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Tweet Pin It Meet our Baby of the Week grand prize winner, Chloe! Our grand prize winner received a ittu butti tutto diaper from Kissed by the Moon. Baby of the Week is sponsored by Kissed by the Moon.
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Tweet Pin It . What could be cuter than this? . Delving into the world of cloth diapering for the first time is intimidating… there are prefolds and snappis, pockets, all-in-ones or twos, and of course, all the cute fitteds. Sometimes those PUL covers just don’t work for some little ones. Red marks on legs, [...]
Tweet Pin It Meet our Baby of the Week grand prize winner, Henri! Henri won a ittu butti tutto diaper from Kissed by the Moon. Baby of the Week is sponsored by Kissed by the Moon.
Tweet Pin It 1 large flat (this one is an unbleached GMD, not organic) Fold All corners to the middle-notice the gap at the top corner, where it doesn’t make a point? That is because the flat isn’t square, and I don’t adjust it to square first. The reason is that the gap at the [...]
Tweet Pin It As many people start into cloth diapering, the choices are endless and completely overwhelming at times. At least, I know it was for me. I started with pockets b/c from what I read online it seemed like the best choice. I quickly realized they weren’t a great fit for my [...]
Tweet Pin It Part 1 of this series on prefold folds is sponsored by Babee Greens. Check out our prefold product reviews. The bikini twist is a versatile prefold fold. It is possibly the simplest fold to master and is very forgiving as the “fold” won’t come undone during the change [...]
Tweet Pin It Size comparison chart of some of the different major brands of prefolds.* All measurements given are fully prepped/shrunk and ready to use. Please remember that all sizes given are approximations due to the normal variations in shrinkage of the prefold fabric. Cloth-eez by Green Mountain Diapers Image provided courtesy [...]
Tweet Pin It This is how I fold a flat for pad folding. I am pretty particular in how I do it so that it’s easier to just grab and go, knowing that it will fit right (having to adjust mid change is a pain in the rear). When you have rectangular flats it [...]
Tweet Pin It How do you know if your cover needs lanolizing? When you wash it, press it into the water. Look for the following signs: If wool sits on top of the water and has little pools of water gathering on top – it does not need lanolizing. If wool sits on [...]
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Tweet Pin It standard fold (flat diaper, with or without pins) diaper cover fold (flat diaper, no pins) kite fold (flat diaper, with or without pins) © 2007, Carynia Van Buren, Baby Bunz & Co.May not be copied or reprinted without permission. About the Author:With a background in art and education, Carynia [...]
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Tweet Pin It Wool is a fabric made of fleece of sheep or lamb. It’s water repelling properties and breathability are what make it popular for use as a diaper cover. Many choose wool because it is natural. Take special care when washing and drying your wool products or they will dry out and [...]
Tweet Pin It Prefold diapers can be the simplest kinds of diaper to use – and one of the most confusing kinds of diaper to fully understand. Prefolds are rectangular diapers that have more layers in the middle and fewer layers on the sides. Prefolds are wonderful diapers: versatile, absorbent, long lasting, multi-use, and very [...]
Continue reading about Prefolds 101: Understanding The Differences
Tweet Pin It Diaper blow-outs are a common phenomena known to virtually every parent, no matter what kind of diaper system is used. While some diaper blow-outs are pretty much unavoidable, brought on by illness, unforeseen delays, forgotten diaper bags, etc, most leaks can be avoided. Taking a few minutes to figure out what is [...]
Continue reading about Diaper Basics: Why Diapers Leak and What You Can Do to Control Leaks
Tweet Pin It Fleece . . . it seems to be the ‘newest’ rage in the cloth diapering industry. In only two years, fleece-made cloth diapering products have grown to new heights in the cloth diapering community and now, most cloth diapering moms are taking advantage of the many wonderful qualities of fleece for [...]
Tweet Pin It Okay, so you’ve researched the type of diapers that you want and have purchased them . . . you may even have them tucked away or neatly folded into your baby’s diaper closet, changing table, bins or wherever. Now the questions linger about the storage of soiled diapers between washings. Thoughts like, [...]
