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Cloth Diaper Chat #14-- with Rebecca of Cuddle Baby
7/6/05

4 mamas in attendance

18:57:43 onthebrink hello - i'm here early for the cloth diaper chat
18:57:50 mod_Cuddlebaby woohoo!!
18:57:52 mod_Cuddlebaby welcome!
18:58:11 mod_Cuddlebaby how old is your little one(s)?
18:58:20 mod_Cuddlebaby I have four, from 9 down to 10 weeks.
18:58:40 mod_Cuddlebaby I like your username  :)
18:59:18 mod_Cuddlebaby welcome miranda  :)
18:59:24 Miranda Thanks
18:59:26 mod_Cuddlebaby I'm Rebecca
18:59:30 Miranda hi
18:59:33 onthebrink hi - sorry, bathing the kids at the same time!
18:59:36 mod_Cuddlebaby how old are you little one(s)? miranda?
18:59:48 mod_Cuddlebaby totally understandable onthebrink  :)
18:59:51 onthebrink my kids are 4 years 2 months (emma) and 9 months (john).
18:59:54 mod_Cuddlebaby glad you could fit us in too...
19:00:00 Miranda I have a 3 year old son and I'm due in Nov with another buy
19:00:09 onthebrink congrats, miranda!
19:00:14 Miranda thanks
19:00:17 onthebrink is your 3yo out of diapers?
19:00:21 mod_Cuddlebaby mine go from 9 years down to 10 weeks, two boys and two girls.
19:00:32 mod_Cuddlebaby congrats miranda!
19:00:33 Miranda not yet, he just has no intrest in the potty
19:00:38 onthebrink aw, 10 weeks!  i love that age!
19:00:56 onthebrink no more babies for me (after john, that is).
19:01:00 Miranda brb
19:01:13 mod_Cuddlebaby yeah me too, she's SO sweet, smiles and laughs allthe time, makes it all worth while :)
19:01:38 onthebrink so cuddlebaby, are you the moderator of the diaper chat?
19:01:42 onthebrink are you a diaper expert?
19:01:49 mod_Cuddlebaby yeah  :)
19:01:57 mod_Cuddlebaby so what's your favorite diaper?
19:02:02 Miranda back
19:02:06 onthebrink we are now 100% fuzzibunz
19:02:12 onthebrink we've tried some of everything, though
19:02:20 onthebrink emma was mostly in fitteds with bummis SIWW
19:02:30 mod_Cuddlebaby I've talked with a few die hard fuzzibunz people like you  :)
19:02:38 onthebrink i LOVE them!
19:03:02 onthebrink brb
19:03:05 mod_Cuddlebaby I only have two, both newborn, which I seem to have lost int he move and now that I have a newborn, lost my fuzzibunz  :)
19:03:27 mod_Cuddlebaby my Nappie Wraps are very similar to the bummis wraps...
19:03:42 mod_Cuddlebaby I've been told.  It's what I sell the most of.
19:03:59 Miranda We use disposible with my son, but I really want to use cloth with this baby... hubby on the other hand doesn't want anything to do with cloth
19:04:15 onthebrink back
19:04:27 mod_Cuddlebaby when hubbies see how easy the modern day cloth are (especially if you get some velcro ones) they change their minds  :)
19:04:38 onthebrink do you make dipes, cuddlebaby?
19:04:39 mod_Cuddlebaby what do you stuff your fuzzibunz with?
19:04:45 mod_Cuddlebaby yeah, cuddlebaby.com
19:04:58 Miranda we would use a diaper service too so he wouldn't have to worry about cleaning them so I'm not sure what the big deal is lol
19:05:06 onthebrink oh yes, miranda!  my hubby loves the cloth!
19:05:14 onthebrink oh wow - a diaper service!
19:05:17 mod_Cuddlebaby yeah for diaper service!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
19:05:24 onthebrink i stuff FBs with a hemp insert and a microfiber towel
19:05:36 onthebrink or some combination of that, depending on need
19:05:41 mod_Cuddlebaby wow onthebrink!  what a combination!!  way cool
19:05:53 mod_Cuddlebaby miranda are you understanding our terms?
