A day of success!

Today was my first day back at work in 15 weeks and I would put it in the successful category! I teared up some as I left the house and when I arrived at work and was walking into the building. Once I got started with the day, I was okay. The day was insanely busy so that probably helped. What also helped was the fact that my mom brought W up at lunch to visit. It was great to get to hold him in the middle of the work day. I could get used to that! My mom and J have both offered to bring him up as often as I'd like and I may take them up on the offer once a week or so. It's just a nice pick me up.

The second success of the day was the night time cloth diaper! Last night I decided to give it a go and start trying different combinations. Last night I stuffed one of our BG 3.0s with the insert, an AFFF hemp insert, and a doubler. I left for work before W was awake but my mom told me that he woke up with dry pajamas and swaddle blanket. Success! I am using the same combination tonight to see if it works again. I would feel pretty darn lucky if my first attempt was a successful combination for now.

The final success of the day was the fact that I definitely eat less/eat better when I am at work. I can only eat the food I bring with me rather than just wandering into the pantry throughout the day. Plus, I was so busy today that I didn't think about being hungry except at the times I'd planned to eat! This could definitely help with taking off the rest of the pregnancy weight! I would have headed to the gym after work except we had a faculty meeting after work so I went straight home to see W!

A bad cloth diapering mama.

Yes, I have something to admit. I'm a bad cloth diapering mama. W has slept through the night since he was about 6 weeks old. When he started sleeping 9-10 hours, he also started waking up soaking wet no matter what diaper/insert combination I tried. He didn't seem to care much (he never really does) but I felt bad when he was waking up with wet pajamas and a wet swaddle blanket! I tried for a few weeks to find a solution but didn't have any success. So since W was about 8 weeks old, he's been sleeping in a disposable with a cover over it. He sleeps 10-12 hours and wakes up with dry clothes which makes me feel good but I also hate using a disposable for anything other than an emergency. So now I'm going on a quest for a nighttime solution for us. I have read a number of suggestions from other moms and I'm going to devise a plan and get started in the next week or so. Yes, I'm the type to devise a plan. I figure it would be smart to keep track of what we try.

I plan on trying a variety of inserts in our BG 3.0s even if it ends up being pretty bulky. I have microfiber inserts and some Artsy Fartsy Foo Foo hemp inserts. I also have some other pockets that I could try besides the BGs. I have a GroVia AI2 that I could try something with as well. I have a Monkey Doodlez Bamboo coming my way to try out and I have read good things about it so I'm hopeful. I've also been thinking about trying to Thirsties Duo Fab Fitted since it has a pocket which would allow me to add additional inserts. But I'm waiting to order that until a few of Swagbucks Amazon gift cards post so I could use them in combination with an Amazon coupon I have to get it for less.

Does anyone have any night time cloth diaper solutions they recommend. I'm willing to try out anything that might work with the diapers I have right now!