Monday, January 24, 2011

Monday, Jan 24 - Sunday, Jan 30

Monday, January 24, 2011

Diaper Wash Day! I'm puzzled as to why Abdiel's bum crack has worsened to the point of being able to feel the reddish bump. I'm running the diaper through another rinsing cycle without detergent. I would say that I ran the washer for about five hours on this diaper wash load. We'll see how Abdiel will react to the diapers. He was fine after the last wash day so I'm thinking that the constant bum bum wash by Moi has irritated him.
I made breakfast this morning because I got tired of eating cereal with milk all day yesterday except one decent meal.

Today we received Moi's Intercept blue case. Buddha Bunz's Assorted Colors Wool Dryer Balls also arrived which I opened it but only took a peek and placed it on top of one of the bookshelves in the laundry room.
During December I ordered 12 Buddha Bunz's Undyed/Unscented Wool Dryer Balls from Mami's and Papi's.
I also received the batteries that are fit for our weight scale and electrical remote control.

Moi mowed and trimmed the lawn.

MIL came over and brought food. She also spent some time with Abdiel. We left Abdiel with her from 4:30 PMpm to almost 6 PM. Moi washed his bum bum and changed his diaper before heading out and I nursed him for about 10 minutes. We went to check out some sofa at Mueblería Berríos. We believe that we got a bargained couch for $400 plus taxes.

I came home to find out that Abdiel had a wet and blown out diaper that soiled his Bummis Super Brite cover. He wasn't crying when he was on MIL's lap but as soon as I picked him up to check on his diaper he was crying. She washed him up while I changed his diaper and nursed him for about 30 minutes before he passed out sleeping.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011


I've been up with Abdiel since after midnight. Diaper check and nursing throughout the night. I do the same throughout the day but my body wants to rest at night!

I managed to go online to check on different comforter sets. I hope that I get all 3 sets.

Around 830 ish Moi came over to the guest's bedroom. I handed Abdiel over to him just so I could prepare breakfast while suntanned Abdiel. I also prepped his lunch bag because he's scheduled for an overnight duty.
Around 10 AM Moi informed me that María the nurse was here! I had forgotten about the appointment but it's okay, I was home. We went over some details regarding myself and Abdiel.

When I heard a beep beep, I was praying that it was the mailman. He brought over several packages. I was happy to receive the Rockin Green Detergent Magnetic Scoop, San Disk 16 GB Flash Drive, Amy's 3 Thirsties Cover plus three size 2 Snappi's, my Transform's sock, and Moi's sander grinder.
Moi was pretty upset that the Pellisima couch that we bought yesterday was being ruined by our cats nails. Although he clipped their nails yesterday, the still managed to ruin the couch. He was angry that it was supposed to be a good material that would withhold against any scratches but I guess that with cats, there are no way around them.
Moi took the laptop to work so I tried to use mine using the WIFI connection from the terraza. I was able to purchase 9 snappis from eBay.


Wednesday, January 26, 2011

I didn't receive any packages today. That was surprising. Moi came home from work at around 3 PM.
He picked up Abdiel's labs. One of the results came back positive. We'll see what the doctor has to say tomorrow. Michael, my brother, came by to drop off some vegetables that mom bought for me. He also brought two onesies from Yiaunlipak y Yiaulinmu from The Children's Place. Tunsok and his wife gifted Abdiel $50.

Michael was headed to Mayagüez because this semester, he's going to study at the RUM. He should return tomorrow. I hope that I can find the P90X's DVDs soon because Mimi wants to use them.

Moi re-arranged our bedroom because he wants more space at the entrance of our room. He moved Abdiel's playard to his own room.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Diaper Wash Day? (I really don't remember if I did wash diapers today or yesterday or when!) Today Abdiel is four weeks old! 

I placed three bids and won all three King size comforter set on eBay. Moi also had me buy the Dakine Aeropad and Strap Set (SUV or car roof rack)

MIL came by to pick me up for Abdiel's appointment with Stacholy. His appointment was at 9 AM but I forgot so we were there by 9:30 AM. Today he measured 21.5" and weighed 8 lbs 15 1/2 oz. Stacholy referred me to see a gastroenterologist from Arecibo or the Metropolitan Area because there's something in my diet that's making Abdiel strain so much. I'm doing the exclusion diet... eliminating one source of food every week to see what's causing him to strain. I need to avoid coffee, tea, nuts, dairies, and some other foods. I'm going to avoid dairies starting today. I need to keep a journal so we can pinpoint the issue.

