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Getting Started with Cloth Diapers so You’ll be Set for the Long-Haul
May 26, 2014 by Jelli 2 Comments
Getting started with cloth diapers is half the battle. Once you learn the lingo and the different styles of modern cloth diapers, learning how to use cloth diapers is relatively easy. Get yourself set up for long-term cloth diapering success by purchasing what I like to call a “growth stash.”
Now, what on earth is a cloth diapering growth stash?
A growth stash is a set of diapers that will work for your baby from the time they hit 10lbs. until he’s a potty trained diaper veteran.
Most of the time, growth stashes are made up of one-size (OS) pocket cloth diapers, which are sized by simply adjusting the snaps…
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