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Cloth Diaper Chat #11-- with Tiffany of Diaper Jungle and Rebecca of Cuddle Baby
5/25/05

5 mamas in attendance

 

18:59:48 host_Cuddlebaby hello!
18:59:58 host_Cuddlebaby glad to see all of you here again!!
18:59:59 willowsmom Meatloaf...and I dunno what.
19:00:00 willowsmom else
19:00:03 host_diaperjungle Evening! :)
19:00:04 willowsmom Hi Cuddlebaby
19:00:07 host_Cuddlebaby how goes the diaper sewing vj?
19:00:42 host_Cuddlebaby how is everyone?
19:00:56 VJ i haven't started
19:00:59 willowsmom Hungry...tired....but well. :D  Needing to change Willow's diaper, ironically. lol
19:01:07 VJ :yikes:
19:01:07 host_Cuddlebaby you can do it vj  :)
19:01:23 host_Cuddlebaby willow, will hubby fix you something to eat?
19:01:24 VJ washer, dryer arrived then i accidently got water all over carpet
19:01:29 VJ switching bedrooms blah blah
19:01:32 host_Cuddlebaby I'm expecting a plate of food directly  <wink>
19:01:35 willowsmom I'm cooking dinner...it's nearly done. lol  I'm multitasking
19:01:40 willowsmom lol
19:01:45 host_Cuddlebaby ugh!!
19:01:50 host_Cuddlebaby congrats on the washer and dryer!!
19:01:57 host_Cuddlebaby I bet you are excited about that!
19:02:01 willowsmom Ken USUALLY does cook dinner...but...he's not feeling well this evening...(faker)
19:02:08 VJ YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
19:02:14 VJ first time i ever owned them lol
19:02:16 host_diaperjungle Yes, congrats! I would LOVE a new washer and dryer ;)
19:02:18 willowsmom :D
19:02:27 VJ and just found out i was allowed to have them in my apt (kitchen hooks)
19:02:28 host_Cuddlebaby wow, this is a momentous occasion!1
19:02:37 host_diaperjungle How lovely for you!
19:02:45 VJ when my next door left her door open 24 hours so i was concerned - went inside and saw them (old apt manager)
19:02:57 VJ so she told the new apt manager to give them to me since she can't take them lol
19:03:03 VJ good idea i went in eh?
19:03:06 willowsmom aww that's cool!!
19:03:09 host_Cuddlebaby so they were free too then huh?
19:03:14 host_Cuddlebaby that's even better!
19:03:18 VJ yes except i have to pay a tech man i think
19:03:30 host_Cuddlebaby for what?
19:03:32 VJ to figure out why washer is not spinning -
19:03:38 VJ and now i accidently messed up the start""
19:03:54 host_Cuddlebaby oh, wish I could lend you one or two of my techie guys....they'd have it figured out in minutes.
19:03:56 willowsmom brb
19:04:23 host_Cuddlebaby I have a grumpy baby and may be in an out as well...
19:04:49 VJ yea? maybe i should chat with them online lol
19:04:53 host_diaperjungle I have one of those too Rebecca ;)
19:05:18 VJ im all for learning things esp handy stuff being a single mom
19:05:27 VJ grumpy baby? oh sorry!
19:05:35 VJ sorry diaperjungle too
19:05:50 guest_VJ :D
19:07:46 host_Cuddlebaby you just wanted another welcome vj  ;0  welcome 8guest8 vj1
19:08:01 host_Cuddlebaby sorry, computer's hiccuping.
19:08:43 host_Cuddlebaby so what things do you like best in a diaper?
19:08:52 host_Cuddlebaby snaps?  velcro?  fitteds?  AIO's?
19:11:43 host_Cuddlebaby anyone left in here?
19:12:07 host_diaperjungle Me :)
19:12:39 host_diaperjungle I like AIOs for ease of use. But I like fitteds and covers for smaller babies :)
19:13:19 host_diaperjungle I like snaps too but I like velcro better becuase you can customize the fit.
19:15:22 host_Cuddlebaby what you sais  :)
19:15:27 host_Cuddlebaby said
19:15:31 host_Cuddlebaby nak
19:17:14 willowsmom I'm almost back...getting ready to spoon out dinner. lol
19:17:36 guest_VJ ha me
19:17:38 guest_VJ im here
19:17:42 guest_VJ but in other chat sorry!!!
19:17:57 willowsmom Hey!!...put all your eggs in one basket, chica. :D
19:18:18 willowsmom Ok...are there any good sites for sewing your own diapers?  And what fabrics would I need?
19:18:45 host_diaperjungle www.diapersewing.com
19:18:53 willowsmom fabulous. :) Thanks!
