I like all cloth diaper users can justify one size diapers- I find that they don't always fit perfect at every age but over all they are such a good deal. However, I found that there were not many options both for brand and style but also colors.
UNTIL NOW. Just released this week is the Happy Heiny One Size diapers - these diapers are going to retail for $18.95 but not only are they an one size diaper- valuable in itself they come with 2 inserts- a small and a med-large- and THEY SNAP TOGETHER> so you can use small for the little babies then medium/large insert for older and BOTH at night- this is a truly universal diaper.
I plan on buying many of these for my son. They are in limited availability at the moment however they will get a lot more as time goes on.
I throughly like my Bum Genius and was lucky enough to get some 2nds however i find that hes in a wierd sizing right now and they don't fit as well as they used to... Not BG's Fault they can't fit every baby...
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
The Busy Schedule
It's funny to me how much a mamma can get done in a day compared to some daddy's. I work a full time high pressure high stress job- from 8-430 my commute is 45 min each way so I tend to leave by 7am and not return before 600 or so. Then I work my business, feed the kids, play with the kids, do the laundry, clean up the house and take care of our pool and garden.
My hubby can't even get his own school work done in the same day he has the kids and works- he has to turn things in late etc because "He just can't find the time". It makes me wonder how he makes it in the real world.
The plus side of this though- I am like the perfect employee as I can multitask like no other. Last week I was training 3 new employees, still working towards my quotas, processing other policies, etc. It was a challenge too but like motherhood if I didn't get it done who would?
My husband has it very easy- I keep everything in the house in order (physically but also bills, doc appts etc). When I get sick or anything its a standstill so my new mission is going to be to delegate more to him. He spends his days watching tv, playing games, or playing with the boys- not much else on a regular basis. BUT my husband isn't lazy if I ask him to do anything he will do it without complaint, I tend to think its easier to just do it versus asking.
My hubby can't even get his own school work done in the same day he has the kids and works- he has to turn things in late etc because "He just can't find the time". It makes me wonder how he makes it in the real world.
The plus side of this though- I am like the perfect employee as I can multitask like no other. Last week I was training 3 new employees, still working towards my quotas, processing other policies, etc. It was a challenge too but like motherhood if I didn't get it done who would?
My husband has it very easy- I keep everything in the house in order (physically but also bills, doc appts etc). When I get sick or anything its a standstill so my new mission is going to be to delegate more to him. He spends his days watching tv, playing games, or playing with the boys- not much else on a regular basis. BUT my husband isn't lazy if I ask him to do anything he will do it without complaint, I tend to think its easier to just do it versus asking.
Adventures in Pee!
My son is the ultimate heavy wetter- someone once described a certain hemp diaper as bulletproof and my son peed through it in less then 2 hours.
So we are constantly searching for new brands, new diapers, and new inserts. The only system I have found that works with him is a microfiber/hemp combo - so we go back and forth from Loopydo's which work GREAT by themselves during the day and both a microfiber and a hemp insert at night. The Stuffin is my next insert to try- I hadn't heard much so I didn't try them in my original shopping spree but after a few recomendations I want to try them. I truly love the diversity of Pocket diapers but I am so tired of trying things... I just want it to work.
I think I am a fitted/cover girl at heart - my kushies (the first diaper I ever bought) are an old faithful on the weekends when daddy doesn't do diaper duty- as he's at work!
A heavy loopdo will be what he needs and I can't wait to see one... Its the perfect insert in a lot of ways.
My son doesn't have big stools yet as most of his intake is breast milk but every so often he has a nasty one and its got me on the fence about the sprayer? Any insight ? Is it worth it?
Right now I have been just spraying them off in my laundry tub after I shook out the nasties- and its worked pretty good.... I bought some paper liners but haven't used them yet-
I can't wait until I get our Bioliners from Bummis In stock to try! They are supposed to be softer.
So we are constantly searching for new brands, new diapers, and new inserts. The only system I have found that works with him is a microfiber/hemp combo - so we go back and forth from Loopydo's which work GREAT by themselves during the day and both a microfiber and a hemp insert at night. The Stuffin is my next insert to try- I hadn't heard much so I didn't try them in my original shopping spree but after a few recomendations I want to try them. I truly love the diversity of Pocket diapers but I am so tired of trying things... I just want it to work.
I think I am a fitted/cover girl at heart - my kushies (the first diaper I ever bought) are an old faithful on the weekends when daddy doesn't do diaper duty- as he's at work!
A heavy loopdo will be what he needs and I can't wait to see one... Its the perfect insert in a lot of ways.
My son doesn't have big stools yet as most of his intake is breast milk but every so often he has a nasty one and its got me on the fence about the sprayer? Any insight ? Is it worth it?
