I’m thrilled to have Lauren from Hobo Mama joining us for Wool Week! Because, you guessed it, wool doesn’t stop working its’ magic with diapering. Lauren’s here to give us the scoop on some more wool wonders … I’m a huge fan of wool for cloth diapering. My favorite diapering setup is a prefold with […]
DIY Wool Covers
If I were a sewing genius I would write up my own wool cover tutorial. But, since that isn’t even close to true I want to share a few of the wonderful tutorials already out there. Born to Love – Baby Bum Sweater Pattern Understanding Laura – Make Your Own Favorite Longies The Sewing Dork […]
I Love Wool: A Lanolizing Tutorial
Amy blogs over at Anktangle and I’m so excited to be sharing her AMAZING lanolizing tutorial with you. Connect with her on Facebook and Twitter for many wonderful natural parenting stories, tutorials, and valuable information! My son began to get painful, infected diaper rashes right before his first birthday. After a bit of trial and […]
Washing Wool
Simple. That’s how I like my washing instructions. So, here you go in a few easy steps … Fill your bathroom sink with cool water Add cover, don’t agitate, just let it sit for a minute Drain sink and gently squeeze cover by folding and pressing Fill your bathroom sink with warm water Add 1-2 […]
Building Your Wool Stash
The great thing about wool is that you can start building your stash slowly. I don’t know many mamas who begin with wool – most are using another cloth diapering system and slowly add or transition to wool. To turn your baby into a woolie baby you’ll need 2 pieces – a cloth component with […]
Why Wool?
When we first decided to cloth diaper I was set on creating our whole stash with one type of diaper. It seemed to be the easiest way to stay organized – same washing instructions, same inserts, same everything. Although I don’t regret going heavy in one direction of cloth diapering – now, a year in, […]
Jemma’s Money
Welcome to the October Carnival of Natural Parenting: Money MattersThis post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have shared how finances affect their parenting choices. Please read to the end to find a list of links to the […]
Totsy Love, Night Dipes & My Amazingness
First things first … discount websites are going to get me in trouble. Sometimes I just can’t resist cute things like this playsuit from Totsy. Adorable, right? Melton Begonia Baby Jumpsuit We have been using disposable 7th Generation dipes at night and this week we ran out. Instead of rushing to the store and plopping […]