Midnight in a quiet Connecticut home. A tired mother, a sewing machine, and a shower curtain. That small, stubborn act, I will not spend my life washing diapers was the kind of domestic rebellion that ...

As a new parent, you have to make many decisions quickly when caring for your baby. There’s one decision that you should make in advance so you can stock up: what type of diaper you want to use.

The cloth diaper routine of the mid-20th century was a full daily labor involving soaking, boiling, pinning, and rubber pants — not just a simple swap when disposables arrived. Pampers launched ...