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Cloth Diaper Chat #27 with Rebecca of Cuddle Baby
2/2/06

6 mamas in attendance

20:00:29 cathiasplace Hello
20:01:28 host_Cuddlebaby welcome!!
20:01:39 host_Cuddlebaby how are you?
20:01:51 cathiasplace Good, how are you doing?
20:02:07 host_Cuddlebaby fine.
20:02:29 host_Cuddlebaby hoping the baby allows a full hour of chatting  :)
20:02:38 host_Cuddlebaby how old is your little one(s)?
20:03:14 cathiasplace lol  Mine just fell asleep.  But who knows how long that will last.  My ds is almost 4 mts old.  How old are yours?
20:03:24 host_Cuddlebaby my littlest one is 9 months...
20:03:44 host_Cuddlebaby I have three others, Colton will be three soon, and a 10 yo and a 7 yo
20:04:32 cathiasplace Wow!  You've got your hands full.  I gained a whole new respect for mothers of more than one child after I had my son.
20:04:42 host_Cuddlebaby this is your first?
20:04:48 host_Cuddlebaby how's mommyhood treating you?
20:04:53 host_Cuddlebaby do you have good mentors?
20:04:55 cathiasplace Yes.  It's going pretty good.
20:05:02 host_Cuddlebaby good examples of mothers to follow?
20:05:04 cathiasplace Just my mom really.
20:05:13 cathiasplace And some books. :)
20:05:22 host_Cuddlebaby which ones?
20:05:39 host_Cuddlebaby trusing your instincts is the best anyway  :)
20:05:40 cathiasplace Well, I really only use the What to Expect series.
20:05:47 host_Cuddlebaby welcome elijah's!!
20:05:53 ElijahsMommy hi
20:05:58 MCatLvrMoM2Alenna&Xander hi
20:06:00 cathiasplace Just somewhere to look if you have a question or concern
20:06:08 cathiasplace Hello!
20:06:09 host_Cuddlebaby Cathias has one son, a 4 month old and I have a 9 month old daughter (who has three older sibs)
20:06:12 MCatLvrMoM2Alenna&Xander sorry my ds was hungry and i had to find him something to eat
20:06:16 host_Cuddlebaby welcome to mcatlovrmom!!
20:06:37 MCatLvrMoM2Alenna&Xander ty
20:06:42 ElijahsMommy My son elijah just turned 1
20:06:53 MCatLvrMoM2Alenna&Xander i have a 5yo dd and 15mo ds
20:06:58 cathiasplace Is Elijah your only child?
20:07:04 cathiasplace I really like that name, btw.
20:07:23 host_Cuddlebaby so do I!!  LOVE elijah!!
20:07:29 host_Cuddlebaby I have a brother named Elihu
20:07:35 ElijahsMommy LOL
20:07:47 ElijahsMommy he is a prophet....LOL
20:07:47 host_Cuddlebaby so who cloth diapers?
20:07:54 host_Cuddlebaby :)  yup
20:08:08 cathiasplace I do.  We just started about 4 wks ago.
20:08:15 ElijahsMommy Not me....He wears disp diap...but also uses potty
20:08:16 host_Cuddlebaby how's it going?
20:08:31 MCatLvrMoM2Alenna&Xander ElijahsMommy how did u introduce the potty that early?
20:08:34 host_Cuddlebaby guess that comment could apply to both of you!
20:08:41 cathiasplace Great.  He is in them 24 hrs now.  Took a couple of weeks to switch to night using.
20:09:08 host_Cuddlebaby you can into potty VERY early..like 3 months...some do newborns....
20:09:13 host_Cuddlebaby but not me :)
20:09:35 host_Cuddlebaby My Sarah who is 9 months uses a baby bjorn little potty once in a while  :)
20:09:39 cathiasplace I've read the forums about that on the MDC board. Interesting, but not for me either.
20:09:39 MCatLvrMoM2Alenna&Xander i just got the potty out the other day for ds he has no idea what to do with it
20:09:51 host_Cuddlebaby they are good for tossing toys into  :)
20:09:57 ElijahsMommy Elijah is weird...LOL....he has never liked poop on himself...when he poops n diap he drags booty across the floor and complains....LOL
20:10:07 host_Cuddlebaby just allow it to be a part of their environment for now..
20:10:09 MCatLvrMoM2Alenna&Xander lol my ds dosnt care
20:10:14 ElijahsMommy LOL
20:10:19 cathiasplace Mine doesn't either. lol
20:10:20 MCatLvrMoM2Alenna&Xander i dont want to mess ds up like dd
20:10:28 MCatLvrMoM2Alenna&Xander sorry off topic there
20:10:42 MCatLvrMoM2Alenna&Xander i dont cloth diaper but i think it is a great thing to do
20:10:51 host_Cuddlebaby mess his up?  inwhat way?
