides together until the solids all come off. You do not have to get everything out, but the solids gotta go. You don't want them floating around in your washing machine. (Ewwwww.) Keep wipes or something nearby for the toilet handle in case you have a poopy water hand when you...anyway.
BumGenius pocket diapers - These are pretty awesome for poopies. I let them sit for a day. Poopy will dry up and start to peel away from the fabric on the edges all by itself. Go to the toilet, use toilet paper to peel the poopy off, or sometimes you can just move around the fabric from behind and it will fall off. Depending on how bad the poopy is, you may have to flush and rinse, or you may be able to just toss it in the wash. Really depends on the poopy. Even if you do have to rinse, you will be amazed at how well the poopy comes off the wicking fabric.
Be careful not to agitate the water in the toilet too much when you rinse as it might splash up and hit you in the face. You would be amazed at how little agitation is required to do that.
4. Detergent. You have to be careful about detergent build up - it reduces absorbency. So here is where your all natural, eco-friendly, dye-free, fabric softener free detergents come in handy. If you are already using this stuff, you don't have to buy a special baby detergent. Even so (and BTW Trader Joe's is the WORST of the bunch for soap that just won't come out), you will still need multiple washes. I have an HE washer that uses much less water so I do an extra cycle (3-4). If you have a standard washer, you may get away with fewer washes (2). (I think my HE uses about 16 gallons of H2O to wash, whereas the standard regular washer uses 40 gallons. Thus, when I say I have to do three cycles - even four on occasion, it is still less water than two cycles in the non-HE washer...so please don't get unnerved when I talk about four cycles.)
First - I rinse. Usually I do this by hand, wetting the diapers down and squeezing out the potty by hand. It also means pulling all the parts out of the pocket diapers. I drop them in a bucket with a scoop of baking soda (get a huge bag from one of those bulk stores) and hot water. I let them sit until I have a break in my laundry long enough to deal with the three-four cycles I do. If I prerinse by hand I don't do it in the cycle. If I don't then I add an extra rinse before washing. I do (on the heavy wash cycle): 1 - hot H2O with a tiny bit of laundry soap and vinegar in the bleach tank. 2. cold H2O with even less soap and lots of vinegar in the bleach tank. 3. A heavy, cold load with no soap and a little vinegar. Then I pull out a liner and mash it around looking for that soap sound. If I hear if, they get washed again without soap. Sigh. I'm not sure I would recommend an entry-level HE if you are a woman of the cloth. Maybe one of those expensive heavy-duty ones, but not a basic Kenmore. If you have a non-HE washer, you can probably do two heavy cycles with extra rinses. You might even forego the detergent on the second wash.
4. Night time - I bought two Hemp Babies liners (super absorbent) to add to the regular liners of the pocket diapers at night. I only use one at a time, but I have two so that I am not forced to wash it within 24 hours. (I'm lazy like that.) As for prefolds...the BumGenius diapers come with two sizes of liner - the newborn size, and the expandable size. I, of course, use the expandable in the pockets, but the newborn ones make a great extra liner inside a prefold. I just put in where the thicker part is to give it a boost. Otherwise, prefolds get soaked so fast. The BumGenius diapers last Benjamin 3-4 hours before he feels the wetness. The prefolds only take an hour or so. (Good for potty training, I've heard, because the child knows he's wet and is able to associate the feelings with potty.)
5. No matter what you use, line dry them in the sun whenever possible. For one, it is the surest way to get them looking sparkly white again. Two, it reduces/eliminates the pee smell that can build up over time. Three, and this is probably why number two occurs, UV light actually kills bacteria and sterilizes things (including dust mites - it "inactivates" their DNA, or something like that).
I feel so free using the BumGenius diapers (when I'm not washing them). If I need to go out, and Little P has already done his poopy for the day, I don't need to take spare accessories along. (Note: he's on a feeding schedule so I can time it so that I have a good 3-4 hours before needing a diaper or a bottle). His diaper really keeps him comfortable that long. And I have only had a leak twice - once, when I accidentally left it on for 12 hours (don't ask). And the second time because I got some fabric tucked in around the edge and so the liquid followed the fabric trail on out to his clothes. Not bad, eh?
Finally, my primer on diapering is done. For those of you starting this adventure, add your stories here!
April 2, 2008
Look, Ma, no diaper rash!
Benjamin has remained diaper rash-free thus far in his young life. I think this can be attributed to the BumGenius cloth diapers I'm using. (Yes, I believe I could become a spokesperson for the company! Thanks, Melissa, for the recommendation!)
