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Cloth Diaper Chat #10-- with Tiffany of Diaper Jungle and Rebecca of Cuddle Baby
5/18/05

6 mamas in attendance

 

18:49:54 diapermama Evening everyone :) Tiffany of the Diaper Jungle here :)
18:50:16 Cuddlebaby are you the other chat host?
18:50:25 Cuddlebaby diaper jungle?
18:50:34 diapermama I am :)
18:50:52 diapermama Diaper Jungle - http://www.diaperjungle.com
18:50:59 Cuddlebaby great site!!
18:51:02 Cuddlebaby I'm rebecca
18:51:14 Cuddlebaby I need to be listed there  :)
18:51:21 Cuddlebaby I love all the resource information you have!!
18:51:29 diapermama Thank you. Nice to meet you Rebecca :)
18:51:33 Cuddlebaby www.cuddlebaby.com
18:51:52 diapermama I also run a diaper store, http://www.jellybeandiapers.com
18:52:58 diapermama Your site looks great too. I will have to check out better tonight :)
18:53:47 Cuddlebaby yeah I've been to jellybean before, I think I met you in here once.
18:54:02 Cuddlebaby so do we have to make people ask questions in turn then?
18:54:07 Cuddlebaby how do you want to do this?
18:54:41 VJ this is the cloth diaper place right?
18:54:51 diapermama Yes it is, Welcome :)
18:54:55 VJ :-)
18:55:07 Cuddlebaby welcome!!!
18:55:17 Cuddlebaby diapermama and I are your hosts :)
18:55:31 diapermama Are you new to cloth diapers?
18:55:48 Cuddlebaby shall we do a little introduction first, ages/sex of children?
18:55:49 VJ yea
18:55:59 VJ planm to start as a toddler i guess maybe as training ones
18:56:13 VJ is it me or is this window a bi off on the left side?
18:56:13 diapermama Sounds good Rebecca
18:56:19 Cuddlebaby I have a boy who is 9 and girl who is 7 and boy who is 2 and a girl who is 3 weeks.
18:56:30 VJ my age? well im getting older lol
18:56:39 VJ my boy is 2
18:56:53 diapermama I am Tiffany and I have two kids, 4 and 1. I am also expecting. I use cloth diapers exclusively :)
18:57:02 VJ sweet
18:57:09 Cuddlebaby vj>I have a friend who only switches to cloth for toddlers, swears by them for helping to train them  :)
18:57:18 VJ wouldva been too much work if i did it while using laundromat
18:57:24 VJ and walking my laundry tho
18:57:27 Cuddlebaby yeah....
18:57:35 diapermama A laundromat is tough ;)
18:57:43 VJ now i understand more about this being able to use internet and shortly am getting a washer
18:57:45 Cuddlebaby did you get your window problem fixed?  the chat area is nicely sized on my screen.
18:58:10 VJ its just weird
18:58:17 VJ bec you know the color" icon?"
18:58:18 Cuddlebaby welcome to the internet vj!  and to mommyhood too!!
18:58:27 VJ well half of that is out including the whole side jsut a very little but
18:58:33 VJ thanks!
18:58:37 Cuddlebaby yeah
18:58:56 Cuddlebaby test
18:58:58 VJ oops
18:58:59 VJ lol
18:59:02 Cuddlebaby too bright?
18:59:04 VJ my scroll bar was int he middle
18:59:15 diapermama Hard to read, a little
18:59:15 VJ yea for me
18:59:23 VJ make it darker bec its a nice color
18:59:56 VJ ok any ideas how to sew my own?
19:00:07 VJ i do have four snappies and one cover-up" whatever you call it"
19:00:12 Cuddlebaby hate to give outmy secret but was just at www.diapersewing.com today...
19:00:15 Cuddlebaby it's great :)
19:00:25 VJ plus several prefolds" but from Target if you know what im saying (the ones with thick in middle)"
19:00:49 Cuddlebaby it's a start!!!
19:01:03 willowsmom hi :)
19:01:04 Cuddlebaby both of us (tiff and myself) sew diapers...
19:01:05 diapermama I got booted  :<  But I am back now
19:01:07 Cuddlebaby lots of moms do
19:01:15 Cuddlebaby www.orangestarfish.com sells used stuff for cheaper...
19:01:31 Cuddlebaby usually it's me that gets booted!
19:01:33 diapermama I definately got started with used :)
19:01:41 Cuddlebaby welcome willowsmom!
