A friend of mine will be having her first child in a couple of months and she's interested in cloth diapers. She wants hassle-free cloth diapers. Well, it's not that cloth diapers are a hassle, they're not. However some types of cloth diapers would definitely be a hassle for some types of people. My husband, for instance, is not amused with my love of prefolds and flats with pins or snappis. If he can't put it on in one step, he's not using it. He needs pocket diapers for cloth diapers to work for him. If prefolds and flats were all we had, I don't think he'd be with me on this cloth diapering journey. This is why it's really important that you choose a type of cloth diaper that will suit your family's needs.

When I got pregnant with my first child, my little Bunny, I didn't know much about labor and delivery. I mean, my mom had always told me the stories of her births--seven of them, which were all vaginal, but not without interventions--but that was the extent of it. I also watched my share of "A Baby Story" and a TV show that I can't seem to find anymore called "House of Babies" about a midwife and the adventures she and her team encountered at their birthing center. I felt like I was educated in the matter, but there's nothing like going through labor and delivery yourself to discover what you wish could have been different.