CD Mamas - Introduce yourself!!! - Page 3

[carrietorgc]

How fun!!!

I'm Carrie, 28, married to lee (29) for 6 yrs now, and we have one little girl who turned one in may - Julia. I'm a part time sahm, wohm/wahm as a legislative assistant. Julia is my partner in crime since she comes with me to on site daycare at work. DH is a project manager for a software dev. co but got his bs in accountancy - and quickly discovered that he hated being a cpa and working in audit :LOL

I'd say we are very AP (extended breastfeeding, co sleeping as needed, non cio, gd, etc) but a tad light on the crunchy

We started cding at 4 mo, heavily influenced by lo We do it for environmental reasons and the cuteness factor. :LOL not saving $ anymore i don't think.

[linnea]

I'm Linnea (li-NAY-uh), 27 years old, married to Michael, who just turned 30. We live in Sacramento, CA where I grew up. Our daughter Miriam Emily is 5 months old and we cloth diaper most of the time. I sew my own stash for the most part, so I don't have enough to go full time yet, but we all enjoy the cloth diapers much more than 'sposies so CDing is a priority for us. I also do lots of other crafts, but they're all turned to CDing for the time being!

DH works as a programmer for the local newspaper, and I am a student of Library Science.

[Izzybee]

I'm Izabela (27) married to Joe (29) and we have a sweet baby - Amber 11 months. I'm a WAHM. Joe's a phone guy.
I have a degree in ECE, but I worked as an administrative assistant for years. I'm working on a teaching degree, and sometimes wonder WHY.
I love to CD!

[treehugginmama]

I'm Heather. I live in Philadelphia with my hubby and 3 boys. 2 are currently in cloth.

I read a lot. I wish i could post more. I'm always nak so its easier to read. I do love it here though.

[NowOrNever]

I'm Stephanie and I have three girls, Sarah, Regan, Tessa, and one boy, Jackson. I homeschool my two oldest, and sew every free minute I get. My dh is in the military stationed in Hawaii, so we've moved all around the country. I am prior service Air Force, but got out to stay at home with my children. My third dd was allergic to disposables, so we made the switch and we have never bought disposables again!!

[Slingin'Momto4]

My name is Julie and I have 4 wonderful kiddos a 7 yr old DD, 4 yr old DS, 2 yr old DD and a 17 mth old DS, I also have another DS on the way in about 5 wks I have CD'd 3 of my 4 kiddos and will be CD'ing Mason. I love CD'ing and I have finally bought my first fitted diapers, I am soo excited!!!

[penny31]

I need to go back and read the rest but for now:

I am Phoebe, 35 year old mama to my little IVF miracle baby Eliza (see pics of her, me and the STASH in the link in my signature). I am newly a SAHM, previous to that I was a clothing designer. My DH was a SAHD till recently, now he is an advertising sales guy. We are wishing for another little one and will do another IVF cycle in the fall. I am currently taking many supplements, Chinese herbs, doing acupuncture, etc. in an effort to prepare.

I am semi-crunchy, semi-AP, semi a lot of stuff I guess. I am totally into CDs, cloth ANYTHING when possible (except TP and tampons, I just can't give them up YET), gentle parenting, etc. I have never read Dr. Sears' books but have surfed his website, I like a lot of what he says but have some of my own ideas too, LOL. I just got my first sling (and Eliza is 20m old, LOL). Actually it is a pouch, and is great! I aspire to all organic foods but in actuality only a small percentage of what we eat is organic. All Eliza's food was organic till recently when we became much poorer (when I left my job).

I like sewing, crocheting, anything crafty. I wish I had more time! I spend too much time on the internet and then I don't get any other stuff I want to done!

I like this board a lot but it makes me spend $$$. My fave dipes are Angelwraps AIOs, and my fave fitteds and covers currently are Righteous Baby's. I have never used a prefold, OMG!

XOXO

[cj'smommy]

Hi, I'm Amy (33 but not for much longer!) and DH is Jim (32) our joy Connor is 20 months old. We also have a 4 yr. old lab who thinks he is still a puppy. In September we'll celebrate our 3rd anniversary but have been together 8 years.

