trying CD again with new LO OTW

janiep81

We CDd my DD for the first year. It worked fine with a top-loader but when we changed to a front-loading machine, I never felt like my BG OS 3.0s were clean enough. DD started getting rashes. (She was around 9m when we transitioned and we were baby-led-weaning so she was really just starting on real food.) 

I ended up selling everything and using 'sposies until she potty learned at 2.5. This LO is an unanticipated surprise, or I would have kept the other diapers. 

I want to rebuild my stash. I really loved kissaluvs fitted in the early days, and I'm getting three of those and two covers for Christmas. I have about 12 prefolds, but they are bigger sizes. I don't think we'll do prefolds until LO grows out of the kissaluvs.

Any website on a good stash-building recommendation? I don't think I want to do all pockets or aio diapers since I think that the microfiber/PUL was part of the rash problem before. A few of those will be okay for convenience, but I'd like to stick to prefolds and fitteds as much as possible. I'd also like to try wool, but its intimidating. 

Any recs? I know about jilliansdrawers.com's trial program. I'm just looking for a good list on a blog or something.

 

Thanks!  

ETA: We'll have a top-loader again by the time this LO arrives.

bugandbibs

Lots of people (including myself) wash fine in front loaders, it's just you need a different routine.

I'm not exactly sure what you are asking? Are you looking for brand recs, or how many diapers you should have?  Check out the FAQs at the top of the board.

We use a lot of fitteds and mostly natural fiber diapers.  Our favs are the Grovia AI2s, Sbish, Goodmama, and the joey bunz premium hemp inserts. 

 

oliversmommy32912

For prefolds I like Imagine smart fit prefolds from Nickis Diapers. I like the bamboo better than cotton but have used both and like both.

janiep81

bugandbibs:

Lots of people (including myself) wash fine in front loaders, it's just you need a different routine.

I'm not exactly sure what you are asking? Are you looking for brand recs, or how many diapers you should have?  Check out the FAQs at the top of the board.

We use a lot of fitteds and mostly natural fiber diapers.  Our favs are the Grovia AI2s, Sbish, Goodmama, and the joey bunz premium hemp inserts. 

 

I think I'm asking all of that!

Thanks for the brands. That's very helpful.

janiep81

oliversmommy32912:

For prefolds I like Imagine smart fit prefolds from Nickis Diapers. I like the bamboo better than cotton but have used both and like both.

Thanks.

caralck

I also liked my smart fit prefolds but my baby is moisture sensitive and gets a rash in cotton diapers so we had to switch over to all synthetics.  We can use a cotton or bamboo diaper (wahm dipes I have) here or there but not consecutively or instant rash.