We have used cloth diapers on Carter since he was 6 months old, after we ran out of our disposable stash. Off the bat we had issues wearing pampers and were knowledgable of the fact that some babies bums will like certain brands and others won't be able to tolerate it. He was on a strong antibiotic ointment for a severe rash for the first three weeks of his life and we quickly changed out his pampers to huggies and were happy from there. The choice to switch to cloth was (at first) geared towards the fact that we were moving away from everything that we knew, moving into a much more expensive home in a more expensive state to a new job for my husband and since I was home I felt like this was one small thing that I could do to help out in a big way. Shortly after switching we grew fond of the process and began to fall in love!
We never "hated" disposable because we had never had a problem with them! We would still use them if Carter was ever being watched by friends or family for their convenience and ease and on long trips. One evening we put Carter in some huggies and headed to the play gym with a few friends of ours. About three hours later we arrive home and start our bed time routine when AJ calls me urgently into Carters room. What we saw was horrendous.. our son was burned in all of the areas where the elastics of the diaper touched his bum. He had blisters and peeling skin, and was screaming at the touch. How could this happen when we had been using this all of his life? It was in that moment that we vowed to make a very permanent change, for any of our children, there was no way I could see this happen again. Now, nearly a month later, Carter still has two small open wounds from the burn he received on his bum from the diaper but thankfully they are healing wonderfully. We are praying there will be no scaring left behind.
A diaper.. a diaper made for my child hurt him. To this day I am unsure if huggies had changed anything about their diaper formulas or the way they were made or maybe we bought the wrong batch. But after reaching out to a sweet friend from The Sparrow Collective desperate for help (knowing that I, myself am far from a sewing pro) in making cloth wipes she graciously made us a plenty and now we are able to rest easy knowing that everything that goes in and on our children is monitored and carefully thought through.
The Sparrow Collective, a wonderful kids clothing and teepee shop, beautifully sewed us 20 wipes perfectly sized to fit inside a box of wipes and if that wasn't impressive enough she included a bag of goodies from her favorite shops and fun little work sheets for our son! But don't think that we are anyone special, this is included in EVERY order that she sends out. We cannot thank The Sparrow Collective enough for the peace of mind we were given through this seemingly small item.
Cloth Diaper Solution (what we use on them):
- 2 cups of Purified Water
- 2 tsp Castille Soap
- 2 tbsp Coconut Oil
- A few drops of Tea Tree & Frankincense or Lavender Essential Oils
Process:
- Combine all ingredients
- Soak wipes in solution
- Ring out the wipes and put into wipe box
- Use wipes as needed, add to wet bag with diapers after use (use diaper sprayer when needed)
- Wash with cloth diapers
We couldn't be any more excited to have switched over entirely to the process of cloth and can't wait to see all the benefits that it unfolds for our sweet kiddos. If you have more questions please feel free to shoot us a message HERE!
Happy Bums to Everyone!
-T
| Special thanks to Kids Clothing and TeePee shop @Sparrow_Collective |
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