Cloth Diapering a Newborn – Final Chapter

Violet is two months old. I think I have to admit that the newborn stage is over. She is officially an infant. *sniff sniff*

At her two month check she weighed in at a healthy 11 lbs 7 oz. Sooooooo...the Rumparooz Lil' Joeys don't quite fit the best anymore. Technically, they say they will fit up to twelve pounds. I still use them, but only when she won't be in them long. They are just a little too snug. The bummer is that the very last setting of snaps is too large for her, but the other setting is too tight. That's just one of the cons of using snaps, I guess. Anyway, I do feel like I got my money's worth. By my calculation, if I used them for only six weeks, they would've paid for themselves. (In comparison to the cost of disposables.) Since they fit for eight weeks, and I can still use them in a pinch, I feel really good about the purchase. Overall, they were awesome.

Here's the sum up of what I really ended up using during the newborn stage: An easy all-in-one cloth diaper and disposable wipes. I never got the hang of using cloth wipes. I'm sure it's a cinch, I just never got a good system down, and in the middle of recovery and sleep depravity it was just too much for me. But it doesn't really matter if you have a newborn or a two year old, cloth wipes are cloth wipes. So I won't go into my lack of cloth wipe commitment in this post. :)

I'm not sure I would've stayed the course with newborn cloth if I hadn't used the awesome all-in-one diapers. Even as a cloth veteran, I still get overwhelmed with snappis, prefolds, and covers. Maybe it's the layers that make me feel cluttered. The simplicity of an all-in-one is more my cup of tea. Although, I will say that I had a couple of fitted diapers that I used occasionally with a cover and that seemed pretty easy. A fitted size 0 Kissaluvs fits great under the size 1 Thirsties duo wrap. My only problem is that my babies seem to have slightly sensitive skin. Both girls have trouble without a stay dry layer between their tiny bunzies and the absorbent diaper.

The Rumparooz Lil' Joeys that I used do have a stay dry layer on top. But around the four week mark, I did notice that if I left them on Violet too long she would get a rash. I was able to leave her in them overnight the first few weeks, but then I noticed she was waking up with a very red bottom. At first, I just had to make sure I changed her halfway through the night. But then that wasn't even enough anymore. I noticed that if I didn't change her as soon as she pooped, or if I left her in a wet diaper more than a couple hours, her bottom was very irritated. I decided to pull out the BumGenius one size diapers. Voila! A couple of days using those exclusively and her bottom cleared right up. I started using these as her overnight diaper. They fit her well on the smallest setting when she was about four weeks old, and probably 8 or 9 pounds.

 
The rash issue is not necessarily a flaw in the Lil' Joeys diaper. It could be that I needed to give them a super good rinse to get  left over soap out (although I do use Rockin' Green exclusively and it's pretty awesome) or it could be that she was simply out growing them and the absorbency wasn't enough to keep the wetness away from the top of the diaper. I still use them when I know she will be in them less than an hour. This is usually while I nurse her because I know I'll be taking her potty when she's finished. (I'm a freak and take my babies potty. I take Violet right when she wakes up, and then again a few minutes after nursing. Believe it or not, she frequently pees and occasionally poops at this time. You can read about this crazy process on my blog.)

So is cloth diapering a newborn with all-in-one diapers worth the expense? Yes! I feel so good about the amount of disposable diapers that are NOT in a landfill because of my decision to use cloth. Evidently, I don't love the planet enough to fold and pin and cover. But I do love it enough to spend a little money on a convenient way to cloth diaper my newborns. I'm a lazy earth mama.

Check out Charity’s other posts on Newborn Diapering.
Part 1
Part 2

In The Middle of It: Newborn Cloth Diapering

Let me begin this post by summing it up: I LOVE THE RUMPAROOZ LIL' JOEYS!!!! I bought them for three reasons: Convenience, Fit, and Umbilical Cord friendliness. They fit the bill perfectly. I am so, so happy I took the plunge and bought them before the baby was born. And since I already had them, I was able to get some super cute pics of my baby in them before we even left the hospital.

This is Violet. She was 7lbs 14oz at birth, and the Lil' Joeys fit her perfectly on the smallest setting. I didn't end up putting her in cloth for the drive home from the hospital. Fail. I don't know why I didn't. It was just a lost detail in the very long nightmare that is getting dismissed from a hospital. But she did wear them as soon as we got home. I love how well they fit underneath her newborn size clothing. No cloth bubble butt.

