Last Chance!

 

This is the last day to enter the FuzziBunz giveaway here at Doable Diapers.  The giveaway will close at midnight tonight, and a winner will be chosen and posted tomorrow.  Click here to read more!

Stay tuned for more exciting details and promotions coming in the month of September!

Inventory Update: Doopsy Diapers

 

Several people have asked us to carry Doopsy Diapers, so we are in the process of adding them to our inventory.  They should be added to the website by tomorrow.  While we won’t have them in inventory here for a couple of weeks, I can get them drop shipped to you directly from Doopsy!

For those of you who have used Doopsy – what is your favorite insert?  I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my own Doopsy to try out!

Knickernappies Twitter Party

 

Join us for a Knickernappies Twitter Party on Sept. 2 from 9-10 pm EST.  This party is being hosted by the Eco Chic, and you can register on her blog!  All of the details are here.

Wondering exactly what is a Twitter party?  Don’t know how to get started with Twitter?  Read this great article on the Knickernappies blog. 

Looking forward to tweeting with you at the party!

Lovin’ the Fluff Friday 8/27/10 + Linky

Here’s my Fluffy Picture for this week:

Elaine is wearing a Kissaluvs one size AIO diaper.

I want to start a regular feature here on Doable Diapers called “Lovin’ the Fluff Friday”.  I will have a Linky here for you to add your link so we can all enjoy some fluffy pictures! 

This is a thumbnail Linky, so you can add a thumbnail photo.  It’s easy…just follow the instructions!  Enter your link below.  The link should be to the specific post, not to the homepage of your blog.

Inventory Update: bumGenius! & Flip

Now available at Doable Diapers are the bumGenius! 4.0 one size stay-dry pocket diaper, and the Flip diapering system.  For more information on the Flip system, please click here.

The Flip system can be purchased as a diaper cover only, the Flip system with either stay-dry insert or organic cotton insert, and a day pack.  The day pack includes 2 covers and 4 inserts.  There are also disposable inserts available.

The Flip one size color is my favorite diaper cover, and it works extremely well with prefold diapers. 

We will also be stocking the bumGenius! 4.0 one size diaper.  The 4.0 made several improvements over the popular 3.0 version.  Benefits include new pastel colors, snap closures in addition to aplix, a leak stopper at the front of the diaper, and replaceable elastic.  

New pastel colors include Bubble, Sweet, and Noodle.

 

Come and check them out on the website, and order yours today!

Taking Cloth Diapers on the road, part 2

 

Washing 

You may be wondering how you will wash these cloth diapers if you plan to be gone for more than a couple of days.  Again, you have several options.

First, if you are staying in a hotel, most of them have a laundry center.  Be sure to bring your cloth diaper detergent as well as some quarters.  You might even forgo the initial cold rinse just this once to save the money for the extra cycle.  If your hotel does not have a laundry center, you can surely find a laundry mat in the town/city where you are vacationing.

I have also read of people who washed their diapers by hand in the bath tub and then laid them out to air dry.  I have never done this, and it sounds like a lot of work.  But, if you are desperate, it is an option.

If you will be staying with family or friends, you can probably use their washing machine to clean your diapers mid-way through your stay.  Just be sure to ask ahead of time if it is okay.  Some people have a real aversion to cloth diapers, and they may not feel comfortable having them in their washing machine.  If that is the case, just plan to use a local laundry mat.

I read last week about one other ingenious option! You could locate a local cloth diaper service in the area where you will be vacationing.  Just sign up for service during the dates of your stay.  They will deliver the clean diapers to your door, and pick up the soiled diapers.  Be advised that these diapers will likely be prefolds and not pockets!  Some services do require you to have your own covers, so be sure to ask.

Wipes

You may choose to travel with disposable wipes rather than cloth wipes.  I have done this several times.  But…if you will need to wash your diapers, you can just as easily wash your wipes. 

I prefer my wipes pre-moistened.  For traveling, I pre-moisten a bunch and keep them in my mini wet bag.  I take along a box of dry wipes for use at the destination.  You can either bring along a spray bottle of solution, just use water to wet your wipes while on this trip, or mix up some solution at your final destination.  I even use these wipes instead of wash cloths to clean up messy faces and drippy noses!

Keep it Simple!

When traveling with cloth diapers, remember to keep it simple!  You will not be in your normal environment!  I usually choose my easiest diapers for trips – FuzziBunz and Rumparooz pocket diapers!  They are easier to put on your baby, no matter where you have to change the diaper at.  They dry faster than prefolds, and they are a little more compact.  You can also throw in a few extra inserts/doublers to customize the absorption – more for in the car and overnight.

I hope these tips help.  You really can travel with cloth diapers!  We did it when Elaine was only 2 months old, and we took mostly prefolds (we didn’t have as many pocket diapers back then).  We were gone for over 10 days!  It’s not hard, it just takes a little extra planning!

Taking Cloth Diapers on the road, part 1

It’s the end of the summer.  School will be starting soon (or maybe already has for some of you).  Many people I know are taking the last minute vacations and weekend trips before life gets crazy this fall.

I have personally traveled with cloth diapers on the subway system (we live in Brooklyn, NY), on several plane trips, and many car trips.  It is not difficult…in fact it is very doable!

If you are a cloth diapering parent, you may be wondering if it is really feasible to take cloth diapers on your trip.  Whether you are traveling by plane or car, we think that you can very easily travel with cloth diapers!  Here are a few ideas and suggestions to make sure you pack all of the essentials!

Diapers

Don’t forget your diapers!  A general rule would be to bring 8-10 diapers per day, or one diaper for every 3 hours or so.  At home I use a mixture of prefolds and pockets.  When I go on the road I prefer to just take my pockets because they are easier.  It also means that I may have to wash a little more frequently.

Liners

If you are like me, you cannot imagine cloth diapering without your diaper sprayer.  So what will you do when you’re not at home with your sprayer close at hand?  There are a couple of options.  First, you could use some flushable liners in your diapers.  These thin liners make it easy to just flick the poo into the toilet and flush.  They will surely make poopy diapers a little easier to clean while you are traveling.

If you use a hybrid diapering system, such as GroVia (formerly GroBaby), or Flip!, then you can purchase the biodegradable, disposable liners, and not have to worry about the cloth at all.

If you choose not to use liners, you may have to dunk your diapers.  You can give them a “swirly” in the toilet by holding tightly to one end, and flushing the toilet while dunking most of the diaper.  The force of the flush will help remove the “ickies” from your diaper, but you may have to do this several times. 

You could also throw in some latex gloves to wear while dunking your diaper.  Then just throw the gloves away!

Wet Bag 

Don’t ever leave home without your wet bag!  We actually use a couple of wet bags when we travel.  First, we use the Planet Wise hanging wet/dry bag.  This allows us to put clean diapers in the dry pocket on the front, and as they are soiled we place them into the larger waterproof section.  This bag holds over 20 diapers, so you can go a couple of days without worrying about needing to wash.

In the diaper bag we carry a medium sized Planet Wise wet bag.  This goes with us everywhere – to church, on day trips, on the plane, and in the car.  It holds several diapers.  Once we arrive at our destination (whether final, or just for the night), we can refill the wipes and transfer any dirty diapers to the larger wet bag which we keep in the trunk.

We also use the Planet Wise mini wet bag to hold our pre-moistened cloth wipes in the diaper bag.  Usually on car trips the diaper bag is in the back seat with Elaine, and holds everything we need while on the road.