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08-29-2007, 09:47 AM
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We cloth diapered without the benefit of a diaper service. Yup, we did it all ourselves.
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is there a website or other resource for that? i have no idea where to begin and would love to do that at home to save some money...
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08-29-2007, 10:45 AM
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is there a website or other resource for that? i have no idea where to begin and would love to do that at home to save some money...
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Here is a link to a message board about cloth diapering - http://www.mothering.com/discussions...play.php?f=221
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08-29-2007, 11:43 AM
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is there a website or other resource for that? i have no idea where to begin and would love to do that at home to save some money...
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There are also some livejournal groups on the subject, if you're on LJ.
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08-29-2007, 05:24 PM
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I did cloth diapers, no service, for #1. That is a LOT of laundry - so just know that going in. It seemed like the washer was always going.
I breastfed all four, but #4 "liked to kill me". I was in screaming agony everytime he latched on for 6 weeks - 6 WEEKS. Finally got nipple shields and it worked better. Jeez. Am I glad I did it? Yes.
I miss the cleveage, but nothing else about nursing. 
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08-29-2007, 05:42 PM
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Thanks to everyone who had resources for cloth diapers. i found out last week that my 6 week maternity leave will be UNPAID, please do not ask why, because flames will come out of your computer screen!
that being said, we are going to have to wing it on his pay alone for a while, because our savings got depleted when his transmission went a week after my engine blew up!
bf is going to be a godsend. i would have done it anyway and i am glad that i am familiar with it.
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08-29-2007, 09:18 PM
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I'm very impressed by most of what I read here and congratulate you all for wanting to do what is best for your baby.
Remember that breastfeeding for even one day is better than never at all. Literally.
Also, remember that (at least when we were in the heat of this) doctors get (or at least got) amost no education on breastfeeding in medical school. Then remember that, like there are bad docotors and bad mechanics and bad electricians, there are some bad lactation consultants.
A large part of successful breastfeeding is mechanical, and someone who can actually watch (as nikki1920 wrote above) who knows those mechanics (proper positioning and other tips) can be a great help on getting the breastfeeding relationship off on the right track.
Sincere best wishes to you all from a dad who not only went through watching a wife breastfeed our children, but also spent years listening to an "expert" help other breastfeeding moms.
You are all very special.
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