Lizy, Abdiel, and I stopped by the Mac Donald's that was right across the street from the pediatrician's office. I ordered the grilled chicken minus the cheese, bacon and mayo.

Today, I received Mom's Milk Boutique package. Six GroVia Snap-in soaker pads,  50 count biosoakers, one baby's sunscreen and 1 Grovia shell.

 Michael stopped by from Mayagüez after 6 PM. I had Moi take care of Abdiel while I juggled with cooking.
I was starving. I was glad that Michael was able to eat with us before heading back out to Bayamón.

 Moi was pretty much exhausted. I was too but decided to take on Abdiel so he could get some rest.

Friday, January 28, 2011

I started cooking at around 4 PM and finished by 9 PM. When Moi came home, he took a shower, ate dinner and then placed Abdiel on his lap while he studies for a test. Meanwhile I worked in the kitchen as fast as I could before Abdiel's next feeding. I took a shower and brushed my teeth and brought Abdiel with me to the guest room where we have his diaper changing station set up. Moi was exhausted so he needed rest. His job is very demanding.

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Moi came to check us out at 4 AM. I sent him back to bed. He came back at around 5:40 AM. He was getting ready to go to work. He took Abdiel from me and gave him a shower. After he left for work, I gathered all of the white clothes and washed 6 GroVia snap-in soakers along with the white load.

I received my second set of sling from Seven Slings in size 3 and it's amber colored.

Zuly was supposed to be at our place by 2 PM but she didn't come by until 6 PM? She had some setbacks.

My FIL came by to pick up a dozen of 32 oz Indulac milk for the Fundación de Mujer de F.E.

Zuly helped me take care  of Abdiel and we ended up playing around with him. She bought some socks and a cap from The Children's Place. We had to try it on Abdiel. Doesn't the outfit look cute on him? Hahaha...




Sunday, January 30, 2011

Diaper Wash Day! Abdiel is 1 month old today. I changed Abdiel, fed him, and put him on the Snuggle Wool for his daily sun bath. It was already 945 AM. Moi came back from duty.
Before going out to Mayagüez Mall, I let the washer run on its own. It was already 2 PM. Zuly drove the 4 Runner us there. Moi stayed home to study.
We stopped by Wendy's and ate something. Abdiel let out a huge runny dark brown orange poo. He even soiled the gussets of the Bummis Super Whisper Wrap.
I changed Abdiel's diaper and was hoping that I wouldn't run out of wipes because it was a mess. Then, I nursed him before heading out to the Mall.
First stop was Border's. Zuly had Abdiel take creative pictures in the children's area. We hung out by the Sprint's kiosk and chatted with two guys who helped us with our phone. Also, we stopped by Trade Secret to check out some scalp relief treatment for Zuly. We made a quick stop by the restroom to change Abdiel's diaper and use the bathrooms ourselves.
At some point we stopped by The Children's Place and an artisan's booth. This guy makes some amazing things with woods. Zuly fell in love with this amazing wooden tray in the shape of an apple but he didn't have it there so he's going to make it for $40.
I bought us some pretzel breads. :-) I was hungry.
It was getting dark so we headed out but before that, I nursed Abdiel. Zuly drove us back and I was falling asleep! It was a long drive especially for her since she's coming from Toa Baja.
When we came home, Moi got Abdiel out of the carseat and washed his bum bum and diapered him. I put the diapers and wipes through two drying cycle. Will check on them tomorrow.










Monday, Jan 17- Sunday, Jan 23

Monday, January 17, 2011

 Today is Martin Luther's King Day. Moi had the day off because he had duty over the weekend. I checked out Diaper Junction and and bought GroVia One Size Diapers. GroVia One size Diaper Set comes with  one outer shell (or cover) with velcro closure (there are snap closures available somewhere else) and one GroVia Snap-In Soaker (making it a 2-in-1 diaper system)

I bought six sets with different colors and prints. I'm doing this for Moi who has warmed up to the idea of CDing but wants something fast and easy. I hope that we use these sparingly so they'll last through years to come or at least until Abdiel is potty-trained.