She wore them on the smallest setting until her cord fell off at two weeks old. After that I was able to undo the snap down feature which gave her a lot more wiggle room, while still on the smallest setting for the waist. I did put fleece liners in the Lil' Joeys while I waited for Violet to get rid of all the dark meconium poo. That was a tight squeeze. Maybe the biodegradable liners would have been better? I never tried. But her poo turned a lovely shade of yellow within a day or two, so I didn't have to squeeze the liners in for long.

I have 14 Lil' Joey diapers. This stash is enough when washing every night. I hardly use my tiny prefolds and covers that I got for laundry day. But I LOVE the newborn sized Bummis Super Brite. It is a little tricky to get the prefold under the flap in front, but once you get it in it has a super trim fit. I never leave Violet in it for long. So although it has never leaked on me, I haven't give it a good chance to prove it's leak proofness. The Thirsties Duo Wrap in size one fits snugly around her legs, and has more room for stuffing a prefold, but is just generally bulkier than the Bummis so I don't use it as much. But it is a good cover economically speaking because it will still fit Violet for a few months, I think, while the newborn Super Brite is nearing the end of it's usefulness already.

Violet wears her Lil' Joeys even at night. They have only leaked maybe once or twice when she has slept longer than four hours at a stretch (isn't that delightful?!). She has gone over four hours other times without them leaking, though. Maybe I didn't have them snapped just right those other times.

I have been using cloth wipes. My favorite is actually the cheap Gerber wash cloths. I got some in plain white so I could designate them specifically for diapering, and not wash Violet's pretty little face with a pooped on wash cloth. I bought other cloth wipes to try, but haven't liked any of them.

I haven't tried my Wee Essentials wipes cubes yet. Simply because I haven't had the time in these busy first weeks with baby. I've just been wetting the wipes down with plain water as I need them. That's been a little bit of a pain. I need a better system. At bedtime, I put about four wet wash cloths in a ziplock baggie for middle of the night changes. That has worked well so far.

And Rockin' Green laundry soap. Should you get some? Yes, you should. It is simply delightful. After a few washes with the Rockin' Green I did notice my Lil' Joeys smelling a little bit funky. But after an extra long soak in that magic stuff, I could shove 'em straight up to my nose and sniff nothing but cleanliness. The Lil' Joeys do have slight yellow staining. But I don't think it's anything a good long soak and some sun bathing (I guess I'll have to wait till Spring) can't take out.

So far, so good. I was worried that using cloth at the newborn stage would be overwhelming, but it really isn't. I'm really glad I decided to go for it. Give it a go! I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Boy, do we have a SALE for you!!!

It’s been almost a year since we opened our website for business, and you all have made it such a wonderful experience. We couldn’t do half the things we do without all of our great loyal customers.

As a Thank you, from December 26th to December 31st, we’ve decided we’re going to offer up some great deals for all of you, and we hope you take advantage of them!

Sale #1: Monkeysnuggles and Cover
Buy any Thirsties regular cover or any Bummis cover at regular price and then you can buy up to 2 (two) Monkeysnuggles regular fitteds for $15 each (so, 26.50 for a Thirsties cover and Monkeysnuggles fitted)

Sale #2: Buckets of Fluff
For Buckets of Fluff, there will be several "buckets" of products that have some great discounts on them. If everything from the bucket is purchased before December 31, everyone who purchased something out of that bucket will receive a $0.50 store credit per item. If all Buckets of Fluff items sell, then anyone who purchased items will receive $1.00 in store credit per item.

Sale #3: Grab Bags
$15.00 "Pink"
$15.00 "Prefolds & Snappi's Oh My"
$15.00 "Blue"
$20.00 "$20.00 Diapers" (5 available)
$25.00 "Small"
$25.00 "Large"
$30.00 "Green"
$35.00 "Got Milk?"
$50.00 Girl Diaper Set
$50.00 Boy Diaper Set
$50.00 Girl Diaper Set
$50.00 Gender Neutral Diaper Set
$50.00 Gender Neutral Diaper Set

#4 Wool
Buy a Monkeysnuggles wool and a Monkeysnuggles fitted and receive a free wool wash bar from WeeEssentials!

#5 Hidden Coupons
Every day there will be hidden "deals" on products. When you check out you will receive additional discounts on those products!

