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Cloth Diapering Advocacy – Keeping It Real

Posted by on March 26, 2007
Why Choose Cloth Diapers Advocacy

The Real Diaper Association does it right in so many ways. The mission is basic, "to increase the use of simple, reusable cloth diapers". And in the last few years, they have done just that. One of the valuable cloth diapering advocacy resources available at their site is their Why Choose Cloth Diapers (WCCD) Advocacy Plan. In an effort to start changing the world one diaper change at a time, the RDA understands that making change means impacting the next generation, and that is just what … [Read more...]

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Breastfeeding Moms Prefer Cloth Diapers

Posted by on March 25, 2007
Breastfeeding Moms Prefer Cloth Diapers

I just read some encouraging, but not surprising, results to a poll over at Breastfeeding 1-2-3 regarding Cloth -v- Disposable diaper usage among breastfeeding mothers. The respondents to their poll chose cloth diapers over disposable diapers 2 to 1. Angela writes: "I was curious to see whether a majority of breastfeeding mothers prefer cloth diapers to disposables for their babies and the answer is a resounding yes!" The reason I do not find the results of this poll surprising is … [Read more...]

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Are you trading trash for your personal convenience?

Posted by on March 24, 2007
Trading in convenience for trash.

As a mother I enjoy many modern conveniences. Take for instance the microwave - perfect for re-heating the same cup of coffee 3 times because I was too busy wiping noses, bums, or putting together Lego® castles to sit down and drink it. Yea microwave! GO MICROWAVE! I am also thankful for refrigerators - those iceboxes were innovative for their day, but I prefer to plug mine in and not fiddle faddle with my daily order of ice. Thank you William Cullen for your amazing mind back in … [Read more...]

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Is it difficult to have a serious conversation about cloth diapers…

Posted by on March 20, 2007
With names like these it's difficult to have a serious cloth diaper conversation.

...with names like these? We often get mothers' perspective on cloth diapering, but many times the dad's aren't supportive until the diapers enter their homes and they can see firsthand how easy cloth diapers can be. Surfing the web this week I turned up a cute little blog, spain dad a baby blog and had to give a hearty laugh to his summation of why he's "discovered it's difficult to have an intelligent conversation about cloth diapers..." - the NAMES: Fuzzi Bunz Happy … [Read more...]

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Attack of the Alterna-Moms

Posted by on March 19, 2007
Alternative choices in diapering.

I read a book review today of Erika Schikel's book, You're not the boss of me: Adventures of a Modern Mom and I couldn't help but feel a certain attachment to this woman who writes, "I sucked at Alterna-Momming," and "I simply didn’t have the conviction required to actually stuff a birthday piñata with raisins and string cheese. I could talk the talk, but I couldn’t walk 10 feet in their Birkenstocks... Realizing that I didn’t fit in with the Traditional Moms or Alternative Moms, I felt … [Read more...]

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Environment weighs heavily on diaper decisions

Posted by on March 18, 2007
Environment weighs heavily on diaper decisions

"The environmental movement has finally begun to have an impact on a very different kind of movement. Although disposables still dominate, diapers have changed. New parents enjoy a wider range of options as they try to balance environmental impacts with other considerations such as cost, convenience and their baby's comfort. "Greener" diapers benefit all of us. In 2005, more than 54 million pounds of disposable diapers were buried in King County's Cedar Hills Landfill. That's nearly 3 percent … [Read more...]

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Cloth diaper laundry – easy enough for a baby.

Posted by on March 17, 2007
Cloth diaper laundry - easy enough for a baby.

Most parents that consider cloth diapers for their babies have more questions regarding washing the cloth diapers than anything else. Yes, they are concerned about getting the right sizes and absorbency, but primarily they want to know about upkeep. "You put the cloth diapers WITH POOP ON THEM into the washing machine?" Why yes, yes you do. The same way you put dirty clothes and underclothing into the washing machine. Hot water + Detergent = clean. It is an easy equation, but it … [Read more...]

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