Training Pants, What are your options?

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My daughter is two years old now! It feels like moments ago that I held her for the first time and looked into her beautiful blue eyes. It feels like just yesterday that she was a newborn and it almost felt that she would stay that way forever! But now, now our precious Bunny is a little girl. She’s no longer a baby, and not even really a toddler anymore. She’s a little girl capable of complex sentences and hilarious conversations. She is also capable of going pee pee and poopy on the … [Read more...]

Becca’s Potty Training Necessities! What are yours?

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Are you like me? Have you suddenly found yourself reaching the end of your cloth diaper journey with your child? Have you gotten to this crossroads where diapers meet underwear and you’re not sure what to do? I have to confess that this is the one thing about parenting that has terrified me since I was a little kid. How on earth do you teach a child how to use the potty? I mean, I helped my parents with all my siblings (4 of 6, that is) and I was an old pro at the mother thing when my daughter … [Read more...]

Potty Training Diaries: Our Story

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I don’t even remember how long it’s been since our daughter, Bunny peed on the potty for the first time. It was back in the spring, I guess, when she was around 18 months old. It was whenever we decided to start sitting her on the potty for short periods of time and it was a fluke. We just happened to put her on the potty at just the right time and she peed without realizing it. Then we made a huge deal out of it and gave her stickers and chocolate. For the six months that followed, she’d … [Read more...]

Cloth Diapering How To: Changing a Baby’s Diaper

Cloth Diapering How To: Changing a Baby's Diaper

Our quick tricks make it easy to change a baby's diaper. Organize your diaper changing table Keep clean diapers and wipes within reach, along with spray or diaper cream. Store diapers in a drawer, on a shelf, or in a basket. A basket is a nice place to keep cloth diapers. With a basket you don’t need to fold prefolds or fitted diapers since most cloth diaper folding can be done in a few seconds during changes. Plus, you can easily pick up the basket and move diaper changing duty anywhere … [Read more...]

Potty Training Toddlers

Potty Training Toddlers

Get Ready, Get Set... Are you ready for potty training? Is your toddler ready? Our advice .. don’t start too soon or at a stressful time in your life or in your toddler’s life. Your toddler needs to be ready both body and mind Not all children will experience the same level of bladder control at the same age, so you will need to trust your toddler’s judgment. This may become an exercise in your own readiness to let go of your baby’s dependence and accept a degree of independence … [Read more...]