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Cloth Diaper Chat #19-- with Rebecca of Cuddle Baby
8/24/05

6 mamas in attendance

18:59:41 host_Cuddlebaby OFFICIAL START OF THE CLOTH DIAPERING CHAT! WELCOME! MY NAME IS REBECCA AND I AM YOUR HOSTESS TODAY! THIS CHAT IS TRANSCRIPTED AND POSTED ON THE SUNDAY FOLLOWING THIS CHAT...PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN POSTING TO THIS CHAT. THANK YOU! :)
18:59:53 host_Cuddlebaby WELCOME MIKE!
18:59:58 mikesgirl64 hey
19:00:13 mikesgirl64 i finally made it
19:00:20 host_Cuddlebaby are you new to cloth diapering?
19:00:27 host_Cuddlebaby :)
19:00:58 mikesgirl64 completely new im going to place ny orders by the end of this week
19:01:13 host_Cuddlebaby what are looking at?
19:01:24 host_Cuddlebaby how old is your little one?
19:01:30 mikesgirl64 sorry nak :)
19:01:38 host_Cuddlebaby are feeling overwhelmed?
19:01:38 mikesgirl64 4 months
19:01:43 host_Cuddlebaby me too
19:01:51 host_Cuddlebaby no pressure okay?
19:02:01 mikesgirl64 im looking at too much!! its so overwhelming
19:02:10 host_Cuddlebaby i know!!!
19:02:23 host_Cuddlebaby pockets?  fitteds?
19:02:43 host_Cuddlebaby i'm even  overwhelmed and i'm a part of it!!
19:03:06 mikesgirl64 i just dont know where to start - im looking for something that works well for my sil who watches her while i work
19:03:38 mikesgirl64 im thinking im going to get a few samples
19:03:57 host_Cuddlebaby i'm going to lie my baby down, think i'll be successful?
19:03:57 mikesgirl64 and then see what works best fo me
19:04:06 host_Cuddlebaby good idea
19:04:18 mikesgirl64 haha not in this house you wouldnt be :)
19:04:43 host_Cuddlebaby I was, for a moment anyway.
19:04:53 host_Cuddlebaby now beware, I'm typing with both hands now!!
19:05:03 host_Cuddlebaby I'll try not to inundate you though.
19:05:06 mikesgirl64 haha :) ill be dalayed
19:05:12 host_Cuddlebaby sokay :)
19:05:21 host_Cuddlebaby I'm happy you are taking care of your baby....
19:05:23 host_Cuddlebaby how old?
19:05:44 mikesgirl64 she is my april one :) my first
19:05:56 host_Cuddlebaby you are on my board...
19:05:59 host_Cuddlebaby you sneaker....
19:06:06 mikesgirl64 im the yeast/mastitis momma
19:06:57 host_Cuddlebaby I was going there now to try to figure out which on you are  :)
19:07:15 host_Cuddlebaby duh, same name even!!
19:07:24 mikesgirl64 haha thats ok
19:08:07 host_Cuddlebaby Mandy.
19:08:11 host_Cuddlebaby nursing pain free yet?
19:08:15 mikesgirl64 yep thats me
19:08:58 mikesgirl64 pretty much oc put me on another week of antibiotics and wants to see me again mon, but i feel much better
19:13:17 host_Cuddlebaby some of the others in the other chat rooms should be coming over here...
19:13:40 mikesgirl64 have you looked at jennifers site? i was thinking about getting the meredith to get a wide sample and then ordering your sample pack
19:13:54 host_Cuddlebaby great idea...
19:14:12 host_Cuddlebaby yeah I was going to order from Jennifer but keep getting mixed reviews of the pockets.
19:14:19 host_Cuddlebaby I want a pocket...
19:14:32 host_Cuddlebaby but the one that appeals to me i haven't heard great things about .
19:14:54 host_Cuddlebaby you don't presently have any cloth diapers?
19:15:02 mikesgirl64 which one the hh? or the roo?