19:19:29 host_diaperjungle As for fabric....you can use, flannel, fleece, PUL, cotton knits, the possibilities are endless. I have tried just about everything.
19:19:29 guest_VJ for toddlers what do you recommen dlol
19:19:35 guest_VJ lol
19:19:51 host_Cuddlebaby tons of absorbency  :)
19:20:34 host_Cuddlebaby towels, receiving blankets, t shirts....flannel shirts...
19:20:51 host_Cuddlebaby after you get good, you could invest some $$ in some hemp which is the best for absorbency.
19:21:07 host_Cuddlebaby hello safetymom!!!
19:21:08 host_diaperjungle Flannel will help them realize they are wet....Burley knit terry is very absorbent...it is what I use in my diapers
19:21:14 host_Cuddlebaby did I speak to you earlier?
19:21:22 safetymom Yup! :)
19:21:33 host_diaperjungle hemp is also great, I agree Rebecca :)
19:21:39 safetymom We love hemp here.
19:22:02 guest_VJ i guess flannel is good for him? hes shortly going to potty train
19:22:12 guest_VJ but are the diapers easy to take off? he always take his dipes off
19:22:41 host_Cuddlebaby shall we all reintro for safety mom?  just ages of kids  :)
19:22:49 willowsmom I'm back..sorry...what is PUL?
19:23:01 host_Cuddlebaby poly urathane laminate.
19:23:09 host_diaperjungle Sounds like snaps might be best
19:23:16 host_Cuddlebaby waterproof backing usuallly applied to apoly fabric, it's what covers are made from...
19:23:21 willowsmom k ty :)
19:23:32 host_Cuddlebaby yeah snaps for toddlers so they can't come out of them.
19:23:41 willowsmom I've been usin Kushies...but Man oh man...if I could make my own. lol  I'd be set
19:23:46 host_diaperjungle Hi, my name is Tiffany, WAHM to 2 and one on the way.
19:24:20 host_Cuddlebaby hey Tiffany, give safety your urls, she collects them  :)
19:24:31 safetymom I am Susie, mom to 4 girls.  They are 10, 7, 4 and 18 months.
19:24:31 willowsmom Hi Tiffany...me too :D
19:24:43 guest_VJ i have snappies?
19:25:08 host_Cuddlebaby you use those in lieu of diaper pins...
19:25:16 safetymom I lost all of my bookmarks recently and had to go back to an old version.  It was tough.  Very tough.
19:25:37 host_Cuddlebaby i bet
19:26:00 host_diaperjungle My URLs: http://www.diaperjungle.com  and http://www.jellybeandiapers.com
19:26:26 safetymom Thanks!  I have been both places today.  :)
19:26:31 willowsmom Very cool
19:26:33 host_diaperjungle I have snappis too. I use them occasionally :)
19:27:09 safetymom I have always wondered.  Can you really snappi a prefold so that you don't have to use a cover?  I have always just thrown a prefold into a velcro cover.
19:27:37 safetymom Female fetus.
19:27:48 safetymom oops.
19:28:06 host_diaperjungle I used snappis on prefolds but I still covered them. You don't have to though....
19:28:17 safetymom I thought it might be nice to do in the summer.
19:28:21 host_Cuddlebaby yeah, I'd still cover them.
19:28:40 host_Cuddlebaby and it depends on how tightly the cover fits as to whether or not you have to fasten the prefold in place..
19:28:52 safetymom I have some Fern and Faerie denim dipes for summer as well, in the hopes that I won't have to use a cover all the time.
19:29:02 host_Cuddlebaby yeah in the summer I have been known to pin a prefold on and no cover....
19:30:00 safetymom I try to get covers that fit pretty well, since I usually don't pin or snappi.  I have some cuddlebaby covers that I haven't used for prefolds cause they just wander around in the cover.  I could probably use them if I snappied, eh?
19:30:09 willowsmom Pre folds have the thickness in the middle right?
19:30:27 safetymom Yep.  They look like a rectangle with extra layers in the middle.
19:30:32 host_Cuddlebaby yes ma'am
19:31:01 host_Cuddlebaby yup  :)
19:31:09 willowsmom K...that's what I have a LOT of....Haven't used any of them for anything but burp rags and dusting...Willow's soooo tiny they bulk up too much between her legs...and then I get a blowout. lol
19:31:54 host_Cuddlebaby how r u fastening the prefold
19:32:01 host_Cuddlebaby ?
19:32:05 safetymom How old is she?  Infant prefolds were a tad too big for my infants as well.  I hear that they have preemie prefolds that are smaller.  I would get a link for you, but I can't seem to surf and chat at the same time.
