Thirsties One Size Pocket Diaper Review

Thanks to Tina M for trying out the Thirsties One Size Pocket Diapers and writing up a review for us! Here is what Tina has to say about her experience!

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Likes:
- No leaks, not even with a newborn breast fed poo-splosion (I used some disposables during this period and it would always end in a blow out).
- The double leg gusset definitely helps with the no-leaking.
- My son is already a heavy wetter and I found this diaper to be very absorbent.
- Cute print(s) (I purchased Scottish Storm).
- Easy to wash, and doesn't take long to dry.


Dislikes:
- It can sometimes be tough to snap the diaper on a wriggly newborn. This is where I can see velcro would be a little easier, but when baby is older, they can undo the velcro a lot easier than the snaps.
- As most cloth diapers, they can be a little bulky for a newborn, even on the smallest snaps.
- I find the pocket really narrow to stuff the insert. I personally don't like the opening on both ends of the diaper for the insert (but you don't have to remove the insert before throwing it into the wash, it agitates out on its own).
- The gussets are white, and with the yellow newborn poo, it stains (hung outside in the sun, still has a light stain).

Wash Routine: My diapers are washed using an HE LG front loader. I rinse on delicate. I use regular powdered Tide detergent at line 3 of the scoop included in the box. I wash on a regular cycle, hot, with extra water (button on machine). I then rinse and extra rinse on delicate. I then either line dry (depending on the weather) or I use the dryer on low.

 
Additional notes:
I used the infant insert only, placed inside the pocket. My son was born August 18, 2014 at 8lb7.5oz, the diaper was used from about that weight until he was about 10lbs. I think it will fit better once he grows a little more. I would definitely recommend this diaper and want to purchase a few more for my collection.

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Thanks again Tina {and baby Ben} for your review! Are YOU interested in being a guest blogger for Tiny TreeHugger? Click here to read how!

AppleCheeks Winging It Tshirts

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Fill your cart with more than $50 worth of AppleCheeks products and your order ships FREE!
Just select "local pickup" upon checkout.
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Worth It For One

When I had my first baby, I wasn't ready. She had threatened to come early from 29 weeks on, keeping me off my feet for six weeks, and finally came at 35 weeks. She was healthy, and home in four days, but what every normal mom does in the final weeks of pregnancy was lost to me. No nursery prep, no washing clothes, no begging for the pregnancy to be over.

I was so glad she was healthy, but I had been so afraid of her arrival that I didn't feel ready for her to be here. But she was. And as any mom of a preemie knows - - heck, EVERY mom knows - - those new babies are demanding. And your first, doubly so, because you are pretty much in shock of the lifestyle change. Pretty much, you do what works. In short, cloth diapers never even entered my mind.

When I saw Pam's cloth diapering demo at a local mom's group, I was impressed with the diapers, but I wasn't ready to take on anything new. I had just gotten a grasp of our new family routine, baby was over six months old, and I just didn't have any brain space to make the switch to cloth diapers.

Two years later, when Baby 2.0 was on her way, I knew that I wanted to try cloth diapering. I had seen the amount of diapers and plastic and packaging and wipes traipsing out to the garbage via my household and I knew I didn't want to contribute another child's worth of garbage to the environment. Also, we knew that I was likely not returning to work for some time after the new baby, so cost was certainly a factor. When you look at the numbers, there is no comparison!

We waited until our new baby girl was 10 lbs (around 6 or 8 weeks) and then we dove in and bought our diaper set, the one-size AMP pocket duos. We opted for the microfibre inserts, intending to lay them 'on top' of the cover (as opposed to actually inserting them into the pocket), so as to make use of each cover twice, decreasing on washing. We also use the Applecheeks disposable liners.

Baby Alice in her AMP Diaper

And I love the lifestyle change. I love not carrying poop-smeared garbage bags to my bin twice a week. I don't mind rinsing a poopy diaper here and there - really, it's NOT that bad. And my peace of mind more than makes up for it.

Plus, baby seems happy. And her bottom is SO cute. 

A couple of people have asked us, since we are openly thinking that this will be our last baby, 'Why spend the money and take on the hassle of cloth diapering for only one child?' Well, aside from knowing I'm doing a good deed for the environment, did I mention I'm going to make at least half of my money back when I sell them after I'm done with them? I'm saving over $2000! 

And if you'll excuse me, I'm off to contemplate what to spend it on...

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Thanks for sharing your cloth diapering journey with us Sara! Every cloth-diapered bottom makes a difference to the environment!

