"Cloth Diapers inhibit motor development" says the expert. They'll gladly cite their source as their college degree. Cloth Diaper Myth #1937482 (but who's counting?), Cloth Diapered Babies Hit Milestones at a Slower Rate than Babies in Disposables. Somebody, please, if you find a valid source for this, share with me. Before you go on your... Continue Reading →
TWO DOZEN PREFOLD GIVEAWAY
Green Mountain Diapers, as anyone who cloth diapers knows, have what I call the "cadillac of prefolds". They are excellent quality and cotton prefolds are arguably a bullet-proof cloth diapering system suitable for any child! And because of their Summer Prefold event, they are giving away TWO DOZEN PREFOLDS to a lucky winner! The giveaway... Continue Reading →
Stripping… Diapers, of course.
Stripping diapers is a concept that both scares and confuses many-a-cloth-diapering-mom. First, let's talk about what it's not. Bleaching is not stripping. Some people get this confused, as stripping usually involves bleaching, so let's talk about what stripping diapers actually is by definition: Well, gee, thanks Merriam-Webster. So let's check out the Pam Dictionary, first edition...... Continue Reading →
Earth Day Gift Card Giveaway! [CLOSED]
I am so, so glad my computer is finally working! In celebration of my ability to finally add more content to my YouTube channel, Normalize Cloth, as well as celebrating Earth Day, I'm giving away a $25 gift card to My Sweet Pickles! As some of you know, Diaper Junction has always been my recommended... Continue Reading →
Storing Dirty Diapers
Storing dirty cloth diapers doesn't have to be all that complicated. There are many amazing products on the market to make storing dirty diapers as stink-free as possible. Anyone who has a baby knows diapers stink, regardless if they use sposies or cloth. You can't put pee or poop in something and it NOT stink...... 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 →
How to Use & Care for Wool Covers
If you've seen my YouTube video on Cloth Diapering at Disney, then Goofy butt may look familiar to you! And here it is, (somehow) almost a year later and the Sir still remarkably fits in his Goofy cover! A bout of Hands Foot Mouth Disease struck our home on the anniversary of a previous infestation... Continue Reading →
The Eco-Friendly Battle: Cloth Diapers VS Disposables
A quick google search lead me immediately to an article by the Washington Post dating May of 2015 about why cloth diapers *might* not be "the greener choice afterall", citing one main reason being the tremendous impact cotton manufacturing has on the environment, as well as the water consumption involved in the manufacture and use... Continue Reading →
Cloth Diapering on a Dime: Part 3 Pins?!
We discussed covers, we discussed flats, but what about keeping the diapers on... you know... *gulp* pins.... Well, often times, the first image we get in our minds when we here cloth diapering is conventional flats pinned on, diaper drooping, and worn photos of a young lady reminiscent of your grandmother in her hay day... Continue Reading →