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Cloth Diaper Chat #13-- with Rebecca of Cuddle Baby
6/22/05

4 mamas in attendance

19:22:08 mod_Cuddlebaby hello!!
19:22:14 mod_Cuddlebaby lilangelsfc
19:22:22 lilangelsfc hi, thought I would stop in while dd is sleeping
19:22:28 mod_Cuddlebaby great!!!!
19:22:35 mod_Cuddlebaby I can't believe no one else is in here!
19:22:40 mod_Cuddlebaby how old is your daughter?
19:22:51 lilangelsfc I thought there would be more since you put a post on the board
19:23:04 mod_Cuddlebaby yeah, no kidding!
19:23:07 lilangelsfc I have 3 dd's 8 1/2 - 6- and 3 weeks
19:23:15 lilangelsfc how old are your kids?
19:23:17 mod_Cuddlebaby so are you from the cloth diapering board?
19:23:25 lilangelsfc yep, I mostly lurk
19:23:35 lilangelsfc I have learned a ton though
19:23:48 mod_Cuddlebaby actually that was my first post there, I'm usually on the april 05 board but need to not be!
19:23:59 mod_Cuddlebaby mine are 9, 7, 2 and 8 weeks.
19:24:18 lilangelsfc I figured since we were having another girl I would try cloth.  We didn't need to buy anything for #3 lol
19:24:36 lilangelsfc lol thats ok
19:24:51 lilangelsfc you must be a busy lady
19:24:54 mod_Cuddlebaby so this is the first one you've cloth diapered?
19:25:00 mod_Cuddlebaby I AM!!
19:25:06 mod_Cuddlebaby homeschooling too.
19:25:10 lilangelsfc yep, it didn't even cross my mind with the first two
19:25:12 lilangelsfc oh wow
19:25:22 mod_Cuddlebaby kewl.
19:25:24 lilangelsfc I am an inhome childcare provider so I can empathize
19:25:30 mod_Cuddlebaby how did you first learn about cloth diapering?
19:25:54 mod_Cuddlebaby I was a licensed day care provider for 5 years....well still am but don't do it anymore.
19:25:58 lilangelsfc I happened across the cloth board on bbc while I was cruising around on the June birth club
19:26:14 lilangelsfc me too, I am going on 6 years now
19:26:15 mod_Cuddlebaby on baby center?
19:26:19 mod_Cuddlebaby that's cool.
19:26:19 lilangelsfc yep
19:26:31 mod_Cuddlebaby have you found lots of great wahm made cloth diapers?
19:26:43 lilangelsfc Iam looking to get out of childcare now though, I have had some real dead beat parents lately
19:26:53 lilangelsfc I bought some from ebay that I love
19:27:00 mod_Cuddlebaby it's always the parents isn't it?
19:27:05 lilangelsfc I believe it was sweet dreams dipes
19:27:12 lilangelsfc love the kids, the parents are rough
19:27:20 mod_Cuddlebaby yup
19:27:33 mod_Cuddlebaby so, a three week old huh?  how was birth?
19:27:38 lilangelsfc I live in a really small town so it makes it harder to fill
19:27:48 mod_Cuddlebaby 352 in my town.
19:27:51 lilangelsfc birth was rough, I was induced again.  20 hrs
19:27:58 mod_Cuddlebaby UGH!!!'
19:28:09 lilangelsfc lol we have around 800 including country people
19:28:28 mod_Cuddlebaby the town where I grew up and recently moved *from* is 800.,
19:28:52 lilangelsfc my first dd was 24 hrs, 2nd was 3 days before she finally appeared" so I guess this baby couldn't be shown up"
19:29:00 mod_Cuddlebaby but it is more of a bedroom community, I'd say a third are farmers, rest just sleep there and work in the BIG city of 30,000
19:29:09 lilangelsfc wow that must have been a huge change for you
19:29:29 lilangelsfc the closest city to us is 45 minutes away
19:29:54 mod_Cuddlebaby well it is, i guess you figured out that I had been in that town all of my life (since I was six), I'm now 36 and moved for the first time in my life.
