Meet the Diaper Junction Staff: Catie

Diaper Junction, long recognized as a leading advocate for cloth diapers, has helped families make GREENER choices for their babies & toddlers for many years. However, the business couldn't reach its goals to get more babies in cloth diapers without the people "behind the scenes". Diaper Junction's Customer Service Manager Catie, Diaper Junction's full-time Customer Service Manager since March 2009, is one of those people. She is the voice customers hear when they call the business … [Read more...]

The Economical Cloth Diaper

So you want to use cloth diapers? I started cloth diapering to save some money. I liked the fact that using cloth is economical. But when I started shopping around, admiring the cute colors, styles, and prints, I got sticker shock! That's $17.95 for how many diapers? Just one?!?!? If you really want to save the most money while using cloth diapers you need to consider the prefold diaper. Prefolds make up the majority of my stash, and I think they are easy to use and they work … [Read more...]

Feed Your Stash Friday: May 28 – June 3, 2010

THE WINNER OF THE MAY 21-27, 2010 GIVEAWAY CAN BE FOUND IN THE MIDDLE SIDEBAR AT LEFT! TAKE A LOOK!! This week you will get the chance to "FEED YOUR STASH" with (2) two packages of Rockin' Green Diaper Detergent in your choice of formula and scent! Rockin' Green Diaper Detergent rocks your cloth diaper wash! This Phosphate free, dye free, and enzyme free cloth diaper detergent has three versions available to meet your every cloth diaper washing need. WHO CAN PLAY? Anyone 18 years of … [Read more...]

The Multi-tasking Diaper Sprayer

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Since I majored in Spanish in college, it was part of my course requirement to study abroad. I had always wanted to see Europe, so choosing to go to Spain was a very easy decision for me. The first time I walked into a bathroom in a Spanish hotel, I was surprised to see what I thought were two toilets. Later, I discovered one of them was not a toilet, but a bidet — a device used for washing your…um…"diaper area", after…you know. Soon, I moved into an apartment to … [Read more...]

RDIA goes live with a “Cloth-Diaper-Friendly” Daycare Directory!

On May 23, 2010 the Real Diaper Association announced the Cloth-Diaper-Friendly Daycare Directory was live and ready to be used by cloth diapering families looking for daycare providers! The Cloth-Diaper-Friendly Daycare Directory is a joint project between the Real Diaper Industry Association and the Real Diaper Association and is "intended to help parents find caregivers in their area who accept or use cloth diapers for babies in their care." Not all daycare providers see the use of … [Read more...]

Cloth Diaper Giveaways – Week 29

Each week we find and publish as many cloth diaper giveaways as we can find, or are submitted to us, across the world wide web. Many of these cloth diaper giveaways also include personal testimonials and reviews of the product(s) included in the giveaway, making them a resource as well as a giveaway. Don't forget - each giveaway is run differently, so pay close attention to each blog's or site's guidelines for how to enter - many giveaways allow for multiple entries…giving you even … [Read more...]

Meet the Maker: Erin Kimmet of Thirsties, Inc.

The cloth diapering industry has grown at a steady pace in the last decade, but sometimes with all the busyness we don't get a chance to know a lot about the makers of the products we love and use. This is the first of many more "Meet the Maker" segments at Cloth Diaper Blog. The MTM posts will highlight a single manufacturer of cloth diapers and cloth diapering related products. Our first "Meet the Maker" feature interview is with Erin Kimmett of Thirsties, Inc.; her interview responses … [Read more...]