Sara is a work-from-home mom who does PR and graphic design while caring for a three-year-old and seven-month-old. Between spending time with her sword-collecting addictions-counselling husband and generally trying to keep the house from falling apart, she enjoys running a community group for young moms, furniture refinishing, cooking, and sitting down for coffee as often as possible.

Krystal's Journey to Cloth Diapering

August 20th, 2009: That was the day that our lives changed forever. That was the day my little girl ~ Alexa Faith ~ was born and we started buying diapers...and more diapers...and more diapers! Alexa has always had very sensitive skin and we could only use one brand of diapers (of course it was the most expensive brand).

Once Alexa reach 7 months (yes 7 months!! :S), my husband, Shawn, and I figured we were ready to venture into having another little one (Some days I really wonder what we were thinking). Well, it didn’t take long and we were expecting again! On March 14th, 2011, we had a little boy Casey Ezekiel, and we now had 2 little sweet cheeks in diapers. And what-do-you-know, Casey had Daddy’s sensitive skin too!

The cost of diapers was starting to drown us! We were spending over $100 in diapers every month!! (And that was a good month for us). When Casey was only 5 months old a friend of mine suggested that I try cloth diapers and I laughed at her thinking “Yah, right, just what this Mama needs ~ more to do, and as if I want to clean caca-poo outta the diapers! YUK!!”

And that was that. I had made up my mind; there was NO WAY I was going to give a second thought about stinky cloth diapers!

Then in May, just after Casey turned one, I had another friend, who happens to own a fantastic little store called ‘Tiny TreeHugger’ message me about them and me not wanting to be rude figured I’d try to be polite and open-minded, and it went something like this:

May 28th
Pam: Hey Krystal,
Just thought I would send a note and see if you were interested in cloth diapering to save some $$.
Me: I might be interested, but I don't think that we would have money to invest into cloth diapers right now, and Casey will only be in them for about 9 months or so.....although I wouldn't mind getting a little more info on the cost of cloth diapers!
Pam: So right now I have Sweet Pea Diapers on for about $12. They are a one size diaper that come with absorbent inserts. Even if you started with 6-8 and went from there, you could be washing every day [or every other if you diaper part time], then you would just need a wetbag for putting the dirties in. Voila! Just imagine if you diapered for like $100 - $150 bucks until Casey was potty trained?!? Then sold them after or even gave them to a mamma who couldn't afford to diaper! Let me know your thoughts.

Well, that was the end of that. But I started thinking, and thinking, and thinking....how bad could it really be??

I started looking into it a little bit more, and it started to sound a bit better. One fact I learned was that EVERY disposable diaper we use will sit in our landfills for 550 YEARS!! So I decided to get a little more information. Next thing you know my conversation with my friend went something like this:

July 17th
Me: Ok, I have a thousand questions about it. Would I be able to meet with you sometime and actually see they product and what you have to offer?

Well, I went down and checked them out. I spent only $200.00 and got a ton of diapers and fell IN LOVE! It has been such a great experience! It has been so much simpler then I thought it would be. Shawn is totally good with the cloth diapers too, which has been a blessing. I got the flushable liners, so when Casey ‘number twos’ in them I just take the liner out and into the toilet it goes! We have less leaks and WAY less bum rashes! We are helping the environment for our kids and our kids' kids and our kids' kids' kids, and ... well 550 years is a lot of generations! And on top of all that we are saving BIG bucks!!! We have even been able to put extra ‘diaper money’ to the side and take a trip to the States just Shawn and I! How great is that!??!

If you are still using disposable diapers, let me tell you, from a girl who would NEVER have considered it, I’m telling you, “YOU ARE MISSING OUT ON SO MUCH!”.

Pam with Tiny TreeHugger has been fantastic and there for me every step and with every question! It has been overall an unbelievable experience for us and I now am wanting #3 just so I can use my cloth diapers again!

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Thank you Krystal for your blog contribution and sharing your journey with us!  We know that if your babe is in diapers, you're never too late to start cloth diapering...

AMP One Size Diaper Giveaway!!

 

So...we think it's time for another give-away over here - what about you? Thanks to AMP Diapers, we have an AMP one-size sweet lil' diaper up for grabs! These diapers combine both the benefits of the All-in-two diaper and the pocket diaper all in a one size. They also provide three different rise options and multiple tummy and thigh settings for a custom fit right from birth to potty training stage! 

