Newbie CD prep ?

brookieandphil

I thought I marked these links but I cant find them sorry.  I am prepping my prefolds today.  I have CC diaper detergent.  Regualr top load washer.

-what temp wash/rinse do I do?

-detergent each wash or at all in prepping?

-can I prep the few BG 3.0 insets and diapers I have with the pf?

-can I dry everyother wash or do I need  to dry each wash?

Thanks guys and if anyone has a link of suggestions that would be great too!

 

*speedracer*

For prefolds I didn't dry every wash.  BGs only need 1 prep wash, separate from prefolds.  wash hot, dry hot.  I used a little detergent the first time. 

I C&Pd from www.wildflowerdiapers.com

Q. How do I wash my new cloth diapers for the first time?

A. For synthetic fibers, including pocket diapers, AIO diapers, diaper covers made of PUL, and microfiber terry inserts, you just need to wash and dry once on high heat. Drying on high heat seals any needle holes from the manufacturing process.

Natural fibers will need to be washed several times to strip out the natural oils and to become absorbent. This includes all products made of hemp, cotton, or bamboo. We recommend 2-3 hot washes to start with just a tiny bit of detergent. Drying in between will help de-lint the products, but is not really necessary. Natural fibers will get more absorbent the more you wash. Some products take several washes to become fully absorbent- any colorgrown cotton or hemp will need a good 9-10 washes before it reaches peak absorbency. But don't do that all at the beginning- just a couple to start and then know that your cloth diapers will get more absorbent over the next several washes. If you only have a few hemp items, like inserts or doublers, there is no need to do a whole load just to prep your hemp. Throw them in your regular laundry a few times to jump start the process.

For the first few prepping washes, do not wash your natural fibers like hemp and cotton with your sythetic products (covers, pocket diapers, AIOs). The natural oils being stripped from the natural fibers may deposit on your fleece or suedecloth and cause them to repel moisture, causing leaks.

 

 

DestinationWeddingKeyWest

Thanks for this post, I was wondering the same thing.