Please see the results of the survey below.  Thank you everyone for taking the time to fill it out!  If you would like further information regarding the survey, please do not hesitate to contact me. [Read more →]

Please take a moment to fill out my cloth diaper survey (Link has been removed).  I’m hoping that your answers will help people who are considering cloth diapering, or those who already cloth diaper but would like to learn more about other peoples’ experiences.

Thank you so much!

UPDATE (2009-12-06): Thank you everyone for taking the time to fill out the cloth diaper survey! I will be posting the results later today.

So, you’ve decided you want to try making cloth diapers for your baby yourself, but you have no idea where to start.  Hopefully, I can help you get started by providing you with some useful information in this post. [Read more →]

A few weeks ago, we decided to see if our then 23-month-old daughter was ready to sleep in her own room again after many months of sleeping in our room.  The first night my daughter slept in her room, she woke up crying around 2 am.  We decided to take her to our bed for the rest of the night, but surprisingly, she did not want to be there and would not calm down until we went back to her room and I lay down beside her.  The following night [Read more →]

I’m very proud to announce that Northern Baby cloth wipes are now available at a wonderful store called Eco Bebe Boutique in Ottawa, Canada.

My 24 month old has officially outgrown her Northern Baby diapers (version 1 with single row of snaps).  Because my daughter is quite tall, the diaper rise was getting really short and the snaps were starting to leave more noticeable marks on her hips.  As most of you probably know by now, I hate when diapers [Read more →]

Today, I would like to tell you about a wonderful, talented and very busy mom to two little cuties.  Her name is Sarah and she’s the owner of Someday Sarah on Etsy.  She was kind enough to take some time out of her busy schedule to write a little about Someday Sarah and to reply to my questions. This is what she wrote: [Read more →]

Recently, I came across some scary information on polyester. Originally, I discovered that information on the Firefly Diaper website, but then I noticed it was also up on the Diaper Pin site here.

The information in the article that concerned me the most was that polyester slowly emits endocrine disruptors which can promote certain types of cancer. I’ve always believed that natural fibres were better for babies (and adults) however, polyester can be found in so many clothing items that it’s hard to think it might be harmful. I believed polyester was completely safe until my daughter started showing some sensitivity to the microfleece and suedecloth in her cloth diapers at 4 or 5 months of age. After that I became a little more cautious about using polyester clothing. That cautiousness lasted a few months until I needed some warm sleepers for my daughter. I decided to try fleece sleepers which are available everywhere. Finding sleepers made of natural fibres that fit a tall toddler is almost impossible. So, we tried fleece sleepers and my daughter hated them which did not surprise me because I do not like to sleep in fleece anything. I feel almost as if I was wrapped in a tight bag that wasn’t allowing much airflow. Even during the day, I have trouble wearing fleece tops.

So, is polyester safe or not? You decide…

I just completed some bamboo fleece and minky AIO diapers with snap-in soakers (front and back) and really wanted to share some pictures with you.  I’m really excited about these because I haven’t made diapers for anyone other than my daughter in 4 months or so.  In addition, these took me a while because of fabric supplier issues, hip problems and the lack of time thanks to a very energetic toddler and some web design work I’ve been doing in the evenings.  I hope you’ll enjoy these pictures!