With the purchase of $75 or more using coupon code PRIME75, the customer gets a free AIO or AI2 (all-in-one or all-in-two) diaper. I hope that I get another GroVia One Size Diaper.(Update: I got a Happy Heinys one size cloth diaper in teal along with my order on Friday, Jan 21st)

I also purchased a Bummis Swim Diaper with Clown Fish print for $10.85 each.


Tuesday, January 18, 2011


Moi, Abdiel, and I made it to the Registro Demográfico in Downtown Aguadilla by 7am. By 8am, we found out that the office only accepts 5 registrations in the morning. We had to return by 1pm but we were there by noon. By 2-3pm, Moi registered Abdiel while I nursed him in the waiting area. Now he has his birth certificate and soon enough, he'll receive his social security number in the mail.




Wednesday, January 19, 2011

 Carmel Latte 3 Piece Gift Set includes:
1 Seven™ Carmel Latte pouch sling . Bold contrasting lines of brown and beige. ($48 value)
1 color coordinated pair of Seven™ baby leg warmers!  Brown poka dots on beigh back ground. ($12 value)
1 adult acrylic cuff bracelet with matching Seven™ Carmel Latte fabric sealed inside! ($12 value) 
A $72.00 value! Yours today for just $44.00!
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I finally received this sling in the mail. I really love it!  The leg warmers are kind of big for Abdiel. I went ahead and purchased the Autum Blaze Gift Set in size 3. The Carmel Latte was size 2. I really wanted Northern Lights but it's out of stock until February.

I also purchased a Udder Covers Carson Gift Set for me because the Porter Set is also out of stock until February. I'm nursing so having different ones really come in handy.

Today, I received my CJ's pre-order from Mami's and Papi's
I took Abdiel to his second follow-up appointment with Stacholy. Moi had duty so I took Abdiel by myself. I used the sling to carry him inside the office. She ordered a stool sample because I was concerned that Abdiel was grunting and straining so much. He weighed 8 lbs and 4 oz and measured 21 1/4". After I went home, I got connected to MSN Messenger to chat with Hani and Ale but it only lasted a few minutes. 

María the nurse was coming over to our place at 2 PM but I fell asleep and missed her call! She was parked outside of our gate. I felt bad but she understood so she re-scheduled for next week.


I also placed an order with Mom's Milk Boutique. I bought 3  sets of  snap-in soakers for the GroVia shells that I bought from Diaper Junction, plus a baby sunscreen and a box of 50 counts of disposable BioSoakers for when we're out and are unable to wash the diapers. I hope that we use them sparingly because they're not cheap and aren't nearly as good as the cloth diapers but it's a bit better than conventional disposable diapers. With my order of over $75, I'm supposed to get a free GroVia Shell. Hopefully I get one of the snap shells because I bought 6 sets of GroVia shells with soakers in velcro.  (Update: I received the birdie shell with the velcro closure because the one that I wanted was not the free one)
I purchased a Rockin' Green Magnetic Laundry Scoop from Happy Baby Company. I hope that I'll get them soon so I can put back the 1 tsp scoop back into my kitchen cabinet. 

Thursday, January 20, 2011

I  treated Abdiel's pink eyes with breast milk and this morning it seemed like his eyes are cleared up! His crack is reddish and I'm going to assume that it's either the cotton wax in the brown prefolds being washed along with the orange prefolds or the load simply needs another extra rinse. I'm going to boil some hot water about a gallon in the main wash and the rinse.


Friday, January 21, 2011

Around 2 AM Abdiel threw up milk. I had to change our sheets. i thought that it was feeding time when in fact he had nursed about 41 minutes prior.
The Schuler's sent us a card and $100 check for Abdiel. Abdiel didn't poo enough to have the parasitology sample sent out to San Juan so the lab tech gave me the cup to fill it as soon as possible during the madrugada before the lab opens again.

 Saturday, January 22, 2011

Moi has overnight duty and took the stool sample from the 6 AM blow out to the Laboratorio Ramey. Thankfully, I received a call back from the lab that the sample was enough to be sent out to San Juan. I didn't receive any packages today but got a check for the witch hazel that I bought in December. Lizy probably got the other check.

Today was diaper wash day. I also did a diaper count on the orange edge prefolds and sure enough, I was able to account for all 48 diapers. I'm parting away 18 diapers out of 48 to a lady who has been contacting me via FB because she's due in April. She also wants 6 yellow edge prefolds which are size small. I have an unopened dozen of the bleached ones.