19:32:07 willowsmom oops
19:32:13 willowsmom I'm not. lol I'm just putting the cover on
19:32:17 willowsmom She's almost 2 now.
19:32:22 host_diaperjungle You might try the bikini twist folding method
19:32:28 willowsmom but she's only about 23lbs
19:32:34 host_Cuddlebaby what kind of coverare you using?
19:33:04 guest_VJ um...
19:33:07 willowsmom none now.. I was using a snap cover wrap that a friend let me borrow...now I'm using Kushies AIOs
19:33:18 willowsmom I don't need the prefolds anymore lol
19:33:18 guest_VJ i have stacks of fabrics but no labelling so i dont realy know what they are made of if someone can give me an idea
19:33:31 guest_VJ since my washer is broke and i have to pay a lot i guess to get it fixed then
19:33:36 guest_VJ i dont knwo if i can afford the fabrics?
19:34:22 host_Cuddlebaby you said last week that you already know about the burn test, right?
19:34:38 guest_VJ yes i do lol
19:34:46 host_Cuddlebaby like Tiff says, just about anything'll work for diapers as long as it isn't 100% polyester.
19:34:50 guest_VJ but still not all would work if burned" right?"
19:34:55 guest_VJ k
19:35:07 guest_VJ guess i ll try prefold then an extra as a cover
19:35:11 guest_VJ then snappies?
19:35:11 willowsmom Ewwww...polyester diapers...That 70's Baby
19:35:29 guest_VJ lol
19:35:41 guest_VJ or is AIO better if sewn?
19:35:44 host_Cuddlebaby ashes is good, little balls are bad.
19:35:51 safetymom But isn't that what most pockets are?  Polyester?
19:36:01 host_Cuddlebaby tiny itty bitty balls, and some ashes would mean a mixture and that'd work in apinch
19:36:06 willowsmom not 100%, I don't think
19:36:35 host_Cuddlebaby yeah if she was sewing AIO's she'd need some poly in there....
19:36:42 host_diaperjungle Many AIOs have outer layers that are 100% polyester, PUL from Fabrite is 100%
19:36:59 host_Cuddlebaby yeah and that's what my covers are made out of...
19:37:04 host_diaperjungle BUT 100% poly would have to be an outer layer and nOT an inner layer
19:37:07 guest_VJ right - polyester melts
19:37:12 host_Cuddlebaby but absorbency is what we are after for vj's diapers...
19:37:44 guest_VJ why is poly cover best?
19:37:50 safetymom Inexpensive absorbancy?
19:38:09 guest_VJ k
19:38:13 host_Cuddlebaby cuz covers need to NOT be absorbent so urine doesn't wet teh baby's clothes.
19:38:18 host_diaperjungle Poly is water resistant and won't wick
19:38:27 host_Cuddlebaby right safety....she's learning to sew...
19:38:51 safetymom There is a hemp place that will sell hemp for about $10.  It is just a sample and you don't know what you will get, but it was a great intro to hemp.  I got hemp jersey and hemp fleece.  I used to have it bookmarked, but um, well, you heard that story.
19:39:06 host_Cuddlebaby :)
19:39:13 safetymom Do you need special needles to go through the PUL?
19:39:17 host_Cuddlebaby I think you sent that to me....
19:39:29 safetymom Hemp Traders.
19:39:48 host_Cuddlebaby most sewing mommies say yes you do need special needles, but I've used both with no troubles, what's your opinion on that Tiff?
19:39:49 safetymom I think.
19:40:07 host_Cuddlebaby yeah hemp traders, they have lots of reps that sell their stuff, I buy it by the roll.
19:40:08 host_diaperjungle I have never needed special needles....
19:40:55 host_Cuddlebaby tiff do you use both ball poinnt and sharps?  I use universal, or whatever is in my box  :)
19:41:05 host_Cuddlebaby now Michelle, my biz partner would never do that  :)
19:41:39 host_Cuddlebaby vj and willow, why don't you two send me your snail mail addresses and baby's measurements and I'll send you each a free diaper....
19:41:47 host_diaperjungle universal usually
19:41:50 host_Cuddlebaby rebecca@cuddlebaby.com
19:41:50 willowsmom Wow.. thank you. :)
19:42:17 guest_VJ no i haven't? safety what happened
19:42:43 guest_VJ oh shes so sweet!!!!
19:43:09 safetymom baby fell off the couch.
19:43:30 willowsmom awww
19:43:49 willowsmom what measurements do you need?
