Cloth diapering: liners and soakers

ivassaq · August 2016

We cloth diapered DD and had a good experience and plan on cloth diapering with this babe. I didn't use liners or overnight soakers (is that what they call them?!) with our first but am considering both this time around.

Those of you who have used liners and/or soakers, what was your experience?

i assume the liners are helpful once you introduce solids and the poop gets... Interesting. They seem a little spendy, which makes me hesitate, since cost savings is one of the things that encouraged us to cloth diaper.

As for soakers, my entire stash is bumgenius 4.0s. Any suggestions on what to try to limit overnight leaks?

yellowrose314 · August 2016

This is our first baby, so I don't have any practical experience for you, but my friend who convinced me to CD recommended hemp or bamboo boosters/inserts for pocket diapers for overnight. Hemp is crazy absorbent she said, so she puts it under a microfibre insert in the pocket for overnight. I bought a bunch of hemp/bamboo inserts from Funky Fluff, and then some 3 layer hemp inserts from AMP.

CantanteLirica · August 2016

Seconding the hemp inserts for overnights! We had some we used with our bum genius 2.0s for my son. (Fingers crossed they hold up for his little one after sitting around for so many years!)
Prefolds will work too, but will be bulkier and not hold as much liquid. Fluff love university and cloth diaper science (useful reference website) has a Facebook group where people ask questions -I just joined this week, and someone was making their own fleece liners there for really cheap - they cut up a fleece throw from Walmart! So there may be cost effective options.... I will be following myself to see what I can learn. Also many on that group seem to swear by wrapping the microfibre inserts in flour sack towels from Walmart/target for inserts. I haven't tried that, but it seems to be the favoured cost effective solution.

PSUBecky23 · August 2016

Second hemp/bamboo inserts for overnight or if you have a heavy wetter. Also a big fan of flour sack towels. I never used liners but have heard of plenty of people just cutting up receiving blankets.

Soon2bemissG · August 2016

As far as liners go you won't need them until you start solids. Once you start solid I invested in a diaper sprayer and me DIY liners out of spare cotton I had sitting around. I would quickly spray after and toss them in my pail and just wash as normal for laundry day.

For doublers/speakers go with a natural material. (Cotton, bamboo, hemp) they are easier to wash and don't hold smells. I love flats and prefolds because they wash up so easy, they're really isn't much of a learning curve to them.

Soon2bemissG · August 2016

Also I know if says the liners are flushable, but they aren't. I will never ever flush one again.

LeahKnits · August 2016

I only did cloth for a short while, but wool soakers or longies work awesome for stopping overnight leaks.

To clarify, when I say soaker I'm talking about a diaper cover. Longies are pants that are also a diaper cover. The ones I've seen are usually hand knit.

rn1stbae · August 2016

Add an additional five layer bamboo liner for overnight. Also try a fitted for over night. Some ladies use flour sacks or prefolds but they are bulkier.

ivassaq · August 2016

Thanks mamas! I'll order up some bamboo doublets.

homebird · August 2016

I've never used liners. Honestly, I don't understand the point really? I mean, when our kids were on solid food and their poop became solid, we just dumped it in the toilet. VERY rarely did I have to use a sprayer to get the extra off. Disposable liners seem like a huge waste of money to me, considering you'll be using one for every diaper change.

Soakers, yes. I used them for overnights (when the kids were sleeping through the night) because they obviously pee in their sleep. And 10 hours of sleep peeing is more than an average cloth diaper can handle. I like bamboo liners because they're soft. Microfiber are ok, but tend to have stink issues. Hemp are good too.

My sister uses soakers during the day because her baby boy is a crazy pee-er.

JasonKristen · August 2016

My stash is mostly BG 4.0s and I used hemp inserts for overnight when the babies started soaking through. I have never used liners. Once they started solids we only had one poop a day usually and I don't mind rinsing it off in the toilet.

erinmarie86 · August 2016

We use these diapers at night and either add a hemp insert or a prefold instert

Also, once my LO started eating solids we first used a plastic knife to scrape the diapers clean. Then we bought these liners that are flushable. I love them and haven't had an issues with them causing back ups on our toilets (and my house is pretty old)...it makes it so much easier to dump and flush. I've been told you can technically rinse these liners and re-use (if your LO only pee'd) however, we just toss them after each use. $10 for 200 lines is fine by me.

Kerrib1986 · August 2016

We cloth diaper DD and plan to cloth diaper this baby as well. DD just turned 2 and is now a pretty heavy wetter so we use the microfibre plus a hemp in each BG 4.0 diaper. I also use the disposable liners and love them! Started using them when we introduced solids and I just put them in a bag and throw out. For me I feel like my husband would have given up on cloth diapering without them as I know he wouldn't be spraying poop off a diaper. I pay $9 for a roll of 100 and now that she really only poops once per day I only use the liner until she's gone that day then don't use them in the rest of the diapers so 100 liners lasts quite a while.
My also used cut up flannel for wipes until
solids started and still use them now for pee diapers.

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