19:30:08 lilangelsfc wow that would be hard
19:30:21 mod_Cuddlebaby it was!  It was just last fall.
19:30:26 mod_Cuddlebaby you have difficult births...
19:30:30 lilangelsfc ugh, mother in law just showed up, gotta run
19:30:35 lilangelsfc nice meeting you!
19:30:46 mod_Cuddlebaby I did too for the first two, last two were easy cheesy as my 9 yo would say.
19:30:55 mod_Cuddlebaby oh no!
19:30:59 mod_Cuddlebaby thanks for stopping in
19:31:14 lilangelsfc I hope someone else shows up!  bye bye
19:32:45 reese hello?
19:40:37 mod_Cuddlebaby hello
19:40:46 mod_Cuddlebaby sorry my computer locked up just as you entered!
19:41:15 mod_Cuddlebaby *doorbell*
19:41:24 mod_Cuddlebaby hello Reese
19:41:48 mod_Cuddlebaby I'm Rebecca, mom to four, 9, 7, 2 and 8 weeks.
19:42:09 reese sorry thought nobody was here so wasn't watching
19:42:16 mod_Cuddlebaby welcome!!
19:42:20 reese lands lady you are busy
19:42:25 mod_Cuddlebaby Im sorry no one else is in here..."
19:42:35 reese i'm reeseccup on most diaper forums
19:43:05 mod_Cuddlebaby must have drawnyou from the cloth diapering boards at babycenter
19:43:07 reese my kids are 13, 6 and 3
19:43:23 mod_Cuddlebaby ?
19:43:28 mod_Cuddlebaby cool
19:43:32 reese yea i knew it was here, i'm bounce around bc diaper/holistic and mothering
19:43:44 mod_Cuddlebaby my kind of mommy!
19:43:54 mod_Cuddlebaby who makes your favorite wahm diaper?
19:44:19 mod_Cuddlebaby I assume you natural birthed them too then....
19:44:37 reese lol uhhhhhhhh i made most of my own, but the few i have that are wahm are sugarpeas, and my personal fave just cause a friend and a great fit is recyclebees
19:45:00 mod_Cuddlebaby and a fellow sewer!!
19:45:04 reese ;) yes natural births
19:45:29 reese oh yes a fellow fabric addict LOL
19:45:46 mod_Cuddlebaby you silly tree hugging, breastfeeding, natural birthing (edcuated) mommy!!
19:45:57 mod_Cuddlebaby she who dies with the most fabric WINS!
19:46:24 mod_Cuddlebaby what's your favorite diaper making fabric?
19:46:56 reese well my dh thinks i have entirely too much
19:47:00 reese wool
19:47:01 mod_Cuddlebaby they all do
19:47:06 reese i'm addicted to wool
19:47:07 mod_Cuddlebaby really?
19:47:17 mod_Cuddlebaby that's one area to which I have not ventured.
19:47:24 mod_Cuddlebaby you mean for soakers?
19:47:27 mod_Cuddlebaby or absorbency?
19:47:41 reese that and i love velours, i wish i could get my hands on that ov
19:47:48 mod_Cuddlebaby ov?
19:47:55 mod_Cuddlebaby something velour?
19:48:01 reese oh i love wool as a cover but in general i love sewing with wool
19:48:09 mod_Cuddlebaby organic velour?
19:48:14 reese organic velour
19:48:34 mod_Cuddlebaby yeah, I guess that's hard to come by (according to terri of fmbg)
19:48:35 reese i use either bkt or hemp/cotton fleece or terry for soaker
19:48:37 reese s
19:49:09 mod_Cuddlebaby yeah, absorbency right?  I say soakers are the absorbent part of the diaper but some call the wool covers soakers.
19:49:29 mod_Cuddlebaby would wool be good to make the body of the diaper with though?
19:49:33 reese the hand knitted are soakers, so it does get confusing lol
19:49:46 mod_Cuddlebaby yeah, do you knit or crochet?
