Many of you have been asking… “What about using my prefolds at night?” Absolutely you can! But because many people use 100% cotton, I think it is much easier to do before the age of one. After that, you might have to invest in a few new prefolds and inserts for your stash. It … [Read more...]
Cloth Diapers at Night Part 2: Wool Covers {Including How To Lanolize}
Wool can hold 30% of its weight in liquid before it even starts to feel wet! You might think it’s hard to take care of, expensive and hot. It’s NOT. Promise. I'm going to bust a few myths and show you how to wash and lanolize wool. Let's get started! MYTH: Wool is hot! I can’t … [Read more...]
Umm…Yes, You Should Clean Your Washing Machine! I’ll Show You How.
The other day I was attempting to help an All About Cloth Diapers fan with her laundry issues. I was thinking that the diapers weren’t getting clean enough in the wash and were resulting in rashes. Turns out we had similar washing machines. I took a picture of what my diapers … [Read more...]
Guide to Prepping Cloth Diapers
Prepping is so important! It is the process that allows your cloth diapers to reach their full absorbency. Prepping also rinses away residues from natural fibers that can deposit on other diapers and cause repelling (which means leaks). Oddly enough, most companies don’t include … [Read more...]
How To Remove Just About Any Stain From a Cloth Diaper: a step-by-step guide
I know that there are people out there that could care less if one of their cloth diapers has a stain. Not me, I like to keep mine stain free because I never know when I will need to whip out a cloth diaper to show a layman how awesome they are! It's not as impressive if poo … [Read more...]
The Three D’s of Poo Removal: Diaper Sprayer, Dunk and Swish and Disposable Liners!
We have definitely crossed into the land of toddler poo. A much different place than exclusively breastfed island and starting solids peninsula! If you have other children you know what to expect. But if this is your first, you might be in for a rude awakening. In the early … [Read more...]
My Three Favorite Homemade Wipes Solution Recipes!
I often suggest that to make cloth diapering successful, you need to keep things as simple as possible. For me…keeping it simple means I use a concentrate like Lusa Baby Wipe Juice, mix it with water and add to a spray bottle. Viola! I have wipes solution! Not to mention that one … [Read more...]
A Few Tips on Sewing Your Own Cloth Diapers from Babyville Boutique
You want to sew your own cloth diapers? That’s awesome! I want to help, I really do…but I cannot even get a button sewn on right! So I enlisted a little help from someone that actually knows what they are doing to give you a few great tips and get you started off in the right … [Read more...]
5 Simple Steps That Can Help to PREVENT Ammonia Issues
People are always asking what to do about ammonia problems. You know… that stink that burns your eyes! The little red bum that breaks your heart to see! I myself struggled with ammonia for a while. Like anything, it is super frustrating to see your little baby in any pain at all, … [Read more...]
Buying and Selling Cloth Diapers Part 1 … A few things to look out for.
This time of year (tax season) brings a renewed spirit to the B/S/T sites (Buy, Sell, Trade in case you were wondering!) Things tend to be really slow around the holidays because everyone seems to be saving their money for presents, among other things! Now that it is all over and … [Read more...]
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