Right before we were married I quit a job in the corporate world to go back to school and finish my Associate's Degree. Two months after I started school we found I was pg. I stayed in school up until 3 weeks before C's due date but haven't been back since. One we're done having children (we're TTC now) I'm going to finish school and be a WAHM. But right now I have my dream job and doing what I've always wanted to do - be a SAHM. It's the hardest, most challenging job I've ever had but the most rewarding and fulfilling plus it's the only job that really seems to fit who I am. DH is an Electrical Engineer and works as a Controls Engineer. He works/travels way too much, and he's looking for something that will keep him home more.

We've been CD'ing since Connor was 9 months old. I wish I would have started earlier but it wasn't until I found MDC that it wasn't going to be as hard as I thought. I'm looking forward to CD'ing a newborn too. We do it for environmental, health and financial reasons.

I would say I'm pretty crunchy, I've always kind of been this way just didn't know there was a term for it until recently. DH wasn't at all, but he's coming around. The crunchier I get the more I'm discovering myself (if that makes any sense!)

Oh yeah, I'm talkative too!

[ChristiansMomma]

Hi! I'm Deana. I'm 26 years old and my dh is 35years old. I'm a WAHM to Christian and wife to Larry. We have been married for over 4 years. I was born and raised in Eastern Kentucky and now live in West Virginia. I started cloth diapering my ds when he was 7 weeks old and he is now 19 months. I've loved every minute of it! We have been TTC for most of this year and I can't wait till I can cd a newborn!

[3 Little Monkeys]

I'm Sherri, mom to Mikayla - 9 yrs, mo-o-meee to Danielle -3 yrs, and maaaammmm to Jessica - 8 months I've been a SAHM for the past 5 years and recently opened my own business so I can continue to stay home. I'm married to an absolutely amazing man who supports me in every way possible. I love sewing (although I just can't seem to fine enough hours in the day to do all that I want) quilting, scrapbooking (which I haven't touched in 4 years) cooking, and hanging out with the girlies. I started cding when Danielle was 16 months - she potty trained soon after though so I didn't really have a clue until Jessica was born. Jesi has been in cloth since birth - and I'm HOPELESSLY addicted! I'm mainly a prefold using mama lately - and just discovering the wonders of wool!

Well, that's me in a nuthouse..... I mean shell

[bratmobile]

i am andrea, mama to almost 9 mo old matteo. i have been sewing all kinds of diapers and covers for my and a few friend's/family's babies for about a year. i discovered cloth on ebay while i was still pregnant and just found this board recently. cloth is the most addictive/practical/enviro-friendlyhealth art/craft ever! thank goodness for all of you as no one i know really gets it yet. anyone else in the bay area (berkeley/oakland/sf, etc.)?

[jeoweo]

Hi! I'm Julie (34) and have been married to my sweetheart Wade (34 today - happy b-day honey!) for 11 1/2 years. We met at Harding University in Arkansas, went on to earn grad. degrees at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, TX, then to Austin for several years, where I worked as a counselor. There we had our first little bundle, Ellis Ann (now 6!) and then Ivy (almost 3). Two and a half years ago we moved to Henderson, TN, where my husband now works for Freed Hardeman University as a theological librarian. We've added little Owen (11 months) to our family. I've been a stay at home mom full-time for 4 years now and love it, although it wears me out! We've cloth diapered all of our children, but didn't start with our first til she was 8 months old. We try to live healthfully and mindfully of the blessings and goodness God has given. We are slowly going toward very little meat in our diets....etc. We will start homeschooling Ellie this fall using Sonlight literature based curriculum - should be an adventure. You all are so encouraging. It's great to see such a variety of Mamas here. Have a wonderful day everyone.

[mama2liam]

My name is Marie (22), I live in east Canada, and am mommy to 6 month-old Liam .
Right now I'm a dedicated SAHM, but I have one year of university completed and cannot wait until Liam is independent enough for me to go back. I went there with plans of majoring in psychology, but now I'm strongly drooling over the idea of doing a double major to add my new passion: forensics. No one ever told me how interesting anthropology is!
I consider myself the crunichiest person I know IRL. I cloth-diaper, breastfeed (I have now decided to delay solids for as long as I possibly can!), co-sleep, babywear, and will be making my own baby food when the time comes. I am also proud to say that my son's "equipment" is fully intact!
I was completely addicted to cloth diapering before my DS was even born, but have gone over the edge since I found MDC. I was warned!

