I never realized before cloth diapering how addictive it would become. I actually like doing my diaper laundry, I actually like "having" to buy new ones (I never really have to but keep doing it lol).
I cloth diaper for chemical reasons mostly but also enviornmental. I, like breastfeeding, am very proud of my decision to cloth diaper and tell the world about it. Some think I am crazy, others think its my sales pitch but actually its advocacy.
If more mammas cloth diapered the world would be a much better place for many reasons:
- more natural bums less chemicals
- less waste in our landfills
- less diaper rash/sore behinds
I will advocate cloth for baby bums well after my days of diapering are over (though we are a very long time from that) because I feel strongly about that. Just as I will be advocating breastfeeding long after my children wean.
What are you an advocate for?
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Monday, October 1, 2007
Looks & Stares
Every time someone realizes that my son is in Cloth we get a wide array of comments/looks etc. My favorite was "Is that A Pampers cover?" Most moms say wow I could never do that or isn't that gross.
But I am a firm believer in optimism and good karma so I always act friendly and educational. Today it rewarded me.
We were in a store near my home (all 4 boys and I) and a woman noticed Marcus' cute Sock Monkey Just Ducky Baby diaper peeking out of the top of his yoga pants and commented "aww those are cute shorts" I smiled and responded "thats actually his diaper" she looked straight shocked. "YOU USE CLOTH, I have never heard of people in the states using cloth. That is AWESOME. Where do you get them" I responded that i sold them she asked me to please give her a card because her relatives all used cloth and she would love to get more.
I returned home tonight to a message on my work phone:
"Hello My name is XXXXXX, my sister advised me that you were a cloth user and sold them. Please call me back as I need to get the next size for my son. But also please keep doing what your doing- the more behinds in cloth the better"
That was my smile for the evening- it feels so good to have support in my advocacy of cloth.
But I am a firm believer in optimism and good karma so I always act friendly and educational. Today it rewarded me.
We were in a store near my home (all 4 boys and I) and a woman noticed Marcus' cute Sock Monkey Just Ducky Baby diaper peeking out of the top of his yoga pants and commented "aww those are cute shorts" I smiled and responded "thats actually his diaper" she looked straight shocked. "YOU USE CLOTH, I have never heard of people in the states using cloth. That is AWESOME. Where do you get them" I responded that i sold them she asked me to please give her a card because her relatives all used cloth and she would love to get more.
I returned home tonight to a message on my work phone:
"Hello My name is XXXXXX, my sister advised me that you were a cloth user and sold them. Please call me back as I need to get the next size for my son. But also please keep doing what your doing- the more behinds in cloth the better"
That was my smile for the evening- it feels so good to have support in my advocacy of cloth.
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