As you know I love cloth diapering my children. My son potty trained at 2.5 years-old and my daughter will be about the same age when she is potty trained. At this point we have been through a couple of vacations while fully using cloth diapers. I really thought that it was going to be difficult and way too much work, but really it wasn’t … Continue reading Tips for Using Cloth Diapers on Vacation
So we now have 1 potty trained child and 1 that is very close to starting. There are some tips that I have learned over the last year to help ease the process. Start early: It is okay if you didn’t, but start now. Start by putting them on child on the potty, whenever you change their diaper. Don’t force it if they don’t want … Continue reading Tips for Potty Training
When my mother cloth diapered us, it wasn’t the most popular mainstream thing to do. Actually it was somewhat looked down upon as “hippy” or “Weird”. In 20 plus years the times have changed. Since I made the switch to cloth diapers I have met more people who cloth diaper and follow the same eco-friendly ways. In my endless nights awake, I stumbled up a … Continue reading Cloth Diaper Calculation
As some of you know, I have 2 children under the age of two, which means 2 in diapers. If you have children, then you know having 1 in diapers can get expensive….just multiply that with 2. My daughters diapers we didn’t have to buy because we had them left over from my son, but my son was another story. Between diapers for him and … Continue reading Why I Decided on Cloth Diapers
When we are pregnant with our first we prepare ourselves for the addition to the family. We may have a baby shower, or read tons of books, but we seem to not prepare so much for the second. The second is usually wrapped up with taking care of the household and an active toddler, preparing is something that gets put on the back burner. Of … Continue reading Tips for Parents to Prepare for Second Baby
This is a Guest Post by Evelyn Langdon and Stay at home mom to Trevor and Scott. Here’s an idea of what we have in our house and what works for our family: My Diaper Stash 18 BumGenius One-Size 3.0 Pockets that I had snap converted (when I bought them, they only had Velcro closures; BG has since added the option to get snap closures) … Continue reading Guest Post: My Coth Diapering Experience Part 3
This is a Guest Post by Evelyn Langdon a Stay at home mom to Trevor and Scott. Now that we’ve covered all the diaper and cover info, there are a few more things you’ll need to get started. Not all of these are a must, but they are nice and make things much easier: Diaper pail This is non-negotiable. You need somewhere to keep dirty diapers … Continue reading Guest Post: Clother Diapering Part 2
This is a Guest Post by Evelyn Langdon a Stay at home mom to Trevor and Scott. Why Choose Cloth? This is different for everyone, but my reasons were pretty simple. First of all, it’s MUCH less expensive to use cloth diapers than disposables. Yes, there’s a big cost up front for the initial purchase, but there are adjustable size diapers on the market, as … Continue reading Guest Post: Cloth Diapering Part 1
Crunchy is a relatively new term. Many people have never heard of it. Generally “crunchy” gets thrown together with other terms such as: “granola”, “hippie” and “green”. Those terms will instantly give you the general idea of what Crunchy is but I want to go a bit deeper. Crunchy is a lifestyle. Generally it refers to a style of parenting, but I don’t believe that … Continue reading Guest Post: What a Crunchy Mama is and Why I am One
Are you prepared for an emergency? Natural disasters, accidents, loss of income, fire, etc? This list can help you prepare an Emergency Preparedness kit (72 hour kit). Gathered by Merikay Smith, who taught a mini-class, it is a suggested list for you to use along with your own ideas and personal needs. Used in conjunction with family drills and first-aid classes, you will find your family prepared … Continue reading Emergency Preparedness
The Italian Grandmama's Guide with Angela DiCicco 