And the feel of these beauties? You can be sure your baby is enjoying superb comfort with the soft layer of microfleece inside to keep baby dry and comfortable. The outer layer is also soft; a durable laminated PUL. 

And that's not all - stuffing the insert is simple, and removing the insert is easy AND mess-free due to the large envelope opening.

 

So what do you think? Would you love to have one of these in your stash? The winner will get to pick an AMP one size diaper of their choice - including the NEW Spot print. How delish would this look on your baby's bottom?

Follow the instructions below for how to enter - and make sure you do what the entry says in order for it to count! Contest ends July 20th 2012 at 12:01AM. Contest is open to US and Canadian residents.

 

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cloth diapering: the old-school way

When I had my babies (8 1/2 and 6 1/2 years ago) cloth diapering wasn't as big of a thing as it is now. Or at least it wasn't something I had heard about a lot. But my sister had cloth diapered her 2 oldest children by this point and she had me convinced that it was the way to go.

Her mother-in-law had made her 36 cloth diapers and she had offered to make some for me as well. So after talking it over with my hubby, we decided that we would give cloth diapering a go. I was nervous about starting the experience, but once I actually went ahead with it (after baby was a few weeks old) it really didn't take long to get into the swing of things and I found it actually quite simple.

[picture taken from here but these are what mine looked like]
I was grateful for my sister's mother-in-law for making me my 3 dozen diapers - but now seeing all of the delightful colors & patterns that are available...it makes me feel like I missed out a little bit! I didn't have the REALLY old-school ones that I had to fold myself and use safety pins or anything. But they were all just plain white. They did have 3 different velcro strips though, which was really handy since I could use them right from birth until potty training. And I used them for both of my girls so we really saved a boat load of money!

Another thing that I missed out on with the cloth diapers that Tiny TreeHugger stocks is that I had to buy separate plastic covers to go over top of the actual diapers. It was an extra step every diaper change, and the plastic sure didn't feel very soft or comfortable. I like the way cloth diapers these days can be an all-in-one sort of thing!

For those of you who are still debating on if cloth diapering is something you can take on - let me assure you that you absolutely can! Some people might try to make you think that it's taking on a bunch of extra work that is unnecessary; that Moms are busy enough without having to worry about cloth diapers on top of everything else.

But here's the beauty of it all: The work is really quite minimal. With the type of [old school] cloth diapers that I used, I purchased disposable liners to place on the inside of the diaper so no matter if the diaper was just wet or...well, d.i.r.t.y. through-and-through, I just tossed the liner away and the diaper itself went into my diaper pail to soak until it was time to do a laundry load. Now the new-fangled diapers have re-usable liners which continues to lessen the amount of waste but also doesn't really increase the work at all. A quick swish in the toilet water to get the worst of things off and voila! It's ready for the washing machine. [Pam here - we don't even suggest SOAKING pails anymore, just throw it into the waterproof bag until wash day and that first warm wash without soap will rinse away the yuckies!]

Now, if you're anything like me - laundry is my downfall. I cringe everytime there's another load [or two, or SIX] waiting to be done. The whole process just sounds like a lot of work, regardless of what type of load it is. But the reality of it is that once I actually just get started it's not so bad. I mean really, the machines do the actual work! So when it came down to washing my cloth diapers, I thought that would be the part that would do me in. But it was a pleasant surprise to realize that it really was no big deal. Toss them into the washing machine, then go have a nap until they're done and then hang them to dry on my clotheshorse [or sometimes line-drying outside in the warm sunshine!].

It really was as simple as that.

So whether you have the old-school cloth diapers, or the adorable 'newer generation' kind - it's all a very do-able process. I encourage all of you who may be on the fence to plant your feet on the cloth-diapering side of the fence. And just go for it!

Those of you who are cloth diaper veterans - what would be one tip you could give someone just starting out, or to someone who is still debating going this route?

Cloth diapering not one, not two but THREE!

Welcome Theresa! This guest blogger mamma is cloth diapering three children, ages two and under.

Have you thought about cloth diapering your babies, but were too overwhelmed by it all to even bother?  I totally understand.  I definitely felt that way when I had my first child.  But, I decided to take the plunge because:

1)      I felt really icky about putting thousands of paper/plastic pee and poop filled diapers in landfills where they will stay and fester for who knows how long.

2)      They are super cute.

Those were reason enough for me!