I was able to prep a dozen of the organic yellow prefolds. I need to prep the remaining two dozens for a total of 36 diapers. Four dozens NB size prefolds worked for us by washing every other day. Hopefully by the time Abdiel fits in the yellow edge prefolds I won't need more than 3 dozens, or else, I could throw in 1/2 dozen from the bleached ones if I end up selling the other 1/2 dozen.

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Moi came home before 9 AM from his overnight duty watch. I felt relieved because I really wanted to work on some overdue chores around the house.
While Moi stayed with Abdiel, I proceeded to sweep and mop our room and house with CJ's all purpose cleaner. I also scrubbed our shower, toilet, and bathroom with the Coconut Lime Dream scent. The scent is long lasting. Moi liked it but didn't like the smell of the Lavender EO. I don't think that I liked it either.
I also went through CJ's BUTTer sample again and am liking some scents more than others.
I also cooked some lettuce, onion, tomatoes with some thinly sliced steaks and poured in some leftover beans with tomato sauce and ate it for lunch with white rice.

I bought three boxes of Lansinoh breastmilk storage bag from eBay.

Friday, January 21, 2011

Monday, Jan 10 - Sunday, Jan 16


Tuesday, January 11, 2011

I bought a nursing cover for Rosie from uddercovers.com and am thinking about getting one for me just to have an extra one on hand. I also purchased a sling from sevenslings.com and am hoping that I purchased the correct size (3) for my body type because the one that I bought is too small in size 2 is too small in my opinion and it looks okay but I put it on incorrectly. I was supposed to create a pouch with the sling which I didn't in this picture.



Saturday, January 15, 2011

I purchased 2 Small Bummis Fabulous Wetbags. With my order of $25 or more, I get FREE wetbag. I'm curious as to what I'll get because I don't get to choose the brand, size, color, or print. Whatever that's good works because even if we don't use them to store soiled cloth diapers and wipes, we can use them to store clean diapers, wipes and much more. (Update: I got a Thirsties diaper duffel and love it because the bottom is pretty wide. I received this order on Friday, Jan 21st)




Mami's and Papi's just updated my order placement from December 28th. I pre-ordered a bunch of CJ's products and my items have been shipped. I'll make good use of those products.



Also, I placed an order of the grab bag ($15 with free shipping) of BUTTer through CJ's official site. I received two 4 oz. tube ginger lime and cucumber melon and one 4 oz. jar of lavender & vanilla. I'm going to be trying other scents when my order from Mami's and Papi's arrives. I like the cucumber melon scent.

I'll be using some of CJ's products on Abdiel's bottom and some on my stretch marks. 


I'm also waiting on Buddha Bunz's wool dryer balls and re-scenting kits. BBz ran a 2010 year-end sale. I ordered 4 green balls and 12 re-scenting kits. I haven't received any updates yet.


During December, I also bought 3 used Medium Thirsties Cover (Celery, Butter, and Aqua) and 3 Size Two Snappis from Amy (Jennifer's friend) for $25. I should be receiving them soon. I'm good on Newborn covers, next size up is Small and then Medium so I'll have to look into Small covers before Abdiel outgrows the newborn-size covers.


Kristin posted a Buddha Bunz sale of buy 3 get 1 FREE color/unscented wool dryer balls for $30 including shipping. When I contacted her, she had 17 assorted colors wool dryer balls left. I decided to buy all of them. It came out to $7.50 per ball with random colors. I will be able to buy the missing balls. I wish that I had contacted her sooner so I would be able to buy more matching balls.
The total came up to $127.50. I'm going to end up having 33 balls including the green ones from Buddha Bunz's site and the 12 undyed/unscented wool dryer balls that are currently living in our dryer.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Monday, Jan 3 - Sunday, Jan 9

 Monday, January 3, 2011


 I doubt he has a good latch. I try and try and am doing it wrong because he won't open wide enough! Arggh. The pain is excruciating. I need to go to the WIC's consultant soon. I've tried your suggestions and he's being really stubborn. You're right. I'll try the CDing when he's not around.
I'm having a serious problem evacuating. Moi ran out to get mineral oil and milk of magnesia which I took for the first two days at the hospital and evacuated a bit before checking out from the hospital. I drank the mix yesterday and today and still no evacuation. It's very painful because all of the toxic and venom are cooking inside and it's making my healing process a slow one. Multiplying the constipation with grape sizes hemmorrhoids it's not fun plus the inflammation in the surrounding area from the episiotomy and more.