Right now I have been just spraying them off in my laundry tub after I shook out the nasties- and its worked pretty good.... I bought some paper liners but haven't used them yet-
I can't wait until I get our Bioliners from Bummis In stock to try! They are supposed to be softer.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
The Love Affair
I fell in love with cloth quite accidently. I purchased the classic starter diapers while pregnant with my 4th son and thought- I will do my part to help the environment. I read a bit on the chemicals and other negatives but didn't get heavy into it.
Then at 7 months we almost lost our son- we fought to keep him inside me for 7 weeks until he was born at 35 weeks. He was huge- 7lbs for 35 weeks but had trouble expelling the fluid from his lungs and was in intesive care for 8 days. He made a miraculous recovery- at day 4 he was on a cpap machine and came home at day 9. All the while I was whispering in his ear that we needed him home, mommy couldn't loose another baby, and kept reminding him we could cuddle all day if he came home. I guess it worked.
Well after all the stress of that experience I was just happy he was home and really didn't think about the cloth- (Honestly was a little scared of it). Fast forward 2 1/2 months I went back to work as planned and was told that they were laying me off (with 5k other workers) but they were going to give me severance and insurance for 3 months, then unemployment would follow. I was estatic. They were going to pay me to stay home with my newborn. Life couldn't have gotten better.
All the while this is going on Marcus has a re-occurring diaper rash that started in the nicu and would go away for a week or so and come back and no matter what I did it returned. So one morning - after spotting my previously washed and prepared cloth diapers sitting there, I thought "I will just try it for a week" and started cloth that minute.
It didn't take but a few days for his rash to be gone entirely and has not been back. But I also loved the softness of the fleece/flannel/cotton against his skin. IT made me feel better knowing it wasn't chemicals.
Then everyday I started noticing how much better I felt, he felt and the family could see we were happier. It seems completely corny but the conversion just sat well with us.
Now I know that I will NEVER use disposables longterm on my children again. Will we use them once in awhile? I doubt it but I can't predict the future nor my husbands whims HAHA. But I go out of my way to never use them because I feel better about it.
I have changed so much from my first birth 10 years ago and my last 7 months ago. With my first I got a drive by epidural, thought that breastfeeding was cool if it was easy, and just thought disposables are what you did. Now, I prefer natural birth, breastfeeding is the only way for me, and I won't use anything disposable for myself or my baby.
How did you fall in love with diapers? What is your weakness?
My weakness is a fat tushy in a cloth diaper that just screams! Like my Lime Green Knicker nappies or my Black Happy Heinys.
Its supposed to be a money saver but we won't break even anytime soon because we buy way to often- they are so cute I just can't resist.
Then at 7 months we almost lost our son- we fought to keep him inside me for 7 weeks until he was born at 35 weeks. He was huge- 7lbs for 35 weeks but had trouble expelling the fluid from his lungs and was in intesive care for 8 days. He made a miraculous recovery- at day 4 he was on a cpap machine and came home at day 9. All the while I was whispering in his ear that we needed him home, mommy couldn't loose another baby, and kept reminding him we could cuddle all day if he came home. I guess it worked.
Well after all the stress of that experience I was just happy he was home and really didn't think about the cloth- (Honestly was a little scared of it). Fast forward 2 1/2 months I went back to work as planned and was told that they were laying me off (with 5k other workers) but they were going to give me severance and insurance for 3 months, then unemployment would follow. I was estatic. They were going to pay me to stay home with my newborn. Life couldn't have gotten better.
All the while this is going on Marcus has a re-occurring diaper rash that started in the nicu and would go away for a week or so and come back and no matter what I did it returned. So one morning - after spotting my previously washed and prepared cloth diapers sitting there, I thought "I will just try it for a week" and started cloth that minute.
It didn't take but a few days for his rash to be gone entirely and has not been back. But I also loved the softness of the fleece/flannel/cotton against his skin. IT made me feel better knowing it wasn't chemicals.
Then everyday I started noticing how much better I felt, he felt and the family could see we were happier. It seems completely corny but the conversion just sat well with us.
Now I know that I will NEVER use disposables longterm on my children again. Will we use them once in awhile? I doubt it but I can't predict the future nor my husbands whims HAHA. But I go out of my way to never use them because I feel better about it.
I have changed so much from my first birth 10 years ago and my last 7 months ago. With my first I got a drive by epidural, thought that breastfeeding was cool if it was easy, and just thought disposables are what you did. Now, I prefer natural birth, breastfeeding is the only way for me, and I won't use anything disposable for myself or my baby.
How did you fall in love with diapers? What is your weakness?
My weakness is a fat tushy in a cloth diaper that just screams! Like my Lime Green Knicker nappies or my Black Happy Heinys.
Its supposed to be a money saver but we won't break even anytime soon because we buy way to often- they are so cute I just can't resist.
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