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Changing Diapers {a review & giveaway}

Saturday night, I dreamed I was at a cloth diaper conference & was super overwhelmed. The colors, brands, AIO, one-size, prefolds, covers! Ah! I woke up relieved though, since, thanks to cloth diapering momma friends & Changing Diapers: A Hip Moms Guide to Cloth Diapering by Kelly Wels, I *think* I understand the basics of cloth diapering. Enough that I’m beyond excited about cloth diapering our babies.

Yes, you read that right. No disposables {or very few} in our house. Cloth Diapers. But not your grandma’s cloth diapers. Modern cloth diapers are cute & fun & create the most precious fluffy baby butts!

I made my cloth diaper decision over a year ago entering & winning a few cloth diapers on blog giveaways, but Jason wasn’t really on board. Then I went to San Diego, met a lot more cloth diapering ladies & came home with a bunch more cloth diapers {thanks to the Haute Green party}. It was also at the Haute Green party that I met Kelly Wels & heard more about her website & her new book. Her marketing team sent me a copy of Changing Diapers shortly after I found out I was pregnant, but it’s taken me a little while {hello triplets!} to post.Changing Diapers breaks down the cloth diaper basics for those totally new to CDing but still has enough great information for those already using cloth. It even has a cloth diapering multiples section which helped {along with the $$$ factor} win Jason over into using cloth for our babes. I love the break down in the middle over every kind of cloth diaper & the most popular brands. Kelly includes beautiful photos & while she discusses brands & quotes real-life cloth diaper users, she doesn’t push one brand over another. Changing Diapers even has a blank chart in the back so you can keep track of the types, brands, sizes of cloth diapers you own.

A few of my favorite pages: the multiples chapter, diaper covers, prefolds & snappis.

In case you’re wondering, our plan is to use cloth from the beginning {well as soon as they’re home from the hospital}. My triplet momma guru Jenny has graciously handed me down their newborn & size one prefolds. I’m working my way to building up my stash of diaper covers & snappis. Since prefolds appear a little more tricky, I’m excited to have ten or so AIOs {all in ones} & pocket diapers that are more grandparent-friendly as they look very similar to disposables {I’ve overheard my mom & aunt telling family how cute those are!}.

Kelly is happy to share her love of cloth diapers to everyone in Changing Diapers. You can learn more about Kelly & cloth diapering on her website as well as pick up a copy of Changing Diapers for yourself or one of your pregnant friends.

And since we’re in the mood for giving, start your own cloth diaper stash {or feed your cloth diaper addiction!} by entering below to win a Fuzzibunz one size diaper.

Leave a comment tell me your first thought when you hear “cloth diaper”.

For a second entry, follow Kelly & I on twitter & tweet “Enter to win a Fuzzibunz #clothdiaper #giveaway from @KellyWels & @suzstreats at http://suzstreats.com/changing-diapers”. {edited to add: ok to tweet once a day. Please make an additional comment linking to your tweet.}

Good luck! I will close the giveaway & draw a winner using random.org next Tuesday February 7th at 11a EST. Can’t wait to hear what are your impressions of cloth diapers!

I was provided a copy of Changing Diapers free of charge for my honest opinion. I am an affiliate of Changing Diapers, but I was not compensated in any other way.

52 replies on “Changing Diapers {a review & giveaway}”

It’s a strange association perhaps, but I think “local pride” when I think about cloth diapers, because I’m from St. Louis, which is the home of Cotton Babies. Otherwise, I just think it’s the right thing to do. 🙂

Congrats! I’ve been waiting to hear that good news since BlogHer! So exciting…triplets! Wow! I will be in touch soon…I think I have some new items you might enjoy to help you with your cloth journey!

I first thought of the crunchy old plastic covers with the bad elastic legs over the pinned on cloth diaper, usually a flat. Then, my neighbor showed me the modern cloth diaper and I was hooked!!! I LOVE all of the wonderfully cute covers!

My first thought is “saving money”! That’s the main motivation for me to cloth diaper my little one who’s due in May.

I have always been interested in CDing for the green reasons, but I was never able to convince Hubby to hop on board. My best friend is expecting her first in May, and has fully committed to the cloth diaper lifestyle. I’m so happy to support her!

I guess I think “yay!” and my ears perk up (okay, in a “virtual” sense if I’m reading tweets or blogs) and then I want to ask “so, what kind do you like?”

Don’t know how I missed this post! The first thing I think of when I think of cloth is “safer for my baby” no nasty chemicals touching my daughter’s skin.

When I hear cloth diaper I literally hear dollar signs adding up. 😛 Definitely the money savings that is a big plus!

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