19:01:46 willowsmom thanks:)
19:02:01 VJ thanks :-)
19:02:03 diapermama Yes, welcome Willowsmom :D
19:02:07 willowsmom Thanks :)
19:02:10 Cuddlebaby tell us the age and sex of your child(ren)
19:02:12 willowsmom and Howdy :)
19:02:18 willowsmom Willow will be 2 in July
19:02:20 VJ i sew (haven't for a long time)
19:02:21 willowsmom a girl :)
19:02:29 VJ but want to start and especially using up the fabrics we have
19:02:42 diapermama I had never sewn anything until diapers :)
19:02:48 willowsmom And...surprisingly...we just started REALLY cding...had tried...and failed...and are doing GREAT with it now ;)
19:02:53 VJ cool
19:03:14 diapermama Wonderful! Cloth diapering can be fun when you get the hang of it :)
19:03:18 VJ actually from your experience (any of you) what fabrics really work
19:03:25 VJ and fleece? i think water can go thru no problem
19:03:39 willowsmom Yes!!!  I had to get some diapers that I could work with...lol Now I'm addicted and want to try all sorts of diapers
19:03:39 diapermama Hemp works very well, but it can get stiff
19:03:51 VJ k don't have hemp
19:04:02 Cuddlebaby me too Tiffany
19:04:19 diapermama Sherpa is very absorbent and super soft. Microfleece helps keep baby dry
19:04:39 VJ well i have read somewhere you can use up stuff liek sweatshirts arms
19:04:45 VJ etc... so thats what im looking into
19:04:46 VJ ?
19:04:51 diapermama BUT if you are trying to potty train then you may want them to feel wet....flannel would be good for that.
19:04:57 Cuddlebaby don't forget about old towels
19:04:59 VJ since i have a lot of fabrics alone but dont know what they are made of
19:05:03 Cuddlebaby and receiving blankets
19:05:07 VJ ok flannel then i guess lol
19:05:08 Cuddlebaby that's what I experimented on
19:05:10 Cuddlebaby and fleece
19:05:15 VJ using a cover up?
19:05:30 willowsmom I cannabalized all my blankets for wipes. lol
19:05:32 diapermama Sweatshirts do work, I have used before. Also old towels and recieving blankets
19:05:41 Cuddlebaby fleece, only the high quality stuff will keep moisture out (this is for wraps btw), poloar fleece made by malden mills
19:06:03 Cuddlebaby covers can be made from fleece as I said but PUL works well...
19:06:04 VJ wipes?
19:06:08 willowsmom baby wipes
19:06:09 willowsmom yep
19:06:13 VJ im spoiled i guess - bec im used to
19:06:15 Cuddlebaby and is what I use in my Nappie Wraps
19:06:18 VJ bring already made wipes since
19:06:21 VJ i walk around a lot
19:06:23 diapermama Sherpa is great for baby wipes, feels like silk :)
19:06:26 VJ Nappie Wraps whats that
19:06:28 willowsmom ooo cool :)
19:06:35 willowsmom Ok..where's a good place to get fabrics?
19:07:09 diapermama I get mine from online group co-ops. But there is The Diaper Shop and Sewshoppe
19:07:09 VJ fleece too hot for summer isn't it?
19:07:31 VJ i have solarveil fabric - plan to see about making it into a wrap but dont know about carrying a 2 years old who demands to see everything
19:07:54 VJ ok tell me tho - with dirty stuff what do you do as you are travelling or let's say at the mall
19:07:54 willowsmom very cool...I'd love to sew some stuff...now that I've bought a new machine...and really started sewing
19:08:01 Cuddlebaby http://www.cuddlebaby.com/accessories.html
19:08:03 diapermama Nah, I live in Phoenix and I use fleece. It is very breathable. Plus my litle one only wears a dipe in the summer :)
19:08:04 Cuddlebaby nappie wraps
19:08:05 VJ ? bec i walk around a lot due to not having a car and love to walk as well
19:08:34 Cuddlebaby http://orangestarfish.com/ ---used diaper place
19:08:36 VJ diapermama i live in flagstaff lol
19:08:37 diapermama When I am out I throw dirty stuff in a Bummis waterproof tote bag
19:09:19 diapermama Flagstaff? Wow, small world. You might be 10-20 degrees cooler right?
19:10:04 VJ yep tho i got a sunburn today
19:10:07 VJ didn't feel it tho
19:10:08 Cuddlebaby i make ditty bags too for dirty diapers
19:10:18 diapermama Ebay is also great for used cloth diapers. That is where I bought all of mine :)
19:10:36 Cuddlebaby wew lost willow
19:10:48 Cuddlebaby yeah good idea
19:10:50 VJ ah
19:11:02 VJ for me i wanna make with Jelani's old clothes maybe
19:11:09 VJ or the fleece pillow cases that i still have
19:11:29 Cuddlebaby or join a moms grouyp like lll---they'd have moms with outgrownm dipes for sale
19:11:53 Cuddlebaby that fleece would really only be good for diaper liners...