19:05:56 onthebrink yeah, i find that's what works best for us, one of each
19:06:07 Miranda not really but I'll learn
19:06:08 onthebrink oh, yes, miranda - please let us help you figure it out if you'd like!
19:06:10 mod_Cuddlebaby you get the hemp inserts online?
19:06:13 onthebrink ask lots of questions!
19:06:21 onthebrink i made them
19:06:23 mod_Cuddlebaby yeah, that's what we are here for....
19:06:35 mod_Cuddlebaby the other moderator has a great site with terms on it, I'll go find it.
19:06:40 onthebrink i bought the microfiber towels at walmart in the car care section 8 for $5
19:07:07 mod_Cuddlebaby oops sorry, hit the mouse.
19:07:30 onthebrink miranda - what made you want to use cloth?
19:08:01 Miranda I read that they are better for my baby, and better for the enviroment
19:08:04 mod_Cuddlebaby http://diaperjungle.com/cloth-diaper-terminology.html
19:08:14 onthebrink miranda - you are so right!
19:08:16 mod_Cuddlebaby diaper terminology....
19:08:21 Miranda thanks for the link
19:08:33 onthebrink i use cloth for myself, incidentally
19:08:38 onthebrink using it as we speak!
19:08:45 mod_Cuddlebaby giggle!
19:08:55 mod_Cuddlebaby my business partner (cuddlebaby) makes cloth pads...
19:08:59 mod_Cuddlebaby hers are GREAT!
19:09:16 Miranda i was hoping to stay longer, but I have to run.  our dinner is done
19:09:21 Miranda I'll try to come back
19:09:33 onthebrink hi mummoth, didn
19:09:35 mod_Cuddlebaby I seldom menstruate (since I am always nursing or pregnant), but when I do I use the keeper (now known as diva cup) and cloth pads...
19:09:37 mummoth hi
19:09:38 onthebrink didn't see you come in
19:09:45 onthebrink by miranda
19:09:50 onthebrink yes, i just got my period back yesterday
19:09:54 mod_Cuddlebaby welcome mummoth!
19:10:04 mummoth Hi cuddlebaby
19:10:17 mod_Cuddlebaby what are the ages of your little ones?
19:10:21 onthebrink i've had my period 14 times since july 2000
19:10:28 mummoth DS is 3 1/2 & DD is 1
19:10:32 mod_Cuddlebaby onthebrink>first period since baby was born?
19:10:57 onthebrink yep!  with emma it was 18 months, but this time it was 9 months!  he's a much lighter" nurser than emma."
19:11:03 mod_Cuddlebaby mine range from 9 years down to 10 weeks.
19:11:18 mummoth Ive had 3? since March 2001
19:11:21 mod_Cuddlebaby makes a difference doesn't it onthe?
19:11:37 mod_Cuddlebaby what's your favorite diaper mummoth?  or do you have diaper questions?
19:11:41 onthebrink oh, totally!
19:11:49 mod_Cuddlebaby we are also talking cloth for mom if you hadn't figured that out  ;)
19:12:13 mod_Cuddlebaby wow mummoth
19:12:30 mummoth I don't have questions, not much of a hyena... DD has these diapers that I love but I don't know what kind they are... I bartered a sling for them
19:12:32 onthebrink is the diva cup just like the keeper>
19:12:40 onthebrink ?
19:12:46 mod_Cuddlebaby I've had only two since middle of 02....
19:12:52 onthebrink because i hated the keeper, but heard the diva cup might be better.
19:12:59 mod_Cuddlebaby two between Colton who is 2 and Sarah who is 10 weeks.
19:13:05 mummoth the diva cup is medical grade silicone, the keeper is natural rubber
19:13:27 mod_Cuddlebaby mummoth, do you use them?
19:14:01 mod_Cuddlebaby onthe>yes, I don't think you can even get a keeper anymore, they upgraded to silicone instead of gum rubber and renamed it the diva cup
19:14:04 mummoth I own the Diva cup but havent had an opportunity to use it yet
19:14:32 mod_Cuddlebaby I know the feeling!
