Jennifer LabitDiapering Archives - Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/category/diapering/ Jenn is the Founder & CEO of Cotton Babies, Inc. She created bumGenius, a world-leading brand of cloth diapers. Here, she writes about everything from her experiences in the baby industry to her journey through merging motherhood with full-time corporate leadership. #ceomom Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:43:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/jenn.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-jenn2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Diapering Archives - Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/category/diapering/ 32 32 198504389 The story of a mom experiencing homelessness who used cloth diapers. https://jenn.org/2022/11/21/homeless-mom/ https://jenn.org/2022/11/21/homeless-mom/#respond Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:43:56 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenniferlabit.wordpress.com/?p=231 One morning, as I was enjoying my coffee a number of years ago, I happened to find an incredible story of determination from Anastasia Denton, a mom who, at the time, was without a reliable place to live. She took the time to share her story on my Facebook wall. This post and this mom […]

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]]> One morning, as I was enjoying my coffee a number of years ago, I happened to find an incredible story of determination from Anastasia Denton, a mom who, at the time, was without a reliable place to live. She took the time to share her story on my Facebook wall. This post and this mom […]

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]]> https://jenn.org/2022/11/21/homeless-mom/feed/ 0 231 Cloth Diaper Data: What Do We Know About Poverty & Accessibility? https://jenn.org/2022/09/29/data-tells-us-cloth-diaper-usability-impoverished-scenarios/ https://jenn.org/2022/09/29/data-tells-us-cloth-diaper-usability-impoverished-scenarios/#respond Thu, 29 Sep 2022 22:40:00 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=1670 “Cloth diapers are typically not an option for the poor who often lack working washers and dryers.” – St. Louis Post Dispatch Today’s post is focused on the data we now have about cloth diaper feasibility and washing when a family is living on an income below the poverty line. As awareness grows around diaper need, […]

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]]> “Cloth diapers are typically not an option for the poor who often lack working washers and dryers.” – St. Louis Post Dispatch Today’s post is focused on the data we now have about cloth diaper feasibility and washing when a family is living on an income below the poverty line. As awareness grows around diaper need, […]

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]]> https://jenn.org/2022/09/29/data-tells-us-cloth-diaper-usability-impoverished-scenarios/feed/ 0 1670 How to Cloth Diaper for (Almost) Free https://jenn.org/2021/02/09/cloth-diaper-for-free/ https://jenn.org/2021/02/09/cloth-diaper-for-free/#respond Wed, 10 Feb 2021 04:00:00 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=3264 Below is a question I received from a person with a business background who attended one of my cloth diapering classes. Dear Jenn, Why do you talk about tshirt diapers during your Cloth Diaper 101 class? You aren’t selling diapers when you teach people how to cloth diaper for free. Sincerely, A Business Person My […]

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]]> Below is a question I received from a person with a business background who attended one of my cloth diapering classes. Dear Jenn, Why do you talk about tshirt diapers during your Cloth Diaper 101 class? You aren’t selling diapers when you teach people how to cloth diaper for free. Sincerely, A Business Person My […]

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]]> https://jenn.org/2021/02/09/cloth-diaper-for-free/feed/ 0 3264 What happens when a baby has enough diapers? https://jenn.org/2019/01/06/happens-baby-enough-diapers/ https://jenn.org/2019/01/06/happens-baby-enough-diapers/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2019 03:46:49 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=2912 Imagine what happens when a baby has enough diapers. A baby with a safe supply of cloth diapers is changed more often. Because she is changed more often, she has less diaper rash. Because she has less diaper rash, she might cry less. Because she cries less, her parents might be less anxious. Because her […]

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]]> Imagine what happens when a baby has enough diapers. A baby with a safe supply of cloth diapers is changed more often. Because she is changed more often, she has less diaper rash. Because she has less diaper rash, she might cry less. Because she cries less, her parents might be less anxious. Because her […]

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]]> https://jenn.org/2019/01/06/happens-baby-enough-diapers/feed/ 1 2912 Diapers: Graphing The Costs Over Time https://jenn.org/2018/01/30/diapers-graphing-cost/ https://jenn.org/2018/01/30/diapers-graphing-cost/#respond Wed, 31 Jan 2018 01:01:13 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=2988 Diapers are expensive.  As you change each diaper, the costs (or the savings) add up.  We took a look at how the costs and the savings compare to each other over a period of 2 ½ years.  Potty training happens for many children sometime during toddlerhood.  Potty training may be delayed for some children well […]

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]]> Diapers are expensive.  As you change each diaper, the costs (or the savings) add up.  We took a look at how the costs and the savings compare to each other over a period of 2 ½ years.  Potty training happens for many children sometime during toddlerhood.  Potty training may be delayed for some children well […]

