Flats and Handwashing Challenge- Day 1

I had an unexpected challenge today- a sick, cranky baby. Thankfully, I had used flats since Elie Kate was about a month old, so I had practiced some with the folds. That baby was NOT wanting Mommy to play around today!

I used mostly bamboo terry squares that I had cut and serged myself for the first Challenge day. These can run about $10 a piece when bought pre-made, so this thrifty mama decided to try to make them myself. I like bamboo because it is so absorbent, soft, and stretchy, and I can almost always get a good fit. It can be pinned with a diaper pin, but the nifty little contraption that I used to hold it together is called a Snappi. No worries about sticking a baby with that bad boy! I covered the diaper today with a Rump-a-Rooz one size cover. Thankfully, we were able to get the whole day out of the cover!

I used the origami fold today, which is a nice fold with extra absorbency in the middle for those heavy-wetters (like my gal). I am also having to use inserts that I cut from a fleece blanket to keep her dry because she has very sensitive skin and will get a rash pretty quickly. She is now heading off to bed in her heavy-dooty overnight dipe, so we'll have more flat fun tomorrow! Oh, and a HUGE shout-out to my pal, Brooke Tobey, for using her wonderful technology to help me get these blog pics up! Thanks!!!!