Jan 9, 2011
I'm truly having problems with the updates on my phone! I have Gmail synchronized into my Android phone but it's not updating at all! I've been waiting for your e-mail and nothing. Now that I'm on the laptop, lo and behold, all the e-mails are there. GRRR.
I need to take the phone to the Sprint store which is like 30 plus miles away from here to see if I can get it updated.

Nursing is going good! I'm very hopeful! Thanks so much for your support. Thank God that hubby is supportive when it comes to nursing. He even bought a Rocking Chair which I will send you pics later. I was able to nurse him while I was out in the store. People give me looks but I think it's out of curiosity. I bought a used Bebe Au Lait nursing cover and it works great except for it gets hot when he's under the cover.

Abdiel drank from one breast yesterday and was full. I waited to see if he would drink again. Since he didn't, I pumped the full breast and got like 2 oz!!! :) So far, I've only stored 3 oz in the freezer, I need another ounce to store another 3 oz. I'm drinking MilkMaid Tea and it works I guess :)

Today, I would have been 40 weeks. Will post pics soon. I went on eBay and bought a video monitor for Abdiel, 6 pieces of the white membrane for my Medela Pump and a post partum waist belt. I weighed 123 lbs before pregnancy, 131 lbs pre-labor, 118 lbs post partum.

As far as CDing. Hubby doesn't want anything to do with it. He feels sorry that it's so huge on Abdiel. I changed him at least 8 times yesterday. I'm doing the angel wing fold with snappi. It's challenging when he cries because he's hungry but also peed and pooped. I've noticed that after CDing Abdiel, after a while, even if he hadn't peed or pooped, the prefold would feel wet inside. I really think that the prefolds hold more stink than sposies. I doubt that hubby has noticed that YET because I'm the one checking and changing his CDs. It's harder to check on the CD because I have to unsnap the cover, take one side of the snappi off before I can see anything. Hubby doesn't check it because he knows that it's not like a sposies, where he can just pull the gusset out a bit and is able to see poop or pee.

He also knows that I can't stand the sposies!

Oh oh, MIL is here. I'll chime back in later!


I love the burp cloths and wipes. Hubby doesn't particularly like to use it for bathing Abdiel but he folds the burp cloth in 4 and uses it as a pillow for Abdiel, he also uses it as a burp cloth, I use also use it to lay him on it while I nurse him in bed. We use them when we go out. :) They're very handy and cute!!

Monday, Dec 27 - Sunday, Jan 2

Monday, December 27, 2011
Moi drove me to my doc's appointment. I've been having weird contractions but am still at 1.5 cm. Doc ordered another NST at the Hospital Perea for this Thursday.


