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Cloth diapers are a great option for summer (or any weather). Here are some tips for keeping your little one's hiney from being too hot or sweaty!
Use natural fibers
Natural fibers allow for air circulation which will prevent the heat and moisture from being trapped inside the diaper area.
Try wool covers
When you think of wool, you probably think of winter sweaters, but the truth is, wool is great all year round! Wool is breathable and allows air to flow. Your baby will stay cooler in a wool cover. Wool is also more breathable than a PUL cover.
Go coverless!
Use a flat, prefold or fitted diaper and let your baby go completely coverless at home! Of course, you'll want to keep an eye on things. The first time your child pees, it will not soak through the diaper and drip all over the floor. When you notice dampness on the outside of the diaper, you'll want to change.
I put the sprinkler on in our backyard to cool the kids down.
ReplyDeleteWe eat lots of ice pops!
ReplyDeleteSlash pad at a local park! Always loads of fun!
ReplyDeleteI like to take my kids to my parents house and hang out in the pool!
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Our kiddie (and puppy!) pool will get lots of use I'm sure!
ReplyDeleteWe love to fill up the kiddie pool in the backyard and all climb in.
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Find a shady spot at a park.
ReplyDeletewith my allergies, air conditioning. :)
ReplyDeleteWe think cool thoughts! Lol! Seriously though, we try to be chill. We don't do a lot of rushing and to-ing and fro-ing. We mostly just try to stay laid back and relaxed in our schedule and activities.
ReplyDeleteGoing to grandma and grandpa's pool!
ReplyDeleteIce pops and watermelon!
ReplyDeletejump in the pool or go to the beach! we're fish here lol
ReplyDeleteWe have the kiddie pool full almost every morning so it's warmed up by the hot afternoon. We love swimming at the local beach, too!
ReplyDeletegoing to the pool
ReplyDeleteI'm a big fan of my in-laws pool! Never been pregnant before and summer is no joke!
ReplyDeleteOur babe isn't due until August, but I plan on hanging out in the pool we have in our backyard :) Thanks for this opportunity!
ReplyDeleteAir conditioning or the shade LO is only a baby!
ReplyDeleteLots and lots of swimming!
ReplyDeleteSwimming and spray gournds!
ReplyDeletewe like our kiddie pool, or the neighborhood splash pad
ReplyDeleteWe are full on beach bums in the summer!
ReplyDeleteWe live along a river so we get a great cool breeze over the water when we go for walks through the park along the river.
ReplyDeletePopsicles, swimming, and playing at the water table
ReplyDeleteSwimming in the pool, washing the car, popsicles
ReplyDeleteThe free splash pad down the road!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is my first summer with a little one so I plan on using wool and more absorbent fitteds coverless during our 19 hour drive move to keep my little girl from getting too hot. After the move I won't have to worry about it as it is never more than 70s on average! :D
ReplyDeleteWe DoPprefolds Without Cover Around Home. Working On Making Woo Shorties :)
ReplyDeleteOur kids love the wading pool (leftover water is then used to water the garden).
ReplyDeleteGoing to a swimming pool!!
ReplyDeleteI plan on putting my newborn, due at the end of August, in flats without a cover to help keep her cool. My son was a winter baby and was old enough to go diaperless for some time during his first summer.
ReplyDeleteGo to a splash park!
ReplyDeleteSwimming in the pool...hopefully the little one will like it a bit better this summer!
ReplyDeleteThe pool and slip n slide!
ReplyDeleteWe love our local splash pad :)
ReplyDeletehomemade popsicles and playing with the hose are our favorite ways to stay cool!
ReplyDeleteWe go to the splash pad at least once a week.
ReplyDeleteWe love the slip n slide!
ReplyDeleteWe love going swimming at my moms in a small kids pool and the local splash pad.
ReplyDeleteLuckily we have an air conditioner for when it's too hot to leave the house!
I don't have kids yet, but I always go swimming in a natural spring!
ReplyDeleteWe love the local spray grounds or filling up the pool in the backyard.
ReplyDeleteBaby pool in the backyard...
ReplyDeleteWe go play in hubbys aunts pool or in our baby pool at home. And my lil man loves to run around in just his diaper. Most days its difficult to make him keep his clothing on. :)
ReplyDeleteA spray bottle of water at the beach and nothing but diapers on them at home :)
ReplyDeleteWe like to eat Popsicles!