19:14:43 mod_Cuddlebaby I keep losing mine since it's so long in between.
19:14:56 mummoth oh, I didnt realize it was the same company... Ive also heard of one called a mooncup
19:15:15 mod_Cuddlebaby yeah that one actually may be a competitor  ;)
19:15:32 mod_Cuddlebaby so you haven't yet used cloth diapers yet mummoth?
19:15:47 mod_Cuddlebaby do you know what kind you got in the trade?
19:15:56 mummoth es... I have a bunch of the old style of Babykins diapers..
19:16:24 mod_Cuddlebaby not even sure I've heard of them....they are fitteds?
19:16:37 mummoth I don't know what kind I got in trade... they are sherpa cotton"? looks like stretchy terrycloth, and they have snaps"
19:16:48 mod_Cuddlebaby yeah, sherpa is nice  :)
19:17:05 mod_Cuddlebaby 20% poly (probably) will make them last a long time...SO soft.
19:17:15 mod_Cuddlebaby do you have covers?
19:17:27 mummoth Babykins are fitted with velcro that goes through button holes in the front & attach in the back
19:17:44 mod_Cuddlebaby wow, I need to see one of those!
19:17:56 mummoth I have Bummis covers that I love & some Kooshies
19:18:06 mod_Cuddlebaby good.
19:18:20 mummoth Ive heard they are good for when they get to the age that they want to rip them off all the time
19:18:46 mod_Cuddlebaby oh you mean the snaps, yeah, that's true...and doesn't catch stuff in the laundry like velcro does...
19:18:59 mod_Cuddlebaby but the daddies sure do seem to like velcro better than snaps.
19:19:48 mummoth heres one: http://www.bareware.net/analyzer/babykins.htm
19:21:01 mummoth oh, DH only changes about 1 diaper a week!
19:21:27 mod_Cuddlebaby mine hasn't changed that many!  I don't think one on this baby....
19:21:39 mod_Cuddlebaby cool pic...very interesting design....
19:22:13 mod_Cuddlebaby have to roll the baby over to fasten them, I bet....
19:22:36 mummoth lol when DD was a newborn, DH was on parental leave... DS was toilet learning, so he took care of all his toiletting needs & I handled DD... I thinkit got us into the habit of me always handling the diapering
19:23:03 mummoth justa bit, sort of onto her side
19:23:18 mod_Cuddlebaby he brings in the paycheck so we can mother, I guess  :)
19:23:34 mod_Cuddlebaby what happened to onthe?
19:23:41 mummoth Im not sure....?
19:23:44 mod_Cuddlebaby shall I page her?
19:23:46 mod_Cuddlebaby ;)
19:24:01 mod_Cuddlebaby *doorbell*
19:24:11 mummoth :D
19:24:16 onthebrink hi!
19:24:17 onthebrink i'm here!
19:24:24 onthebrink got distracted with a fussy boy!
19:24:32 onthebrink and looking at the diva cup online!
19:24:40 mod_Cuddlebaby :)
19:24:47 mod_Cuddlebaby I love your priorities.
19:24:52 mummoth lol
19:25:00 mod_Cuddlebaby mummoth, thanks a lot, now I'm shopping at bareware  :)
19:25:07 mummoth sorry
19:25:21 mod_Cuddlebaby MIchelle, (the one that sews cloth pads) has a diva cupand she just loves it.
19:25:34 mod_Cuddlebaby it IS much more flexible (not as stiff) as my keeper.
19:25:44 mummoth I bought a starter pack thing of cloth pads with my diva cup
19:25:46 mod_Cuddlebaby don't be sorry  :)
19:25:58 mod_Cuddlebaby where did you get it mummoth?
19:26:22 mummoth luna pads
19:26:46 mummoth here: http://www.lunapads.com/home.php
19:26:54 onthebrink that stiffness of the keeper is what i hated. maybe i'll try the diva cup.
19:26:57 mummoth I wanted to go with a Canadian company
19:28:11 mod_Cuddlebaby oh and my two sisters each have a diva and love it, lots do...
