Well, it's taken me a while to write this... and to admit it to myself. I so wanted to use cloth diapers, I wanted to love it, I wanted it to work for us. And it fact I did use them, I did love it... but it didn't work for us. I tried about a million different ways of washing the diapers, and they never smelled quite clean. I tried more detergent, I tried less, I tried extra washes, extra rinses, stripping... I tried everything. Maybe it is because we have a high-efficiency washer, but something just isn't working for us. C will have the diaper on for a short time and there will be an extremely strong urine smell. Then I take it off and his little bottom is all pink. I can tell a rash will develop soon if I continue with the cloth, so I put on a disposable and he's all cleared up. I don't know why they are irritating him, but I can't have that. My main reason for wanting to use cloth was so that C would be comfortable, but he's not if they are irritating him. So, I will be selling my cloth diaper stash. Hopefully I can sell them easily since they were only used for a total of like 2 months.
Anyway, I believe I posted before about how little disposables actually cost us because of my coupon shopping and finding deals, so when you consider how much water (and money) I am probably wasting by trying to get the cloth diapers clean... it makes more sense to give up :( Any suggestions would be great, but I just don't know if it's going to work out for us.
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Monday, November 8, 2010
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
My Dreamy Mondays... errr.... Tuesdays
How is it that being home full-time I still barely have time to get anything done? The housework is actually not a problem because C loves to help with laundry and vacuuming... in fact, the vacuum is one of his favorite items. But it seems that I have no time to get on the computer to check emails, research, make posts (as you know - sorry), enter giveaways, or anything else. When I do have time for the computer, it is to log into my work computer and get actual work done. A friend of mine was telling me about a schedule she wrote up for her and her kids to balance their activities during the day, so that she gets in music time, alphabet activities, crafts, etc. I was thinking I need something similar because sometimes the day goes by so fast and I realize after C's asleep that we didn't do flashcards, or we didn't build, etc., so I asked her to send it to me. As I'm looking at it, I'm thinking... wow, and I thought I was organized and liked to plan. Then I tell K about it and he says... is she a super-mom? So, I took her schedule and changed it a little bit to fit for C and I... and yet I am still wondering a little if I'll be able to keep up with it all. Although it's not like I'm going to set a timer and be a drill sergeant, it's just a good guideline for the day.
Some of the things I've needed to research that I finally found the time to do:
-Washing Cloth Diapers in a front-load HE machine. I love cloth diapering C, every time I pick up a diaper I think, "cool, this is so soft, it must be so comfy for him". Yet, after the first couple times of washing them... I started feeling like they didn't smell completely clean. They didn't smell bad, just not totally fresh... maybe a little musty smelling. So, I finally was able to look that up and I think we found a solution that works... we'll see.
-Next, I wanted to look up a potty seat for C. We currently have this one for his bathroom:
Some of the things I've needed to research that I finally found the time to do:
-Washing Cloth Diapers in a front-load HE machine. I love cloth diapering C, every time I pick up a diaper I think, "cool, this is so soft, it must be so comfy for him". Yet, after the first couple times of washing them... I started feeling like they didn't smell completely clean. They didn't smell bad, just not totally fresh... maybe a little musty smelling. So, I finally was able to look that up and I think we found a solution that works... we'll see.
-Next, I wanted to look up a potty seat for C. We currently have this one for his bathroom:
But I wanted one that was more like an all-in-one for our main floor half-bathroom. All I could find were ones for round toilets and ours are all elongated. Then, I finally found this one:
-The other thing I really wanted to find was a cute t-shirt for C to wear to announce him becoming a big brother... if we get pregnant again. There are lots of sites out there, but my personal favorite design was this one at Cookie Baby Inc.:
Now, will we really order it? I don't know. I'd like to but we're not pregnant yet and I don't want to jinx us. But if I wait until we're pregnant... we won't be able to use it as the way we let our family know... because we could never wait that long (the whole week for it to ship) to tell them. So, we'll see, but at least I found a design we really like.
Whew... I feel so much better now getting this post written and this stuff researched and the schedule done. I still need to look up AT&T U-Verse which just became available to our area, because K has been wanting it forever so we might switch. Also, I need to look up diaper sprayers - I am not one for the dunk and swish method. It's okay temporarily, but I'd like a sprayer. Any suggestions on a good brand that isn't too expensive?
Monday, July 12, 2010
My Dreamy Mondays – Down the Toilet
Let me start off by saying that I thought potty training would be relatively tough, mainly because I am a full-time working mom (well, for 3 more weeks at least – but I didn’t know that I would be able to be a SAHM until recently). And because I always heard boys were harder to train than girls and because I had a little experience with it and knew it wasn’t always as easy as you think it should be... I wasn't expecting it would be a cake walk.
Our 4 year old niece is a super smart little girl, she knew the entire alphabet at 1 year old and at 4 years old she can identify every letter. She has always been an early talker and all and by 2 (probably earlier but she's not my daughter so I really can't remember) she knew when she had to go… but she would never go on the potty. She would hold it all day if she didn’t have on a diaper, it was crazy. She was just so scared of going potty on the potty. Right around her 3rd birthday my husband and I watched her for a few days and I spent 3 hours one evening in the bathroom with her… listening to her scream and yell and cry, because she had to go and I wouldn’t put a diaper on her. It was an awful 3 hours... I felt awful, but I knew that she could do it if she just got past that first time. She finally went and has been completely potty trained ever since.