So, I researched my options.  Did I want All-in-One (AIO) diapers, Pocket diapers or All-in-Two (AI2)?  Did I want to go with one size (OS) covers or sized covers?  What kind of inserts did I want?  Prefolds, bamboo, hemp, microfibre or cotton?  Organic or not?  Regular thickness or extra thick?

Seriously overwhelming.

After some deliberation, I invested in mostly one diapering system.  Most people will tell you to buy a few diapers of many different styles and brands to find out what you like.  But I went basically with one system, and I haven't regretted it. 

I liked the the simplicity of an AI2 system, where you basically lay an absorbent liner inside a waterproof cover.  If the insert doesn't soak all the way through, you can re-use the cover.  But I also liked the pocket diapers because then there was a layer of soft fabric between the baby and the liner, and you could stuff more than one insert in there and it would all stay in place quite easily.  So, I went with AMP OS covers and hemp liners because they can be used either way, and they are made locally [in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada].  Since then I've tried a few other brands and styles, but it's still my favourite cloth diapering system.

I also found some cloth diaper accessories to be essential – a diaper pail (I just bought a step garbage can), pailliners, wet bags, a diaper sprayer and cloth wipes.

Enter: twins.

 [photo by Theresa]

When my son was 17.5 months old, and no-where near potty-trained, I gave birth to twin girls.  With three kids in diapers (3 kids under 2), some might assume that I would just switch over to disposable diapers.  But, here's another great reason to use cloth diapers.

Saving. Money. Bigtime.

I mean, I have probably spent close to $1000 on my cloth diapers.  Maybe more.  I honestly haven't kept track.  I don't think it's much more than that though, even with all the accessories.  And I managed to mostly spend money that people gave us to spend on babies, some diapers were gifts and a few were second hand.  My stash includes 12 Small AMP covers, 24 OS AMP Pocket covers, 2 other pocket diapers, 1 handmade cover from my friend, 5 other one size pockets, 36 Regular Hemp inserts, 10 Triple layered Hemp inserts (for the toddler), 4 Bamboo inserts, 2 Cotton/Hemp inserts, 2 Microfibre inserts, 6 regular Hemp boosters and 8 triple layered Hemp boosters.  This is plenty enough diapers to have 3 kids in cloth diapers.  I wash a load of diapers once every 2 -3 days.

Now, I'll be honest, there are a couple of short-cuts that I take.  For one, I'm pretty sure I don't always change their diapers often enough.  With my toddler, it's pretty hard to convince him that a diaper change would be a good idea sometimes.  And other times, I'm just busy with all the OTHER children who need my attention RIGHT NOW.  I also use disposables at night.  I just haven't found a cloth diapering system for night time that stands up to my heavy wetters.  And believe me, I've tried everything.  And I actually don't just use a disposable: I also use a cloth cover over that.  Disposable soaks up insane amounts of pee, and cloth cover protects from potential poop and pee leaks.  Also, if I get behind on diaper laundry (which happens often enough, because I'm a just a bit BUSY), then I'll use a few extra disposables on the kids.  I try not to beat myself up about it.  I have three kids under two, after all.

  [photo by Theresa]

Oh yeah, so back to COST.  IF I was using disposable diapers full time, how much would it cost?  Well, a package of diapers costs $16 (the kind that I buy anyway).  With the three kids, we go through at least 2 packages of diapers per week (I discovered this when we went to Mexico for a week with all three).  So that's $32 per week (at least) times 52 weeks in a year.  That equals $1664 in one year.  And that doesn't include wipes. 

I've had three in cloth diapers for 6 months.  The investment I made on diapers has already almost paid for itself.  AND I haven't thrown thousands of disposables into landfills. 

Cloth diapering is SO FULL OF WIN!!!

I'm Theresa.  I'm the mother of an almost 2 year old boy and 6 month old twin girls.  My life is CRAZY, but awesome at the same time.  I blog regularly at “Confessions of a High-heel Wearing Hippie Mommy,” about Attachment and Gentle Parenting my three small children, living as “green” as possible, and trying to find balance in it all.  And my husband is actually pretty tolerant of my ways, and very happy I have the blog so I can stop talking his ear off about all this stuff I have on my mind.  Come join me on my journey!

You can also follow me on Twitter (@hhhippiemommy) and/or “like” my Facebook page.

Thank you so much for guest blogging for Tiny TreeHugger Theresa!

If you are interested in being a guest blogger here please contact us.

Cloth Diaper Laundry

Cloth Diaper Laundry: The First Six Months (or while your baby is exclusively breast fed) by Sheryl M.

