GroVia Debuts 4 New Prints

Since coming onto the market in early 2009, GroVia (formerly GroBaby) has rapidly captured the attention of the cloth diapering world. The versatile design helped to start a renewed interest in the ‘all in two’ diapering system. Starting with just 3 colors, a fourth color and 4 prints soon followed. 2 new colors entered earlier this year. With the current 4 prints being retired, GroVia recently released 4 new prints for 2011. The four prints-mod flower, owls, nature and planes- are unique to the GroVia line. As with the last set of prints, 2 are gender neutral while one is boy-centric and the other oriented for girls. The colors are a little earthier and are based from the newer vanilla, cosmos and ice colors.

These prints will actually be available in December 2010. New for December, each print and color will be available in both the snap and hook and loop closures. Currently, only the kiwi, mandarin and vanilla shells are available in snaps. The new all in one diaper will also be available in some prints as well.

These prints have already generated quite a buzz. Other GroVia products have been hard to find as of late, and these prints may be in high demand as well. Preordering is available at Snooty Booty Diapers.

Buy GroVia at Snooty Booty Diapers

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Posted on October 20, 2010 by Michelle in Gro Baby, New Products, One Size, Snooty Booty Diapers, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Real Diaper Association 100% Reusable Cloth Diapers Photo Contest

Do you have a great, enticing, creative and well-shot photograph of your baby in a 100% reusable cloth diaper? The Real Diaper Association is putting together their Second Annual Cloth Diaper Calendarand is holding a contest to select the best 12 photographs to include. Each of the 12 winning photographs will be included in the RDA’s 2011 calendar.

To enter: Click for the official rules, information, prizes and submission form. Submitted photos will be posted on the RDA website at www.realdiaperassociation.org/contest/. You can generate buzz for your photo by Tweeting about the contest and lobbying for votes. All RDA members can vote (you must be an active member as of November 3, 2010 to be eligible) – one vote per person.

Not sure if you’re photo is what they are looking for? The RDA says, “While we have to be able to see the cloth diaper, this contest is not about how clearly the diaper itself is shown or how beautiful it is on its own — it’s about how great the photograph is and how compelling it is to look at. We want 12 really engaging, gorgeous photographs featuring happy babies in cloth diapers. Voters will be instructed to give preference to photos that illustrate the ease and benefits of using 100% reusable cloth diapers in a variety of situations.“

There are already some great pictures up of cuties in cloth. Be sure to add your own! Not yet an RDA member? Become one today!

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Posted on October 19, 2010 by Cloth Diaper News Scoop in Advocacy, Contests, Real Diaper Association, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Great Cloth Diaper Hunt Registration is Open

It’s that time again! We are proud to announce our sponsorship of the Eleventh semi-annual Great Cloth Diaper Hunt™!

Join us for fun and frivolity as we search for diapers, chat with other hunters and compete for some awesome prizes!

How does the GCDH work? It’s simple! You register at http://www.diaperdecisions.com/pages/greatclothdiaperhunt.php on or after October 15, 20010. Then you visit all the participating sponsor sites and hunt for the Diaper Decisions™ diaper to earn entries to the 90 random prize drawings, including Two Grand Prizes and one Ultimate Grand Prize!

For more details about this great event, please visit the Rules and FAQ pages at http://www.diaperdecisions.com/pages/greatclothdiaperhunt.php. See you at the hunt!Submit your news to Cloth Diaper News!

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Cloth Diaper News Scoop in Contests Leave a comment

Cloth Diapers at Day Care

Wanting to use Cloth at Day Care and finding some resilience? Well join the club – athough awareness of cloth diapering is growing, unfortunately there are still heaps of people and organisations that refuse to embrace good old cloth! Well we’ve put together some tips that we hope will help you to approach your centre and persuade them to accept that your choice of diaper is just that, and they should respect your choices. Read more

Posted on August 19, 2010 by realnappies in Cloth Caregivers, Cloth vs. Disposable, Cost Savings, Covers, Diapering Classes, Diapering Dads, Diapering Mamas, Environmental Impact, Hook and Loop, Inserts & Doublers, Mama Cloth, New Products, Prefolds, PUL, Real Nappies, Support for Cloth Diapers, Training Pants, Wet Bags & Pail Liners 1 Comment

Miracle Diapers Is Now The Cloth Diaper Foundation

Empowering families, improving the environment.