19:28:17 mummoth uh-oh! I just looked at the colour options & they have more than when I bought mine
19:28:24 mod_Cuddlebaby wow there is a lot I can buy for my baby  <smirk>
19:28:46 mummoth I know a few people with them & haven't heard a bad review yet
19:30:02 mummoth Cuddlebaby what do you see?
19:30:19 mod_Cuddlebaby robeez and organic gowns....
19:30:40 mod_Cuddlebaby I have organic hemp fabric and will probably just whip a couple up...
19:30:55 onthebrink i used to be a robeez fan, but now we love joshoes
19:30:57 mod_Cuddlebaby I have a couple pairs of robeez but they are boys, and my baby is a girl  :)
19:31:01 mummoth I love Robeez.... my sister is about to have her baby & she got snarky with my mom abut them
19:31:11 mod_Cuddlebaby joshoes.....
19:31:17 onthebrink www.JoShoes.com
19:31:38 mod_Cuddlebaby wow!  love this baby online shopping chat!!  fun fun!!
19:31:45 onthebrink like robeez, but custom made and cheaper, plus it's a great work at home mom!
19:32:02 onthebrink the jo shoes sandals are great!
19:32:08 mummoth My mom works at a second hand store (she got me the diapers, in new condition) and brought home some pink piggy Robeez (the *exact ones DD had) & my sister said they were ugly & shes not putting them on her baby
19:33:01 mod_Cuddlebaby oh puhlease!  send 'em to me  :)
19:33:08 onthebrink oh i love those piggy ones!!!
19:33:17 mod_Cuddlebaby Sarah woke up, now I can't be as quick on the shopping  :)
19:34:03 onthebrink john's nursing to sleep.  this is when i spend more than i should!
19:34:12 mummoth I thought they were cute, DD & I went on our first shopping trip together when she was 2 days old & thats what we got
19:35:26 mod_Cuddlebaby s's nursing now too
19:35:39 mummoth my mom told my sister good luck keeping anything but robeez on
19:35:47 mod_Cuddlebaby you can get robeez at a retail place?
19:35:52 mummoth lol, so is Caitlin
19:36:03 onthebrink we have a store in town that sells them
19:36:10 mummoth yes, they are locally owned
19:36:21 mummoth im in BC Canada
19:36:36 onthebrink i'm in lakeland, Florida
19:36:39 mod_Cuddlebaby we are all nursing!  hurrah for the multitasking mommies!
19:36:52 mod_Cuddlebaby nebraska
19:37:12 onthebrink :) happy babies!
19:37:21 onthebrink how did you all find mommychats?
19:37:31 mummoth MDC
19:37:50 onthebrink cool - Amity's for me
19:38:01 onthebrink i'm on MDC as well, but Amity's is more home" for me."
19:38:09 onthebrink same username at both - onthebrink
19:38:30 mod_Cuddlebaby i'm at both
19:38:38 mummoth what is amitys?
19:38:46 mod_Cuddlebaby but not active in last year or so
19:38:57 onthebrink www.amitymama.com
19:39:07 onthebrink similar to mothering, but a smaller community, perhaps?
19:39:19 onthebrink i don't remember how i found it, but i've been there since i was pregnant with emma
19:39:35 mod_Cuddlebaby used to be HUGE and it's much older than mothering
19:39:58 mummoth ah... Il have  a look around there later
19:40:04 mod_Cuddlebaby my website is listed there..
19:40:29 onthebrink ah, maybe that's why it's familiar!
19:41:10 onthebrink yes, it shut down for a bit, if i recall, and started up smaller.  but still, it's grown like crazy!
19:41:32 mod_Cuddlebaby amity shut down for a bit?
19:42:14 onthebrink yes, something happened with the server, i think.  but years ago - 2001 or early 2002 perhaps?
19:42:28 onthebrink something similar happened with mothering around the same time, i think?
19:43:19 mummoth these are the diapers I traded a sling for: http://www.thebabymarketplace.com/securestore/c26128p9611399.2.html I have 4 of them
19:44:32 onthebrink oh, i had some of those!  i liked them!