So, when our son was about 9 months or so (how awful… I can’t even remember this stuff for my one and only son! - good thing I documented everything... just can't get to it right now) I would put him on the potty while we waited the whole 20 seconds it took Daddy to make his bath… just to get him used to sitting on it. Well, around 13 months or so we were in his bedroom and he walked up to the bathroom door and pointed. I asked if he wanted to use the potty and he got all excited and shook his head ‘yes’. So I took off his pants and diaper and put him on the potty and sure enough he peed. After this milestone, I starting asking him at most diaper changes if he wanted to use the potty. Sometimes he says yes and other times he just acts oblivious to what I’ve said (silly boy… most kids his age love the word ‘No’ and yet that is the only one out of his 60+ word vocabulary that he barely ever uses). Anyway, no pressure, if he says yes we(he) sit on the potty and if he doesn’t say yes, then we just continue with the diaper change and sing or talk about something different. Even when he says yes, he often does nothing, but there have been a couple of times here and there when he has done pee or poo. I just chalk that up to coincidence.
Well, this weekend was huge (in my opinion). Saturday morning after he woke up I asked him about potty before changing his diaper and he said “potty”… so I put him on and he pees. Yeah C! Later, before his nap, I was walking him and he points to the bathroom and starts grunting (a fake grunt) so I ask him and he says “potty”… so I put him on and he poops. Again, Yeah C! Sunday morning and afternoon… the same thing as the day before. Then before bath we put him on and his daddy asks him to show him how he goes pee-pee. C says pee-pee, looks down, then pees! Then Daddy asks about poo and same thing (only with some grunting). YEAH C! After his bath I pick up a clean diaper and he shakes his head no and waves his hands to push the diaper away. I ask if he wants potty again and he says yes. I think “yeah right… now we’re just playing”, but whatever, I'm game :) Back to the potty we go and he pees again! Wow C… I am so amazed by you everyday! I would have never thought Little C would pick up potty training this easily… with me barely doing anything to lead him! He really is the greatest son in the world, not just because of this, just because he is always so easy going and happy and so easy with everything. I should have known that he would get this potty thing without much assistance from me and his daddy… he just does everything at his own pace on his own. He got rid of his pacifier on his own at 8 months, off his bottle on his own at 12 months and going to sleep on his own (to the point where he didn’t even want to be rocked… and without ever using the cry-it-out method) by I can’t even remember how many months - it has been that long… of course there are exceptions every now and again.
Could he really be this easy to potty train??? What a dream come true that would be. My mom said "that's great... but what about all those cloth diapers you bought that you are so excited about using"... well Mom, we'll just have to have another baby :) Anyway, I don't want to pressure him. He is only 15 1/2 months old and I am still working full-time... so if he continues at this rate, maybe after me being home with him (in 3 weeks!) and he has this consistency every day we might have him trained in a few months, but if not, then we don't. Either way, he is still the best!
Our 4 year old niece is a super smart little girl, she knew the entire alphabet at 1 year old and at 4 years old she can identify every letter. She has always been an early talker and all and by 2 (probably earlier but she's not my daughter so I really can't remember) she knew when she had to go… but she would never go on the potty. She would hold it all day if she didn’t have on a diaper, it was crazy. She was just so scared of going potty on the potty. Right around her 3rd birthday my husband and I watched her for a few days and I spent 3 hours one evening in the bathroom with her… listening to her scream and yell and cry, because she had to go and I wouldn’t put a diaper on her. It was an awful 3 hours... I felt awful, but I knew that she could do it if she just got past that first time. She finally went and has been completely potty trained ever since.
So, when our son was about 9 months or so (how awful… I can’t even remember this stuff for my one and only son! - good thing I documented everything... just can't get to it right now) I would put him on the potty while we waited the whole 20 seconds it took Daddy to make his bath… just to get him used to sitting on it. Well, around 13 months or so we were in his bedroom and he walked up to the bathroom door and pointed. I asked if he wanted to use the potty and he got all excited and shook his head ‘yes’. So I took off his pants and diaper and put him on the potty and sure enough he peed. After this milestone, I starting asking him at most diaper changes if he wanted to use the potty. Sometimes he says yes and other times he just acts oblivious to what I’ve said (silly boy… most kids his age love the word ‘No’ and yet that is the only one out of his 60+ word vocabulary that he barely ever uses). Anyway, no pressure, if he says yes we(he) sit on the potty and if he doesn’t say yes, then we just continue with the diaper change and sing or talk about something different. Even when he says yes, he often does nothing, but there have been a couple of times here and there when he has done pee or poo. I just chalk that up to coincidence.
