A long process

I finally started the long process of actually reviewing all of the wipes we have used and comparing how they fare with alternate uses. This isn't anywhere near done, but I was surprised at how much I was able to get done today alone. I guess an important part of the process was my little one sharing a cold with me. Nothing helps you review wipes in lieu of disposable tissues like having plenty of snot to test them with! Thank you, child. Thank you.

I have more wipes that are not even prepped yet, and I am debating on whether or not I wish to wait until literally every single [type of] wipe (that I own) is prepped and reviewed, or if I want to do the majority of them and then edit the blog/repost when I make additions. I'm open to suggestions on this.

My husband also feels the need to give input for the wipe post in-the-making... probably because he has the honour of being a SAHD. I doubt he has actually realized the various ways I'm testing the wipes and the extent of what I've been comparing them, but I'll include any comments he makes on them. (Admittedly, I have a feeling he'll simply say something like, "I like this one best." and that's all.)

In the mean time, thank you for your patience with this review, and I hope you enjoy it when it's finally done!

The wonder that is "Snappi"

Contemplate Cloth has a review and giveaway of the Snappi at
http://contemplatecloth.blogspot.com/2012/02/snappi-vs-diaper-pins-review-and.html
that ends on 3/13, so go check it out soon! The Snappi is pretty awesome as their detailed review will show (they have pictures), and as I can now attest to, having used it for the first time yesterday....

Yesterday morning my little guy woke up with a slightly red spot on his pee pee, so we wanted to let him air out a bit. My husband thought that just not putting a diaper on him and hoping he didn't potty would be a great idea. Honestly, I didn't think that would be so great. Okay, so we have mostly pocket diapers..... that won't work. We have some flats and covers..... don't really want to cover him though. Then I remembered I owned a Snappi. I own a Snappi. One. I originally purchased it so I could reach the free shipping ($49 and up = free shipping at Kellyscloset.com) for my diaper order. I never used it. In fact, I just thought it would be neat to have to show to people who think you have to use pins with cloth diapers still. I never really thought I'd use it..... at least not on our son (now 13 months). Maybe for the next one when they come along, but certainly not before then!

Well, of course, I was wrong. I searched the house and finally found it, new in the package. I opened it and stretched it out like recommended.... then realized I had no idea how to fold a cloth diaper other than the tri-fold (or pad-fold) to put in a cover. Let the learning commence! I wish I photographed (or even videoed!) my attempts at folding a diaper before I gave up and used the wonderful youtube.com to find a video for the origami fold. It worked great, but then getting my son diapered was a different story. SOOOOOOO wiggly! I finally got him diapered, snappi secured, and stood him up. There was a gap at his legs. I tweaked the diaper a bit and rolled the edges a bit too, then re-snappied.

Voila! I did it! No cover was put on so he could air a bit, and I told him to go show his daddy. I was so proud that I did this that I guided my son towards my husband. He toddled up near his daddy and I picked him up to show to my husband.... and noticed that the diaper was already wet.

Needless to say, he wet FOUR flats in those couple hours. I think he wanted to make sure that I didn't forget how to do the fold! I did accidentally scratch my son's hip with my second Snappi attempt, but not enough for him to cry. His eyes did get wide and he whimpered a fraction of a second.... cue guilt. Mega guilt. I looked and it wasn't that bad, but I decided that I would put my finger under the diaper to hold it away from his skin a bit before reapplying the snappi. I was using my OsoCozy flats, so it wasn't exactly a thick material... but that's what we wanted for breathe-ability.

All in all, I was very thankful that I purchased the Snappi. I didn't think I'd use it, but it was a lot easier to use than I could have imagined.

By noon, my son had no redness and was back in a pocket diaper.

Success!

We had success with getting rid of our nasties. It took quite a bit of effort to keep wipes and liners separate from the diapers/inserts, as well as washing them separately, but we made it through. We continued with the prescribed creams until it was about 5 days after we saw any sign of irritation, then it was time for the big stripping of our stash. Since we rarely use flats and covers around the house, I knew those had not come in contact with the irritated area, so there was no risk of lingering yeast to recontaminate our little guy. I kept him in flats while we did the big stripping.

It's been about 2 or 3 weeks now, and we are still in the clear. I think it's safe to say we won! Let's just hope it's a battle we won't have to fight again!

I also wanted to mention that there will be more posts in the near future, and they will be much more frequent than they have been. I have many plans in store for this blog, and many things I want to try. One of which will be a big review of a variety of wipes. I haven't received all the wipes that will be gone over, much less prepped them, so it's still a ways off.... but it's in the works! :)