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Day 4: DDL Flats & Handwashing Challenge - Our Wash Routine

Day 4: DDL Flats & Handwashing Challenge - Our Wash Routine

Last year we went through about 8 flats per day and washed every night.  This year we’re actually using slightly less and only washing every other day.  Quite honestly, we’re approaching potty training pretty rapidly with her, so I’m sure this will be our last challenge year! This year I am again washing in the bathtub.  Diapers get thoroughly sprayed into the toilet immediately at changing time with a diaper sprayer.  Then they bide their time waiting for washing.  When I go to wash I put all the diapers in the tub and fill with the minimum amount of water...

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Day 3: DDL Flats & Handwashing Challenge - Open topic

Day 3: DDL Flats & Handwashing Challenge - Open topic

I'm putting a pin in this post!  I wanted to do a DIY tutorial for Day 3, that was really fun last year, but I haven't been able to put it together yet!  I'll update here when we I have it finished, but for now check out last year's tutorial on DIY T-shirt Flats!

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Day 2: DDL Flats & Handwashing Challenge - What's In Our Stash?

Day 2: DDL Flats & Handwashing Challenge - What's In Our Stash?

For the challenge, we tried to stick to the most economical diaper stash possible (using One Love products of course!).  I’ll admit we’re spoiled when it comes to diaper covers here and I have just about every print we’ve ever released.  However we actually have a very modest stash of absorbent diapers.  Occasionally when I’m making prototypes or adjusting designs we get to add a diaper here and there but we’re usually hovering around 12-15 absorbent diapers.  I’ve been slowly adding more interlock flats to my stash.  I had 6 hemp flats in the rotation since last year, but when...

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Day 1: Why We're Taking the 2016 Flats & Handwashing Challenge

Day 1: Why We're Taking the 2016 Flats & Handwashing Challenge

Last year we were introduced to the DDL Flats & Handwashing Challenge. I was immediately excited to participate. At the time we weren’t making and selling flats in our shop, but I had some experience trying them with a newborn and was ready to give it a go with a toddler. I was already used to hand washing wool diaper covers and I felt the challenge would be a fantastic way to share how easy and awesome diapering with wool can be and Kim had told me they didn’t have a lot of wool-users blogging. I also knew the challenge...

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