Blog — Baby

Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving Dear Charlie Banana® Moms and Dads! I hope this finds you well. We have so much to be grateful for as our lives are blessed with beautiful healthy adorable children. We have plentiful of food and necessities. Just knowing that we have plenty is enough. I wanted to thank you for your support and your love for Charlie Banana®. It's not easy to run a business and keep the new products’ and design ideas coming. But we receive so many letters from you telling us how our products make your life better, that this truly motivates...

"What is it like to cloth diaper with multiple children in diapers? Quadruplets anyone?" There is great deal of fascination about the concept of more than one baby being born at the same time. Statistically 90% of all multiple births are made up of twins and the remaining 10% being shared between triplets, quadruplets and more. So we got very excited, when received some good news from our Colombian retailer that Quadruplets, Ian, Bandon, Briana and Briana, had been born in Colombia and joined the ranks of Charlie Banana® babies! Edith is just starting her cloth diapering journey and we...

Newborn Connections – introducing cloth diapers in maternity ward We here at Charlie Banana® have spent many of our dedicated hours toiling over effective ways to spread cloth diapering awareness. There’s social media, workshops, education, events and trade shows, and, of course, this here blog. But all of that is great when you know about cloth diapering already. What about new moms and dads, who have never considered it. With that intention, we gathered up a big idea. What better place to seize attention than where there is a dense population of newborns? That’s right, the maternity ward! What if...

A deaf mother's story Motherhood is a major learning curve. One minute you're pregnant and the next you're a feeding, swaddling, diapering and soothing expert, discovering an infinite love you have for this new human being. In celebration of Mother's Day we would like to share Erin's story, which gives us a glimpse of what is it like to be a deaf mother raising a baby. "Hello, I’m Erin! I was born profoundly deaf and raised by hearing parents. I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Upstate New York. In case...

Time for a Change! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! A small change can have a huge impact. Charlie Banana® was born with the aspiration to inspire positive change and help families make better choices. As the new year slowly settles in, we ponder on how we are going to make a difference this year and we feel the need to remind ourselves how crucial our role as parents is in reducing waste. If you are already a cloth parent you know that beside being the absolute best for your baby skin and overall health (not to mention the most economical way to...