19:15:23 mikesgirl64 nope completely disposable
19:15:59 mikesgirl64 and i want to go full time cd
19:16:26 host_Cuddlebaby if I were a velcro person I'd get the happy hineys....
19:16:36 host_Cuddlebaby so now I was veering towards the roos....
19:17:23 mikesgirl64 yea im worried about the velcro in the wash
19:17:56 host_Cuddlebaby jennifer said something about the roos. can't remember what she said now...
19:19:38 host_Cuddlebaby is that meredith packaged named after our meredith?
19:19:49 mikesgirl64 yea i remember reading something - i think about a learning curve
19:19:53 mikesgirl64 yep
19:20:07 mikesgirl64 well after one of them :)
19:20:29 host_Cuddlebaby that DOES look like a great package, makes me even want one!!
19:20:51 mikesgirl64 haha i figure it really gives me a lot to try
19:21:22 host_Cuddlebaby that would really be nice for you!!!
19:21:25 mikesgirl64 and i dont really know too much about prices but it sounds good
19:21:44 host_Cuddlebaby oh I see you will be getting prefolds....
19:21:49 host_Cuddlebaby let me send you a cover.....
19:22:07 host_Cuddlebaby they are good prices...
19:22:18 mikesgirl64 esp bc kiersten ALWAYS has diaper rash and we seriously change her like hourly
19:22:21 host_Cuddlebaby and when you a reseller, your prices are pretty much the same...
19:22:44 host_Cuddlebaby oh, I'd def recommend some fleece to be next to her skin....
19:23:05 host_Cuddlebaby if you do end up using prefolds and a snappi and a cover (mine) then use a fleece liner...
19:23:10 mikesgirl64 yea i saw your sample included a cover plus one of each style what are the differences
19:23:11 host_Cuddlebaby I'll send you soem for free.
19:23:32 host_Cuddlebaby what kind of 'things' do you like? trying to get a taste of your pref for fabric choices...
19:23:34 mikesgirl64 oh no you dont have to do that!
19:23:43 host_Cuddlebaby pastels, bolds, girly, alternative....
19:23:51 host_Cuddlebaby halloween?  ;)
19:24:11 mikesgirl64 haha so cute i saw you have a ZILLION fabrics
19:24:14 host_Cuddlebaby one velcro, one snap and one pinnable....
19:24:18 mikesgirl64 i lov pastels
19:24:23 host_Cuddlebaby I'll thow in another cover anyway...
19:24:29 mikesgirl64 are pins scary?
19:24:43 host_Cuddlebaby you are getting a snappi....
19:24:45 mikesgirl64 and girly stuff
19:24:50 mikesgirl64 but i love colors
19:25:08 host_Cuddlebaby well take a look at my fabrics
19:25:36 mikesgirl64 kierstens room is pastels but very multi colored i want her ti have everything not just pink and purple
19:25:41 host_Cuddlebaby pins aren't scary to me cuz I was pinning a diaper on someone when I was 11...
19:25:44 host_Cuddlebaby but they are scary
19:25:54 mikesgirl64 haha guess that helps
19:26:28 mikesgirl64 ive read that snappis seem to be difficult to hook all three
19:26:40 host_Cuddlebaby no, I don't think so...
19:26:48 host_Cuddlebaby they are super easy!!
19:26:55 host_Cuddlebaby welcome llamamama!
19:27:02 host_Cuddlebaby that was fun to type  :)
19:27:08 llamamama Thanks!
19:27:09 host_Cuddlebaby are a mom to a lama?
19:27:22 llamamama sort of...
19:27:28 mikesgirl64 hi :)
19:27:35 llamamama so where is the Mothering Chat?
19:27:44 host_Cuddlebaby you can get a pinned diaper much tighter than a snappi....
19:27:52 llamamama I am new & lost...a heck of a combo :(
19:27:53 host_Cuddlebaby but that's not a big deal if you have a great cover...
19:28:14 host_Cuddlebaby only if you are going coverless like for a toddler or for EC
19:28:28 host_Cuddlebaby we welcome all types  :)
19:28:37 host_Cuddlebaby what are you looking for mama?