The concept is this - the liquid goes through a moisture-wicking fabric into an absorbant cotton-terry-microfiber insert. Basically, he can pee buckets and the fabric that is touching his tender skin barely feels wet. Good stuff! Great for overnight!
However, I also really like the plain ol' prefold diapers. These have no wicking properties and feel really uncomfortable to Benjamin after a pee or two. The benefit of this for his tushy is that he cries right away, I change him right away because I don't want to listen to crying (and I do care about his bum...but that's easier to ignore than crying), so he never really sits around in wetness. Yay for him!
Lastly, I've been avoiding the disposable wipes as much as possible. I still pull them out when the brown (or grayish-green) stuff shows up, but for regular diaper changes I use these little flannel cloths dipped in warm water (I bought a wipes warmer and just filled it with water, thanks Tara for the tip...). I have not read up on the controversy regarding commercial baby wipes - all I know if that I'm a "natural is best" gal and this is clearly working for Benjamin. Hint: If you want to try this, just grab an old flannel receiving blanket and cut it up in 5-inch squares. If you like the method, you can sew or serge them later, or buy pretty flannel if you want to put in the effort. Having the water in the room is key...as is having disposables for the icky diapers. You wash the flannel squares and reuse them.
The official verdict on cloth is this - I love the BumGenius (which are basically a really effective brand of pocket diaper...other pocket diapers might be just fine) and I love plain old pre-folds, using a Snappi instead of diaper pins. I also use the nylon Dappy diaper covers - they are not as crinkly as vinyl pants, nicer for the babe (breathable) and nicer to the environment. Plus, a vinyl cover slipped past my watchful eye and into the dryer - melted a hole in it. Poo! Dappies are two for $5.
Of course, if I fall behind on laundry, Benjamin gets a day of disposable diapers. We're flexible around here. I understand that life does not always allow the ideal to occur without interruption.
I guess now that I've been doing this for a while, I don't understand why more people don't cloth diaper. Seems cheaper in the long run, it's so much softer and dryer on the baby's backside, and they are so darn cute! This summer, he may not wear any proper clothes. I can foresee t-shirt and matching cloth diaper ensembles in his future...with colors like grasshopper green and butternut yellow, how can we resist?
The concept is this - the liquid goes through a moisture-wicking fabric into an absorbant cotton-terry-microfiber insert. Basically, he can pee buckets and the fabric that is touching his tender skin barely feels wet. Good stuff! Great for overnight!
However, I also really like the plain ol' prefold diapers. These have no wicking properties and feel really uncomfortable to Benjamin after a pee or two. The benefit of this for his tushy is that he cries right away, I change him right away because I don't want to listen to crying (and I do care about his bum...but that's easier to ignore than crying), so he never really sits around in wetness. Yay for him!
Lastly, I've been avoiding the disposable wipes as much as possible. I still pull them out when the brown (or grayish-green) stuff shows up, but for regular diaper changes I use these little flannel cloths dipped in warm water (I bought a wipes warmer and just filled it with water, thanks Tara for the tip...). I have not read up on the controversy regarding commercial baby wipes - all I know if that I'm a "natural is best" gal and this is clearly working for Benjamin. Hint: If you want to try this, just grab an old flannel receiving blanket and cut it up in 5-inch squares. If you like the method, you can sew or serge them later, or buy pretty flannel if you want to put in the effort. Having the water in the room is key...as is having disposables for the icky diapers. You wash the flannel squares and reuse them.
The official verdict on cloth is this - I love the BumGenius (which are basically a really effective brand of pocket diaper...other pocket diapers might be just fine) and I love plain old pre-folds, using a Snappi instead of diaper pins. I also use the nylon Dappy diaper covers - they are not as crinkly as vinyl pants, nicer for the babe (breathable) and nicer to the environment. Plus, a vinyl cover slipped past my watchful eye and into the dryer - melted a hole in it. Poo! Dappies are two for $5.
Of course, if I fall behind on laundry, Benjamin gets a day of disposable diapers. We're flexible around here. I understand that life does not always allow the ideal to occur without interruption.
I guess now that I've been doing this for a while, I don't understand why more people don't cloth diaper. Seems cheaper in the long run, it's so much softer and dryer on the baby's backside, and they are so darn cute! This summer, he may not wear any proper clothes. I can foresee t-shirt and matching cloth diaper ensembles in his future...with colors like grasshopper green and butternut yellow, how can we resist?