19:43:52 host_Cuddlebaby oh no
19:44:07 host_Cuddlebaby thigh and waist
19:44:14 willowsmom oky doke. :D
19:44:23 safetymom She is fine.  Right now, she is trying to decide which of her filthy feet she wants to put on my left breast.  Toddler nursing.
19:44:52 host_Cuddlebaby acrobatic toddler nursing
19:45:00 host_Cuddlebaby must be contaigous, my 2 yo just asked...
19:46:11 safetymom She left.  Now, she is trying to convince her big sisters to go outside.  18 months going on 6.  Poor baby.
19:46:21 willowsmom lol Sounds familiar
19:46:39 willowsmom Now Willow's got my measuring tape and is running around the house screaming Necklace Necklace!'"
19:46:40 guest_VJ so sorry
19:46:47 guest_VJ i def can't multi- task online  haha
19:46:57 safetymom I have noticed, that when we first switched back to cloth that she went through a ton of dipes a day and that they were all super saturated.  Now, she seems to go through fewer dipes and they are not as saturated.  I did switch to hemp inserts in pockets,
19:47:05 safetymom so that might be some of the issue, but it is weird.
19:47:45 host_Cuddlebaby hemp is VERY absorbent after you get those initial oils washed out.
19:47:57 host_Cuddlebaby my 2yo just went outside, everyone else is gued to the tv....
19:48:04 willowsmom Can you find hemp at a regular fabrics store?
19:48:04 host_Cuddlebaby Lost is on safety....you are missing it.
19:48:10 willowsmom watching Lost here too
19:48:12 safetymom I am tivoing Lost.
19:50:07 host_Cuddlebaby no you can't willow
19:50:10 host_Cuddlebaby sorry.
19:50:14 guest_VJ lol
19:50:17 willowsmom lol
19:50:21 willowsmom crap
19:50:22 host_Cuddlebaby in fact most of the fabrics that I use aren't
19:50:22 willowsmom :)
19:50:26 willowsmom I meant darn.
19:50:27 host_Cuddlebaby and Tiff too, I bet.
19:50:31 willowsmom lol
19:50:41 host_Cuddlebaby but for practicing you'll be fine...
19:50:45 willowsmom Where do you find your fabrics? Any good place online?
19:50:52 host_Cuddlebaby and then you will want to improve and then we can talk more....
19:50:56 willowsmom k
19:50:57 host_Cuddlebaby tons.
19:51:04 willowsmom sounds good ty :)
19:51:09 host_Cuddlebaby terri of full moon baby gear is a hemp traders rep....
19:51:16 host_Cuddlebaby diapersewing.com has fabrics
19:51:20 willowsmom oh wow!  very cool
19:51:40 host_Cuddlebaby you may get confused when you see all the options though, cuz like Tiff says, you can make a diaper out of anything.
19:52:07 willowsmom lol
19:52:18 host_Cuddlebaby http://fullmoonbabygear.com/
19:52:23 willowsmom ty :)
19:52:48 host_Cuddlebaby http://www.fullmoonbabygear.com/categories/Fabric-for-Sale/
19:52:55 guest_VJ oh man
19:53:01 guest_VJ lol
19:53:12 host_Cuddlebaby none of these really are for the absorbent part though....join her email list cuz she does fabric co ops all the time.
19:53:46 willowsmom cool :) thanks!!
19:53:59 host_Cuddlebaby 'laminated' is what we were talking about, PUL, she actually sent some of her really neat fabrics in to get laminated, I just bought some from her and it's really neat.
19:54:29 willowsmom so it makes the fabric water proof?
19:54:46 host_Cuddlebaby exactly
19:54:48 host_diaperjungle yes
19:54:49 willowsmom sweet!
19:55:11 host_diaperjungle I buy lots of cute prints and send them in to be laminated or waterproofed
19:55:12 guest_VJ sorry if im not responsive - was asked to call someone
19:55:22 host_Cuddlebaby I need to go, hubby has done all he can do for Sarah(the newborn) and I need to take over.
19:55:31 willowsmom Awwww
19:55:34 host_Cuddlebaby sorry I need to go....
19:55:36 willowsmom Thank you :)
19:55:40 willowsmom take care
19:55:49 host_diaperjungle Try to have a good evening :)
19:57:21 safetymom I need to put my 7 yo to bed.  Night all!
19:57:47 host_diaperjungle Goodnight!
19:57:57 willowsmom Night Safety :)
19:58:05 guest_VJ oh poo
19:58:13 guest_VJ whats cuddlebaby's email again
19:59:14 willowsmom rebecca@cuddlebaby.com  I think
19:59:24 host_diaperjungle yes
20:00:16 host_diaperjungle night all :) See you next week :)
20:00:32 willowsmom night :) Thank you!

 

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