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Cloth Diapering Dilemma
Asked by S.S. from Minneapolis
on August 10, 2008
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Help needed from cloth diapering mamas! My daughter is 16 months old and has been in a size small fuzzi bunz diaper for her whole life :-) Now, she is a skinny toddl...
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- I also highly endorse Bum Genius diapers. They're one size, from newborn to 35 pounds, so they should work for you too. My kiddos have the opposite problem, in that ...
- Petites are what you are looking for. However if you are having issues with fit, you may need to switch brands. My boys were out of smalls at 2 months old! But wore me...
- I don't know what fuzzi buns are-but I was a cloth diapering mom in the days when you could still find them on the shelf. You can make your own diapers from flannel. Y...
Diaperless Elmination Control Aka Natural Infant Hygiene
Asked by B.N. from Sacramento
on July 19, 2007
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Any moms out there using diaperless elimination control (EC aka Natural Infant Hygiene)? I've been doing a lot of reading on this subject, but I want some advice from...
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- Dear B., What is diaperless elimination control? Just curious, I am too old to have babies, but it sounds interesting. Also, would eliminate diaper rash, for sur...
- Hi B., Congratulations on your decision to EC with your daughter! We started at about 3 mo with gDiapers as a back up and now I wish I have started it from the birt...
- i am also intrigued by a diaper free baby. All i can say is ... I WILL NEVER HAVE ENOUGH PATIENCE OR TIME TO DO IT. I will check back on your request and see wh...
Overnight Cloth Diapering
Asked by E.H. from Minneapolis
on November 30, 2007
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I've been using cloth diapers at home for a few months now and have found that when my daughter sleeps for 12 hours straight at night (she doesn't every night), she RE...
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- Is she leaking out, or she just smells of urine when she wakes? If its just that she smells of urine... Im not sure there is much you can do about it. What kind of soa...
- I use the mother-ease one size dry diapers with the extra snap in lining for overnight, I also use the mother-ease diaper covers and have great success! You can check ...
- We did cloth with the last two of our three girls and the overnight thing was indeed its own special challenge. We are now trying for our fourth and I've been purusin...
Disposable Diaper Recommendation for a Cloth Diaperer
Asked by D.L. from Janesville-Beloit
on August 7, 2009
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I use cloth diapers and love it, but we have 3 trips planned over the next couple of months where it won't be feasible for me to wash cloth diapers. I need a disposab...
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- I used 7th Generation diapers on my daughter during a 2-week trip last fall. She was 4 months old, and the diapers worked great. I don't even recall having any blowo...
- We have gDiapers that we use on and off, and I really like them. They are super easy to use and flush, the only problem I've had flushing them is if the toilet/ water...
- I use the gDiapers for travel and love them! There is a bit of a learning curve but they really do work. The website as well as the customer service at gDiapers is a...
A Disposable Diaper Question
Asked by E.B. from San Francisco
on June 2, 2009
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We use cloth diapers for our 2 year old. She hasn't had a disposable on since we came home from the hospital. We have decided to use seventh generation diapers for a...
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- You may want to experiment before leaving. We bought like 10 packages of seventh generation newborn diapers before he was born, and they don't work well at all with o...
- For nighttime, I used Huggies overnights in a size bigger than what my daughter was wearing. They were amazing...she never had a leaky diaper again!
- I also use cloth, when we're at home, and Seventh Generation for my 21 month old. At night we use a size larger (size 4) than what she wears during the day (size 3) w...
Any Suggestions And/or Tips on Cloth Diapers Vs. Disposable?
Asked by K.M. from Boston
on February 6, 2008
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Hi, I am considering using cloth diapers for my next child due this summer. I have never used them but am interested in any feedback and suggestions on the best brand...
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- I sent the below to the other mom asking about cloth... hope this helps! BumGenius is what we are using for our 3 month old, based on recommendation from my sister-i...
- Gosh, that's so funny that people are worried about running out of a clean diaper with cloth -- I think that's the greatest thing about it. You always have diapers -- ...
- K., I found out in my childbirth class, there is only one service in the whole state of MA & it's out of Deerfield, MA & costs about $17.00 a week. Good luck! C.
Diaper Rash?
Asked by C.S. from Jacksonville
on July 6, 2009
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I'm just wondering about any other mom's with diaper rash experience. I'm not asking about what creams to use, etc., but in dealing with diapers. My 2yr old has deve...
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- I agree with Laura. You need to request that your child be changed more often. Try cloth diapers outside of daycare. She is getting close to using the potty, so thi...
- My daugher has a problem with luvs. She gets spots of excema that itch. It seems that neosporin or polysporin help with it. Good luck!
- I know you said you didn't want things to put on the rash but I wanted to let you know when my daughter was young and had diaper rash the only thing that worked was pu...
Cloth Diapering While on Holiday
Asked by J.V. from Chicago
on February 4, 2009
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We are taking my daughter to see her grandparents in Ireland in a few months, and I am wondering if I should bring my cloth diapers. Since we will be staying at my in-...
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- J. By time your daughter is 13 months old she will need less diapers a day. your 15 all in one should last 2 days easy. However on the plane you can use disposable tr...
- ok so here is my totally Ungreen advise. If its your first holiday in 2 years get some disposable snd don't fee guilty about it. If it was me I would want to not wor...
- I would. Just me though. When we went to Disney, I did take disposable because we were staying at extended family that I did not know that well. My dd did fine but,...
Cloth Diaper Help!
Asked by M.G. from Phoenix
on June 29, 2009
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Hi Moms!
I am about to have my 4th baby in August and am really trying to decide if I should try cloth diapers or stick with disposable which I have used for my las...
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- The main types of diapers are prefolds (which need covers but are generally the cheapest way to go), fitteds (which need covers), pockets (which are waterproof and hav...
- I have done both cloth and disposable with my 4 kids, sometimes a combination of both. Right now I only have 1 in diapers! so I use cloth during the day and disposab...
- M., My favorite website is Greenmountaindiapers.com. They have everything you need including links to some really good soaps. We actually use a diaper service (easi...
I Loved My Floormate but Is It Time to Move On ?
Asked by S.B. from Cincinnati
on August 21, 2008
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I've used a a Hoover Floormate for years and loved it. It's not meant for heavy daily cleaning, nor does it seem to last very long. I've used its cleaning solutions as...
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- S., I understand what you mean about the disposable materials for the swiffer, but I love mine, I just dont use their disposiable cloths, I have designated dish cloth...
- I know you mentioned not wanting to use Swifers, but I really do love the Wet Jet. It's easy for my kids to use, too, which really helps with the clean up. I have us...
- I have a shark steamer and LOVE it, takes about 10 minutes to heat though, but with a three story house and only 3 rooms having carpet, it's well worth it and i can do...
