Many babywearers have big stashes of baby carriers. I’ve heard quite a few people compare their closets full of baby carriers to their closets full of shoes. I know it’s about style for some, but for others the babywearing collection is about function. I think I’ve narrowed the baby carrier collections down [...]
You don’t need bleach. Save money, and save the wastewater. Use the energy that’s free. Sun bleach your cloth diapers. The results are amazing.
This diaper shows you want happens to a nice, white diaper when baby has eaten a lot of blueberries.
After 30-60 minutes in the direct sun, gorgeous white diapers [...]
Attachment Parenting International, a nonprofit dedicated to attachment parenting education, celebrates its 15th Anniversary this year. A celebration will be held with speakers and family activities the last week in August in Nashville, Tennessee.
Babies grow so fast that it’s sometimes difficult to bring oneself to buy clothes new or at full price only to pack them away again a month later. If you want to find low-cost options, the fact that babies grow quickly works in your favor. Figure out where all of those high-quality, little-worn [...]
You can wear two babies at once. If you have twins or a baby and a toddler, don’t be discouraged from wearing both of your children.
A Newborn and a Toddler
My children are three years apart. I found it quite easy to start with the baby up high in a ring sling, [...]
Recycle and re-purpose what you have to make what you don’t have. I got so many baby washcloths at my baby showers the first time around that I repurposed them as wipes.
It’s quick and easy to make your own cloth baby wipes. All you need is:
Old or surplus wash cloths
Scissors
Sewing machine
That’s it.
If you don’t [...]