20:10:54 ElijahsMommy I get on the same page w/ him sometimes and he'll use it all day....
20:11:09 cathiasplace I'm loving it.  They are so cute.  I've been making my own and I'm now a fabric addict as well.
20:11:18 host_Cuddlebaby great choice of words elijahs....'on same page as'.....
20:11:21 host_Cuddlebaby love it...
20:11:26 ElijahsMommy well he sits on potty on toilet though
20:11:32 ElijahsMommy LOL
20:11:33 host_Cuddlebaby everything works better when we are in tuned with our kidlets  :)
20:11:40 ElijahsMommy yes
20:11:57 host_Cuddlebaby cathia>Have you been to diapersewing.com?
20:12:10 ElijahsMommy I just started using a maya wrap and i notice such a diff n him
20:12:11 host_Cuddlebaby that's where I learned...and yes it is FUN FUN FUN and VERY addicting!
20:12:14 MCatLvrMoM2Alenna&Xander my dd is 5yo and still will not poo in the potty
20:12:19 MCatLvrMoM2Alenna&Xander that is what i was refering to
20:12:23 ElijahsMommy LOL
20:12:26 cathiasplace Maybe, but I don't reconize the site off hand.
20:12:40 host_Cuddlebaby wow mcatlvr!
20:12:47 cathiasplace Wow, mcatlvr!
20:12:52 MCatLvrMoM2Alenna&Xander yea we have been thru some ruff times :(
20:12:55 host_Cuddlebaby does she require an enema?
20:12:58 MCatLvrMoM2Alenna&Xander no
20:13:07 MCatLvrMoM2Alenna&Xander she goes when she wants just has to use a pull up
20:13:22 ElijahsMommy but ur dd peepee's
20:13:36 host_Cuddlebaby http://diapersewing.com/
20:13:43 host_Cuddlebaby welcome oetien!!
20:13:45 oetien im lost! lol
20:13:54 cathiasplace Just checked it out, I have used the instructions on there a few times.
20:14:03 ElijahsMommy we all r at times lost
20:14:04 ElijahsMommy LOL
20:14:06 cathiasplace I just have it saved on my favorites, so I don't see the name of the site. :)
20:14:14 MCatLvrMoM2Alenna&Xander yes she has peed on the potty since 2
20:14:58 host_Cuddlebaby so how to intend to prevent that problem in your son?
20:15:14 host_Cuddlebaby or to what do attribute her problems?
20:15:35 host_Cuddlebaby test
20:15:45 MCatLvrMoM2Alenna&Xander i will avoid what i did with dd go about things in a totally different way ignore adice from mom and family
20:16:02 MCatLvrMoM2Alenna&Xander advice*
20:16:20 host_Cuddlebaby I'm sorry you got bad advice...mostly sorry for your 5 yo...and all thepain you two have been through.
20:16:48 MCatLvrMoM2Alenna&Xander ty
20:19:03 MCatLvrMoM2Alenna&Xander e1 asleep now lol
20:19:19 host_Cuddlebaby so what diapers do you have cathia?
20:19:27 host_Cuddlebaby which are your current favorite fabrics?
20:19:52 ElijahsMommy hope I get back in time...gotta go pay rent and start dinner...
20:19:56 cathiasplace I have a couple of Fuzzi Bunz and a couple of Wonderoos that I found at the thrift store. :)  The rest (not many yet) are ones I've made.
20:19:59 ElijahsMommy hope t b back soon
20:20:12 cathiasplace I just started using hte Darling Diaper pattern and I love it.
20:20:40 host_Cuddlebaby hope to have you back when you can elijah!
20:20:47 host_Cuddlebaby kewl
20:21:11 host_Cuddlebaby use old towels for soakers until you are perfected...
20:21:27 host_Cuddlebaby hubby's old tshirts for the outside...sheets, receiving blankets...
20:21:44 host_Cuddlebaby you start viewing everything made of fabric in a whole new light!
20:22:21 oetien wow
20:22:22 ElijahsMommy thx
20:22:35 oetien I've never seen cd at thrift stores
20:22:52 oetien what kind of thrift store are they, anyway?
20:22:55 host_Cuddlebaby keep looking  :)
20:23:10 host_Cuddlebaby cloth diapers are a commodity even among nonmommies!
