Natalie Ortwerth
Natalie is a mother to 6 children, all of whom she cloth diapered. Natalie and her family enjoy watching storms and watching competing against each other while watching Jeopardy together. Natalie and her husband live with their 6 children in St. Louis Mo.
She has worked at Cotton Babies since 2018.
www.jenniferlabit.com
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Wondering what to do with your beloved cloth diapers after your baby has potty trained? If you don’t plan on having more kids, you have options. Many families cut up their old diapers as rags for cleaning. If you have diapers that have life left in them, you can either give them to a friend or sell them. But, there’s another option you might not have considered. Your diapers can keep on doing their job and help families in need when you donate them to a cloth diaper bank like Share the Love. Share the Love is a national cloth
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My advice to any new mom…or even a not so new mom… I’ve been there- a new mom- 6 times. (Yes- SIX!) Just when you think you have this new mom thing figured out they throw you a new curveball. Maybe your last baby never slept, and the new one is a great sleeper. Maybe you weren’t able to nurse last time and this time you are trying it. The thing is- every baby is different. They have different needs and sensitivities. And as soon as you think you get this baby thing figured out, everything changes, again, it seems.
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The Multi-Tool of Parenting If I were to choose one must-have baby item, I think I would choose a swaddle blanket. I’m still loving swaddle blankets. They are like the swiss army knife of parenting tools- and my youngest child just turned 11. There is something about that beautiful woven fabric. Stella, my youngest, loved to be swaddled – constantly. I used to jest that it was because of the egg rolls and burritos I craved while I was pregnant. My current obsession is our Genius series Swaddle Blankets. These are MY colors. I can never quite decide which one
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My Intro to Cloth Diapers: Not Just Prefolds & Plastic Pants Anymore I have been around cloth diapers my entire life. As a child, my mother used cloth diapers on me. Can you picture it- prefolds and pins and plastic pants? I always wanted a big family, but diapers are so expensive! When I was a young adult, a friend was diapering her new baby and was using prefold diapers and diaper covers. This was a far cry from the plastic pants of my youth. Having no younger siblings, my only experience with diapers was with babysitting. All of the
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Anyone else ready for Spring? Winter’s cold & the flu have finally hit our home. Everyone knows, drink plenty of fluids and try to make your family as comfortable as possible while the illness persists. Besides cloth diapering, I try to be as natural as possible in my parenting. Some of my favorite tricks to fight through cold and flu season are available right here at Cotton Babies. BumGenius Flannel Wipes Most people probably think about flannel wipes for bottoms, but when you have a drippy sore nose- that soft flannel is so much kinder to our skin than any
