24 10, 2018

The Best Newborn Cloth Diapers – Choosing the Best Style for Your Family

By |2020-03-15T19:36:23+00:00October 24, 2018|Beginner, Diaper Reviews, Types of Diapers|10 Comments

This post may contain affiliate links which means I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you if you make a purchase after clicking one of my links. This is part two of my Cloth Diapering with a Newborn post--click the link to read the first part! This post, we will look at the best newborn cloth diapers that you could get for your baby. We left off in the last post understanding that some of the best diaper styles for cloth diapering with a newborn were prefolds and covers, fitteds and covers, and all-in-ones. But within [...]

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23 10, 2018

Cloth Diapering with a Newborn – Successful Options for Your Family

By |2020-02-23T13:20:33+00:00October 23, 2018|Beginner, How to Cloth Diaper, Troubleshooting, Types of Diapers|8 Comments

I have been very blessed that cloth diapering has been pretty easy for me almost the whole time I have been doing it. The one exception was this: the newborn days! In hindsight, I recognize a lot of my mistakes and I'm going to share them here with you to help you avoid making the same ones. I will be sharing some options that have proven successful for cloth diapering with a newborn, and in addition to that I'll also let you know about what to avoid during the newborn days to save your sanity. If you're interested in [...]

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22 10, 2018

Blueberry Simplex – The Best All-in-One Cloth Diaper!

By |2020-02-23T12:49:04+00:00October 22, 2018|Diaper Reviews, Types of Diapers|6 Comments

This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you if you make a purchase after clicking the link. Throughout the years I have been using cloth diapers, I have done some experimentation to find the best all-in-one cloth diaper. The Blueberry Simplex meet that standard for me, and I just love them! All-in-ones are one of the most convenient styles of cloth diapers. They are the easiest style to convince apprehensive spouses or caregivers to use. I also find all-in-ones to be one of the most impressive diapers to show [...]

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21 10, 2018

BumGenius Diapers – My Trick for Getting a Discount

By |2018-12-04T15:11:34+00:00October 21, 2018|Cloth Diaper Savings, Diaper Reviews, Types of Diapers|8 Comments

BumGenius is a very popular brand of cloth diaper. They have a few styles to choose from-- a hybrid system called Flips, a pocket style called the 5.0, and two types of all-in-one: Freetimes and Elementals. They also have newborn sized all-in-ones called Littles 2.0. Almost everyone that chooses to purchase BumGenius diapers is very happy with them. BumGenius has a reputation among people new to cloth diapering of being a little expensive. However, when you compare their prices to other brands of similar styled diapers, they are actually one of the more economical brands (unless you choose a [...]

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20 10, 2018

Cloth Diaper Abbreviations – What Do They All Mean?

By |2018-12-13T12:41:57+00:00October 20, 2018|Beginner, How to Cloth Diaper, Troubleshooting|16 Comments

Does the woman pictured above look like you when you are trying to understand a cloth diaper article or forum? AiOs, CDs, WAHM, EBF....you may see these random letter clusters all over in the cloth diaper community. I promise you that cloth diapering really isn't technical or hard to learn, so don't let some of the lingo throw you off. In this post, we will go into some of the most common cloth diaper abbreviations and frequently used terms to explain their meanings. Hopefully this will clear up any confusion and leave you less overwhelmed. Before you know it, [...]

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19 10, 2018

Cloth Diapering on a Budget – Can Cloth Diapering be Done for Cheap?

By |2020-06-08T14:15:41+00:00October 19, 2018|Beginner, Cloth Diaper Savings, How to Cloth Diaper, Types of Diapers|18 Comments

Cloth diapering on a budget can definitely be done if you follow the right strategy! Some people that may be interested in cloth diapers may not end up going through with it because of how expensive an investment it is upfront. Even though it costs more in the long run, disposables may be more realistic for them because they can spread the cost out. When you go to some cloth diaper retailer websites and start to explore and see that some diapers cost as much to $30-$50 apiece, that can be very disheartening if you are on a budget. [...]

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18 10, 2018

How to Clean a Top Loader Washing Machine

By |2020-02-17T23:55:21+00:00October 18, 2018|Home, Washing Issues|10 Comments

Have you ever thought about washing your washing machine? The whole concept seems a little strange at first--I mean, don't you put hot water and soap into it each day? Well, it's actually a good practice to wash your washing machine every couple months. We talk about laundry quite a bit here at Rocking the Cloth, but even if you don't use cloth diapers (and once your kids are out of the diaper stage), it's still a good practice everyone should do. How you go about doing this may depend on your machine. This post will focus on how [...]

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17 10, 2018

Environmentally Friendly Trash Bags – The Search is On!

By |2019-02-17T14:10:21+00:00October 17, 2018|Green Cleaning, Green Home|20 Comments

This post may contain affiliate links, which means that I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you if you make a purchase after clicking a link. At Rocking the Cloth, I want to share my desire with you to not only diaper our kids in a budget-savvy and eco-friendly way, but I also want to document my family's journey on doing our best to create a low-key, wallet-friendly and environmentally friendly home. We are no where near perfect in this process. We are trying to make little changes all the time. In my video about the [...]

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16 10, 2018

Pros of Cloth Diapers – How Cloth Diapers Make Life Better

By |2020-02-16T13:50:45+00:00October 16, 2018|Beginner|6 Comments

Sometimes it's way too easy to focus on the cons of any particular thing instead of thinking about its potential. There are so many pros to cloth diapers that having to do an extra load of laundry or scrape poop (assuming those are your cons) really isn't a big deal in the grand scheme of things. Check out this video to hear my top 5 pros of cloth diapers! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYCxg0y7wDc Video Recap In this video, I talked about my top 5 reasons for choosing cloth diapers. 1. Saves money! Photo credit to 401kcalculator.org When I got pregnant [...]

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15 10, 2018

The Best Pocket Cloth Diapers – Top 5 of 2018

By |2019-03-19T17:56:18+00:00October 15, 2018|Diaper Reviews, Types of Diapers|10 Comments

This post contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you if you click on one of my links and make a purchase. Pockets are one of the most popular diaper choices for families that go the cloth route. Finding the best pocket cloth diapers can be a bit of a challenge sometimes, but there are so many fabulous brands from with to choose. Pocket diapers are a diaper made from a shell/liner and an insert. They typically have an outer layer of PUL (though you can find different outer materials, too) [...]

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