Posts by SageR

I used wool and prefolds exclusively with my older boys. I am currently diapering my new baby with flats and wool.   We use Disana and Imse Vimse muslin flats. We just fold the flat into a rectangle and then roll in the sides...

Quote: Originally Posted by Caneel  I use this - http://www.oxyboost.com/products/oxy_boost.html Feel free to educate me if I am wrong but I switched to this after learning it was the active ingredient in...

Yes, oxygen bleach works best as a presoak in warm to hot water.  IMO it doesn't do much to just add it to a regular wash cycle.  What I do is fill the washer, add my oxygen bleach, add the clothes, let it agitate, then let...

We just refinanced for 3.8%  fixed for 20 years, with no escrow and closing costs bundled in, through our local bank.  It is saving us a lot of money and 2 years of payments.  We have a pretty small income so it is a...

I love wool covers.  I used a little pul with my first son but most of our diapering has been done with wool covers.  I like pull-up soakers, shorties, and longies - Disana, recycled, or handknit. I have so Imse Vimse...

Quote:Originally Posted by tangledblue  Hey...you  have gotten good advice from previous posters about how to know when baby is hungry, but I have to say:   "automatically comforted by being carried":...

You don't need anything special.  We have a Rubbermaid can with one of those pedals on the bottom that lifts the lid when you step on it.  We got it at our loca lhardware store and I am sure it is the kind of things you can...

My second c/s was much easier than my first. I wasn't exhausted by labor, I was emotionally prepared, and I knew what to expect.  I had an appropriate birth plan in place (this was a big one - with my first I only had a plan for a...

Quote: Originally Posted by AnastasiaM  This is my first, but I've been really leaning toward the Ergo and the Moby.  My husband doesn't like the idea of the moby bc he doesn't think it will be good for my back...

That's interesting!  I love how different bodies respond to pregnancy in such unique ways.  Part of my whole issue is that my joints and ligaments do not really stretch or move, so all of my organs and everything are just...