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02 Dec Cloth Diaper: A Year 7 Update

Posted at 13:23h in Sarah by The Redheads 1 Comment

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I just got rid of my last cloth diaper. Crusoe will likely be in diapers for the next 12ish months, but our diapers were SHOT and I couldn’t deal with the leaking anymore. Though we would still save money by buying another set of cloth...

29 Sep Newborn Cloth Diapers

Posted at 20:04h in Crafting, Jaeda by The Redheads 0 Comments

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My bestie Janelle (or in “Borbie” terms “Nelle”) asked what kind of diapering we would do until Jaeda was big enough to fit into our Smartipants. I was seriously considering buying some newborn cloth diapers, since we’re pretty sure we’ll need them again…someday (don’t get...

08 Jan Cloth diapering: Update

Posted at 14:18h in Sarah by The Redheads 9 Comments

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Remember back when I did a little mini-series on cloth diapering? Well, we’ve past the one-year mark of using our cloth diapers, so I thought I’d post a little update. SIZE We’re on the largest diaper setting now, which should last until he’s potty trained! Back...

13 May Cloth Diaper 411: Q & A

Posted at 01:00h in Sarah by The Redheads 4 Comments

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Q: Is it difficult to cloth diaper? A: This is where a husband’s opinion is valuable–because if he’s not on board with you, you’re gonna be stuck changing all the diapers! James: “They are no more difficult to use than regular diapers. Seriously, no difference....

12 May Cloth Diaper 411: Wipes

Posted at 01:00h in Sarah by The Redheads 2 Comments

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If you decide to go the cloth diaper route, you should really consider cloth wipes. You’re already doing the laundry, and it saves you yet another expense. So my goal is to convince you: it’s easy! :) Cloth Wipes We purchased our cloth wipes with...

11 May Cloth Diaper 411: Maintenance

Posted at 01:00h in Sarah by The Redheads 2 Comments

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Washing At first with my 27, I washed 15-16 of them every other day at most (and that kept me with several in my drawer). Now I do a load about every 3 days (Corban finally quit pooping every hour). I was also afraid of...

10 May Cloth Diaper 411: Smartipants

Posted at 01:00h in Sarah by The Redheads 2 Comments

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There are a number of things I like about Smartipants cloth diapers. + Like I mentioned yesterday, they are a one-size-fits-all diaper (7-35lbs, per their website). We started Corban in them when he (finally) hit 8lbs. While I’m curious how potty training works with cloth...

09 May Cloth Diaper 411: Getting Started

Posted at 01:00h in Sarah by The Redheads 4 Comments

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Q: How many cloth diapers should you buy? A: We have 27 cloth diapers. A lot of my research said 36 is a good number to shoot for as far as laundry issues are concerned (that’ll be part of Wednesday’s topic), but my drawer where...

08 May Cloth Diaper 411 Week

Posted at 01:00h in Sarah by The Redheads 2 Comments

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After writing this post, I’ve been asked by numerous people to give more details about cloth diapering, so I thought I’d do some more posts about it–this time with a few more details. In fact, I’ve been asked so many questions that I could either...

18 Jan Adventures in cloth diapering

Posted at 14:12h in Corban by The Redheads 2 Comments

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There are a lot of band wagons to join lately–organic, green, reusable, homemade, do-it-yourself, and–one that we’ve decided to jump on–cloth diapering. After doing lots of research, the brand we decided we liked most was Smartipants (yes, they all have equally ridiculous names). The two...