I began my cloth-diapering journey using Velcro diapers. I was actually a very committed Velcro-user for a long time, and my husband still refuses to use snap diapers if he can avoid it. That being said, I do know that for many parents, Velcro is a deal-breaker. Velcro tabs are magnets for threads, hairs, fur…
Jocelyn, the mama behind Just 4 You Baby Designs, is one talented little diaper maker. She’s also absolutely adorable (as are her children). She’s a cloth-diaper laundry expert, and I love that the packaging for her one-size Hybrid Nightly Essential diaper provides the best laundry recommendations I’ve ever seen on a diaper package! (Similar to…
December 2020 update: I also included the bumGenius Elemental 3.0 in this post about my favourite diaper for twins! Folks, as you know, I’m a stickler for correct spelling and grammar. I even employ my aunt as my editor, and she picks through my posts with a fine-toothed comb to weed out my superfluous commas…
There are many mysterious abbreviations to puzzle the newbie cloth-diapering parent. Once your membership into an online cloth-diapering Facebook group is approved, you will scroll through posts that seem like top-secret code. For months, I thought that “PPD” stood for “PayPal Dollars,” a form of currency I believed to be used exclusively for online purchases.…
If you’re a die-hard Wolf Packer, you’ll know that my least favourite cloth diaper style is the fitted diaper. I pretty much never use them if I can get away with it. I don’t see the point of using them during the day when there are simpler options that don’t spread wetness all over baby.…
There are a variety of expletives that I might string together to describe just how cold it has been in Calgary this December. Alas, thanks to my stunning, custom babywearing coat from Layer Your Love, I get to tell you how delightfully warm Little Miss Cub and I have been despite ice crystals and wind…
You might have noticed by now that I really like babywearing. Obviously, I do it a lot. But I’m also thinking about it constantly. Is it too wet outside to tie up a mei tai in the parking lot? Should I use the Huggaloops so I can pop her out without removing my coat? Is…
Two terrible things happen when I put on my new clothes from Berlin’s Viva La Mama. See, the dress’s label reads “Milchshake” (German for milkshake, dontcha know), so I immediately start doing my best twerk while singing, “My Milchshake brings all the boys to the yard … ” As soon as I pull on my…
When the first images of the LennyLamb Fleece Babywearing Sweatshirt floated across my Facebook feed, I could almost hear the collective gasps of awe coming from all corners of the babywearing stratosphere. My first reaction was: “Those are stunning!” If anything, LennyLamb’s new babywearing sweater is unlike any other on the market. The sweater is…
At the Calgary Baby & Tots show—where I was representing Öko Creations and Les Produits de MaYa at a local store’s booth—I also wound up talking a lot about Chimparoo carriers. Many parents and parents-to-be visiting the show had never used a baby carrier before, while others were wondering if something different than their current…
The CuddlyWrap is a stretchy, organic cotton wrap made and distributed by the lovely folks at Canada’s AMP Diapers. Stretchy wrap-style carriers are an amazing option for squishy newborn babies, and I much prefer them to a buckle carrier with infant insert. Compared to a year ago, I am a much more experienced babywearer, and…
Version française My Belly Bedaine Kangarooo Sweater was one of the items I included in my recent “10 Pieces of Baby Gear We’re Still Using at One Year” article. It kept me warm on cool summer nights at the end of my pregnancy (side note: I am ever so grateful that summer nights do cool…
I received these products at no cost to facilitate my review. All opinions remain my own. When I first reviewed Easy Peasies diapers in March of last year, the only thing I disliked about both the all-in-one (AIO) and the pocket designs was that they were heavy on the microfibre. I loved that they were made…
I received compensation and product samples to facilitate this review. All opinions remain my own. Cub was a big baby. By the time we tried our first AppleCheeks, he was plenty big enough to wear their Size 2 envelope cover, and he wasn’t even a year old! When he finally stopped wearing diapers earlier this…
I received my Beachfront Baby Sling for a review in 2014, but decided to create an updated review, because my first one was lame. The Beachfront Baby Sling water carrier was the first baby carrier I ever reviewed. I didn’t have a clue what I was doing—not with a sling, not on my blog. I…
My name is Lindsay and I am a 40-year-old mama of four trying to live an eco-friendly, budget-friendly life! I am a substitute teacher and Child Passenger Safety technician in Calgary, Alberta. Join me on my adventures!