19:28:49 mikesgirl64 oh good kiersten is known for her uncontainable poops so id realy like something that helps with that
19:28:52 host_Cuddlebaby oh, mothering chat....
19:28:59 llamamama I don;t know, I thought there was a mothering chat'
19:29:15 host_Cuddlebaby pregnancy and birth room, do you know how to get there?
19:29:30 host_Cuddlebaby welcome crinklemama!!!
19:29:35 host_Cuddlebaby this is the cloth diapering chat  :)
19:29:42 crinklemama hey, is tonight the cloth diaper chat?
19:29:48 llamamama Oh, okay - I will chek it out, thanks!!!! (I may be back :) )
19:29:56 host_Cuddlebaby yes, ma'am, it's right now!
19:30:08 host_Cuddlebaby yeah, come back lama!
19:30:25 crinklemama oh, perfect!  What ya chatting about?
19:30:41 host_Cuddlebaby mikes is placing her very first cloth diapering order....
19:30:46 host_Cuddlebaby what would you recommend to her?
19:30:52 mikesgirl64 im a newbie so im gtting started
19:30:56 host_Cuddlebaby we were talking about pins vs snappi  :)
19:31:00 host_Cuddlebaby got an opinion?
19:31:18 crinklemama Definetly snappi....how old is your baby
19:31:24 host_Cuddlebaby 4 months  :)
19:31:27 host_Cuddlebaby she's nak
19:31:35 host_Cuddlebaby but our babies were born in thesame month  :)
19:31:46 crinklemama At that age, I love prefolds....easy and just the right price!
19:31:51 host_Cuddlebaby are a prefold kind of person crinkle?
19:31:53 mikesgirl64 shes my little one = but growing fast
19:32:09 host_Cuddlebaby welcome back lama!!
19:32:12 crinklemama As dd got older, I love prefolds now
19:32:14 llamamama See, I'm back :)
19:32:21 mikesgirl64 pf seem a little intimadating?
19:32:24 crinklemama oh and I've always used wool
19:32:25 host_Cuddlebaby you would never have misled us :)
19:32:36 host_Cuddlebaby yeah I would agree mikes...
19:32:49 host_Cuddlebaby but they are SO versatile
19:32:55 crinklemama I thougth that too, but really, with the snappi, it was NO problem
19:33:00 host_Cuddlebaby you don't have to get a different size all the time....
19:33:14 crinklemama I used infants until just last month
19:33:14 host_Cuddlebaby can use two of them for your reluctant potty trainer at night (or even three)
19:33:21 host_Cuddlebaby they are snot and spit rags  :)
19:33:34 host_Cuddlebaby great for air time, just put a prefold on your lap and set the naked baby on it.
19:33:34 mikesgirl64 yea im been looking at how to pic on another board and i feel like i can do it = now my sil for daycare i dont know
19:33:58 host_Cuddlebaby crinkle, just realized that you said you use wool...covers/soakers?
19:34:01 host_Cuddlebaby which do you like?
19:34:04 crinklemama for daycare I would probably go pocket
19:34:23 host_Cuddlebaby how old is yours crinkle?
19:34:26 crinklemama hmmm....I might be bias, I own a business and my first pattern was knit covers and now my newest pattern is soakers
19:34:41 crinklemama my dd is one on Sunday....how time flies!
19:34:49 mikesgirl64 brb going to try and lay babe down
19:34:51 host_Cuddlebaby mikes>I bet even sil could figure it out with the snappi.
19:35:21 host_Cuddlebaby isn't a cover and a soaker the same thing?  so you knit them?
19:35:29 mikesgirl64 nm she found the boob again...shes addicted :)
19:35:36 crinklemama Another addict!
19:35:52 host_Cuddlebaby mine too, been nursing all day long!  but she's got an earache  :(
19:35:55 crinklemama For me, covers have snaps/velcro....soakers are the pull on kind
19:35:59 mikesgirl64 oh no :(
19:36:08 host_Cuddlebaby yeah it's not very fun...poor thing.
