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Posts Tagged ‘introduction to cloth diapering’Newborn DiaperingThursday, February 11th, 2010I get overwhelmed moms-and-dads-to-be in my store every day. I can always tell who they are with their far-off distance stares and bewildered confusion in this new world they have stepped into. The baby world. The diapering world. They are looking for the “best” diapering system for their new baby. I usually recommend starting with some infant prefolds, covers, and a few other styles they may be interested in before “committing” to one style or brand. The truth is if you are a fluff-addict-to-be you will be bored with one style or brand! You will want to try all of the different styles, prints, themes, etc. It gets a little crazy… So my two cents worth is to start slow, but get enough diapers to get you through a cycle to get started. We recommend 30-36 for a newborn, but if you are just trying it out, a dozen will work for trial purposes. You will soon find out what your diapering “style” is when your new bundle arrives! Triumph Over Montessori!Wednesday, September 16th, 2009I am so excited that I was able to talk our Montessori into using cloth!! After researching and writing the article on the gel in disposables, I was kinda freaking out… I had done some research on the Tushies brand of disposables, since they are the ONLY sposie that does not contain the gel – they are quite pricey (especially coming from a woman that has never had to buy sposies period!) I was looking at probably close to $50 a month for them just for the 3 days a week, 3.5 hrs each day – WOW! So I reapproached the school. I decided to talk to her teachers the day of the open house for new students. I brought with me an old Happy Heiny Pocket that was all worn out and probably too small, since that was the easiest diaper I could find without opening my storage boxes. I planned to order 6 XL of them if the school agreed, since Amelia is so tall, the LG fit her, but they droop in the front no matter how tight I fasten them since she really needs an extra inch or 2 in the rise. So the teachers were very receptive – they had never seen anything like it and were surprised how easy cloth diapers actually are! One of the teachers is young, may not have any of her own kids, the other is older and told me her kids were all grown up, so she probably atleast has seen the old birdseye, plastic headed pin and pull on cover method, even if she never personally used them (not that this is a bad system, just a bit more difficult for the novice!) They both agreed that it was fine with them. I went out to talk to the owner who seemed to be nowhere around, which surprised me, although I was aware that she had been due to give birth in June I still expected to see her. I found a frazzled lady with a rather angry disposition in the owner’s office and after asking for the owner I was informed (in a not so nice tone actually) that she wasn’t there and that if I had concerns I could speak with this woman in front of me. Well the conversation went a bit like this me: My daughter gets rashes from disposables (yes I lied) these cloth diapers are quite easy, I spoke with her teachers who are alright with it… mean woman: Well I don’t know if the state licensure allows this. me: I have asked around to people that do daycare and they tell me it is. I think its pretty obvious that she wanted to say no. I told her I could get a Drs. note (we have the BEST NP that we see at our homeopath’s office) and she told me she would call the person that does their licensure and call me back. Well Monday I had still not heard from her and managed to get my hands on a document by the state of the childcare/school age rules and regs which made it clear that it was indeed allowed, I emailed it to her with an ”oh-so-super nice” note and PRESTO – cloth at school. I had to share my triumph! Thanks for listening and happy diapering! Free Classes at the New Store!Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009Now that things are starting to settle down with moving and all, we have decided to offer a series of free classes on diapering! The first that we will be offering each Saturday at 1:30 in our new meeting area at the store will be called Introduction to Modern Cloth Diapering. At this class we will introduce each of the different types of diapers, talk about how to properly use and care for them and then talk about some of the advantages and disadvantages. This class will be great not only for begginers but even for those that are thinking about switching to a new type of diaper or those that are simply curious. We hope lots of people will join us, so if you are local or have friends or relatives that are, come on down and spread the word! Happy Diapering |
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