If you haven't been over on our Facebook Page, you won't know about this yet. We have selected 6 Parent Reviewers, all with cloth diapering experience, all with different sizes and ages of babies to give this diaper a test drive and report back to us.  EasyFits will be landing on doorsteps across the country starting on Tuesday. Watch our Facebook page for photos and reviews, coming shortly. In the meantime, enjoy the video and if you have any questions about the EasyFit (8-35lbs) or it's little sister the TiniFit (5-12lbs), drop us a line at customercare@blog.newandgreen.com Update August 29th:  Reviews

From Jessica, one of our Newborn Reviewers:

We've been using the EasyFits for a few times now. Our Miss H is 6 weeks old 10 lb just looks so cute in it! There is never a leak yet and I don't believe we will get any! The legs fit snugly! I love how easy it is to just toss to the washer without shaking out insert. Oh and how soft it is on her bum!

From Miranda, one of our Toddler Reviewers:

During the day the Easyfits are great. I can go out without worrying about leaks and don't have to worry about unstuffing them in the middle of wherever I am changing him as they unstuff themselves in the wash. We haven't had any problems with staining on these diapers, even with runny poops where they have stained others.

From Meaghan, one of our Older Baby Reviewers:

I like how easy it is to get a snug fit with these. With other diapers I have found myself undoing and redoing the velcro a couple of times to ensure a good fit, but this one seems to get it right the first time every time.

Welcoming a newborn is a wonderful experience, but for many of us, it can be overwhelming too.  Choosing to use cloth diapers needn’t add to your feeling “whelmed,” though – follow these tips to keep the first few months smooth and successful. Keep it simple. While there are a myriad of lovely options to choose from when putting together your diapering system, keep it simple, especially during the first few months. Choose just one or two types of diapers to have on hand. That way, you’ll always know what to reach for and it will be easy to pack a diaper bag for outings. Either Kissaluvs size 0 or Bummis organic cotton prefolds paired with a Bummis newborn Super Brite cover, with a few TiniFit All-in-Ones or AMP small All-in-Ones for outings, are popular, simple, easy-to-use systems. Be organized. Yeah, we know – organization sometimes seems more like a dream than a reality with a new baby around. Heck, sometimes all it takes to feel like the day is a triumph is to be able to shower before noon. However, keeping your diapers organized and ready to grab is easier than it sounds and will definitely help your cloth diapering venture be successful. Here are a few easy ideas to stay organized: Have your wipes at hand (pre-wetted if you like them that way). Prestuff your pocket diapers so they’re ready to go. Use decorative boxes, baskets, or cubbies to neatly store diapers and covers (plus, if you don’t have time to fold them after doing a load of laundry, a box or a basket will still keep them neatly contained!). Put together a “mobile change unit” if you tend to change your baby on the couch (or other places around the house). If you've got other ideas for keeping your diapers and change area organized, please leave a comment - we'd love to hear what works for you. Have fun. Diaper change time can be a great time to bond with your baby, especially newborns. Smile, coo, talk, and laugh with your new one – it will make the experience an enjoyable time rather than merely a chore. It can also be a special way for daddies to bond with their babies. Though it seems like a small thing, making diaper change time into something special will help ensure your cloth diapering venture is a successful one – and even better, will reap a great start to your lifelong relationship with your child! PS - Another way to keep the sanity in the household?  Consider our Newborn Rental Program.  We do all the thinking and organization for you!

