Welcome to the First Annual Freedom of Cloth Carnival

This post was written for inclusion in the Freedom of Cloth Carnival hosted at Natural Parents Network by Melissa of The New Mommy Files and Shannon of The Artful Mama. This year’s carnival will run from Sunday, July 3rd through Saturday, July 9th. Participants are sharing everything they know and love about cloth diapering, including how cloth has inspired them.

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This week we asked you to share: all things cloth.

(Read more about ecological responsibility and enjoy this week’s articles on the theme.)

From Zoie: “My 11 month old son passed out while playing on the sofa with his older brothers. The pocket diaper was a gift for his older brother who loves to dance.”

Zoie blogs at TouchstoneZ.

From Lani: “If you can not go with cloth go with out!”

Lani blogs at Boobie Time.

From Charise: “We are so happy and proud to have a cloth diapered baby!”

Charise blogs at I Thought I Knew Mama.

From Jenn: “A great reason to switch to cloth wipes – less mess! Jack pulled the disposable wipes out of his diaper bag and pulled each one out on a long car ride.”

Jenn blogs at Monkey Butt Junction.

Emily blogs at Embrita.

From Jorje: “As soon as I found out I was pregnant again, I started researching switching to cloth. I got out our burp rags (cloth diapers) and started practicing one night. This is one of my favorites, I tie-dyed it!”

Jorje blogs at Momma Jorje.

From Shannon: “Little Man doing his best impression of a Dolphin plank pose in his prefold and Blueberry cover.”

Shannon writes at The Artful Mama.

From Adrienne: “Show-off!”

Adrienne blogs at Mommying My Way.

From Melissa: “Annabelle and her favorite bear both love to sport cloth training pants. He practices EC, too!”

Melissa blogs at The New Mommy Files.

From Lauren: “Mikko, at 17 months, is coordinated and cozy in a wool cover over a diaper service prefold.”

Lauren blogs at Hobo Mama.

From Laura: “PuddinPie and Baby Bear model a Fuzzi Bunz (petite) and a BumGenuis (one size).”

Laura blogs at Walden Mommy and Family.

From Luschka: “Escaping the Southern Hemisphere summer in December – no saggy bottoms here!”

Luschka blogs at Diary of a First Child.

Do you have a Wordless Wednesday post? Please link up below! And find more Wordless Wednesday linkies here.

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Please take time to read the submissions by the other carnival participants on the following themes. Articles will go live on the scheduled theme day:

• Sunday, July 3rd, 2011: Cloth Related Recipes — Writers share their best cloth-related recipes and tutorials.
• Monday, July 4th, 2011: Choosing Your Cloth Style — Today’s posts discuss parents’ individual journeys to finding the cloth diapering “style” that best suits their families.
• Tuesday, July 5th, 2011: Cloth Diapering Must Haves — Parents talk about the most important items in their diapering “stash” and why they love them.
• Wednesday, July 6th, 2011: Wordless Wednesday, Inspired by Cloth — We asked parents to share their favorite cloth-related photo with us and turned them into a fluffy Wordless Wednesday photo montage on Natural Parents Network. Link up your own Wordless Wednesday post there!
• Thursday, July 7th, 2011: Cloth Through the Stages: From Infancy to Potty Independence — Today’s participants explain how cloth diapering has served their families throughout one or more stages of their children’s lives.
• Friday, July 8th, 2011: Cloth Troubleshooting and Laundry Day — Seasoned cloth diapering parents share their best tips and tricks for handling common cloth problems and tackling the diaper laundry.
• Saturday, July 9th, 2011: Inspired by Cloth — For today’s theme, we’ve asked writers to explore the ways cloth diapering has inspired them to become “greener” overall.