• Last updated 4/9/13 by Melanie Mayo

Mothering recently ran a fun reviews contest in our Diapering category and the response from the community was HUGE. It is clear that our mamas love cloth diapers!    So which diapers received the best reviews? We've pulled out 10 of the most highly rated cloth diapers to share with you here.   Check them out and then head over to our Diapering reviews section to find a ton of additional feedback on a wide range of diapers and supplies!      Charlie Banana 2 in 1 Size Diaper   9 Reviews | 5 Stars   Review from member "mummamal"   Pros:... read more

• Last updated 4/7/13 by AdinaL

I'm taking care of a sick little boy today (and possibly tomorrow as well) and so I need to delay my next installment of "25 Ways for Dads to Change the World." In the meantime, I thought I'd share some baby-related highlights from Life magazine's "30 Dumb Inventions List." First up, we have a baby cage from 1937. "The cages were distributed to members of the Chelsea Baby Club in London who have no gardens, or qualms about putting a child in a box dangling over a busy street," notes Life. My wife, incidentally, didn't think this invention was dumb at all--"It's... read more

• Last updated 4/7/13 by AdinaL

I am so happy when people take advantage of the fact that they know a Mothering editor. Pepper me with questions, y’all! And I am always happy to get even more advice and suggestions for the Q-ers in the form of comments. Spencer went to high school with me, and had really great cast parties after our school plays. As a contextual element, I have included my high school senior portrait. Here goes: Hi Candace, My how time flies, how are you and your kids? Molly and I are expecting our first in early April. Needless to say we are really... read more

• Last updated 4/7/13 by AdinaL

“Getting any sleep?” This seems to be the question of choice that well-meaning strangers, family members, and friends all ask me. I guess Americans enjoy talking about sleep and in our culture we equate babies with sleepless nights. Plus I’m practically holding up a sign with the dark circles under my eyes and my mussed hair: SLEEPLESS LADY. Usually it’s not the baby’s fault. Four-month-old Baby Leone does what a baby needs to do: wakes up at night to nurse or to use the potty or to let me know that her diaper’s wet. Then she goes right back to sleep... read more

• Last updated 4/3/13 by Cynthia Mosher

This resource list is intended to be a compilation of helpful MDC threads, Mothering articles and member-recommended (not self-promotional) website links of general interest with relation to Diapering. MDC Discussion Threads New to Cloth Diapering? Cloth Diapering 101 Rate Your Detergent Wool/Fleece Pants List Favorite Diapers Inexpensive Fitteds Favorite Cover, Favorite Cover Newborn and Favorite Wool Cover Favorite All-in-One (AIO) Favorite Pocket Diaper Nighttime Leaking Trainers Stinky Diapers, Stripping is Not Working & What Else Can I... read more

• Last updated 4/1/13 by mamazee

I turned my blog entry here into an op-ed for the British Guardian newspaper, on how the recession could affect fathers and fatherhood. Many of the comments are interestingly hostile, resisting the idea that fathers can or should be anything but breadwinners. A friend of mine observed "that the negative commenters' real problem is with the economic realities that make a single-income household economically precarious, rather than with a dad staying home after, say, being laid off. But somehow it's easier to object to a social more than an economic one. i.e. easier to... read more

• Last updated 4/1/13 by mamazee

1. Florida Gay Adoption Ban Declared Unconstitutional! Yah! And if you want to help defeat the anti-gay marriage Proposition 8 in California, consider making a donation to the "No on 8" campaign. 2. ODC Dance in San Francisco. We took Liko to their family dance day to learn about their kids' programs, and I was once again really impressed with this San Francisco institution. It's so beautiful to watch my son learn about his body and what it can do. 3. The Anti-Racist parent--another favorite blog.   read more

• Last updated 3/31/13 by mamazee

Today, we feature a guest post from Chicago Pop, originally published in the group blog Daddy Dialectic: It's true. I just found out yesterday. Spot was with me, and I didn't even have to take my clothes off. All I had to do was pick up this lovely little book that I'd like to share with other at-home dads, who may already be porn stars without even knowing it. (All you Bay Area folks may already have checked this out, as it's published by Chronicle Press in San Francisco. Those may even be your kids in the pictures. Curiously, amazon.com lists it under... read more

• Last updated 3/31/13 by mamazee

Here is yet another example of bottle feeding in the 1940s. From the pictures I have found on the Library of Congress Web site it seems that the 1940s saw an explosion of moms who chose to feed their babies formula as opposed to breastfeeding. I know that during World War II a whole host of women entered the workforce causing moms to find an alternative way to feed their babies. But during this time, canned milk manufacturers readily advertised their formula to nurses and doctors as stated by a rural nurse in a 1939 document from the Federal Writers Project. This... read more

• Last updated 3/31/13 by mamazee

...even after mama has picked cotton for the day. Cotton picker, Kaufman County, Texas 1936 read more