Well, this weekend was huge (in my opinion). Saturday morning after he woke up I asked him about potty before changing his diaper and he said “potty”… so I put him on and he pees. Yeah C! Later, before his nap, I was walking him and he points to the bathroom and starts grunting (a fake grunt) so I ask him and he says “potty”… so I put him on and he poops. Again, Yeah C! Sunday morning and afternoon… the same thing as the day before. Then before bath we put him on and his daddy asks him to show him how he goes pee-pee. C says pee-pee, looks down, then pees! Then Daddy asks about poo and same thing (only with some grunting). YEAH C! After his bath I pick up a clean diaper and he shakes his head no and waves his hands to push the diaper away. I ask if he wants potty again and he says yes. I think “yeah right… now we’re just playing”, but whatever, I'm game :) Back to the potty we go and he pees again! Wow C… I am so amazed by you everyday! I would have never thought Little C would pick up potty training this easily… with me barely doing anything to lead him! He really is the greatest son in the world, not just because of this, just because he is always so easy going and happy and so easy with everything. I should have known that he would get this potty thing without much assistance from me and his daddy… he just does everything at his own pace on his own. He got rid of his pacifier on his own at 8 months, off his bottle on his own at 12 months and going to sleep on his own (to the point where he didn’t even want to be rocked… and without ever using the cry-it-out method) by I can’t even remember how many months - it has been that long… of course there are exceptions every now and again.
Could he really be this easy to potty train??? What a dream come true that would be. My mom said "that's great... but what about all those cloth diapers you bought that you are so excited about using"... well Mom, we'll just have to have another baby :) Anyway, I don't want to pressure him. He is only 15 1/2 months old and I am still working full-time... so if he continues at this rate, maybe after me being home with him (in 3 weeks!) and he has this consistency every day we might have him trained in a few months, but if not, then we don't. Either way, he is still the best!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Kawaii Baby Pocket Diaper Giveaway!!!
Yes, that’s right… here is my first giveaway!
I gave a short review of the Kawaii Baby Pocket Diaper in a previous post after my first weekend of using cloth diapers, and now I have used them for 2 weekends... so here is a little more info.
This was a long weekend because I worked from home on Friday and then had Monday off for the holiday... so that was 4 full days of cloth diapering! We used the animal print "overnight" diapers for overnight with both inserts stuffed in them. All the Kawaii Baby pocket diapers come with 2 inserts, but the overnight ones come with 2 XL inserts. To be honest with you though, I'm not sure what the difference is between the large and X-large inserts, as all the inserts we have appear to be about the same size... oh well, I don't really see that as being a big deal.
So, back to using the diaper overnight... it worked great, no leaks at all and when C got up his PJ's and crib sheet were dry. Our Little C is usually a pretty heavy wetter overnight if he doesn't sleep completely sound... which he doesn't right now because 2 molars have just come in and 2 more are on the way. He isn't waking up screaming at night, but I know he is getting up stirring, then falling back asleep on his own. Anyway, so far so good for overnight cloth diapering.
And during the day we only had one leak so far, and that was all our fault because I knew he would need to be changed soon... we had just gotten home Saturday evening and K was going to take the dog out. C loves going for the short walk with K, so I put him in his bike and off we went. Well, then we say hi to neighbors and one thing leads to the next and before you know it, it is another hour or so before we are back home... so due to us leaving him in his diaper too long, a little wetness did creep up the top front of the diaper and wet his one-sie a little.
So far I think the fit is good. It is hard for a disposable diapering mommy to get used to the fluffiness of the cloth diaper. Not that I don't love it... it is just a lot different than what I am used to! I am still playing with the snap settings too and trying to figure out how to get the right fit. Right now I am using the larger snap setting so I guess if the diaper snap settings would be small, medium, and large (unsnapped), then we are on medium. Sometimes I feel like we need large, but then the diaper just hangs. I know, it's just a diaper... how hard can it be??? It's not hard, it's just that I am one of those people that likes to have everything just right. The diaper must be completely flat under C and he must be laid completely in the center (which is hard with him always moving!), and when I bring up the front I like for it to be a perfect fit withough me having to pull more from under him, lol. Anyway, I'm learning and loving the experience so far.
All in all though, cloth diapering is going well. I'll try to get at least one or 2 pictures up soon... but I am so not good about uploading off my camera very often.
Your turn... enter to win a one-size pocket diaper in my choice of color from theluvyourbaby.com and me :)
Mandatory Entry:
~Become a follower via GFC of my blog... Mommy’s Dreams about Diapers and More
Extra Entries... since this is my first giveaway I am allowing for a ton of extra entries! (remember to leave a separate comment for each) Please make sure you leave your e-mail address in the comment if it isn't visible in your profile so I can find you!
~Subscribe to my blog via feedburner e-mail – 1 entry
~Add my button to your blog and tell me where it is – 5 entries
~Visit theluvyourbaby.com and tell me what diaper or cover you would want if you could choose – 1 entry
~Post about my giveaway on your blog and leave me the link so I can find it – 3 entries
~Post about my giveaway on a mommy/cloth diapering forum and leave me the link so I can find it – 2 entries
~Enter in your extra entries if you left me a comment here – 3 extra entries for commenting early and 2 extra entries for commenting now
~Comment on any of my other posts – 1 entry each, maximum of 3 entries
~Give your baby a hug/kiss and tell him/her/them that you love them! – 1 entry
~Post a linky to my giveaway and leave me the link – 5 entries
The giveaway will run until July 30th at 12 noon (EST). The winner will be notified by e-mail and will have 48 hours to respond to me.