19:11:56 VJ diapermama do you have a MDC group in phoenix?
19:12:11 Cuddlebaby and that's for if you have a sensitive baby/toddler...use the fleece to line the diaper with...
19:12:11 VJ i have a cover-up""
19:12:16 diapermama I think there is but I have never been :)
19:12:28 Cuddlebaby also would be okay for experiementing but don't count on it to hold urine inside....
19:12:30 diapermama Keep meaning to meet them MDC gals
19:12:33 Cuddlebaby unless you double layer it
19:12:53 VJ guess for training thats good
19:13:05 Cuddlebaby i'm so jealous that you ladies even have that option!
19:13:06 VJ theres none up here thats why i asked
19:13:14 VJ tho we are in phoenix for the day tomorrow and coming back
19:13:15 Cuddlebaby how great it would be to meet some mdc moms in real life
19:13:24 Cuddlebaby welcome scubamommy!!
19:13:31 VJ i wish!!!
19:13:40 VJ scuba - oh something i ve always wanted to do lol
19:14:14 Cuddlebaby intro yourself when you are ready...ages and gender of your child(ren)?
19:14:17 scubamommy HI
19:14:18 VJ ok i asked my seller what it was called
19:14:24 Cuddlebaby I have four from 9 to 3 weeks  and I'm rebecca
19:14:24 VJ i bought a bummis and four snaps from her
19:14:31 scubamommy sorry to join in llate
19:14:36 VJ what else would i need to do to make it complete - to sew thats it
19:14:45 Cuddlebaby that's okay, there is plenty of room in here!
19:14:46 VJ anytime scubamommy
19:15:11 scubamommy i only have one little guy and he is 16 months
19:15:29 Cuddlebaby what a great age!!
19:15:30 diapermama Hi scubamommy! I am Tiffany, mommy to two - ages four and one. I am pregnant too :)
19:15:35 Cuddlebaby learning all about the world around him  :)
19:15:47 Cuddlebaby when are you due Tiff?
19:15:50 scubamommy how pregnant are you daipermamma
19:15:59 diapermama My little is 14 months :) It is a great age!
19:16:22 diapermama 6 weeks! So just a little pregnant, LOL.
19:16:22 scubamommy hes so fun to watch, esp when talking to himself
19:16:34 VJ lol
19:16:35 scubamommy congrats
19:16:36 Cuddlebaby so how far apart are the last two going to be?
19:16:40 diapermama I am due in January
19:16:47 VJ sweet
19:16:51 diapermama 23 months apart
19:16:58 VJ got some preggy clothes over here to get rid of if you wanna
19:17:03 Cuddlebaby mine are 26 months apart...
19:17:10 scubamommy i would love to be pregnant with #2, i think thats a great age gap you will have
19:17:14 Cuddlebaby my others are 3 years, I prefer that  ;)
19:17:30 diapermama Actually I just lost 40 pounds so my fat" clothes will work as maternity I think :)"
19:17:39 VJ lol
19:17:43 VJ are you tall diaper
19:17:48 scubamommy wow, 40 pounds. how??????? share please
19:18:20 diapermama The South Beach Diet.....no sugar, no white flour, or rice, no processed foods :)
19:18:53 VJ wow
19:18:56 scubamommy Does anyone here use motherease diapers at all?
19:19:04 Cuddlebaby and no surgery either huh?
19:19:16 Cuddlebaby I followed the diabetic diet (pretty much the same thing) in pregnancy
19:19:17 diapermama No surgery
19:19:42 diapermama I had motherease. I like them becuase they are one size
19:19:49 Cuddlebaby and it was the reason that didn't gain much (15) and didn't have a huge baby like the last two...this one was 9 11 and the last two were 11 pounds!
19:20:09 Cuddlebaby my nappie wraps I hear are very similar to the air flow covers by ME
19:20:15 diapermama One size diapers work well...except when babies are newborn, too small
19:20:34 Cuddlebaby agree tiff
19:20:39 scubamommy did you switch to something else when starting to train?
19:21:20 diapermama I haven't potty trained with cloth yet. But I do have some HoneyBoy pull-up diapers to use
19:21:24 Cuddlebaby baby is fussy
19:21:37 VJ what do i need to do to make it complete" as i have one bummis and four snaps?"
19:22:00 VJ honey boy pull ups are they cloth?
19:22:17 scubamommy diapermamma where can i look at honeyboy pull ups?