Featuring: CJ’s BUTTer

We just got this email the other day and I totally had to share! We love it when our customers find the same love that we have for all of our WAHM’s.

I Have a new favorite diaper rash and dry skin solution! It happened like this:

I got my son up in the morning and changed his diaper to find a VERY red, VERY swollen penis in that diaper. The poor boy screamed in pain any time I so much as touched him, which made diaper changes interesting. I immediately reached for the CJ's Tube o' BUTTer, only to discover that we were nearly out! What to do?! I called Jess: "I have a horrible diaper rash on my hands and I'm almost out of CJ's! Help!" Then I headed out to Top to Bottom.

Jess had just got in a bunch of new products and one of them was CJ's Spray BUTTer. Perfect! I can spray it on to take care of the diaper rash and I don't have to rub or wipe it on.

Turns out, it was no regular diaper rash. My little man has extremely dry skin. So dry that it cracks and bleeds. Not fun... The doctor suggested we put Vaseline on it EVERY time we change his diaper. That's all fine and dandy, but Vaseline is heavy and messy and somehow, my son always gets his feet in it before I can cover him up with the diaper. Not to mention I would have to use a liner with his cloth diapers all the time. So, I tried the CJ's Spray Butter.

It works wonders! Three sprays with every diaper change, and no more dry skin. Plus, it smells fantastic! When I'm out and I change a diaper, someone almost always asks "did someone spray air freshener?" They're amazed when I tell them it's my diaper cream. I also love how easy it is to keep in my diaper bag. It makes less mess on my hands when we're out and it's much faster than a tube. I'm officially hooked!

-Amanda Kloke, local mom

Bummis Trainer review.

Recently we chose a few of our fellow bloggers to help us out on some reviews. Read what Jenny thought of the Bummis Training Pants:

I was lucky to be able to try a Bummis trainer on Audrianna. It is really difficult to find the right training pants for her because she has cerebral palsy and is working very hard on potty training but isn’t 100% there yet. So sometimes she forgets and has accidents and sometimes there major accidents. We’re always on the lookout for a trainer that might be more absorbent.

When we got the Bummis Trainer in the mail I was a bit shocked at the size, it looked so big. Audrianna was close to 40lbs so I wanted to make sure we had one that would fit her. I went ahead and prepped the trainer anyways. I figured why not give it a shot it, it never hurts to try right?????

Although the gals of Top to Bottom Baby had warned me they ran a little big, I have to admit the trainer didn’t work and I was a little upset. The trainer was a little loose around the legs and when Audrianna would have a little accident it would leak. We decided to put them away for a while, and try again later.

Now that she has gained some weight back we decided to give the trainer another shot. The trainer worked great, and didn’t leave any marks on Audrianna’s legs.

Pros:

They were easy to put on and take off all by herself! Anything that is easy for Audrianna to do is a plus in my book. She loves to be independent.

Cozy flannel lining is so soft against skin, which encourages your little one to potty train faster!

Cons:

The sizing was not what I expected. I got a large which should fit 40lbs & up, but I felt it fit more like 45lbs and up.

I wasn’t a fan of the prints to choose from. I kind of wish they had more of a selection of prints. Other then just white, jungle, or the frogs. Maybe making them more appealing to kids to use would be helpful.

Amanda from Top to Bottom Baby was great to work with and the trainer was shipped fast. All my questions were answered very well. I was not compensated anyway for my review and the opinions expressed in this review are mine and mine alone.

Let’s give something away!!!!
We’ve decided we’re going to give away a $20.00 gift card to the store!

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Tell us what training pants you’ve used, or tricks that you have heard help potty train faster!

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**Giveaway is open to US residents only. Ends November 20th at 9pm CST.**

10 Days of WAHM Giveaways Winners

First of all let me say a HUGE thank you to all of you who participated in our giveaways. We had so much fun getting everything together and sharing more info on all our WAHM’s! 

Lets get this started! Winners have 48 hours to email me (toptobottombaby@cox.net) with their mailing address and which giveaway they won. All claims made after that will be forfeited, and a new winner will be chosen!

Winner of the Buddha Bunz Giveaway: 
A pair of undyed dryer balls in your choice.

 

Winner of the Alioop Giveaway: 
1oz package of my Wool Wash Wondercubes in any scent.  

Winner of the Nifty Nappy Giveaway:
A fitted diaper and a pair of custom longies

Winner of the Ella Belly Giveaway:
A kid-sized baby carrier.

