Not your grandmother's cloth diapers...

With the help of Muigai, who is a great video editor, I just finished making a tutorial video for making cloth diapers that we will be sending to Kenya. We have two or three women that we would like to start training so we can start selling them in the local Kenyan market.

Here are some pictures and features of the diapers...

* The outside of the diaper is made with a waterproof material so no cover is needed.

* The inside which is against the baby's skin is made with suedecloth - suedecloth doesn't absorb liquid so the baby will feel dry when the diaper is wet and will be comfortable. Not having wet fabric next to the baby's skin will also minimize
diaper rash.




The diaper closes with velcro - no pins required! This diaper is as easy to put on as a disposable.

* The snaps on the front allow the diaper to be adjustable - it adjusts to three different sizes and is designed to fit most babies from the time they are born until they are potty trained. Natalie wore diapers like these from the time she was 1 month until she was potty trained at 2.




* The diaper has a pocket on the inside - this allows you to stuff the diapers with nappies, towels, etc. This also allows you to control how much absorbancy you need. For nighttime or heavy wetters, you can stuff with two or more nappies. For daytime or light wetters, you can stuff with one nappy or a thin towel.

The best part is that these diapers can save LOTS of money over buying pampers....the next blog post will show just how much money can be saved.

101 pads and counting....

In just three weeks, we have made 101 reusable cloth pads!

The first week, we had 11 pads which were given to the two young women in the previous post.

Last week, Jane brought 40 new pads which Robyn brought to a children's home that has a lot of teenage girls. The girls at the home were excited and grateful for the gift.

This week, Jane brought 50 more pads that we will be distributing soon.

Here's a picture of Jane with one of the cloth pads that she made, and a bag full of 49 more.

Thank you so much to all of you who have donated to make this possible!