Posted on 19 November 2009. Tags: bum genius, cloth diapers, one year
Well, technically I didn’t start full time until he was 2 weeks old. I did use them occasionally until 2 weeks. Here are some tips, life lessons, and thoughts on the first year of cloth diapering. DO NOT prep your prefolds by boiling them in a tiny apartment. Trust me. Don’t show off your stash [...]
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Posted in Cloth Diapering, Personal Post
Posted on 18 November 2009. Tags: bum genius, pregnancy, wordless wednesday
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Posted in Personal Post, Wordless Wednesday
Posted on 17 November 2009. Tags: boppy, Breastfeeding, lactation consultant, my brest friend, NIP, nipple shield, one year
Since my son will be turning one on the 22nd of November, I am going to reminisce about the past year, and the many things I have learned about breastfeeding. I can now say I am a “pro”, but I didn’t start off that way. These are just random thoughts, musings, tips, advice, and anecdotes [...]
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Posted in Breastfeeding
Posted on 16 November 2009. Tags: babykicks, fitted, hemp, organic
Remember when I did a video review of the BabyKicks Organic Fitted diaper? You don’t? Well if you haven’t seen it yet you can watch it here: BabyKicks Fitted Video Review. I also would love to tell you about BabyKick’s own video review. They were able to show two more ways to use the diaper [...]
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Posted in Giveaway Winners
Posted on 16 November 2009. Tags: bamboo, bamboo bums, cloth diapers, coupon code
Would you be interested in trying something from Bamboo Bums? The first way would be to use the code DDL09 for 15% off through Dec 18th. The second would be to: Enter to win 25$ Bum Bucks to use on Bamboo Bum’s online store. To enter, first go to Bamboo Bum’s website. There is a [...]
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Posted in Giveaway Winners
Posted on 16 November 2009. Tags: bamboo, bamboo bums, Cloth Diaper Video Review, PUL, snaps, soaker
Bamboo Bums is a WAHM and WAHG run and made company. The diapers are all made from viscose from Bamboo. Bamboo has so many advantageous properties. Even though it is now classified as Viscose from Bamboo or Rayon from Bamboo there are many reasons bamboo is good for your baby and your diapers. Bamboo velour [...]
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Posted in Cloth Diaper Video Review
Posted on 15 November 2009. Tags: cloth diapers, night time, questions, stay dry
Recently I asked you all to submit your questions to me, the self proclaimed Queen of the Cloth! I have answered them all here publicly so that perhaps someone else can benefit. If anyone else has ideas to help these lovely ladies feel free to jump in. I can only speak from personal experience. Stephanie [...]
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Posted in Cloth Diapering
Posted on 14 November 2009. Tags: ammonia, coupon code, crunchy clean, detergent, laundry, washing cloth diapers
I was asked to review Crunchy Clean detergent for cloth diapers. I have heard of Crunchy Clean, they are a leading brand recognized by many as a very cloth safe detergent. From the website: This cloth diaper detergent special blend of naturally occurring minerals, detergents, oxygen releasing agents that have proven to clean diapers in [...]
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Posted in Product Reviews
Posted on 13 November 2009. Tags: abc kids expo, bum genius, cloth diapers, disposables, econobum, flip, I parent by nature, little beetle, pampers, rdia
This post has been submitted to the ParentingbyNature blog contest. I wrote this post and decided after the fact that it would be a perfect fit. I am really proud of this particular post, and when I wrote it I was almost crying! I hope if my post is selected as a finalist that you [...]
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Posted in Blog Life, Cloth Diapering
Posted on 12 November 2009. Tags: absurd, claims, cloth diapers, colds, disposables, nigeria, pampers
A tipster sent me an email with this quote: Did you know that one of the causes of colds in babies is the wetness that cloth diapers cannot absorb? With Pampers disposable diapers, your baby can stay dry all night and is less likely to get a cold than he would with cloth diapers. That’s [...]
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Posted in Cloth Diapering