Winner CJ’s All Natural Giveaway:
A Spritz o' BUTTer a large stick and a create-your-own sampler in your choice of scents

 
Winner Bunky Fluff Giveaway: 
A fleece soaker and some Halloween baby legs

 

Winner Bee By Me Couture Giveaway:
A minky burp cloth and pacifier clip.

Winner  Wee Essentials Giveaway: 
A medium jar of soap bits with a set of 10 of  new surged 6" by 6" flannel/terry wipes.

Winner Monkey Snuggles Giveaway:
A Monkey Snuggles Overnight Fitted

 

Winner of the Green Bell Giveaway:
Pair of 10” Dryer Balls in Green & Purple

 

Pair of Dryer Balls with scented ball

 

WAHM Day 9 - Alioop

Welcome to day 9 of our 10 day long spotlight on all our great WAHM’s. Here at Top to Bottom Baby Boutique we pride ourselves on working with WAHM’s and helping them to spread the love for their products. What better way to spread the love than to give something away! We’re also going to have a 5% discount on each of our WAHM products through October 10th. (no code necessary)
Meet our Nineth WAHM run business:
 
The Mom behind it all: Cheri Gould
Tell us about yourself: “I love kids clothes!  I love cloth diapers!    I have also taken my love for natural bath and body products, and created a line of soaps, lotions and perfumes that are safe, and natural....with as few ingredients as possible to limit sensitivities. 
All of my products are tested and used in my home and have my sensitive skin stamp of approval!  I have a complete line of wool care products that are loaded with Lanolin including my revolutionary Wool Wash Wondercubes!
And, I love sewing, knitting, crochet and creating.  I search for fun fabrics, organic when possible, and craft up the cutest kids clothing; cute fleece longies with matching T-shirts, unique fleece overalls and snuggley stay-put soft sole shoes.”

Products Top to Bottom Baby Boutique Carries: 
 
Wool Wash Wondercubes
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Cheri would like to giveaway a 1oz package of my Wool Wash Wondercubes in any scent. 

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How do you wash your woolies?

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Giveaway is open to US & Canada residents only. Ends October 17th at 9pm CST.

TODAY ONLY :

use code “Alioop” for 10% off your order of any Alioop Products!!

WAHM Day 8 – Nifty Nappy

Welcome to day 8 of our 10 day long spotlight on all our great WAHM’s. Here at Top to Bottom Baby Boutique we pride ourselves on working with WAHM’s and helping them to spread the love for their products. What better way to spread the love than to give something away! We’re also going to have a 5% discount on each of our WAHM products through October 10th. (no code necessary)
Meet our Eighth WAHM run business:
  
The Mom behind it all: Vilate Thacker
Tell us about yourself: “I got my first introduction to cloth diapers when I was like 7 or 8 and had to change my little brothers diapers.  They were prefolds with pins and plastic covers.  When we got disposables I was so excited and swore to NEVER use cloth diapers!  But when we were first married and in college.  With one baby and another on the way we needed to save some money.  I found a pattern for a fitted diaper so I made it up with diaper flannel and velcro.... and yes nasty plastic pants! 
When I found pocket diapers I thought they were the best thing in the world, and I knew I could make them.  I bought some fabrics and an industrial snap press and when to work.  I used these for a couple more of my kids.  I learned a lot from those first diapers.  In my desire to find more information I discovered wool covers, and fell in love.  Then with the freedom of Wool covers I found Hemp and Bamboo.  I started on a new design of cloth diaper.  I took the time to learn the qualities of these new natural fabrics so I could know how best to use them.  Now I could have an amazing absorbent fitted cloth diaper and a natural breathable cover.  I was overjoyed!  My new cloth diapers I made worked great! I couldn’t believe how good they were.
After all this work and effort I decided to make up some cloth diapers and try to sell them. They worked great for my last four kids maybe other people would want a nice diaper too. I started selling my cloth diapers on etsy and eventually I was getting enough business I felt I could justify a website.  I played around with a name and decided on Nifty Nappy Cloth Diapers, because these diapers are just so “nifty”.  It has just grown from there.  I now have active Nifty Nappy retailers and I am adding more all the time.
So you ask, “What do I like most about what I do?”.  I love the interaction I have with other mothers.  I love that I can help them determine what is best for their families and live a greener lifestyle.  "Why do I do it?"  I LOVE it!  I love my job!  It is so fun to be able to love what you do.  It has been so fun watching my business grow.  I love working with my retailers.  The cloth diapering community is amazing and they are all so supportive of one another.  In the end though, I think I want to sell my diapers because I think they are:  Absorbent, Breathable, very CUTE!  The ABC’s of Cloth Diapering.