***I was not compensated in any way for this review. The opinions expressed are honest and completely my own. I was provided one pocket diaper for the giveaway from theluveyourbaby.com and am paying for the shipping of that diaper to the winner on my own.
I gave a short review of the Kawaii Baby Pocket Diaper in a previous post after my first weekend of using cloth diapers, and now I have used them for 2 weekends... so here is a little more info.
This was a long weekend because I worked from home on Friday and then had Monday off for the holiday... so that was 4 full days of cloth diapering! We used the animal print "overnight" diapers for overnight with both inserts stuffed in them. All the Kawaii Baby pocket diapers come with 2 inserts, but the overnight ones come with 2 XL inserts. To be honest with you though, I'm not sure what the difference is between the large and X-large inserts, as all the inserts we have appear to be about the same size... oh well, I don't really see that as being a big deal.
So, back to using the diaper overnight... it worked great, no leaks at all and when C got up his PJ's and crib sheet were dry. Our Little C is usually a pretty heavy wetter overnight if he doesn't sleep completely sound... which he doesn't right now because 2 molars have just come in and 2 more are on the way. He isn't waking up screaming at night, but I know he is getting up stirring, then falling back asleep on his own. Anyway, so far so good for overnight cloth diapering.
And during the day we only had one leak so far, and that was all our fault because I knew he would need to be changed soon... we had just gotten home Saturday evening and K was going to take the dog out. C loves going for the short walk with K, so I put him in his bike and off we went. Well, then we say hi to neighbors and one thing leads to the next and before you know it, it is another hour or so before we are back home... so due to us leaving him in his diaper too long, a little wetness did creep up the top front of the diaper and wet his one-sie a little.
So far I think the fit is good. It is hard for a disposable diapering mommy to get used to the fluffiness of the cloth diaper. Not that I don't love it... it is just a lot different than what I am used to! I am still playing with the snap settings too and trying to figure out how to get the right fit. Right now I am using the larger snap setting so I guess if the diaper snap settings would be small, medium, and large (unsnapped), then we are on medium. Sometimes I feel like we need large, but then the diaper just hangs. I know, it's just a diaper... how hard can it be??? It's not hard, it's just that I am one of those people that likes to have everything just right. The diaper must be completely flat under C and he must be laid completely in the center (which is hard with him always moving!), and when I bring up the front I like for it to be a perfect fit withough me having to pull more from under him, lol. Anyway, I'm learning and loving the experience so far.
All in all though, cloth diapering is going well. I'll try to get at least one or 2 pictures up soon... but I am so not good about uploading off my camera very often.
Your turn... enter to win a one-size pocket diaper in my choice of color from theluvyourbaby.com and me :)
Mandatory Entry:
~Become a follower via GFC of my blog... Mommy’s Dreams about Diapers and More
Extra Entries... since this is my first giveaway I am allowing for a ton of extra entries! (remember to leave a separate comment for each) Please make sure you leave your e-mail address in the comment if it isn't visible in your profile so I can find you!
~Subscribe to my blog via feedburner e-mail – 1 entry
~Add my button to your blog and tell me where it is – 5 entries
~Visit theluvyourbaby.com and tell me what diaper or cover you would want if you could choose – 1 entry
~Post about my giveaway on your blog and leave me the link so I can find it – 3 entries
~Post about my giveaway on a mommy/cloth diapering forum and leave me the link so I can find it – 2 entries
~Enter in your extra entries if you left me a comment here – 3 extra entries for commenting early and 2 extra entries for commenting now
~Comment on any of my other posts – 1 entry each, maximum of 3 entries
~Give your baby a hug/kiss and tell him/her/them that you love them! – 1 entry
~Post a linky to my giveaway and leave me the link – 5 entries
The giveaway will run until July 30th at 12 noon (EST). The winner will be notified by e-mail and will have 48 hours to respond to me.
***I was not compensated in any way for this review. The opinions expressed are honest and completely my own. I was provided one pocket diaper for the giveaway from theluveyourbaby.com and am paying for the shipping of that diaper to the winner on my own.
Monday, June 28, 2010
My Dreamy Mondays
Last night was filled with Cloth Diaper dreams, most likely because this weekend was my first weekend cloth diapering! I had dreams about my little guy sleeping overnight in a cloth diaper (which I didn’t try yet… more on that below) and dreams about how soft and cute the cloth diapers are. There wasn’t any story line to any of my dreams… it was more just a parade of cloth diaper visions.
So… how did our first weekend go??? Pretty good I think.
I was so excited to get home on Friday because I knew my delivery of Kawaii Baby diapers would be awaiting my arrival. I did, after all, stalk the UPS tracking website all day until I saw that the shipment had been delivered. I got home with C and we ran to the front door to get our package, but I decided since K would of course want to be there when I opened the package, I would wait for him to get home. Luckily I had plenty to keep me busy until he got there. Once he walked in the door, we were all sitting at the kitchen table looking through all my new diapers.
