This morning as I strolled through my house (after rushing to get dressed since the youngest two school attendee's missed the bus and returned home in tears and I needed to take them) shutting off lights, picking up wet towels, turning off radios and shutting bedroom doors so I don't have to see the disaster they left in their room....
{seriously is it that hard to get dressed and ready in the morning? I know their room was picked up last night. And does organized and order skip a generation or two? And how do I help me one wee one that likes to be organized...when her two sisters do not?}
and then started folding and preparing the cloth diapers for the day.....yep...you heard right...cloth diapers...
You're not the first to gasp, giggle, roll your eyes...the fam already did that and a few friends expressed their dismay....however,
I thought I would share our (mine and baby's...since no one else is really venturing into the whole adventure with me...yet) experience so far. And wouldn't you know it...the ad for the G diapers is on my blog....coincidence...I think not!
So far so good. I love them and Baby seems to be happy in them. First, she has a tendency as have all my babies to have rashy bum when they start table food. I personally believe that the disposable diaper was part of the reason, so I bought natural chlorine free diapers (with this last baby, but before it was just slap on the ointment liberally) because I thought that cloth diapers wold be too hard and gross and time consuming.
{I still remember my youngest brother's diapers being left in the toilet to be cleaned out all the time...and when you only have one bathroom....that can be a problem...a HUGE messy problem...because what did I or my siblings do? We just plopped it right out on the floor.....yep....that's right! As a mom now I can understand that would have been so irritating...but that's what you get when you have a house full of kids, one bathroom and you leave a poopy diaper in the toilet...nope not one ounce of remorse....I will work of repenting on that a little latter...}
and the smell of the diaper pail...UGH! No thank you.
But as I started shifting (dragging) towards a more natural lifestyle, I started looking into it before this last baby was born. In fact my hub's cousin does...she has this website making and selling cloth diapers, and I was serious until I told my better half the cost....yeah..that was a big ole no.
But then late Saturday night when we were perusing the aisles of our local grocery store late at night looking for a somewhat health ice cream (we found it...gelato...in case you were wondering )...we also call that date night.
And at the last minute remembering we needed diapers...we found these....gdiapers! Not only are they cloth, but they have a disposable inner core, if you want to use that on the go...that is...get this...flushable!!
Here are their own words..they say it best:
"gDiapers keep baby’s footprint teeny tiny. gRefills are the only diaper to be certified 100% biodegradable. A disposable diaper that truly goes back to the earth, rather than sitting on top of it. Or use gCloth, a washable insert option that’s as gentle as an ocean breeze."
I got four different diaper covers, the cloth diapers and the disposable inserts to start...and they had coupons on them! BONUS! I figure I am always, always doing laundry...so no worries about having a larger stock at this point....but I may. So far baby has only pooped when I have her in the cloth insert, but that hasn't really been a problem since she is still nursing a majority of the time...but I know that will change. The idea was to put on the disposable insert when she needs to poop in the morning....but so far...she is keeping me on my toes!
The inner disposable liners can also be composted (after you dispose of the poop) further heeding our stewardship to the earth or thrown away. I also like their philosophy to business and families. You can read more here.
AND let's not eve get to the chemicals and the nasty stuff that makes up a disposable diapers....you can read more on this website if you care and want to know about the gory details...and they will make you gasp. Now to get the twins fully potty trained.
My #3 informed her #1 sibling that she would be using these when she had babies as he made fun of me.....that's okay...I know I will get the last laugh. One day he will care, especially if he sees his dream trough of working for the DWR...and he sees what those pampers do to his mountain....and that something of my cares and passions are being transferred on to my kidlets.
Tell me what your experiences are with cloth diapers...including your funny don't really want to remember them growing up stories!
Love yer poop cleanin up earth friendly mom guts...
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{seriously is it that hard to get dressed and ready in the morning? I know their room was picked up last night. And does organized and order skip a generation or two? And how do I help me one wee one that likes to be organized...when her two sisters do not?}
and then started folding and preparing the cloth diapers for the day.....yep...you heard right...cloth diapers...
You're not the first to gasp, giggle, roll your eyes...the fam already did that and a few friends expressed their dismay....however,
I thought I would share our (mine and baby's...since no one else is really venturing into the whole adventure with me...yet) experience so far. And wouldn't you know it...the ad for the G diapers is on my blog....coincidence...I think not!
So far so good. I love them and Baby seems to be happy in them. First, she has a tendency as have all my babies to have rashy bum when they start table food. I personally believe that the disposable diaper was part of the reason, so I bought natural chlorine free diapers (with this last baby, but before it was just slap on the ointment liberally) because I thought that cloth diapers wold be too hard and gross and time consuming.
{I still remember my youngest brother's diapers being left in the toilet to be cleaned out all the time...and when you only have one bathroom....that can be a problem...a HUGE messy problem...because what did I or my siblings do? We just plopped it right out on the floor.....yep....that's right! As a mom now I can understand that would have been so irritating...but that's what you get when you have a house full of kids, one bathroom and you leave a poopy diaper in the toilet...nope not one ounce of remorse....I will work of repenting on that a little latter...}
and the smell of the diaper pail...UGH! No thank you.
But as I started shifting (dragging) towards a more natural lifestyle, I started looking into it before this last baby was born. In fact my hub's cousin does...she has this website making and selling cloth diapers, and I was serious until I told my better half the cost....yeah..that was a big ole no.
But then late Saturday night when we were perusing the aisles of our local grocery store late at night looking for a somewhat health ice cream (we found it...gelato...in case you were wondering )...we also call that date night.
Here are their own words..they say it best:
"gDiapers keep baby’s footprint teeny tiny. gRefills are the only diaper to be certified 100% biodegradable. A disposable diaper that truly goes back to the earth, rather than sitting on top of it. Or use gCloth, a washable insert option that’s as gentle as an ocean breeze."
I got four different diaper covers, the cloth diapers and the disposable inserts to start...and they had coupons on them! BONUS! I figure I am always, always doing laundry...so no worries about having a larger stock at this point....but I may. So far baby has only pooped when I have her in the cloth insert, but that hasn't really been a problem since she is still nursing a majority of the time...but I know that will change. The idea was to put on the disposable insert when she needs to poop in the morning....but so far...she is keeping me on my toes!
AND let's not eve get to the chemicals and the nasty stuff that makes up a disposable diapers....you can read more on this website if you care and want to know about the gory details...and they will make you gasp. Now to get the twins fully potty trained.
My #3 informed her #1 sibling that she would be using these when she had babies as he made fun of me.....that's okay...I know I will get the last laugh. One day he will care, especially if he sees his dream trough of working for the DWR...and he sees what those pampers do to his mountain....and that something of my cares and passions are being transferred on to my kidlets.
Tell me what your experiences are with cloth diapers...including your funny don't really want to remember them growing up stories!
Love yer poop cleanin up earth friendly mom guts...
photo credits
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