Today’s interviewee, Hanna, has followed a path to cloth nappies with which many will be familiar. She didn’t start straight away in place of mastering breastfeeding and becoming a mother, but soon realised reusable nappies were no more difficult than the many other eco swaps she’d been making for years.
Continue Reading#17: Flexibility is king
Reading today’s interview from Chrissie (or Bakes, as she is also known) is a reminder that cloth doesn’t have to be all or nothing. Bakes lauds the benefits of part time cloth for making life easier, yet still building a better future for our planet.
Continue Reading#16: A wholesome experience
For Melbourne mum, Julia, the satisfaction of a cloth butt outweighs all else when it comes to modern cloth nappies. She was introduced to them before her daughter was born and, from that point forward, she was hooked.
Continue Reading#15: Jumping into cloth nappies
If you’re here because using cloth nappies has always been on your radar but you just haven’t got around to giving them a go, today’s guest post is for you. Just a few weeks ago, Lauren and I connected over our shared attempts to learn how to navigate Instagram as we both began our feeds to encourage and support others in our respective fields. Talk quickly turned to cloth nappies, and Lauren admitted she’d never quite found the motive to take the plunge. A gentle push later and here we are. Today, Lauren talks us through her first few weeks in cloth – how she got started, the challenges she has faced, and the one thing she wish she knew earlier.
Continue Reading#14: Recycled fun
Meet Nikki. She’s a mum for whom cloth nappies were a starting point to making more environmentally friendly choices for her family. With COVID-19 restrictions meaning her usual swimming lessons, mothers group meets and play dates were cancelled, she set to making toys and other baby activities out of recycled items for her 10-month-old daughter. Today, she shares some of her ideas with you in the hope of inspiring more families to keep their children busy using whatever they can find around the home.
Continue Reading#13: Actions speak loudly
Come say hello to Josie from Deniliquin. Josie sounds like so many mums I have interviewed for this blog – she started out with little knowledge of cloth nappies, just a drive to do better for the planet, then a short time later became a staunch cloth nappy addict. Only Josie has done something about it – she has started a local advocacy group as a place to encourage local parents to make the switch to cloth or share anything cloth related.
Continue Reading#12: Night nappy magic
The magic of night nappies is there’s no magic at all. It’s simply finding a nappy with enough absorbency to see you through the night. Today, I share with you my thoughts on finding a night solution to suit your family.
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