Unfortunately we had a graduation party to get to so I didn’t have time to wash the diapers and then we didn’t get back home until super late, so I wouldn’t be able to wash everything until Saturday morning, and then we were out for a good part of the day, so no cloth diapers until I could get everything ready.
So, come early Saturday evening, C needed a diaper change and my cloth diapers were all prepped, washed and ready! I chose the Knickernappies diaper to start with, for no reason at all. Overall things went well; no leaks and he even had a #2 in that diaper. Now, it wasn’t super solid so I did have to do the swish-in-toilet method (don’t let my hubby find out) but all-in-all, it wasn’t bad at all. Unfortunately, with that less than solid #2 also appeared a very red diaper rash… just like that our of the blue – no warnings or mild rash – so for bed I put him in a disposable so I could lather on the cream and by morning his rash was gone and we started the day with a Kawaii Baby pocket. All in all, things went very well.
So… how did our first weekend go??? Pretty good I think.
I was so excited to get home on Friday because I knew my delivery of Kawaii Baby diapers would be awaiting my arrival. I did, after all, stalk the UPS tracking website all day until I saw that the shipment had been delivered. I got home with C and we ran to the front door to get our package, but I decided since K would of course want to be there when I opened the package, I would wait for him to get home. Luckily I had plenty to keep me busy until he got there. Once he walked in the door, we were all sitting at the kitchen table looking through all my new diapers.
Unfortunately we had a graduation party to get to so I didn’t have time to wash the diapers and then we didn’t get back home until super late, so I wouldn’t be able to wash everything until Saturday morning, and then we were out for a good part of the day, so no cloth diapers until I could get everything ready.
So, come early Saturday evening, C needed a diaper change and my cloth diapers were all prepped, washed and ready! I chose the Knickernappies diaper to start with, for no reason at all. Overall things went well; no leaks and he even had a #2 in that diaper. Now, it wasn’t super solid so I did have to do the swish-in-toilet method (don’t let my hubby find out) but all-in-all, it wasn’t bad at all. Unfortunately, with that less than solid #2 also appeared a very red diaper rash… just like that our of the blue – no warnings or mild rash – so for bed I put him in a disposable so I could lather on the cream and by morning his rash was gone and we started the day with a Kawaii Baby pocket. All in all, things went very well.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Thankful Thursdays – The Little Things
So, I did it… I finally placed my order for Little C’s Kawaii Baby Diapers and Covers!!! I am so excited, it will be like Christmas morning when they arrive… for me anyway, my husband and son really don’t care, I’m sure. I ordered the detergent last night, Allen’s Naturally and will be ordering my Planet Wise Wet/Dry Bag and Pail Liner later today or in a few days… once I decide on the colors! I already ordered and received some Indian prefolds, cloth wipes and flushable liners (for when Daddy will be doing changes) from CottonBabies.com. CottonBabies.com is a great site that always has free shipping! They happened to have the Indian Prefolds on sale for 40 cents off when I purchased them – although in all the price comparing I have done they have always had the best prices on prefolds I could ever find, so this extra savings was even more awesome!
So… back to the title… THANKFUL THURSDAYS… what am I thankful for?? On-line shopping deals and the fact that just thinking about starting cloth diapering full-time has me feeling like a kid on Christmas morning, and also for the great deals I feel like I am getting… I love saving money! It’s the little things in life…
My grand total for everything that I think I will ever really “need” is… $232.90! I think that is a great price and it even includes a freebie or too. Here’s the breakdown.
http://www.cottonbabies.com/
8 Indian Prefolds: Premium – $12.80 (that’s $1.60 each!)
4 Indian Prefolds: Infant – $4.40 (that’s $1.10 each!)
2 Packs of 12 count bumGenius Flannel Baby Wipes – $23.90
1 Pack of Imse Vimse Flushable Liners: Toddler – $12.99
The total was $54.09 and then I used coupon code: BESTDEAL to save 5%
Bringing the grand total to $51.39!
http://www.theluvyourbaby.com/ (Kawaii Baby)
7 Pocket Diapers for $48.93 ($6.99 each and all Pocket Diapers come with 2 inserts!)
2 Over-Night Pocket Diapers for $15.98 ($7.99 each and 2 extra large inserts each)
1 Special Print Pocket Diaper for $7.25 (yep, 2 inserts)
5 Diaper Covers for $22.50 (wow, $4.50 each)
1 free Pocket Diaper for a giveaway on my site!
***Make a comment on this post by answering my questions below for 3 extra entries into my Kawaii Baby giveaway starting on Monday July 5th!***
Since I ordered 10 pockets, the shipping was free!
The total came to $94.18!
http://www.nurturedfamily.com/
1 box Allens Naturally Detergent - 5 lb Powder for $17.55 (it was $19.50 but I had a 10% off offer for signing up for their newsletter – else allensna.ipower.com would have been a better deal)
Shipping for $10.78
That’s $28.33 for the total and here are the costs per load (including the shipping proce) for my HE Front
Load washer:
Cloth Diapers: 900-1200 loads, which is between 2.4 and 3.1 cents a load!!!
