GEM Cloth

I am so sorry for the long delay in a new post & can hardly believe that we have been cloth diapering for over 5 months now!

I decided to try Momma Cloth & see for myself what all the rave was. I researched online & looked at many sites that sold Momma Cloth (aka cloth menstrual pads). After some research, I chose GEM Cloth. Michelle is a WAHM who makes exceptional pads that are definitely wallet friendly. I have conversed via email with Michelle quite a few times & let me tell you, she is wonderful! I have been using her pads for a few months now & they look as good as the day I received them, even after being washed over & over again. I can now say that I now know what all the rave is about. They are so soft & feel great against your most delicate parts. I can never imagine going back to disposables.....ever! Thank you Michelle for making such a wonderful. cost effective green product. So feel free to check her site out HERE & see for yourself how afordable & beautiful her products are.

Rockin' Green Giveaway Via Breastfeeding Momma

I ran across this giveaway & wanted to pass the word along.

Check out Breastfeeding Momma's blog. She is hosting a giveaway of a bag of awesome Rockin' Green laundry detergent. Like I have said in my review of RnG, It's the best! So head over to her blog by clicking HERE & enter to win.

GOOD LUCK!!!!!

Lollidoo Overnight Diaper

After searching for a solution to Barker's heavy wetting throughout the nite, I wanted to share with you all a diaper that I found. We had been using disposables at night & would sometimes go thru two of them each night with lots of leaks. I had tried my other cloth diapers with numerous doublers & liners but had been unsuccessful.....that is until now! I had come across the Lollidoo Overnight diaper & read how all these heavy wetters were waking up to dry mornings. Well, I had to get us one & see if we could have a dry morning. It was a little pricey at $38 (overnight diaper + 2 Innies w/free shipping), but I feel worth it. Hello dry mornings!!! :-) These diapers are made from all recycled materials & made in the good ol' USA. They also offer a regular daytime pocket diaper. Check out their website above for more info.

They came packaged up so cute!

We used this diaper last night with great success. Even tho the Innies were soaked, the outside remained dry as well as Barker's skin inside the diaper. I chose the Stay Dry liner (you can choose between Stay Dry or Organic Cotton) & it really does work! It is very easy to stuff & the pocket is a generous size. I also like the fact that they let you adjust the leg elastic to your child's specific needs. I give this diaper an A+ for staying dry & containing leaks & a B- for the slight bulkiness it had with the 2 Innies that we used.

Northern Essence

I came across this brand of all natural, cloth diaper safe baby products called Northern Essence. Some of you may have heard of it or even use it. I read some really good reviews on it & went ahead & ordered the All Natural Diaper Rash Salve in the tube & tub. I also ordered their Diaper Dust, which is cloth diaper safe powder. You get this cute little powder puff to apply it. I cannot tell you how much I LOVE this line! It smells so good & is made from all natural ingredients! I give this entire line an A+++!

Cloth Wipes

I figured that since I had changed to cloth diapers, I may as well switch over to cloth wipes too. It only made sense & will end up saving us a bundle. I had purchased some flannel wipes from Happy Baby Company. I got 15 wipes that are 7x7 for $8.50. After using them & actually liking them a whole lot better than disposable wipes, I got to thinking.....I could make my own! And so I did! I was able to purchase 3 yards of flannel for $7.47 at Joanne Fabrics. They were on sale & Barker & I picked out 3 different patterns & got 1 yard of each. I made mine 8x8 & got 20 wipes per yard. That works out to 12 cents per wipe!!! Another plus is that you get to pick out cute patterns & have fun with it! I didn't have to purchase thread because I have a ton that my Bubba had in her sewing box. I first used pinking shears to cut them in the hopes that I wouldn't have to use the sewing machine. Well, after washing them, I found out that didn't work. I had major frayed edges. So I got them trimmed down (now some of my wipes are 7x7) & used the serge setting at 8 stitches on my sewing machine. Hubby made me feel good because he said that it looked so good that I could do it professionally. :-) Then I wasn't sure what to use for wipe solution. After doing alot of research online & checking into all the different concoctions that cloth diapering Momma's use, I settled on a simple, easy one. I bought a small spray bottle from Walmart for $1.00 & fill it 1/2 way with warm water & add a few drops of baby wash to it & shake it up. Viola! Simple & easy. It was all stuff we had on hand & works very well & leaves Barker's bottom smelling good.