Cloth diaper pails?

wmramsel

This question came up on my month board, and I was just curious what everyone uses for a diaper pail for cloth diapers?  My mom used to use a wet pail, but I can't find them anymore.

littleanomaly

From what I've learned on this board, wet pails are neither necessary or recommended (drowning hazard and it's just gross). We will be using a regular kitchen trash can with lid and a wet bag inside of it.

Jennifer Ruth

Baby is still cookin' but we are using a tall stainless steel kitchen trash can (the kind with the foot pedal to raise the lid) and we bought two large wet bags with elastic from Green Mountain Diapers (one for in the pail, one for in the laundry).

My mom used a diaper pail with water in it to hold soiled diapers when we were kids...I don't really think people do that much anymore.  The diapers go into the wet bag damp but get washed every other day or so.  Makes it easier and less heavy than dealing with a heavy pail full of water and diapers. 

mooeta

I use a step trash can, and my lid doesn't seal or anything.  No more wetpails they can actually harm some of the newer diaper types.

maple669

Dry pail! its the way to go. I bought a plastic tall kitchen trash can with a roll-top lid....LOVE the rolltop lid! the step lids always break... and i bought a flexible creations wet bag liner...i only find i need one...it only needs to be washed once every 2-3 weeks maybe...you don't really need 2

roundtheworldgirl

Wet pails are definitely not necessary.  We use a plastic tall kitchen can from Target with a lid (this is a must for containing stink, IMO).  We usePlanetWise pail liners (I got mine as seconds from Cloth Diaper Clearance.  They work great.  I know other people just use pillowcases and that seems to work fine for them.  I will say, though, that you really do need two pail liners to cut down on stink.  EBF poo doesn't really smell, but once you add solids poo to the mix, it will smell more, and it will get on the liner.  I also don't like to let any pee or poo fester for more than two days - this way I can toss the bag and all the diapers in the wash and replace with a fresh bag.

ash.flea

I have a kitchen trash can w/ a step lid and a pail liner (I can't remember if it's wahmies or planet wise).  I actually need to order another liner -- just having one isn't going to cut it.

maramarrie

littleanomaly:

From what I've learned on this board, wet pails are neither necessary or recommended (drowning hazard and it's just gross). We will be using a regular kitchen trash can with lid and a wet bag inside of it.

This. 

jennterrell

kitchen sized plastic garbage can with flip up lid. We have one Bummis Pail liner, and one i made myself from PUL. I like to wash it each time, because generally I just turn the bag inside out in the washer, dumping the dirty diapers as I do it, thus not having to touch the diapers at all. I did just use a pillow case the first 2 months, but I also washed it each time. Now the stink is a little stronger, so the PUL keeps it contained better.