Guest Post: Maggie from Cuddle Wuddle

I was extremely excited to find an online cloth diaper store run out of my hometown. Cuddle Wuddle Diaper Co. is run by Maggie and Joe Javins out of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Maggie has been very helpful to me and recently sent me an e-mail about prefolds, I asked her if I could post this for all of you to read and she happily agreed!

Maggie wrote:

I just wanted to share one thing that people might not think about when choosing a diaper system. I, of course, use many types of diapers so I can honestly give my customers feedback on the different brands. I love the simplicity of the pre-folds and they really do require less laundry. I also think when you hear the phrase "reduce, reuse, recycle"- prefolds probably fit that motto best. I don't see myself using any of my pocket diapers for rags- but definately will with the pre-folds. I can use them until there is almost nothing left.

In addition, traveling with pre-folds can be way easier. We experienced this first hand on a trip to Chicago. I drug my diaper pail, all my pocket diapers, and my detergent to the hotel where we were staying. I did a load of diapers every morning on the slowest machines I had ever seen in my life. (The hotel had a washer and dryer for guest use). It literally took 3 hours out of every day. I was glad to spend the time as opposed to using disposables- but it was a hassle. Just for curiosity, when I arrived home, I called one of the diaper services in Chicago. They would have dropped off clean pre-fold diapers before we arrived at the hotel and picked them up after we left. This was something they had done many, many times. It would definately been worth the $30-$40 dollars. After hearing my story- a customer of mine took advantage of the diaper service in Denver, CO on a recent trip. She was going to stay for a week with friends. It is a big awkward to ask someone if they mind you using their washing machine everyday or every other day for a week. So insteady she called ahead to the local diaper service and set up service for a week. You usually need to give them 2 weeks notice- but they are almost always willing to oblige. If you at least have some covers and pre-folds as part of your "stash" of diapers, you can more easily use a diaper service when traveling.

I just wanted to throw my two cents in. You sometimes don't think about traveling with cloth until you are reading to get in the car and go!

Thanks,
Maggie

Maggie agreed to take part in Prefold Week (well...Prefold half of a month) and sent me (actually, her husband, Joe delivered straight to my door...WOW!) 6 Bummis prefolds and some Bummis covers to try out. I love the prefolds with the Bummis covers, they are just a little hard to use right now on my bull-headed, extremely active baby! The easiest way to use them right now is to trifold the prefold and stick it in the cover and use it just like that. No Snappi or pins needed!

Look for the Cuddle Wuddle Diaper Co. sponsored giveaway tomorrow!

Thanks for the great advice Maggie!