Facebook Default Setting Change

Feb 17,2011 / By Maria / 1 Comment

Have you noticed that you’re not seeing updates from some of your friends, family or pages (ahem, me?) Facebook changed the default setting to show posts only from friends and pages you interact with most.

I saw this several days ago, checked mine, and it was already set to show posts from everyone. A few days later, I checked again, and it had been changed. It was an easy fix, but I just wanted to let everyone know to check theirs, even if they don’t suspect it’s been changed.

First, click on the arrow beside “most recent” on your news feed, and select “edit options” from the drop down menu.

From there, click the drop down beside “show posts from” and select “all of your friends and pages.”

Click save, and you’re all set!

Speaking of Facebook, this morning we had 1,000 Facebook “likers,” but we’re down to ~~998~~ ~~997~~ 995. (I think I need to stop looking, we’re going the wrong way!) I was all set to post the 1,000 follower giveaway tomorrow morning, since we’re over 1k GFC, RSS & Twitter, but it’s been postponed until we bump back over 1,000 Facebook “likers.” If you know of someone who might be interested, send them over! 🙂

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Video Demo of the Dunk & Swish (& Flush) Method

Feb 16,2011 / By Maria / 14 Comments

A few readers had asked for a video of my dunk and swish method. Since I love you guys, I obliged. I don’t like the sound of my voice, and I did my fair share of stammering since I was nervous! My New York friend says I have an accent, but I think she’s the one with the accent, hee hee!

If your baby is breastfed (or on very few solids) there is no need to rinse the diapers first, just throw them in the wash. I’ve heard that formula fed baby poop is the same, but I don’t have first hand experience with that.

When your baby is older, you can flip the solids into the toilet and flush; anything remaining is usually fine to go in the wash. However, in that in-between stage (or in my case, when baby has had a lot of fruit or juice!) diapers need a little extra help. If you don’t have a diaper sprayer, you can still dunk and swish without sticking your hands in gross water!

I almost forgot: I can’t take credit for this method, I am pretty sure it was one of my readers who suggested I try it, but I can’t for the life of me remember who!

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Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

GoGreen Champ Noir Pocket Diaper Winner

Feb 16,2011 / By Maria / 1 Comment

128 people entered this giveaway, with 250 entries at the close of the giveaway.

The winning entry is #223, which is Joy F. Congratulations Joy, I’m sending you an email now!

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Yoreganics Laundry To Go Travel Trio Review & Giveaway (CLOSED 2/22)

Feb 15,2011 / By Maria / 5 Comments

Yoreganics sells USDA organic personal care and laundry products including shave gel, lip balm, foaming wash, soap nuts, stain remover and brightener/whitener.

I received the travel size laundry trio, which is enough for 25 loads, and retails for $14.99. The set is also available in sample, medium, large and extra-large sizes. The travel set included a generous helping of soap nuts, a muslin bag, .41 oz stain remover spray, and two small baggies (6 oz.) of brightens & whitens.

Kim included a handwritten note, which was a really nice touch. I realize she probably isn’t able to do that for every order, but as a reviewer, it was really nice to get!

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Mailbox Mondays

Mailbox Mondays 2/14/11 – Making Your Own Diapers, Materials & Wool

Feb 14,2011 / By Maria / 4 Comments

It’s Valentines Day, my Dad’s Birthday, and it’s Mailbox Monday! Every Monday (if I have received a submission), I will answer reader submitted questions, and ask readers to weigh in with their opinions.

Questions don’t have to be cloth diaper related, just email maria at change-diapers.com with “Mailbox Mondays” in the subject, or Fill out my contact form for readers, which you will always be able to find on my Contact Page.

Melissa says:

Hi Maria,

I know you usually purchase your diapers but I was wondering if you have any advice for making your own cloth diaper. I am currently pregnant with my first so I am still a newby with all this. I have found several great templates with step by step directions online and they all recommend using flannel as their main material. I was wondering about using fleece for the layer that touches that baby’s skin, since that is what seems to be most popular with the name brand diapers. What is the difference between the fleece that I can purchase from the cloth store and microfleece? Is it really necessary to purchase microfleece?

Also, do you have a source for good wool soakers and longies?

Thank you so much for helping me wade through this world of cloth diapers 🙂

Melissa

You’re right that I don’t sew my own diapers! I don’t have a sewing machine and while I thought about getting one, I don’t realistically think I’d have time to spend on that right now. I think it’s awesome that you are a) going to cloth diaper your first baby (why was I such a chicken??) and b) sewing your own!

So, when I had my bright idea that I wanted to try to make my own diapers, I joined the group Sewing Diaper Divas on Cafemom. There is lots of great information there on materials, patterns and techniques, though my membership lapsed since I wasn’t active there. There are also a lot of talented WAHMs in the Cuties With Cloth Booties group on Cafemom, that can give you tips!

The benefit of fleece against baby’s skin is that it will wick moisture away from the baby’s skin into the insert or soaker of the diaper, while flannel will stay wet against the baby’s skin.

Microfleece and fleece are both polyester, but microfleece is made of smaller, and more tightly woven fibers. It is a lighter “weight” than something like Walden Mills Fleece (which can be used as the outer of night time diapers.) Generally speaking, water will pass through the microfleece more easily, and it doesn’t get as pilly over time.

What materials you use will depend on what you want to make. It’s not a bad idea to just start out with some extra, or inexpensive flannel receiving blankets, and get some practice before buying materials.

I have three wool soakers: a Little Beetle Little to Big Cover, a Kissaluvs Kissa’s Wool Lover Diaper Cover and a Mobums Wool Interlock Night Night Soaker. Wool longies/shorties/skirties are often stocked in The Cuties with Cloth Booties Congo and The Bliss Congo, both of which are stuffed full of talented WAHMs!

I don’t own any wool other than what I listed above, largely because wool is just out of my price range.

I think the readers would be better qualified to answer these questions this week! How about you all? Do you make your own diapers? Do you have a favorite place to buy wool?

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