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Cloth 201: High Efficiency Wash Machines
September 8, 2013 3:50 pm | by

Washing cloth diapers in a high efficiency wash machine shouldn’t be any different than washing cloth diapers in a top loader or laundromat. Sometimes, however, it is different because HE wash machines use as little water and energy as possible to clean your laundry. This can be good and bad. When washing dirty cloth diapers, it is extremely important to be sure that your bumGenius, Flip and Econobum covers are getting cleaned enough. If not, your cloth diapers may start to stink due to detergent build up and left over messes, which could irritate your baby’s sensitive skin. Finding the

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Love My Cloth Diapers
September 1, 2013 1:46 pm | by

Did you see our announcement on Facebook last week? We are looking for a bunch of  lifestyle shots of babies wearing bumGenius, Flip Diapers, and Econobum products for a project we are working on this fall. If you have a photo that you took of your baby that you’d like us to consider for this, please post it to our wall, leave it in the comments section below, or email it to media@cottonbabies.com. Be sure to Include a quote about why you love the diaper your baby is wearing. If you are a Twitter or Instagram person, post the shot

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Cloth 201: Mold, Mildew and Odor
August 12, 2013 9:06 am | by
Cloth Diaper Creams

Life is hectic, and if you’re human, you might forget something every once in a while or get distracted easily.  This happens to me often. I’m pretty sure my mind blanks numerous times throughout any given day. When you’re a mom and spend 99.9 percent of your day worrying about taking care of your family, you probably lose track of things, too. Even cloth diapers. After you ran errands this morning with your baby, did you remember to bring in your bumGenius Wetbag, or is it still outside in the car? If  you forgot to grab it, run outside now!

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Real Mom Talk: A Guide to Babyshower Gifts
July 2, 2013 11:36 am | by

Hooray! Someone you know is having a baby. It’s an exciting time and you get to go celebrate with them. But, wait – what should you bring as a gift? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Here’s the strategy to choose the perfect gift, no matter your budget. Step one: Check out the registry. Most moms-to-be register for everything under the sun. (You can even register at Cotton Babies!) Look early and see if there is something on the list that you loved/your baby loved/someone you know loved. If so, that’s a perfect place to start because you know it’s

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How to cloth diaper at night
April 29, 2013 4:30 pm | by
Cloth Diaper Creams

Cloth diapering your little one from an early age often makes it easy to cloth diaper at night. Many infants don’t sleep through the night early on, so it’s easy to just change your little one’s diaper before a  mid-night feeding. Once they get a little older and start sleeping through the night, it an be a bit of a challenge to cloth diaper at night. If you use bumGenius 4.0 or other pocket style cloth diapers, the first solution is to add extra inserts into the pocket to increase the absorbency of your cloth diaper. A good first step

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Reusable Cloth Wipes
April 22, 2013 10:00 am | by
Cloth Diaper Creams

Just the other day I was thinking back on my cloth diapering journey of almost 4 years continuously and simultaneously diapering two babies. I thought to myself: what part of reusing diapers has made the most difference in my day-to-day life? The answer might surprise you. It’s actually cloth wipes! My washing routine for cloth diapers has changed slightly over the years by moving houses and going from top-loading machine to high efficiency front-loader. My preferences in cloth diapers has changed too — at first I was a hook-and-loop girl, and now I’m definitely a fan of snaps. But I

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Drying cloth diapers indoors
February 11, 2013 5:07 pm | by
Cloth Diaper Creams

Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow earlier this month, so as the legend says, we should expect an early spring. I’m not sure about you, but I’m definitely ready for spring. However, for many of us, spring means lots of rainy days, which can be a bit challenging when drying your cloth diapers. If you read the packages of your bumGenius, Flip and Econobum cloth diapers, you’ll see that we recommend “line drying” most of your diapers. Not only is line drying environmentally friendly, it also puts less wear on your cloth diapers than a trip through the dryer. But you

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Warehouse Roulette – It’s not Lubricant
November 8, 2012 6:30 am | by

  Who knew real commercials would become compelling, 60 second stories? It’s been so long since we’ve seen real commercials on TV, it feels strange. I wonder if the local car dealers spent any time reworking their commercials? Maybe upgrade the low-res graphics and start shooting them/rendering them in HD? Nah….      Woop! Woop! We’ll give you eight thousand dollars over Kelly Blue Book!    $99 down, $99 a month!   Only on this specific car: Inventory number 106969. We keep all rebates and incentives. Doesn’t include taxes, title, paying for this commercial, hair gel, wheel degreaser, pin stripes

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Warehouse Roulette – Taking a Dump
November 1, 2012 5:00 am | by

  Shazam!      Rise from the dead!    Can it be?    Is it true?    Are blueberries blue?    Yes!   Can you believe it? A new Warehouse Roulette post!    It’s Halloween (well, was, it’s tomorrow today), so, just like leftover fish in the fridge, it’s a grand day to resurrect Warehouse Roulette from the dead.    In case you forgot or have no idea what Warehouse Roulette is, it’s my way of having something to write about. I’ve been bugged by Jenn and others to write posts on the blog for a long time, but I

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Solid foods and cloth diapers
October 29, 2012 1:00 pm | by
Cloth Diaper Creams

I’m one of those moms who looks forward with great anticipation to the time that my babies start to turn from dazed infant to interactive baby. One of those signs of increased involvement is starting solid foods. Whether you start with purees or do baby led weaning, solid foods are going to affect your cloth diaper routine. But like the small changes that make your baby’s personality shine more brightly with age, the change to solids from liquids is a positive and exciting one. My son eating sweet potatoes, and applying them to his head Surprise: poop smells more stinky

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