• Would their newborn need an xtra small or small?
• How many do you need and how soon will they need the next size up?
• Would the time spent in a certain size justify the expense?
• Should you try and start with a larger size and hope baby grows into it quickly?
• What if baby needs an in between size?
• What if you have two in diapers and one will wear a small while the other needs a large?

The One Size cloth diaper solves all these problems.

• One Size Diapers fit babies from birth through potty training.  Generally from about 8-35lbs.
• Because they are one size, a family will not have to worry about baby outgrowing them or needing another size.
• One size diapers are highly adjustable and often accommodate more than the typical S, M, L stages.  They have snaps and aplix allowing them to fit all those in between stages as well.
• They can be used on multiple children of different sizes.  This means that both your newborn and your toddler can share the same diaper stash.

The one disadvantage you should know about is that if you use all one size diapers day in and day out then they will be getting washed all the time, unless you have a lot more than you need.  This means they endure a lot more wear and tear and may not actually be in good enough shape to save and use for future children or for resale.  So keep in mind, if you’re using one size cloth diapers, the more you have in your rotation the less each diaper is getting used which will extend their overall lifespan.

Thanks for reading!

Blog Contributor:

Julie Clark, The Cloth Diaper Geek.  Julie is a mama to three kids, a former cloth diaper retailer and the owner of She Thinks Media.

I realized after promoting my 500 “Likes” giveaway that I am not allowed to have giveaways on FB. Since I would really like to keep my page I decided to do my giveaway a bit differently.

All you have to do is Contact Me with fb 500 in the title and you will be entered in our drawing.

Drawing closes on Thursday 16, 2011 at 10 pm.

Winner will be drawn using random.org and notified via email.

Sorry about the confusion.

Thanks!!!

It is that time again. Time for a cloth diaper giveaway here at the Cloth Diaper Buzz. I was trying to decide what cloth diaper would make a great giveaway this week, and I had too many ideas. So, drumroll please…………..

This week one lucky person will win…

• Gro Baby Shell Set with Snaps in Vanilla
  
• Gro Baby Organic Soaker Pad
  
• Gro Baby Organic Booster
  

These are awesome! For those of you who like the idea of the Gro Baby, but hate hook and loop closures, the Gro Baby with snaps is for you.

If you haven’t seen or heard about the Gro Baby yet, let me fill you in. The Gro Baby Cloth Diapering system is comprised of a shell lined with a mesh like material that is super quick to dry. You just snap in the specially designed soaker pad and wrap the cover around your baby and you are set to go. Need a little more absorbency? Simple… just lay in the Gro Baby Booster and you have that extra boost your baby needs. The Gro Baby Soaker pad is made or 100% organic cotton and is 6 super absorbent layers thick. When baby need changed, just snap out the used soaker and place another one back into the shell. It is that easy!!!

To enter just leave a comment answering the following… Which detergent do you use to wash your cloth diapers?

Do you want another entry? Follow us  on twitter and comment your @twitter name; Become a fan of Cute Caboose’s on Facebook; and finally join our cloth diaper group on Facebook. Please leave each entry in a seperate comment.

Contest end 11.59 pm Tuesday, July 14, 2009.

Good Luck!!!

This contest is closed.

The Winner is: Tamara L.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Cloth Diaper Trial Packages are a great way to get you feet wet.

If this is you and I know YOU are out there… have you ever considered a Cloth Diaper Trial Package? Many cloth diapering boutique have such a creature.

Cloth Diaper Trial Packages are great idea! You get a package of a variety of cloth diapers, a sampling of all the different kinds of cloth diapers, and cloth diapering accessories.  Then for a small fee, you can wash and use they cloth diapers and accessories for a specified time. If you love them all great… keep them, if not send them back. You aren’t out much money and if nothing else you can tell all of your friends that you “tried” cloth diapering

Cloth Diaper Trial Packages are the best of all worlds… especially if you are on the fence. You have probably read that 27 billion disposable diapers go into our landfills every year and that those same disposable diapers that we throw away today will be there in the year 2500. You have probably also read that disposable diapers have chemicals and toxins in them that are not very safe on your baby’s delicate skin. You have most likely also read that even though it seems like a lot of money initially, disposable diapers still cost a lot more than cloth diapers.

Even after all of these facts, you may still be wondering… I don’t know if I would like using cloth diapers. What if I just do not like them? What if I spend a lot of money on cloth diapers and it just isn’t my cup of tea? All these are valid. Even though cloth diapering is very easy, I too was apprehensive before I began using them. Like all new things sometimes it is difficult to just go for it, especially when the “it” costs quite a bit of your hard earned dollars. This is why Cloth Diaper Trial Packages were created…. just for you. They are inexpensive and allow you to get you feet wet with cloth diapers, so you can decide for yourself if cloth diapering is for you.