19:50:23 reese hm im not sure, i 've used wool as a liner" as an experiment, that worked well"
19:50:45 reese no i suck with the hooks and needles, i'm a sewing machine freak LOL
19:51:06 mod_Cuddlebaby hmmm, have you used the knitted wool soakers?
19:51:28 mod_Cuddlebaby yeah me too.  I can crochet but by comparison sewing with teh machine is MUCH faster.
19:51:39 mod_Cuddlebaby I'll leave the crocheting to my sisters and mother.
19:51:54 reese no i can't afford much so never spent the money on a soaker
19:52:11 mod_Cuddlebaby yeah, that's my problem, don't want to part with the $$ for wool
19:52:20 reese lol in my case not only faster but much nicer
19:52:21 mod_Cuddlebaby have you used wool jersey or other mixes?
19:52:44 reese i like both wool jersey and flannel marino is very dreamy
19:53:07 mod_Cuddlebaby never heard of flannel marino
19:53:13 mod_Cuddlebaby what do you use it for?
19:53:16 mod_Cuddlebaby diapers?
19:53:17 reese but i've used inexpensive kind fromlocal shops, but still 100% wool that was nice once felted
19:53:41 reese diaper covers
19:54:01 mod_Cuddlebaby that would be SO neat!!!
19:54:05 mod_Cuddlebaby where do you get it?
19:54:15 reese various places
19:54:37 mod_Cuddlebaby are you on Terri's email list?  she does co ops for all sorts of organics and others all the time.
19:54:44 reese just got some not long ago from (oh gawd can't  remember her name) hang on let me look it up
19:54:52 reese yea her :P
19:54:57 reese blonde here
19:55:19 mod_Cuddlebaby :)  she's the best.
19:55:57 mod_Cuddlebaby I'll ask her if she still has some, is it the flannel or the jersey that you got that makes good covers?  jersey, right?  flannel'd be way too absorbent for covers right?
19:56:03 reese fabric connection, is that it?
19:56:18 mod_Cuddlebaby nope, hmm let's exchange contacts  :)
19:56:22 reese she has jersey mostly
19:56:33 mod_Cuddlebaby fullmoonco-ops@yahoogroups.com
19:56:52 reese http://www.fabriconnection.com/store/Default.asp
19:57:01 mod_Cuddlebaby fullmoonbabygear.com
19:57:14 reese ah ok that's why i was thinking terri, i've chatted with her and knew she did co-ops
19:57:22 reese yea i remember it's been a while
19:58:08 mod_Cuddlebaby hmmm, your lady and terri both moved recently, irony
19:58:36 reese fab conn is in the midwest
19:58:44 reese terri is in tx i think?
19:59:02 mod_Cuddlebaby yup for texas, where in the midwest is this lady?
19:59:11 mod_Cuddlebaby and what state are you in?  I'm in Nebraska.
19:59:45 reese don't quote me but want to say ok?
19:59:54 reese oklahoma that is lol
19:59:56 reese i'm in nc
20:00:20 mod_Cuddlebaby I found it, undyed merino wool jersey?
20:00:25 mod_Cuddlebaby 10 dollars a yard?
20:00:33 reese yea
20:00:35 mod_Cuddlebaby nope, 14!
20:00:48 reese it's pretty pricy, but it's sooooooooo wonderful
20:00:57 mod_Cuddlebaby must be!!
20:00:59 reese but then again, i'm addicted to wool lol
20:01:51 onthebrink hi there - anyone still around?
20:02:09 mod_Cuddlebaby welcome onthebrink!
20:02:10 reese for now lol
20:02:12 reese evening
20:02:29 mod_Cuddlebaby I'm Rebecca mom to four, 9,7,2 and 8 weeks.
20:02:30 onthebrink i totally missed the diaper chat!  bummer!
20:02:46 onthebrink i'm nancy, mom to john (9 months tomorrow) and emma (4 years)
20:02:50 mod_Cuddlebaby that's okay, as long as the baby is still happy with daddy, I'll stick around a bit
20:02:53 reese oh we're still chatting diapers...well fabric
20:03:03 mod_Cuddlebaby but that's iffy, I heard her fussing.
