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Understanding and Managing Yeast in Cloth Diapers: Prevention, Treatment, and Care
Posted by Anna Apostolides-Fisher on
What is a yeast rash? Yeast is a type of fungus that naturally lives on your body in small amounts, often found in your mouth, on your skin and in your intestines. We all have yeast and bacteria in our body that makes up our microbiome, which keeps us healthy. A yeast rash occurs when the natural yeast in our body and our good bacteria become inbalanced. Most common in diaper-wearing children, yeast, specifically Candida albicans yeast, could cause a diaper rash on infants if the balance of yeast and healthy bacteria is off. Infected feces...
Stripping Cloth Diapers
Posted by Anna Apostolides-Fisher on
Stripping is a method of deep cleaning laundry to remove built-up of heavy minerals, soil, laundry detergent and fabric softener from “clean” laundry with a chemical solution. This type of build-up on diapers can cause rashes, odor issues, and persistent leaking. This blog is a guide to help you figure out if you need to strip and what method to use. It is important to remember that stripping is not part of a regular cloth diapering routine and is not necessary for general cleaning.
The Great Cloth Diaper Change 2022
Posted by Anna Apostolides-Fisher on
Join the cloth diapering community on TikTok for this year's GCDC , The Great Cloth Diaper Change! We are coming together as a community to celebrating the ease and simplicity of cloth diapers.
Detergent Build-up
Posted by Anna Apostolides-Fisher on
Are you struggling with rashes, leaks, smelly diapers, or all three? You may have detergent build-up in your laundry. Learn how to identify detergent build-up and how to solve the issue.
Is cloth diapering in Guam hard? AAPI Heritage month- Guest Post
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A perspective of the westernized view of cloth diapering from a mom who lives in Guam who is of Filipino descent. This post is her opinion on the accessibility of the online cloth diapering community.