February 15, 2008
The Great Diaper Showdown
All right. I am now loaded with a variety of cloth and reusable diapers. I have several Kissaluvs, half a dozen BumGenius, a couple of gDiapers, and a pocket diaper handmade by a friend. I also have traditional old prefold diapers with pins and plastic pants. "Plastic pants" is not the preferred nomenclature today, but I have trouble saying "vinyl diaper cover." My mind reverts to what we called them when I was six and watching my mom diaper my siblings.
So far, here's the round-up:
Kissaluvs (fitted) - Must use an insert/doubler if they are going to work for more than about 15 minutes. Also need a waterproof diaper cover. Soft and snuggly, though, and it's really fun to hold Benjamin when that's all he has on...before adding the plastic pants. I have let him go without the pants for a while, but I usually end up washing the whole outfit and blanket afterwards.
BumGenius - These arrived today. Can't wait to try them. They are an all-in-one pocket diaper (which means that they are some of the easiest sort for non-Mommies, if you preload them - they're as simple as Pampers).
gDiapers - Probably the cutest of the bunch. I don't want to cover them up! Very easy, but I am not flushing the liner because of the ancient plumbing in our historic house. I like how the exterior does not have to be washed every time. You can rinse the plastic liner (or wash it if need be) and just reload the soft outer part. The hardest part is probably making sure the seal around the legs is tight. I think it will get easier when he's less of an infant (bent, kicking legs, big belly) and shaped more evenly.
Handmade pocket diaper - LOVE it. This would be my first (and cheapest) choice if I had a sewing machine and some patience. This one fits really well and keeps all the leaks in. However, my growing boy is already almost too big for it. Time for a new size!
Old School flat diapers - I also really like these - fold it, pin it, plastic pant it. But they're not as cute and the ability to add extra padding into the pocket diapers is KEY with Benjamin. Plus, the plastic pant-urine odor when this is your sole, long-term diapering method is not appealing.
Right now, I love using all these systems and the variety is probably good for Benjamin's bottom.
So far, here's the round-up:
Kissaluvs (fitted) - Must use an insert/doubler if they are going to work for more than about 15 minutes. Also need a waterproof diaper cover. Soft and snuggly, though, and it's really fun to hold Benjamin when that's all he has on...before adding the plastic pants. I have let him go without the pants for a while, but I usually end up washing the whole outfit and blanket afterwards.
BumGenius - These arrived today. Can't wait to try them. They are an all-in-one pocket diaper (which means that they are some of the easiest sort for non-Mommies, if you preload them - they're as simple as Pampers).
gDiapers - Probably the cutest of the bunch. I don't want to cover them up! Very easy, but I am not flushing the liner because of the ancient plumbing in our historic house. I like how the exterior does not have to be washed every time. You can rinse the plastic liner (or wash it if need be) and just reload the soft outer part. The hardest part is probably making sure the seal around the legs is tight. I think it will get easier when he's less of an infant (bent, kicking legs, big belly) and shaped more evenly.
Handmade pocket diaper - LOVE it. This would be my first (and cheapest) choice if I had a sewing machine and some patience. This one fits really well and keeps all the leaks in. However, my growing boy is already almost too big for it. Time for a new size!
Old School flat diapers - I also really like these - fold it, pin it, plastic pant it. But they're not as cute and the ability to add extra padding into the pocket diapers is KEY with Benjamin. Plus, the plastic pant-urine odor when this is your sole, long-term diapering method is not appealing.
Right now, I love using all these systems and the variety is probably good for Benjamin's bottom.
February 7, 2008
Cloth Diapers
Benjamin is now wearing cloth diapers as part of his rotation of undergarments. When Mama figures out which style works the best, we will be on our way to full cloth diaper assimilation.
November 4, 2007
Cloth Diapers, not Pampers
I am motivated enough to attempt using cloth diapers. I might need a few plastic pampers on hand for traveling or for anyone kind enough to babysit, but I am really, truly going to try to do this (hey, if my mom did it...).
Now there are a host of other questions to be answered:
-- How many diapers does a baby go through in a day?
-- Pins or pockets?
-- Heinies or Fuzzi Buns?
-- Terry or wool?
Do any moms want to weigh in? Please, if you have thoughts, wisdom, or advice, leave a comment.
Now there are a host of other questions to be answered:
-- How many diapers does a baby go through in a day?
-- Pins or pockets?
-- Heinies or Fuzzi Buns?
-- Terry or wool?
Do any moms want to weigh in? Please, if you have thoughts, wisdom, or advice, leave a comment.
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