20:03:04 reese i'm reese mom of a 13, 6 and 3 yr old
20:03:22 reese min are all in bed ;)
20:03:34 mod_Cuddlebaby oh you've got to be kidding, how nice is that?
20:03:40 reese it's DREAMY
20:03:44 mod_Cuddlebaby it's nine there right?
20:03:55 reese the oldest is reading, but the other 2 are crashed, long day at 4H
20:04:01 reese yes
20:04:10 mod_Cuddlebaby what are they doing in 4H/
20:04:12 mod_Cuddlebaby ?
20:04:28 mod_Cuddlebaby what's your favorite diaper onthe?
20:04:38 mod_Cuddlebaby and why
20:05:09 reese oh dd my 6 yr old had tree detective" field trip, visit the forest rangers ect"
20:05:22 onthebrink after trying all kinds, we are 100% fuzzibunz.
20:05:26 onthebrink what do you all like?
20:05:28 mod_Cuddlebaby that sounds like fun!
20:05:33 reese it was a blast
20:05:54 reese onthebrink, i gave up on fb's between the high needs care and heat rashes
20:06:04 reese otherwise i did like them
20:06:12 mod_Cuddlebaby yeah, I have two that I can't find...
20:06:20 mod_Cuddlebaby too lazy to stuff them.
20:06:25 onthebrink oh wow, we don't think they are high need at all!  why did you think that?
20:06:45 mod_Cuddlebaby I need to go, baby's fussy.
20:06:47 onthebrink and no rashes ever
20:06:52 mod_Cuddlebaby bye!
20:07:01 reese i had to strip them weekly or they'd stink ot high heaven
20:07:12 reese night Rebecca
20:07:14 reese thanks
20:07:21 onthebrink i figure i either spend time stuffing them or doing the steps at diaper time.
20:07:34 onthebrink we used fitteds and covers before and it was about the same amount of time.
20:07:51 reese that became a pain along with the heat rashes and they'd still leak poo, so they were not my fav. cause of those issue
20:07:52 onthebrink never had the stink problem and never stripped them - can't even think how to do that!
20:08:10 onthebrink isn't it funny how different diapers work for different babies?
20:08:14 onthebrink so, reese, what do you use?
20:08:23 reese i don't mind stuffing, i sewed myown and made many a cotton pocket fitted to go with wool covers
20:09:00 reese pretty much lol it all depends on water and washers too i think
20:09:06 onthebrink oh yes, definitely!
20:09:29 onthebrink my 4 year old will not stay in bed.
20:09:35 onthebrink she hates that we stay up later than her.
20:09:43 reese i used homesewn diapers mostly but up until the past year fitteds adn wool covers once i got rid of the fb's
20:10:05 onthebrink funny - i hated wool covers!  too much work! :)
20:11:13 reese omg wool is easy peasy LOL
20:11:43 reese this is a perfect example as to why there is such a vast variety of cloth diapers out there
20:12:11 onthebrink exactly!  because wool drove me crazy and bothered john's thighs
20:12:26 reese aw man poor babe
20:12:47 onthebrink how old is yours?
20:12:50 reese and with the pul pockets ds would get heat rashes
20:13:16 reese 13,6,3, my toddler is my only cloth diaper bum :( sadly
20:13:35 reese he's now out of diapers, but it's not been so long
20:13:40 onthebrink did you use cloth with the others?
20:14:11 onthebrink emma was potty trained for about a year before john was born.  by the time he was born, i was so eager to use cloth again!
20:14:36 reese no, i didn't have good info back then for them
20:15:03 onthebrink if it wasn't for the internet, i doubt i would have done cloth.
20:15:23 reese ds even was sposied for 2 months then i was told how cloth holds in breastfed poo like nobody's biz...i tried and it did LOL
20:15:28 reese exactly
20:17:34 reese sorry my dd woke up with a bad dream
20:18:07 reese had to remind her how to change her dreams, have the unicorn put out the forest fire""
20:20:43 reese hey, sorryhave to go, she needs a snuggle, night and health to your family

 

 

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