19:44:34 mummoth you guys are going to get me in trouble... they cost way less than I assumed they would
19:44:35 mod_Cuddlebaby $26 for robeez or 14 dollars for joshoes...
19:44:54 onthebrink yeah, big difference!  and the joshoes are great!
19:45:06 onthebrink but, she doesn't have piggies and stuff.  but i only like solid colors.
19:45:10 mummoth they hold in poop, pretty much every time
19:45:14 mod_Cuddlebaby I make them too, but still it's tempting to get some of those joshoes.
19:45:17 onthebrink she'll send you color swatches if you're interested.
19:45:45 mod_Cuddlebaby oh yeah, I've seen those sherpa diapers....
19:45:48 mod_Cuddlebaby pretty simple...
19:46:24 mod_Cuddlebaby most wahm made diaper do a great job of holding in poop, it's (of course) the leg elastics...
19:46:27 mummoth they're my fancy ones!
19:46:39 mod_Cuddlebaby that's a good thing!
19:46:43 mod_Cuddlebaby I LOVE simplicity...
19:46:49 mod_Cuddlebaby I need more of it in my life...
19:47:03 mummoth oh, okay!
19:47:03 mod_Cuddlebaby in fact my 2 yo is in prefolds, pins and my covers (nappie wraps).
19:47:19 mod_Cuddlebaby couldn't be simpler.
19:47:58 mummoth Im not too sure about pins when DD goes into the alligator death roll...
19:48:10 mod_Cuddlebaby lol!!!
19:48:17 mod_Cuddlebaby that was cute  :)
19:48:38 mummoth I guess maybe she'd stop that if she got pricked
19:48:39 mod_Cuddlebaby my 2 yo is fastinated with anything that's an owie....as most boys are...he loves it that he has owies on!
19:49:17 onthebrink sorry, got distracted again!  this time by a LLL leader email about the next international conference.
19:49:30 onthebrink i've never been to chicago and realy think i'll need to go!
19:49:31 mummoth yeah... I used to let DS hold scissors while I changed him
19:49:56 mod_Cuddlebaby I'm going to call the authorities on you!  (ha)
19:49:56 mummoth as horrible as that sounds, hed stay really still & just look at them
19:50:02 mummoth lol
19:50:18 mod_Cuddlebaby chicago is AWESOME! you'll have a great time.
19:50:18 mummoth they werent big sharp ones or anything!!
19:50:30 mod_Cuddlebaby go to the science museum and the pier of course
19:50:48 mummoth Id love to go to a conference
19:50:52 mod_Cuddlebaby yup, it's a boy thing, really!
19:51:06 mummoth we went to the local one when DS was 1.5..
19:51:08 mod_Cuddlebaby do both of you go to meetings?
19:51:12 mod_Cuddlebaby I'm an ex leader
19:51:13 mummoth I do
19:51:37 mummoth Im an LA... but Im on a hiatus & may not continue
19:52:14 onthebrink i go to 2 meetings a month - the ones i lead!
19:52:25 mod_Cuddlebaby cool. are we all leaders?
19:52:27 mod_Cuddlebaby wow.
19:52:34 mod_Cuddlebaby or x in my case.
19:52:37 mummoth Im an applicant...
19:52:38 onthebrink i go to our area conference every year.  i'm presenting twice this time, and even hubby is presenting!
19:52:49 onthebrink my mom was a leader 25 years ago or so!
19:52:50 mod_Cuddlebaby what's your and hubby's topic?
19:52:56 mod_Cuddlebaby so was my mom!
19:53:11 onthebrink i'm presenting on night time parenting and extended breastfeeding.  rob is talking about dads and discipline.
19:53:24 mod_Cuddlebaby way cool,.
19:53:39 mummoth DH loved  the conference... he went just to watch DS & was really not very keen on it, but by the time we left he felt validated/like a really good dad
19:53:42 mod_Cuddlebaby all favorite topics of mine.
19:53:59 mod_Cuddlebaby so cool about your hubby...
19:54:13 onthebrink yeah, he's a cool hubby.  i like him!
19:54:30 mummoth yeah... the conference is what put the idea in his head to take parental leave after DD was born
19:54:31 mod_Cuddlebaby that's important!  especially to your kids.
