And then a few days ago, it hit again. And now I feel like this:
Just lying around on my couch, moaning, and having Princess Leia in a gold bikini be my chained slave. Well, not that last one.
There are so many things I want to do before Julian starts kindergarten next week, but probably won't do. I know, I'm growing a person who is currently the size of a fig and that would make anyone feel crappy, but having an existing kid while being pregnant is new to me. I want to spend time with my little boy. All summer, he's been so sad that I haven't been able to really play with him. Enough of this sickness already! I just need to keep reminding myself that this won't last forever, even though it really feels like it right now. And I'm not even able to have all the good anti-sickness pregnancy remedies like saltines, or even TUMS. Do you know what I had to do last night for heartburn because I can't find any gluten-free antacids on the market? I drank a teaspoon of baking soda in some water and it was one of the grossest things I've ever had. But it worked.
So, enough complaining. Because I'm sure you all just love reading long paragraphs where I bitch about how uncomfortable pregnancy is, even though I willingly put myself in this situation. Right. Shutting up.
Have any of you moms (and dads) used cloth diapers with good results? Do you have any brands you think are better than others? I am very seriously considering using cloth diapers with this baby, and want to arm myself with as much knowledge as possible, since there are so many options. The thought of using disposable diapers again for 3 years, and having them end up in a landfill just makes me so sad. I can't do it. Research on the most awesome cloth diaper in existence begins now.
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used cloth with both of mine and loved, loved loved them
had a service for the first 6 months and then bought diapers and did it myself
so good for the planet (3% of EVERYTHING in a landfill is a disposable diaper)
and good for their bums- mine had no diaper rash ever
and then you have great car wash/dog wash cloths when they are on the potty
hope you feel better soon
and Evensong is Starr- duh
We used BumGenious All-In-Ones at the starts because Alexa was born way too small for the BG One-Size pocket version. Now she's in The BG One-Size and GroBaby One-Size. I love them both for different reasons.
BG is great because they come apart so they wash and dry sooo easily. They also come with doubler inserts so you can amp up the absorbency for night time.
GroBaby has a snap-in insert, so you can use the same over cover a few times over during the day and just change out the insert (makes it a cheaper version). I don't like them for night time though because while they're really absorbent, I don't like dealing with changing out the inserts in the dark :-)
So far it's been much easier than expected, and we've avoided all but one teeny tiny diaper rash (from teething we think).
That being said, we tend to use Seventh Generation disposables when we're out and about...because carrying around a bunch of cloths takes up a ton of room in the diaper bag.
as a matter of fact, i love reading any paragraph you write about anything. we have not yet, by far, reached the limit of nauseating information on your blog. as far as i'm concerned :)
One of the best things I've heard about cloth diapers, besides the awesome cost and planet savings, is the fact that cloth diapered babies don't really get rashes. Julian had SO many diaper rashes, and we just didn't know why he kept getting them. I hope it's much different with this baby.
My niece just turned one this week and my sister used Fuzzy Buns. They are soft and fleecey with multiple inner layers that can be made thicker or thinner. The outside is adjustable snaps that grow with the baby. They never had a problem with these the whole first year. In fact the only messes or accidents happened with disposables.
And... as gross as it sounds... you can get "gently used" ones on ebay. :)
AND they are currently having a SALE
http://www.fuzzibunzstore.com/CLEARANCE-p-1-c-16.html
so sorry you're feeling like that weird statue guy. totally sucks.
and yay for doing cloth diapers. i would've totally done that if i were me five years ago, but i wasn't me yet... just trying to survive back then. so, i'll live through you :).
Oh no! Last time we talked you sounded so much better! I am sad this came back.
No info on cloth diapering. My husband read some study when I was pregnant that said that they're actually worse for the environment because of the water and chemicals involved in the cleaning of them and wouldn't hear word two about it.
I might have him convinced that was right wing propoganda and to look back into it with the next one. So go get a bunch of info for me too. HA!
btw...I wrote a post about CD's a while back :-)
http://www.unlikelymama.com/2009/07/cloth-diapers.html
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