Guest guest Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 My favorite combination when I was diapering was fitted hemp diapers with wool covers. In the hot Texas summers it was wonderfully cool. I would advise you, especially as a new mom, to get one tiny pack of newborn disposables for the meconium days after birth. When you are just figuring out the baby thing, you don't need to worry about the diaper thing, too ;-) Also, the meconium stains diapers beyond all recognition. I would also suggest you do prefolds for a bit...babies grow so quickly and I found out very fast that small size fitted diapers were a waste! And it's a handy talent to know how to put a prefold or flatfold diaper on a babe. Here are some of my favorite diaper sites: http://www.fuzbaby.com http://www.fullmoonbabygear.com (she sells her diapers at http://www.universalmama.com in the interest of full disclosure, she is a personal friend of mine, but her diapers are amazing and she has the most georgous fabrics.) Also, several mamas I sell with at middayfaire are diaper makers: http://www.middayfaire.com) is a friend of mine, also: http://diaperpages.com/ Her site is a wealth of information on cloth diapers. She makes lovely hand knit soakers (covers), too: http://www.koolsheepsoakers.com I was a bit of a diaper fanatic in my day. Please let me know if I can help you in any way. Also, a great site is motheringdotcommune (mothering magazine's forum). http://www.mothering.com/discussions/index.php They've become a bit, um, heavy handed on the moderation the past few years, but there is still a lot of support and wonderful mamas there. It a nice place to know you aren't alone in co-sleeping, extended nursing, homebirth or unassissted birth, gentle discipline, etc. Oh, and one last tidbit of advice that I didn't discover until my third babe. Use goldenseal powder on the umbilical stump NOT alcohol or anything else well meaning people might tell you. It was a wonder and healed Finn's belly button in no time at all (2 days?). xoxo... Hemp vs. Cotton Happy New Year everyone! I hope everyone is starting the year off right and feeling good! Does anyone know which is better for cloth diapers? Hemp or cotton? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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