When I was pregnant with my first child, I knew I wanted to use cloth diapers – but my husband and I didn’t want to use the old-fashioned flat diapers that required a pin and waterproof cover.
I tried to do my own investigating – hours of it. And I found what kinds of diapers sounded like they would be a good match for our family: pocket diapers, which are a lot like disposables, only washable. I bought our stash of cloth diapers, yet never really understood many of the other kinds of cloth diapers. And I had a hard time figuring out the best ways to wash and care for our diapers.
How I wish I would have had Erin Odom’s book, “Confessions of a Cloth Diaper Convert.” This should become the Bible of Cloth Diapering, because it thoroughly and clearly covers every aspect.
Erin has done the research. She has tried almost every kind of cloth diaper on her children. And she clearly describes each type – including pros, cons, and the step-by-step processes of how to use and clean them. There’s no guesswork involved – she honestly tells what’s worked for her family and what hasn’t.
What’s addressed?
Finally I learned what all the different kinds of cloth diapers are. (Did you know there are NINE different options!?) Erin explains precisely what flat diapers, prefolds (bleached vs. unbleached, Indian vs. Chinese), contours, fitted, hybrid, pockets, sleeves, all-in-twos, all-in-ones are. Along with her easy-to-understand explanations, she includes photos – so there’s no guessing when it comes to fastening techniques, or even what the different diapers look like.
Erin explains how to prep your new cloth diapers so that they’re ready to use, how to wash them, and how to strip them. She covers how to cloth diaper babies in every age and stage (newborns, infants and toddlers) and what to do at nighttime. She also deals with burning issues like what to do with poop, what do cloth diapering abbreviations mean … and how you can actually wash dirty diapers in a washing machine.
This 205-page eBook is FILLED with information. It’s available for $9.95 at The Humbled Homemaker. (Disclosure: Purchasing a copy of “Confessions of a Cloth Diaper Convert” through this link will result in a commission for Accidentally Green.)
Mother’s Day prize pack
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- Confessions of a Cloth Diaper Convert by Erin Odom
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- The Minimalist Mom’s Guide to Baby’s First Year by Rachel Jonat
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