Regular Clothes: about 300 loads, which is 9.4 cents a load!
http://www.kellyscloset.com/ – Although this order hasn’t been placed yet… I am still debating back and forth about if I want wet bags or wet/dry bags and what color pail liner… and just 1 or 2 - so this is an estimate, but it's close enough
2 Planet Wise Pail Liners for $33.00 ($16.50 each)
1 Planet Wise Small Wet Bag for $9.50
1 Planet Wise Medium Wet Bag for $16.50
1 free Pocket Diaper with coupon code: OSMOTPROMO
Free shipping because my order is over $49.
Bringing this total to $59.00!
Okay, so what does everyone think? Did I figure this stuff out fairly well or am I completely off base about what I should need? I am so new to this stuff and although I love the idea of trying a bunch of stuff to see what works best for us and our son… I am too cheap to buy all those higher priced diapers! I have heard great reviews about Kawaii Baby and you really can’t beat the price! I also have heard great recommendations for Allen’s Naturally and Planet Wise, so I hope I made some good choices.
Keep in mind I also have a Bumkins All-In-One in Medium that still fits our son and also a Knickernappies One-Size Pocket, both of which I won… not bought. Okay, I also have won a Wahmies Pocket Diaper… but that was almost one month ago and I still haven’t received it – even though I was in contact with the hosting blogger (I won’t mention any names) and she said she’d let me know when it ships :( Also, I e-mailed her this past weekend and still haven’t heard anything… so I’m not counting on that diaper :( What would you do in this situation?
So… back to the title… THANKFUL THURSDAYS… what am I thankful for?? On-line shopping deals and the fact that just thinking about starting cloth diapering full-time has me feeling like a kid on Christmas morning, and also for the great deals I feel like I am getting… I love saving money! It’s the little things in life…
My grand total for everything that I think I will ever really “need” is… $232.90! I think that is a great price and it even includes a freebie or too. Here’s the breakdown.
http://www.cottonbabies.com/
8 Indian Prefolds: Premium – $12.80 (that’s $1.60 each!)
4 Indian Prefolds: Infant – $4.40 (that’s $1.10 each!)
2 Packs of 12 count bumGenius Flannel Baby Wipes – $23.90
1 Pack of Imse Vimse Flushable Liners: Toddler – $12.99
The total was $54.09 and then I used coupon code: BESTDEAL to save 5%
Bringing the grand total to $51.39!
http://www.theluvyourbaby.com/ (Kawaii Baby)
7 Pocket Diapers for $48.93 ($6.99 each and all Pocket Diapers come with 2 inserts!)
2 Over-Night Pocket Diapers for $15.98 ($7.99 each and 2 extra large inserts each)
1 Special Print Pocket Diaper for $7.25 (yep, 2 inserts)
5 Diaper Covers for $22.50 (wow, $4.50 each)
1 free Pocket Diaper for a giveaway on my site!
***Make a comment on this post by answering my questions below for 3 extra entries into my Kawaii Baby giveaway starting on Monday July 5th!***
Since I ordered 10 pockets, the shipping was free!
The total came to $94.18!
http://www.nurturedfamily.com/
1 box Allens Naturally Detergent - 5 lb Powder for $17.55 (it was $19.50 but I had a 10% off offer for signing up for their newsletter – else allensna.ipower.com would have been a better deal)
Shipping for $10.78
That’s $28.33 for the total and here are the costs per load (including the shipping proce) for my HE Front
Load washer:
Cloth Diapers: 900-1200 loads, which is between 2.4 and 3.1 cents a load!!!
Regular Clothes: about 300 loads, which is 9.4 cents a load!
http://www.kellyscloset.com/ – Although this order hasn’t been placed yet… I am still debating back and forth about if I want wet bags or wet/dry bags and what color pail liner… and just 1 or 2 - so this is an estimate, but it's close enough
2 Planet Wise Pail Liners for $33.00 ($16.50 each)
1 Planet Wise Small Wet Bag for $9.50
1 Planet Wise Medium Wet Bag for $16.50
1 free Pocket Diaper with coupon code: OSMOTPROMO
Free shipping because my order is over $49.
Bringing this total to $59.00!
Okay, so what does everyone think? Did I figure this stuff out fairly well or am I completely off base about what I should need? I am so new to this stuff and although I love the idea of trying a bunch of stuff to see what works best for us and our son… I am too cheap to buy all those higher priced diapers! I have heard great reviews about Kawaii Baby and you really can’t beat the price! I also have heard great recommendations for Allen’s Naturally and Planet Wise, so I hope I made some good choices.
Keep in mind I also have a Bumkins All-In-One in Medium that still fits our son and also a Knickernappies One-Size Pocket, both of which I won… not bought. Okay, I also have won a Wahmies Pocket Diaper… but that was almost one month ago and I still haven’t received it – even though I was in contact with the hosting blogger (I won’t mention any names) and she said she’d let me know when it ships :( Also, I e-mailed her this past weekend and still haven’t heard anything… so I’m not counting on that diaper :( What would you do in this situation?
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Kelly's Closet Affiliate Program
Hi Everyone...
Since I decided to take the plunge and quit work (okay... so it hasn't happened just yet... but hopefully soon!), I decided to sign up for the Affiliate Program with Kelly's Closet. If anyone has any cloth diapers needs, Kelly's Closet is a great place to get them. There is free shipping with orders over $49 and they often have great extra discount and coupons. Just click on the link below (or on my sidebar) to check it out!