One of the main concerns that people have when they start using coth diapers is that washing them will be gross and that it will take a lot of extra time and effort. These are both false myths. Before reading this, I must make the disclaimer that I was lucky enough to be able to exclusively breast feed. I do not know the cloth diaper "rules" for formula fed babies.

Isn't washing cloth diapers time consuming?

Not at all. You can throw a load of laundry on and then do some other stuff while it is running. Yes, it requries you to be home to add the soap and start the extra cycles, but you will find that you do spend a lot of time at home with the baby anyways.

But isn't it gross to wash a poopy diaper? I don't want to rinse it in the toilet!

You don't have to! When a baby is breast fed, it's poop is water soluable and liquid-ish. This means that you can take the diaper right off the baby, put it directly in the dry diaper pail, and then on laundry day, throw it directly in the washing machine and it will wash right out. With top loaders, it's best to do a cold rinse without soap, a hot wash/rinse with soap, and a final extra cold rinse cycle to make sure the diapers are rinsed well. Front loaders are use much less water than top loaders so instead of doing a cold rinse cycle before and after, do a cold wash cycle before and after so you use more water.

What type of detergent should I use?

There are so many types of different detergents. For the first 6 months, using soap nuts worked well for us. We didn't need the extra strength of specially formulated cloth diaper detergents because the poop easily washed out and she drank and peed so much that it was not concentrated at all. Before you use any detergent, please check to see if it is suitable for cloth diapers. Some say that they are natural but that doesn't mean that they are good for cloth.

Ew! My diapers have a poop stain on them , isn't that bad?

Not at all. As long as you've washed them, the diapers shouldn't have any poop left on them. The stain is just a stain and doesn't mean anything. If you really don't like them, the best way to get rid of them is to put them out in the sun for a few hours and let it bleach those stains out.

Can I use diaper cream?

We were lucky that our baby didn't get a diaper rash at all in her first year.  I don't really have much advice there. We used some cloth diaper safe-ish cream (it wasn't the best that is out there but it didn't cause huge amounts of buildup in the diapers). When we did use cream as a preventative measure, we used a flushable liner to protect the diaper.

My diapers don't work anymore! What do I do?

If you find that your diaper is repelling or leaking, it means you have buildup in your diaper. It means you have to strip the diapers. One of the most common recommendations you will read online is to use a tiny bit of original Dawn to wash the diapers and then rinse, rinse, rinse, rinse, rinse until there are no bubbles left. (This is done on the diaper you've already washed because you don't want to strip poopy diapers!). 

 

Thanks so much for contributing to the Tiny TreeHugger blog Sheryl! 

If you would like to contribute a post to our blog, please contact us. Topics can vary and are not just limited to cloth diapering!

New & Restocked

This list is shorter than the last one :)

Rocky Mountain One Size Diapers - NEW - Coconut (white) & Lemon
Restocked - Chocolate & Berry, Berry & Lime, Berry & Lemon
Snapping one size diapers with an internal adjustment system that comes with microfiber inserts!

Spring AppleCheeks Sale

Until April 14th, 2011 take 10% off your purchase of all AppleCheeks products.
[All AppleCheeks packages are 5% off!]
Not eligible for bulk discounts or valid with any other offers.

Also note that Mrs Robinson is now discontinued so get yours while quantities last!!

It is being removed to make room for the NEWEST addition to the AppleCheeks line of colors. 

Check out Ilana's blog post here and see how YOU could win your very own :)

PS we are TWO blog followers away from our very own giveaway!! If you read but don't follow the blog yet, please do - it will launch the giveaway... Thanks!

Applecheeks Tutorial Video

Below you will find an AppleCheeks Tutorial Video
English is the first 3:30 and the French version starts after that.
Enjoy!

AppleCheeks Sale and New/Restocked - Oct 26/10

AppleCheeks Sale!
Get your little one ready for Christmas with 10% off AppleCheeks items (5% off special order kits) until November 25th.
Please note: cannot be combined with any other offers or coupon codes (except free shipping, if applicable).

New and restocked:
AppleCheeks envelope covers in:
- Orange Zest - NEW! (limited edition, size 1 only)
- Dark Chocolate - NEW!