Let’s talk about poop. Poop is rather an inevitable part of the conversation when you’re talking about diapers – but what do you do with it? Are there easy ways to deal with it? And will my diapers be stained for good if my child eats beets the night before? Poop is easily manageable. In the early newborn days, the baby poops as often as he or she pees. If the baby is exclusively taking breastmilk, the poop is water soluble, so you can just toss the diaper – poo and all – into the diaper pail. If the baby is taking formula, it will be a bit more copious and slightly more solid, so you just need to shake off whatever you can and then place it in the pail. After a few months as your baby’s digestive system matures and as the baby starts eating solids, the poop may be less frequent and be more… well, solid… so you can just let the poo roll off or you may choose to use the old “ four-corner dunk and swish” if you really need to.  The four corner dunk is taught at our workshops and is one of the best tricks you'll learn from our instructor, Bonnie! Of course, there are ways that you can make your job easier too. Biosoft diaper liners are strips of biodegradable material that you lay on the inside of your diaper and at diaper change time, you just lift off the liner and toss it in the toilet or take the diaper into the bathroom and flip the liner into the toilet (the no-hands touching method). Fleece liners and raw silk liners work similarly, except you wash them and reuse them rather flushing them. With any of the liners, there’s no more rinsing and dunking to get off the goo! And regarding stains – stains are generally inevitable, especially in the newborn days, but they are easily removed, even when your child eats beets, strawberries, blueberries, or any other food that tends to colour the stool. Rockin’ Green cloth diaper detergent is great at getting diapers clean and at working on the stains, but for tough stains, sunlight is by far the best bleach and whitener. Stick your diapers outside on a sunny day and beets will be no match for you!

We’ve all been there – who among us hasn’t used Ziplocs or plastic grocery bags to schlep home our dirty nappies? But plastic has its limits and is environmentally unfriendly in the long term. What to do? While plastic is great in a pinch, an honest-to-goodness wetbag makes a huge difference – and they keep their value long after your last child is out of diapers. Wetbags and diaper totes are exactly what they sound like – bags to carry wet items. They come in various sizes, offer various closures, and have various designs. During the diapering years, wetbags make a big difference in being able to easily (and fashionably!) carry your dirty diapers while out and about – they are truly an indispensable tool. They will be one of the hardest working members of your cloth diaper family. We definitely recommend having two or three on hand so that you always have a clean one to toss in the diaper bag while the others are in the wash. As your children transition out of diapers, a wetbag is easy to carry with you in case your child needs to change clothes. Later, they work fabulously for wet swimming suits, dirty laundry on sleepovers and road trips, or even an emergency travel pillow on an airplane. You can even use them yourself for gym clothes! Basically, a wetbag is a sturdy, long-term use item that will long outlive its diapering duties. Here is a rundown of the Bummis Fab Wet Bag sizes and potential diaper-related functionailty:

• Bummis Small Fab Wet Bag - great for 1-3 diapers, or a bunch of wipes or a clean diaper, wipe and outfit change, has a zipper closure and snapped webbing handle to hang it on handles and hooks of all sorts.
• Bummis Medium Fab Wet Bag - as above, but will hold 4-6 diapers.  This would be great if the intention is longer out trips, overnights or if you plan to use this later for daycare.  One to store clean gear and one to store dirties.

Other than diaper duty, what have you used your wetbag for? Share your experiences and inspire other moms!

August 1-7th is World Breastfeeding Week. Breastfeeding is the natural progression of pregnancy and birth but it does not always come naturally.  Like cloth diapering, education is key.   Surrounding yourself with like minded, if not just plain supportive folks will also help you feel positive and succeed. One of the biggest worries in the first days and weeks of breastfeeding is knowing whether your baby is getting enough milk.  In your first week getting to know your baby, your health care provider will likely have you monitor your babies output as what goes in must come out!  Monitoring output can be tricky as newborns don't pee much in the first days. According to Kellymom.com newborns should have at least 5-6 soaking diapers per day by day five of life. To get a sense of what a "soaking wet diaper" should look/feel like, pour 3T (45ml) of warm water into your diaper. By using cloth diapers, you will be able to see/feel how much your baby is peeing.  Without some modifications, disposables may not give you the information you need to accurately determine if your baby wetting as much as he/she should. Knowing that your baby is peeing enough will help you to relax and enjoy your developing relationship with your baby rather than worrying about how much he/she is taking in. For more information about output, check out this feeding log for your first week and mini cheat sheet from Kellymom.com. Our top 3 cloth diaper recommendations to help you with your newborn breastfeeding are:  Kissaluv Cotton Diapers, Prefold Cloth Diapers, TiniFit All-in-One Cloth Diapers. How did you feel about monitoring your newborn's output with cloth diapers?  Did it boost your confidence and let you relax a little more?