19:22:18 diapermama Yes, they have a Windpro fleece outer and a flannel inner
19:22:35 Cuddlebaby few more wraps/covers
19:23:50 Cuddlebaby once you see what's out there you will be amazed
19:23:55 Cuddlebaby and addicted
19:24:02 VJ how does one make cover ups? the same as you sent us?
19:24:05 Cuddlebaby sorry so slow-one handed
19:24:12 VJ im a little confused - because all words but they look similar to me
19:24:36 VJ where do i find the honeyboy pull ups?
19:25:11 diapermama I am looking for a pic of the HB Pull-up
19:25:40 Cuddlebaby she may be out of biz--check ebay---hers are all in ones--do you know whast that is?
19:25:55 VJ um... explain please?
19:26:14 Cuddlebaby no cover needed---it's built in to the diaper
19:26:30 scubamommy well dh is home from work, so goona run, sorry i couldnt chat longer.
19:26:50 Cuddlebaby http://diaperjungle.com/ --tiff's site
19:26:51 scubamommy it was lovely to meet you all
19:27:05 Cuddlebaby www.cuddlebaby.com --my site
19:27:26 diapermama Nice to meet you to :)
19:27:26 Cuddlebaby tiffs is very good at educating
19:27:43 VJ ok
19:27:48 VJ its easy to sew?
19:27:52 VJ you too scuba
19:27:54 diapermama Thanks Rebecca  :embarassed:
19:28:09 diapermama I found sewing cloth diapers to be very easy
19:28:24 Cuddlebaby http://borntolove.com/
19:28:38 Cuddlebaby excellent site about diapering
19:29:07 Cuddlebaby http://diaperpin.com/home.asp
19:29:22 Cuddlebaby yeah easy to sew.
19:29:28 Cuddlebaby diapersewing.com...very good.
19:29:30 diapermama http://www.diaperjungle.com/sewing-cloth-diapers.html  Has sewing resources, free patterns, etc.
19:29:40 Cuddlebaby although you may not even have to follow instructions,
19:29:44 Cuddlebaby just start sewing  :)
19:29:47 diapermama yes, www.diapersewing.com is great!
19:29:53 Cuddlebaby experience is the best teacher  :)
19:30:16 diapermama My early one looked sad :( but after lots of practice they start looking great
19:30:17 Cuddlebaby the only tricky part in your situation I think would be experimenting with the waterproof fabric.
19:30:19 Cuddlebaby for covers
19:30:35 Cuddlebaby yeah we should share our prototype pics huh?
19:31:10 VJ ok i clicked on it
19:31:10 diapermama LOL, my first diaper was camoflauge green and I forgot to pull the elastic in one leg , LOL
19:31:20 Cuddlebaby lol
19:31:21 VJ i hope so! been quite a long time since i ve sewn lol
19:31:33 VJ so the stock of fabrics i have - i have no idea what they are cotton, nylon, etc...
19:31:43 VJ ah!
19:31:45 Cuddlebaby like tiff, I never sewed anything since junior high...
19:31:50 Cuddlebaby now I sew everything!
19:31:56 VJ lol
19:32:05 Cuddlebaby I bet you can tell.
19:32:18 Cuddlebaby you can tell if a shirt of yours is cotton or not can't you?
19:32:24 diapermama I am sure they look great :)
19:32:46 Cuddlebaby otherwise you could just do the burn test, burn a tiny piece and if it turns to ashes it was cotton if it has balls it has some poly in it.
19:33:30 Cuddlebaby you do need something to absorb pee.
19:33:42 Cuddlebaby I would suggest a towel
19:33:59 Cuddlebaby cut it in a rectangle, and sew a couple of pieces together.
19:34:01 diapermama I use cotton inside diapers and also polyester/cotton. The latter holds up better to lots of washing.
19:34:04 Cuddlebaby this will be your soaker pad
19:34:08 VJ but you know like 20 percent poly 75 percent cotton whatevah thos ei can't
19:34:20 VJ that one i knew cuddle - on the burning part
19:34:25 Cuddlebaby you can put anything you want, really as the decorative outer layer
19:34:38 VJ ok
19:34:53 Cuddlebaby something soft to touch the baby, flannel is okay.
19:35:02 VJ all in ones would be too much of a hassle for first timer right?
19:35:09 Cuddlebaby of course the more of your layers that are absorbent the better...
19:35:23 diapermama I experimented with EVERYTHING when I first started :)
19:35:28 Cuddlebaby probably unless you have some waterproof fabric like PUL
19:35:39 Cuddlebaby but PUL is expensive..
19:36:03 diapermama I would suggest starting with plain fitteds and covers at first and then move on to AIOs.