As Miracle Diapers has grown so has the number of families they assist. In 2009, they helped over 450 babies directly, more than 100 babies through sponsorship and local distribution, and assisted other charities with the same mission as well!

To better serve those families Miracle Diapers reaccessed it’s structure and practices. They have:

New leadership with Roxanna Jolly—CEO and Lisa Johnston—Operations Manager and Board Chair
Relocated their headquarters to Katy, Texas
Restructured how they process and accept applications
Opened a retail store for fundraising
Founded a new membership program
Welcomed several new board members from the cloth diapering industry

In it’s fifth year Miracle Diapers wants to continue moving forward and has decided to take on a new name that better describes the organization and it’s mission.

Miracle Diapers is now The Cloth Diaper Foundation.

“We felt that a more appropriate name would help the community have a better understanding of who we are, as we have often been mistaken for a diaper manufacturer. Our desire to move forward and build a legacy of support for the cloth diapering community will be reflected in our new name: The Cloth Diaper Foundation.” -Roxanna Jolly, CEO, The Cloth Diaper Foundation

Monetary donations fell last year do to the economy. Which means there are more families out there for The Cloth Diaper Foundation to help! While diaper donations are always appreciated, we must be able to financially support organizational growth. Let’s make this happen together and spread the CD love. Visit http://clothdiaperfoundation.org today to find out how you can help!Beth Flumignan, Owner Cheeky Diapers, Blogger on Sew Cheeky, and Cloth Diaper Foundation Board Member

Posted on July 8, 2010 by cheekydiapers in Advocacy, Cloth Families, Diapering Dads, Diapering Mamas, Going Green, Miracle Diapers, New Stores, Real Diaper Association, Support for Cloth Diapers, Uncategorized 2 Comments

New Blog: Cloth Diaper Retailer Cooperative! Check it out!

If you love cloth diapers and love supporting small family and wahm-run businesses then you should check out the new Blog Cloth Diaper Retailer Cooperative. CDRetailerCooperative is a a group of small, family owned cloth diapering and natural parenting boutiques. We pride ourselves in “old-fashioned,” personalized customer service. We consider ourselves family-friendly and many of us work from home in order to be able to be close to our children while earning an income.

We also proudly carry a lot of brands that follow this same philosophy and many are still run by the families who founded them.

We believe independent, family-run businesses are the best places for parents to learn about and buy products for their children. We are real parents who have cloth diapered our babies with great success and love to help others do the same. We only carry products that we know, trust, and would use on our own children.

Combined we have over 90 years of cloth diapering experience and between us carry almost every brand of diaper and accessory on the market today.

We’re just getting started but soon you’ll see

Exclusive Sales & Discount Codes
Cloth Diaper Information & Resources
Giveaways
& much more!

Stop by and follow our Blog at www.cdretailercooperative.blogspot.com and Become a FAN of ours on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/cdretailercooperative

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Julia Clark-The Cloth Diaper Geek in Advocacy, Cloth Families 1 Comment

All in One Cloth Diaper Options

The cloth diaper industry has changed so much in the past decade. Now there are countless options for parents wanting an easy to use cloth diaper. All in one diapers go on and off as easy as disposables and make cloth diapering a viable choice for many families. Some options include:

Kushies Ultra all in one cloth diapers are popular and one of the more economical all in one cloth diaper options. They feature a flannel interior and a waterproof exterior and come in a variety of prints.

Osocozy all in one diapers feature a soft gauze inner and a PUL outer and comes in white.

BumGenius all in one cloth diapers feature a waterproof exterior, a stay dry layer next to the baby and absorbent cotton material sandwiched between. BumGenius has stretchy tabs similar to it’s disposable counterparts. It comes in a good selection of colors.

Thirsties pocket all in one diapers have a waterproof exterior, a stay dry inner, an absorbent insert and a pocket where you can place another insert or prefold for increased absorbency. It comes in a variety of colors.

Re-Uz’m Elite all in one cloth diapers come with knit PUL outer waterproof material and cotton terry and flannel inner. They go on and off easy with Velcro-like material and come with white outer material.

Drybees Hybrid all in one cloth diapers feature a stay dry inner, a waterproof outer, cotton insert sewn inbetween, and a pocket where you can increase the absorbency. You can get these in a variety of prints and colors.

Bumkins all in one cloth diapers feature a soft waterproof outer material and absorbent flannel on the interior. They fasten with Velcro and come in white as well as a variety of bold and colorful prints.

