Posts by LeighPF

I know there are so many choices. It is confusing and not just you.   Hemp does absorb more, by a fair bit. It also does not leak when squished, which is very handy. The down sides are that it does not absorb super quickly (so...

Charlies. When washing cloth diapers with Charlies, they recommend using a disinfectant since the detergent does not include one. Instructions here http://charliesoap.com/images/pdfs/DiaperWashing.pdf "Charlie's Soap is not a...

It depends. I found the one piece PJs/outfits needed to be sized up with all but my trimmest diapers. I loved carters onesies and they were long enough to always fit by the weight recommendation. Pants, the soft ones were usually...

I love Baby Kicks One size Fitteds. Love. I own 15 of them. Kiwi Pies and Bummies Bumboozles are nice too and if she fits a sunbaby, they will fit from now until 30 lb+. My Baby Kicks are snug on my 36 lb almost 4 year old. If you are...

Simple mom small notebook Young House Love (home, not just organizing, but very real) Clean mama Nesting Place a thousand words the complete guide to imperfect homemaking A Slob Comes Clean (more decluttering, but...

I am looking at my midwifes supply list and I am wondering which supplies got used at your homebirth?

We are expecting our third child, but still not our first car. We use zip car a handful of times a year and I go places with my friend/ neighbor in her minivan, with her two.   I have a Radian 65, currently FF for my almost...

DH is Dutch via Poland/Prussia and Russia. I like Edward, Geoffery etc.

So it seems I have transitioned Bee to a non crib this week. She has been sleeping in the crib full or part nights since 9 months, after she started getting really really kicky cosleeping. It went well until recently. New teeth etc...

Talk about how it hurts you. I found both of mine really responsive generally to very simple, "Mummy does not like that". "That hurts me, please stop". At the word level that would be reasonable for them to say if someone was hurting...