Products Top to Bottom Baby Boutique Carries:

Snappy SwimEaze, Nifty Nappy Fitteds

Nifty Nappy Woolie Wraps

Other Products you make:

Peachy Keen Pocket Diapers, Bitty Bums Newborn Diapers
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Vilate was nice enough to offer up fitted diaper and a pair of custom longies to one lucky reader!

MANDATORY ENTRY:
Tell us: 
What is your favorite wool product?? (Amanda LOVES the Woolie Wraps by Nifty Nappy!)

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Giveaway is open to US & Canada residents only. Ends October 17th at 9pm CST.

TODAY ONLY :

use code “NiftyNappy” for 10% off your order of any Nifty Nappy Product!!

WAHM Day 6 – CJ’s All Natural

Welcome to day 6 of our 10 day long spotlight on all our great WAHM’s. Here at Top to Bottom Baby Boutique we pride ourselves on working with WAHM’s and helping them to spread the love for their products. What better way to spread the love than to give something away! REMEBER:We’re also going to have a 5% discount on each of our WAHM products through October 10th. (no code necessary)
Meet our Sixth WAHM run business:
 
The Mom behind it all: CJ Miller
Tell us about yourself: “I am a married, semi-crunchy momma of 3, working out of my home in Colorado Springs, CO.  I am a huge advocate of cloth diapering, and have cloth-diapered all three of my kiddos over the last 5 years.  We still cd our special needs 3 year old, as well as our nephew, whom we care for on weekdays.
My business started out on the sewing side of things, hence the name "CJ's Sewing Room, Inc".  All of my 'main products' came about as a solution to a problem I encountered and it turned out that other parents shared these problems.  Thus the Travel Trench (and CJ's Sewing Room, Inc.) was born.
Our kids also have EXTREMELY sensitive skin.  Our oldest could only wear disposable pull-ups to bed because in cloth, he would wake up with a horrible rash in the morning from the wetness.  At the time, I couldn't find any cream that was safe for cloth diapers, either.  So I set out on a mission to create one for my kids.  After much trial and error, I  figured out a recipe that kept all my kids in cloth!!  Since I already had a website and business, I thought I'd see if others found it as 'miraculous' as I did.   It was our miracle cure, and after some tweaking and testing, we discovered that others loved it, too.  Our customers are really the ones who have found all the many uses for it!  It's always fun when someone reports a new use for CJ's BUTTer.  The saying around our house is if there's a problem.....put BUTTer on it!
I love a challenge, and enjoy finding ways to introduce natural and safe products that actually work to the mainstream market!  We're so excited to see where this endeavor will take us!”
Products Top to Bottom Baby  Boutique Carries:

CJ’s All Natural BUTT-er
Woolie Revitalizer Lanolin spray – Just arrived yesterday

Other products you make:

Creamy Lotion, Body/Wipes wash, Bug Spray, Lip Balm, Sea Salts, Milk Bath, Olive Oil Bar Soap, and All Purpose Cleaner
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CJ was nice enough to offer up a Spritz o' BUTTer a large stick and a create-your-own sampler
in your choice of scents

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Tell us:  What other uses you have for your diaper cream?

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TODAY only. (5 extra entries)

Giveaway is open to US & Canada residents only. Ends October 17th at 9pm CST.

TODAY ONLY :

use code “CJDiaperCream” for 10% off your order of diaper cream from CJ’s All Natural!

WAHM Day 5 – Bunky Fluff

Welcome to day 5 of our 10 day long spotlight on all our great WAHM’s. Here at Top to Bottom Baby Boutique we pride ourselves on working with WAHM’s and helping them to spread the love for their products. What better way to spread the love than to give something away! We’re also going to have a 5% discount on each of our WAHM products through October 10th. (no code necessary)
Meet our Fifth WAHM run business:
*Bunky Fluff is our newest WAHM retailer, in fact so new, that our order is still in the mail! We were so excited when we added them, that it got us thinking about our huge celebration. We will do another blog post on them in the near future!*
The Mom behind it all: Caroline Hoffman
Tell us about yourself: “My cloth diaper making adventure all started when I was about 6 months pregnant, which about October 2009. I had already decided I was going to cloth diaper and had a pretty good stash built up. I then started researching on how I could make my own. Funny thing is I didn't even own a sewing machine! So lucky me my husband bought me one for Christmas and I started to make my own diapers.

