When the sir was only a year old, I saw it... those trademark dots, the rash that usually indicates... *shivers* ...yeast. Honestly, yeast rashes when I used disposables with my older two children was sadly more common than not... usually when they were breaking teeth through, they'd get some pretty gnarly yeast rashes. It was... Continue Reading →
When your wash routine breaks!
I can't believe how long it's been since my last post! Well... yes I can. In the whirlwind that has been the past 5 months, my husband totaled his car the weekend before we brought our fifth baby into the world. Baby #5 wound up back at the hospital 2 more times only to be... Continue Reading →
Detergent/Mineral Build Up
Of the dozens of potential challenges moms face when cloth diapering, most often it is regarding wash routine. Diapers stink, diapers are irritating baby's bum, diapers aren't absorbing like they used to, and so forth. So comes the flood of advice from moms, all who mean well and some with brilliant advice; others... very poor.... Continue Reading →
Overnight Diapers
For those diapering young infants that regularly wake through the night for feeding and changing, diapering overnight means maybe switching to bamboo for those few longer stretches they sleep between feeds (if you're that fortunate). However, once babies hit that milestone of sleeping through the night, your dreamy state of relief is quickly followed by... Continue Reading →
Repairing Cloth Diaper Snaps
Snaps: the magic that makes modern cloth diapers easier and one size! While these beasts can be very difficult to break intentionally (I've tried!), every once in a while, you get that one snap in a hundred thousand that is a little odd, broken, or installed incorrectly that requires a repair. In my case,... Continue Reading →
Cleaning the Hook & Loop on Cloth Diapers (aka Velcro®)
Hook & Loop is a wonderful invention, utilizing a combination of tiny plastic hooks and loops to create a strong bond that can easily be attached and removed repeatedly. People often call it by the popular brand that manufactures it, Velcro. In cloth diapering, hook and loop has proven very useful for it's ease-of-use, making cloth... Continue Reading →
Normalize Cloth 