A friend of mine here in Atlanta is pregnant, due next month. As is my typical approach to gifts, I wanted to get her something special and meaningful. I knew she was planning to breastfeed, and since it is a topic very close to my heart, I thought a gift of things to make that journey easier for her would be special for both of us. I had a lot of fun putting it together! As with any kind of…
This morning I put this image up as my Facebook profile: In honor of World Breastfeeding Week 2011, I changed my profile pic to one I took this morning of Savannah getting some mama milk. :-) I am so thankful after a really, really rough start that I had the support and resources to push through and have made it almost 24 months of breastfeeding! Check out some more sweet breastfeeding pics at this link.
Ah, laundry day. Sadly, it has taken me way too long to get a good wash routine down, but I think I’ve finally gotten it. One of the hard parts about washing diapers is it’s really trial and error. There are so many variables when it comes to washing diapers that it’s definitely not a one-size-fits-all situation. This PDF has some great information about all the variables and how they affect your routine. I’ll share my routine to give you…
A few months ago, I posted a picture of my diaper stash. I have since replaced a lot of my stash. Namely, I got rid of all my microfiber inserts (and therefore am not using my pocket diapers anymore). Here’s a picture of my current stash: Starting in the middle: – a dozen medium Green Mountain Diaper Chinese prefolds (two were in the diaper bag when this picture was taken) To the left of the row of prefolds, starting from…
I set up a page along the top of my blog, right under the title, that is a collection of all my cloth diapering posts. That way, if you need to refer back to something, you can easily find it. :-) Just to let you know! I had a friend email me a while back about cloth diapering accessories – what do you need besides the diapers? I love it when people email me like this, because it makes for…