If you are on the fence, try a cloth diaper trial package. There are many out there in cloth diapering cyberspace…look around.

If you do decide to try one, I bet you will see that cloth diapers truley are as easy to care for as everyone says they are….

….and you may just fall in love with all the squishy goodness.

I know I have!!!

Our first Fabulous Friday Cloth diaper Giveaway is…

• 1 Happy Heinys One Size Pocket Cloth Diaper with snaps in the Cow Print
• 1 pair of Babylegs Leg Warmers in Cow print

Just answer the following question in the comments section for 1 entry…

What is your favorite Cloth Diaper Accessory?

Would you like  an extra entry, just follow us on twitter and/ or facebook. Please make a separate comment for each entry.

All entries must be received by 11:59 PM, Sunday June 7, 2009. Winner will be chosen by random drawing on or around Monday, June 8, 2009. Winner will be contacted via email.

Thanks for participating… Good Luck!!!

Our first ever Fabulous Friday Cloth Diaper Giveaway has been a great sucess.

The Winner is…

• Priscilla P.

Thanks for participating!!! Check back for more great Fabulous Friday Cloth Diaper Giveaways

One of my most favorite Cloth Diapering accessory are Babylegs Leg Warmers. Babylegs were created out of necessity by a Mom who wanted to keep her daughters legs warm while she had nakey time due to a bad diaper rash.

Who can resist all the beautiful colors and patterns that Babylegs Leg Warmers are available in? Certainly not me. I love deciding which pair I am going to purchase next to compliment my daughters wardrobe. There is nothing cuter than a little dress with a coordinating pair of Babylegs. In this particular photo, the Watermelon Babylegs matched her dress perfectly, making this already cute outfit a favorite.

Not only are they quite fashionable, but Babylegs leg warmers are also functional. They are great to put in your diaper bag for outings as a quick cover up in the hot sun, or a warm alternative when that hot day turns to a chilly night. They work great for cloth diapering because you don’t have to remove them to change you baby’s diaper. I love them for my daughter to protect her knees from scrapes when she falls while she is wearing a dress or shorts. They have saved us many a tear and band-aid.

Besides making my daughter look uber cute, I love babylegs for me. I use them on my arms under my t-shirts when I get chilly as a fashionable accessory. My older daughters use them too. They love the super soft babylegs in the cold months to accessorize whatever they are wearing and keep their arms warm in the process.

Babylegs aren’t just for girls either, my son loves his very boyish flame babylegs to wear on his arms under a t-shirt on chilly days. In fact there are many patterns of babylegs available just for boys, including Blue Flame, Phinney,  and Fishin, as well as others.

For me, Babylegs Leg Warmers are a must have cloth diapering accessory. How about you… What is your must have cloth diapering accessory? I would love to know

Why is it that cloth diapers automatically become worse for the environment than disposable diapers just because you wash them. Does that mean because we use cloth towels, cloth sheets, and cloth clothing that need washed on a regular basis that we should all switch to paper counterparts. Maybe we should stop washing dishes also and use paper plates and plastic forks. This just seems ludicrous to me.

What these disposable diaper companies fail to mention is the amount of water and other raw materials that manufacturing, packaging, and shipping disposable diapers actually take. In fact, to process the wood pulp from trees into paper, guess what the process takes? That’s right…water. I am not talking about just a little bit of water either, but massive amounts. Do you ever hear anyone mention that? What about the number of trees that are needed to produce the approximately 1.3 million tons of wood pulp needed each year for the manufacture of these disposable diapers, do you ever hear any mention of this? In fact it is estimated to take at least a quarter of a million trees to produce enough disposable diapers to diaper the babies in the US for just ONE year.  I don’t know about you, but I think that that is a LOT of trees.

What about the oil that is needed to produce disposable diapers… Do you ever hear about this? It takes 1 cup of crude oil to produce the plastic needed to make one disposable diaper. With over 18 billion disposable diapers used each year in the US, this is a massive amount of oil. Unfortunately, it doesn’t even include the oil needed to package and ship said disposable diapers.

The sad fact is that producing these disposable diapers is quite a misuse of our natural resources, but you don’t hear about that do you? It is a shame that the madness doesn’t stop there. Unfortunately, though, these same disposable diapers are used once and then thrown into our already overburdened landfills where it can take 250-500+ years to decompose.

It seems to me that there is still no question…

Cloth Diapers are BETTER for the environment and MORE GREEN!!!

