I know we've had a few posts already about CDing and I know there is a whole board dedicated...but I thought I would ask those STM for their opinions:)
We are pretty sure we are going to CD and I was curious about your favorite wet/dry bags. I know there are some that snap to the outside of the diaper bag, others that line a diaper pail, etc. I wasn't planning on getting a diaper pail per se (or do you think it's a necessity??)...but was curious about your favorite brands, how many of which sizes you have? How often do you wash them? Do they really keep the smell in if they are snapped to the outside of the diaper bag, etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
Re: Favorite Wet/Dry Bags for Cloth Diapering??
In his room, I bought a brown trash can with a step that opens the lid. I think it is 10-14 gal? Buy two planetwise pail liners. They come in lovely rainbow colors. One for the diaper pail, one to use while it's in the wash. When you go to wash diapers every two or three days, the pail liner goes in too so you never touch the diapers.
As for wetbags, I have one large that I would use while at my parents house or the cabin for the weekend. It will hold 3 days worth of diapers. (I now use it for a dirty clothes bag on weekends away.) To go in the diaper bag, I had two medium sized ones that I rotated. You can fit four diapers or so in the medium, plus dirty clothes if needed. I have one small sized one I used for breast pump parts when I had to pump and couldn't wash everything out right away.
I also have two medium wet/dry bags with a separate dry pouch on the outside. When he was starting solids, I used it to carry his silicone eating mat and bib to restaurants. When they were dirty, I'd put them in the wetbag part and clean them at home for next time. I now use the wet/dry bag in my purse. I keep a change of underwear and pants in it in case of accidents while we're out.
They are super handy!
For out of the house I have a few cheaper off brand wet bags. They hold 5-6 diapers.
I use planet wise for the hanging bags because they take the most abuse (and seem better quality) and have some China made smaller ones for the diaper bag. (I'm a SAHM so they don't get used as much.)
All of the bags get the job done, but my faves are the Leslie's Boutique bag and the Kissaluvs pail liner. The only bag I don't recommend, I used to have a Rumparooz Kanga Care bag. The bag itself was nice, but the zipper broke in less than a year with pretty light use.
ETA: To answer your other questions, I prefer zippers to snaps. I wash the bags along with the diapers. When ever one gets used, ie gets a diaper put in it, I toss it in with the dirty diapers. I wash every other day, so two of each size works well for me.
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