Since I decided to take the plunge and quit work (okay... so it hasn't happened just yet... but hopefully soon!), I decided to sign up for the Affiliate Program with Kelly's Closet. If anyone has any cloth diapers needs, Kelly's Closet is a great place to get them. There is free shipping with orders over $49 and they often have great extra discount and coupons. Just click on the link below (or on my sidebar) to check it out!
Monday, June 7, 2010
My Dreamy Mondays
I actually haven't had very many vivid dreams lately... and the dentist claims I am grinding my teeth... which he never noticed before. Am I stressed about something, he asks. To be honest... I'm really not. And I thought people that remember their dremas are people that don't sleep well... but I feel like I have been sleeping really well lately. Anyway... who knows, but all I can remember of my dreams lately is a little fraction of info that means nothing. I should be dreaming about my first order of cloth diapers that arrived today!
I just placed my first order for some prefolds, disposable liners and cloth wipes from CottonBabies.com. They offer free shipping on all their orders... which is awesome! I placed the order on June 2nd... just 5 days ago and they have already been delivered... that's fast enough for me. And if you use prefolds... they have the best price I have found - and believe me, I have searched around. And right now their Indian prefolds are 40 cents off! I ordered 12 of them (8 premium and 4 infant - to use in addition for overnights until we have a baby #2) so I'll let you know how they work out once I get them prepped and order some covers for them. I am looking into Kawaii Baby covers because they are so inexpensive, but I haven't decided for sure yet... but once I do I will share :)
I am getting so excited for being able to cloth diaper full time... 2 more months!!!
I just placed my first order for some prefolds, disposable liners and cloth wipes from CottonBabies.com. They offer free shipping on all their orders... which is awesome! I placed the order on June 2nd... just 5 days ago and they have already been delivered... that's fast enough for me. And if you use prefolds... they have the best price I have found - and believe me, I have searched around. And right now their Indian prefolds are 40 cents off! I ordered 12 of them (8 premium and 4 infant - to use in addition for overnights until we have a baby #2) so I'll let you know how they work out once I get them prepped and order some covers for them. I am looking into Kawaii Baby covers because they are so inexpensive, but I haven't decided for sure yet... but once I do I will share :)
I am getting so excited for being able to cloth diaper full time... 2 more months!!!
Monday, May 24, 2010
My Dreamy Mondays
First, a big THANKS to MamaB for the Wahmies Pocket Diaper Giveaway... I am thrilled that I won!
Onto my dream... which is to be a cloth-diapering stay-at-home mommy... and maybe it will finally happen! I am a firm believer that things happen for a reason and that there are some things that shouldn't be forced... examples...
When I was pregnant and had my first ultrasound, the technician saw that I had placenta previa, which basically meant I would have to have a c-section. I hated this idea... not because I was completely against having a c-section in order to make sure my baby would be healthy... but because I didn't want to pick my baby's birthday. I wanted my baby to be born when he was ready, not when the doctor's and our schedule fit best. Lucky for all of us, the placenta previa went away and we had a healthy, natural, medication free birth :)
I was worried about who would watch our Little C when I went back to work. Even though we had looked into daycare centers, I just hated the idea of leaving my little baby in one (no offense to those of you that use a day care center) and then my parents became unemployed and were able to watch our little guy for a few months and then once my parents found jobs the neighbor across the street offered, which worked out great. I felt so comfortable having him with people that I love and trust.
Now my husband has been unemployed since December and it is frustrating to apply for jobs and always hear "you were second choice"... but at the same time - it was GREAT that he could be home with our son. They bonded and they learned from each other and they developed their own little tricks and traditions - this is a time that you can never get back - so I am thrilled my husband had it. When he lost his job, we started talking about relocating. We could move and downsize and then maybe I could stay home with our children. And, if I can stay home... then I WANT TO CLOTH DIAPER! So, 2 weeks ago I win 2 cloth diapers, back to back, and then yesterday I win another one. A sign??? I think so! Seriously, out of 302, 365 and 936 entries... I happen to win 3 different cloth diapers. What are the odds?!?! Okay, maybe not totally impossible, but still... WOW! So, then on Friday my husband gets a job offer. It is local, so there won't be any relocating, but if we watch our money a little more closely than we currently do, then I think we can manage me staying home. Anyway, I think it's a sign. I think it was meant to be... me at home with my baby and his cloth diapers :)
Onto my dream... which is to be a cloth-diapering stay-at-home mommy... and maybe it will finally happen! I am a firm believer that things happen for a reason and that there are some things that shouldn't be forced... examples...
When I was pregnant and had my first ultrasound, the technician saw that I had placenta previa, which basically meant I would have to have a c-section. I hated this idea... not because I was completely against having a c-section in order to make sure my baby would be healthy... but because I didn't want to pick my baby's birthday. I wanted my baby to be born when he was ready, not when the doctor's and our schedule fit best. Lucky for all of us, the placenta previa went away and we had a healthy, natural, medication free birth :)
I was worried about who would watch our Little C when I went back to work. Even though we had looked into daycare centers, I just hated the idea of leaving my little baby in one (no offense to those of you that use a day care center) and then my parents became unemployed and were able to watch our little guy for a few months and then once my parents found jobs the neighbor across the street offered, which worked out great. I felt so comfortable having him with people that I love and trust.
