Posts by myk

oh and yes - wool covers need to be lanolized periodically :)

i've always heard "prefolds" used to describe a rectangular diaper with 4 layers on each side and 8 layers in the middle. i've occasionally heard the term "trifold" to refer to the same thing and on rare occasion it describes a flat...

just bumping this up. has ANYONE tried GroVia diapers? a simple "yes they're good" or "no they leak" will do!

do some sleuthing and find a local farmer. the stuff i can get in the store is standard stuff. the stuff i can get from my farmer friend is field-raised, grass fed angus that was never given any hormones, and individual animals...

i would suggest several hot washes with tide or other harsh detergent (they may be better at taking the oils out) with a couple of hot wash, no detergent after to try to get out the detergent residue. 

i notice GroVia diapers are available at Costco. i know nothing about them. right now i'm using prefolds in covers and pockets, but i don't have enough (just trying them, so far). i wonder if it's worth getting a set of the GroVia...

my family was quite worried that i wanted another child. my first was only a little traumatic - pre-e, induced, 3 hours pushing, hemorrhaged, c/s. actually it sounds more traumatic when i put it that way! in any case, we knew every...

i've had a bfing photo as my profile pic for nearly 2 months. no problems. people on my friends list were damn proud of us for it, since it took 8 weeks for her to latch, and the photo was taken a couple days after that. i doubt anyone...

Quote: Originally Posted by sosurreal09  Right I certainly think if you are choosing to cover for whatever reason there is nothing wrong with that. I just hate that women feel they have to b/c of the way society has...

y nipples are so flat, it's near impossible to tell whether it's centred properly at first. despite having huge breasts my nipples aren't very big so a standars flange works fine for me. it's gotten to the point where i can tell pretty...