19:36:13 crinklemama I know the feeling, my dd is getting a molar
19:36:18 crinklemama I hate TEETH
19:36:26 host_Cuddlebaby that garlic oil and breastmilk mix worked pretty good though!  she seems to be feeling better now.
19:36:36 host_Cuddlebaby yeah teething here too.
19:36:45 host_Cuddlebaby kids call her a 'bundle of drool'  :)
19:36:49 llamamama I hate teeth too -  we just saw our first one and I am scared of it!
19:36:50 mikesgirl64 haha i keep thinking maybe k will wait until she weans to get the, ;)
19:37:02 host_Cuddlebaby my mom crocheted me some wool covers...
19:37:14 host_Cuddlebaby I should be getting them (in the mail) tomorrow...can't wait.
19:37:15 crinklemama yeah, I do knit them, just opened shop in July
19:37:20 host_Cuddlebaby I've never had wool before.
19:37:24 host_Cuddlebaby so you knitthem yourself?
19:37:29 host_Cuddlebaby how's it going?
19:37:33 crinklemama Oh, I LOVE it!  Yeah, I knit them myself
19:37:44 crinklemama business is....slow...but we are just starting
19:38:16 host_Cuddlebaby mikes>that's what I tell her,  you don't need teeth for anything, just wait until it's time to EAT""
19:38:24 llamamama good for you crinkle - that is amazing that you knit them yourself!
19:38:35 host_Cuddlebaby do you have a url?
19:38:39 crinklemama I love to knit, it's a little time consuming though!
19:38:44 crinklemama www.crinklebottoms.com
19:38:45 host_Cuddlebaby yeah....
19:38:50 llamamama how do you find the time?
19:39:04 crinklemama when my dd sleeps or is distracted by something else.
19:39:08 host_Cuddlebaby you'll never make enough to have a decent hourly wage, that's for sure...
19:39:18 crinklemama It's something I can pick up and put down again
19:39:32 llamamama how long have you been knitting?
19:39:35 crinklemama no, no decent hourly wage, but I'm not looking to be the breadwinner either!
19:39:38 host_Cuddlebaby nice looking website!
19:39:40 crinklemama For about 8 years
19:39:49 crinklemama Thanks, my hubby has been working on it lately
19:40:36 llamamama oh, mama, your soakers are really inexpensive!
19:40:51 llamamama and beautiful!
19:41:02 host_Cuddlebaby I have a question fo ryou...I have only solid lanolin, can I use it for lanolizing?  as long as I can get it to dissolve, it should be fine, what do you think?
19:41:05 crinklemama Thanks!  I've been working hard on them
19:41:14 mikesgirl64 ok whats the diff bt soakers and covers again
19:41:28 host_Cuddlebaby soakers are pulled on and cover fasten right?
19:41:38 crinklemama yup
19:42:23 llamamama you can use solid lanolin - jus melt it in the microwave in a little water
19:42:27 crinklemama Lanolizing....put a pea sized amount of solid lanolin in a plastic container with a small amount of baby shampoo.....add hot water until the whole thing melts...soak covers for like 15-20 minutes, then wring out and air dry!
19:42:57 host_Cuddlebaby welcome masupial!!!
19:43:04 host_Cuddlebaby you sound like a sling mama!!
19:43:06 crinklemama Hi!
19:43:18 host_Cuddlebaby thanks both of you.
19:43:36 marsupial hi :)
19:43:53 host_Cuddlebaby what are you favorite type of diapers and why?  (to all of you)
19:44:10 host_Cuddlebaby we some new ones here who would love to hear what your experiences have been!~
19:44:14 marsupial brb...gotta put sleeping baby in moby wrap
19:44:21 marsupial muttaqins
19:44:36 marsupial bc they rock
19:44:48 host_Cuddlebaby that's the second time I've heard mutts mentioned...saw them for the first time last week here in this chat..