19:36:19 diapermama PUL is too expensive to learn on, yes.
19:37:20 diapermama When I began I cut up T-shirts and old towels
19:38:15 Cuddlebaby hey found diaper lingo
19:38:18 Cuddlebaby http://diaperpin.com/dictionary.asp
19:38:31 Cuddlebaby yup did that too!!
19:38:31 diapermama Very helpful
19:39:08 Cuddlebaby got a monster truck on the butt of one of my first diapers
19:39:17 diapermama LOL :)
19:39:23 Cuddlebaby from hubby's beer tshirt
19:39:27 diapermama I think I had Nike
19:39:57 VJ PUL and Bummis whats the difference
19:40:07 diapermama PUL is a fabric
19:40:15 diapermama Bummis is a brand of cloth diapers
19:40:19 VJ t shirts
19:40:35 VJ let me see if ic an find the other diaper making site - it showed sweat shirts arms" into folds"
19:40:41 diapermama PUL stands for Polyurothene laminate
19:40:45 VJ tho i wonder if MINE or his that are too small
19:41:25 Cuddlebaby just piece it together
19:42:16 diapermama I have seen something like that using sweaters. Wool sweaters can be waterproffed and used as covers
19:42:35 Cuddlebaby yeah and lanolized regularly...
19:42:55 Cuddlebaby I really want a wool cover but fear that I may be too lazy to do all that work  :)  ha.
19:43:13 Cuddlebaby or if you know a knitter they can make one!
19:43:20 VJ haha
19:43:24 VJ i crochet but
19:43:27 diapermama http://www.diaperfabric.com/store/WsAncillary.asp?ID=3     Shows how to covert a sweater to a cover
19:43:29 VJ dont even know how to make one lol
19:43:34 Cuddlebaby i crochet too
19:43:45 diapermama I have seen crocheted covers :)
19:43:49 Cuddlebaby there are free patterns on the internet.
19:44:00 VJ saw a crocheted/knitted sling tho
19:44:02 Cuddlebaby google wool diaper covers
19:44:10 diapermama Wish I could crochet or knit....it is on my to do list :)
19:44:36 diapermama I hated cleaning and caring for wool but they work good
19:45:00 diapermama I would LOVE a knitted sling!
19:45:08 VJ have you seen one?
19:45:27 diapermama Never seen one, I will be looking though!
19:45:55 Cuddlebaby Hey I think a trip to goodwill is in order so I can look for a wool sweater!
19:46:05 VJ ok i ll see if i can find it
19:46:15 VJ lol
19:46:27 VJ i never owned a wool sweater so go speak i wouldn't know how to clean it
19:46:28 diapermama I made 3 or 4 from sweaters. They came out nice :)
19:46:56 diapermama They have to be hand cleaned, towel dried, and then lanolized every month or so
19:48:00 diapermama Mine usually sat at the bottom of the pail until I got tired of looking at them and finally cleaned them. I like throw stuff in the wash and forget it ;)
19:48:13 VJ crocheted
19:48:15 VJ http://sleepingbaby.net/jan/index.html?Baby/index.html?PHPSESSID=d039fc5da1578dd60e9558c7ed74a2e6
19:49:25 diapermama Beautiful! I want one :)
19:49:59 diapermama Must have one before number 3 is born, since I just sold my other sling.
19:50:26 VJ lol
19:50:33 VJ she is giving her pattern from her experiment
19:50:39 VJ why did you sell it
19:51:25 diapermama My youngest didn't want to sling anymore :(   too independent, and I didn't really like that sling
19:51:29 VJ where did everybody go?
19:51:32 diapermama It is hard to find a good sling
19:51:35 VJ ah
19:51:42 VJ in flagstaff - never saw any
19:51:49 VJ tho i m gonna try to make a wrap from the solarveil
19:51:57 VJ since there is a community gardening im involved with
19:52:17 diapermama Solarveil is great for taking baby swimming too
19:52:24 VJ not my toddler lol
19:52:30 diapermama yeah :)
19:52:41 VJ http://goodnessgracious.welcome.to/
19:52:48 VJ free training pants patterns
19:53:12 diapermama I have heard thigs about it
19:53:20 diapermama things
19:53:24 VJ what?
19:53:25 diapermama :)
19:53:36 diapermama the GG pattern
19:53:38 VJ :angel:
19:54:01 diapermama the one you linked to
19:54:35 diapermama gotta go VJ
19:54:43 diapermama Night :)
19:54:54 VJ ok night
19:54:58 diapermama see ya next week :)
19:55:05 VJ just a bad thing or good thing?
19:55:11 VJ :bf
19:55:14 VJ ltr

 

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