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What If My Significant Other Does Not Want to Use Cloth Diapers?
I am definitely the crazy one in our marriage and the one with big dreams … but trouble following through. (It’s just that I have so many dreams!) Matt is my wonderful other half that dreams with me and is my best creative coach in helping me achieve my dreams!!! This blog would not be happening without him, as he does many behind the scenes work, just like he did in our dreamy baby nursery. When it came to me suggesting that we use cloth diapers, he thought I was crazy – a dreamy girl stuck in a nostalgic world of cloth diapering romanticism, forgetting how hard and ridiculous it…
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Cloth Diapering 101: Where to Begin and How to Cloth Diaper in Ten Easy Steps
Once you know you want to try cloth diapering, where do you begin? How do you cloth diaper? First, if you haven’t gone through my top reasons for why I chose to cloth diaper, do so! You also may want to get familiar with the Top Ten Essentials you will need to cloth diaper. Ok, you have your pile of cloth diapers and your storage cart is stocked and ready to go! Whether you are entering this process before your little wonder arrives or starting somewhere after their arrival, anytime is a good time! 1. Pre-wash All Cloth Diapers and Wipes Per many cloth diaper brand’s instructions you want to…
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Top Ten Essentials for Cloth Diapering in a Breeze
At first, all the information and options for cloth diapering can be so overwhelming that you can get scared away. I almost was. But wait, don’t run away yet! We’ve got this. Even if you’re freaking out about baby coming and all it will take to get there and raise your little wonder, I have encouragement right now. Maybe you’re worried about all it takes to raise a baby and this feels like too much. First off, that’s ok. I have moments of that as a first time mom. You are amazing for even simply desiring to care for this little wonder. You are an awesome parent and you can…
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Cloth Diapers: Natural Care for Baby and Avoiding Harmful Substances
I’m a 90’s babe and I was raised rolling around in every chemical additive and GMO snack you can think of and here I am doing just fine…so far… my husband does think I am crazy so, there is that. But with the rise of information on certain substances that have been shown to disrupt our body or even harm it and as I began to wonder how we as humans are made to thrive in a natural world, I began a journey to try to make and choose products and practices that are as close to Mother Earth as I can fit into my life. (I am by far…
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Cloth Diapers: Help Save the Environment
There is debate on whether cloth diapering truly helps the environment considering the energy and water use taken to wash them, but there is also debate on if disposable diapers and their increasing worldwide usage is an environmental concern: “The global production of disposable used diapers increases exponentially and is expected to exceed US$ 71 billion/year by 2022. It was revealed that about 20 billion pieces of the used diapers were dumped in landfills yearly, generating more than 3.5 million tonnes of diaper waste that require almost 500 years to be fully decomposed.” Yikes. Though, studies and companies are seeking better ways to recycle better materials to be used in…