19:44:52 z2akids Hey ladies
19:44:57 host_Cuddlebaby hello jennifer!  (z2a)
19:45:05 z2akids I'll brb - just about have #1 and #2 down
19:45:08 crinklemama I love 7th heaven fitteds, they fit just right on my skinny baby girl, prefolds.....and wool:)
19:45:09 llamamama I love wool covers. I have not found a fitted that I am in love with yet - I think they all stay too wet against the skin.
19:45:15 host_Cuddlebaby we are checking out your site (www.z2akids.com)
19:45:35 crinklemama I use fleece liners inside my fitteds
19:45:41 marsupial prefolds n wool my 1st choice tho
19:45:48 llamamama did you make the fleece liners?
19:45:58 host_Cuddlebaby lama>you need some fleece next to skin....
19:46:07 host_Cuddlebaby so does mikes....
19:46:31 llamamama why doesn;t anyone make a fitted with fleece?
19:46:41 host_Cuddlebaby I have....
19:46:49 host_Cuddlebaby have to use a very thin fleece...
19:46:53 marsupial ov is all the rage now
19:47:10 host_Cuddlebaby not too high a quality though cuz you want urine to go through it *and* you want it to get CLEAN in the wash....
19:47:19 crinklemama fleece liners...cut up fleece into liners:).....that's what I have been using, but I am adding fleece lined fitteds to my website sometimenext month
19:47:29 host_Cuddlebaby which is one of the reasons why I'm not too fond of AIO's (can't get clean in wash)
19:47:56 llamamama why don;t you think you can get the fleece clean?
19:48:07 crinklemama I've never been big on pockets or AIO's, thought I have a few
19:48:15 host_Cuddlebaby if water can't flow through it
19:48:45 host_Cuddlebaby fleece cleans up real well---you can do it wrong!
19:49:03 host_Cuddlebaby i think everyone's nak
19:49:04 llamamama humm, but fleece allows the water to flow through in pockets...
19:49:25 host_Cuddlebaby yeah the thinner stuff will..
19:49:26 mikesgirl64 sorry trying to put k down :)
19:49:28 z2akids okay, I'm back.
19:49:31 crinklemama Mine's asleep!  Asleep!  Asleep!  Yeah! (can you tell it's been a long day?
19:49:40 host_Cuddlebaby i was talking windpro or 300 wt fleece
19:49:51 z2akids Hope that works - nak for Abigail,  Zachery and Alexander are in their room.
19:50:01 host_Cuddlebaby which would make great covers but not good liners
19:50:06 z2akids oooh, windpro - who's used it?  Is it wonderful?  I am dying to try it out
19:50:12 crinklemama I use MM micro on mine...it's really thin and really soft
19:50:24 marsupial 2 down 1 to go
19:50:25 mikesgirl64 yikes we are way over my newbie head now ;)
19:50:28 llamamama I think I just need to try some fleece liners. Do I need special fleece or can I just buy any old fleece?
19:50:31 mikesgirl64 mm? windpro??
19:50:32 z2akids Hi Mandy
19:50:44 z2akids malden mills - it;s a type of fleece
19:50:53 crinklemama Malden Mills....they make the polartec fleece, windpro is a type of fleece
19:50:53 host_Cuddlebaby micro is great for liners or insides of diapers
19:51:14 mikesgirl64 hey i was going to call you today but of course ran out of time :) i think im going to get the meredith and im going to order one of rebecca's sample packs too
19:51:18 crinklemama I would use thin fleece for liners
19:51:24 mikesgirl64 ok i see
19:51:31 z2akids excellent
19:51:39 host_Cuddlebaby sorry mikes we were talking more diaper sewing  :)  (which is fine btw)
19:51:47 z2akids call if you want .  If you want to customize yoru own package, that'll work
19:52:14 z2akids Rebecca - we still need to get together on a cover and fitteds for me.  :)
19:52:35 z2akids I started crocheting today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
19:52:37 mikesgirl64 i've heard a lot of people (well the women on my board :)) say they use something from the automotive section (which cracks me up bc my dh is a mechanic and today when i went to visit him he had one in his hand and i told him we could use it for an insert)
19:52:42 host_Cuddlebaby yeah pm me which print yoiu like  and mikes too
19:52:51 z2akids lol
19:53:18 z2akids I didn't realize that's what he did.  My DH is shop foreman in the autobody repair section :)
19:53:28 llamamama That is probably chammis - or chamios - whatever, I'm not french!
