Too hot for clothes? If all your baby is wearing this summer is a diaper, make it count. Have you baby wear a bold and beautiful diaper cover that looks stylish on its own. One company does great prints better than any other: Bummis. Bummis Super Whisper Wrap Bummis took the tough Super Whisper Wrap…Read the full article.

It’s hot. Anything that is generally moist becomes even more generally stinky in the summer, even the cloth diaper pail. Now is the right time to take simple actions to get rid of diaper pail smell. Dump the poop. It helps if you empty a full diaper all of the time so you have less…Read the full article.

To moms, cloth is cute. To most dads, cloth is ick. This is a tribute to the brave few who can call themselves Cloth-Diapering Dads. Here’s to the dad who didn’t gag when his wife ditched the sposies, dressed their little one in cloth, and waited to see what his response would be at that…Read the full article.

What is the most likely cloth diaper for a father to reach for? How do fathers approach diapering in general? When Nature Mom asked for help determining what Dad’s approach to cloth diapering, one tweeting father wrote, “What do you mean what’s my approach? Why should it be any different than a woman’s approach?” Well,…Read the full article.

This afternoon we announced the winner of our Why Cloth Diapers contest. This contest was so much fun to organize, and it really sounded as though the participants had fun putting their videos together. A great big thank you to all who participated and took the time to show the world why YOU choose cloth…Read the full article.

Wow! I’ve been watching Why Cloth Diapers video contest entries, and I love seeing all of these parents outline their reasons for using cloth diapers. One in particular caught my eye. Amy made a video about hanging her cloth diapers to dry to save energy and to save wear on the diapers. “I”m really happy…Read the full article.

Prefold cloth diapers are extremely popular and extremely versatile. When first faced with prefolds, though, some parents wonder what exactly they are meant to do. Drawings of cloth diaper folding help, but a video helps more. In my recent video explorations in anticipation of the Why Cloth Diapers? video contest, I’ve seen some great cloth…Read the full article.

The best gifts for a new mother fall into several broad categories: share delight in the baby (like a camera), ease the transition to parenthood (maybe a cleaning service), and tools to help with baby. This week I am going to write about the latter, baby tools that would be great gifts for a new…Read the full article.

I had planned to write today about the chemical composition of disposable diapers, following up on the diaper science video of yesterday. Much to my relief as a non-scientist, I don’t have to because someone else has done such a great job. Z Recommends (ZRecs) has been covering Pampers DryMax as children’s product safety issue.…Read the full article.

Not all of the fascinating diaper videos I’ve been finding in anticipation of the Why Cloth Diapers video contest are love songs from cloth diapering parents. When we talk about “Why cloth diapers” the implication often not spoken is “Why not disposable diapers.” Here is one more reason. Super absorbent polymers (SAP). Dr. Diana Wehrell-Grabowski…Read the full article.