November 2015 Moms
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Cloth diaper check in! #2
Escheffler34
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Hey mamas! For those of you cloth diapering, how's it going? How's your laundry routine? Favorite brands? Cutest prints?! Stash pics?! 
Re: Cloth diaper check in! #2
We're working on a bedtime diapering solution, so if you could share yours that'd be great! We bought some pocket diapers and have stuffed those with the charcoal bamboo inserts, but my little guy is eating so much during the night he even soaked through that by 4 this morning! He pees soooooo much!
Our wash routine is light wash on warm w/ little detergent, heavy wash on hot with more detergent, extra rinse on cold, then line dry. I'm looking forward to when I can dry in the sun so the light poop stains I have go away!!
Currently, I'm using Ecover Zero's HE liquid detergent. I do a warm rinse, 2 short hot wash cycles, and another warm rinse with vinegar. I'm super lazy and don't care about the integrity of my diapers, apparently, because I put them in the dryer.
You'll want to mess with your wash routine to find something that works for you (obviously we each have a slightly different routine since we have different washers).
The diapers we mostly use are the all-in-ones (ours are bumgenius but they are pricey). For night time we've started double stuffing LBB pocket diapers (Amazon brand). I really do like the all-in-ones so much better because they are so much easier to use and I don't have to take time to stuff them.
We currently still use disposable wipes because we were given sooooo many wipes before LO was born. I think we'll make our own cloth wipes once we are out of disposable (lots of instructions on Pinterest) because then we can just wash those with the diapers instead of having an extra garbage can that stinks to high heaven
eta that we have used 2 disposable diapers since making the switch when he was 5 weeks old... We love cloth diapers and don't plan to ever go back
I use mostly flips, and love them. Someone gifted me a pocket diaper, and I can't stand it. It is difficult to stuff and gross to unstuff. She leaks through in one pee even with two inserts. And you have to wash it after just one use. Yuck, not for me. I love my flips. They're super easy.
Anybody have any stain removal tips for inserts? Since Jane has been eating solids, her poop has been leaving faint stains on her inserts (both the microfiber and the cotton, but mostly the cotton), and they have been getting more prominent over time.
ETA, the main thing I love about cloth diapering is using cloth wipes. No yucky chemicals on my baby's bottom! I soak my cloth wipes in a solution with coconut oil, lavender, and melaleuca (tea tree oil). The lavender and melaleuca are Doterra, which is a super safe brand. Then I squeeze the excess water, fold them and put them in the wipe warmer. She likes them, and after wiping her, I use an extra wipe for my hands. It's a great moisturizer!
It's a babygoal diaper, it came as a part of a set
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01CSD3G6Q/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1
But it looks like Alva has the same pattern:
https://www.amazon.com/Printed-Design-Reuseable-Washable-Inserts/dp/B0186QIEHA
Edit to add- it's a pocket diaper, though. Noticed you don't like those. You can use an unstuffed pocket diaper for a swimmy diaper, though, if you just want to have the diaper.
For the pockets, half the time I just lay a prefold on top instead of stuffing them with inserts!
I took a cloth diaper class and we were told to never use regular cloth diaper covers as swim diapers as it is damaging to the pul liner. We bought a Applecheeks swim diaper and it works great