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OK walk me through the changing process...

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Say my baby is 3 weeks old. I take off the cloth diaper (we have a mix of prefolds, fitteds, and AIOs), put on a new diaper... What do I do with the dirty diaper (especially if its poop)? Rinse it off? (If so is it OK to leave a wet/rinsed diaper in my pail that has a pail liner in it?) Close up the diaper, drop it in the pail, and leave it until laundry time? How do I prevent poop from getting all over the outsides of other diapers?

Sorry if this sounds dumb... can you walk me through your diaper changing process? 

Mom to J (10), L (4), and baby #3 arriving in July of 2015
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Re: OK walk me through the changing process...

  • courtney_lynnecourtney_lynne
    I take off diaper and if poopy put it in an empty gallon sized ice cream bucket, wipe, dry and put on clean diaper, poopy wipes get dropped in ice cream bucket too. set baby to playing and take poopy diaper into bathroom to spray off, if I can't get to it right away I leave it there, if I have time to rinse i dunk the poopy wipes first, and put them back in the bucket and then spray off diaper and put it back in bucket, then pour out any water in the bottom of the bucket into the toilet, take the bucket back into room and dump the whole thing in the diaper pail (with a pail liner in it) then rinse out  the bucket w/soap and warm water and put it next to the diaper pail again. sounds intensive but takes 3 mins max!
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  • WilwarinWilwarin

    We breastfeed (this matters because that means I can just throw the whole diaper in the wash without rinsing first).  We take off the diaper (take out inserts for pockets) and throw it in the wet bag.  Close wet bag.  On laundry day, open wet bag, dump contents into washer (including bag) and do wash cycles. 

    Don't worry about staining the outside of diapers.  They come clean.

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  • Dr.LorettaDr.Loretta member

    Since your LO is either EBF or EFF, you don't have to rinse poo. Just wrap it up and put it in the diaper.

    It doesn't matter if poop gets over the other diapers. You're washing them all anyway.

    Before solids it went like this:

    Take off diaper. Remove inserts if using a pocket. Wrap and toss the entire diaper into pail (ours is lined with a pillowcase). When pail is full, take down to laundry room, dump entire load (including liner) into washer, wash.

    After solids it went like this:

    Take off diaper. Remove inserts if using a pocket. If only pee, wrap and toss into pail. If poopy, dunk in toilet until poo comes off, wrap and throw into pail. Wash as above.

    GL!

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  • mylesmommamylesmomma
    I hope you get some good answeres.  DH & I are going to try cloth this time around and we were discussing the same thing last night
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  • pixy_stixpixy_stix member

    Everything Dr. L said. 

    For EBF of FF babies all you have to do is put it in the pail until you wash.

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  • monona9monona9
    imageDr.Loretta:

    Since your LO is either EBF or EFF, you don't have to rinse poo. Just wrap it up and put it in the diaper.

    It doesn't matter if poop gets over the other diapers. You're washing them all anyway.

    Before solids it went like this:

    Take off diaper. Remove inserts if using a pocket. Wrap and toss the entire diaper into pail (ours is lined with a pillowcase). When pail is full, take down to laundry room, dump entire load (including liner) into washer, wash.

    After solids it went like this:

    Take off diaper. Remove inserts if using a pocket. If only pee, wrap and toss into pail. If poopy, dunk in toilet until poo comes off, wrap and throw into pail. Wash as above.

    GL!

    We do this because LO is not on solids and is EBF. The only difference is that when we put the load of diapers in the wash we run a cold rinse first to get the poopy off. I was told washing in hot first can set stains. So we do a cold rinse, and then wash on hot w/detergent, then follow with a cold rinse (sometimes double rinse after). Most of it comes off and any little stain comes out in the sun.

    GL!

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  • Nikki1007Nikki1007

    Before solids:

    Take diaper off, remove insert if pocket, toss in pail, on wash day, take pail liner to washing machine, dump everything in and toss pail liner in on top. Run a cold rinse, hot wash, extra cold rinse

     After solids:

    If poop, take to toilet, dump what poop I can, spray off the rest, toss in pail. Wash as above.

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  • HannaBHannaB
    Is there a reason most of you use a pail with liner rather than a zippered hanging wet bag?
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  • AnankeAnanke member

    imageHannaB:
    Is there a reason most of you use a pail with liner rather than a zippered hanging wet bag?

    I use a pail because it's easier to simply toss the  diaper in it - no messing with zippers or pull ties.  I haven't had a problem with stink, so there's no need to really keep it zippered up.  If I start having stink problems, I'll just get a lidded trash can and line that.   I also drop a couple drops of lavendar or tea tree oil in my diaper pail to combat any smell issues, just in case.   I rinse it out every few days.  Although, I like the pillow case idea that one of the PPs mentioned.  I think I'll start using one.  The only time I use a zippered or tied wetbag is when I'm running around town. 

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  • QuizzleQuizzle

    imageHannaB:
    Is there a reason most of you use a pail with liner rather than a zippered hanging wet bag?

    Every wet bag I've tried gets a little damp on the outside (even my Planetwise) after sitting for a while, so I don't want that up against the wall. I just use a pail liner in a trash can and pretty much turn it inside out as I put the diapers in the washer, and toss it in afterwards (I have two that I rotate.)

    My diaper pail lid is usually open but I like having the option of closing it up, too!

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  • IrishBrideNDIrishBrideND member

    imageHannaB:
    Is there a reason most of you use a pail with liner rather than a zippered hanging wet bag?

    we have both. I prefer the pail. Its easier (i can step on it to open instead of unzipping). it also holds more. My zippered bag only holds 2 days of pockets. My pail holds 3+

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  • HannaBHannaB
    Thanks ladies. I registered for a large hanging Planetwise, but maybe I'll take it off and try the pail first? I was mostly worried about smell and liked the ability to just throw the whole bag in the washer, but maybe the pail thing still works like that?
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  • kelseymwkelseymw member

    imageHannaB:
    Thanks ladies. I registered for a large hanging Planetwise, but maybe I'll take it off and try the pail first? I was mostly worried about smell and liked the ability to just throw the whole bag in the washer, but maybe the pail thing still works like that?

    You can get a regular flip top trash can from Target, and use a pail liner like this one (link). You can toss it in the wash with your diapers. 

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