Now that bumGenius has a well rounded line-up of One Size cloth diapers you might be wondering which BG product is right for you and your family.  I’m here to help.  I’ve tried the bumGenius 4.0, bumGenius Freetime, and bumGenius Elemental cloth diapers so my purpose is to show you the differences and similarities of [...]

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It was only 3.5 years ago but to me it feels like ages.  I was browsing the message boards and websites dedicated to cloth diapers for information.  I was pregnant and set on using them for my first child.  I found out that a store existed nearby, Jillian’s Drawers, and decided to drag my hubby [...]

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The idea of cloth diapering is often overwhelming to first time parents.  When they hear the sheer number of diapers a newborn goes through each day, cloth or disposable, it becomes that much more frightening. “You mean I need to have HOW MANY cloth diapers if I don’t want to wash more than every two [...]

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Once upon a time the only way to diaper your baby was in cloth.  Before washing machines were common in the home you either had to handwash or you could use a diaper service.  Once disposable diapers became the norm and pushed cloth diapers out of mainstream life, the diaper service business took a hit. [...]

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Is there such thing as a Trim Cloth Diaper?  I say yes! Using cloth diapers can sometimes mean that your baby looks like they have a little extra “junk in the trunk.”  Most mama’s are either indifferent or happen to like the “fluffy” booty.  Then there are the moms who really want trim cloth diapers. [...]

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THANK GOD I didn’t listen to my husband around a year ago when he said, “Honey, you should write a book about cloth diapers.” Chances are that Kelly Wels was already very hard at work writing her book Changing Diapers: The Hip Mom’s Guide to Modern Cloth Diapering, about cloth diapers. And considering how good [...]

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Yesterday I releasedThe Cloth Diaper Finder, a database containing 120 cloth diapers that can be searched based on 11 different criteria. Unlike a Google Search or Online Store  drop down menus, The Cloth Diaper Finder lets you pick and choose the features you want in a diaper.  You can search based on Price Range, Company [...]

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Talking to other parents in real life or online, the response I often hear is “I want to cloth diaper but….”  fill in the blank.  There are obvious hurdles to beginning cloth diapering.  This is an attempt to dispel some of those potential road blocks. … I don’t want to prick my baby with pins.” [...]

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