As of yesterday, Marlo is being cloth diapered! And I plan on doing so for the new little bean this fall. I figured since I exclusively breastfeed, co-sleep, and make my own baby food, I might as well go full on granola mama!
No really, it's been a hard choice for me. I guess I was just intimidated by it all at first. The learning curve was a bit steep as I was learning about how to cloth diaper. There are all these different kinds: prefolds, AIO, AI2, fitted, hybrids, pockets...the list goes on. And the idea of dealing with poop on fabric and the whole cleaning thing just gave me the heebie jeebies. But I am lucky to know to amazing clothing diapering women who have been my teachers and have made the learning process so much easier.
The bottom line - I want the best fabric on my kids' butts. Yep. I mean, I love the fact that I won't be contributing to the world's landfills as much, but when it comes down to it, I just don't want chemicals on my kids' genitals. For about a month I was using the Honest company disposable diapers which are wonderful because they are plant based and contain no harmful chemicals. But when I started to research the wonders of cloth diapering I fell in love, especially if you invest in some high end diapers. My cloth diapering gurus introduced me to Twinkie Tush cloth diapers. And oh are these incredible. My friend Francie described it as "Putting the world's softest pillow on your baby's behind." And not to mention the prints are to die for - this place restocks once a week their cloth diapers and they are usually sold out within minutes. No joke. Today there was a sale for a diaper of the month club membership. There were 20 slots and they sold out in 5 seconds. These cloth diapering mamas mean business. And, yes, I did get a spot in the club! Yahoo!
I will upload some pics of Marlo in her new diapers when I get a chance. Excited about this new journey. And glad that I'm starting now and not with a newborn baby.
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