It seems like there's a lot of interest (from other threads) in cloth diapering so I figured I would go ahead and start this for anybody who has questions or just want to discuss. I personally won't be doing it because DH is absolutely not on board with the idea, so I will be living vicariously through those who do it.
Re: The Cloth Diapering Thread
I have since changed my mind for our family, but I still think it sounds pretty doable!
1st Baby 5/12/17, Henry
We have mostly pocket diapers, and some all in one newborn sized ones.
My hubbs came around once he saw me load the diapers into the clothes washer and I had some directions written down (next to the said washer). I told him, "you don't even have to touch a thing, just dump everything in," and he was sold.
I have no idea about cloth diapering BUT I did see this lightning deal and think of you guys... deal ends in 1 hour 41 minutes
https://www.amazon.com/Charlie-Banana-Reusable-Diapers-Girl/dp/B008S0LJD6/ref=gbps_tit_s-3_bb19_ff061b1c?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=41fd713f-6bfe-4299-a021-d2b94872bb19&pf_rd_s=slot-3&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=gb_main&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=959Q3BSS5TMQHX4HSZ4K&th=1
@Squirtgun omg I love it! I am a HP nerd and will definitely need one of those.
Does anyone have experience and/or thoughts on nighttime and newborns?
I'm still interested in going cloth after we get "stabilized" with the new baby. I mentioned this in another thread, but my husband is pro-cloth but doesn't want to clean them. He's weirdly squeamish about certain things. I don't want to be the only one dealing with it right off the bat, which is why we're going to start with disposables. But I'd love to hear about what goes into cleaning them. If it's not as bad as he probably has in his head, I might be able to get him involved. Personally, the cleaning aspect doesn't bother me at all... I just don't want to be so overwhelmed in the first couple months.
I am am still trying to decide if I am going to invest in a newborn stash/ prefolds and covers.
1/7/2015 Twins born @ 34 weeks
ETA: I'm road tripping so I feel like my thought are all over the place.
1/7/2015 Twins born @ 34 weeks
@starphish18 for washing the diapers- we take the insert out of the pocket when the diaper comes off the baby, and put them into the wet bag/diaper pail that way, so you're not having to Unstuff all the diapers at once when you wash them. We do a rinse cycle, and then wash normally like we do other baby clothes. (We use normal detergent, and have never had issues. I know a lot of people use special diaper soaps.) Dry on low heat, restuff, and you're good to go! (Although in the summer I love to line dry them, as they smell so fresh from that!!). When they're still solely breastfed, you don't do anything about the poop. It rinses off in the wash without any extra work from you. Once they start solids, we use disposable (biodegradable) diaper liners, they're super thin and make poop cleanup super easy. You just lift it off the diaper and throw away! (Some are flushable, but we have an older house and don't really trust that with our pipes!). Every now and then the poop gets onto the actual diaper, but not that often, and usually it's on their clothes at that point anyway if that happens!!
Random- if you ever need to use ointment on baby for any reason, either use lanolin (yes, the stuff you use on your boobs when nursing) or cut up a flannel blanket to create a barrier between diaper and ointment. Most ointments get into the diaper, and you can't wash it out.
Wow that was long! I always feel like I type way too much, sorry!
@Squirtgun That is the cutest diaper I have ever seen! Love HP!
These are the ones I have so far. They are all pockets, so I hope we end up really liking pockets! I have enough fabric that I will make some NB size diapers since the that's all that will fit to cut. I'm enjoying hearing about all of the tips! My question for moms that have already had a little in cloth is do you find that your cloth diapers leak? Or any other things that may make using cloth diapers difficult?
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1/7/2015 Twins born @ 34 weeks
Oh, and I know this was talked about on other threads (no idea which one at this point), but I checked with a couple of child care centers around us and they don't accept cloth...so it's like adding an extra expense to have disposables for child care and cloth at home. Might look into at home services too, maybe they will be less expensive in general. Just my random thought process at the moment that's still sort of related to cloth diapers!
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You can also look into a service, they tend to be affordable still vs disposables.
Me: 26 DH: 28
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BFP #2 08/24/16 EDD 05/08/17
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Me: 26 DH: 28
TTC #1 since 06/2014
BFP #1 09/23/15. MMC discovered 11/24/2015
BFP #2 08/24/16 EDD 05/08/17
1/7/2015 Twins born @ 34 weeks
1/7/2015 Twins born @ 34 weeks
PS: apparently storing diapers in the garage is hell on the elastic, anyone have a recommendation to have them replaced? I used to do it myself but I don't see me having the time now that school is starting back up, I also want to have snaps added since most of mine are Velcro.
1/7/2015 Twins born @ 34 weeks
@jayandaplus I plan on doing the same. I don't have any experience with Bambo but I read up on them and im really interested in trying them.
1/7/2015 Twins born @ 34 weeks