The Sposoeasy comes in cotton and hemp variations. Both feature a soft waterproof outer that comes in white and a variety of colors. One has an absorbent hemp interior and the other has cotton. Both styles fasten with snaps.

The Bumgenius Organic All in One cloth diaper comes with an organic cotton inner, a waterproof exterior and stretchy tabs. You can fasten the snaps on the front to make the diaper one size. It comes in white as well as a variety of colors.

Whichever brand you choose you will find all in one diapers to be an excellent easy to use choice. Some people use them exclusively and others choose to use them when out and about. ThanksMama.com is a wonderful place to look around at the different brands of all in one cloth diapers. You can look at the pictures of the different diapers and read the descriptions and reviews from parents like you.

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Amy in All In Ones, bumGenius!, DryBees, Thirsties 2 Comments

“Feed Your Stash” Friday Giveaway ENDS Nov. 20, 2009

If you haven’t already, get over to Cloth Diaper Blog for your chance to win FREE cloth diapers this week’s “FEED YOUR STASH” Giveaway! This week Diaper Junction is giving away one (1) Gro Baby One Size Cloth Diaper in the color of your choice, as well as (1) Package of Gro Baby Disposable Diaper Soaker Pads!

Each person can have up to THREE ENTRIES in this cloth diaper giveaway!

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Heather L. Sanders of Cloth Diaper Blog in Contests, Diaper Styles, Diapering Accessories, Gro Baby, One Size, Sprayers & Liners, The Natural Baby Co Leave a comment

Breathing New Life Into Your Cloth Diapers

Even with great care, there may come a time when your cloth diapers are looking a little tired. Fortunately, there are some easy ways to freshen them up!

An added soak or rinse- Sometimes, just adding a soak to the front end of your wash routine or running a cycle with no detergent to the end of it can give your diapers an extra oomph. It’s an easy way to get your diapers extra clean without playing around with your current wash routine too much.

Toss in the dryer- Many people hang PUL pockets and covers to dry. This can help to lengthen the life of the diaper elastic. Every once and a while, tossing your PUL into the dryer can help to freshen the hook and loop closures. Some diaper makers recommend occasional dryer use as a way to reseal the PUL lamination.

Use the sun- The sun can help to lighten or remove stains on diapers. While your diapers are wet or damp, lay them in the sun for 15-20 minutes.

Clean hook and loop closures- Even though you can’t always see it, there may be a lot of gunk in the hook side of your hook and loop closures. This makes it harder to get a sticky fit. Try cleaning them out with a seam ripper or pin. You may be surprised at what comes out!

While there are more time-consuming ways to bring back diapers on the way out (replacing snaps and elastic, “stripping” your diapers to remove build-up, etc.) these quick tips can perk up diapers that are just a little tired!

Michelle is a mom to 2 wonderful little girls (one still in cloth diapers) and owner of Snooty Booty Diapers.

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Michelle in Cost Savings, How To's & Guides 4 Comments

Don’t give up on a night solution!

For us, the transition from cloth to disposables was a gradual one. After using cloth with success during the day, I ventured into the realm of night diapering. It took a lot of wet sheets, nights back in disposables and every combination of pocket and insert imaginable until I found fleece covers. Paired with a prefold and doubler, the fleece covers allowed us to cloth diaper full time. Success!

My oldest used prefolds and fleece until she potty-trained. When my second daughter was sleeping more than a couple of hours at a time, I didn’t think twice about breaking out our trusty fleece covers again. They worked at first, then one morning I discovered she had soaked through. The next night, I added more absorbency. Another wet morning. Fleece covers just weren’t working for her. Suddenly I was back at square one.

I tried pockets again without success. Instead of resorting to disposables, I tweaked the prefold/cover idea. Instead of fleece, I used a prefold/doubler/PUL cover combination. While it had never worked on my first daughter, this was exactly what my youngest needed. She’s been dry in the morning ever since.

Lately, my younger daughter has been wetting less at night. I’m tempted to try the fleece again, as I think it would hold up now. I now realize that a good night solution doesn’t have to be a forever solution. As my daughter grows and her functions change, the night diaper can change as well.

If you’ve had trouble using cloth at night, maybe it’s time to try again!

Michelle is a mom to 2 wonderful little girls (one still in cloth diapers) and owner of Snooty Booty Diapers.