You may be wondering what makes me "The Cloth Diaper Whisperer." Well, after more than eleven years in the industry and as a cloth diapering mama myself, I have become uniquely qualified to answer just about any question related to cloth diapering --from "What do you do with the poop?" to "Can I really get my husband to change a cloth diaper?"
Thursday, April 14, 2011
PSA Tasty Purple Crayons Won't Stain Your Diapers
My daughter had a little friend over playing - and I was trying to keep track of them and take care of my nine month old son. I thought I was doing a fair job. Then I looked down at my son - as I was carrying him down the stairs. He had purple smeared all over his little baby face. While I was holding him, he had been happily munching on one of his sister's purple crayons - and I hadn't even noticed. Needless to say, I felt like Mom of the Year.
Right away, I did a finger sweep and got any large pieces out of his mouth. Then I cleaned up his face. I didn't really think he'd swallowed much - if any of the crayon.
But later, after I'd nearly forgotten about the incident, Miles filled a diaper for me. As I was rinsing it, I noticed these pretty little purple patches. Lots of purple crayon pieces intermixed with the poo. I laughed. Apparently he'd eaten more than I thought. I tossed the diaper into the wash with all the other dirty diapers and it came out without a spot. Bright white - like always. The white T-shirt I had been wearing didn't fare as well and I still have a purple stain on the front from his crayon drool.
That crayon was no match for the suedecloth lining of the KaWaii one size.
Amanda W.

LOL sounds like something I would have happen! I think we need suede cloth t-shirts!
ReplyDeleteVery cute. My mother didn't believe me the other day when we noticed teal dotting my son's diaper, and I knew right away it was the tooth marked crayon that I had found earlier.
ReplyDeleteThat is a funny one. I can't believe what will come out of the diapers when you wash them!
ReplyDeleteThat happened with my son with an orange crayon...he thought it was delicious!
ReplyDeleteYea for suede cloth.
ReplyDeleteWhen my oldest was a baby he got into my oil pastels and munched on one. His kissaluv he was wearing and filled with the brightly colored poop came clean with no stain after a sunning.
ReplyDeleteAny ideas how to get crayon out when it does stain? I just washed an entire load of diapers...Blueberries, Rumparooz, Kawaii, BGs, Happy Heineys....and apparently there were crayons somewhere, because they are covered in marks!!
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