20:23:19 host_Cuddlebaby hubby won't let me throw any away....ever....
20:23:52 host_Cuddlebaby wiping down the car....grease rags....polishing....
20:24:01 host_Cuddlebaby shoe shine....
20:24:06 oetien heheh
20:24:17 host_Cuddlebaby are you interested in starting oetien?
20:24:32 host_Cuddlebaby what is the meaning behind your username?
20:24:40 host_Cuddlebaby lots o' vowels  :)
20:24:40 oetien i've never really gotten good deals on cloth diapers
20:24:52 oetien heheh, it's my mdc username
20:24:53 host_Cuddlebaby yeah they REALLY hold their value...
20:25:09 host_Cuddlebaby an argument FOR cloth diapering lots of mommies use on their husbands  :)
20:25:15 oetien i would use different one today, but i've only registered for this one
20:25:25 cathiasplace sorry baby crying
20:25:27 host_Cuddlebaby so does it have a meaning?
20:25:42 host_Cuddlebaby glad you know where your priorities lie cathia!
20:25:43 oetien not really lol
20:26:10 oetien my hubby likes cd too
20:26:23 host_Cuddlebaby really?  that's neat..
20:26:28 oetien we've been cd-ing for 3 months
20:26:29 host_Cuddlebaby he's in the minority I think  :)
20:26:38 host_Cuddlebaby really?  what are your favs?
20:27:02 oetien i like pockets if i can afford to buy them
20:27:32 oetien i mostly use pfs now
20:27:43 oetien hubby doesn't like them too much lol
20:27:56 oetien they're a bit too complicated
20:28:37 oetien i have a guy friend that's good at it
20:28:54 oetien he's a stay at home dad, though, so he has a lot of practice
20:29:06 host_Cuddlebaby lol
20:29:17 host_Cuddlebaby I like prefolds too...a LOT...
20:29:21 host_Cuddlebaby with a VERY good cover....
20:29:27 host_Cuddlebaby that's my favorite.
20:29:39 oetien yeah, i still haven't found a cover i like
20:29:44 host_Cuddlebaby but yeah, lots of guys can't figure them out...or are worried about poking the baby with the pin...do you pin?
20:29:57 cathiasplace I'm back. :)
20:29:58 host_Cuddlebaby mine are the best if I do say so myself.....
20:30:05 oetien I pin and snappi
20:30:17 host_Cuddlebaby in fact I'm thinking of quitting diapers altogether and JUST doing covers....since everyone likes them so much...
20:30:50 cathiasplace What kind of covers do you do?
20:31:26 host_Cuddlebaby http://www.cuddlebaby.com/accessories.html#nappiewrap
20:31:30 cathiasplace I'm trying to get my mom to crochet me some wool longies and shorties.  I only have 2 wool covers now.
20:31:45 host_Cuddlebaby how much we have in common!
20:31:57 host_Cuddlebaby I commission my mom to crochet soakers too!!
20:32:06 host_Cuddlebaby have an alpaca one most would DIE for!!!
20:32:21 oetien i was looking at it
20:32:22 host_Cuddlebaby buy her some yarn at knitpicks.com
20:32:34 cathiasplace Sorry, I booted myself out somehow when I clicked on your link.  Could I have it again?
20:32:47 host_Cuddlebaby http://www.cuddlebaby.com/accessories.html#nappiewrap
20:33:30 host_Cuddlebaby hmm, I can't click on it either...
20:33:45 oetien I don't wanna try
20:33:47 oetien lol
20:33:58 host_Cuddlebaby oh yeah I can, it opened up in its own window.
20:34:08 oetien I googled your name to find it
20:34:12 cathiasplace Those look nice.
20:34:12 host_Cuddlebaby I've been told they are very similar to airflows by motherease....
20:34:22 cathiasplace My pop up blocker was giving me a hard time.
20:34:27 oetien they do look similar
20:34:44 oetien I don't really like PUL, though
20:34:55 oetien seems like they don't breathe
20:34:59 cathiasplace I love PUL
20:35:08 host_Cuddlebaby yeah once you get hooked on wool it's hard to go back to PUL  :)
20:35:16 cathiasplace And I have plenty of it coming since I discovered coops!
20:35:33 host_Cuddlebaby BUT I have found myself reaching for PUL for every time we leave the house....they are just SO reliable...you KNOW   you won't be leaking...
20:35:52 host_Cuddlebaby yeah they don't breathe much...not nearly like wool anyway  :)
20:35:59 oetien I use pockets to go out
20:36:10 oetien I need more covers
20:36:23 oetien i only have a couple of soakers, I really need more
20:36:31 oetien but they cost a lot
20:36:47 host_Cuddlebaby I haven't had a whole lot of luck with pockets...don't like how they sweat under tight fitting clothing, but then again I've only ever used FB and too small too!
