Cloth diapers? They are not your old school diapers.

When I mentioned to my sister that I would be cloth diapering, She was all "Your crazy! Why do that to yourself." Now I absolutely knew where she was coming from. I mean cloth diapering is no easy task and even harder to keep up with when you go out. But with twins, I really felt it would save me a huge amount of money and it was a healthier option. I was committed to trying.

My plan was to do it only when we were home. While I was pregnant I began my search. I was thinking I would have to get pins, diaper cloths, covers,  inserts and etc. but because cloth diapering has become so popular, it was a bit pricey to start out, so  I hit the internet.

To my surprise Diaper clothes have really come a long way. The new cloth diapers come with snaps, velcro instead of pins. Friends of mine have used the BumGenius diapers but they were to expensive per kit. They even have these really cool pin less fasteners if you really wanted to brave the folding cloth diaper method. I decided that I wanted to go with the snap fasteners figuring that it would be harder for kids to pull them off or slip out of. Again, major brand names were expensive. How I saved a ton? EBay. I placed bids on diaper cloth sets, inserts and covers. Eventually, I spent only $50 to cover the cost of diapering them daily.What one kit would have cost me with G Diapers or BumGenius, I spent have to cover two. Granted I would have to run a load every night for the first few months of use until they start to use less diapers around one but well worth it.

I went with 100% cotton (Organic for most) and the covers came with snaps and a pocket for inserts. I also purchase off Ebay and Amazon these thin disposable cloth liners. These are key for when baby poops in cloth diaper and she want to avoid the poop mess on cloth. The cloth inserts last longer this way. With my oldest son we had bought a sprayer attachment for the tub to shower him. I use that to spray off any poop that my end up on cloth directly into toilet before tossing in pail. Oh and you will need a pail too with a wet bag.

The babies came and unfortunately the diapers didn't fit my little ones until they were 6 months old because they were so tiny. On and off, I alternated between cloth and disposable. Never really committing to the cloth diapering outside the home. It really worked well. Until night time when I switched them to a disposable diaper because it really holds in the wetness. In recent weeks, I have been cloth diapering daily. I had to re-waterproof them as the urine was getting through. I dry them on the line but I dry the inserts in the drier unless they are discolored, I bleach and dry in the sun.

Now with my son having a reaction to the diapers, if he keeps a diaper on just an hour he gets a rash. I keep him in cloth diapers most of the day or slip a cloth insert into his disposable diaper so that his skin never touches the disposable. It has worked great in keeping rashes at bay.

I know this isn't my usual talk about skincare but I really wanted to share this with my readers. If your considering cloth diapering, I say, do it. It really works well for us. And though I have days where I surrender to the disposable, especially if I have to leave kids with their dad, I am happy with it. If you have to clean a tush either way, I say go with the cloth diapers. It's best for your kids as their skin can breathe better, environmentally friendly and easier on the wallet.

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Diaper ouchies!

Motherhood once again has taken over. The birth of the twins hasn't allotted me much free time to write or research any new products. Mostly all baby, all the time.

However, I did get to try a variety of diaper rash ointments recently on the twins and I have the best one I found to treat the rash once it rears it's ugly head (get it, rears?).

So my newest of two babies developed a diaper rash while using a "prevention" cream. I was using a popular product called Butt Paste. I normally find that this works very well, however, this time around,  it wasn't and the rash got worse. Rashes are bad enough on infants but even worse with preemies. So off I went to the store to find a better product.

 

If you ask a mom, what A&D ointment is, she is sure to respond "butt cream" or "rash ointment". The original A&D is for prevention of diaper rash. I don't use it because it creates heat on the skin which I find unnecessary. My son was past the point of prevention. His diaper rash had small spots of raw skin and I knew the original A&D wouldn't help this situation. I purchased Triple Paste but that didn't help either and dried out the skin on my fingers from application. They used it at the hospital but it didn't seem to work for him at all.

When I can, I prefer to use the most natural products I can find. In my search for a cream to heal what ailed my son, I came across an A&D product, Treat cream, that I was not familiar with. It was new to me. Two of the ingredients listed were Aloe and Zinc Oxide. We know that aloe is great for helping repair damaged/injured skin.  Zinc oxide is a skin protectant often found in creams, lotions and ointments used to prevent or treat minor skin burns and irritation. So I purchased it because I felt the Aloe alone would be effective.

Final review:

A&D Treat cream works and works well! My sons rash was bad and in one days use, it was almost gone. By morning, it had completely disappeared. I can't say enough about it. Should I see their skin getting the slightest pink, I use it for a quick fix. Neither of the babies have had a rash since that second week after they were born. 

Other rash preventatives:

This may sound crazy but for me it works and if you can deal with the clean up, Ido recommend. When cleaning the babies up, I stopped using wipes and went back to using cotton balls or rounds to cleanse skin with simple water. Then I follow with a dry wash cloth to dry skin prior to putting another diaper on. There has been no need for ointment and they are doing very well. Also, I don't always use disposable diapers. Using cloth diapers more often helps the skin breathe better. My only issue is that you have to change these diapers more often and wash them regularly with a special detergent.

As always, Be Blessed, Be Happy, Be Beautiful!