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close Your Cart Your Cart is Empty Subtotal $ 0.00 Shipping Free APPLY Apply a gift certificate APPLY Total (before taxes) $ 0.00 checkout Home Blog filter Beyond the Diaper is the official blog of Cotton Babies, Inc. It features moms — and dads — who share their personal stories, experience, and advice on cloth diapers, natural parenting, and living green. Columns Sale Cloth Diapers Babywearing Real Mom Talk Pregnancy Life After Labor Product Reviews Share The Love Just For Fun This Just In Gift Guide Giveaways! Welcome, Elemental Joy Hangout with the Best Wet Bagour writers behind the scenes staff picks The Latest Poopy Cloth Diapers: From Baby to Washer March 27, 2023 8:58 pm | by Emily Goodman their diapers won’t come clean. In this post, we are going to tell you what to do with poopy cloth diapers. Over the years, I’ve developed a simple routine to make cloth diapering easy. Keep reading to learn more. Column: Cloth Diapers Tags: cloth diaper , cloth diaper pail , diaper sprayer , laundry , pre-rinsing , washing cloth diapers , wet bags Cloth Diaper Basics: Cloth Diapering A Newborn Baby in 2023 March 3, 2023 6:29 pm | by Jennifer Labit Curious about the best way to cloth diaper a newborn baby? While disposable diapers are a popular choice, many parents chose cloth diapers. Not only are they more eco-friendly, but they can also be more cost-effective in the long run. In this post, we’ll go over some cloth diaper basics and tips for how you can be successful using cloth diapers with newborns. Choose The Right Cloth Diapers There are many different types of cloth diapers available, so it’s important to choose the right ones for your baby’s needs. Look for diapers that are specifically designed for a newborn’s small Continue ReadingColumn: Cloth Diapers New!! 100% Cotton Insert for Cloth Diapers February 14, 2023 1:33 pm | by Julia Lohmeyer Have you heard about the Elemental Joy Cloth Diaper Kit? Elemental Joy is a brand made by Cotton Babies, a small business based in St. Louis, Missouri. This budget-friendly cloth starter kit includes 6 cloth diaper covers, 12 cotton inserts, and a wet bag. The kit comes packaged in a bucket with a hinged lid that can functions as a reusable diaper pail. It’s a great value! We’re SUPER excited for you to see the all new cotton insert. If you’re familiar with the Flip Stay-Dry Insert (also made by Cotton Babies), the new cotton insert is similar in design. It’s Continue ReadingColumn: Cloth Diapers Tags: budget diapers , cotton insert , Elemental Joy Wondering how to use cloth diapers with Toddlers? January 27, 2023 7:25 am | by Emily Goodman If you are wondering how to use cloth diapers with toddlers, this post is for you! Cloth diapering a toddler or preschooler is a little different from cloth diapering a snuggly baby who doesn’t do any wiggling. By this time, your priorities may have shifted… You might want a trim solution that will enable your baby to wear the right size pants, for example. Or, you might struggle to find a solution that doesn’t have compression leaks every time your toddler sits down. Whether you’re looking for a way to increase absorbency (to handle a toddler who is holding their pee and Continue ReadingColumn: Cloth Diapers Tags: cloth diapers , cloth diapers for preschoolers , cloth diapers for toddlers , fitting diapers , how to size cloth diapers , preschoolers , toddlers Help with Diapers Now Available for Families in All 50 States January 25, 2023 7:09 pm | by Jennifer Labit Not long ago, we set a goal that Share The Love, our Cloth Diaper Bank, would reach families in all 50 states. We have met that goal. We continue to see more families than ever who need help along with a steady flow of supplies coming in every week from families who just want to help. The cloth diaper community is amazing. You SHARED your diapers so they could HELP another family. You SHARED the program so more families knew there was HOPE. You SHARED your courage with us when you were BOLD enough to ask for help. One Share Continue ReadingColumn: share the love Tags: cloth diaper bank , diaper need , free diapers , share the love Real Mom Talk: Christmas Crafts December 23, 2022 12:35 pm | by Amanda Carney My kids and I decided to make homemade Christmas ornaments using salt dough this year. We haven’t done this before, and I really wanted to start doing things that I’ll be able to keep and look at years from now. Are you wondering how to make great salt dough? All you’ll need is flour, salt, water, a rolling pin, and cookie cutters. Then, if you want to paint your ornaments (we did!), then you’ll also need some paint and paintbrushes. We also made our ornaments scented, although after painting them, they weren’t scented anymore but it was fun while rolling Continue ReadingColumn: real mom talk Tags: Cotton Babies , crafts , diy , family activities , holiday , ornament , Real Mom Talk Black Friday Deals on Cloth Diapers November 25, 2022 12:57 am | by Jennifer Labit Are you looking for some amazing deals on cloth diapers from amazing brands? Well, look no more, because we have a list of sales that you’ll want to bookmark as it gets updated! Here are five great reasons to shop for cloth diapers without waiting! FREE SHIPPING is back at Cotton Babies on any size order for the holidays. Look for the bubble at the bottom of the website so you can join our mailing list. The confirmation screen will give you a free shipping code that you can use to get free shipping on future cloth diaper orders after Continue ReadingColumn: sale Tags: black friday , cloth diaper sales Are Prefolds the Best Cloth Diaper? May 28, 2022 6:04 am | by Jennifer Labit For generations, prefolds have been the staple of both cloth diapering families and cloth diaper services. Prefolds may even be the cloth diaper that your grandmother or mother used! They were a preferred diaper because they were durable, easy to wash, easy to use, and multi-purpose. 1. They are cheap. At $4 or less per diaper (depending on size and thickness) this is easily the cheapest way to cloth diaper. You can get enough diapers to get you through your baby’s entire diapering period for less than $200. 2. They are soft. After they quilt up in the first few Continue ReadingColumn: Cloth Diapers Tags: bumgenius , cloth diapers , detergent , prefolds , saving money My Journey to Discovering MilkDaze Nursing Pads May 26, 2022 9:00 am | by Kristen Gau When I had my first baby, I was definitely learning everything as I went. Breast pads weren’t even on my radar before my first son was born. He surprised us by coming two weeks early and although I had everything I needed for labor and the baby, I was missing things I needed for myself. Thankfully my sweet sister offered to run out for anything I overlooked – one of which was a pack of disposable nursing pads. My First Baby: Disposable Nursing Pads My milk came in pretty quickly, so I was grateful to have them on hand. I quickly discovered Continue ReadingColumn: Breastfeeding Tags: breastfeeding , cloth nursing pads , milkdaze , nursing , nursing pads , product review , reusable How to Solve Night Time Leaks with Cloth Diapers May 20, 2022 8:00 am | by Julia Lohmeyer As your baby sleeps for longer stretches, their overnight diaper will likely need more absorbency to hold more pee. A common question we receive is what can parents do for an overnight cloth diaper solution. The good news is that you have many options to prevent nighttime leaks! Cloth diapers are versatile and we can help you find a solution that works for your family. Add an Extra Insert Overnight Pocket diapers are a favorite because they can be used in many ways. bumGenius Original Pocket Diaper 5.0 includes a one-size microfiber insert and a diaper doubler/newborn insert. Including both Continue ReadingColumn: Cloth Diapers Tags: cloth , cloth diapering at night , night , night time leaks , overnight cloth diapers 1 2 3 … 144 Next » Get to Know UsOur Story...