Coffee anyone ?

[Alaskan]

Yep! Some are, mostly with rubber sheets on the bed and such. Water birth is like a big pool of warm water to soften up your cervix.

Kid 2 was born in the bath tub. Some of Kid 4 labor was in the tub, but the birthing stool was better and how he was born.

As for the vomiting. Those midwives were SO GOOD! They were super supportive and kept saying how the vomiting meant the cervix was thinning quickly.

As to cloth diapers we did them mostly for kid 1, and partially for other kids.

The all-in-ones are super difficult to wash thoroughly, probably not a good choice.

We had some pre-folds and some traditional. Traditional makes it MUCH easier to wash and dry thoroughly.

Traditional comes in different quality though.... some the cloth is almost like cheesecloth and not very absorbent.

We usually used disposable for night.

 

[Cecilia's-herd]

We usually used disposable for night.

Now THERE is an idea! Genius. Thank you.

 

[Bruce]

Traditional comes in different quality though.... some the cloth is almost like cheesecloth and not very absorbent.

Very true! We ended up with both. IIRC the thick ones were several layers of fabric down the middle. The thin ones, not as good but they still make good rags. I've got some of both out in the barn, the girls are 26 & 28

Ok so, prefolds or no prefolds?

Plain old rectangles, didn't even know there was such a thing as prefold.

 

[Larsen Poultry Ranch]

Your are right on the diapers thing… DW and I are discussing cloth ones. I might just pull her to the dark side.

I recommend disposable for the first week or so, at least until the meconium poop is done with.

Right now we are using disposable until our little one is out of the newborn size and then we plan to start using primarily reusable. We got the kind with inserts. They have lots of snap points so the same diaper cover can be made smaller or larger as the baby grows.

 

[Cecilia's-herd]

I recommend disposable for the first week or so, at least until the meconium poop is done with.

Right now we are using disposable until our little one is out of the newborn size and then we plan to start using primarily reusable. We got the kind with inserts. They have lots of snap points so the same diaper cover can be made smaller or larger as the baby grows.

Ohhh do you have a no link? I would love those!

 

[Alaskan]

the thick ones were several layers of fabric down the middle

I think those qualify as pre-folds

And yes, we still have some in use as rags.

 

[Baymule]

I had some prefolds, didn't like them as well as the regular cloth diaper.

 

[Poka_Doodle]

Are you concerned about bringing some chicken disease home from the show?

To be honest, I am really not super concerned. This was the first big show I have made it to in almost two years, but usually with showing around these people three times a year, our flock gets exposed and I haven't had issues. I get way more concerned about what we might bring back from an auction, but I still go out to those, we just quarantine two weeks minimum, or at least two weeks after the last death from the new birds.

 

[Mini Horses]

This morning I didn't bother to get up before daylight. Means coffee is brewing and I wish faster. won't be long, just ready for it now. It's 66 in here....brrrr. cold front came through and I had left windows open a touch too much. 50 on porch. We didn't get a huge amount of rain as the heavier stuff was more N of me. Winds did whip up some, not bad. We should have sunshine and lower 70s all week. Mid 50 nights. It all sounds pretty ok to me.. Easing into Fall.

I woke up thinking of things I need to do out there. Guess I have a list in my head. Hope it gets crossed off better than the ones on the counter. Have my coffee now. Things should brighten up. Help yourself....it's fresh and hot! Better get the feed list written down, want to get that picked up while grass is drying off. TSC opens in a few.

Have a GREAT day everyone!!!

 

[Baymule]

It's 43 outside and 64 inside. Coffee is good this morning. I sold the chick brooder yesterday. It was a 3 stack on a roller base, on the porch. Another big chunk gone!

The bunkbed I ordered was supposed to be delivered November 1-4, but shipped immediately and will be delivered tomorrow. Great. My plans were to paint the inside of the house, then set the bunkbed up. Oh well. I've got to make sure the hotwire on the backyard is working and put Paris, Trip and Carson in the back yard tomorrow, open the front gate and wait for UPS which most likely will take all day. They usually run in late evening and I have had deliveries anywhere from 5 PM to after 10 PM. With a big box like that, I don't know if it will be the regular schedule or sooner in order to get that big box out of the way.