Cloth Wipes vs. Disposable Wipes

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I was so eager to start cloth diapering my son a year and a ago. I purchased my pocket diapers and dove right in with washing, drying, and stuffing the cloth diapers. I loved it because it was saving me so much money. I quickly found a problem. I repeatedly found used, washed, and falling apart disposable wipes entangled with my washed diapers. Yes, I switched to cloth diapers, but the concept of cloth wipes somehow did not enter my thought life. I eagerly stopped using disposable diapers, but … [Read more...]

Swiper, no Swiping…We don’t use the cloth diaper for that!

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I’m very much in love with my new baby girl, but its always a welcome treat when somebody else is around to hold her or change her. Lucky for me, my mother lives close by, and luckier still she frequently stops by for visits! It affords me the opportunity to catch up on dishes, laundry, or even run a brush through my hair (which my husband loves!) Outside of my husband, I’m most comfortable leaving my baby in my mother’s capable hands. I figure, she has three kids, there cant be … [Read more...]

Why We Choose Cloth Wipes

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Believe it or not, it took me a lot longer to switch to cloth wipes than it did for me to switch to cloth diapers. When we were pregnant, we had registered for a Diaper Genie and it was one of the first gifts we’d received. It got steady use for about three weeks with diapers and then we had about 11 cloth diapers, which with obsessive washing, I was able to turn into an almost full-time stash. But we kept the Diaper Genie. Why, you ask? Because we were still using disposable … [Read more...]

Cloth Diaper Giveaways: Week 25

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...]

A New Journey in Cloth Baby Wipes

After having 4 babies in 5 years, I grew frustrated with the expense of disposable baby wipes. Even purchasing them by the case taxed the bank account. Researching homemade wipes opened up a whole world of opportunity. In general cloth baby wipes can be broken done into two categories: disposable and reusable. Disposable Baby Wipes A. Prepackaged These are the most commonly used and the most expensive. These can be purchased at almost any store and join disposable diapers in the … [Read more...]

Cloth baby wipes over the top?

After a few weeks of using cloth diapers, it became clear the washing process would be easier if I purchased and used cloth wipes. I kept forgetting to throw the disposable wipes away - tossing them into the diaper pail along with the cloth diapers instead. It's hardly enjoyable to pick pieces of disposable baby wipes out of the Velcro tabs on my bumGenius 3.0's…I had better things to do! Admittedly, before I began using cloth diapers I thought cloth baby wipes were a little over … [Read more...]

Daycare and Cloth Diapers

The purchase and use of cloth diapers helps to protect our planet. Many families also find cloth diapers more economical than disposable diapers. For others the use of cloth diapers may be due to fewer diaper rashes or allergies. Regardless of the reason families choose cloth diapers, one major obstacle can be "What to do about Daycare?" When scouting potential daycare facilities, parents who wish to cloth diaper often dread asking the question, "Will you accept cloth diapers?" Some … [Read more...]