Restocked and NEW! - Sept 29/10

AppleCheeks:

• Envelope Covers - size 1 and 2
• Flushable liners - NEW!!
• One size bamboo inserts
• Size 2 storage sacs in St. Lucia

Restocked - Sept 8/10

Thirsties:

• Duo Hemp Prefolds
• Duo Diapers
• Duo Wraps - Aplix
• Fab Wipes
• Fab Doublers

All About Cloth

More All About Cloth (and everything else!) Info Sessions have been announced!

I (PamJ) am hosting on Thursday July 22nd (that's next Thursday) from 9:30-11:30am and 7-9pm in Niverville. Contact us to get more details and RSVP.

As always, there will be show only specials and you can see everything up close and personal.  We will demo the baby carriers, talk about how to use, store and wash cloth diapers and whatever else you want to know!

Streamlining

Here at Tiny TreeHugger, we strive to have plenty of diapers in stock, as well as a wide selection of brands and types of diapers for you to choose from.  However, it isn't always possible to do both, and so we will be streamlining our selection slightly.  We've been in business for about a year now, and we've discovered what's popular and what's not so popular.  So, in the hopes of being able to bring you more of the diapers you love, we've decided to stop stocking 2 diapers - the Knickernappies One Size diaper, and the Happy Heinys One Size diaper (both the aplix and snap closures).  Our current stock of both diapers is now 10% off, so now is your chance to grab the last few of these diapers at a great deal (the Happy Heinys snap closures are already sold out though).  Both of these diapers will be available for purchase in the future by special order, but we will require a pre-paid order of at least 6 diapers (which coincidentally qualifies you for our 5% discount!), and they will take about 3-4 weeks to arrive. 

We want to make our customers happy - if you think we should continue to stock these diapers, let us know!!  If we find that there is a greater demand for them, we will certainly bring them back.

a sighting...

it is a blogged FLUFF sighting! (truly nothing new in our household...) my lil H is rockin his Rocky Mountain One Size Diaper along with his new leggings that match PERFECTLY! boys wear them well too ;)





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AppleCheeks Sale!

We are taking part in the "Baby Half Off" AppleCheeks PROMO so get your AppleCheeks products now for 15% off regular price!
That includes the latest SWIM DIAPERS too.
(no coupon required, prices as marked, kits are discounted at 5% off the already reduced prices!)

Sale ends April 30th/10.

Giveaways, Sales and more...

Just want to make sure you guys are our FANS on Facebook!  We will giveaway a Gift Certificate to our store for every hundred fans we get.

Congrats to the lucky Bonnie G who won our first giveaway for a $15 GC. We also had a promo from March 1st to 17th with one entry for every $10 spent and Melissa H winning a $20 GC!

We like having followers, and we like rewarding you for doing so!  And so once we hit 50 followers on our blog, we will give away ANOTHER gift certificate.  How easy is that?

Be sure to check out our SALE page to see all the specials on right now. 

With summer on its way, why not be prepared for those pool or beach days?  We have AppleCheeks Reusable Swim Diaper available in April.  Be sure to preorder yours now and receive $1 off! Do you like the Bonfire or Corsica color?  Let us know!  We like comments ;)

Have a great day!!

Time Well Spent

I have to admit it - I love folding cloth diaper laundry.  I know it may sound weird to say that, but honestly, it's probably my favorite household chore.  Way better than folding regular laundry.  I'm not sure why I feel that way -- maybe it's the cheery colors of the cloth diapers (much more exciting than a load of socks and work clothes!).  Maybe it's the good feeling of knowing that with each load I fold, there are 20 less disposables sitting in a landfill.  Or maybe it's my folding buddy.  That's right - I almost never fold cloth diapers by myself.  Ever since my daughter started wearing cloth diapers (around 5 months old), it's been something we've done together.  When she was little she'd grab at the diapers and make a mess of my neatly stacked piles.  She'd rip open the velcro closures I had so carefully fastened and try to unstuff the pockets.  These days (she's almost 2 now), she's all about "helping Mommy".  She tries to put the diapers into the drawer and she loves "folding" (aka bunching up) the wipes and putting them on her change table.  Sometimes we count the diapers and she tells me the colors, and sometimes we end up diapering a dolly or stuffed animal.  She tells me her favorite diaper is the "moo" diaper (a Happy Heinys cow print one size pocket diaper).  I love the time we spend together folding diapers.  Especially when I consider what we'd be doing with that time if we were using disposable diapers - driving to the store (in Winter-peg this is not always fun!), picking up diapers and wipes, waiting in line to pay...  When I consider the 2 options, I'd much rather be in my warm home, with my lovely daughter, folding cloth diapers. :)
~Pam C