Now my husband has been unemployed since December and it is frustrating to apply for jobs and always hear "you were second choice"... but at the same time - it was GREAT that he could be home with our son. They bonded and they learned from each other and they developed their own little tricks and traditions - this is a time that you can never get back - so I am thrilled my husband had it. When he lost his job, we started talking about relocating. We could move and downsize and then maybe I could stay home with our children. And, if I can stay home... then I WANT TO CLOTH DIAPER! So, 2 weeks ago I win 2 cloth diapers, back to back, and then yesterday I win another one. A sign??? I think so! Seriously, out of 302, 365 and 936 entries... I happen to win 3 different cloth diapers. What are the odds?!?! Okay, maybe not totally impossible, but still... WOW! So, then on Friday my husband gets a job offer. It is local, so there won't be any relocating, but if we watch our money a little more closely than we currently do, then I think we can manage me staying home. Anyway, I think it's a sign. I think it was meant to be... me at home with my baby and his cloth diapers :)
Monday, April 12, 2010
My Dreamy Mondays
I have had a couple of dreams the past few nights… dreams about diapers of course! This dream happened to be about the Kissaluvs diapers. Why? I don’t know, maybe just because I love the name. There wasn’t much to this dream. I simply was searching on-line to buy these diapers and then also telling people about them. Once I woke up I started thinking…
I wonder why no stores around me sell cloth diapers (at least no stores that I know of). And I don’t mean the Gerber cloth diapers; I mean the adorable and full of variety cloth diapers you can find online. It seems as though there are so many people out there thinking of using cloth diapers but to rely simply on someone doing a search online for them doesn’t make a lot of sense. There are Babies-R-Us stores everywhere… and all they sell are G-diapers – which are a cross between disposable and cloth, because it has a flushable insert with a re-useable cover – and it seems kind-of annoying to me that I would have to tear apart the “flushable liner”… but I must admit they are super cute. I wonder if they would work with prefolds instead of their flushable liners? oh well, one of these days (hopefully very soon) I will try out my first cloth diaper!!!
I wonder why no stores around me sell cloth diapers (at least no stores that I know of). And I don’t mean the Gerber cloth diapers; I mean the adorable and full of variety cloth diapers you can find online. It seems as though there are so many people out there thinking of using cloth diapers but to rely simply on someone doing a search online for them doesn’t make a lot of sense. There are Babies-R-Us stores everywhere… and all they sell are G-diapers – which are a cross between disposable and cloth, because it has a flushable insert with a re-useable cover – and it seems kind-of annoying to me that I would have to tear apart the “flushable liner”… but I must admit they are super cute. I wonder if they would work with prefolds instead of their flushable liners? oh well, one of these days (hopefully very soon) I will try out my first cloth diaper!!!
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Kissaluvs Giveaway
Visit The B Keeps Us Honest for your chance to win a Kissaluvs Marvels One-size AIO and a One-size Diaper Cover.
Win gift certificate from No Pins Required
Go to Thrify Mama B's for your chance to win a $30 gift certificate from No Pins Required.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Fluff the Bum
Chanda from The Eco-Cheap Mom is hosting her very first blog event... Fluff the Bum Cloth Diaper Event from April 1st thru April 30th. She says "there will be a review AND giveaway each weekday in April. That's 22 giveaways...possibly more!"
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
About those diapers...
So the reason that I have been having dreams about diapers is because I have been contemplating switching from disposables to cloth. When I was pregnant with our son, I researched everything that had anything to do with a baby... or so I thought. So why... oh why... did I never even think of cloth diapers? They are more economical and more environmentally friendly... but most important, they are probably more comfortable for out Little C than disposables.
So, I start looking into it and it seems as though the options are endless. If I have ever felt information overload... this is it! Anyways, after much comparison and deliberation (and dreams), I have decided on prefolds with one-size covers... and maybe a few AIO (all-in-ones for those of you that are new to this like I am). I don't really care for the pocket style because it seems too complicated, not to mention messy. I like that with the prefolds and covers, the prefolds are cheap and the covers aren't too bad either, plus the covers can be used more than once without washing, so that saves money because you don't need too many. And AIO's seem kind-of expensive and you need more because the whole thing must be washed after each use... so, there's my view on cloth in a nutshell.
So, I start looking into it and it seems as though the options are endless. If I have ever felt information overload... this is it! Anyways, after much comparison and deliberation (and dreams), I have decided on prefolds with one-size covers... and maybe a few AIO (all-in-ones for those of you that are new to this like I am). I don't really care for the pocket style because it seems too complicated, not to mention messy. I like that with the prefolds and covers, the prefolds are cheap and the covers aren't too bad either, plus the covers can be used more than once without washing, so that saves money because you don't need too many. And AIO's seem kind-of expensive and you need more because the whole thing must be washed after each use... so, there's my view on cloth in a nutshell.
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