Super Motherly Instincts

I've been blogging for awhile now that I want to cloth diaper. About a week and a half ago, Austin got some pretty nasty blisters on a special boy part (won't he appreciate me talking about this on the internet?!) from his Huggies. I took him to the pediatrician and she said that he has very sensitive skin. I mentioned that we are going to cloth diaper when he gets a little bigger and she said that he was an excellent candidate.

My friend Nicole acted amazed. She said what great motherly instincts I had! I decided to do cloth, and turns out, he NEEDS it!

I went ahead and made a small purchase on some prefold diapers, snappis, and newborn size Thirsties covers because I didn't want to wait on him to fit into his Bumgenius. He had the saddest most heartbreaking cry when his blisters hurt him. It shattered my heart into pieces when I put him in his car seat or had to wipe up there with a messy diaper.

These came in today! I haven't been home yet to wash, but I will be washing ALL NIGHT so my little man can start tomorrow!



I also started cloth wipes yesterday. I just CAN NOT believe how fast we go through disposable wipes. If anyone asked me "What's the #1 thing you learned from being a mother" it would be the wipes. Not "I didn't realize how much I took showers for granted" (that is a CLOSE second) or "I'm so tired!", it's "OMG This kid uses 294 wipes a day!" Plus if the poopy is dried up one little bit it's a pain in the butt (haha get it?) to get off. I bought a bunch of Gerber wash clothes last week on sale at Babies R Us. I filled the sink with warm water and Johnson&Johnson baby wash, and got all the wash clothes nice and wet, folded them up, and tossed them in the warmer.

I'm IN LOVE! They are so so so warm and smell great and work 100X better than the disposable wipes. I'll still use disposable when we're out, but for home use, the wash clothes are THE way to go. I'll just wash them every night with the diapers!