Checking in with the mamas who plan on cloth diapering -- what kind of progress have you made so far? Do you have everything ready, or are you still prepping? What brands are you thinking you dig the most? I got my very first fluffmail today (a couple of Flips, some CB, and a bunch of Lil Joeys), so I am in the middle of prepping my heart out. I know different styles work for different babies, but the Lil Joeys seem really ideal for newborns, and they are so darn cute!
Re: Cloth Diaper Check-In
We will need more prefolds and covers (we prefer flips but blueberry covers are amazing too) since both girls will be in diapers for a while but I'm buying them here and there since we shouldn't need them until DD#2 is 2-3 months old.
It's crazy looking at the newborn diapers and realizing DD#1's tush was small enough to fit into them at one point!
I have cloth prefolds in premie/newborn sizes .
Kawaii bamboo pocket diapers one size
Kawaii cloth prefold one size diapers
And a few small gdiapers
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I don't have any NB sizes though and didn't feel like buying them so we will use Honest Company for a while first. My daughter never fit in NB sizes so we'll see how big this one is.
I might need up buying some NB prefolds if he's tiny.
I watched quite a few videos, and still feel a bit overwhelmed!
I've been waiting till my shower before I buy any, so I think once I have them on hand and can play with them myself a bit it'll be better.
My shower head doesn't spray hard enough and I wouldn't want to move it back and forth with a really poopie diaper. The sprayer has been great. It's very powerful. I actually use it when washing my shower and tub now and it gets them very clean!
Also get a wet bag for the bathroom and one for the bedroom - where you'll be changing the baby. That way you're not walking around with soaked diapers. We also have a spare for when the others are in the laundry.
It can see overwhelming in the beginning but it's actually easy. Plus the money savings are wroth it.
We just sold all our girl diaper covers for about half of what we paid for them. They were used for 2+ years. With that money we bought boy covers for this one. All our prefolds and inserts we are re-using.
Thanks for kind words it does seem a bit overwhelming right now! A lot of steps and terminology and what not!
I am excited and determined though, so many benefits I've heard and read!
I assume all you cloth diaper people are also going cloth wipe. I haven't gotten any yet. What do you all use for those? I have a wipe warmer and have been watching videos on different recipes with coconut oil and other things to keep them wet. Some of the people on the videos bought double-lined cloth wipes, and some just cut up old towels or T-shirts, so I'm not sure where to go with this. Do they need to be a certain kind of material?
I started using cloth wipes but every concoction I tried have my daughter a rash. I ended up using un-scented natural care disposable wipes. It was easier that way.
@MercyC1130 You can get away with it but after cloth diapering 2 babies and getting ready for our third, I HIGHLY recommend a diaper sprayer and a SprayPal. You don't need it at first but as they add solids the diapers get nastier. Again, you can get away with skipping but hubby will even spray them out since we have both of those items!
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@gipfish cloth wipes just haven't worked for us. I use them for noses. Lol
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@oxley09 I looked up the Grovia wipes. They LOOK soft! I read somewhere to use 100% cotton and these are mostly polyester. Anybody know why or whether this is important?
I know! And I loved the nipple cream for myself. But it made her butt worse!
I also learned not to wipe for pee unless she was really soaked. Added more moisture isn't good and urine is sterile anyway.
Baby Boy born on 1/14/13