The “Going Green” Give-A-Way package will contain:

• Gro-Baby One Size Diaper Shell Set in Kiwi
• The Natural Baby Company Drawstring Wetbag in Kiwi
• bumGenius 3.0 One Size Cloth Diaper in Ribbit
• Tiny Tush Elite One Size Pocket Diaper with Snaps in Kelly Green
• Babylegs Leg Warmers in Green Dot
• Happy Heinys Changing Pad in Forest Green
• Happy Heinys Cloth Diaper  Key Chain
• Granola Babies Buns Up Wipe Solution Cubes

To enter the contest, just complete the following reply as a comment post: “I use cloth diapers because…”

Want more chances to win… Become our follower on Twitter and/or our fan on Facebook for an extra entry each. Just post a separate comment for each.

The contest will end on Friday, April 24 at 9:00 pm eastern time. Winner will be chosen from a random drawing and notified via e-mail.

Good Luck!

Contest is now Closed… Winner to be announced!!!

The new Gro Baby Organic One Size Cloth Diaper from the Natural Baby Company is a revolutionary, modern cloth diapering system. The Gro Baby Diaper System consists of a waterproof shell lined with an unique quick drying mesh. The system has a  certified organic soaker that can be snapped into the shell. When it is wet, simpy unsnap the soaker and place a fresh, dry soaker into the same shell.

The Gro Baby One Size Diaper is designed so that you can re-use the shell over and over with additional soakers. This reduces the amount of  diaper laundry that you will have per load. In fact you only will need about 2-4 shells per day. Of course, if using with a newborn, I would imagine that you may need a few more. However, what is great about these diapers is with the  unique mesh liner, if the shell gets damp just air dry in between uses.

The Gro Baby Organic Soaker is the second part of this diapering system. It is designed with elasticized leg gatherings to help contain messes. It seems to be very absorbant, yet trim. The soaker is made to wash thoroughly and dry rather quickly. The organic cotton fleece is luxuriously soft. If the soaker is just not quite enough for your heavy wetter or at naptime, The Natural Baby Company has designed a Gro Baby Booster that fits perfectly inside the soaker and gives a BOOST to the absorbancy. Of course, it is recommended that the soaker and booster be washed at least 3-5 times for absorbancy. However, since they are organic cotton, I would suggest that it may take about 10 wash cycles before they reach maximum absorbancy.

The Gro Baby Diaper System is a one size system designed to fit babies approximately 8 lbs – 35 lbs. This is accomplished through the traditional use of a snap down rise. There are three rise adjustments on the Gro Baby Diaper Shell. On first look, these snaps seem to be very sturdy and hold together well. They are, however, a natural color and do not match the diaper color. The Gro Baby is available in three vibrant colors… Kiwi, Mandarin, and Blackberry, with a new Vanilla color coming this summer. One other unique feature of this diaper is the use of a  sticky-able fabric along the entire top edge of the diaper. It allows for infinite waist adjustments using the velcro-like tabs. Though I prefer snaps, the adjustability and lack of an unsightly velcro stip intrigue me.

At first look, I am really excited about the Gro Baby One Size Diaper. It fit my 25 lb, 2 year old beautifully. It may very well become my favorite diaper. A more thorough review will follow after I have a chance to break it in

However, before I started cloth diapering, I was a bit nervous. There were so many  diaper choices and I worried that it would be difficult, but I decided to try them anyway. Guess what? I never looked back. After about a week or so, I had a routine down and I found cloth diapering to be just as easy to use as disposables. I was already doing laundry everyday anyway, so another load or two a week was nothing to write home about.

Anyway to make a long story short, I love that my baby has cotton and soft fabrics against her sensitive skin. I know that with cloth diapers she is not being needlessly exposed to potentially harmful chemicals. Also, I can not imagine wearing paper underwear day in and day out, so it makes me happy that my baby wears cotton diapers rather than paper ones.

Besides, I love how cute my baby looks in cloth diapers. There are so many colors and patterns available that I never tire of seeing the same old white diaper. The chore of diapering has become fun. I love being able to choose which cloth diaper or diapering combo that I am going to use on my baby’s dupa at any given time. Also, I rarely, if ever, have “blow-outs” with my cloth diapers. They are so great at containing even the messiest of messy messes, which I can, definitely, not say about disposable diapers.

I love that I am no longer contributing to the massive amounts of disposable diapers that are ending up in our landfills every day along with all the encapsulated human waste just waiting to wreck havoc on our groundwater supply.

Finally, as I mentioned earlier, I love that I never needed to make a “midnight run” to the store to buy diapers. I am saving money, helping the environment, protecting the health of my baby, and loving every minute of it.

So, why do you cloth diaper??? I would love to hear your stories