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]]> https://jenn.org/2018/01/30/diapers-graphing-cost/feed/ 0 2988 Count The Cost of Diapering https://jenn.org/2018/01/05/explore-cost-diapering/ https://jenn.org/2018/01/05/explore-cost-diapering/#respond Fri, 05 Jan 2018 21:06:40 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=2885 Every baby leaks. Most families choose to use diapers, either cloth diapers or disposable diapers, to contain the leaks. The cost of containing those leaks can be high.  Disposable diapers are a single use product.  Use it once, throw it away, buy it again.  Cloth diapers are used again and again, often for multiple children. […]

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]]> Every baby leaks. Most families choose to use diapers, either cloth diapers or disposable diapers, to contain the leaks. The cost of containing those leaks can be high.  Disposable diapers are a single use product.  Use it once, throw it away, buy it again.  Cloth diapers are used again and again, often for multiple children. […]

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]]> https://jenn.org/2018/01/05/explore-cost-diapering/feed/ 0 2885 Instinct, Giovanni, and The Rest of the “Accidental” Story https://jenn.org/2016/04/15/instinct-giovanni-and-the-rest-of-the-accidental-story/ https://jenn.org/2016/04/15/instinct-giovanni-and-the-rest-of-the-accidental-story/#respond Fri, 15 Apr 2016 23:52:44 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=2274 I have 12 years of classical piano training.   In college, I had visions of getting a degree in Music and took some college level classes with that goal in mind.  Thanks to a professor who believed in me, those classes yielded an opportunity to perform as a soloist with an orchestra.  A music degree […]

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]]> I have 12 years of classical piano training.   In college, I had visions of getting a degree in Music and took some college level classes with that goal in mind.  Thanks to a professor who believed in me, those classes yielded an opportunity to perform as a soloist with an orchestra.  A music degree […]

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]]> https://jenn.org/2016/04/15/instinct-giovanni-and-the-rest-of-the-accidental-story/feed/ 0 2274 Poverty, Diapers, Washing, Empowerment, and Privilege https://jenn.org/2016/03/17/poverty-diapers-washing-empowerment-and-privilege/ https://jenn.org/2016/03/17/poverty-diapers-washing-empowerment-and-privilege/#respond Thu, 17 Mar 2016 23:09:29 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=2242 We need to talk about privilege and how it influences the media’s assumptions about families living under the burden of poverty.  Eventually, we’ll get to how those assumptions influence social program design, but today, we’re just going to look at the media and a recent set of articles. Last week, Emily Badger and Juliet Eilperin wrote an […]

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]]> We need to talk about privilege and how it influences the media’s assumptions about families living under the burden of poverty.  Eventually, we’ll get to how those assumptions influence social program design, but today, we’re just going to look at the media and a recent set of articles. Last week, Emily Badger and Juliet Eilperin wrote an […]

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]]> https://jenn.org/2016/03/17/poverty-diapers-washing-empowerment-and-privilege/feed/ 0 2242 The day a diaper got a new name… https://jenn.org/2015/06/30/the-day-a-diaper-got-a-new-name/ https://jenn.org/2015/06/30/the-day-a-diaper-got-a-new-name/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2015 18:02:53 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=1806 I’ve barely slept the last three days as I’ve pondered writing this post and what to say and how to say it… After all these years, I’ve come to really appreciate the people who try to understand the complexities involved in making all of the people happy all of the time while also trying to operate […]

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]]> I’ve barely slept the last three days as I’ve pondered writing this post and what to say and how to say it… After all these years, I’ve come to really appreciate the people who try to understand the complexities involved in making all of the people happy all of the time while also trying to operate […]

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]]> https://jenn.org/2015/06/30/the-day-a-diaper-got-a-new-name/feed/ 29 1806 Washing Cloth Diapers: A Look At The Last Ten Years https://jenn.org/2014/05/07/washing-cloth-diapers-a-look-at-the-last-ten-years/ https://jenn.org/2014/05/07/washing-cloth-diapers-a-look-at-the-last-ten-years/#comments Wed, 07 May 2014 21:02:56 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=1266 I recently read a post in a forum from a cloth diapering mom complaining that her cloth diapers weren’t clean.  Her friend had told her to use a sprinkle of detergent when washing her cloth diapers.  She was frustrated because the amount of detergent she was using wasn’t working.  As I read the responses, I […]

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]]> I recently read a post in a forum from a cloth diapering mom complaining that her cloth diapers weren’t clean.  Her friend had told her to use a sprinkle of detergent when washing her cloth diapers.  She was frustrated because the amount of detergent she was using wasn’t working.  As I read the responses, I […]

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