Thursday, December 30, 2011

At 430am I was having a different type of contractions. Very painful and progressive ones. Since my doc's visit on Monday, doc had ordered a NST at the hospital so I was admitted at around 930 AM. I was hoping that I would go home but when doc came to check on me I explained to her what I've been feeling and she checked my cervix. I had dilated to 3cm. She said that I was already in labor mode so I took my clothes off and was given a gown. I wished to walk around and not strapped in bed so the nurses set up a wireless monitor so I could go outside the labor room and also visit hubby who was in the waiting room. Right before I went out, I didn't know that I had been given Pitocin to accelerate my contractions until I asked what was the injection that the nurse had administered into the saline solution bag.
I wish I was consulted first. After walking around with Moi's help I wanted to go back into the labor room to go urinate. Right then, the nurse asked me to hop into bed after I go pee so she could check my cervix. I was still at 3cm. I remained in bed because I felt a lot of pain when all of a sudden, POP! Gushing warm water came out. I didn't see it but felt it and yelled, "My water broke!" The three nurses on staff were laughing. One came over and checked and said, yes, your water broke.
My pain intensified. At that point things happened fast. I was almost crying everytime I had a contraction that I looked like I was trying to bang the bed and bit on my fingers, pulled my hair and I yelled please give me something for the pain! Doc checked my cervix and I was at 8cm. No wonder the pain. One nurse said sure, she gave me an injection on my butt. Doc came over and asked why I had a birt plan in the record. She was mad. She said those things should have been discussed with her before hand and she handed me the paper and said, this is worthless. Grrrrrr.
I then yelled again I want to push!!! She started prepping me and giving me instructions on what to do. I asked for hubby and one nurse escorted him in. I was like he better be here because we paid $100 for him to be with me if I delivered vaginally.
I was pushing wrong because I would at some point let air out, giving up on the push. At some point I pushed hard that my ears popped. Then I heard. Baby's head is crowning! Right there I was wheeled into the actual labor room and was asked to hop from one bed to the other. Doc kept saying that I was very stiff. I had a hard time keeping my knees bent. In between contractions and pushing, I felt a big relief. Something spurted out. It was Abdiel. He was cleaned up and then placed on my chest. The doc was doing stuff down there. I was tired to know what was going on. I know that she did an episiotomy and injected me in different areas to sew me up.
I was up for pushing the placenta which happened when Abdiel was placed on my chest. I cried a little because his face reminded me of my deceased dad. I asked am I up for pushing the placenta? Doc said you already pushed it out. What a relief. Baby was taken away, doc left to fill paperworks, hubby went to admission to pay for the 2 night stay in the private room and I asked to see the placenta, it was ugly.
Then I was wheeled into the pre-labor room where I had shared with other pregnant women earlier. I was wheeled out into a corner. Two pregnant women were facing me and one of the was a filipina lady who was long overdue. This afternoon I found out that she had a C Section done because she was still stuck on 1cm since yesterday and probably before coming in to the hospital. Hubby bumped into her husband and they shared each other's baby pics and hubby said that both were creeped out because our sons look very much alike except for the weight and height. Abdiel weighted 7 lbs 8 oz. Measured 20". The other baby was 8 lbs. 13 oz. Not sure about height.
Sadly, she is in the shared room next to mine and her husband is putting a fight because he wants to stay with her overnight. She doesn't speak Spanish and speaks broken English. When her hubby found out that Moi could stay with me he was like whaaat? I'm sure that if he had known that if room #259 is the only private room and costs $56 per night, he would have taken up for the offer but I'm sure that he didn't know.
I might swing over to check on her. I'm so sore down there.
I could barely walk. I spent 30 minutes trying to pee in the shower but only small drops came out. I was unable to empty out my bladder.

We had a good scare. Abdiel was in the room under a large AC unit. Moi was helping me in the bathroom when we heard a loud thud. The AC's side cap fell off! Abdiel was 12 inches apart from where it fell. Thank God he didn't get the hit. Moi was furious. Moi called the nurse to report the incident.

Friday, December 31, 2011

A guy came in at 3 AM to ask what happened and asked for a written report. Moi wrote every single little discrepancies. Dirty, rusted, and moldy shower, fridge, bed rails, windows etc. He's a very clean person so he sees things that others may not see.
A two page long report in small letter.

Hubby went to get food for him outside of the hospital and Abdiel is sleeping in a plastic bin next to me (not in bed). Moi posted a few pics on FB and tagged me. People have been commenting like nuts.

Today my doc came over to check on me while I was in the shower. I still had a hard time peeing. However, I was doing better in the afternoon. I was able to squat down in pain and peed twice. I'm getting better.


Monday, January 17, 2011

Welcome to 2011!



I'm excited that I've gone from being scared to cloth diaper to fully enjoying it and it's only been less than two weeks since I began CDing. Moi brought up the subject on CDing because had different views when it came to diapering and wiping. I'm a eco-friendly and organic momma that cares for the environment and whatever I can do in my power to take care of God's wonderful creation, I will do my part to limit landfill pile-up and not to mention saving tons of money along the way!

Here's are some pictures of when I boiled and prepped the Cloth-eez (from Green Mountain Diapers) Newborn Orange Prefolds.



Here's a picture of my first order of cloth diapers with accessories and other wanted supplies from Green Mountain Diapers

Cloth Menstrual Pads

In searching and researching cloth diapers, I've come across cloth nursing pads and finally ended up with looking into cloth menstrual pads! I didn't even know there were such items because like most people... I had the icky factor. I purchased my pads from Mom and Me Creations

I'm pretty sure that I've bought more than what I'll ever need. I'm thinking about selling some 3 of the incontinence pads plus 10 out of the 20 nursing pads. I like and use the 10" and 12" in pads but I might sell six out of twelve 10" pads. Since I only have six of the 12" pads, I'm probably keeping them. I'll consider using the liners for my every day use to pair them up with new panties to keep the stains off the middle.