ReplyDeleteLiving in Texas, the only cool places are inside with a/c or in a pool!
ReplyDeleteWe have been beating the heat in our new baby pool!!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
ReplyDeletePool time!!
ReplyDeleteFirst summer with a little one, plan on spending lots of time on our covered porch since no ac inside the house :/
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to take my little girl swimming for the first time this summer!
ReplyDeletewe have a splash pad at our local park and it is really fun! that they are too hot is crazy, disposables are HOT they are not breathable at all! plus you can remove your insert and use most diapers as a swim diaper, fun fun fun!
ReplyDeleteI don't know, this will be my baby's first summer! Interested in taking her swimming!
ReplyDeleteWe like going to the Splash Pad! (:
ReplyDeleteOur kiddos play in their kiddy pool or we do sprinklers. :)
ReplyDeletewe go swimming in the creek!!
ReplyDeletewell, swimming of course, and playing in the sprinkler, and eating popsicles.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I have a single favorite. I love all the different things I do with my kiddos whether it's the 'beach' near our house, the sprinkler in the back yard, or the water park! All fun and cool times! ;)
ReplyDeleteSwimming and splashing around cool water
ReplyDeleteLots of shade, home made sun block and water!
ReplyDeleteWe do swimming and eat ice cream
ReplyDeleteplay in the pool and eat frozen treats (popsicles, icecream, frozen grapes for older kids).
ReplyDeleteOr if it's too hot we can head south to the colder areas
Last summer I was pregnant, and we would swing on the porch and play with bowls, spoon and cups in water. This summer we have a baby pool, sprinkler and umbrella for the back yard.
ReplyDeleteWe go swimming at the beach near our house
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It will be our first summer, but I see the pool and hanging out in the park under a nice shady tree!
ReplyDeleteSplash Park or Pool!
ReplyDeleteA blanket in the shade at the park
ReplyDeleteSwimming pool- big neighborhood pool or small plastic one in the backyard.
ReplyDeleteSwimming and the ice cream man. Can't keep ice cream in the house. It wouldn't last.
ReplyDeleteLots of frozen pudding pops... WWII movies underneath the ceiling fan with quart jars of ice water! :)
ReplyDeleteI agree that coverless or wool covers are the best in the summer heat!
ReplyDeleteKiddy pool and ice cream. Along with cloth Diapers. :)
ReplyDeleteletting them splash in whatever available water there is. rain on the deck chairs, creek, etc.
ReplyDeleteWe are big fans of the splashparks around the city!
ReplyDeleteI don't have any kids yet (due in July!), so this year we'll probably stay cool in the a/c... hopefully next year we can hit the pool!
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Hanging out in the pool!
ReplyDeleteHanging by the pool or beach of course!
ReplyDeleteWe love eating popsicles and swimming!
ReplyDeleteSwimming and the local splash pad!
ReplyDeleteWe have a baby pool and a water table in our backyard and we have a membership to our local pool :)
ReplyDeleteSnow cones, Popsicles and water sprinkler!
ReplyDeleteStay inside with the ac on. ;-)
ReplyDeleteBaby pool in backyard or getting out on the lake!
ReplyDeleteThis will be my first summer with my LO, so we'll see what we come up with!
ReplyDeletePut on a swim diaper and head out to the pool!
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we have a little kiddie pool on our patio and we BOTH go sit in it when it's hot out. and popsicles!!
ReplyDeleteRun through the sprinkler.
ReplyDeleteSwimming at Grammy's!
ReplyDeleteMy kids love to play in the pool!
ReplyDeleteThis is my first summer with a little one, lots of shade is my plan!
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ReplyDeleteWhen it is so hot we like to go in the backyard and fill the kiddie pool. The play in the water and we dip our toes. :)
ReplyDeleteStay inside during the heat of the day...go outside in the morning or late afternoon!
ReplyDeleteG loves to run through the sprinkler and play with his water table.
ReplyDeleteSprinkler! Of course, just being naked is fun too :)
ReplyDeleteSwimming in the pool, or going to the beach!
ReplyDeleteWe keep him in a onesie and his pocket diaper. (with a blanket close by of course in case he gets too cold)
ReplyDeleteWith the Arizona heat, we stay cool by playing early in the morning and swimming
ReplyDeletewe have a kiddy pool and thinking of getting a sprinkler!
