Let's get down and dirty about dirty bottoms! The thing I clean the most is my baby's bottom! At 18 months old, it's a never ending chore with an average of 5 diaper changes a day. Having a healthy baby means that he has great gut health and this kid poops 2-3 times a day. It's like this...
THE DIAPERS: I had every intention of cloth diapering. Got all the parts and pieces, watched tons of videos and in the end, we found the awesome sustainable, absorbent, silky-soft bamboo Andy Pandy diapers. We realized we can be "green" and diaper our baby in naturally hypoallergenic and antibacterial bamboo which grows incredibly fast without harsh chemicals or pesticides. YAY!! Click on the image and grab the size you need. Best part about these diapers? We have had ZERO BLOWOUTS.
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10 weeks old. |
THE DIAPER BALM: Why take chances? Rashes are the worst!!! We put Earth Mama diaper balm on his bottom every time we change his diaper. We have had an occasional rush. This stuff makes it go away by the next diaper change or for sure overnight. The only complaint I have is that when the weather is cooler, you will get some little "pills" which are not defective. It's because some of the oil will pill up but when you put it on the baby, they dissolve pretty quickly. I don't love this but it's inevitable since this product is all natural and free from chemical preservatives which is really important to us. It is important to know that if there are not chemical preservatives in your products, the shelf life can be shorter. ***TIP*** We have several jars going at all times, one in the diaper bag, one upstairs, one downstairs, and one at grandma's house. These all get used regularly and since we are still changing lots and lots of diapers, we have not had to worry about the balm getting old and going bad. However, when he starts to potty train, we will use less and at that time, I will use a clean utensil and scoop part of a jar into an existing jar so that they stay fresh. Sometimes I feel like a genius.
WITCH HAZEL: Mark is a genius. I don't know why he thought to use this but it's so smart. When I change the baby, I wipe him and then spray Thayers Witch Hazel on him before I put the diaper balm on. The one we use has rose water and aloe. It is an astringent so keeps him fresh and the aloe moisturizes. This has also come in handy if I feel like the wipes were not enough. I might spray and do a bonus wipe especially with poopy diapers. I feel like I really get him clean this way.
THE CLOTH DIAPER: I did get so many parts and pieces for cloth diapering*Sigh*. However, not all was not lost. I was able to use the inserts as very absorbent burp cloths and even towels/rags for when I washed the baby's bottom. In the beginning we washed the baby's bottom in the sink every time he pooped because a) my mom treats this baby like a little prince b) he was light enough to carry to the sink and c) we still do this for big blow outs even though he is 25 lbs and not light enough to carry to the sink! Anyway, the cloth inserts work great for wiping him off after we wash his little bottom.

There you have it friends. All the fun things we have found to keep the baby's bottom in tip top shape. Please remember, we are not health care professionals. These are the products we have found to be the healthiest, sustainable options that work best for us. We are sharing our choices because 1) people as all the time what we are using and 2) we can!
Happy Diapering!!