6 months … 1 step forward, 1 step back

So, Maxwell is 6 months old now!  I can’t believe how fast this year is going by.  He is getting so big and so smart too fast! We’ve had a very bumpy, but exciting road.

So, everything was going well. I was very diligent with my diet. I made everything from scratch. I have taken so much extra time to not use anything processed, and he has done well, until one day, he started to get a little bit of a rash in his diaper area.  It wasn’t a diaper rash and it wasn’t in the areas where the tinkles or stinkies sit, but across the top.  It appeared to be a reaction to the diaper.

So, I ran out the next day and bought some cloth diapers.  I never once in my life even thought of cloth diapering.  The initial expense and the continued expenses (including the amount of time I have to invest) wasn’t appealing at all.  It was a hassle I did not want in my life.  Disposable diapers just seemed so much easier.

I am a bit overwhelmed.  Everyone I talked to suggested BumGenius, but no one sells them.  I couldn’t find them anywhere. They were even out of stock online.  So, I went to Target to see what they had (covers for prefolds or something).  I found Charlie Banana.  I bought 2 to try them out.  I also went online and bough 10 prefold diapers and 4 Thirsty covers.

So, the Charlie Banana diapers were nice.  They were very soft and he liked how they felt on him.  They were also pretty easy to use.  But, they are quite expensive, and to use them, we’d have to have quite a few, or else I’d be doing laundry twice a day.

The prefolds with cover are much cheaper.  The 10-pack were only $17, and the covers were $10 a piece.  So, you only need to change the diaper and can reuse the cover.  With 10 for $17, we’re good to do laundry every day and a half.  That’s a much more affordable and easier option for maintenance. The downside … my husband can’t do the pins.  So, if we use those, I would have to change every diaper.  That makes that option, not an option.

So, I’m in search of a multi-pack of Charlie Banana diapers on sale.

Good news, since we’ve used the cloth diapers, his rash has gone away and he is back to being a happy boy again.

Better news, we introduced Soy back into my diet, and he didn’t have a reaction.

I think  we’re going to try to reintroduce dairy in about a month.  Maxwell started eating food yesterday, and he’s loving it.  So, we’re going to keep moving him forward slowly.  It’s exciting!