Going Coverless

If you often frequent cloth diapering or natural parenting forums, you may have heard this term quite a bit. So what is going coverless? Going coverless is when you have your baby in fitted diapers or prefold diapers without any sort of diaper covers. It may sound like a strange idea, but there are actually benefits for your child to go coverless. I have heard many a mama ask questions about how to do it and thought I could help answer some of those questions for you. How do you go … [Read more...]

The Snappi – A Pre-fold’s Best Friend

Before the birth of my first child, I started looking into cloth diapers. I expected to find cotton prefold diapers, funny-looking plastic pants, and diaper pins. What I discovered in my research was a pleasant surprise! When I registered for Fuzzi Bunz pocket diapers, I didn’t quite get the stash of 24 that I needed to cloth diaper my baby full time. So my husband and I decided to "go economical" – cotton prefolds and diaper covers; I was so excited to learn that I no longer needed … [Read more...]

A Cloth Diapering Dictionary

Happy Heiny's One Size Pocket Diaper

If you are new to cloth diapering and happen upon one of the many websites that sell cloth diapers, then all the titles, monikers, and nicknames can be quite confusing - I should know! I came into cloth diapering pretty much on my own; there were no brick and mortar diaper stores near me so I had no one to talk to about, and no opportunities to see, these wonderful cloth diapers in person. A friend gave me three pocket diapers to start my stash and so pockets were all I "knew". Since it … [Read more...]

Cloth Diaper Giveaways: Week 19

Each week we find and publish as many cloth diaper giveaways as we can find across the 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 the guidelines for how to enter - many giveaways allow for multiple entries…giving you even more opportunities to win FREE DIAPERS (Please feel … [Read more...]

Sunshine and Diapers

There is nothing like a month (or four) of unusually frequent rain to make you appreciate the sun. Not only do I, as a beach girl, naturally crave the sun, or as mom of three, desire to send the older kids outside to play, but as a mom who cloth diapers, I need it. I need it to work its magic on those inevitable stains! I need it to freshen- up the fabric. I need it to provide its super drying powers to save energy and make my dipes more absorbent! Didn't know about those wonderful rays? … [Read more...]

Cloth Diapering Tip #2: Growth Spurts

You bring baby home from the hospital excited to begin cloth diapering right away. A few days go by and feel certain your cloth diapers are working out as you hoped. A few days later…"BAM!" All of a sudden your diapers are leaking and you can’t figure out why. You ask yourself, "What am I doing wrong?", "Are these diapers no good?", "Do I have detergent build up?", "Is that even possible? These are brand new diapers!" Has this happened to you? Consider for a moment … [Read more...]

Bummis SWW -v- Thirsties Diaper Cover

"What's the difference between the Bummis Super Whisper Wrap and the Thirsties Diaper Cover?" When it comes to product comparison, this is the most frequently asked question we get from our customers. It is an interesting question since you would expect Bummis, a trusted brand for more than 20 years, to be a more familiar name than Thirsties. However, in 5 short years, Thirsties has made quite a name for itself when it comes to quality cloth diapering products. First, let's clarify the … [Read more...]