Cloth bum!

where has my head been? haven't posted on here in an age!

But the answer to the question is I have been preparing for the baby growing in my belly and due to arrive in the material world in October. Wondering whether I will cope with pregnancy, labour, and a baby. That bit has come more recently when I started to wonder, "what does a baby do?"

I have also been contemplating the environmental impact of having a baby and how to minimise this. As a cloth pad user, who doesn't use wipes or cotton wool but rather muslins and reusable fleece pads it is natural that I would want to use cloth nappies and reusable wipes.

I have no idea which nappies I should use yet, although i am veering towards some sort of pre-fold/muslin or terry with a wrap of some sort for the first couple of months, and then some one-sized nappies for the rest of the way to potty I think. However, I already know as a cloth pad user that purchasing pretty cloth is addictive, and the desire to have new and fancy prints is a difficult one to fight. So I think i will end up with a few of a lot of different types.

Anyone have any experience of cloth bumming they would like to share?

In the meantime I am perusing as many sites and looking at as many different types as I can.

This is one site that has been recommended to me by lots of people, so will be looking to get some stuff from them:
http://cheeksandcherries.blogspot.com/

my poor neglected blog!

I ave neglected this a little. I haven't stopped the environmental cause though. I had a miscarriage, but while pregnant I was debating with myself the environmental impact of a child in a western, northern hemisphere country.

My considerations were - do I as a vegetearian eat fish to ensure my developing baby gets enough omega-3 for brain and eye development (I was eating a spoonful of flaxseed oil everyday anyway, bleurgh! But there are some question marks over whether this short chain omega 3 is useful even given the poor conversion rate to long chain omega such as that found in fish).

-what nappies will I use?
-will I use washable wipes?
-what about toys etc?

Then I had a miscarriage and had to wear pads (sanitary towels) while I was bleeding and spotting - 18 days. I normally use a mooncup and cloth pads at night, but I didn't have enough cloth pads, so I felt awful contributing to landfill. My wonderful husband points out that this is better for the environment than having a child! Hmm.

Anyway, we are getting cats so that throws up it's own issues. I have blogged on pets before, and my next post will either be about volcanoes and lack of planes in the sky (yay!) or about cats. I'm not sure yet, but let's hope it doesn't take so long as this post to happen!