Life on the Road

Well, I guess it’s a little Dickens -

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

I got a great deal on a bundle of diapers (some new, some lightly used) from a blogger I ran across who was clearing out her inventory in preparation for a move. 

(Some of these are linked, just so you can look and see what they are if you’re curious.  They aren’t affiliate links or anything else I have a stake in.)

• Some Rumpsters all-in-one diapers for Jewel
• Some all-in-one diapers for the baby
• A number of infant size prefolds
• A few regular size prefolds
• A few “Trickle Free Trainers” which J will presumably need… some day
• Some Snappi fasteners for prefolds

Whew!

So the Rumpsters we could use right away, but the prefolds weren’t much help until we got some covers.

We went through one round of wearing them, then tossed them in the wash and put on (gasp) a disposable.  I “line” dried them (on a drying rack in my bedroom, actually), and everything went swimmingly. 

Then I ran across the Miracle Diapers loan program.  Having lost our business this year, and been on the road, and being pregnant, I am on WIC and qualified for their program as well.

They sent me a package for Miss J that included a dozen prefolds, 3 waterproof (PUL) covers, 3 infant size prefolds for doublers, and 6 cloth wipes. (They’ll be sending along a package for the baby with more and smaller goodies in a couple of weeks, too!).

So we were all set with the prefolds, as well, and enough diapers to wear while the rest were washing.  No more ’sposies for us!

A few wrinkles to iron out soon made themselves apparent, however.

• While the Rumpsters didn’t bother her at all, Miss J is chafing on her inner thigh from the the PUL covers.  Apparently, when they get damp, these produce an unhappy friction.  Hopefully this will be simply solved by changing more often (thus removing the “damp” factor).
• When I washed and hung the Rumpsters the next time around, apparently the ambient humidity in my room was a lot higher.  Things didn’t dry, and didn’t dry…  And then they got mildew spots!  Eeeeew!!  (Needless to say that started another round of laundry - including extra sani-washing).  Looks like my plan to save money by not drying them in the electric dryer has been foiled before it even got off the ground…

Stay tuned for the next exciting eposode.