Vacation question

bnan

Hi ladies! We are going on a beach vacation (not until June -- I'm just trying to will it to be sooner) and I'm planning on bringing our cloth. Two questions:

1 - We have an HE FL and I use HE Tide powder. Does anyone know if I can use the HE detergent in a regular top loader or will I need to buy regular detergent?

2 - My LO will be about 8.5 months at that time and I assume we will be smack in the middle of the peanut butter poo stage. Any tips for poo removal in this stage without a sprayer? If I use a spatula, what do I do with it between uses?

Thanks in advance!

mrshudson618

Do whatever you want with the spatula. We kept it in a cup under the sink.

elittler

Flushable liners? They seem to help get that yucky peanut butter off our diapers.

LatteLady5

elittler said:

Flushable liners? They seem to help get that yucky peanut butter off our diapers.

Yeah go with liners. You can get 50 for $2.99 at Nicki'sdiapers. Use FIVE to get 5% off too and they ship free.

I use liners for DD and then just dunk and swish a little. When DS hits 6months we're getting a sprayer.

And you can use HE in a regular top loader

mrshudson618

If DS's poop had been different, I would have gone with liners. For him, Peanut better poop lasted less than two months, and during that time he pooped only once or twice a week, so a spatula was super easy. Ever since it has been plopable.

But some kids have peanut butter poop that lasts well into toddlerhood- in that case I would have gotten a sprayer.

bluebird0812

I am no help, I'd buy disposables for vacation.  I'd hate to have to lug around dirty diapers and use the hotel washer and dryers.  It's just too much to pack and deal with. 

bnan

Thanks everyone! I'll definitely look into liners.

We are actually staying in a rental house with its own laundry, so I don't think the cloth will be much of an issue, especially with liners!

YellowLily2013

Yea, I'd get disposables too. But after traveling with cloth over the holidays we got yeast. And I'm still bitter about it. I don't trust messing up the routine.