19:53:43 mikesgirl64 oh cool
19:53:59 z2akids chamois  ;)
19:54:09 llamamama whatever :)
19:54:11 host_Cuddlebaby yeah chamois not the cotton pink rags
19:54:17 crinklemama you can buy packs of the towels at Walmart
19:54:19 host_Cuddlebaby my hubby is in that industry too :)
19:54:42 z2akids llamamama - I'm assuming you're a soaker woman?
19:54:47 host_Cuddlebaby hey jennifer mine is service manage for an international dealer (big trucks)
19:54:56 z2akids :)
19:54:57 llamamama I am indeed!
19:55:17 crinklemama are you llamajama?
19:55:18 llamamama I am the llamajama mama
19:55:23 z2akids oh oh oh
19:55:27 crinklemama ooooooooohhhhhh
19:55:28 mikesgirl64 shoot baby is not sleeping afterall brb
19:55:40 z2akids I'm z2akids!!!!  You replied to me today
19:55:55 z2akids Jennifer to be exact.
19:56:03 llamamama I saw that :) It is a good thing I replied!
19:56:07 host_Cuddlebaby yeahmine woke up too.
19:56:32 llamamama oh geeze, shhh don't wake mine up...please!
19:56:37 crinklemama have fun ladies, I have to be on another chat at 9
19:56:42 z2akids Wow.  Okay, if I'm not talking out of turn, can you explain the whole Abby Place thing???
19:56:45 host_Cuddlebaby here?
19:56:53 z2akids bye
19:57:04 host_Cuddlebaby bye crinkle!  good luck on the biz!
19:57:10 z2akids Are we still good at 9 REbecca?
19:57:13 crinklemama bye!  Thanks!
19:57:24 z2akids I mean to hang?
19:57:27 host_Cuddlebaby yeah we are still fine...
19:57:46 host_Cuddlebaby I will be sending tehe end chat note but no one else is coming in here so we are welcomed to stay
19:58:03 llamamama My supply is limited and she was hurt that I couldn't fill her order. I did my best to make her happy but couldn't. I feel really bad about it.
19:58:20 z2akids I know this is OT, but since I'm NAK and I am so proud of myself - I turned in my FIRST donation of milk to the Mother's Milk Bank today.
19:58:33 host_Cuddlebaby congratulations!!!!
19:58:38 host_Cuddlebaby I pumped my first today  :)
19:58:45 host_Cuddlebaby welcome jenninseattle.
19:58:48 llamamama wow! that is an amazing donation!
19:58:50 z2akids :)  Pumping's hard
19:59:00 JennInSeattle Thanks for the welcome :)
19:59:05 host_Cuddlebaby some baby will benefit greatly from your efforts.
19:59:23 z2akids I'm so excited about it.  Our Milk bank is new and I just feel so much like I'm doing something that very few people can do to help
19:59:26 z2akids Hi Jenn
19:59:39 host_Cuddlebaby OFFICIAL END OF THE CLOTH DIAPERING CHAT! THIS CHAT IS TRANSCRIPTED AND POSTED ON THE SUNDAY FOLLOWING THIS CHAT...TO FIND THE TRANSCRIPTS AFTER THEY ARE POSTED, PLEASE CLICK ON TRANSCRIPTS" IN THE NAVIGATION BAR. ALSO, PLEASE JOIN THE MOMMYCHATS EGROUP AT http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mommychats TO RECEIVE NOTICES ABOUT TRANSCRIPTS BEING POSTED, UPCOMING CHAT REMINDERS AND ANY OTHER MOMMY CHATS NEWS. :)"

 

 

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