[janerose]

I'm Holly, 28, married almost 6 years to my awesome DH. I'm a SAHM-in-waiting Emilia "Emi" Marie is due sometime mid-September. We live in VT. We're pretty crunchy. Seem to get more so each day. Especially as we do more research & see how everyday things we always took for granted can effect Emi.

I decided to cd a long time before we got pregnant. At first it was to save $$. I'd watch my friends buy boxes of sposies & be like, "Yeah, right...I'm NOT adding "x" amount of dollars to our monthly budget for something I *throw away*". Now I want to cd for a bunch of reasons, especially health & enviromental ones. It's definitly my nesting thing. Have to admit we're not saving as much $$ as I thought. Then again, you can't resell sposies and I firmly believe you can't put a price on the health/enviro benefits you get from using any type of cloth.

Holly

[Carolinamidwife]

I'm Amy, mom to Max (5) and Stella (almost 8 months) and we live in Texas. My dh is Ronnie, he's a financial analyst. We also have 2 Great Danes named Polly and Nixon. I'm an apprentice midwife and WAHM. We're not what I would call crunchy but we're 100% AP. Homebirthing, babywearing, co-sleeping, cding, natural household, ebfing, cding... all that good stuff.

In my previous life I was a filmmaker but now I'm nearly done with my midwifery training. I'm a knitter and a sewer, too.

[Book Addict Jen]

I am Jen in Fresno, CA. Ben is 7, Becca 4 & katie 2.5. DH is Thomas. I CDed Ben part time with Gerbers crappy prefolds. Becca was CD 3/4 time. Katie full time. I love wool! I love web design & working on computers. DH works Costco & UPS, about 70 hours a week. Still nursing Katie after relactating at 16 months with 2-3 months off.

[luvmykidz]

Hey mamas! I'm Becki, I am 29 years old, and have been married to my high school sweetheart , Greg for 10 years. We live in Fishers, Indiana with our three wonderful kids- DS 9, DS 6 and my little princess Ainsley who is almost 7mos old! We started cding when Ains was 2 months old, and haven't used a sposie since!
This is a fun thread- it's nice to get to know you all better! Becki

[Constance]

I'm Kathleen (26) married to dh Dan (30). We have always wanted to CD our new son, Shef (4 months). We started with a service, but that wasn't green or cheap enough for me, so I bought two dozen UBCPFs and a few Bummis covers; and away we went!

Now, of course, I'm branching out and trying fitteds. My favorite diapering supplies so far are my fleece covers from Calico Baby and my lone SOS.

Right now I'm a SAHM and grad student. Before baby, I was a school teacher (English, although I don't like to admit it because I know I make all kinds of usage mistakes in my posts!) and will be again someday. Dh is an attorney.

I bf, and I love it; but otherwise, I guess I'm not too crunchy -- I do try to do the best I can for my babe and respond to all his needs in a timely fashion.

[Trishas Tribe]

Hi! I am Trisha (27). I have been married to DH Andrew (28) for 7 years. I stay home full time with my 3 kids. Caleb is 6, Jeremiah 4 and Grace is 21 months. I started using cloth shortly after Grace was born when Jeremiah and Grace were both in dipes. I consider myself mostly AP and semi-crunchy.

We have been the gamet with every kind of diaper available and spent lots of money...now I have sold most of my stash and am mainly using prefolds. I just love em

[katytheprincess2]

Hi! My name is Katy. I am 25 and a SAHM to three boys and wife to my wonderful husband James who works for UPS Logistics Group.My boys are- Cameron-5, Gabe-3 , and Chrsitian who is 9 months. I started using cloth diapers when my youngest was 5 weeks old after doing some research on the benefits. We haven't used sposies since!
I consider myself pretty crunchy. However where I live isn't very crunchy (oh you should see the stares when I BF in public )

Fun thread it is cool to get to learn more about everyone!