19:54:43 onthebrink the night time parenting one is a bit of a joke.  i mean, john nurses all night and emma is still in our bed as well.  so i don't have any words or wisdowm, really!
19:55:27 mummoth the only word of wisdom I have about nighttime parenting is SURRENDER!
19:55:35 mod_Cuddlebaby same story here, both the 2 yo and the baby in our bed....just got a king sized, that's about the only advice you could give!  king sized bed :)
19:55:40 mod_Cuddlebaby so no one'son the couch.
19:55:52 mod_Cuddlebaby cute mummoth!
19:55:52 mummoth You can't change it, so dont get ina twist... its the only control you have!
19:56:15 onthebrink we have a queen bed with a twin pushed up beside it.  extra big space!
19:56:22 mod_Cuddlebaby yup!  all you can do is control YOUR reaction to something...
19:56:36 mod_Cuddlebaby wow, that'd be nice too onthe.
19:56:44 onthebrink it's great!
19:56:58 mod_Cuddlebaby us cloth diapering people have so much in common  :)
19:57:06 onthebrink emma is supposed to be in the twin part, but usually it's rob (hubby) with emma and john on either side of me.
19:57:13 onthebrink does this chat end in 4 minutes?
19:57:17 mummoth Im serious... DS was a wierd baby..we tried to cosleep, but he couldnt... it was like he got overstimulated just by being so close to us
19:57:41 mod_Cuddlebaby yeah, and unfortunately, I'll need to go, have to relieve hubby of the baby so he can mow...
19:57:53 mod_Cuddlebaby anD I need to see if there is any leftovers :)
19:57:55 onthebrink mow?  what time is it there?  it's 9pm here!
19:58:04 mummoth so I got up & nursed him on the couch... Id be all bent out of shape, resenting him, watching the clock, stressing about everything I hadnt gotten done that day, what I had to do in the morning etc
19:58:17 onthebrink oh, mummoth, that's no good!
19:58:24 onthebrink how is it now?
19:58:29 mummoth he'd take an hour and fifteen minutes to get to bed, pretty much everytime
19:58:31 mod_Cuddlebaby 8 but the sun won't go down until almost 10
19:58:43 mod_Cuddlebaby mummoth, you sound like me!
19:59:09 mod_Cuddlebaby he needs extra mothering.
19:59:18 mummoth one night, I dont know why, I just thought whatever, this is going to take as long as it takes, I might as well just enjoy the quiet. 45 minutes"
19:59:41 mummoth next night, tried again 45 minutes, and the night after that same thing
20:00:14 mod_Cuddlebaby way to adjust!
20:00:15 mummoth it was like he could sense when I was all angsty & it was making him more clingy/need me more... he was upset because I was upset
20:00:23 mod_Cuddlebaby yup!
20:00:32 mummoth it was like this ipiphany (sp?)
20:00:38 mod_Cuddlebaby that's exactly why lots of babies are fussy in the evenings....
20:00:41 mod_Cuddlebaby cuz mom is.
20:00:45 mummoth lol
20:00:53 onthebrink oh, definitely!
20:00:57 onthebrink the witching hour!
20:01:06 mod_Cuddlebaby I'm glad both of you came.
20:01:19 mod_Cuddlebaby try to remember when this chat is, it's nice to have you here.
20:01:27 mod_Cuddlebaby you can sign up to receive email reminders...
20:01:31 mod_Cuddlebaby it's great to get to know you.
20:01:52 onthebrink that's how i remembered - the email reminder
20:01:55 onthebrink take care, all!
20:01:57 mummoth thanks for hosting!
20:01:58 mod_Cuddlebaby there are few others that are regulars that you two will really like...
20:02:11 mod_Cuddlebaby good bye!
20:02:14 mod_Cuddlebaby wish I could stay.
20:02:21 mummoth I get the reminders... thats why Im here!
20:02:23 mod_Cuddlebaby feel free to stay as long as you want though.
20:02:25 mummoth bye!
20:02:33 mod_Cuddlebaby bye!

 

 

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