I announced to all my co-workers of my dream of making and selling them online. Most of them laughed at me and took bets on how long I would last at cloth diapering to begin with. So I began to sew, it was a lot of trial and error, about 2 months worth and before I knew it February came and so did my little one. I took a break from sewing and focused on my new arrival. While I was on  maternity from my full time job I received a phone call from work with bad news. The company decided to layoff 300 people in my building and I was one of them. I actually really enjoyed my job, but on the other hand the timing was kind of good because deep down I also wanted to stay home and enjoy my son. So with no job to go back to I decided to start back up on making diapers in hopes to sell them.

I started out making them for my son, then I invested in a serger to be able to make soakers for AI2's and fitteds, and from there it took off. I finally had a product I was proud of, and sent out to testers for approval. Everyone seemed to like them so I started making more of them and just selling them as I go. I also have started to make fleece soakers, upcycled wool soakers and pockets. Right now my main focus is Fitteds, AI2's, and babylegs.  I am also a consultant for Tastefully Simple, which is another job I do on the side. My goal in the end is to be able to be a work at home mom selling cloth diapers.
Products Top to Bottom Baby Boutique Carries:

 
Bunky Fluff Fitteds – Arriving Soon! 
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Caroline was nice enough to offer up a fleece soaker and some Halloween baby legs to one lucky reader!

MANDATORY ENTRY:
Tell us: 
When using fitteds, do you prefer to let your little one run around without a cover to show off the cuteness, or do you buy cute covers to cover them in?

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Giveaway is open to US & Canada residents only. Ends October 17th at 9pm CST.

*We are currently taking preorders. Our order is in the mail, and should be arriving any day!! So please email us if you would like to see pictures of the prints we have in stock, and get your hands on these new cute fitteds!*

TODAY ONLY :

use code “BunkyFluff” for 10% off your pre-order of a new fitted from

Bunky Fluff!

WAHM Day 3 – Wee Essentials

Welcome to day 3 of our 10 day long spotlight on all our great WAHM’s. Here at Top to Bottom Baby Boutique we pride ourselves on working with WAHM’s and helping them to spread the love for their products. What better way to spread the love than to give something away! We’re also going to have a 5% discount on each of our WAHM products through October 10th. (no code necessary)

Meet our third WAHM run business:

 
The Mom Behind it All: Candice Mangum

Tell us about yourself: “I actually got started in this business quite by accident.  I was making soap to sell at craft fairs and at the same time, I had just started cloth diapering my first son, who was 2.  I had some extra soap left over after pouring it in the molds, and threw the extra in an empty container.  I realized I could cut them in bits for wipe solution cubes, and when they didn't sell at the craft fairs, I put them on etsy just to fill up my shop.  My first sale on Etsy was those soap bits! 

Since then, I've also designed my own cloth menstrual pad line, incorporating what I thought was the best of all the other lines I've purchased in the past, and then several  other lines of washable, reusable items. My biggest seller is my soap bit line, but I also sell many other lines dedicated to all things cloth - cloth wipes, wet bags, wool wash bars, lanolin, cloth menstrual pads and my popular Ultrathin panty liners, cloth nursing pads, and more!  It's fun, and the variety keeps things interesting!

As a business, I know my primary goal should be to make money, and that's certainly one of my goals. ;)  But more than anything, I'd like to share my products with others because I know they have raised my quality of life while saving money.  Reusable products, like my menstrual pads, are more comfortable, while being free of chemicals I have found have had negative side effects on my body and my children's bodies.  If I can convince someone to switch to a cloth, reusable product rather than use a disposable product - even if they go somewhere else to buy it - I have met my goal!”

Products Top to Bottom Baby Boutique Carries :

Wipes Cubes, COMMING SOON: Wool Wash Bars

Other Products you make:

Custom Wipes, Solid Lanolin

Custom Nursing Pads, Custom Menstrual Pads
Soothing Sinus Relief Balm, Triple Pocket Wet Bags

*If there is any product you see that we do not carry, email us and we can get it for you! :) *
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Candice was nice enough to offer up a medium jar of soap bits with a set of 10 of  new surged 6" by 6" flannel/terry wipes.

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