ReplyDeleteGoing to the library or pool
ReplyDeleteSwimming!
ReplyDeleteMy kids love to play in the creek on our property.
ReplyDeleteDitto playing in the creek!
ReplyDeleteWe love to play in the sprinkler and water table.
ReplyDeleteThe sprinkler is always fun. A favorite of mine is to make a mini-swim pool out of our little red wagon and let the kids sit in it!
ReplyDeleteOur complex has a kid friendly pool, plus hitting up the library on a super hot day is always fun.
ReplyDeleteWe like to play in the sprinkler in our back yard or go to a local park that has water to play in!
ReplyDeleteKiddie pool out front is our go-to when we can't make a trip to the 'Big' pool :)
ReplyDeleteSwimming
ReplyDeleteWe plan on going to the beach and staying at the pool with the 6month old all summer~
ReplyDeleteDefinitely the sprinkler! That way everyone, including the family dog, get's to be cooled off!
ReplyDeleteGoing to the free splash pads in our area.
ReplyDeleteSwimming and homemade fresh fruit popsicles!!
ReplyDeleteSquirt guns and watering hose.
ReplyDeleteWe are looking forward to the new aquatic center in our local rec center.
ReplyDeleteWe like to go swimming!
ReplyDeleteWe play in the pool!
ReplyDeleteWe play in my daughter lil pool or we go to the beach!
ReplyDeleteWe love to spend time in the pool!
ReplyDeleteWe play in my daughter's baby pool.
ReplyDeletewe love the pool
ReplyDeleteTaking them to the lake to swim!
ReplyDeleteSprinkler, slip n slide, kiddie pool, and ice pops!
ReplyDeleteI freeze little toys in ice and we play with the ice in water to cool off, then play with the toys :)
ReplyDeleteWe love going to the pool with friends !
ReplyDeleteSwimming, swimming and more swimming!
ReplyDeleteSprinkler!!
ReplyDeleteI like to stay indoor and the kids love going to the pool!
ReplyDeleteGoing to the pool, eating snowballs (shaved ice), ice cold lemonade, and chilled melon.
ReplyDeleteFrozen treats, lots and lots of frozen treats!
ReplyDeleteSpending time in the shade and staying hydrated!
ReplyDeleteWe love going to play at the lake!
ReplyDeleteThe local splash pad and grandmas pool.
ReplyDeleteAir Conditioning, the beach or just blowing up the baby pool in the backyard ;)
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ReplyDeletewe do lots of ice pops... they are cheap and cool :)
ReplyDeletePool time!
ReplyDeletewe're loving the waterpark!!!
ReplyDeleteStill trying to convince hubby that wool is cool!
ReplyDeleteEating popcicles! :D or playing with water
ReplyDeletewater play! we love our kiddie pool!!
ReplyDeleteI'm having my first this July so I'll use all these "cool" tips. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWater! We either play at home in the sprinkler or kiddie pool, or we go somewhere like the local park, river, or lake. The kids love it, and it's so relaxing!
ReplyDeleteWe love to have water gun fights!! My oldest and I love to team up against my hubby!
ReplyDeleteI don't have kids yet, my first is due this fall. I stay cool by going to the river or lake.
ReplyDeleteWe hang out inside, living in Arizona it gets too hot but when we are outside we hit up the pool.
ReplyDeleteWe are a 5 minute walk to the beach and take full advantage of it.
ReplyDeleteHere in TX it gets SO HOT, but we have two wonderful neighbors with pools who let us use them at will. I take the baby about once a week to cool down and get out of the house. She's just 5 months so I just make sure to breastfeed on demand so she stays hydrated ;)
ReplyDeleteWe are very lucky to be close to a couple beaches!!
ReplyDeleteWe love playing in the pool or heading to the lake!
ReplyDeletewe love to swim in the pool or have water gun fights
ReplyDeleteWe use a sprinkler and/or kiddie pool in the backyard to stay cool in the summer.
ReplyDeleteSwimming!!
ReplyDeleterun through the sprinkler
ReplyDeleteSitting under the shade trees drinking ice cold drinks and playing in the baby pool.
ReplyDeleteCool damp towels around our necks!
ReplyDeleteI like to go to a nice sandy beach. Hard to find locally though!
ReplyDeleteGo to the beach.
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