20:36:53 oetien im thinking about fleece covers, have you tried them?
20:37:01 host_Cuddlebaby yeah....
20:37:04 host_Cuddlebaby fun to sew....
20:37:07 host_Cuddlebaby stink...
20:37:13 host_Cuddlebaby hold urine smell....
20:37:21 host_Cuddlebaby you can smell the kid enter the room...
20:37:21 oetien they do?
20:37:28 oetien I didn't know that
20:37:30 host_Cuddlebaby or maybe mine just needed stripped?  dunno...
20:37:38 cathiasplace I didn't either
20:37:45 host_Cuddlebaby PLUS you have to make them VERY thick to work....then they are too thick IMO
20:38:06 oetien I like my fb and swaddlebees
20:38:16 host_Cuddlebaby but I have a bunch of fleece and will probably lbe sewing it up soon...then I'll probably have a difrerent story since it's been a LONG time since I experimented with fleece for covers.
20:38:32 oetien (im lost again)
20:38:34 oetien lol
20:38:41 oetien my dd was crying
20:38:52 host_Cuddlebaby just scroll backwards  :)
20:39:09 host_Cuddlebaby usually I'm a LOT slower than this but that's cuz I usually have my grabby 9mo on my lap....
20:39:11 oetien oh, fleece covers lol
20:39:24 oetien maybe I shouldn't get them, then
20:40:01 oetien so, fleece covers wouldn't work if they're not thick enough?
20:40:09 host_Cuddlebaby are you familiar with how to choose quality fleece?
20:40:17 host_Cuddlebaby cuz quality of the fleece varies a TON!
20:40:25 host_Cuddlebaby correct
20:40:45 host_Cuddlebaby very thin fleece works great for the inside of diapers like for a sensitive baby....
20:40:45 oetien no, not really
20:40:54 oetien im still kinda researching
20:41:07 host_Cuddlebaby but you need polar weight (equivalent to 400) of Malden Mills (only) for covers
20:41:36 host_Cuddlebaby JoAnn's carries Alpine....which is almost as good but not quite there...and DEF not Walmart fleece!
20:41:59 oetien so, they would be thicker than wool?
20:42:10 host_Cuddlebaby when you rub the fleece on your lips, if you feeltugging or pulling on your skin it is low quality...
20:42:26 host_Cuddlebaby if you stretch a corner or edge and it doesn't go back prettyquickly then it is low quality...
20:42:52 host_Cuddlebaby probably....depends since both wool and fleece thicknesses can vary so much...
20:44:02 oetien do you know where to get inexpensive cover that's not PUL?
20:44:14 host_Cuddlebaby diaperswappers.com
20:44:21 cathiasplace that alpine fleece is cute.
20:44:24 host_Cuddlebaby you'd have to go second hand...
20:44:32 cathiasplace oh, my avorite place!
20:44:42 oetien I shop there lol
20:44:52 host_Cuddlebaby yeah it's a great community...
20:44:57 host_Cuddlebaby wish I had more time to spend there!
20:45:05 host_Cuddlebaby I barely make it here once a week......
20:45:06 oetien mdc trading post is also good
20:45:33 host_Cuddlebaby PUL would be the most inexpensive of cover fabrics unless you go mass marketed covers...which all have a variation of PUL....
20:46:09 host_Cuddlebaby so you are looking for wool?
20:46:21 host_Cuddlebaby and fleece it appears  :)
20:46:31 oetien I don't really like PUL for around the house since we use it to go out
20:46:47 oetien yeah, i go coverless sometimes
20:46:51 host_Cuddlebaby I hear my baby laughing in the other room...such a joyous sound...is there no better sound in the whole world?
20:46:57 oetien i mean, my babe
20:47:03 host_Cuddlebaby good idea oetien!
20:47:15 oetien i change her often, anyway
20:47:23 host_Cuddlebaby yup....
20:47:34 host_Cuddlebaby and the more air they get the healthier their bottoms are!
20:47:37 oetien and her sleeper doesn't get that wet
20:47:41 host_Cuddlebaby welcome back!
20:47:42 oetien it's fleece
20:48:15 host_Cuddlebaby welcome back to mcat as well!!
20:48:15 oetien it's really weird, i can feel the wetness getting out, but the fleece doesn't get wet
20:48:20 MCatLvrMoM2Alenna&Xander ty
20:48:27 host_Cuddlebaby yup, that's polyester for ya!!
