We did it. We started cloth diapering today with our BumGenius diapers. I wasn't sure if they'd fit Milo yet... they looked big. But sure enough, they fit him perfectly. And they are surprisingly not bulky! We have changed a few diapers today and I have been very pleased. They seem to be very absorbent and seem to keep the moisture away from his skin as much as disposables. The velcro makes for a quick change on and off. I really don't know what to say aside from Yay!!
As far as time. The only additional time cloth diapering really takes is in the washing and stuffing the inserts. Last night I went through and stuffed my whole stash and it only took about 15 minutes. And I imagine I'll get quicker the more I do it. And because he is not on solids yet, there is no scraping or spraying that needs done at this point. Once he starts on his first foods, then there may be an extra step in dumping the solids, but even that you're only talking an extra 20 seconds. And since we have a nice large stash of about 20 diapers, I'll likely end up doing laundry every other day at this point.
And I did take a picture of Milo in his first cloth diaper... I'll try to get that added soon.
The next thing I wanted to mention is not baby related... gasp! Can you believe it? But it is a serious prayer request. Back when I was doing IVF and had the complications that put me in the ER, they noticed a mass on my right lung on the CT scan. The ER doc mentioned I should probably follow up on that with my Dr. Well... of course IVF worked, so then I had to wait until Milo was born to have a repeat scan. I had that repeat scan done about a week ago. And there is in fact a nodule on my lung. The next step is to review the results with a specialist and have a pulmonary functioning test done to rule out the need for a biopsy. I did a little basic research just to familiarize myself with nodules. A nodule can be nothing or it can be cancerous. But it is something that needs to be taken very seriously. So please just say a prayer that we are dealing with a benign nodule. I'm not worried about it... I'll worry when we receive indication worrying is necessary. My appointment with the specialist is August 5th.
No comments:
Post a Comment