20:49:00 host_Cuddlebaby oetien>so you are talking a diaper and no cover under a fleece sleeper?
20:49:19 oetien yup
20:50:10 oetien but she won't be wearing fleece in a couple of months
20:50:23 oetien i don't know if i should let her be coverless
20:50:30 host_Cuddlebaby why not?
20:50:46 host_Cuddlebaby oh cuz she's getting older?
20:50:48 oetien if her clothes are cotton, that means i have to change them too when i change the diaper
20:50:56 host_Cuddlebaby yup  :)
20:51:02 host_Cuddlebaby so yo uare talking nighttime right?
20:51:18 oetien yeah, she's would outgrow them in a few weeks
20:51:27 oetien day/night whatever
20:51:30 host_Cuddlebaby yeah you need some covers....
20:51:40 oetien my baby is only 3 months old now
20:51:54 oetien she doesn't run around yet
20:52:19 host_Cuddlebaby yeah and her output'll just keep INCREASING  :)
20:53:35 oetien true, true
20:53:49 host_Cuddlebaby better keep sewing!!!
20:54:07 oetien i don't sew
20:54:20 cathiasplace it's addicting
20:54:48 host_Cuddlebaby sorry, mixed you up with cathia!
20:55:05 host_Cuddlebaby is this your first too oetien?
20:55:09 oetien i don't even own a sewing machine
20:55:17 oetien this is my first baby
20:55:48 cathiasplace I had a hand me down & I just recently got a new one.
20:55:52 host_Cuddlebaby welcome sewmom!!!
20:56:00 host_Cuddlebaby cathia and oetien have that in common!
20:56:08 host_Cuddlebaby first timers...both young too!
20:56:11 cathiasplace Now I want a serger & a snap press too
20:56:15 host_Cuddlebaby cathia, isn't yours 4 months?
20:56:25 sewmom hello, thank you.
20:56:36 cathiasplace Yes almost.  His bday is 10/10
20:56:43 host_Cuddlebaby I have a huskvarna serger...it's nice, altough hard to justify the price tag unless you start selling!
20:57:02 cathiasplace When is your, Oetien?
20:57:14 oetien my daughter's b-day is 10/30
20:57:27 MCatLvrMoM2Alenna&Xander i have 2 oct kids to cathiasplace
20:57:31 cathiasplace I want to eventually start selling, maybe later this year.
20:57:33 host_Cuddlebaby how's parenthoodl treating you oetien?
20:57:38 MCatLvrMoM2Alenna&Xander 6th and 18th
20:57:41 host_Cuddlebaby since I quizzed cathia already   :)
20:57:43 oetien pretty good, so far
20:57:52 cathiasplace Yay for October babies!
20:58:01 MCatLvrMoM2Alenna&Xander seems january is a busy month lol lol
20:58:11 oetien not this year
20:58:14 oetien haha
20:58:21 host_Cuddlebaby got to keep warm some how!!
20:58:27 cathiasplace lol
20:58:32 sewmom hehe
20:58:43 host_Cuddlebaby how old is yours sewmom?
20:58:55 host_Cuddlebaby and what do you sew?
20:58:56 oetien i have no idea when my baby was concieved lol
20:59:03 oetien anyway, back to the topic
20:59:04 cathiasplace oetien i agree not this year
20:59:05 host_Cuddlebaby Jan
20:59:06 sewmom 18 months and our newest is 4 weeks
20:59:20 host_Cuddlebaby ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
20:59:28 cathiasplace wow congrats!
20:59:30 host_Cuddlebaby 17 months apart......
20:59:50 host_Cuddlebaby how is the 18 mo adjusting to his/her new role and the new baby?
21:00:06 oetien btw, are you in ds or mdc?
21:00:09 sewmom thanks.  it's great having a little baby around again. matthew grew up so fast
21:00:12 cathiasplace We're thinking about ttc later this year.
21:00:19 oetien im oetien at mdc and fifi's mom at ds
21:00:29 sewmom i'm on mdc and bf.com
21:00:32 host_Cuddlebaby isn't that funny how when the toddler walks into the room after the birth they grew two inches?
21:01:03 MCatLvrMoM2Alenna&Xander i am from mdc to
21:01:05 cathiasplace Im on mdc and ds w/ the same name
21:01:16 sewmom matthew is the older one and he's fasinated by his new sister
21:01:33 host_Cuddlebaby well the chat if officially over, I need to put up the announcement....although there are no chats scheduled now so you allcan stay as long asy ou want....and I will stay as long as I can...
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